Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (SPE)

NYSE: SPE · Real-Time Price · USD
15.16
-0.24 (-1.56%)
At close: Aug 1, 2025, 4:00 PM
15.00
-0.16 (-1.06%)
After-hours: Aug 1, 2025, 7:41 PM EDT
-1.56%
Market Value161.12M
Revenue (ttm)10.35M
Net Income (ttm)34.73M
Shares Out 10.63M
EPS (ttm)3.27
PE Ratio4.64
Forward PEn/a
Dividend$1.32 (8.69%)
Ex-Dividend DateAug 19, 2025
Volume29,616
Open15.34
Previous Close15.40
Day's Range15.08 - 15.34
52-Week Range12.72 - 15.87
Beta0.86
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]

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

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