Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) Short Interest Down 47.5% in May

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 7,633 shares, a decrease of 47.5% from the May 14th total of 14,528 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 44,332 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the third quarter worth $30,000. Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the second quarter worth $83,000. Closed End Fund Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the fourth quarter worth $134,000. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the first quarter worth $219,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 264.6% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 47,623 shares of the company’s stock worth $347,000 after acquiring an additional 34,561 shares during the period.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Trading Up 1.1%

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund stock traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $8.93. 44,423 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 61,783. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a fifty-two week low of $6.65 and a fifty-two week high of $9.20. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $8.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $7.84.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be paid a $0.065 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.7%.

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.