EEA - European Equity Fund, Inc / MD

What this means for you

One or more large investors own more than 5% of this fund but have told the regulator they are not seeking changes. That is common for banks, brokers and index funds that hold shares for their clients.

Nothing is required of you. If an investor changes its mind, it must file a new notice within days, and it will show up here.

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What happened, and when

1. Aug 14, 2026

   1607 Capital cut its stake to 19.1% (from 20.8%), as a passive investor.

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2. May 15, 2026

   1607 Capital cut its stake to 20.8% (from 23.7%), as a passive investor.

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3. Feb 13, 2026

   1607 Capital cut its stake to 23.7% (from 25.1%), as a passive investor.

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4. Nov 14, 2025

   1607 Capital cut its stake to 25.1% (from 26.5%), as a passive investor.

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5. May 15, 2025

   1607 Capital cut its stake to 26.5% (from 28%), as a passive investor.

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About this fund

• Run by DWS International Gmbh. Part of the GERMANY FUNDS fund family. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
• Size: about $89.6 million of holdings, as of June 30, 2026. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
• Borrowing: the fund borrows about 2% on top of its own money, as of June 30, 2026. Borrowed money makes gains and losses bigger. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
• Costs: 0.7% a year in management fees; 1.4% a year in total, including interest on borrowed money. Fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
• Payouts: last fiscal year (ended Dec 31, 2025) the fund paid $0.77 a share. $0.19 of that was income; $0.58 came from gains. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
• Value of holdings per share at the last fiscal year end (Dec 31, 2025): $11.86. The shares traded at $10.30, about 13.2% below that. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
• How the holdings did: up 13.5% over the last three months we have (April-June 2026), before the share price is taken into account. Over the last 12 months: +17.8%. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
• How the holdings did over the fiscal year (ended Dec 31, 2025): the value of the holdings returned +7.9%. How the share price did: the shares returned +35.6% over the same year, counting payouts and the change in the market price. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
• First reported to the regulator in 1994.

What the fund holds

Mostly shares (98%), the rest cash and short-term holdings. About 2% issued in the U.S.

1. ASML Holding NV /Eur/ 0.00000000 - 6.5%
2. HSBC Holdings PLC /Gbp/ 0.00000000 - 3.7%
3. Novartis Ag-Reg /Chf/ 0.00000000 - 3.2%
4. Airbus SE /Eur/ 0.00000000 - 3%
5. Infineon Technologies AG /Eur/ 0.00000000 - 3%
6. Siemens Energy AG /Eur/ 0.00000000 - 3%
7. Schneider Elec SA /Eur/ 0.00000000 - 2.9%
8. Banco Santander SA /Eur/ 0.00000000 - 2.8%
9. Axa SA /Eur/ 0.00000000 - 2.6%
10. Unicredit Spa /Eur/ 0.00000000 - 2.5%

As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →