Form 497J Voya PRIME RATE TRUST

VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

7337 EAST DOUBLETREE RANCH ROAD, SUITE 100

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258

June 30, 2016

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C.  20549

RE:                          Voya Prime Rate Trust (formerly, ING Prime Rate Trust)

(SEC File Nos. 333-203653, 811-05410)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (“1933 Act”) this is to certify that the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information that would be filed pursuant to 497(c) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from those contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed on June 29, 2016.

Please contact Jay Stamper at (480) 477-2660 or the undersigned at (480) 477-2649 if you have any questions or comments.