# Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund (IHD) — merger/definitive [pending]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_ddc2ae5ec33f4cfd74b4 · retrieved 2026-08-11T15:50:22.425Z

## Overview
Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund is a closed-end fund that invests in emerging markets 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. IAE and IHD will each hold special meetings of shareholders to consider approval of the transaction. Voya Investment Management has 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.

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

## Key dates
- Announced 2026-06-02

## Timeline
- 2026-06-02 · 425 (0000895430-26-000003): 425 - Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund — *Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund is a closed-end fund that invests in emerging markets 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. IAE and IHD will each hold special meetings of shareholders to consider approval of the transaction. Voya Investment Management has 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.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1496292/0000895430-26-000003.txt

## Citations
- 0000895430-26-000003 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000089543026000003