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

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,098 shares, a drop of 63.1% from the September 15th total of 11,098 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 55,791 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IAE. Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund during the 1st quarter valued at $219,000. Bulldog Investors LLP grew its holdings in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Bulldog Investors LLP now owns 441,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,252,000 after acquiring an additional 16,352 shares during the last quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 113,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $824,000 after acquiring an additional 6,000 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 36.2% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 18,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,000 after acquiring an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 1.6% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 117,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $865,000 after purchasing an additional 1,875 shares during the period.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Stock Up 1.6%

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund stock traded up $0.11 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $7.12. 150,926 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 63,158. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.50. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a 1-year low of $6.98 and a 1-year high of $9.27.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a special dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 13th. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th were issued a dividend of $1.66 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 9th.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Company Profile

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE: IAE) is a closed-end investment fund managed by Voya Investment Management. The fund seeks to provide a high level of current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in dividend-paying equity securities issued by companies located in the Asia-Pacific region.

The fund’s portfolio may include companies from markets such as Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.