Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.05 (NYSE:IGD)

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE:IGD) declared a monthly dividend on Monday, August 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of 0.05 per share by the investment management company on Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st.

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund Stock Performance

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund stock opened at $6.71 on Tuesday. Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund has a one year low of $5.58 and a one year high of $6.74. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $6.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.08.

About Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

The Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE:IGD) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide high current income and capital appreciation. The fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in dividend‐paying equity securities of companies located around the world. In addition to traditional equity holdings, the fund employs an options overlay strategy—selling call options on individual stocks or on equity indices—to generate additional premium income and to help manage portfolio volatility.

IGD’s investment portfolio is broadly diversified across developed and emerging markets, including North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.