Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.
|
|||
Portfolio of Investments
|
|||
March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)
|
INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 80.87%
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Closed-End Funds - 78.96%
|
|||||||||
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund, Inc.
|
277,231
|
$
|
2,015,469
|
||||||
Aberdeen Japan Equity Fund, Inc.
|
114,992
|
802,069
|
|||||||
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.
|
376,772
|
5,440,588
|
|||||||
Alliance California Municipal Income Fund, Inc.
|
254,985
|
3,768,678
|
|||||||
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
|
87,213
|
934,923
|
|||||||
BlackRock New York Municipal Income Quality Trust
|
188,383
|
2,412,075
|
|||||||
Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc.
|
670,080
|
7,223,462
|
|||||||
BrandywineGLOBAL Global Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.
|
572,465
|
6,377,260
|
|||||||
Central Securities Corp.
|
342,815
|
9,821,650
|
|||||||
Dividend and Income Fund
|
334,990
|
3,805,486
|
|||||||
DTF Tax-Free Income, Inc.
|
137,281
|
1,816,228
|
|||||||
Duff & Phelps Utility and Corporate Bond Trust, Inc.
|
265,006
|
2,279,052
|
|||||||
Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Fund
|
206,668
|
2,562,683
|
|||||||
First Trust Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund
|
19,449
|
195,462
|
|||||||
General American Investors Co., Inc.
|
287,339
|
9,571,262
|
|||||||
Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund
|
204,536
|
2,219,216
|
|||||||
Invesco High Income Trust II
|
240,678
|
3,451,322
|
|||||||
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.
|
352,923
|
3,095,135
|
|||||||
Latin American Discovery Fund Escrow (a)
|
71,179
|
0
|
|||||||
Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc.
|
196,528
|
1,949,558
|
|||||||
Mexico Equity & Income Fund, Inc.
|
131,107
|
1,392,029
|
|||||||
MFS California Municipal Fund
|
9,609
|
109,451
|
|||||||
Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific Fund, Inc.
|
228,277
|
3,732,329
|
|||||||
Morgan Stanley East Europe Fund Escrow (a)
|
97,901
|
0
|
|||||||
Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund, Inc.
|
421,590
|
4,759,751
|
|||||||
Nuveen Connecticut Quality Municipal Income Fund
|
413,312
|
4,980,410
|
|||||||
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund
|
285,472
|
2,206,699
|
|||||||
Nuveen Ohio Quality Municipal Income Fund
|
112,416
|
1,626,659
|
|||||||
Royce Value Trust, Inc.
|
40,104
|
551,831
|
|||||||
Source Capital, Inc.
|
157,518
|
5,670,648
|
|||||||
Taiwan Fund, Inc.
|
233,712
|
4,185,852
|
|||||||
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc.
|
61,192
|
466,283
|
|||||||
Tri-Continental Corp.
|
56,646
|
1,489,790
|
|||||||
Turkish Investment Fund, Inc. Escrow (a)
|
129,831
|
0
|
|||||||
Western Asset Global High Income Fund, Inc.
|
29,900
|
280,761
|
|||||||
Western Asset High Income Fund II, Inc.
|
122,663
|
794,856
|
|||||||
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund, Inc.
|
78,373
|
378,542
|
|||||||
102,367,469
|
|||||||||
Business Development Companies - 1.91%
|
|||||||||
Equus Total Return, Inc. (a)
|
106,919
|
204,333
|
|||||||
Great Elm Capital Corp.
|
11,496
|
94,957
|
|||||||
MVC Capital, Inc.
|
239,975
|
2,176,573
|
|||||||
2,475,863
|
|||||||||
Total Investment Companies (Cost $100,916,702)
|
104,843,332
|
||||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.85%
|
|||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.85%
|
|||||||||
Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Investor, Inc.
|
171,723
|
3,697,196
|
|||||||
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $4,470,241)
|
3,697,196
|
||||||||
OTHER COMMON STOCKS - 4.43%
|
|||||||||
Food Products - 0.03%
|
|||||||||
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (a)(g)
|
6,691
|
34,927
|
|||||||
Professional Services - 2.69%
|
|||||||||
Hill International, Inc. (a)
|
1,195,255
|
3,490,145
|
|||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.12%
|
|||||||||
Brookfield Property REIT, Inc.
|
70,751
|
1,449,688
|
|||||||
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.59%
|
|||||||||
Trinity Place Holdings, Inc. (a)
|
190,851
|
763,404
|
|||||||
Total Other Common Stocks (Cost $7,916,121)
|
5,738,164
|
||||||||
Shares/Units
|
|||||||||
SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION VEHICLES - 32.54% (a)
|
|||||||||
8I Enterprises Acquisition Corp. (g)
|
50,000
|
502,000
|
|||||||
Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. Units
|
80,000
|
800,000
|
|||||||
Alberton Acquisition Corp. (g)
|
70,000
|
696,500
|
|||||||
Allegro Merger Corp.
|
200,080
|
1,986,794
|
|||||||
AMCI Acquisition Corp. Units
|
50,000
|
506,000
|
|||||||
Andina Acquisition Corp. III (g)
|
120,950
|
1,179,262
|
|||||||
Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp.
|
111,602
|
1,153,965
|
|||||||
Black Ridge Acquisition Corp.
|
226,445
|
2,310,939
|
|||||||
Boxwood Merger Corp. Units
|
50,000
|
504,500
|
|||||||
CF Finance Acquisition Corp. Units
|
40,000
|
408,000
|
|||||||
CM Seven Star Acquisition Corp. (c)(g)
|
250,000
|
2,580,000
|
|||||||
DiamondPeak Holdings Corp. Units
|
72,599
|
727,442
|
|||||||
Edtechx Holdings Acquisition Corp.
|
40,325
|
406,476
|
|||||||
Forum Merger II Corp.
|
68,439
|
678,224
|
|||||||
GigCapital, Inc.
|
93,300
|
951,660
|
|||||||
Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp.
|
33,000
|
336,600
|
|||||||
Graf Industrial Corp. Units
|
2,800
|
28,322
|
|||||||
HL Acquisitions Corp. (g)
|
34,456
|
342,493
|
|||||||
Legacy Acquisition Corp.
|
50,000
|
502,000
|
|||||||
Leisure Acquisition Corp.
|
61,288
|
612,880
|
|||||||
Leisure Acquisition Corp. Units
|
1
|
10
|
|||||||
LF Capital Acquisition Corp.
|
136,900
|
1,375,845
|
|||||||
Longevity Acquisition Corp. (g)
|
63,286
|
632,227
|
|||||||
Modern Media Acquisition Corp.
|
68,200
|
706,552
|
|||||||
Monocle Acquisition Corp. Units
|
59,500
|
599,760
|
|||||||
MTech Acquisition Corp.
|
73,968
|
746,818
|
|||||||
Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp.
|
49,182
|
495,755
|
|||||||
Opes Acquisition Corp.
|
49,670
|
504,150
|
|||||||
Pensare Acquisition Corp.
|
124,900
|
1,280,225
|
|||||||
Pivotal Acquisition Corp. Units
|
25,000
|
254,750
|
|||||||
Pure Acquisition Corp.
|
546,554
|
5,476,471
|
|||||||
Pure Acquisition Corp. Units
|
1
|
11
|
|||||||
RMG Acquisition Corp. Units
|
66,400
|
665,992
|
|||||||
Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Corp. Units
|
50,000
|
503,250
|
|||||||
Tenzing Acquisition Corp. (g)
|
54,305
|
546,851
|
|||||||
Thunder Bridge Acquisition Ltd. (g)
|
112,602
|
1,148,540
|
|||||||
Tiberius Acquisition Corp.
|
113,800
|
1,147,104
|
|||||||
TKK Symphony Acquisition Corp. (g)
|
212,439
|
2,105,270
|
|||||||
Tottenham Acquisition I Ltd. (g)
|
12,474
|
125,364
|
|||||||
Trident Acquisitions Corp.
|
175,020
|
1,783,454
|
|||||||
Trinity Merger Corp.
|
74,616
|
762,576
|
|||||||
Tuscan Holdings Corp. Units
|
24,000
|
250,272
|
|||||||
Twelve Seas Investment Co. Units (g)
|
81,000
|
846,450
|
|||||||
Vantage Energy Acquisition Corp.
|
218,500
|
2,233,070
|
|||||||
VectoIQ Acquisition Corp.
|
38,325
|
382,867
|
|||||||
Wealthbridge Acquisition Ltd. Units (g)
|
40,000
|
402,800
|
|||||||
Total Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicles (Cost $40,387,706)
|
42,190,491
|
||||||||
Shares
|
|||||||||
LIQUIDATING TRUSTS - 0.34% (a)(c)(f)(h)
|
|||||||||
Crossroads Liquidating Trust
|
292,681
|
187,316
|
|||||||
JP Morgan China Region Fund, Inc.
|
192,486
|
1,925
|
|||||||
Winthrop Realty Trust
|
295,985
|
245,668
|
|||||||
Total Liquidating Trusts (Cost $1,603,926)
|
434,909
|
||||||||
Principal
|
|||||||||
Amount
|
|||||||||
CONVERTIBLE NOTES - 1.65% (b)
|
|||||||||
Emergent Capital, Inc.
|
|||||||||
5.000%, 02/15/2023 (i)
|
$
|
3,206,898
|
2,004,664
|
||||||
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (c)(f)
|
|||||||||
9.000%, 06/15/2019
|
138,437
|
138,437
|
|||||||
Total Convertible Notes (Cost $3,201,945)
|
2,143,101
|
||||||||
CORPORATE BONDS - 0.00%
|
|||||||||
Washington Mutual, Inc. (b)(c)(d)(f)
|
|||||||||
0.000%, 03/17/2014
|
3,000,000
|
0
|
|||||||
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $0)
|
0
|
||||||||
CORPORATE NOTES - 4.72% (b)
|
|||||||||
Great Elm Capital Corp.
|
|||||||||
6.500%, 09/18/2022
|
32,735
|
829,505
|
|||||||
6.750%, 01/31/2025
|
6,685
|
169,064
|
|||||||
MVC Capital, Inc.
|
|||||||||
6.250%, 11/30/2022
|
200,000
|
5,114,000
|
|||||||
Total Corporate Notes (Cost $5,985,500)
|
6,112,569
|
||||||||
SENIOR SECURED NOTES - 1.08%
|
|||||||||
Emergent Capital, Inc. (b)(c)(f)
|
|||||||||
8.500%, 07/28/2021
|
1,600,000
|
1,400,000
|
|||||||
Total Senior Secured Notes (Cost $1,600,000)
|
1,400,000
|
||||||||
Shares
|
|||||||||
WARRANTS - 0.96% (a)
|
|||||||||
Alberton Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: November 2023
|
70,000
|
6,300
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Allegro Merger Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: January 2025
|
200,080
|
52,021
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Andina Acquisition Corp. III
|
|||||||||
Expiration: March 2024
|
120,950
|
22,981
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: December 2022
|
55,801
|
10,044
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: March 2024
|
68,763
|
18,566
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Bison Capital Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: July 2022
|
50,000
|
10,000
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Black Ridge Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: October 2022
|
161,445
|
48,433
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
CM Seven Star Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: April 2024
|
125,000
|
21,250
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: December 2023
|
165,656
|
198,787
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Constellation Alpha Capital Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: March 2024
|
25,001
|
2,000
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
COPsync, Inc.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: October 2020
|
10,794
|
0
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $3.125
|
|||||||||
Edtechx Holdings Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: December 2025
|
40,325
|
7,662
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Emergent Capital, Inc.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: October 2019
|
8
|
0
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $10.75 (c)(f)
|
|||||||||
Expiration: July 2025
|
640,000
|
0
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $0.00 (c)(f)
|
|||||||||
Forum Merger II Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: September 2025
|
68,439
|
30,113
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
GigCapital, Inc.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: March 2025
|
58,050
|
16,486
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
HL Acquisitions Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: July 2023
|
34,456
|
8,614
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: October 2021
|
46,221
|
21,493
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (c)(f)(g)
|
|||||||||
KBL Merger Corp. IV
|
|||||||||
Expiration: January 2024
|
275,000
|
30,800
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Leisure Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: December 2022
|
30,644
|
13,790
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
LF Capital Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: June 2023
|
124,850
|
43,697
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Longevity Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: July 2025
|
63,286
|
3,803
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Modern Media Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: June 2022
|
54,093
|
16,769
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
MTech Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: August 2024
|
72,246
|
46,237
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: March 2025
|
49,182
|
27,050
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Opes Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: January 2023
|
49,670
|
11,921
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Organogenesis Holdings, Inc.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: December 2023
|
93,071
|
26,991
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Pensare Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: August 2022
|
19,254
|
3,851
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Phunware, Inc.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: December 2023
|
8,586
|
14,210
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Pure Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: April 2023
|
273,277
|
297,872
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Reebonz Holding Ltd.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: December 2023
|
56,895
|
3,414
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $92.00 (g)
|
|||||||||
Simplicity Esports and Gaming Co.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: November 2023
|
29,549
|
2,955
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Tenzing Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: August 2025
|
54,305
|
8,689
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Thunder Bridge Acquisition Ltd.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: July 2022
|
72,602
|
52,273
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Tiberius Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: April 2023
|
113,800
|
50,072
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
TKK Symphony Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: August 2023
|
212,439
|
27,617
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Tottenham Acquisition I Ltd.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: June 2025
|
12,474
|
1,497
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50 (g)
|
|||||||||
Trident Acquisitions Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: June 2021
|
175,020
|
28,003
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Trinity Merger Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: May 2023
|
102,199
|
36,792
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
VectoIQ Acquisition Corp.
|
|||||||||
Expiration: June 2023
|
38,325
|
16,480
|
|||||||
Exercise Price: $11.50
|
|||||||||
Total Warrants (Cost $1,379,663)
|
1,239,533
|
||||||||
RIGHTS - 0.44% (a)
|
|||||||||
Alberton Acquisition Corp. (g)(Expiration: October 24, 2019)
|
70,000
|
11,900
|
|||||||
Allegro Merger Corp. (Expiration: January 9, 2020)
|
200,080
|
54,022
|
|||||||
Andina Acquisition Corp. III (g)(Expiration: July 31, 2020)
|
120,950
|
41,123
|
|||||||
Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp. (Expiration: May 22, 2019)
|
111,602
|
33,481
|
|||||||
Bison Capital Acquisition Corp. (g)(Expiration: June 24, 2019)
|
100,000
|
35,000
|
|||||||
Black Ridge Acquisition Corp. (Expiration: July 10, 2019)
|
161,445
|
56,506
|
|||||||
CM Seven Star Acquisition Corp. (g)
|
250,000
|
82,500
|
|||||||
Constellation Alpha Capital Corp. (g)(Expiration: September 23, 2019)
|
25,001
|
3,140
|
|||||||
GigCapital, Inc. (Expiration: June 12, 2019)
|
85,400
|
55,510
|
|||||||
HL Acquisitions Corp. (g)(Expiration: January 2, 2020)
|
34,456
|
8,642
|
|||||||
KBL Merger Corp. IV (Expiration: June 7, 2019)
|
275,000
|
63,250
|
|||||||
Longevity Acquisition Corp. (g)(Expiration: August 31, 2019)
|
63,286
|
12,657
|
|||||||
Modern Media Acquisition Corp. (Expiration: June 17, 2019)
|
103,859
|
34,273
|
|||||||
Pensare Acquisition Corp. (Expiration: May 1, 2019)
|
38,508
|
11,167
|
|||||||
TKK Symphony Acquisition Corp. (g)(Expiration: February 20, 2020)
|
212,439
|
67,980
|
|||||||
Tottenham Acquisition I Ltd. (g)(Expiration: August 7, 2019)
|
12,474
|
3,368
|
|||||||
Total Rights (Cost $621,958)
|
574,519
|
||||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 12.23%
|
|||||||||
Fidelity Institutional Government Portfolio - Class I, 2.300% (e)
|
7,926,278
|
7,926,278
|
|||||||
STIT-Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class, 2.298% (e)
|
7,926,278
|
7,926,278
|
|||||||
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $15,852,556)
|
15,852,556
|
||||||||
Total Investments (Cost $183,936,318) - 142.11%
|
184,226,370
|
||||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.78%
|
1,012,831
|
||||||||
Preferred Stock - (42.89)%
|
(55,599,400
|
)
|
|||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
129,639,801
|
|||||||
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
||||||||
(b)
|
The coupon rate shown represents the rate at March 31, 2019.
|
||||||||
(c)
|
Fair valued securities. The total market value of these securities was $4,574,839, representing 3.53% of net assets. Value
determined using significant unobservable inputs.
|
||||||||
(d)
|
Default or other conditions exist and security is not presently accruing income.
|
||||||||
(e)
|
The rate shown represents the 7-day yield at March 31, 2019.
|
||||||||
(f)
|
Illiquid securities. The total market value of these securities was $1,994,839, representing 1.54% of net assets.
|
||||||||
(g)
|
Foreign-issued security.
|
||||||||
(h)
|
Security currently undergoing a full liquidation with all proceeds paid out to shareholders.
|
||||||||
(i)
|
Securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities are deemed to be liquid and the aggregate
value, $2,004,664, represents 1.55% of net assets.
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these schedule of investments.
|
The following is a summary of the fair valuations according to the inputs used as of March 31, 2019 in valuing the Fund's investments:
|
Quoted Prices in Active
|
Significant Other
|
|||||||||||||||
Markets for Identical
|
Observable Inputs
|
Unobservable Inputs
|
||||||||||||||
Investments (Level 1)
|
(Level 2)
|
(Level 3)*
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Investment Companies
|
$
|
104,843,332
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
104,843,332
|
||||||||
Preferred Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts
|
3,697,196
|
-
|
-
|
3,697,196
|
||||||||||||
Other Common Stocks
|
||||||||||||||||
Food Products
|
34,927
|
-
|
-
|
34,927
|
||||||||||||
Professional Services
|
3,490,145
|
-
|
-
|
3,490,145
|
||||||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts
|
1,449,688
|
-
|
-
|
1,449,688
|
||||||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development
|
763,404
|
-
|
-
|
763,404
|
||||||||||||
Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicles
|
26,519,321
|
13,091,170
|
2,580,000
|
42,190,491
|
||||||||||||
Liquidating Trusts
|
-
|
-
|
434,909
|
434,909
|
||||||||||||
Convertible Notes
|
-
|
2,004,664
|
138,437
|
2,143,101
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
||||||||||||
Corporate Notes
|
-
|
6,112,569
|
-
|
6,112,569
|
||||||||||||
Senior Secured Notes
|
-
|
-
|
1,400,000
|
1,400,000
|
||||||||||||
Warrants
|
770,198
|
447,842
|
21,493
|
1,239,533
|
||||||||||||
Rights
|
516,371
|
58,148
|
-
|
574,519
|
||||||||||||
Money Market Funds
|
15,852,556
|
-
|
-
|
15,852,556
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
157,937,138
|
$
|
21,714,393
|
$
|
4,574,839
|
$
|
184,226,370
|
*The Fund measures Level 3 activity as of the beginning and end of each financial reporting period.
|
|||||
Special Opportunities Fund
|
||||||
The fair value of derivative instruments as reported within the Schedule of Investments as of March 31, 2019:
|
||||||
|
||||||
Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments
|
Statement of Assets &
Liabilities Location
|
Value
|
||||
Equity Contracts - Warrants
|
Investments, at value
|
$
|
1,239,533
|
|||
The effect of derivative instruments on the income for the period ended March 31, 2019:
|
||||||
Amount of Realized Gain on Derivatives Recognized in Income
|
||||||
Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments
|
Statement of Operations
Location
|
Value
|
||||
Equity Contracts - Warrants
|
Net Realized Gain
|
$
|
70,373
|
|||
on Investments
|
||||||
Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Derivatives Recognized in Income
|
||||||
Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments
|
Statement of Operations
Location
|
Total
|
||||
Equity Contracts - Warrants
|
Net change in unrealized
|
$
|
30,983
|
|||
appreciation of investments
|
||||||
Level 3 Reconciliation Disclosure
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to
determine fair value:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category
|
Preferred
Stocks
|
Special Purpose Acquisition
Vehicles
|
Liquidating
Trusts
|
Convertible
Notes
|
Corporate
Bonds
|
Senior Secured
Notes
|
Warrants
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of 12/31/2018
|
$
|
3,421,000
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
434,909
|
$
|
273,806
|
$
|
15,000
|
$
|
1,600,000
|
$
|
26,640
|
||||||||||||||
Dispositions
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(135,369
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Transfers into (out of) Level 3
|
-
|
2,580,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(5,147
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Actions
|
(3,181,496
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
(239,504
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(15,000
|
)
|
(200,000
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of 3/31/19
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,580,000
|
$
|
434,909
|
$
|
138,437
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
1,400,000
|
$
|
21,493
|
||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) during the period for Level 3 investments held at March 31, 2019
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
46,250
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(15,000
|
)
|
$
|
(200,000
|
)
|
$
|
19,182
|
||||||||||||
The following table presents additional information about valuation methodologies and inputs used for investments
that are measured at fair value and
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
categorized within Level 3 as of March 31, 2019:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category
|
Fair Value March
31, 2019
|
Valuation
Methodologies
|
Unobservable
Input
|
Range
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks
|
$
|
-
|
Cost
|
Market Assessments/ Financial Assessments
|
$
|
1,000.00
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicles
|
2,580,000
|
Trust Value
|
Financial Statements/ Company Announcements
|
10.32
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liquidating Trusts
|
434,909
|
Last Traded Price
|
Financial Assessments/ Company Announcements and Discount to Liquidation Value
|
0.01-0.83
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Convertible Notes
|
138,437
|
Cost
|
Terms of the Note/ Financial Assessments/ Company Announcements
|
100.00
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
0
|
Market Transactions Approach
|
Single Broker Quote
|
0.00-0.50
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior Secured Notes
|
1,400,000
|
Cost
|
Terms of the Note/ Financial Assessments/ Company Announcements
|
87.50-100.00
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
|
21,493
|
Last Traded Price
|
Market
Assessments
|
0.00-0.46
|
(a) |
The Registrant’s President and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c)
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures
required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(d)).
|
(b) |
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|