Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 17,100 shares, a drop of 6.6% from the January 15th total of 18,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 43,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IAE. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position 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 worth $980,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares in the last quarter. One Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $61,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the second quarter valued at about $78,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $742,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $986,000.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund stock traded up $0.04 during trading on Monday, reaching $6.26. 33,876 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 34,759. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a twelve month low of $5.89 and a twelve month high of $6.99. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $6.15 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.33.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd will be given a $0.065 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $0.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.46%.

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.