Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (SPE) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 287 recorded SPE dividend payments, running from August 9, 1993 to October 20, 2026 — 34 calendar years. Together those payments total $32.24 per share. SPE has most often paid monthly.

SPE has increased its payment rate for 2 consecutive complete years.

SPE's payment rate fell in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2023. The steepest drop was -20.9%.

SPE dividends by year

How this growth is measured

Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.

Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than SPE's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent SPE dividend payments

Showing the 60 most recent of 287 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

SPE dividend history questions

How many dividends has SPE paid?

DivTrkr has 287 recorded SPE dividend payments between August 9, 1993 and October 20, 2026, totalling $32.24 per share across 34 calendar years.

Has SPE ever cut its dividend?

Yes. The SPE per-payment rate fell in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2023, the steepest being -20.9%.

How fast is the SPE dividend growing?

There is not yet five full years of SPE payment history to measure a five-year growth rate.

How often does SPE pay a dividend?

SPE has most often paid monthly — 12 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.

See the current SPE dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track SPE free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.