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.
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Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Special Opportunities Fund's stock symbol?
Special Opportunities Fund trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SPE."
How often does Special Opportunities Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Special Opportunities Fund?
Special Opportunities Fund declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 16th will be given a dividend of $0.076 per share on Tuesday, April 30th. This represents a $0.91 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 15th. View Special Opportunities Fund's Dividend History.
Has Special Opportunities Fund been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about SPE stock have trended negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Special Opportunities Fund earned a coverage optimism score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the closed-end fund a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Special Opportunities Fund.
Who are some of Special Opportunities Fund's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Special Opportunities Fund include Blackrock Muniyld California Quty Fd (MCA), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Blackrock Muniyield Quality Fund (MQY), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN), Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (PMM), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Ins Fn (MUJ), Blackrock Muniholdings New York Qulty Fd (MHN), Blackrock Muniyield Michign Qulty Fd (MIY), Strategic Global Government Fund Inc. Closed-End Fund (RCS), Cohen & Steers Total Return Real. Fd (RFI), BlackRock Income Trust (BKT), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (MMT) and Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL).
What other stocks do shareholders of Special Opportunities Fund own?
Who are Special Opportunities Fund's key executives?
Special Opportunities Fund's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Phillip Franklin Goldstein, Chairman and Sec. (Age 74)
- Mr. Andrew Dakos, Pres and Interested Director (Age 53)
- Mr. Gerald Hellerman, Chief Compliance Officer and Interested Director (Age 82)
- Mr. Thomas Antonucci, Chief Financial Officer (Age 50)
- Mr. Rajeev Probir Das CFA, Treasurer and VP (Age 50)
Who are Special Opportunities Fund's major shareholders?
Special Opportunities Fund's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Ancora Advisors LLC (1.19%), Scotia Capital Inc. (0.60%), Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (0.37%) and Lindbrook Capital LLC (0.05%). Company insiders that own Special Opportunities Fund stock include Gerald Hellerman and Phillip Goldstein. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Special Opportunities Fund.
Which institutional investors are buying Special Opportunities Fund stock?
SPE stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scotia Capital Inc., Ancora Advisors LLC, Lindbrook Capital LLC and Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Special Opportunities Fund stock in the last two years include Gerald Hellerman and Phillip Goldstein. View Insider Buying and Selling for Special Opportunities Fund.
How do I buy shares of Special Opportunities Fund?
Shares of SPE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Special Opportunities Fund's stock price today?
One share of SPE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.1106.
How big of a company is Special Opportunities Fund?
MarketBeat Community Rating for Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE SPE)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Special Opportunities Fund and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe SPE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe SPE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
