SPE (Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.)
Insider Trading Activity
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.
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| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Andrew Dakos | President and CEO | Sell | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| 2025-08-25 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Sell | — | — |
| 2025-04-08 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2024-10-16 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Sell | — | — |
| 2024-09-23 | Andrew Dakos | President | Sell | — | — |
| 2024-01-02 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2024-01-02 | CHARLES C WALDEN | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2023-02-07 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2023-02-01 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Rajeev P Das | Vice President | D | — | — |
| 2022-04-07 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | D | — | — |
| 2022-04-07 | CHARLES C WALDEN | Director | D | — | — |
| 2022-04-07 | Andrew Dakos | President | D | — | — |
| 2022-04-07 | GERALD HELLERMAN | Director | MIXED | — | — |
| 2022-02-09 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | CHARLES C WALDEN | Director | X | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | X | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | GERALD HELLERMAN | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | Marc Lunder | Director | X | — | — |
| 2022-01-28 | Andrew Dakos | President | X | — | — |
| 2021-12-20 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Sell | — | — |
| 2021-09-21 | GERALD HELLERMAN | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2021-07-20 | GERALD HELLERMAN | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2021-07-15 | CHARLES C WALDEN | Director | M | — | — |
| 2021-07-14 | Andrew Dakos | President | M | — | — |
| 2021-06-29 | Marc Lunder | Director | M | — | — |
| 2021-06-24 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | M | — | — |
| 2021-06-08 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Sell | — | — |
| 2021-05-12 | BEN H HARRIS | Director | M | — | — |
| 2021-05-11 | BEN H HARRIS | Director | M | — | — |
| 2020-12-17 | GERALD HELLERMAN | Director | D | — | — |
| 2020-10-28 | GERALD HELLERMAN | Director | Buy | — | — |
| 2020-08-18 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | MIXED | — | — |
| 2020-08-18 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2020-07-23 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2020-07-16 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| 2020-03-10 | GERALD HELLERMAN | CCO | Buy | — | — |
| 2020-03-03 | Andrew Dakos | President | Buy | — | — |
| 2020-02-25 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| 2020-02-18 | PHILLIP GOLDSTEIN | Chairman and Secretary | Buy | — | — |
| Insider | Role | Shares Held | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Director | 54,299 | — |
| — | Chairman and Secretary | 35,869 | — |
| — | Director | 30,958 | — |
| — | Director | 14,733 | — |
| — | President and CEO | 5,184 | — |
| — | Director | 4,805 | — |
| — | Vice President | 2,704 | — |
| — | Director | 785 | — |
| — | — | 523 | — |
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.