Distribution rates
The regular rate annualises the latest regular payment by its frequency; special distributions are never annualised. A distribution rate is not a portfolio income yield and is not a measure of performance — see composition and NAV history below.
Distribution history
| Declared | Ex-date | Record | Paid | Amount | Frequency | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 | Jul 15, 2026 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| May 15, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Apr 15, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | May 1, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Apr 1, 2026 | Apr 1, 2026 | Apr 15, 2026 | $0.0550 | — | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 | Feb 2, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | $0.0550 | — | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Oct 15, 2025 | $0.0550 | — | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Aug 4, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Jul 1, 2025 | Jul 1, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| May 15, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Apr 15, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | $0.0550 | — | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 1, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Feb 3, 2025 | Feb 3, 2025 | Feb 18, 2025 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | Jan 15, 2025 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | Oct 15, 2024 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | Jul 15, 2024 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| May 15, 2024 | Jun 3, 2024 | Jun 3, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Apr 19, 2024 | May 1, 2024 | May 2, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | $0.0550 | Monthly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 | Apr 2, 2024 | Apr 15, 2024 | $0.1350 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | Jan 16, 2024 | $0.1350 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Oct 2, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 | Oct 16, 2023 | $0.1350 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Jul 3, 2023 | Jul 5, 2023 | Jul 17, 2023 | $0.1350 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Apr 3, 2023 | Apr 4, 2023 | Apr 17, 2023 | $0.1350 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | Jan 17, 2023 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Oct 3, 2022 | Oct 4, 2022 | Oct 17, 2022 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Jul 1, 2022 | Jul 5, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | Apr 4, 2022 | Apr 18, 2022 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | Jan 18, 2022 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | Oct 4, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Jul 1, 2021 | Jul 2, 2021 | Jul 15, 2021 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Apr 1, 2021 | Apr 5, 2021 | Apr 15, 2021 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Oct 1, 2020 | Oct 2, 2020 | Oct 15, 2020 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Jul 1, 2020 | Jul 2, 2020 | Jul 15, 2020 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 2, 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Jan 15, 2020 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 23, 2019 | Oct 1, 2019 | Oct 2, 2019 | Oct 15, 2019 | $0.1800 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 17, 2019 | Jul 1, 2019 | Jul 2, 2019 | Jul 15, 2019 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Apr 1, 2019 | Apr 2, 2019 | Apr 15, 2019 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | Jan 15, 2019 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Oct 1, 2018 | Oct 2, 2018 | Oct 15, 2018 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 18, 2018 | Jul 2, 2018 | Jul 3, 2018 | Jul 16, 2018 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Apr 2, 2018 | Apr 3, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | Jan 16, 2018 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 18, 2017 | Oct 3, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 | Oct 16, 2017 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Jul 3, 2017 | Jul 6, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 16, 2017 | Apr 3, 2017 | Apr 5, 2017 | Apr 17, 2017 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 16, 2016 | Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | Jan 17, 2017 | $0.1850 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Oct 3, 2016 | Oct 5, 2016 | Oct 17, 2016 | $0.2300 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 16, 2016 | Jul 1, 2016 | Jul 6, 2016 | Jul 15, 2016 | $0.2300 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 16, 2016 | Apr 1, 2016 | Apr 5, 2016 | Apr 15, 2016 | $0.2300 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Dec 29, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | Jan 15, 2016 | $0.2300 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 15, 2015 | Oct 1, 2015 | — | — | $0.2300 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Jul 1, 2015 | Jul 6, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | $0.2880 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 18, 2015 | Apr 1, 2015 | Apr 6, 2015 | Apr 15, 2015 | $0.2880 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 16, 2014 | Dec 29, 2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | Jan 15, 2015 | $0.2880 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 16, 2014 | Oct 1, 2014 | Oct 3, 2014 | Oct 15, 2014 | $0.2880 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 17, 2014 | Jul 1, 2014 | Jul 3, 2014 | Jul 15, 2014 | $0.2880 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 17, 2014 | Apr 1, 2014 | — | — | $0.2880 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 16, 2013 | Dec 27, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | Jan 15, 2014 | $0.2880 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Oct 1, 2013 | — | — | $0.2880 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 17, 2013 | Jul 1, 2013 | — | — | $0.3600 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Apr 1, 2013 | — | — | $0.3600 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 17, 2012 | Dec 27, 2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | Jan 15, 2013 | $0.3600 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 12, 2012 | Oct 1, 2012 | — | — | $0.3600 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Jun 15, 2012 | Jul 2, 2012 | Jul 5, 2012 | Jul 16, 2012 | $0.4000 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Mar 15, 2012 | Apr 2, 2012 | Apr 4, 2012 | Apr 16, 2012 | $0.4000 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Dec 15, 2011 | Dec 28, 2011 | Dec 30, 2011 | Jan 16, 2012 | $0.4000 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| Sep 15, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | Oct 5, 2011 | Oct 17, 2011 | $0.4000 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
| May 25, 2011 | Jul 1, 2011 | — | — | $0.4000 | Quarterly | Regular (inferred) | Market data vendor |
“Inferred” types are assigned by our rule (off-cycle or year-end payments that deviate by more than 50% from neighbouring amounts); sponsor-confirmed classifications override them where available.
Annual totals
| Year | Regular | Special | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.4950 | — | $0.4950 | 9 |
| 2025 | $0.6600 | — | $0.6600 | 12 |
| 2024 | $0.6300 | — | $0.6300 | 10 |
| 2023 | $0.5400 | — | $0.5400 | 4 |
| 2022 | $0.7200 | — | $0.7200 | 4 |
| 2021 | $0.7200 | — | $0.7200 | 4 |
| 2020 | $0.7200 | — | $0.7200 | 4 |
| 2019 | $0.7300 | — | $0.7300 | 4 |
| 2018 | $0.7400 | — | $0.7400 | 4 |
| 2017 | $0.7400 | — | $0.7400 | 4 |
| 2016 | $0.8750 | — | $0.8750 | 4 |
| 2015 | $1.0360 | — | $1.0360 | 4 |
Increases, reductions and specials
| Ex-date | Event | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2024 | Reduction | $0.1350 | $0.0550 | -59.26% |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Reduction | $0.1800 | $0.1350 | -25.00% |
| Oct 1, 2019 | Reduction | $0.1850 | $0.1800 | -2.70% |
| Dec 28, 2016 | Reduction | $0.2300 | $0.1850 | -19.57% |
| Oct 1, 2015 | Reduction | $0.2880 | $0.2300 | -20.14% |
| Oct 1, 2013 | Reduction | $0.3600 | $0.2880 | -20.00% |
| Oct 1, 2012 | Reduction | $0.4000 | $0.3600 | -10.00% |
Distribution composition
Accounting classification (what the fund earned) and tax classification (what the shareholder reports) differ. A 19(a) estimate is preliminary and is superseded by the year-end tax form.
CEF Explorer research page for Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.