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The European Equity Fund, Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments as of March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

  Shares Value ($)
Common Stocks  98.7%    
France  22.9%    
Banks 2.2%    
BNP Paribas SA 46,000 1,388,716
     
Building Products 2.3%    
Cie de Saint-Gobain 59,290 1,442,162
     
Construction & Engineering 2.6%    
Bouygues SA 56,000 1,642,062
     
Electrical Equipment 1.0%    
Schneider Electric SE 7,540 650,202
     
Entertainment 1.9%    
Vivendi SA 56,000 1,199,897
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.1%    
BioMerieux 6,000 675,560
     
IT Services 3.5%    
Edenred 17,000 710,599
Worldline SA 144A* 26,000 1,532,190
    2,242,789
Machinery 2.7%    
Alstom SA 41,000 1,716,048
     
Pharmaceuticals 2.8%    
Sanofi 20,000 1,758,913
     
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 2.8%    
Kering SA 3,400 1,775,659
Total France (Cost $17,991,268)   14,492,008
     
Germany  16.6%    
Air Freight & Logistics 2.9%    
Deutsche Post AG (Registered) 68,890 1,872,987
     
Capital Markets 2.2%    
Deutsche Boerse AG 10,000 1,371,750
     
Chemicals 3.1%    
Evonik Industries AG 48,000 1,004,516
LANXESS AG 24,000 959,215
    1,963,731
Insurance 2.5%    
Allianz SE (Registered) 9,200 1,583,873
     
Interactive Media & Services 1.7%    
Scout24 AG 144A 18,000 1,081,488
     
Pharmaceuticals 2.6%    
Merck KGaA 16,000 1,643,817
     
Software 1.6%    
SAP SE 9,000 1,015,315
Total Germany (Cost $11,378,860)   10,532,961
     
Switzerland  13.2%    
Airlines 1.0%    
Wizz Air Holdings PLC 144A* 22,600 645,992
     
Capital Markets 2.1%    
Partners Group Holding AG 1,900 1,315,385
     
     
     
  Shares Value ($)
Chemicals 2.1%    
Sika AG (Registered) 8,000 1,322,994
     
Food Products 3.2%    
Barry Callebaut AG (Registered) 1,000 2,005,790
     
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.7%    
Straumann Holding AG (Registered) 1,500 1,118,797
     
Insurance 2.1%    
Baloise Holding AG (Registered) 10,000 1,312,035
     
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 1.0%    
Logitech International SA (Registered) 15,000 648,883
Total Switzerland (Cost $8,168,689)   8,369,876
     
United Kingdom  11.2%    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.5%    
Compass Group PLC 62,000 970,979
     
Multiline Retail 1.6%    
B&M European Value Retail SA 297,851 1,017,805
     
Pharmaceuticals 4.8%    
AstraZeneca PLC 34,000 3,039,812
     
Tobacco 3.3%    
British American Tobacco PLC 60,000 2,051,041
Total United Kingdom (Cost $7,791,997)   7,079,637
     
Netherlands  6.8%    
Beverages 1.7%    
Heineken NV 13,000 1,086,514
     
Professional Services 2.7%    
Wolters Kluwer NV 24,000 1,690,347
     
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.4%    
ASML Holding NV 5,700 1,516,568
Total Netherlands (Cost $3,368,303)   4,293,429
     
Finland  5.6%    
Insurance 2.2%    
Sampo OYJ ''A'' 48,000 1,402,214
     
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.4%    
Neste OYJ 63,000 2,132,852
Total Finland (Cost $3,679,852)   3,535,066
     
Denmark  5.0%    
Electrical Equipment 1.2%    
Vestas Wind Systems A/S 9,402 764,174
     
Pharmaceuticals 3.8%    
Novo Nordisk A/S ''B'' 40,000 2,407,154
Total Denmark (Cost $2,694,835)   3,171,328
     
Sweden  4.0%    
Banks 1.5%    
Swedbank AB 85,000 951,877
     
Household Products 2.5%    
Essity AB ''B'' 50,000 1,545,673
Total Sweden (Cost $2,386,320)   2,497,550
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Shares Value ($)
Italy 3.7%    
Electric Utilities 3.7%    
Enel SpA (Cost $2,588,934) 340,000 2,365,182
     
Ireland 3.6%    
Food Products 3.6%    
Kerry Group PLC ''A'' (Cost $1,727,468) 20,000 2,297,956
     
Spain 2.3%    
Construction & Engineering 2.3%    
Ferrovial SA (Cost $1,300,717) 60,000 1,440,008
     
Belgium 2.1%    
Banks 2.1%    
KBC Group NV (Cost $1,738,078) 29,000 1,337,270
     
Australia 1.7%    
Metals & Mining 1.7%    
BHP Group PLC (d) (Cost $1,028,013) 71,100 1,102,923
Total Common Stocks (Cost $65,843,334)   62,515,194
     
Cash Equivalents  0.7%    
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 0.32% (a) (Cost $467,539) 467,539 467,539
     
     
  % of Net  
  Assets Value ($)
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $66,310,873) 99.4 62,982,733
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net 0.6 368,722
Net Assets 100.0 63,351,455
     

For information on the Fund’s policies regarding the valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.

 

A summary of the Fund’s transactions with affiliated investments during the period ended March 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

Value ($) at 12/31/2019 Purchases Cost
($)
Sales Proceeds
($)
Net
Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
($)
Net
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
($)
Income
($)
Capital
Gain
Distributions
($)
Number
of Shares
at
3/31/2020
Value ($)
at
3/31/2020
Securities Lending Collateral 0.0%        
DWS Government & Agency Securities Portfolio "DWS Government Cash Institutional Shares", 0.33% (a) (b)
1,808,469 1,808,469 (c)      239
Cash Equivalents 0.7%        
DWS Central Cash Management Government Fund, 0.32% (a)        
730,688 7,200,105 7,463,254 2,244 467,539 467,539
2,539,157 7,200,105 9,271,723 2,483 467,539 467,539
                 

  

*     Non-income producing security.
(a)     Affiliated fund managed by DWS Investment Management Americas, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.
(b)     Represents cash collateral held in connection with securities lending. Income earned by the Fund is net of borrower rebates.
(c)     Represents the net increase (purchases cost) or decrease (sales proceeds) in the amount invested in cash collateral for the period ended March 31, 2020.
(d)     BHP Group PLC is domiciled in Australia and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

 

144A:   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
 
For purposes of its industry concentration policy, the Fund classifies issuers of portfolio securities at the industry sub-group level.  Certain of the categories in the above Schedule of Investments consist of multiple industry sub-groups or industries.

 

  

Fair Value Measurements
 
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of March 31, 2020 in valuing the Fund’s investments.  

 

Assets Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
  Common Stocks (e)  
France $ 14,492,008 $ $ $ 14,492,008
Germany 10,532,961       10,532,961
Switzerland 8,369,876       8,369,876
United Kingdom 7,079,637       7,079,637
Netherlands 4,293,429       4,293,429
Finland 3,535,066       3,535,066
Denmark 3,171,328       3,171,328
Sweden 2,497,550       2,497,550
Italy 2,365,182       2,365,182
Ireland 2,297,956       2,297,956
Spain 1,440,008       1,440,008
Belgium 1,337,270       1,337,270
Australia 1,102,923       1,102,923
Short-Term Instruments 467,539 467,539
Total $ 62,982,733 $ —   $ $ 62,982,733
         

(e) See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations.