# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001166559
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-078610
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 11717
**Document Hash:** 86e5f6fa8aeeccea918893e41d0819e3
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-078610.hdr.sgml**: 20250814

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-078610

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SCHEDULE 13G/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250814

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250814

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001385632

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13G/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 005-84509
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251219318

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 7337 E. DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD
- **STREET 2:** STE 100
- **CITY:** SCOTTSDALE
- **STATE:** AZ
- **ZIP:** 85258
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 8009920180

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 7337 E. DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD
- **STREET 2:** STE 100
- **CITY:** SCOTTSDALE
- **STATE:** AZ
- **ZIP:** 85258

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ING Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070111

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** ING Asia Pacific High Dividend Fund
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070109
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** GATES FOUNDATION TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001166559

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 911663695
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** WA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13G/A

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2365 CARILLON POINT
- **CITY:** KIRKLAND
- **STATE:** WA
- **ZIP:** 98033
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4258897900

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 2365 CARILLON POINT
- **CITY:** KIRKLAND
- **STATE:** WA
- **ZIP:** 98033

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20061113

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** GATES BILL & MELINDA FOUNDATION
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20020205

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## SCHEDULE 13G

### Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

**(Amendment No. 1)**

**Issuer:** Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund

**Title of Class of Securities:** Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share

**CUSIP Number:** 92912J102

**Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement:** 06/30/2025

**Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:**

- [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

- [x] Rule 13d-1(c)

- [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

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| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons<br>Gates Foundation Trust | Names of Reporting Persons<br>Gates Foundation Trust |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>(a) [ ] (b) [ ] | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>(a) [ ] (b) [ ] |
| 3. | SEC Use Only | SEC Use Only |
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization<br>WA | Citizenship or Place of Organization<br>WA |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 5. | Sole Voting Power<br>0.00 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 6. | Shared Voting Power<br>19203.00 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 7. | Sole Dispositive Power<br>0.00 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 8. | Shared Dispositive Power<br>19203.00 |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<br>19203.00 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<br>19203.00 |
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] |
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)<br>0.2% | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)<br>0.2% |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>OO | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>OO |

**Comment for Type of Reporting Person:** For purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), all common shares ("Common Shares") of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (the "Issuer") beneficially owned by Gates Foundation Trust (the "Trust") may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III ("WHG" and together with the Trust, the "Reporting Persons") as Trustee of the Trust. Effective January 6, 2025, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust changed its name to Gates Foundation Trust. As of August 13, 2025, the Trust beneficially owns 19,203 shares of Common Shares of the Issuer.

Item 11 is based on 10,750,335 shares of Common Shares outstanding as of July 31, 2025, as reported by the Issuer.

The Trust, WHG, and Melinda French Gates ("MFG") initially reported their beneficial ownership of the Common Shares of the Issuer on a Schedule 13G, filed on February 13, 2024, SEC File No. 005-84509. As of this amendment, MFG is no longer a reporting person hereunder.

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| 1. | Names of Reporting Persons<br>William H. Gates III | Names of Reporting Persons<br>William H. Gates III |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>(a) [ ] (b) [ ] | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>(a) [ ] (b) [ ] |
| 3. | SEC Use Only | SEC Use Only |
| 4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization<br>X1 | Citizenship or Place of Organization<br>X1 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 5. | Sole Voting Power<br>0.00 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 6. | Shared Voting Power<br>19203.00 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 7. | Sole Dispositive Power<br>0.00 |
| Number of<br>Shares<br>Beneficially<br>Owned by<br>Each<br>Reporting<br>Person<br>With | 8. | Shared Dispositive Power<br>19203.00 |
| 9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<br>19203.00 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person<br>19203.00 |
| 10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) [ ] |
| 11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)<br>0.2% | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)<br>0.2% |
| 12. | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>IN | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>IN |

**Comment for Type of Reporting Person:** The Trust beneficially owns 19,203 shares of Common Shares of the Issuer. For purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, all Common Shares beneficially owned by the Trust may be deemed to be beneficially owned by William H. Gates III as Trustee of the Trust.

Item 11 is based on 10,750,335 shares of Common Shares outstanding as of July 31, 2025, as reported by the Issuer.

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**Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:**
Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund

**Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:**
7337 East Doubletree Ranch Road Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ, 85258-2034

**Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:**
Gates Foundation Trust and William H. Gates III.

Neither the present filing nor anything contained herein shall be construed as an admission that the Reporting Persons constitute a "group" for any purpose and each expressly disclaims membership in a group.

**Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:**
The Trust - 2365 Carillon Point, Kirkland, Washington 98033

WHG - 500 Fifth Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109

**Item 2(c). Citizenship:**
The Trust is a charitable trust organized under the laws of the State of Washington.

WHG is a citizen of the United States of America.

**Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:**
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share

**Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:**
92912J102

**Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:**

(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d) [ ] Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g) [ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h) [ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j) [ ] A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), if filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:

(k) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

**Item 4. Ownership:**

**(a) Amount beneficially owned:**

See the responses to Item 9 on the attached cover pages.

**(b) Percent of class:**

0.2

**(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:**

**(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:**

See the responses to Item 5 on the attached cover pages.

**(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:**

See the responses to Item 6 on the attached cover pages.

**(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:**

See the responses to Item 7 on the attached cover pages.

**(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:**

See the responses to Item 8 on the attached cover pages.

**Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.**

[ ] If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following.

**Item 6. Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.**

Not Applicable

**Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary**

Not Applicable

**Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group**

Not Applicable

**Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group**

Not Applicable

**Item 10. Certification:**

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.

### SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

**Gates Foundation Trust**

**Date:** 08/14/2025

**By:** /s/ Alan Heuberger

**Name & Title:** Alan Heuberger, Attorney-in-fact for the Trustee, William H. Gates III

**William H. Gates III**

**Date:** 08/14/2025

**By:** /s/ Alan Heuberger

**Name & Title:** Alan Heuberger, Attorney-in-fact