Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (NYSE:IHD) Declares $0.06 Monthly Dividend

Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (NYSE:IHD) announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of 0.055 per share by the investment management company on Monday, March 16th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd.

Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund stock traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $7.15. 32,456 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 124,078. The company has a fifty day moving average of $6.62 and a 200-day moving average of $6.31. Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund has a 52-week low of $4.54 and a 52-week high of $7.28.

About Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund

Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (NYSE: IHD) is a closed-end investment company that seeks to provide high current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies domiciled or with significant business activities in emerging market countries. The fund emphasizes dividend-paying stocks across a range of industries, including financials, consumer staples, industrials and energy, with the goal of generating above-average yield relative to broader emerging market equity indices.

Launched in the mid-2000s under the ING Investment Management brand, the fund became part of Voya Investment Management’s portfolio offerings following Voya Financial’s acquisition of ING’s U.S.