SPE: Attractive Valuation And A Managed 8% Distribution Plan

Summary

  • SPE is an exciting investment option for investors who want to invest alongside Bulldog Investors.
  • Bulldog Investors took a more aggressive activist approach with this fund, taking over complete control in 2009.
  • Since taking over the fund, they have constructed one of the oddest portfolios I've seen; nothing seems to be off-limits with this fund.
  • This idea was discussed in more depth with members of my private investing community, CEF/ETF Income Laboratory. Learn More »

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Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist

Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE:SPE) is, as its name suggests, a fund that looks for "special opportunities." It is run by Bulldog Investors - a known activist group. They traditionally pressure funds into tender offers, liquidations, or

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