Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) Short Interest Up 70.1% in December

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 14,800 shares, an increase of 70.1% from the December 15th total of 8,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 43,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

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

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund stock. Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) by 5.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 143,000 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,000 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund were worth $980,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Trading Up 0.1 %

NYSE:IAE opened at $6.09 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $6.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.36. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a 12-month low of $5.58 and a 12-month high of $6.99.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.065 per share. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.82%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 3rd.

About Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund

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.