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US · SEC FORM 4
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC.
SPE · NYSE · CIK 0000897802 · Closed-End Funds · Asset Management
INSIDER SIGNAL
0 qualifying P purchase groups
in the current 180-day scoring window
3 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
3 sales · 0 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines
WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?
Score anatomy
No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.
Why is there no score?
- No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
- Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.
Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.
Purchase breadth, concentration & cluster buying
These modules activate when qualifying purchases enter the 180-day research window.
Insider activity timeline
Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.
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SIGNAL HISTORY
Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2025-04-04 · GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP.
Recent Form 4 activity
P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.
Market context
Market context has not been captured for this ticker yet. The daily market-context job processes the US universe in rotating batches.
Short interest
Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.
- Shares short
- 20,215
- Previous report
- 14,126
- Avg daily volume
- 42,269
- Days to cover
- ≤ 1.0
FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.
Historical equity purchases
Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.
| Transaction date | Reporting owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-04 | GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 3,000 | USD 13.80 | USD 41,400 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-12-28 | GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,363 | USD 11.78 | USD 16,055 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-04-06 | GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 5,000 | USD 10.85 | USD 54,250 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-04-05 | GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,400 | USD 10.85 | USD 26,040 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-03-30 | GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,568 | USD 10.85 | USD 17,013 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-03-29 | GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 675 | USD 10.74 | USD 7,250 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-02-03 | GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 11.85 | USD 23,700 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2023-01-30 | GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 11.63 | USD 23,260 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2022-04-06 | HELLERMAN GERALD | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 5,600 | USD 14.79 | USD 82,805 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2022-02-07 | GOLDSTEIN PHILLIP | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 14.76 | USD 29,520 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2022-01-28 | HELLERMAN GERALD | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 600 | USD 14.51 | USD 8,706 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2022-01-26 | HELLERMAN GERALD | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,070 | USD 14.65 | USD 15,680 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2021-09-20 | HELLERMAN GERALD | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,648 | USD 15.16 | USD 24,992 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2021-07-19 | HELLERMAN GERALD | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 1,000 | USD 15.00 | USD 15,000 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2020-10-28 | HELLERMAN GERALD | Purchase (P) | Common Stock | 2,000 | USD 11.48 | USD 22,960 | SEC filing ↗ |
Form 4 evidence
4 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 63 in local history.
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Dakos Andrew | Sale (S) | Common Stock | 5,317 | USD 14.11 | USD 75,018 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-02 | Dakos Andrew | Sale (S) | Common Stock | 1,077 | USD 14.02 | USD 15,100 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-30 | Dakos Andrew | Sale (S) | Common Stock | 4,098 | USD 14.66 | USD 60,077 | SEC filing ↗ |
Show recent Form 4 evidence (3 grouped rows)
| Date | Owner | Type | Security | Shares | Avg. price | Approx. value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Dakos Andrew | Sale (S) | Common Stock | 5,317 | USD 14.11 | USD 75,018 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-02 | Dakos Andrew | Sale (S) | Common Stock | 1,077 | USD 14.02 | USD 15,100 | SEC filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-30 | Dakos Andrew | Sale (S) | Common Stock | 4,098 | USD 14.66 | USD 60,077 | SEC filing ↗ |
Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.
Snapshot & identity
| Snapshot date | 2026-10-19 |
|---|---|
| Ranking version | US-v1.2 |
| Data quality | PASS ELIGIBLE · — |
| Ticker | SPE |
| CIK | 0000897802 |
| Sector | Closed-End Funds |
| Industry | Asset Management Yahoo Finance |
| SEC SIC | Investment company (SEC forms N-2, N-2/A, N-30D) |
| Exchange | NYSE |
Data coverage
| Local Form 4 history | 63 transaction lines from 2020-02-28 to 2026-06-03 37 P purchase lines · 10 S sale lines · 16 other lines |
|---|---|
| SEC company submissions | Open SEC filings ↗ |
Local ledger as of 2026-10-19. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.