SPE News and Press, Special Opportunities Fund Inc From 12/18/20

SPE offers a more unique portfolio with a fund of funds approach, but also including a considerable amount of exposure to SPACs. SPACs were on fire this year, getting most of the headlines. Even with the exposure to SPACs, it appears SPE wasn't able to take advantage of their popu...

I am returning to the subject of closed-end funds. There is no sector of the markets that is more overlooked, less understood, and more full of promise, than closed-end funds. Closed-ends funds should not be purchased for appreciation, though you may get some. They should be utili...

The only space left with any real yield are some of the closed-end funds. Many of the ones that I like have monthly dividends and while most have leverage, the cost of leverage is just this side of zero. The risk/reward ratio makes some sense, where it doesn't in most other fixed-...

Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) declares $0.2188/share quarterly dividend, 132.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.0940.Forward yield 6.41%Payable Dec. 31; for shareholders of record Dec. 21; ex-div Dec. 18.See SPE Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further detai...

As the year is starting to wind down, I wanted to take an updated look at what distribution changes happened throughout the year. We had previously done this for a more specific time frame; the time frame of the pandemic to shortly after in June. Again, I'm surprised at how resili...

Since there is barely any yield in investment grade bonds, people and institutions are scrambling. Closed-end funds: the most overlooked sector of the capital markets. Closed-end funds are the ugly duckling of the markets and yet that is why they offer such opportunity. For ...

20 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 18 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week as vaccine rally continues. November distribution changes are updated: boosts to MAV (Taxable Income holding), MHI; cuts to KIO, FSLF. We'll keep track of large annual/special distributio...

The country with the largest economy, the biggest bond market and yet, we are paying higher yields than almost every other developed country. I think the Fed is going to come under tremendous pressure to reduce interest rates even further. As our government borrows more money, and...

23 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 23 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week as election volatility subsides. NHF tender offer begins, with an expiration date of December 10, 2020. We discuss RIV's rights offering results in a separate report. For further de...

SPE gives investors access to a broad equity portfolio with two layers of NAV discounts.  Additionally, activism and SPAC investments add optionality. SPE's management has been buying shares on the open market in recent months.  They already have more skin in the game than m...