Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:HNW) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:HNW) saw a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 10,600 shares, a growth of 16.5% from the February 13th total of 9,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 32,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund by 206.3% in the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 156,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,920,000 after buying an additional 105,105 shares in the last quarter. Sit Investment Associates Inc. grew its stake in Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund by 30.9% in the 4th quarter. Sit Investment Associates Inc. now owns 367,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,338,000 after acquiring an additional 86,806 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund during the 4th quarter valued at about $638,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund by 137.6% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 40,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $483,000 after acquiring an additional 23,730 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 144,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,701,000 after acquiring an additional 8,594 shares during the last quarter.

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund Trading Down 0.3 %

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund stock traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $11.85. The company had a trading volume of 24,242 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,344. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.87. Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund has a 1 year low of $11.11 and a 1 year high of $12.54.

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th.

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund Company Profile

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund, Inc is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Pioneer Investment Management, Inc It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in higher yielding asset classes, including high yield bonds, leveraged bank loans, and event-linked bonds .It employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis to create its portfolio.