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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
2.32% -1.49% 220.22M --
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-- 22.00% -29.84M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
he Fund’s investment objectives are to provide a high level of current income with a secondary focus on capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund pursues its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its Managed Assets in a portfolio of equity securities of European companies of any market capitalization, including, but not limited to, common and preferred stocks that pay dividends, depositary receipts, and real estate investment trusts.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Europe Stock
Category Index MSCI Europe NR USD
Global Category Name Europe Equity Large Cap
YCharts Categorization Europe Large Cap
YCharts Benchmark MSCI Europe Total Return (^MSEURTR)
Prospectus Objective Equity-Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI Euro GR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACXUSNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Ben Lofthouse 8.11 yrs
John Gambla 8.11 yrs
Rob Guttschow 8.11 yrs
Faizan Baig 1.61 yrs

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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023 *
-0.91%
36.34%
-26.72%
31.08%
-13.86%
19.03%
-9.62%
18.67%
4.50%
27.19%
-14.20%
21.51%
10.65%
7.82%
-16.00%
9.40%
2.21%
19.08%
-8.97%
23.82%
-3.86%
16.00%
-16.13%
5.99%
-0.83%
35.04%
-20.16%
29.71%
12.97%
15.09%
-27.04%
8.16%
-3.30%
29.02%
-21.00%
28.47%
13.54%
14.42%
-19.04%
11.35%
1.13%
42.53%
-19.29%
6.83%
37.14%
8.31%
-30.08%
4.37%
As of November 20, 2023. *Indicates data for the year is incomplete.

Asset Allocation

As of June 30, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 3.76% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 93.87% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 2.37% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
he Fund’s investment objectives are to provide a high level of current income with a secondary focus on capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund pursues its investment objectives by investing at least 80% of its Managed Assets in a portfolio of equity securities of European companies of any market capitalization, including, but not limited to, common and preferred stocks that pay dividends, depositary receipts, and real estate investment trusts.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Europe Stock
Category Index MSCI Europe NR USD
Global Category Name Europe Equity Large Cap
YCharts Categorization Europe Large Cap
YCharts Benchmark MSCI Europe Total Return (^MSEURTR)
Prospectus Objective Equity-Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI Euro GR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACXUSNTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Ben Lofthouse 8.11 yrs
John Gambla 8.11 yrs
Rob Guttschow 8.11 yrs
Faizan Baig 1.61 yrs

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