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First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: FFA) has announced its March 2025 distribution under its Managed Distribution Plan. The distribution is payable on March 31, 2025, to shareholders of record as of March 24, 2025, with the same ex-dividend date.
The Fund operates under a Managed Distribution Plan with SEC exemptive relief, allowing for periodic long-term capital gains distributions. The distribution sources include net investment income, short-term capital gains, long-term capital gains, and return of capital, with exact amounts to be reported in Form 1099-DIV.
First Trust Advisors L.P. serves as the investment advisor with approximately $266 billion in assets under management as of February 28, 2025. Chartwell Investment Partners, acts as sub-advisor, managing about $12.6 billion in assets.
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: FFA) has announced its quarterly distribution of $0.35 per share, payable on March 31, 2025, to shareholders of record as of March 24, 2025. The distribution is part of the Fund's managed distribution policy approved by its Board of Trustees.
The Fund, with approximately $266 billion in assets under management as of January 31, 2025, seeks to provide high current income and gains through a diversified equity portfolio. The quarterly distribution may include net investment income, long-term capital gains, and return of capital. The final tax status determination will be made after 2025 end and provided on Form 1099-DIV.
The Fund is managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. as investment advisor and Chartwell Investment Partners, as sub-advisor, the latter managing approximately $12.6 billion in assets as of January 31, 2025.
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: FFA) has declared a distribution of $0.35 per share, payable on December 31, 2024, to shareholders of record as of December 20, 2024. The distribution sources include: 9.26% from net investment income, 34.03% from short-term capital gains, and 56.71% from long-term capital gains.
The Fund's fiscal year-to-date cumulative distributions total $1.36500 per share. The current distribution rate represents 6.35% of NAV, with a fiscal year-to-date total return on NAV of 23.75% through November 30, 2024. First Trust Advisors manages approximately $264 billion in assets, while sub-advisor Chartwell Investment Partners oversees about $12.5 billion.
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: FFA) has announced its quarterly distribution of $0.35 per share, payable on December 31, 2024, to shareholders of record as of December 20, 2024. Based on December 9, 2024 figures, this represents a distribution rate of 6.36% on NAV ($22.02) and 6.65% on market price ($21.05).
The Fund operates under a managed distribution policy approved by its Board of Trustees, allowing for periodic distributions of long-term capital gains. The quarterly distribution may include net investment income, return of capital, and realized capital gains, with final tax status to be determined after 2024.
The Fund seeks to provide high current income and gains through a diversified equity portfolio, with First Trust Advisors L.P. serving as investment advisor (managing approximately $245 billion as of October 31, 2024) and Chartwell Investment Partners, as sub-advisor (managing about $12.5 billion as of November 30, 2024).
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: FFA) has declared a distribution payable on September 30, 2024, to shareholders of record as of September 20, 2024. The current distribution of $0.35 per share consists of 9.93% net investment income and 90.07% return of capital. The Fund's 5-year average annualized distribution rate is 6.64% of NAV, with a total return on NAV of 13.58%.
The Fund operates under a Managed Distribution Plan, allowing for more frequent long-term capital gains distributions. As of August 31, 2024, First Trust Advisors L.P. had $241 billion in assets under management, while sub-advisor Chartwell Investment Partners, managed $12.3 billion.
Investors should be aware of market risks, including potential impacts from current economic conditions, geopolitical events, and public health crises. The Fund's shares may trade at a discount to NAV, and the use of covered call options may limit potential gains.
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: FFA) has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.35 per share, payable on September 30, 2024, to shareholders of record as of September 20, 2024. The distribution rate is 6.85% based on the September 9, 2024 NAV of $20.44, and 7.11% based on the closing market price of $19.70.
The Fund's Board of Trustees has approved a managed distribution policy, allowing for more frequent long-term capital gains distributions. The Fund aims to provide a high level of current income and gains, with some capital appreciation, by investing in a diversified equity portfolio.
First Trust Advisors L.P. serves as the Fund's investment advisor, managing approximately $241 billion in assets as of August 31, 2024. Chartwell Investment Partners, , the sub-advisor, managed about $12.1 billion as of July 31, 2024.
The First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: FFA) announced a managed distribution policy based on exemptive relief from the SEC, allowing it to distribute long-term capital gains more frequently.
For June 2024, a distribution of $0.35 per share is declared, payable on June 28, 2024, to shareholders of record as of June 21, 2024. The distribution includes $0.0364 from net investment income and $0.3136 as return of capital. Cumulative distributions for fiscal 2024 amount to $0.665 per share, with $0.06916 from net investment income and $0.59584 as return of capital.
The Fund warns that the distribution should not be used to assess investment performance. Actual tax reporting and the final source of distributions will be provided with Form 1099-DIV. The Fund emphasizes investment risks, including market fluctuations, geopolitical events, and specific risks related to the Fund's operations.
First Trust Advisors, with $226 billion in assets, is the Fund's advisor, and Chartwell Investment Partners serves as the sub-advisor, managing $11.8 billion in assets as of May 31, 2024.
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (NYSE: FFA) announced an increase in its quarterly distribution to $0.35 per share, up from $0.315. The new distribution will be payable on June 28, 2024, to shareholders of record on June 21, 2024, with an ex-dividend date of June 21, 2024. This represents an 11.11% increase from the previous distribution. The distribution rate based on the June 7, 2024 NAV of $20.30 is 6.90%, and 7.28% based on the closing market price of $19.22. The Fund aims to provide high current income and gains, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation, by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. The Fund's managed distribution policy, approved by its Board of Trustees, allows for periodic distributions of long-term capital gains throughout the year. The Fund emphasizes that the annual distribution rate is independent of its performance during any particular period.
