Special Opportunities Fund Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Special Opportunities Fund is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 8.77% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 30th May, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 20th May, 2025.
Key information
8.8%
Dividend yield
3.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 11.9% |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | -2.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | 30 May 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 20 May 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 35% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
SPE: Potential Curve Ball For Bear Markets
May 01SPE: Discount To NAV Normalized; Downgrade To Hold
Feb 11SPE: Solid Performance While Deep Discount Persists
Sep 24SPE: A Diversified Fund Trading At A Significant Discount
Apr 10SPE: Distribution Set To Increase In 2024
Dec 29SPE: The Ironic Special Discount, Greater Action Needed
Sep 12Special Opportunities Fund: Opportunistic Investing CEF With Multiple Levels Of Discounts
May 23Special Opportunities Fund dividend declines by 21.2% to $0.0867
Jan 04SPE: Distribution Set To Decline In 2023
Dec 23Special Opportunities Fund declares $0.11 dividend
Oct 05Special Opportunities Fund: Bulldog Investors Show Some Bite Over The Full Cycle
Jul 18Special Opportunities Fund declares $0.11 dividend
Jul 06SPE: Worth A Look At This Unique Fund
Apr 26Act Fast If You Want To Take Advantage Of SPE Tender Offer
Mar 30SPE: Activist Black-Box Fund With A 9% Yield
Feb 27SPE: Deep Discount, Attractive 8.3%+ Distribution And Appealing Portfolio
Aug 08Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: SPE's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SPE's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Special Opportunities Fund Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SPE) | 8.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.7% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.0% |
| Analyst forecast (SPE) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: SPE's dividend (8.77%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.59%).
High Dividend: SPE's dividend (8.77%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.8%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (35%), SPE's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (73%), SPE's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/12 09:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/12 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.