CORRECTED - ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund, ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund, ING Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund, ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund, ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund and ING Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund Declare Monthly/Quarterly Distributions
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- www.ingfunds.com
ING Investments, LLC announced the distributions on the common shares of six of its closed-end funds (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"): ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE: IGD) and ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE: IID) declare monthly distributions. ING Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund (NYSE: IDE), ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE: IGA), ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund (NYSE: IRR) and ING Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE: IAE) declare quarterly distributions.
With respect to each Fund, the distribution will be paid on April 15, 2011, to shareholders of record on April 5, 2011. The ex-dividend date is April 1, 2011. The distribution per share for each Fund is as follows:
Fund |
Distribution Per Share |
|
Monthly Distributions |
||
ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE: IGD) ING International High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE: IID) |
$0.100 $0.092 |
|
Quarterly Distributions |
||
ING Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund (NYSE: IDE) ING Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund (NYSE: IGA) |
$0.450 $0.335 |
|
ING Risk Managed Natural Resources Fund (NYSE: IRR) ING Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund (NYSE: IAE) |
$0.363 $0.426 |
|
Each Fund intends to make regular monthly or quarterly distributions based on the past and projected performance of the Fund. The amount of distributions may vary, depending on a number of factors. As portfolio and market conditions change, the rate of distributions on the common shares may change. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to declare a distribution in each period.
The tax treatment and characterization of a Fund's distributions may vary significantly from time to time depending on the net investment income of the Fund and whether the Fund has realized gains or losses from its options strategy versus gain or loss realizations in the equity securities in the portfolio. Each Fund's distributions will normally reflect past and projected net investment income, and may include income from dividends and interest, capital gains and/or a return of capital.
The portion of each Fund's distributions estimated to come from the Fund's option strategy, for tax purposes, may be treated as a combination of long-term and short-term capital gains, and/or a return of capital. The tax character of each Fund's option strategy is largely determined by movements in, and gain and loss realizations in the underlying equity portfolio. Under certain conditions, federal tax regulations may also cause some or all of the return of capital to be taxed as ordinary income. The final tax characteristics of the distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year, and will be reported to shareholders at that time.
Monthly Distributions
IGD estimates that for the current fiscal year as of February 28, 2011, approximately 12% of each distribution is characterized as net investment income and 88% characterized as return of capital.
IID estimates that for the current fiscal year as of February 28, 2011, approximately 13% of each distribution is characterized as net investment income, 69% characterized as short-term capital gain and 18% characterized as return of capital.
Quarterly Distributions
IDE estimates that each distribution for the prior fiscal year as of December 31, 2010, was comprised of approximately 6% ordinary income and 94% return of capital.
IGA estimates that each distribution for the prior fiscal year as of December 31, 2010, was comprised of approximately 9% ordinary income and 91% short-term capital gain.
IRR estimates that each distribution for the prior fiscal year as of December 31, 2010, was comprised of approximately 8% ordinary income and 92% return of capital.
IAE estimates that each distribution for the prior fiscal year as of December 31, 2010, was comprised of approximately 21% ordinary income and 79% short-term capital gain.
Certain statements made on behalf of the Funds in this release are forward-looking statements. The Funds actual future results may differ significantly from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including but not limited to a decline in value in equity markets in general or the Funds investments specifically. Neither the Funds nor ING undertake any responsibility to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement.
ING Investments, LLC, the manager of the Funds, is part of ING, a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services to over 75 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 50 countries. With a diverse workforce of about 125,000 people, ING comprises a broad spectrum of prominent companies that increasingly serve their clients under the ING brand.
SOURCE ING Investments, LLC
WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM?
Newsrooms &
Influencers
Digital Media
Outlets
Journalists
Opted In
Share this article