Short Interest in Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) Decreases By 39.6%

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE:IAE) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,034 shares, a decrease of 39.6% from the April 15th total of 5,022 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 25,130 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

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

IAE stock traded down $0.06 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $8.17. The stock had a trading volume of 62,038 shares, compared to its average volume of 59,690. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $7.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $7.68. Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund has a 52 week low of $6.40 and a 52 week high of $8.47.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be issued a $0.065 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 9.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund news, major shareholder Saba Capital Management, L.P. sold 41,777 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $7.73, for a total value of $322,936.21. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 1,618,753 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,512,960.69. This represents a 2.52% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Bulldog Investors LLP increased its holdings in 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 valued at $3,252,000 after buying an additional 16,352 shares during the period. Shaker Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC now owns 198,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,461,000 after buying an additional 17,016 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 150,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,093,000 after buying an additional 4,300 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 136,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,023,000 after buying an additional 6,934 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised 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 in the last quarter.

Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Company Profile

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.