Objective
To achieve long-term growth in both capital and income by predominantly investing in equities (and their related securities) of continental European companies.
AIC sector
Management group
Launch date
01/11/1991
Domicile
United Kingdom
Fund manager
Marcel Stotzel, Sam Morse
Dividend frequency
Semi-Annually
Wind-up provisions
A continuation vote takes place every two years. The next continuation vote will take place at the AGM in May 2027.
Continuation vote
2 yearly
Market Cap (m) Total assets (m) Price (last close) NAV Discount / premium (%) Gearing (%) Dividend yield (%) Dividend dates Ongoing charge (%)
2,114.90 2,524.62 414.00 437.17 -5.30 10 1.99 Mar, Sep 0.76 (31/12/2024)
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Dividends

Dividends declared in last 12 months

Ex-dividend date Payment date Dividend amount Special dividend Financial year
11/09/2025 23/10/2025 3.900 No 2025
27/03/2025 13/05/2025 5.500 No 2024
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Performance (%)

Return type 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years
Fidelity European Trust Share price total return 8.1 30.2 72.1 219.6
Europe AIC sector Share price total return 9.0 27.3 41.8 151.0
Morningstar Developed Markets Europe ex-UK * Total return 18.6 37.4 63.0 169.3
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* The Morningstar market index is not necessarily the official benchmark of the investment trust, but it has been identified as an appropriate comparative index. Please hover over the definition for further detail on the index construction.

Share structure

Number of shares
510,845,955

Traded volumes (number of shares)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 1,462,401 12,883,446 191,675,723 755,986,185
Average N/A 644,172 757,612 599,513
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Traded values (m)

  Yesterday 1 month 1 year 5 years
Total 6.05 55.24 782.15 2,692.25
Average N/A 2.76 3.09 2.14
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Trading details

ISIN Ticker Traded currency Stock exchange
GB00BK1PKQ95 FEV GBX London Stock Exchange - MAIN
Chi-x Europe Limited
London Stock Exchange
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Top holdings

Data as at : 31/01/2026

Investment % of total assets
ASML Holding NV 8.1
Roche Holding AG 6.0
TotalEnergies SE 4.4
Nestle SA 3.9
L'Oreal SA 3.7
Novo Nordisk AS Class B 3.3
Assa Abloy AB Class B 3.2
KBC Groupe NV 3.1
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A 3.1
Euro Stoxx 50 Future Mar26 Vgh6 3.0

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