Price$14.08-0.14 (-0.98%)
01:30 PM07:45 PM
News · 26 weeks130%
2025-12-072026-05-31
Mix590d
- Insider2(40%)
- Other2(40%)
- Dividends1(20%)
Latest news
25 items- SECAmendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Special Opportunities Fund IncSCHEDULE 13G/A - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Subject)
- PRSpecial Opportunities Fund Announces Monthly Distributions For Second Quarter of 2026NEW YORK, April 13, 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 monthly distributions under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 8% (or 0.6667% per month) for 2026, based on the net asset value of $16.31 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2025. The next three distributions declared under the managed distribution plan are as follows: MonthRateRecord DatePayable DateApril$0.1087April 21, 2026April 30, 2026May$0.1087
- INSIDERSEC Form 3 filed by new insider Sell Moritz A3 - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Issuer)
- SECSEC Form N-CSR filed by Special Opportunities Fund IncN-CSR - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Filer)
- INSIDERSEC Form 4 filed by Chairman and Secretary Goldstein Phillip4 - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Issuer)
- SECSEC Form N-CEN filed by Special Opportunities Fund IncN-CEN - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Filer)
- INSIDERSEC Form 4 filed by Chairman and Secretary Goldstein Phillip4 - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Issuer)
- INSIDERSEC Form 4 filed by Chairman and Secretary Goldstein Phillip4 - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Issuer)
- PRSpecial Opportunities Fund Announces Results of Year-End Distribution Payable in Cash and StockNEW 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 stockholders of record as of December 29, 2025 and payable on January 30, 2026 is $14.9506 which is the volume-weighted average trading price of the Fund's common stock on January 20, 21, and 22, 2026. Substantially the entire $0.70 per share distribution is expected to consist of realized long-term capital gains and is taxable in calendar year 2025. Stockholders that elected to receive the distribution in stock or that did not make an election will receive 0.0468 shares for each share of co
- SECSEC Form SCHEDULE 13G filed by Special Opportunities Fund IncSCHEDULE 13G - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Subject)
- PRSpecial Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For First Quarter of 2026NEW 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 monthly distributions under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 8% (or 0.6667% per month) for 2026, based on the net asset value of $16.31 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2025. The next three distributions declared under the managed distribution plan are as follows: MonthAmountRecord DatePayable DateJanuary$0.1087January 20, 2026January 30, 2026Feb
- INSIDERPresident Dakos Andrew sold $60,065 worth of shares (4,098 units at $14.66), decreasing direct ownership by 40% to 6,064 units (SEC Form 4)4 - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Issuer)
- PRSpecial Opportunities Fund Announces Year-End Distribution Payable in Cash and StockNEW 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 of $0.70 per share payable on January 30, 2026 in stock and cash. Substantially the entire distribution is expected to consist of realized long-term capital gains and to be taxable to stockholders in calendar year 2025. The purpose of the year-end distribution is to avoid excise taxes payable by the Fund. The distribution will be paid in cash or newly issued shares of the Fund's common stock at the election of stockholders. An election form will be sent to stockholders promptly following the
- PRSpecial Opportunities Fund, Inc. Annual Stockholders MeetingNEW 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.m., Eastern time, at the offices of Blank Rome LLP, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor, New York, NY. Stockholders planning to attend the Meeting should register in advance by sending an email to info@bulldoginvestors.com no later than December 5, 2025 and agree to comply with the identification and security protocols required to enter the premises. Periodically updated information on the Fund can be obtained by visiting the Fund's website at www.specialopportunitiesfundinc.com. CONTACT:
- SECSEC Form DEF 14A filed by Special Opportunities Fund IncDEF 14A - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Filer)
- PRSpecial Opportunities Fund, Inc. Dividend DeclarationNEW 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 share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2025 to holders of record as of December 19, 2025. For information, please contact: Thomas Antonucci, Bulldog Investors LLP (1-201-566-0092)
- PRSpecial Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Fourth Quarter of 2025NEW 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 distributions under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 8% (or 0.6667% per month) for 2025, based on the net asset value of $16.47 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2024. The next three distributions declared under the managed distribution plan are as follows: MonthAmountRecord DatePayable DateOctober$0.1098October 21, 2025October 31, 2025Novem
- SECSEC Form 40-17G filed by Special Opportunities Fund Inc40-17G - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Filer)
- SECAmendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Special Opportunities Fund IncSCHEDULE 13G/A - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Subject)
- PRSpecial Opportunities Fund, Inc. Dividend DeclarationNEW YORK, Sept. 09, 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 share on the Fund's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2025 to holders of record as of September 19, 2025. For information, please contact: Thomas Antonucci, Bulldog Investors LLP (1-201-566-0092)
- SECSEC Form N-CSRS filed by Special Opportunities Fund IncN-CSRS - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Filer)
- SECSEC Form N-PX filed by Special Opportunities Fund IncN-PX - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Filer)
- INSIDERSEC Form 4 filed by Chairman and Secretary Goldstein Phillip4 - SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (0000897802) (Issuer)
- PRSpecial Opportunities Fund Declares Distributions For Third Quarter of 2025NEW 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 distributions under the Fund's managed distribution plan. Under the Fund's managed distribution plan, the Fund intends to make monthly distributions to common stockholders at an annual rate of 8% (or 0.6667% per month) for 2025, based on the net asset value of $16.47 of the Fund's common shares as of December 31, 2024. The next three distributions declared under the managed distribution plan are as follows: MonthAmountRecord DatePayable DateJuly$0.1098July 22, 2025July 31, 2025August$0.1098A
- PRSpecial Opportunities Fund, Inc. Dividend DeclarationSpecial 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's 2.75% Convertible Preferred Stock, Series C. The dividend is payable on June 30, 2025 to holders of record as of June 18, 2025. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250605353886/en/ For information, please contact: Thomas Antonucci, Bulldog Investors LLP (1-201-566-0092)
SPE FAQ
6 questionsWhat does Special Opportunities Fund Inc do?
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 the United States.Where does SPE stock trade?
Special Opportunities Fund Inc (SPE) is listed on NYSE.What sector and industry is SPE in?
Special Opportunities Fund Inc operates in the Finance sector, Finance/Investors Services industry.Does SPE pay a dividend?
Yes. SPE's next ex-dividend date is 2026-06-16 with a declared cash dividend of $0.11 per share, payable 2026-06-30.What companies are similar to SPE?
Notable peers in the same industry include CET (Central Securities Corporation), HASI (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc.), MAIN (Main Street Capital Corporation), NEA (Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund), KYN (Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc.). Compare SPE side-by-side with any of them on Quantisnow.How can I track SPE on Quantisnow?
Quantisnow aggregates Special Opportunities Fund Inc's SEC filings, analyst ratings, insider transactions, FDA approvals, and press releases the moment they hit the wire (Wall Street's wire, on your screen.). Follow SPE to receive live email and push alerts on every new disclosure.