EUROPEAN EQUITY FD INC EEA
COM · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 298768102
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $8.61.
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 29 |
| Q4 2022 | 30 |
| Q1 2023 | 28 |
| Q2 2023 | 27 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 9 | 11 |
| Q1 2023 | 11 | 7 |
| Q2 2023 | 5 | 11 |
Biggest buyers
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Added | +14.9k |
| UBS Group AG | New | +12.9k |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC | Added | +6.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +501 |
| Focused Wealth Management, Inc | Added | +2 |
Biggest sellers
| Matisse Capital | Sold out | -48.3k |
| Relative Value Partners Group, LLC | Reduced | -29.6k |
| Atlas Wealth LLC | Sold out | -11.1k |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -7.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES | Reduced | -4.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -4.2k |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -2.0k |
| CSS LLC/IL | Reduced | -1.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -1.2k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC | Reduced | -500 |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 13G · institution -1.7 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 19.1% |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 13G · institution -1.6 pts · filed 2026-04-14 | 10.2% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 1.9m $16.6m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 711.3k $6.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 276.9k $2.4m | Added +14.9k |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 275.7k $2.4m | Added +6.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 188.9k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.5k $1.1m | Reduced -4.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.8k $385.8k | Reduced -4.8k |
| CSS LLC/IL 0.03% of their portfolio | 42.6k $366.4k | Reduced -1.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.3k $295.3k | Unchanged |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.2k $277.5k | Reduced -500 |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.8k $135.9k | Reduced -2.0k |
| Relative Value Partners Group, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.2k $130.8k | Reduced -29.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.8k $127.0k | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $110.9k | New |
| CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.0k $103.3k | Unchanged |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.5k $21.1k | Unchanged |
| Nalls Sherbakoff Group, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0k $16.6k | Unchanged |
| UMB Bank, n.a. 0.00% of their portfolio | 839 $7.2k | Unchanged |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 698 $6.0k | Reduced -20 |
| Focused Wealth Management, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 574 $4.9k | Added +2 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 501 $4.3k | Added +501 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 382 $3.3k | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 377 $3.2k | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 106 $912 | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 45 $387 | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5 $43 | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |