Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) Short Interest Up 105.0% in November

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 32,800 shares, an increase of 105.0% from the November 15th total of 16,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 49,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

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

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 5.9% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 143,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $980,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund during the 2nd quarter worth $78,000. Finally, Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 509.8% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 231,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,466,000 after buying an additional 193,343 shares during the last quarter.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSE IAE opened at $6.17 on Friday. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a 1-year low of $5.58 and a 1-year high of $6.99. The company has a 50 day moving average of $6.39 and a 200-day moving average of $6.38.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.065 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.64%.

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.