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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.

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SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.

SPE·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0000897802

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. is a closed-end balanced fund of funds. It is managed by Bulldog Investors, LLC. The fund invests in closed-end funds that focus on public equity and fixed income markets. To make its investments, the fund uses a combination of value, opportunistic, and special situations strategies. Its portfolio performance is benchmarked against the S&P 500 Index. The fund was established on February 18, 1993, and is based in the United States. It was formerly known as Insured Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. (NYSE:SPE) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector. Wiseek has independently scored 1 item for SPE at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-01-22, rated 8/10. Recent SEC coverage for SPE spans 144.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • 10% Stockholder Files Intent to Sell $1.58M in Shares, Reducing Stake Significantly

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 14,126 shares in SPE as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 39.2% increase from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 40.5% of SPE volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)14,126 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 39.2%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 39,170
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)40.5% of 13,207 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume38.2%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

$12.65
52-week range · as of 2026-01-22 $12.65 – $15.98
Volume
22.6K (0.6× avg)
3-mo avg 36.5K
Live data · 2026-10-05 01:35 UTC · Market closed

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SPE
Jan 22, 2026, 11:29 AM EST
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
8
10% Stockholder Files Intent to Sell $1.58M in Shares, Reducing Stake Significantly
Price at Filing: $14.99
Real-time Price: $12.65 info
Change: -$2.34 (-16%) info
Market Cap: N/A info
Sentiment: Negative
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