Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (SPE)

NYSE: SPE · Real-Time Price · USD
13.65
+0.07 (0.52%)
Apr 7, 2026, 11:41 AM EDT - Market open
Market Value145.01M
Revenue (ttm)7.64M -26.2%
Net Income19.54M -41.9%
EPS1.84 -43.7%
Shares Out 10.62M
PE Ratio7.38
Forward PEn/a
Dividend$2.02 (14.74%)
Ex-Dividend DateMar 17, 2026
Volume18,479
Open13.55
Previous Close13.58
Day's Range13.55 - 13.78
52-Week Range12.72 - 15.99
Beta0.79
Analystsn/a
Price Targetn/a
Earnings Daten/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]

Founded 1993
Country United States
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol SPE
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In 2025, SPE's revenue was $7.64 million, a decrease of -26.24% compared to the previous year's $10.35 million. Earnings were $19.54 million, a decrease of -43.73%.

Financial Statements

News

Special Opportunities Fund Announces Results of Year-End Distribution Payable in Cash and Stock

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the price at which shares of the Fund's common stock will be issued to common...

2 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For First Quarter of 2026

NEW YORK, Jan. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared the next three month...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Special Opportunities Fund Announces Year-End Distribution Payable in Cash and Stock

NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) today announced a year-end distribution to common stockholders of record as of December 29, 2025 o...

3 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. Annual Stockholders Meeting

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SPE), announced today that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on December 11, 2025 at 2 p....

4 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. Dividend Declaration

NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 s...

5 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Fourth Quarter of 2025

NEW YORK, Oct. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) has announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared the next three monthly...

6 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Third Quarter of 2025

NEW YORK, July 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) (the “Fund”) has announced that the Fund's Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared the next three monthly...

9 months ago - GlobeNewsWire

Shareholders of Tejon Ranch Co. Urged to Vote for an Accountable Board of Directors

SADDLE BROOK, N.J., May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) and Bulldog Investors, LLP (together, “Bulldog”), holders of 2.1% of Tejon Ranch Co., urge shareholder...

1 year ago - GlobeNewsWire

Special Opportunities Fund Seeks to Elect Directors of Tejon Ranch Co.

SADDLE BROOK, N.J., April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Special Opportunities Fund, Inc., (SPE or the “Fund”) (NYSE: SPE), one of the largest shareholders of Tejon Ranch Co., (TRC or “Tejon”) (NYSE: TR...

1 year ago - GlobeNewsWire

Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Second 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 ...

1 year ago - Business Wire

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 ...

1 year ago - Business Wire

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 ...

1 year ago - Business Wire

Donny Osmond Celebrates Third Anniversary and Extends Las Vegas Residency at Harrah's Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legendary entertainer and music icon Donny Osmond celebrates the third anniversary of his award-winning solo show DONNY and extends his residency inside Harrah's Las Vegas ...

1 year ago - Business Wire

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 ...

1 year ago - Business Wire

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...

Other symbols: DMF
1 year ago - Business Wire

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...

2 years ago - Business Wire

Teledyne e2v HiRel Announces Groundbreaking GaN Load Switch

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #teledynee2vhirel--Teledyne e2v HiRel Electronics proudly announces the release of the TDGM650LS60, the first product in its innovative new 650V power module family...

2 years ago - Business Wire

Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Second 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 ...

2 years ago - Business Wire

Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For First 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 ...

2 years ago - Business Wire

Special Opportunities Fund Dismisses Lawsuit Against First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity Income Fund After Stockholder Approval of Open-Ending Transaction But Condemns Seating of Incumbent Directors Without Quorum

SADDLE BROOK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) today announced that it has dismissed its lawsuit against the board of directors of First Trust Dynamic Europe Equity ...

2 years ago - Business Wire

Special Opportunities Fund Reaches Settlement With FAST Acquisition Corp.

SADDLE BROOK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SPE) today announced that it has reached a settlement of a class action lawsuit filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery aga...

2 years ago - Business Wire

Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Fourth Quarter of 2023

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 ...

2 years ago - Business Wire

Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Third Quarter of 2023

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 ...

3 years ago - Business Wire

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. Announces Modification of Share Repurchase Plan

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE: SPE), announced today that effective immediately and, in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of ...

3 years ago - Business Wire

Special Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Second Quarter of 2023

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 ...

3 years ago - Business Wire