Special Opportunities Fund Stock Forecast, Price & News

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Special Opportunities Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,200 shares, an increase of 84.8% from the June 30th total of 6,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 64,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.
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Special Opportunities Fund's stock was trading at $12.06 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SPE stock has increased by 28.0% and is now trading at $15.44.
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Special Opportunities Fund announced a monthly dividend on Friday, July 9th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 21st will be given a dividend of $0.1075 per share on Thursday, September 30th. This represents a $1.29 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.35%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 20th.
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Special Opportunities Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 7.44%. SPE has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer.
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18 employees have rated Special Opportunities Fund CEO Andy Michuda on Glassdoor.com. Andy Michuda has an approval rating of 80% among Special Opportunities Fund's employees.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Special Opportunities Fund investors own include Hercules Capital (HTGC), Enbridge (ENB), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Vermilion Energy (VET), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), Finjan (FNJN) and Monmouth Real Estate Investment (MNR).

Special Opportunities Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SPE."

Special Opportunities Fund's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Usca Ria LLC (0.17%) and Lindbrook Capital LLC (0.03%). Company insiders that own Special Opportunities Fund stock include Gerald Hellerman and Phillip Goldstein.
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SPE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Usca Ria LLC, and Lindbrook Capital LLC. Company insiders that have bought Special Opportunities Fund stock in the last two years include Gerald Hellerman, and Phillip Goldstein.
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Shares of SPE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SPE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.44.

Special Opportunities Fund has a market capitalization of $131.26 million.

The official website for Special Opportunities Fund is www.specialopportunitiesfundinc.com.

The closed-end fund can be reached via phone at 201-556-0092.