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

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

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSEAMERICAN:HNW opened at $11.91 on Friday. Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund has a twelve month low of $11.11 and a twelve month high of $12.54. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $11.88.

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HNW. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund by 206.3% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 156,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,920,000 after acquiring an additional 105,105 shares in the last quarter. Sit Investment Associates Inc. lifted its stake in 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 valued at $4,338,000 after acquiring an additional 86,806 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund during the 4th quarter valued at $638,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund by 137.6% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 40,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $483,000 after acquiring an additional 23,730 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in 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 valued at $1,701,000 after acquiring an additional 8,594 shares in the last quarter.

About Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund

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.