SPE · Insider Trading
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.
Every open-market purchase and sale reported by SPE officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Andrew Dakos | President and CEO | Sell | −6,394 | −$90.12K |
| 2026-03-09 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | MIXED | — | — |
| 2026-03-02 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2026-02-25 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Andrew Dakos | President | Sell | −4,098 | −$60.06K |
| 2025-08-25 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Sell | — | — |
| 2025-04-08 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | +3,000 | +$41.40K |
| 2024-10-16 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Sell | — | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Andrew Dakos | President | Sell | −377 | −$5.18K |
| 2024-01-02 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | +1,363 | +$16.05K |
| 2024-01-02 | Charles C Walden | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | +7,400 | +$80.29K |
| 2023-03-31 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | +2,243 | +$24.26K |
| 2023-02-07 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | +2,000 | +$23.70K |
| 2023-02-01 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | +2,000 | +$23.26K |
| 2022-04-08 | Rajeev P Das | Vice President | D | −513 | −$8.05K |
| 2022-04-07 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | D | −3,534 | −$55.45K |
| 2022-04-07 | Charles C Walden | Director | D | −5,014 | −$78.67K |
| 2022-04-07 | Andrew Dakos | President | D | −3,138 | −$49.24K |
| 2022-04-07 | Gerald Hellerman | Director | MIXED | +267 | −$870 |
| 2022-02-09 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | +2,000 | +$29.51K |
| 2022-01-28 | Charles C Walden | Director | X | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | X | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | Gerald Hellerman | Director | Buy | +1,670 | +$24.39K |
| 2022-01-28 | Marc Lunder | Director | X | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | Andrew Dakos | President | X | — | — |
| 2021-12-20 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Sell | −2,542 | −$39.53K |
| 2021-09-21 | Gerald Hellerman | Director | Buy | +2,472 | +$37.49K |
| 2021-07-20 | Gerald Hellerman | Director | Buy | +1,000 | +$14.99K |
| 2021-07-15 | Charles C Walden | Director | M | +9,779 | — |
| 2021-07-14 | Andrew Dakos | President | M | +8,449 | — |
| 2021-06-29 | Marc Lunder | Director | M | +2,659 | — |
| 2021-06-24 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | M | +5,475 | — |
| 2021-06-08 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Sell | −98,330 | −$1.51M |
| 2021-05-12 | Ben H Harris | Director | M | +771 | — |
| 2021-05-11 | Ben H Harris | Director | M | +346 | — |
| 2020-12-17 | Gerald Hellerman | Director | D | — | — |
| 2020-10-28 | Gerald Hellerman | Director | Buy | +2,000 | +$22.96K |
| 2020-08-18 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | MIXED | — | — |
| 2020-08-18 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | +10,000 | +$118.25K |
| 2020-07-23 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | +10,000 | +$118.25K |
| 2020-07-16 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | +12,836 | +$150.69K |
| 2020-06-23 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | D | — | — |
| 2020-06-10 | Andrew Dakos | President | Buy | — | — |
| 2020-06-10 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | D | — | — |
| 2020-04-07 | Gerald Hellerman | Director | Buy | +1,000 | +$8.72K |
| 2020-03-10 | Gerald Hellerman | CCO | Buy | +1,000 | +$12.54K |
| 2020-03-03 | Andrew Dakos | President | Buy | +1,000 | +$13.25K |
| 2020-02-25 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2020-02-18 | Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| Insider | Role | Shares Held | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Goldstein | Chairman and Secretary | 35,869 | $437.06K |
| Andrew Dakos | President and CEO | 5,184 | $63.17K |
Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.
Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.
Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the SPE quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.
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