November 5, 2019 Michael Rothemeyer The Bank of New York Mellon Room 026-0026 Everett, MA 02149 Dear Mr. Rothemeyer:Voya MUTUAL FUNDS • October 31st, 2019
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custody Agreement, Foreign Custody Manager Agreement, and Fund Accounting Agreement, each dated January 6, 2003, the Fund Accounting, Custody & Transfer Agency for Voya Funds Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2019, and the Letter of Instruction and Indemnification Agreement In Connection With Signature Guarantees and Signature Verifications, dated January 12, 2011 (collectively, the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund II (to be renamed Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund), Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund II (to be renamed Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund), Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund II (to be renamed Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund), and Voya Small Company Fund II (to be renamed Voya Small Company Fund), each a newly established series of Voya Equity Trust, Voya Government Money Market Fund II (to be renamed Voya Government Money Market Fund), a newly established series of Vo
November 5, 2019 Ms. Katherine Dinella Vice President The Bank of New York Mellon — Securities Lending New York, NY 10286 Dear Ms. Dinella:Voya MUTUAL FUNDS • October 31st, 2019
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Securities Lending Agreement and Guaranty, dated August 7, 2003, and the Subscription Agreement for Registered Investment Companies, dated August 8, 2003, (together, the “Agreements”), we hereby notify you of the addition of Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund II (to be renamed Voya Corporate Leaders® 100 Fund), Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund II (to be renamed Voya Global Multi-Asset Fund), Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund II (to be renamed Voya Mid Cap Research Enhanced Index Fund), and Voya Small Company Fund II (to be renamed Voya Small Company Fund), each a newly established series of Voya Equity Trust, Voya Government Money Market Fund II (to be renamed Voya Government Money Market Fund), a newly established series of Voya Funds Trust, and Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund II (to be renamed Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund), a newly established series of Voya Mutual Funds, (collectively, the “Funds”), effective on November 5,
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CUSTODY AGREEMENT HONG KONG — CHINA CONNECT SERVICEVoya MUTUAL FUNDS • October 31st, 2019
This Letter relates to the mutual bond market access between People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. This service applies to bonds traded on the China Interbank Bond Market (China Connect Bonds) and allows foreign investors to access and trade such China Connect Bonds pursuant to approval of Bond Connect Company Limited (BCCL), which is the joint venture between Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited and China Foreign Exchange Trade System & National Interbank Funding Centre (CFETS) (Bond Connect).
SUB-SUB-INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTSub-Sub-Investment Advisory Agreement • October 31st, 2019 • Voya MUTUAL FUNDS • Delaware
AGREEMENT dated March 1, 2019, between Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Sub-Advisor”), and Macquarie Funds Management Hong Kong Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of Hong Kong (the “Sub-Sub-Advisor”).
April 3, 2019 William Zitelli CBRE Clarion Securities LLC Suite 600 Radnor, PA 19087 Dear Mr. Zitelli:Voya MUTUAL FUNDS • October 31st, 2019
On Friday, March 14, 2019, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Voya Mutual Funds (“VMF”) approved the liquidation of Voya CBRE Long/Short Fund (the “Fund”). This letter is to inform you that the Amended and Restated Sub-Advisory Agreement, dated July 14, 2017, with CBRE Clarion Securities LLC (the “Agreement”) will terminate with respect to the Fund in accordance with Section 16 of the Agreement, effective at the close of business on June 7, 2019.
August 9, 2019 Voya Mutual Funds 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034Voya MUTUAL FUNDS • October 31st, 2019
By execution of this letter agreement to the Expense Limitation Agreement (“ELA”) between Voya Investments, LLC (“VIL”) and Voya Mutual Funds (“VMF”), on behalf of Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund (the “Fund”), intending to be legally bound hereby, VIL, the investment manager to the Fund, agrees that, from the close of business on August 9, 2019 through March 1, 2021, VIL shall waive all or a portion of its investment management fee and/or reimburse expenses in amounts necessary so that after such waivers and/or reimbursements, the maximum total operating expense ratios of the Fund shall be as follows:
By this letter dated May 31, 2019, we have agreed to waive a portion of the management fee payable to us under the Investment Management Agreement, dated November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015, between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya...Voya MUTUAL FUNDS • October 31st, 2019
This waiver (the “Waiver”) is “outside” the Fund’s expense limit arrangements under a separate expense limitation agreement (the “ELA”). This means that the Waiver does not reduce the Fund’s net operating expense ratio before the ELA is applied. The Waiver is deducted after the ELA is applied. However, with respect to any share class of the Fund that has a 0.00% expense limit, the Waiver cannot further reduce the 0.00% net expense ratio experienced by shareholders with respect to that share class.
By a letter dated March 1, 2019, we agreed to waive a portion of the management fee, for the period from March 1, 2019 through March 1, 2020, payable to us under the Investment Management Agreement, dated November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on...Voya MUTUAL FUNDS • October 31st, 2019
This Waiver is “outside” the Fund’s expense limit arrangements under a separate expense limitation agreement (the “ELA”). This means that the Waiver does not reduce the Fund’s net operating expense ratio before the ELA is applied. The waiver is deducted after the ELA is applied. However, with respect to any share class of the Fund that has a 0.00% expense limit, the Waiver cannot further reduce the 0.00% net expense ratio experienced by shareholders with respect to that share class.
AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT AND GUARANTYSecurities Lending Agreement and Guaranty • October 31st, 2019 • Voya MUTUAL FUNDS
This AMENDMENT TO SECURITIES LENDING AGREEMENT AND GUARANTY is effective as of March 26, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), by and between THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON (“Bank”) and each Investment Company listed on Exhibit A thereto, for itself and for each Series (each Investment Company and each Series is hereinafter referred to as “Lender”).
Amendment To Transfer Agency Services Agreement (Unified Agreement)Transfer Agency Services Agreement • October 31st, 2019 • Voya MUTUAL FUNDS
This Amendment To Transfer Agency Services Agreement (“Amendment”), dated as of November 5, 2019 (“Effective Date”), is being entered into by and between BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNYM”) and each of the investment companies listed on the signature page to this Amendment (individually, “Investment Company”; collectively, “Investment Companies”), on its own behalf and to the extent the Investment Company has portfolios listed on Exhibit A hereto (individually, “Portfolio”; collectively, “Portfolios”), on behalf of each such Portfolio.
November 5, 2019 Christopher Kurtz Vice President, Finance Voya Investment Management Co. LLC One Orange Way, C1-N Windsor, CT 06095 Dear Mr. Kurtz:Voya MUTUAL FUNDS • October 31st, 2019
Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, effective as of November 18, 2014, as amended (the “Agreement”), between Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), we hereby notify you of our intention to retain you as Sub-Adviser to render investment advisory services to Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund II (to be renamed Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund) (the “Fund”), effective on November 5, 2019, upon all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.
November 5, 2019 Mr. Todd Modic Senior Vice President Voya Investments, LLC Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 Dear Mr. Modic:Voya MUTUAL FUNDS • October 31st, 2019
Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Investment Management Agreement, dated November 18, 2014, as amended and restated on May 1, 2015, as amended, between Voya Mutual Funds (“VMF”) and Voya Investments, LLC (the “Agreement”), we hereby notify you of our intention to retain you as Investment Manager to render investment management services to Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund II (to be renamed Voya Global Diversified Payment Fund) (the “Fund”), a newly established series of VMF, effective on November 5, 2019, upon all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement.
September 12, 2019 Voya Mutual Funds 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034Voya MUTUAL FUNDS • October 31st, 2019
By execution of this letter agreement to the Expense Limitation Agreement (“ELA”) between Voya Investments, LLC (“VIL”) and Voya Mutual Funds (“VMF”), on behalf of Voya Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”), intending to be legally bound hereby, VIL, the investment manager to the Fund, agrees that, from September 12, 2019 through March 1, 2021, VIL shall waive all or a portion of its investment management fee and/or reimburse expenses in amounts necessary so that after such waivers and/or reimbursements, the maximum total operating expense ratios of the Fund shall be as follows:
