Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund

GOF

Market cap $2.65B

Overview Fund Activity

15.09 USD

+0.09

0.6%

At close Updated Sep 12, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

15.06

-0.03

0.2%

1 day

0.6%

5 days

-0.4%

1 month

0.33%

3 months

1%

6 months

-3.89%

Year to date

-1.44%

1 year

-2.46%

5 years

-16.07%

10 years

-16.07%

About: Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The investment objective of the firm is to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to combine a credit-managed fixed-income portfolio with access to a diversified pool of alternative investments and equity strategies.

Financials Asset Management

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Funds holding %

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

103% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 40

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 10

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 169 [Q1] → 171 (+2) [Q2]

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.89% [Q1] → 17.15% (+0.26%) [Q2]

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $427M [Q1] → $415M (-$11.8M) [Q2]

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q1] → 2 (-1) [Q2]

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about GOF published over the past 30 days

Guggenheim's GOF Defies Closed-End Fund Logic, For A Reason (Rating Upgrade)

GOF's impressive long-term returns and unique DRIP feature help sustain its high premium to NAV, but current valuations are stretched. Buying at a 30%+ premium is risky; I recommend turning off DRIP at these levels to avoid overpaying for new shares. While the fund's management and flexible mandate are strong, the distribution appears unsustainable given the fixed-income portfolio's yield.

Guggenheim's GOF Defies Closed-End Fund Logic, For A Reason (Rating Upgrade)

Guggenheim Investments Announces September 2025 Closed-End Fund Distributions

NEW YORK, Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guggenheim Investments today announced that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions. The table below summarizes the distribution schedule for each closed-end fund (collectively, the “Funds” and each, a “Fund”).

Guggenheim Investments Announces September 2025 Closed-End Fund Distributions

These Big Dividends Are Sending Out An Urgent Sell Signal Now

I'm sure you've noticed that the media has been fretting about a selloff in the last few weeks. But the S&P 500 is still up a lot on the year.

These Big Dividends Are Sending Out An Urgent Sell Signal Now

My 10% Income Portfolio-Protecting The NAV

Caring about dividends can increase our returns, but caring about NAV can save our portfolio. Return and NAV protection must go hand in hand, because there can be no sustainable return without protecting the value of the underlying assets. As far as I am concerned, the way to protect my portfolio is to favor only securities with a positive NAV over time.

My 10% Income Portfolio-Protecting The NAV

GOF: Consistent Payouts Are At The Expense Of NAV Growth

GOF offers a high, consistent yield (14.6%) but pays out more than it earns, causing long-term NAV erosion and share price decline. The fund trades at a historically high premium to NAV (~29%), making it difficult to recommend buying at current levels. GOF's income is reliant on below-investment-grade credit and leverage, making it sensitive to interest rates and economic downturns.

GOF: Consistent Payouts Are At The Expense Of NAV Growth

Guggenheim Investments Announces August 2025 Closed-End Fund Distributions

NEW YORK, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guggenheim Investments today announced that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions. The table below summarizes the distribution schedule for each closed-end fund (collectively, the “Funds” and each, a “Fund”).

Guggenheim Investments Announces August 2025 Closed-End Fund Distributions

Closed-End Funds: Screening For Potential Opportunities To Kick Off H2 2025

We closed out the first half of 2025, making it an appropriate time to give the overall CEF space a fresh look for potential opportunities. As the broader equity indexes have been performing quite well, discounts in the CEF space have narrowed overall. The best relative value more broadly is in the municipal bond space and the "hybrid" funds.

Closed-End Funds: Screening For Potential Opportunities To Kick Off H2 2025

PTY Vs. GOF: This Chart Tells Me To Stay Away From GOF

Recent events have compressed credit spreads to the thinnest levels in the past 4 decades or so. This leads use to see a poor reward/risk ratio for Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund given its large exposure to high-yield corporate bonds. PIMCO Corporate and Income Opportunity Fund is better positioned than GOF due to its larger allocation to government securities.

PTY Vs. GOF: This Chart Tells Me To Stay Away From GOF

Guggenheim Investments Announces July 2025 Closed-End Fund Distributions

NEW YORK, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guggenheim Investments today announced that certain closed-end funds have declared their distributions. The table below summarizes the distribution schedule for each closed-end fund (collectively, the “Funds” and each, a “Fund”).

Guggenheim Investments Announces July 2025 Closed-End Fund Distributions

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With respective dividend or distribution yields of 14.7%, 8.3%, and 6.6%, these three investments could provide an investor with an aggregate yield of 9.9% if purchased together. However, I think that the closed-end Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF 0.71%), the home appliance company Whirlpool (WHR 0.23%), and UPS (UPS -0.40%) are likely to reduce their dividends or distributions to investors.

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