Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (IGD) To Go Ex-Dividend on November 2nd

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE:IGD) declared a monthly dividend on Thursday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share by the investment management company on Monday, November 16th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 2nd.

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:IGD opened at $6.37 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.14. Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund has a 1 year low of $5.58 and a 1 year high of $6.74.

Institutional Trading of Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in IGD. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at $16,698,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund by 145.1% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 502,356 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $2,863,000 after purchasing an additional 297,411 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund by 13.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 346,974 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $1,977,000 after purchasing an additional 41,272 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund by 4.6% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 121,632 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $693,000 after buying an additional 5,311 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund by 15.8% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 82,161 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $468,000 after buying an additional 11,205 shares in the last quarter.

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund Company Profile

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund is a closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IGD. The fund seeks to provide current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in dividend-paying equity securities issued by companies around the world.

The fund generally maintains a globally diversified portfolio that may include stocks of companies in developed and emerging markets. Its investment strategy also incorporates the sale of covered call options on some of its equity holdings.