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 ≈ $8.98.
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 29 |
| Q4 2022 | 30 |
| Q1 2023 | 28 |
| Q2 2023 | 27 |
| Q3 2023 | 28 |
| Q4 2023 | 28 |
| Q1 2024 | 25 |
| Q2 2024 | 24 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| Q4 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| Q1 2024 | 13 | 7 |
| Q2 2024 | 11 | 6 |
Biggest buyers
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC | Added | +18.6k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Added | +14.6k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Added | +13.3k |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | New | +13.1k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +11.7k |
| CSS LLC/IL | Added | +7.7k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | New | +1.4k |
| Matisse Capital | Added | +1.0k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Added | +922 |
| LPL Financial LLC | Added | +406 |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -203.1k |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | Reduced | -33.3k |
| Relative Value Partners Group, LLC | Sold out | -14.6k |
| CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD | Sold out | -12.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -416 |
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 2024
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.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $12.4k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $8.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 1.9m $16.8m | Reduced -33.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 696.5k $6.3m | Added +13.3k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 375.6k $3.4m | Added +14.6k |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 323.6k $2.9m | Added +18.6k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.0k $1.7m | Unchanged |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.1k $944.1k | Reduced -203.1k |
| CSS LLC/IL 0.03% of their portfolio | 50.3k $451.4k | Added +7.7k |
| Matisse Capital 0.17% of their portfolio | 38.0k $341.7k | Added +1.0k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.7k $294.0k | Added +11.7k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.2k $289.5k | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $276.7k | Added +406 |
| BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.6k $140.0k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $134.0k | Reduced -416 |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.1k $117.4k | New |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.7k $113.9k | Added +922 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6k $23.0k | Reduced -1.0k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $12.6k | New |
| Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 740 $6.6k | Added +5 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 501 $4.5k | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 382 $3.4k | Unchanged |
| US BANCORP \DE\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 377 $3.4k | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 45 $404 | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5 $45 | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |