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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, Q1 2025

Institutional positions in Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
37
0 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
2.94M
−165.5K (−5.3%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$44.2M
−$1.27M (−2.8%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
7
11 more added
Sold out
7
9 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2025: 37 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 heldQ1 2025: $44.2M
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, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding SPE in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC1,535,479$23.1M0.12%−9,926−0.6%Reduced
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC245,523$3.69M0.70%−4,697−1.9%Reduced
CSS LLC167,776$2.52M0.18%−35,026−17.3%Reduced
Morgan Stanley116,873$1.76M0.00%+3,754+3.3%Added
GatePass Capital, LLC114,650$1.72M1.29%+34,900+43.8%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.112,810$1.69M0.03%+112,810New
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC103,488$1.55M0.08%−98,798−48.8%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.99,215$1.49M0.01%+9,583+10.7%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC77,098$1.16M0.45%−80,714−51.1%Reduced
First Manhattan Co31,510$473.3K0.00%+1,010+3.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc29,115$437.4K0.00%−1,869−6.0%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc24,766$372.0K0.01%+2,000+8.8%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc24,197$363.5K0.00%+24,197New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.20,724$311.3K0.00%−1,416−6.4%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP20,486$307.7K0.00%+20,486New
Cetera Investment Advisers19,530$293.4K0.00%+19,530New
Truist Financial Corp19,254$289.2K0.00%−3,185−14.2%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC18,560$278.8K0.01%−6,332−25.4%Reduced
Sowell Financial Services LLC17,369$260.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.16,284$244.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
NBC Securities, Inc.15,965$239.0K0.02%+15,950+106,333.3%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC14,853$223.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
NWF Advisory Services Inc.14,700$220.8K0.03%+14,700New
UBS Group AG14,534$218.3K0.00%+8,031+123.5%Added
Wells Fargo & Company14,404$216.4K0.00%+510+3.7%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC13,845$208.0K0.00%+171+1.3%Added
Patron Partners Advisors, LLC13,825$207.7K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
K2 Principal Fund, L.P.11,878$178.4K0.03%+1,878+18.8%Added
MAI Capital Management3,753$56.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC2,162$32.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada2,148$32.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Winmill & Co. Inc2,000$30.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Godsey & Gibb Associates1,155$17.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Eastern Bank727$10.9K0.00%+727New
Sound Income Strategies, LLC648$9.74K0.00%+9+1.4%Added
CoreCap Advisors, LLC375$5.63K0.00%+375New
CVA Family Office, LLC39$5860.00%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Advisor Alliance0$00.00%−94,349−100.0%Sold out
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.0$00.00%−30,010−100.0%Sold out
CF Capital LLC0$00.00%−27,500−100.0%Sold out
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors0$00.00%−15,542−100.0%Sold out
Aspiriant, LLC0$00.00%−13,246−100.0%Sold out
Absolute Investment Advisers LLC0$00.00%−10,504−100.0%Sold out
Quarry LP0$00.00%−3,023−100.0%Sold out
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed