Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) Short Interest Update

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,500 shares, a decrease of 50.3% from the January 31st total of 17,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 41,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in IAE. Absolute Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund during the 4th quarter valued at $1,278,000. Wolverine Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $1,154,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund during the fourth quarter valued at about $986,000. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 159,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $964,000 after purchasing an additional 16,000 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP bought a new position in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $742,000.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Trading Down 2.6 %

NYSE:IAE traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $6.11. The stock had a trading volume of 83,847 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,656. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.34. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a 52 week low of $5.89 and a 52 week high of $6.99.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.065 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.77%.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Company Profile

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Voya Investment Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Voya Investments, LLC and NNIP Advisors B.V. It invests in the public equity markets of the Asia Pacific region. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors.