Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) Short Interest Up 265.4% in July

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,430 shares, an increase of 265.4% from the July 15th total of 4,496 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 73,241 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

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

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 117,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $865,000 after buying an additional 1,875 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC bought a new stake in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund in the third quarter worth about $30,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its stake in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 150,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,093,000 after acquiring an additional 4,300 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 36.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 18,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NWF Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 113,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $824,000 after acquiring an additional 6,000 shares during the last quarter.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Stock Up 0.7%

IAE stock opened at $8.81 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $8.73 and a 200-day moving average of $8.23. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a 12-month low of $6.95 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 Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd will be given a $0.065 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 8.9%.

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.