# First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund of Beneficial Interest (FFA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-04. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $21.93, market value $438 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.6×** (5-yr avg 4.9×, 3-yr avg 4.9×). First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund of Beneficial Interest trades at 4.6× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 4.9×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×.
- **Price / sales: 5.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.4×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Earnings yield: 21.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 21.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 99.3%**. 99.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.0%**. 17.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 17.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 17.0% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.8%**. Revenue grew 6.8% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 6.6%**. Earnings per share rose 6.6%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 7.75%** ($1.55 per share, trailing). First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund of Beneficial Interest yields 7.75%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 15**. 15 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.3%/yr** (1-yr 8.1%). The dividend has grown 5.3% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 5.7%** (YTD 3.4%, 3-mo -3.9%). The shares are up 5.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -7.9%** (12.5% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 38**. An RSI of 38 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.83** (volatility 13%). Beta of 0.83 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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