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 July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,430 shares, a growth of 265.4% from the July 15th total of 4,496 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 73,241 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 117,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $865,000 after purchasing an additional 1,875 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new position in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 150,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,093,000 after buying an additional 4,300 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 36.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 18,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Finally, NWF Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 113,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $824,000 after acquiring an additional 6,000 shares in the last quarter.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of IAE opened at $8.72 on Thursday. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a 52-week low of $6.95 and a 52-week high of $9.27. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $8.75 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.22.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.065 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 8.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 3rd.

About Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund

The Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE: IAE) is a closed-end management investment company whose primary objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation by investing in dividend-paying equity securities of companies in the Asia Pacific region. The fund seeks to build a diversified portfolio of high-yielding common stocks, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and depositary receipts, targeting issuers in markets such as Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.