Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (IHD) To Go Ex-Dividend on February 2nd

Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (NYSE:IHD) declared a monthly dividend on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd will be given a dividend of 0.055 per share by the investment management company on Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd.

Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of IHD stock opened at $6.75 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $6.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.15. Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund has a 12-month low of $4.54 and a 12-month high of $6.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of IHD. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in shares of Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $54,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund by 67.1% in the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 46,119 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $289,000 after purchasing an additional 18,525 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC lifted its stake in Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund by 35.0% in the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 150,567 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $944,000 after purchasing an additional 39,043 shares during the last quarter. Bulldog Investors LLP boosted its position in Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund by 169.3% during the third quarter. Bulldog Investors LLP now owns 580,497 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $3,640,000 after buying an additional 364,907 shares during the period. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund by 5.0% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 226,069 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $1,417,000 after buying an additional 10,837 shares during the last quarter.

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.