Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (IHD) Research

The Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund is a U.S.-domiciled, closed-end equity mutual fund. Established on April 26, 2011, it was launched by Voya Investment Management LLC and is currently co-managed by ING Investment Management Advisors B.V. and Voya Investments, LLC. The fund, previously known as the ING Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund, primarily invests in publicly traded companies across diverse sectors within global emerging markets. Its core focus is on dividend-paying stocks, though it also utilizes derivatives, such as call options on selected ETFs or international equity indices, to achieve economic exposure similar to direct share ownership. Portfolio construction is driven by a meticulous bottom-up stock selection process, integrating both fundamental and quantitative analysis. The fund's performance is measured against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

Market snapshot

Symbol
IHD
Price
$7.89
Day change
+3.14%
Market cap
$139.9M
P/E ratio
3.24x
52-week range
5.68-8.14
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management

Peer companies

  • American Beacon Balanced Fund (AABPX)
  • SGI Small Cap Core Fund (BOGIX)
  • Carlyle Credit Income Fund (CCIF)
  • Calamos Global Total Return Fund (CGO)
  • The GDL Fund (GDL)
  • Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (IAE)
  • High Income Securities Fund (PCF)
  • Paradigm Select Fund (PFSLX)

Recent insider activity

  • Foster Jody — trade (0 shares) on 2025-09-18
  • Wilson Christian G — trade (0 shares) on 2025-09-18
  • JOHNSON DENNIS A — trade (0 shares) on 2025-07-29
  • Wetzel Mark R. — trade (0 shares) on 2025-07-29
  • Toms Matthew — trade (0 shares) on 2024-01-10

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