First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund

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FFA

Price:

$21.81

Market Cap:

$435.94M

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. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across the diversified sectors. It invests in stocks of companies across diversified market capitalizations. The fund also writes covered call options. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index. The fund was formerly known as First Trust/Fiduciary Asset Management Covered Call Fund. First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund was formed on August 26, 2004 and is dom...[Read more]

Industry

Asset Management - Income

IPO Date

2004-08-27

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

FFA

The PE Ratio as of December 2025 (TTM) for First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) is 9.01

According to First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current PE Ratio is 9.01. This represents a change of 143.90% compared to the average of 3.69 of the last 4 quarters.

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) Historical PE Ratio (quarterly & annually)

How has FFA PE Ratio performed in the past?

The mean historical PE Ratio of First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund over the last ten years is -52.11. The current 9.01 PE Ratio has changed -1828.99% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), FFA's PE Ratio was at its highest in in the December 2022 quarter at 16.38. The PE Ratio was at its lowest in in the June 2018 quarter at -61.31.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

-52.11

Median

5.18

Minimum

-553.13

Maximum

11.29

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) PE Ratio by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund PE Ratio, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = 70.27%

Maximum Annual PE Ratio = 11.29

Minimum Annual Increase = -6418.70%

Minimum Annual PE Ratio = -553.13

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearPE RatioChange
20245.48-0.75%
20235.52-220.27%
2022-4.59-193.83%
20214.89-30.52%
20207.0470.27%
20194.13-147.46%
2018-8.71-225.04%
20176.97-38.29%
201611.29-102.04%
2015-553.13-6418.70%

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) Average PE Ratio

How has FFA PE Ratio performed in the past?

The current PE Ratio of First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) is greater than its 3-year, greater than its 5-year, and greater than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

2.14

5-year avg

3.67

10-year avg

-52.11

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) PE Ratio vs. Peers

How is FFA’s PE Ratio compared to its peers?

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund’s PE Ratio is less than Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. (10.14), greater than Neuberger Berman MLP and Energy Income Fund Inc. (6.44), greater than Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust (6.08), less than BlackRock Municipal Income Trust (38.40), less than Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (11.70), greater than Steward Global Equity Income Fund I (0), greater than John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (8.68), greater than Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II (5.08), less than Invesco Senior Income Trust (12.58), greater than Huber Select Large Cap Value Fund Institutional Class (0),

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