Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (SPE)
| Market Value | 164.52M |
| Revenue (ttm) | 8.84M |
| Net Income (ttm) | 32.75M |
| Shares Out | 10.63M |
| EPS (ttm) | 3.04 |
| PE Ratio | 5.09 |
| Forward PE | n/a |
| Dividend | $1.19 (7.67%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Volume | 27,595 |
| Open | 15.55 |
| Previous Close | 15.57 |
| Day's Range | 15.45 - 15.71 |
| 52-Week Range | 12.00 - 15.87 |
| Beta | 1.02 |
| Analysts | n/a |
| Price Target | n/a |
| Earnings Date | n/a |
About SPE
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. is a close-ended balanced fund of funds launched and managed by Bulldog Investors, LLC. It invests in close-ended funds investing in public equity and fixed income markets. The fund employs a combination of value, opportunistic and special situations strategies to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index. The fund was previously known as Insured Municipal Income Fund, Inc. Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. was formed on February 18, 1993 and is domiciled in th... [Read more]
News
SPE: Discount To NAV Normalized; Downgrade To Hold
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Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For First Quarter of 2025
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared the next three monthly distributions ...
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Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. Dividend Declaration
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.171875 per share on the Fund'...
SPE: Stick With This Activist CEF As They Deliver On Recent Performance
Special Opportunities Fund has shown significant improvement in 2024, achieving a total return of nearly 39%, outperforming the S&P 500's YTD return of 30%. Bulldog Investors' activist campaigns have ...
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. Annual Stockholders Meeting
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SPE), announced today that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on December 11, 2024 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern t...
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Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Fourth Quarter of 2024
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared the next three monthly distributions ...
SPE: Solid Performance While Deep Discount Persists
Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) offers exposure to a diversified portfolio managed by activist group Bulldog Investors, focusing on discounted closed-end funds. The fund's discount is quite attractiv...
Notes On The 2024 Special Opportunities Fund Semi-Annual Shareholder Report
SPE outperformed the S&P 500 with a 15.45% return, aided by a 1.28% discount narrowing and strategic share repurchases. Increased SPAC allocation to 16.2%, reduced CEFs and BDCs, and saw successful ac...
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Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Third Quarter of 2024
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared the next three monthly distributions ...
BDJ And SPE: Double Digit Discounts And Monthly Distributions
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Special Opportunities Fund Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders of BNY Mellon Municipal Income
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SPE) announced today that, at the annual meeting of stockholders of BNY Mellon Municipal Income (NYSE: DMF) held on June...
SPE: Activist CEF With High Distributions Set To Grow
SPE Fund is managed by Bulldog Investors and focuses on exploiting pricing inefficiencies in other closed-end funds (CEFs) through activist campaigns. The fund offers diversification by investing in v...
Special Opportunities Fund Provides Update On FAST Acquisition Corp. Settlement
SADDLE BROOK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) is providing the following update regarding the settlement of a class action lawsuit filed in the Delaware Court of Ch...
SPE: A Diversified Fund Trading At A Significant Discount
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SPE: This CEF Remains Attractive And Provides A Monthly Distribution
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