# Morgan Stanley Europe Opportunity Fund Inc;I (EUGDX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eugdx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Morgan Stanley · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 1997-07-28 Under normal market conditions, the Adviser seeks to achieve the fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in high quality established and emerging companies located in Europe that the investment team believes are undervalued at the time of purchase. The Adviser emphasizes a bottom-up stock selection process, seeking attractive investments on an individual company basis. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities issued by issuers located in European countries. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $27.23 | | Expense Ratio | 1.05% | | Assets Under Management | $86.8M | | NAV | $27.23 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 0.66% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.18 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Irregular | | 52-Week Range | $24.17 – $30.54 | | Beta | 1.10 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1784 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-19 - Pay date: 2025-12-19 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does EUGDX invest in? Under normal market conditions, the Adviser seeks to achieve the fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in high quality established and emerging companies located in Europe that the investment team believes are undervalued at the time of purchase. The Adviser emphasizes a bottom-up stock selection process, seeking attractive investments on an individual company basis. The fund will normally invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities issued by issuers located in European countries. ### What is the expense ratio of EUGDX? Morgan Stanley Europe Opportunity Fund Inc;I (EUGDX) charges an expense ratio of 1.05%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is EUGDX? Morgan Stanley Europe Opportunity Fund Inc;I (EUGDX) manages $86.8M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is EUGDX actively managed or an index fund? EUGDX's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy. ### When was EUGDX launched? Morgan Stanley Europe Opportunity Fund Inc;I (EUGDX) launched in July 1997 and is managed by Morgan Stanley. ### How has EUGDX performed? EUGDX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does EUGDX pay a dividend? Morgan Stanley Europe Opportunity Fund Inc;I (EUGDX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.66%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does EUGDX pay dividends? Morgan Stanley Europe Opportunity Fund Inc;I pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is EUGDX's dividend yield? EUGDX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.66%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is EUGDX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for EUGDX was 2025-12-19. The next ex-date typically follows Irregular; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will EUGDX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.05% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does EUGDX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from EUGDX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does EUGDX cost more than a fund like VOO? EUGDX's strategy (current expense ratio 1.05%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where EUGDX sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to EUGDX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as EUGDX (1.05%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eugdx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eugdx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eugdx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eugdx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/eugdx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.