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Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.

SPE
Exchange
NYSE
SEC CIK
0000897802

No open-market purchases or sales by Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 46 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $43.6M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

Other share classesSPE.PC

13F holders, Q4 2024

Institutional positions in Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. as of Dec 31, 2024. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
38
+2 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
3.11M
−4.52K (−0.1%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$45.5M
+$2.35M (+5.5%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
13
4 more added
Sold out
11
12 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2024: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting SPE on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2024: 38 institutions
Q1 2021: 35 institutionsQ2 2021: 42 institutionsQ3 2021: 38 institutionsQ4 2021: 43 institutionsQ1 2022: 35 institutionsQ2 2022: 35 institutionsQ3 2022: 34 institutionsQ4 2022: 34 institutionsQ1 2023: 36 institutionsQ2 2023: 35 institutionsQ3 2023: 38 institutionsQ4 2023: 36 institutionsQ1 2024: 37 institutionsQ2 2024: 37 institutionsQ3 2024: 37 institutionsQ4 2024: 38 institutionsQ1 2025: 37 institutionsQ2 2025: 36 institutionsQ3 2025: 41 institutionsQ4 2025: 44 institutionsQ1 2026: 43 institutionsQ2 2026: 46 institutions
Value heldQ4 2024: $45.5M
Q1 2021: $59.0MQ2 2021: $85.5MQ3 2021: $99.9MQ4 2021: $94.0MQ1 2022: $27.9MQ2 2022: $53.0MQ3 2022: $43.8MQ4 2022: $44.1MQ1 2023: $41.5MQ2 2023: $41.9MQ3 2023: $40.5MQ4 2023: $42.8MQ1 2024: $42.3MQ2 2024: $21.4MQ3 2024: $43.6MQ4 2024: $45.5MQ1 2025: $44.2MQ2 2025: $45.7MQ3 2025: $48.8MQ4 2025: $44.6MQ1 2026: $42.8MQ2 2026: $43.6M
Institutions holding SPE and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 202646$43.6M
Q1 202643$42.8M
Q4 202544$44.6M
Q3 202541$48.8M
Q2 202536$45.7M
Q1 202537$44.2M
Q4 202438$45.5M
Q3 202437$43.6M
Q2 202437$21.4M
Q1 202437$42.3M
Q4 202336$42.8M
Q3 202338$40.5M
Q2 202335$41.9M
Q1 202336$41.5M
Q4 202234$44.1M
Q3 202234$43.8M
Q2 202235$53.0M
Q1 202235$27.9M
Q4 202143$94.0M
Q3 202138$99.9M
Q2 202142$85.5M
Q1 202135$59.0M

Institutions, Q4 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding SPE in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC1,545,405$22.6M0.11%−20,482−1.3%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC250,220$3.66M0.70%−19,335−7.2%Reduced
CSS LLC202,802$2.97M0.18%−55,582−21.5%Reduced
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC202,286$2.96M0.14%−108,077−34.8%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC157,812$2.31M0.88%+94,176+148.0%Added
Morgan Stanley113,119$1.65M0.00%−16,781−12.9%Reduced
Independent Advisor Alliance94,349$1.38M0.02%+94,349New
Scotia Capital Inc.89,632$1.31M0.01%+5,141+6.1%Added
GatePass Capital, LLC79,750$1.17M1.27%+79,750New
Raymond James Financial Inc30,984$453.3K0.00%+30,984New
First Manhattan Co30,500$446.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.30,010$439.0K0.00%+30,010New
CF Capital LLC27,500$402.3K0.43%+27,500New
Ancora Advisors, LLC24,892$364.2K0.01%−4,584−15.6%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc22,766$333.1K0.00%+22,766New
Truist Financial Corp22,439$328.3K0.00%+22,439New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.22,140$323.9K0.00%+2,640+13.5%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC17,369$254.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.16,284$238.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors15,542$227.4K0.03%+4,570+41.7%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC14,853$217.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company13,894$203.3K0.00%−1,694−10.9%Reduced
Patron Partners Advisors, LLC13,825$202.3K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC13,674$200.0K0.00%−95−0.7%Reduced
Aspiriant, LLC13,246$193.8K0.01%+13,246New
Absolute Investment Advisers LLC10,504$153.7K0.02%+10,504New
K2 Principal Fund, L.P.10,000$146.3K0.02%+10,000New
UBS Group AG6,503$95.1K0.00%−1,274−16.4%Reduced
MAI Capital Management3,753$54.9K0.00%+3,753New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC3,103$45.4K0.00%+3,103New
Quarry LP3,023$44.2K0.01%+3,023New
GWM Advisors LLC2,162$31.6K0.00%−13,200−85.9%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada2,148$31.0K0.00%−10.0%Reduced
Winmill & Co. Inc2,000$29.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Godsey & Gibb Associates1,155$16.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC639$9.35K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CVA Family Office, LLC39$5710.00%00.0%Unchanged
NBC Securities, Inc.15$2310.02%−15,708−99.9%Reduced
Epiq Partners, LLC0$00.00%−67,426−100.0%Sold out
Alpine Global Management, LLC0$00.00%−25,000−100.0%Sold out
Matisse Capital0$00.00%−22,786−100.0%Sold out
Private Advisor Group, LLC0$00.00%−16,462−100.0%Sold out
NWF Advisory Services Inc.0$00.00%−15,900−100.0%Sold out
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−14,755−100.0%Sold out
HighTower Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−13,374−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−12,609−100.0%Sold out
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC0$00.00%−10,125−100.0%Sold out
Crewe Advisors LLC0$00.00%−6,970−100.0%Sold out
Bessemer Group Inc0$00.00%−250−100.0%Sold out
Raymond James & Associates––––Not filed