profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund
$21.90-0.50% today
+1.9% in 1 year
1-year low $19.621-year high $23.65
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $5.42 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -$68.1 million in 2022 to $81.3 million in 2025, with $80.7 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund vs. similar companies
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund grows the slowest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund | 5.4× · Cheap | ||
 PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund | 8.4× · Cheap | ||
 Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund | 36.9× · Expensive | ||
 Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund | 6.9× · Cheap | ||
 Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund | 6.7× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -68 | 67 | 76 | 81 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -69 | 66 | 76 | 81 | |
| -3.43 | 3.31 | 3.79 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 100.7% | 99.1% | 99.3% | 99.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 339 | 380 | 425 | 475 |
| Cash | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Total debt | – | – | – | – |
| Total liabilities | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 334 | 375 | 423 | 474 | |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -20.6% | 17.7% | 17.9% | 17.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 5.4×
- –
- –
- 1.0×
- 5.4×
- –
- –
- 0.0%
- 18.4%
- 6.7%
Profitability
- 57.5%
- 245.3%
- 99.3%
- 245.3%
- 17.0%
- 10.5%
- 17.9%
- 17.0%
- 17.0%
- –
Growth
- +10.3%
- –
- –
- +5.3%
- +0.0%
Financial health
- -0.1×
- 0.00
- 0.0%
- –
- –
- –
- 0.07
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 11%of 852
Top 6%of 863
Top 42%of 860
Bottom 22%of 920
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.06 | – | – |
| Mar 10, 2025 | 1.45 | – | – |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 2.33 | – | – |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 1.19 | – | – |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.13 | – | – |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.24 | – | – |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.96 | – | – |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.80 | – | – |
6.7%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$67a year at today's yield, before tax
+5.3%2020 to 2025
Raised2 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.94 in 2015 → $1.48 in 2025
How safe it looks
0.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
4/7Passes 4 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
45No pass
Benjamin Graham
69Pass
Philip Fisher
63Pass
Peter Lynch
79Pass
Joel Greenblatt
55No pass
Charlie Munger
62Pass
Terry Smith
48No pass
Questions about First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund
Is First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. 4 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund AI analysis
What does First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund do?
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. The fund is co-managed by Chartwell Investment Partners, L.P. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. It is in Asset Management - Income.
Does First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 6.7% a year.
Is First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund stock halal?
No. First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund does not pass our halal screen: its main business, interest-based asset management, is not permitted. How we check
How has First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund stock done over the past year?
Up 1.9% over the past twelve months, to $21.90. It traded between $19.62 and $23.65 and is 7.4% below its high.
Who are First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund, Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund and Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.