Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE:IGD) Announces $0.05 Monthly Dividend

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE:IGD) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of 0.05 per share by the investment management company on Monday, March 16th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd.

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund Stock Up 0.4%

NYSE:IGD traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $5.93. 54,937 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 330,852. Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund has a twelve month low of $5.01 and a twelve month high of $6.04. The company’s 50 day moving average is $5.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $5.82.

Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund Company Profile

The Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE:IGD) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide high current income and capital appreciation. The fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in dividend‐paying equity securities of companies located around the world. In addition to traditional equity holdings, the fund employs an options overlay strategy—selling call options on individual stocks or on equity indices—to generate additional premium income and to help manage portfolio volatility.

IGD’s investment portfolio is broadly diversified across developed and emerging markets, including North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.