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 recipient of a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 14,800 shares, a growth of 70.1% from the December 15th total of 8,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 43,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Price Performance

IAE stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $6.13. The company had a trading volume of 23,793 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,891. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $6.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.36. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a fifty-two week low of $5.58 and a fifty-two week high of $6.99.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be issued a $0.065 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $0.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 12.73%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund stock. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 143,000 shares of the company’s stock after buying 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 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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.