profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Special Opportunities Fund
$12.10-0.58% today
-20.7% in 1 year
1-year low $12.001-year high $15.56
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $6.33 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Special Opportunities Fund sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -$23.7 million in 2022 to $22.1 million in 2025, with $21.1 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Special Opportunities Fund handed back 100% of the cash it generated last year.
$16M
Free cash flow 2025$16M
Bought back its own shares$64,750
Paid as dividends$16M
Special Opportunities Fund vs. similar companies
Special Opportunities Fund grows the slowest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Opportunities Fund | 6.3× · Cheap | ||
 BlackRock | 34.0× · Expensive | ||
 Blackstone | 49.1× · Expensive | ||
 Investor | 8.5× · Cheap | ||
 Brookfield | 70.0× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Special Opportunities Fund's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -24 | 28 | 37 | 22 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -25 | 27 | 36 | 21 | |
| -2.15 | 2.38 | 3.41 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 104.2% | 97.5% | 97.7% | 95.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 210 | 216 | 233 | 237 |
| Cash | 2 | 0 | – | – |
| Total debt | – | – | – | – |
| Total liabilities | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 207 | 214 | 231 | 229 | |
| 12 | 11 | 10 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -11.9% | 12.5% | 15.7% | 9.2% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | |
| Dividends paid | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 6.3×
- –
- –
- 0.7×
- 6.0×
- 8.5×
- –
- 11.7%
- 15.8%
- 20.2%
Profitability
- 100.0%
- 95.5%
- 95.5%
- 95.5%
- 9.2%
- 9.0%
- 9.0%
- 8.9%
- 9.2%
- –
Growth
- −10.5%
- –
- +2.9%
- +19.1%
- +4.6%
Financial health
- 0.0×
- 0.00
- 0.0%
- –
- –
- –
- 0.09
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 26%of 854
Top 2%of 733
Top 9%of 876
Bottom 10%of 878
Top 21%of 929
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.29 | – | – |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.54 | – | – |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.27 | – | – |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.02 | – | – |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.04 | – | – |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.32 | – | – |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.86 | – | – |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.46 | – | – |
20.2%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$202a year at today's yield, before tax
+19.1%2020 to 2025
Raised2 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.19 in 2015 → $2.70 in 2025
How safe it looks
73.7% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 99.6%
News
OTC Markets declares $0.30 quarterly dividend and $1.75 special dividendSeeking Alpha · Nov 12, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
Not enough data
Questions about Special Opportunities Fund
Is Special Opportunities Fund a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Special Opportunities Fund AI analysis
What does Special Opportunities Fund 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. It is in Asset Management.
Does Special Opportunities Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 20.2% a year, about 74% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $15.5 million in dividends.
Is Special Opportunities Fund stock halal?
Yes. Special Opportunities Fund passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 0% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Special Opportunities Fund stock done over the past year?
Down 20.7% over the past twelve months, to $12.10. It traded between $12.00 and $15.56 and is 22.2% below its high.
Who are Special Opportunities Fund's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock, Blackstone, Investor and Brookfield. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Special Opportunities Fund's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.