# Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) — Dividends

SPE · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/spe/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Trailing 12 months | $2.01 |
| Forward yield | 16.27% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

Special Opportunities Fund pays a monthly dividend of $0.11 per share. Its last paid dividend had an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of September 22, 2026 and was paid on September 30, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $2.01 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 15.86% at a share price of $12.66.

Three more payments of $0.11 are already declared, with ex-dates of October 20, November 17 and December 22, 2026, each paid at the end of its month. Every regular payment in the table, from June 2025 through December 2026, was $0.11 per share. The twelve regular payments with 2026 ex-dates add up to $1.32. There was also an unusually large extra payment of $0.70 per share, with an ex-date of December 29, 2025 and a pay date of January 30, 2026. The source gives a growth streak of one year.

Ex-dates usually fall on the third or fourth Tuesday of the month, and payment comes on the last business day of the month. If the pattern holds, the payment after the declared December one would go ex-dividend in the second half of January 2027 and be paid at the end of that month.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 22, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Nov 17, 2026 | Nov 30, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Oct 30, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.11 |
| May 19, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.70 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.11 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | $0.11 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.11 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.11 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | $0.11 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | $0.11 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $0.11 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) pay a dividend?

Yes. Special Opportunities Fund pays a monthly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.11 per share.

### What is SPE's dividend yield?

Special Opportunities Fund paid $2.01 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 16.27% at the last price of $12.34. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is SPE's next ex-dividend date?

Special Opportunities Fund's next ex-dividend date is Dec 22, 2026, payable on Dec 31, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has SPE been raising its dividend?

Yes — Special Opportunities Fund has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

This page is for informational purposes only. Nothing on it is a recommendation, solicitation or offer to buy or sell any security, nor investment, legal or tax advice. Light Horse Securities Inc does not verify third-party data and is not responsible for its accuracy, completeness or timeliness.

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