Investment Performance

⁽¹⁾ YOU COULD LOSE MONEY BY INVESTING IN THE FUND. ALTHOUGH THE FUND SEEKS TO PRESERVE THE VALUE OF YOUR INVESTMENT AT $1.00 PER SHARE, IT CANNOT GUARANTEE IT WILL DO SO. AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUND IS NOT A BANK ACCOUNT AND IS NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. THE FUND'S SPONSOR IS NOT REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE THE FUND FOR LOSSES, AND YOU SHOULD NOT EXPECT THAT THE SPONSOR WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE FUND AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING DURING PERIODS OF MARKET STRESS.

⁽²⁾ Stable Value Options invests in Voya's Stabilizer managed separate account annuity contract, issued by Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company. The contract provides for declared credited interest rates that are set in advance. The declared rates are net of all expenses. Guarantees of principal and interest are based on the claims paying ability of Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company. Stable Value Option is not a registered investment company and is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This investment option is not part of Separate Account D. The CURRENT rate for the Stable Value Option Fund 9958- is 2.87%, expressed as an annual effective yield, and is guaranteed not to drop below 2.87% through 12/31/2026. The rate for the Stable Value option during the prior period (07/01/26 - 09/30/26) was 2.78%, expressed as an annual effective yield.

⁽³⁾ DFA Global Real Estate Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class: Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the "Advisor") has agreed to waive certain fees and in certain instances, assume certain expenses of the Portfolio. The Fee Waiver and/or Expense Assumption Agreement for the Portfolio will remain in effect through February 28, 2027, and may only be terminated by the Fund's Board of Directors prior to that date. Under certain circumstances, the Advisor retains the right to seek reimbursement for any fees previously waived and/or expenses previously assumed up to thirty-six months after such fee waiver and/or expense assumption.

⁽⁴⁾ The current yield reflects the deduction of all charges that are deducted from the total return quotations shown.

⁽⁵⁾ The Investment Option is neither a mutual fund nor part of a Separate Account. The returns listed do not include the impact of contract charges. Please refer to the contract or disclosure book to determine which Fixed Interest Options are available for your specific plan. The Investment Option is offered through Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company.

⁽⁶⁾ Voya Government Money Market Fund - Class I: Voya Investments, LLC (the "Investment Adviser") is contractually obligated to limit expenses to 0.35% for Class I shares, through August 1, 2026. The expense limitation does not extend to interest, taxes, other investment-related costs, leverage expenses, extraordinary expenses, other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of business, expenses of any counsel or other persons or services retained by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board") who are not "interested persons," as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. This limitation is subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. The amount of the recoupment is limited to the lesser of the amounts that would be recoupable under: (i) the expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement; or (ii) the expense limitation in effect at the time of recoupment. The Investment Adviser and distributor are contractually obligated to waive a portion of their management fees and distribution and/or shareholder services fees, as applicable, and to reimburse certain expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to assist the Fund in maintaining a yield of not less than zero through August 1, 2026. There is no guarantee that the Fund will maintain such a yield. Any management fees waived or expenses reimbursed may be subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser within 36 months of the waiver or reimbursement. In no event will the amount of the recoupment on any day exceed 20% of the yield (net of all expenses) of the Fund on that day. Termination or modification of these obligations requires approval by the Fund's Board.

⁽⁷⁾ BrandywineGLOBAL - High Yield Fund - Class IS: Total annual fund operating expenses do not correlate with the ratios of expenses to average net assets reported in the fund's financial highlights, which reflect the fund's operating expenses and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses. The manager has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse operating expenses (other than interest, brokerage commissions, dividend expense on short sales, taxes, extraordinary expenses and acquired fund fees and expenses) so that the ratio of total annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 0.51% for Class IS shares. These arrangements cannot be terminated prior to December 31, 2026 without the Board of Trustees' consent. The manager is permitted to recapture amounts waived and/or reimbursed to a class within three years after the fiscal year in which the manager earned the fee or incurred the expense if the class' total annual fund operating expenses have fallen to a level below the limits. In no case will the manager recapture any amount that would result, on any particular business day of the fund, in the class' total annual fund operating expenses exceeding the applicable limits or any other lower limit then in effect. In addition, the manager has agreed to waive the fund's management fee to an extent sufficient to offset the net management fee payable in connection with any investment in an affiliated money market fund.

⁽⁸⁾ Victory RS Global Fund - Class R6: Victory Capital Management Inc. (the "Adviser") has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses so that the total annual fund operating expenses (excluding certain items such as interest, taxes, and brokerage commissions) do not exceed 0.55% of the Fund's Class R6, through at least April 30, 2026. The Adviser is permitted to recoup advisory fees waived and expenses reimbursed for up to three years after the date of the waiver or reimbursement, subject to the lesser of any operating expense limits in effect at the time of (a) the original waiver or expense reimbursement; or (b) the recoupment, after giving effect to the recoupment amount. This agreement may only be terminated by the Fund's Board of Trustees.