Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) Short Interest Down 36.3% in June

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,863 shares, a drop of 36.3% from the May 31st total of 7,633 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 96,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

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

Shares of IAE opened at $8.75 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $8.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.02. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a 12 month low of $6.65 and a 12 month high of $9.27.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be paid a $0.065 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cetera Investment Advisers acquired a new position in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the second quarter valued at approximately $83,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 19.0% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 129,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $912,000 after buying an additional 20,723 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 7.8% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 147,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,040,000 after buying an additional 10,684 shares during the period. Bulldog Investors LLP increased its stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 424.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bulldog Investors LLP now owns 406,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,045,000 after acquiring an additional 328,562 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000.

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.