First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund
FFA

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) dividend history and yield

Dividend summary

Frequency
Quarterly
Trailing 12 months
$1.59
Forward yield
7.00%
Payout ratio
—
Growth streak
1 years

First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund pays a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of September 22, 2026 and was paid on September 30, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $1.59 per share, a yield of 7.13% at a share price of $22.25.

The record shows a series of step-ups. The rate went from $0.29 in 2020 to $0.32 with the March 2021 payment, then to $0.35 by June 2024, $0.39 in September 2025 and $0.43 in September 2026. Each step was three or four cents, or about 9.4% to 11.4%. Since late 2020, the quarterly rate has grown about 48%. Payments by calendar year were $1.28 in 2021 and 2022 and $1.48 in 2025. The table has no payments between December 2022 and June 2024. The source gives a growth streak of one year.

Ex-dates fall around the 20th to 22nd of March, June, September and December, with payment at the end of the month. If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend around December 22, 2026 and be paid at the end of December. The last two raises came with the September payment.

Dividend per share by year

2025
$1.48
2022
$1.26
2021
$1.26
2020
$1.14

Dividend history

DeclaredEx-dividend datePay dateAmount
Sep 10, 2026Sep 22, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.43
Jun 10, 2026Jun 22, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.39
Mar 10, 2026Mar 20, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.39
Dec 10, 2025Dec 22, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.39
Sep 10, 2025Sep 22, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.39
Jun 10, 2025Jun 23, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.35
Mar 10, 2025Mar 24, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.35
Dec 10, 2024Dec 20, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.35
Sep 10, 2024Sep 20, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.35
Jun 10, 2024Jun 21, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.35
Dec 12, 2022Dec 22, 2022Dec 30, 2022$0.32
Sep 12, 2022Sep 22, 2022Sep 30, 2022$0.32
Jun 13, 2022Jun 22, 2022Jun 30, 2022$0.32
Mar 10, 2022Mar 22, 2022Mar 31, 2022$0.32
Dec 13, 2021Dec 22, 2021Dec 31, 2021$0.32
Sep 13, 2021Sep 22, 2021Sep 30, 2021$0.32
Jun 10, 2021Jun 22, 2021Jun 30, 2021$0.32
Mar 10, 2021Mar 22, 2021Mar 31, 2021$0.32
Dec 10, 2020Dec 22, 2020Dec 31, 2020$0.29
Sep 10, 2020Sep 22, 2020Sep 30, 2020$0.29

Frequently asked questions

  • Does First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) pay a dividend?

    Yes. First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.43 per share.

  • What is FFA's dividend yield?

    First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund paid $1.59 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 7.00% at the last price of $22.67. Click here to learn more

  • When is FFA's most recent ex-dividend date?

    First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's most recent ex-dividend date is Sep 22, 2026, payable on Sep 30, 2026.

  • What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

    An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. Click here to learn more

  • Has FFA been raising its dividend?

    Yes — First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive calendar years.

Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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