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The European Equity Fund, Inc. (EEA)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | NYSE
10.73 USD +0.20 (1.899%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:56 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 10.73

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m. EDT

The European Equity Fund (EEA) has shown mixed short-term momentum, with recent price movements fluctuating around the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The recent price history suggests a lack of strong upward momentum, with the current price slightly above the 50-day average but below the 200-day average, indicating potential consolidation or a bearish trend. The dividend yield is relatively low, and the dividend payments have been inconsistent over the past five years, with some years showing significant payouts followed by smaller amounts. This suggests that dividend investors may not find EEA particularly appealing. While the long-term fundamentals show some positive indicators, such as a reasonable trailing P/E ratio and a solid return on equity, the overall outlook for long-term investment is moderate. The forecasting model's stats indicate a very low predicted price change, which may suggest limited short-term opportunities. Overall, EEA is not a strong candidate for short-term trading or long-term holding, with a focus on fundamentals and dividend reliability.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.044082
AutoETS0.045948
AutoARIMA0.047379
AutoTheta0.047923

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 259.89
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.157
Excess Kurtosis -1.23
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2025-12-29
Last Dividend Date 2025-12-29
Revenue per Share 0.35
Market Cap 72,167,016
Trailing P/E 3.97
Beta 1.01
Profit Margins 773.22%
Website https://fundsus.deutscheam.com/EN/products/european_equity_fund.jsp

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.61% 1.91% 2.07% 7.28%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-30 0.165 1.606621
2025-05-27 0.030 0.307301
2024-12-30 0.141 1.763771
2024-05-23 0.038 0.432079
2023-12-28 0.139 1.677262
2023-05-12 0.033 0.417195
2022-12-29 0.145 2.035061
2022-05-13 0.725 10.655094
2021-12-29 1.463 17.136303
2021-05-14 0.033 0.388859
2020-12-29 0.069 0.887864
2020-05-15 0.124 2.379872
2019-12-27 0.225 3.284586
2019-05-17 0.291 4.916293
2018-12-28 0.043 0.817380
2018-05-18 0.030 0.455604
2017-12-28 0.035 0.527771
2017-05-17 0.051 0.845367
2016-12-28 0.055 1.082337
2016-05-17 0.020 0.385324
2015-12-29 0.070 1.333375
2015-05-14 0.099 1.699826
2014-05-15 0.111 1.918651
2012-12-27 0.152 3.409443
2012-05-17 0.135 3.610848
2011-05-17 0.008 0.158288
2010-12-29 0.045 0.987871
2010-04-28 0.010 0.256208
2009-12-29 0.100 2.354029
2009-05-07 0.234 7.690814
2008-05-02 0.526 8.408462
2007-12-19 1.000 15.967284
2007-05-01 0.250 3.840365
2006-12-19 0.290 4.912072
2006-05-03 0.090 1.669916
2005-12-20 0.060 1.432100
2004-12-20 0.025 0.670068
2004-05-04 0.039 1.214906
2002-11-15 0.010 0.445458
2001-11-15 0.060 1.791761
2000-11-16 2.180 44.508571
2000-08-30 0.310 5.574296
1999-11-17 1.190 23.715614
1999-08-30 0.560 11.683525
1998-11-12 3.220 68.363726
1998-08-28 0.620 16.460927
1997-11-13 2.850 91.673433
1997-08-29 0.310 10.260297
1996-12-17 1.060 41.566879
1996-08-29 0.130 5.707852
1995-12-22 0.930 44.975957
1994-12-22 0.710 38.519515
1994-08-31 0.090 4.566821
1993-12-21 0.220 11.245117
1992-12-21 0.380 24.864388
1991-12-20 0.150 8.950664
1991-08-29 0.100 5.848816
1990-11-28 0.250 14.137064
1989-11-28 0.250 12.260468
1988-11-15 0.057 5.454894
1987-08-24 0.450 27.822371
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.19
dividendYield 1.81
exDividendDate 2025-12-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.778
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.073884144
lastDividendValue 0.165
lastDividendDate 2025-12-30
dividendDate 2019-01-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1661129
Address1 Mainzer Landstrasse 11-17
All Time High 25.125
All Time Low 3.46
Ask 11.29
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 78,670
Average Daily Volume3 Month 43,511
Average Volume 43,511
Average Volume10Days 78,670
Beta 1.009
Bid 9.96
Bid Size 100
Book Value 11.861
City Frankfurt am Main
Country Germany
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.73
Current Ratio 0.095
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 10.9226
Day Low 10.73
Display Name The European Equity Fund
Dividend Date 1,548,806,400
Dividend Rate 0.19
Dividend Yield 1.81
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 30.616
Enterprise Value 72,016,272
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.7
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,767,052,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.4676
Fifty Day Average Change 0.26239967
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.025067797
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.61129
Fifty Two Week High 11.43
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.70000076
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06124241
Fifty Two Week Low 8.76
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.9699993
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22488576
Fifty Two Week Range 8.76 - 11.43
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 522,077,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.98
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 2,352,224
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00083
Held Percent Institutions 0.53266
Implied Shares Outstanding 6,725,724
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,767,052,800
Last Dividend Value 0.165
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary The European Equity Fund, Inc. is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The fund is managed by Deutsche Asset Management International GmbH. It invests in the public equity markets of Europe. The fund seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in equity or equity-linked securities of companies. The fund seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI-EMU Index. It was formerly known as Germany Fund Inc. The European Equity Fund, Inc. was formed on July 23, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name The European Equity Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 72,167,016
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_7744316
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 18,187,828
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 73,445,578
Open 10.6
Operating Margins 0.09951
Payout Ratio 0.0721
Phone 49 69 910 12371
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 10.73
Post Market Time 1,776,456,361
Previous Close 10.53
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.90464544
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 30.680334
Profit Margins 7.73218
Quick Ratio 0.095
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.2
Regular Market Change Percent 1.89933
Regular Market Day High 10.9226
Regular Market Day Low 10.73
Regular Market Day Range 10.73 - 10.9226
Regular Market Open 10.6
Regular Market Previous Close 10.53
Regular Market Price 10.73
Regular Market Time 1,776,455,797
Regular Market Volume 28,327
Return On Assets 0.01016
Return On Equity 0.24851
Revenue Growth 0.491
Revenue Per Share 0.35
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 6,725,724
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0008
Shares Short 5,640
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,825
Short Name The European Equity Fund, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0013
Short Ratio 0.16
Source Interval 15
Symbol EEA
Total Cash 150,745
Total Cash Per Share 0.022
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 2,352,224
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.778
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.073884144
Trailing Eps 2.7
Trailing P E 3.974074
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.58955
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.14044952
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.01326303
Type Disp Equity
Volume 28,327
Website https://fundsus.deutscheam.com/EN/products/european_equity_fund.jsp
Zip 60,329