First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and gains and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund pursues an integrated investment strategy, in which the Fund invests all of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of common stocks of the United States corporations and the United States dollar-denominated equity securities of the non-United States issuers. These securities are traded on the United States securities exchanges. In addition, on an ongoing and consistent basis, the Fund writes (sells) covered call options on a portion of the Fund's managed assets. First Trust Advisors L.P. is the investment advisor of the Fund. Chartwell Investment Partners, LLC is the sub-advisor of the Fund.
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Outstanding Shares19,970,000
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE:FFA) Frequently Asked Questions
What is First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's stock symbol?
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FFA."
How often does First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund?
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 12th. Investors of record on Monday, June 25th will be given a dividend of $0.285 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $1.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 22nd. View First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's Dividend History.
Who are First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's key executives?
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's management team includes the folowing people:
- James A. Bowen, Chairman of the Board of Trustee (Age 62)
- James M. Dykas, President, Chief Executive Officer (Age 51)
- Donald P. Swade, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer (Age 45)
- Kristi A. Maher, Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary (Age 51)
- Daniel J. Lindquist, Vice President (Age 47)
- W. Scott Jardine Esq., Secretary, Chief Legal Officer (Age 57)
- Richard E. Erickson M.D., Lead Independent Trustee (Age 66)
- Thomas R. Kadlec, Independent Trustee (Age 60)
- Robert F. Keith, Independent Trustee (Age 61)
- Niel Byron Nielson Ph.D., Independent Trustee (Age 64)
Has First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about FFA stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, Accern reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund earned a coverage optimism score of -0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the company an impact score of 46.38 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.
Who are First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's major shareholders?
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.58%), Guggenheim Capital LLC (1.26%), UBS Group AG (0.92%), Arete Wealth Advisors LLC (0.86%), Royal Bank of Canada (0.75%) and Shaker Financial Services LLC (0.69%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund.
Which institutional investors are selling First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund stock?
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How do I buy shares of First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund?
Shares of FFA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's stock price today?
One share of FFA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.15.
How big of a company is First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund?
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund has a market capitalization of $312.18 million.
How can I contact First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund?
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's mailing address is 120 E Liberty Dr Ste 400, WHEATON, IL 60187-5455, United States. The company can be reached via phone at +1-630-7658000.
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