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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21553

 

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

7337 East Doubletree Ranch Rd., Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Huey P. Falgout, Jr., 7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-992-0180

 

Date of fiscal year end: February 28

 

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2014

 

 
 

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments

 

The schedules of investments as of the close of the reporting period are set forth below for:

 

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

The schedules are not audited.

 

 
 
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

as of November 30, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

Shares         Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COMMON STOCK: 97.6%          
        Australia: 0.4%          
 887,215     ALS Ltd.  $3,801,070    0.4 
                   
        Belgium: 0.9%          
 233,700      Ageas   8,357,735    0.9 
                   
        Canada: 4.0%          
 85,547      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce   7,966,681    0.8 
 507,221      Cenovus Energy, Inc.   11,386,413    1.2 
 407,900      Enerplus Corp.   5,293,604    0.6 
 370,714      Shaw Communications, Inc. - Class B   10,007,819    1.0 
 72,781      TransCanada Corp.   3,465,610    0.4 
            38,120,127    4.0 
                   
        France: 7.0%          
 227,893      BNP Paribas   14,625,938    1.6 
 62,294      Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A.   5,999,682    0.6 
 249,331      Cie de Saint-Gobain   11,450,982    1.2 
 235,194      Eutelsat Communications   7,777,800    0.8 
 365,590      Gaz de France   9,010,235    1.0 
 68,197      Sanofi   6,586,482    0.7 
 196,325      Vinci S.A.   10,608,365    1.1 
            66,059,484    7.0 
                   
        Germany: 3.2%          
 283,745      Deutsche Bank AG   9,258,969    1.0 
 105,400      SAP SE   7,429,105    0.8 
 85,746      Siemens AG   10,134,991    1.0 
 76,700      Wincor Nixdorf AG   3,795,112    0.4 
            30,618,177    3.2 
                   
        Hong Kong: 0.5%          
 669,200      Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.   4,952,136    0.5 
                   
        Italy: 2.1%          
 555,361      Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.   12,014,086    1.3 
 371,287      ENI S.p.A.   7,391,868    0.8 
            19,405,954    2.1 
                   
        Japan: 7.8%          
 152,900      Canon, Inc.   4,882,407    0.5 
 619,200      Itochu Corp.   7,118,588    0.8 
 2,474,400      Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.   14,250,890    1.5 
 469,800      Mitsui & Co., Ltd.   6,479,210    0.7 
 1,246,900      Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.   11,633,529    1.2 
 122,900      Secom Co., Ltd.   7,110,186    0.8 
 288,400      Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   10,828,015    1.1 
 260,700      Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.   10,922,989    1.2 
            73,225,814    7.8 
                   
        Netherlands: 2.8%          
 812,960      ArcelorMittal   9,954,901    1.0 
 499,867     Royal Dutch Shell PLC   16,636,154    1.8 
            26,591,055    2.8 
                   
        Singapore: 1.4%          
 3,223,000      Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.   9,636,967    1.0 
 216,000      United Overseas Bank Ltd.   3,968,837    0.4 
            13,605,804    1.4 
                   
        Spain: 1.2%          
 711,100      Telefonica S.A.   11,399,133    1.2 
                   
        Sweden: 2.2%          
 139,600      Electrolux AB   4,143,553    0.5 
 594,410      Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson   7,469,084    0.8 
 800,801      Volvo AB - B Shares   8,755,543    0.9 
            20,368,180    2.2 
                   
        Switzerland: 5.5%          
 347,524      Credit Suisse Group   9,272,586    1.0 
 125,087      Novartis AG   12,096,222    1.3 
 50,781      Roche Holding AG - Genusschein   15,195,736    1.6 
 433,812      STMicroelectronics NV   3,247,874    0.3 
 38,711      Zurich Insurance Group AG   12,131,963    1.3 
            51,944,381    5.5 
                   
        Taiwan: 2.1%          
 461,500      MediaTek, Inc.   6,923,321    0.8 
 534,467      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR   12,543,940    1.3 
            19,467,261    2.1 
                   
        United Kingdom: 12.4%          
 3,324,713      Barclays PLC   12,687,327    1.4 
 1,811,959      BP PLC   11,863,916    1.3 
 1,097,192      HSBC Holdings PLC   10,917,936    1.2 
 212,413      Imperial Tobacco Group PLC   9,805,627    1.0 
 1,752,937      J Sainsbury PLC   6,380,734    0.7 
 1,491,600      Kingfisher PLC   7,277,305    0.8 
 396,334      Petrofac Ltd.   5,095,441    0.5 
 1,097,860      Rexam PLC   7,748,455    0.8 
 271,623      Rio Tinto PLC   12,625,866    1.3 
 992,000      RSA Insurance Group PLC   7,243,791    0.8 
 298,850      Scottish & Southern Energy PLC   7,648,188    0.8 
 4,712,854      Vodafone Group PLC   17,250,665    1.8 
            116,545,251    12.4 
                   
        United States: 44.1%          
 198,311      AbbVie, Inc.   13,723,121    1.5 
 120,200      ADT Corp.   4,199,788    0.4 
 169,900      Altria Group, Inc.   8,539,174    0.9 
 
 
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of November 30, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Shares         Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
COMMON STOCK: (continued)          
        United States: (continued)          
 146,100     American Electric Power Co., Inc.  $8,408,055    0.9 
 88,306      Amgen, Inc.   14,597,865    1.5 
 104,351      Apple, Inc.   12,410,464    1.3 
 128,750      Baxter International, Inc.   9,398,750    1.0 
 83,738      Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.   4,944,729    0.5 
 73,080      Caterpillar, Inc.   7,351,848    0.8 
 95,979      CenturyTel, Inc.   3,913,064    0.4 
 75,266      Chevron Corp.   8,194,209    0.9 
 621,739      Cisco Systems, Inc.   17,184,866    1.8 
 292,800      Citigroup, Inc.   15,802,416    1.7 
 347,700      ConAgra Foods, Inc.   12,698,004    1.3 
 157,119      Dow Chemical Co.   7,646,982    0.8 
 187,644      Eli Lilly & Co.   12,782,309    1.4 
 92,598      Ensco PLC   3,129,812    0.3 
 142,748      ExxonMobil Corp.   12,924,404    1.4 
 446,673      Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.   11,993,170    1.3 
 258,650      Gap, Inc.   10,242,540    1.1 
 748,731      General Electric Co.   19,833,884    2.1 
 111,764      Intel Corp.   4,163,209    0.4 
 139,391      Johnson & Johnson   15,089,076    1.6 
 191,674      JPMorgan Chase & Co.   11,531,108    1.2 
 67,867      KLA-Tencor Corp.   4,712,684    0.5 
 134,757      Macy's, Inc.   8,747,077    0.9 
 245,200      Mattel, Inc.   7,736,060    0.8 
 147,500      McDonald's Corp.   14,279,475    1.5 
 265,447      Metlife, Inc.   14,761,508    1.6 
 308,076      Microsoft Corp.   14,729,114    1.6 
 108,878      Molson Coors Brewing Co.   8,421,713    0.9 
 261,195      Northeast Utilities   13,226,915    1.4 
 531,387      Pfizer, Inc.   16,552,705    1.8 
 136,104      PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   11,905,017    1.3 
 120,582      Procter & Gamble Co.   10,904,230    1.2 
 83,039      Seagate Technology   5,489,708    0.6 
 91,700      Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.   8,660,148    0.9 
 484,650      Symantec Corp.   12,644,519    1.3 
 61,500      Verizon Communications, Inc.   3,111,285    0.3 
 101,783      Verizon Communications, Inc. - VZC   5,140,896    0.5 
 58,076      VF Corp.   4,365,573    0.5 
            416,091,474    44.1 
                   
     Total Common Stock          
     (Cost $853,490,449)   920,553,036    97.6 
                   
RIGHTS: 0.0%          
        Spain: 0.0%          
 711,100      Telefonica SA   325,394    0.0 
                   
     Total Rights          
     (Cost $299,677)   325,394    0.0 

 

# of Contracts     Value   Percentage
of Net
Assets
 
PURCHASED OPTIONS: 0.4%          
        Options on Currencies: 0.4%          
 21,000,000   @  Call USD vs. Put EUR, Strike @ 1.245, Exp. 12/19/14 Counterparty: Citigroup, Inc.  $174,716    0.0 
 12,000,000   @  Call USD vs. Put EUR, Strike @ 1.210, Exp. 02/20/15 Counterparty: Citigroup, Inc.   80,980    0.0 
 21,000,000   @  Call USD vs. Put EUR, Strike @ 1.237, Exp. 01/20/15 Counterparty: JPMorgan Chase & Co.   209,393    0.0 
 40,000,000   @  Call USD vs. Put GBP, Strike @ 1.523, Exp. 02/20/15 Counterparty: Goldman Sachs & Co.   191,156    0.0 
 29,000,000   @  Call USD vs. Put GBP, Strike @ 1.563, Exp. 01/20/15 Counterparty: Barclays Bank PLC   282,672    0.1 
 29,000,000   @  Call USD vs. Put GBP, Strike @ 1.585, Exp. 12/19/14 Counterparty: Citigroup, Inc.   432,758    0.1 
 13,000,000   @  Call USD vs. Put JPY, Strike @ 124.630, Exp. 02/20/15 Counterparty: Goldman Sachs & Co.   61,049    0.0 
 15,000,000   @  Call USD vs. Put JPY, Strike @ 112.680, Exp. 12/19/14 Counterparty: Citigroup, Inc.   758,536    0.1 
 15,000,000   @  Call USD vs. Put JPY, Strike @ 110.480, Exp. 01/20/15 Counterparty: JPMorgan Chase & Co.   1,035,203    0.1 
            3,226,463    0.4 
                   
     Total Purchased Options          
     (Cost $910,900)   3,226,463    0.4 
                   
     Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $854,701,026)
  $924,104,893    98.0 
     Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities   19,064,539    2.0 
     Net Assets  $943,169,432    100.0 

 

@ Non-income producing security
   
 ADR American Depositary Receipt

 

  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $854,868,279.
   
  Net unrealized appreciation consists of:

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation  $128,768,516 
Gross Unrealized Depreciation   (59,531,902)
      
Net Unrealized Appreciation  $69,236,614 
 
 
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of November 30, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

Sector Diversification  Percentage
of Net Assets
 
Financials   20.1%
Health Care   14.1 
Information Technology   12.4 
Industrials   11.1 
Energy   9.2 
Consumer Discretionary   9.1 
Consumer Staples   6.6 
Materials   5.2 
Telecommunication Services   5.2 
Utilities   4.6 
Options on Currencies   0.4 
Assets in Excess of Other Liabilities   2.0 
Net Assets   100.0%

 

Fair Value Measurements

The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of November 30, 2014 in valuing the assets and liabilities:(1)

 

   Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical
Investments
(Level 1)
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs #
(Level 2)
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
   Fair Value
at
November 30, 2014
 
Asset Table                    
Investments, at fair value                    
Common Stock                    
Australia  $   $3,801,070   $   $3,801,070 
Belgium       8,357,735        8,357,735 
Canada   38,120,127            38,120,127 
France   7,777,800    58,281,684        66,059,484 
Germany       30,618,177        30,618,177 
Hong Kong       4,952,136        4,952,136 
Italy       19,405,954        19,405,954 
Japan       73,225,814        73,225,814 
Netherlands       26,591,055        26,591,055 
Singapore       13,605,804        13,605,804 
Spain       11,399,133        11,399,133 
Sweden       20,368,180        20,368,180 
Switzerland       51,944,381        51,944,381 
Taiwan   12,543,940    6,923,321        19,467,261 
United Kingdom       116,545,251        116,545,251 
United States   410,950,578    5,140,896        416,091,474 
Total Common Stock   469,392,445    451,160,591        920,553,036 
Rights       325,394        325,394 
Purchased Options       3,226,463        3,226,463 
Total Investments, at fair value  $469,392,445   $454,712,448   $   $924,104,893 
Other Financial Instruments+                    
Futures   1,534,822            1,534,822 
Total Assets  $470,927,267   $454,712,448   $   $925,639,715 
Liabilities Table                    
Other Financial Instruments+                    
Futures  $(82,783)  $   $   $(82,783)
Written Options       (18,368,123)       (18,368,123)
Total Liabilities  $(82,783)  $(18,368,123)  $   $(18,450,906)

 

(1) For the period ended November 30, 2014, as a result of the fair value pricing procedures for international equities utilized by the Fund, certain securities have transferred in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements during the year. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period. At November 30, 2014, securities valued at $9,958,741 and $10,671,793 were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 and Level 2 to Level 1, respectively, within the fair value hierarchy.
+ Other Financial Instruments are derivatives not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments and may include open forward foreign currency contracts, futures, centrally cleared swaps, OTC swaps and written options. Forward foreign currency contracts, futures and centrally cleared swaps are valued at the unrealized gain (loss) on the instrument.  OTC swaps and written options are valued at the fair value of the instrument.
# The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a portion of the Fund's investments are categorized as Level 2 investments.
 
 
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of November 30, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

At November 30, 2014, the following futures contracts were outstanding for Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund:

 

Contract Description  Number
of Contracts
   Expiration
Date
  Notional
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Long Contracts                  
EURO STOXX 50®   733   12/19/14  $29,567,551   $955,625 
FTSE 100 Index   278   12/19/14   29,228,647    (82,783)
Nikkei 225 Index (SGX)   204   12/11/14   14,984,459    116,619 
S&P 500 E-Mini   474   12/19/14   48,971,310    462,578 
           $122,751,967   $1,452,039 

 

At November 30, 2014, the following over-the-counter written options were outstanding for Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund:

 

Notional
Amount or
Number of
Contracts
   Counterparty  Description  Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Premiums
Received
   Fair Value 
Options on Indices                   
 4,000   Barclays Bank PLC  Call on EURO STOXX 50® Index  3,112.026 EUR  12/19/14  $263,488   $(730,951)
 4,000   Societe Generale  Call on EURO STOXX 50® Index  3,199.280 EUR  01/09/15   240,296    (471,070)
 4,700   UBS AG  Call on EURO STOXX 50® Index  2,993.430 EUR  12/05/14   376,375    (1,499,172)
 3,400   Barclays Bank PLC  Call on FTSE 100 Index  6,337.800 GBP  12/05/14   541,997    (2,045,654)
 3,400   BNP Paribas Bank  Call on FTSE 100 Index  6,760.300 GBP  01/09/15   331,784    (364,059)
 3,400   Citigroup, Inc.  Call on FTSE 100 Index  6,619.040 GBP  12/19/14   346,673    (693,140)
 101,600   Citigroup, Inc.  Call on Nikkei 225 Index  15,076.360 JPY  12/05/14   304,115    (2,042,512)
 96,700   Citigroup, Inc.  Call on Nikkei 225 Index  17,777.690 JPY  01/09/15   308,629    (295,629)
 96,600   Societe Generale  Call on Nikkei 225 Index  17,269.700 JPY  12/19/14   298,462    (385,022)
 44,800   BNP Paribas Bank  Call on S&P 500 Index  2,079.290 USD  01/09/15   1,121,344    (1,115,363)
 44,900   Citigroup, Inc.  Call on S&P 500 Index  2,048.050 USD  12/19/14   992,411    (1,467,740)
 44,900   JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Call on S&P 500 Index  1,911.308 USD  12/05/14   1,178,490    (7,019,715)
Options on Currencies                   
 12,000,000   Citigroup, Inc.  Put USD vs. Call EUR  1.295 USD  02/20/15   48,000    (34,835)
 21,000,000   Citigroup, Inc.  Put USD vs. Call EUR  1.315 USD  12/19/14   90,300    (461)
 21,000,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Put USD vs. Call EUR  1.310 USD  01/20/15   105,000    (12,149)
 29,000,000   Barclays Bank PLC  Put USD vs. Call GBP  1.649 USD  01/20/15   130,500    (3,740)
 29,000,000   Citigroup, Inc.  Put USD vs. Call GBP  1.670 USD  12/19/14   116,000    (19)
 40,000,000   Goldman Sachs & Co.  Put USD vs. Call GBP  1.602 USD  02/20/15   188,000    (137,530)
 15,000,000   Citigroup, Inc.  Put USD vs. Call JPY  105.100 USD  12/19/14   69,000    (40)
 13,000,000   Goldman Sachs & Co.  Put USD vs. Call JPY  112.520 USD  02/20/15   93,600    (48,760)
 15,000,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.  Put USD vs. Call JPY  102.580 USD  01/20/15   70,500    (562)
        Total Written OTC Options  $7,214,964   $(18,368,123)

 

 
 

  

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
as of November 30, 2014 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

A summary of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure is outlined in the following tables.

 

The fair value of derivative instruments as of November 30, 2014 was as follows:

 

Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments

 

   Fair Value 
        
Asset Derivatives  Instrument Type     
Foreign exchange contracts  Purchased options  $3,226,463 
Interest rate contracts  Futures contracts   1,534,822 
Total Asset Derivatives     $4,761,285 
         
Liability Derivatives  Instrument Type     
Interest rate contracts  Futures contracts  $82,783 
Equity Contracts  Written options   18,130,027 
Foreign exchange contracts  Written options   238,096 
Total Liability Derivatives     $18,450,906 

 

The following is a summary by counterparty of the fair value of OTC derivative instruments subject to Master Netting Agreements and collateral pledged (received), if any, at November 30, 2014:

 

   Barclays
Bank
PLC
   BNP
Paribas
Bank
   Citigroup,
Inc.
   Goldman
Sachs &
Co.
   JPMorgan
Chase &
Co.
   Societe
Generale
   UBS AG   Totals 
Assets:                                        
Purchased Options  $282,672   $-   $1,446,990   $252,205   $1,244,596   $-   $-   $3,226,463 
Total Assets  $282,672   $-   $1,446,990   $252,205   $1,244,596   $-   $-   $3,226,463 
                                         
Liabilities:                                        
Written options  $2,780,345   $1,479,422   $4,534,376   $186,290   $7,032,426   $856,092   $1,499,172   $18,368,123 
Total Liabilities  $2,780,345   $1,479,422   $4,534,376   $186,290   $7,032,426   $856,092   $1,499,172   $18,368,123 
                                         
Net OTC derivative instruments by counterparty, at fair value  $(2,497,673)  $(1,479,422)  $(3,087,386)  $65,915   $(5,787,830)  $(856,092)  $(1,499,172)   (15,141,660)
                                         
Total collateral pledged by the Fund/(Received from counterparty)  $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-        $- 
                                         
Net Exposure(1)  $(2,497,673)  $(1,479,422)  $(3,087,386)  $65,915   $(5,787,830)  $(856,092)  $(1,499,172)  $(15,141,660)

 

(1) Positive net exposure represents amounts due from each respective counterparty. Negative exposure represents amounts due from the Fund.

 

 
 

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)Based on our evaluation conducted within 90 days of the filing date, hereof, the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to the certifying officers by others within the appropriate entities, particularly during the period in which Forms N-Q are being prepared, and the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures allow timely preparation and review of the information for the registrant’s Form N-Q and the officer certifications of such Form N-Q.

 

(b)There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.

 

 
 

  

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant): Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

 

By /s/ Shaun P. Mathews  
  Shaun P. Mathews  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  
     
Date: January 23, 2015  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By /s/ Shaun P. Mathews  
  Shaun P. Mathews  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  
     
Date: January 23, 2015  
     
By /s/ Todd Modic  
  Todd Modic  
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  
     
Date: January 23, 2015