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SPE

Special Opportunities Fund

36 hedge funds and large institutions have $45.7M invested in Special Opportunities Fund in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 7

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.2M → $45.7M (+$1.49M)

1.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 28.96%27.6% (-1.4%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3736 (-1)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 3

Holders
36
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
0.47%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
2
Increased
13
Reduced
7
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
1
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$22.9M -$860K -60,776 -4%
SFS
2
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$4.13M +$2.81M +198,505 +246%
BBPWM
3
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$3.82M +$15.9K +1,122 +0.4%
CL
4
CSS LLC
Illinois
$1.83M -$733K -51,814 -30%
AAM
5
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.77M +$34K +2,402 +2%
SC
6
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.64M +$96.7K +6,837 +7%
RCM
7
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$1.6M
GC
8
GatePass Capital
Ohio
$1.38M -$381K -26,955 -22%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.1M -$678K -47,947 -39%
First Manhattan
10
First Manhattan
New York
$488K
Raymond James Financial
11
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$483K +$30.8K +2,179 +7%
Envestnet Asset Management
12
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$405K +$29.2K +2,063 +8%
OC
13
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$399K +$14.8K +1,047 +4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
14
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$362K +$56.4K +3,989 +20%
AA
15
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$334K +$44.4K +3,140 +16%
Osaic Holdings
16
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$317K -$3.71K -262 -1%
Truist Financial
17
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$299K +$538 +38 +0.2%
SFS
18
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$269K
HI
19
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$252K
NS
20
NBC Securities
Alabama
$249K +$1.98K +140 +0.8%
LOPW
21
Live Oak Private Wealth
North Carolina
$230K
NAS
22
NWF Advisory Services
California
$228K
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$222K -$1.32K -93 -0.6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$215K +$580 +41 +0.3%
PP
25
Patron Partners
Texas
$214K

SPE Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

36 of the 7,598 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $45.7M — up 3.4% from $44.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 3 funds closed out of SPE and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 7 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Shaker Financial Services, adding an estimated $2.81M. The largest seller was Kovitz Investment Group Partners, cutting an estimated $860K.

  • 36 institutional investors held Special Opportunities Fund (SPE) as of Q2 2025, down from 37 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $45.7M of Special Opportunities Fund stock for Q2 2025, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Special Opportunities Fund positions in Q2 2025 and 3 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund buyer in Q2 2025 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $2.81M added.
  • The largest Special Opportunities Fund seller in Q2 2025 was Kovitz Investment Group Partners, an estimated $860K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.