# Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (IAE) — merger/definitive [pending]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_b0e716dffb82ba1df776 · retrieved 2026-08-11T15:52:28.362Z

## Overview
Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund is a closed-end fund that invests in Asia Pacific equities with a focus on high dividend-paying securities.

Voya Investment Management announced that the Boards of Trustees of the Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (IAE) and the Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (IHD) have approved a merger of each fund into the Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund (IEMLX), an open-end fund. Voya Investment Management also reached agreement with a large institutional investor in each of IAE and IHD to support the mergers and remain a passive investor for a period of time. IAE and IHD will each hold a special meeting of shareholders to consider approval of the transaction, with detailed information to be contained in proxy materials expected to be filed with the SEC in the coming weeks.

## Terms
- Counterparty: Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund (IEMLX)

## Key dates
- Announced 2026-06-02

## Timeline
- 2026-06-02 · 425 (0000895430-26-000004): 425 - Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund — *Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund is a closed-end fund that invests in Asia Pacific equities with a focus on high dividend-paying securities.* Voya Investment Management announced that the Boards of Trustees of the Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (IAE) and the Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (IHD) have approved a merger of each fund into the Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund (IEMLX), an open-end fund. Voya Investment Management also reached agreement with a large institutional investor in each of IAE and IHD to support the mergers and remain a passive investor for a period of time. IAE and IHD will each hold a special meeting of shareholders to consider approval of the transaction, with detailed information to be contained in proxy materials expected to be filed with the SEC in the coming weeks.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1385632/0000895430-26-000004.txt

## Citations
- 0000895430-26-000004 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000089543026000004