The European Equity Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. The fund is managed by Deutsche Asset Management International GmbH. It invests in the public equity markets of Europe including countries utilizing the euro currency. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund benchmarks the performance of its index against the MSCI-EMU Index. It was formerly known as Germany Fund Inc. The European Equity Fund, Inc. was formed on 23 July 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.