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

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of 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 short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of 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 grew its stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 135,000 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund were worth $856,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Trading Up 0.7 %

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund stock traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $6.13. 23,880 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 30,899. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.36. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a 52 week low of $5.58 and a 52 week high of $6.99.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Announces Dividend

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