| Fund Inception | 10/11/2011 |
| Name of Issuer | Voya |
| Fund Advisor(s) | Voya Investments, LLC |
| Sub-Advisor(s) | Voya Investment Management Co. LLC Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP Nomura Investments Fund Advisers |
Fund Managers for IEMKX
Liu-Er Chen
Portfolio Manager since 10/11/2011
Liu-Er Chen, CFA, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer — Emerging Markets and Healthcare, is a Portfolio Manager in Delaware Investments Fund Advisers, a series of Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust. Mr. Chen heads the firm's global Emerging Markets team. Prior to joining Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) in September 2006 in his current position, Mr. Chen spent nearly 11 years at Evergreen Investment Management Company, where he most recently served as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Chen began his career at Evergreen in 1995 as an analyst.
Kai Wong
Portfolio Manager since 08/09/2019
Kai Yee Wong is a portfolio manager on the quantitative equity team at Voya Investment Management responsible for the index, research enhanced index and smart beta strategies. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as a senior equity portfolio manager at Northern Trust responsible for managing various global indices including developed, emerging, real estate. Prior to that, Kai Yee was a portfolio manager with Deutsche Bank. Previously, she held roles with Bankers Trust and Bank of Tokyo. Kai Yee earned a BS from New York University Stern School of Business.
Barbara Reinhard
Portfolio Manager since 05/01/2023
Barbara Reinhard is the chief investment officer, multi-asset strategies and solutions at Voya Investment Management. She is responsible for the strategic direction and overall day-to-day portfolio management and human capital management of Voya’s multi-asset business. Prior to joining Voya, Barbara was the chief investment officer for Credit Suisse Private Bank in the Americas where she managed discretionary multi-asset portfolios and was a member of the global asset allocation and the employee pension investment committees. Prior to that, she worked at Morgan Stanley as the deputy chief investment strategist for the global wealth management division. Barbara earned a BA in economics from Trinity College and is a CFA® Charterholder.
Lanyon Blair
Portfolio Manager since 05/01/2023
Lanyon Blair is the head of manager research and selection for Multi-Asset Strategies and Solutions (MASS) at Voya Investment Management. He is responsible for manager research and portfolio construction across all asset classes for the MASS group’s portfolios. Prior to joining Voya, he served in research analyst roles at Wells Fargo and Fidelity and began his career at FactSet. Lanyon earned a MA in economics from American University and a BA in economics and criminal justice from Indiana University. He is a CFA® Charterholder and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst®.
Kishore Rao
Portfolio Manager since 07/14/2023
Kishore Rao a research principal for Sustainable Growth Advisers, LP, subadviser for the John Hancock U.S. Global Leaders Growth Strategy. In addition to providing dedicated research for the strategy, he also serves on Sustainable Growth Advisers’ Investment Committee. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Rao was a member of the investment team at Trident Capital, a venture capital firm managing a portfolio of software, technology, and business service companies. Earlier in his career, he served as an investme
Hrishikesh Gupta
Portfolio Manager since 07/14/2023
Mr. Gupta is an Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Principal and a member of the Investment Committee at Sustainable Growth Advisers. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, he was a Senior Analyst at MDR Capital Management and an Investment Banking Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to that, Mr. Gupta spent three years in the industry as a Product and Program Manager at Amazon.com and, as part of their strategic executive division, led the launch of Amazon’s Japanese and German merchant platforms.
Mark Buccigross
Portfolio Manager since 02/28/2025
Mr. Buccigross, Portfolio Manager, is on the quantitative equity team at Voya IM. Prior to joining Voya IM, he worked as an equity trader at State Street Global Advisors, where he was responsible for supporting U.S., Canada, and emerging market portfolio managers across fundamental active, active quantitative, and passive strategies. Prior to that, Mr. Buccigross held a similar position at GE Asset Management.
Alexandra Lee
Portfolio Manager since 03/31/2025
Alexandra is an Analyst, Portfolio Manager, Principal and a member of the Investment Committee. Alexandra has been with the firm since 2004. Prior to joining Sustainable Growth Advisers in March 2004, Alexandra was an Associate Director and an equity analyst at Bear Stearns, where she was responsible for coverage of large cap biotechnology companies and served as a member of the firm’s global healthcare research team. Previously, she was employed at JP Morgan as an equity research analyst, and at the Boston Consulting Group as a management consultant. Alex has an M.D. from Yonsei University in Korea and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
