Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (NYSE:IHD) Short Interest Up 96.7% in June

Posted by George Bondi on Jul 16th, 2026

Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (NYSE:IHD – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 32,322 shares, a growth of 96.7% from the June 15th total of 16,431 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 82,273 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund during the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $54,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund by 17.6% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 12,147 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 1,818 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund during the 2nd quarter valued at $144,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund by 67.1% in the third quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 46,119 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $289,000 after buying an additional 18,525 shares during the period.

Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund Stock Performance

Shares of Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund stock opened at $7.46 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $7.07. Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund has a fifty-two week low of $5.75 and a fifty-two week high of $8.14.

Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.055 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.9%.

About Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund

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Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (NYSE: IHD) is a closed-end investment company that seeks to provide high current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies domiciled or with significant business activities in emerging market countries. The fund emphasizes dividend-paying stocks across a range of industries, including financials, consumer staples, industrials and energy, with the goal of generating above-average yield relative to broader emerging market equity indices.

Launched in the mid-2000s under the ING Investment Management brand, the fund became part of Voya Investment Management’s portfolio offerings following Voya Financial’s acquisition of ING’s U.S.