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SPE (Special Opportunities Fund) Shares Outstanding (EOP) : 10.75 Mil (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Special Opportunities Fund Shares Outstanding (EOP)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. Special Opportunities Fund's shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 10.75 Mil.

Special Opportunities Fund's quarterly shares outstanding declined from Dec. 2023 (11.01 Mil) to Jun. 2024 (10.75 Mil). It means Special Opportunities Fund bought back shares from Dec. 2023 to Jun. 2024 .

Special Opportunities Fund's annual shares outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (11.46 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (11.01 Mil). It means Special Opportunities Fund bought back shares from Dec. 2022 to Dec. 2023 .


Special Opportunities Fund Shares Outstanding (EOP) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Special Opportunities Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Special Opportunities Fund Shares Outstanding (EOP) Chart

Special Opportunities Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shares Outstanding (EOP)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 8.50 8.50 12.71 11.46 11.01

Special Opportunities Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Shares Outstanding (EOP) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.46 11.46 11.39 11.01 10.75

Competitive Comparison of Special Opportunities Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP)

For the Asset Management subindustry, Special Opportunities Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP), along with its competitors' market caps and Shares Outstanding (EOP) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Special Opportunities Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP) Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Special Opportunities Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Special Opportunities Fund's Shares Outstanding (EOP) falls into.



Special Opportunities Fund Shares Outstanding (EOP) Calculation

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.

Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.

Please note: GuruFocus named Shares Outstanding (EOP) is the shares for that end of period. It is usually used to calculate balance sheet related items, such as Book Value per Share, etc. While Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) and Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) are the weighted average shares over a period of time (a year, a quarter, or so). They are usually used to calculate income statement or cashflow statement related items, such as Earnings per Share (Diluted), etc.


Special Opportunities Fund  (NYSE:SPE) Shares Outstanding (EOP) Explanation

A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.

Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.


Be Aware

Warren Buffett looks for consistency and upward long term trend. Because of share repurchase it is possible for net earnings trend to differ from EPS trend. He preferred net income over EPS. The companies with durable competitive advantage companies report higher % net earnings to total revenues.

Important: If a company is showing net earnings history greater than 20% on total revenues, it is probably benefiting from a long term competitive advantage.

If net earnings is less than 10%, likely to be in a highly competitive business.


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Special Opportunities Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53202
Special Opportunities Fund Inc is the United States based closed-ended diversified management investment company. Its investment objective is to have the total return. The company's investment portfolio consists of investment companies, common stocks, money market funds, commodity partnerships, preferred stocks, convertible bonds, liquidating trusts, promissory notes, senior unsecured notes, warrants, rights, corporate notes and corporate bonds. In addition, it also makes investments in construction materials, consumer finance, healthcare equipment and supplies, independent power and renewable electricity producers, insurance, personal products, professional services and real estate investment trusts.
Executives
Andrew Dakos director, officer: President 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Phillip Goldstein director, officer: Chairman and Secretary 60 HERITAGE DRIVE, PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570
Gerald Hellerman director, officer: CCO 5431 NW 21ST AVE., BOCA RATON FL 33496
Rajeev P Das officer: Vice President 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Charles C Walden director C/O INSURED MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND INC., 615 EAST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Marc Lunder director C/O SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC., 615 EAST MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Ben H Harris director C/O US BANCORP FUND SERVICES, 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVE., MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Steven Samuels other: Investment Adviser Principal 72 COLEYTOWN ROAD, WESTPORT CT 06882
Stephanie Darling other: Officer of the Inv. Adviser 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
James M Chadwick director C/O IMPERIAL HOLDINGS, INC., 701 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD., #301, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Relative Value Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 1033 SKOKIE BOULEVARD, SUITE 470, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Karpus Management, Inc. 10 percent owner 183 SULLY'S TRAIL, PITTSFORD NY 14534
Investors Bulldog 10 percent owner PARK 80 WEST PLAZA TWO, SUITE 750, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Full Value Advisors Llc 10 percent owner PARK 80 WEST, 250 PEHLE AVE., SUITE 708, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Ag Ubs 10 percent owner 600 WASHINGTON BLVD., STAMFORD CT 06901

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