Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:HNW) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:HNW) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 10,600 shares, an increase of 16.5% from the February 13th total of 9,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 32,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HNW. Sit Investment Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund by 30.9% during the 4th quarter. Sit Investment Associates Inc. now owns 367,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,338,000 after buying an additional 86,806 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund by 52.4% during the 4th quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 237,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,806,000 after buying an additional 81,742 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund by 6.3% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 144,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,701,000 after buying an additional 8,594 shares in the last quarter. Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc. now owns 109,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,292,000 after buying an additional 7,856 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund during the 4th quarter worth approximately $638,000.

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of HNW stock opened at $11.91 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $11.88. Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund has a one year low of $11.11 and a one year high of $12.54.

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th.

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund Company Profile

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund, Inc is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Pioneer Investment Management, Inc It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in higher yielding asset classes, including high yield bonds, leveraged bank loans, and event-linked bonds .It employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis to create its portfolio.