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Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NYSE
11.35 USD +0.07 (0.621%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 10:22 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:47 p.m. EDT

GOF appears to be a high-yield fund with a consistent dividend payment, indicating strong reliability for dividend-focused investors. However, the high dividend yield (19.19%) and payout ratio (1.26) suggest that the fund may be overpaying dividends, which could be unsustainable in the long term. The recent price history shows some volatility, but the current price is close to the 52-week high, suggesting potential for short-term momentum. The recent news about trustee purchases and rating upgrades indicate positive sentiment, which could support a short-term rally. However, the low short ratio and the high volatility suggest caution. For long-term investors, the fund's consistent dividend payments and the recent upgrades make it a moderate buy, but the sustainability of the dividend remains a concern.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.058828
AutoETS0.060176
AutoARIMA0.060650
AutoTheta0.068389

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 44.77
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.148
Excess Kurtosis -1.30
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Market Cap 2,406,689,536
Trailing P/E 6.56
Website https://www.guggenheiminvestments.com/cef/fund/gof

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.60% 17.75% 19.21% 20.14%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.182 1.603524
2026-03-13 0.182 1.678007
2026-02-13 0.182 1.525537
2026-01-15 0.182 1.490077
2025-12-15 0.182 1.599896
2025-11-14 0.182 1.520966
2025-10-15 0.182 1.354579
2025-09-15 0.182 1.349323
2025-08-15 0.182 1.369462
2025-07-15 0.182 1.392758
2025-06-13 0.182 1.429033
2025-05-15 0.182 1.440747
2025-04-15 0.182 1.472659
2025-03-14 0.182 1.396138
2025-02-14 0.182 1.410739
2025-01-15 0.182 1.453364
2024-12-13 0.182 1.442606
2024-11-15 0.182 1.451100
2024-10-15 0.182 1.468925
2024-09-13 0.182 1.520004
2024-08-15 0.182 1.517287
2024-07-15 0.182 1.565282
2024-06-14 0.182 1.632300
2024-05-14 0.182 1.700794
2024-04-12 0.182 1.755412
2024-03-14 0.182 1.712231
2024-02-14 0.182 1.851159
2024-01-11 0.182 1.899141
2023-12-14 0.182 1.902219
2023-11-14 0.182 2.028849
2023-10-12 0.182 1.944839
2023-09-14 0.182 1.724646
2023-08-14 0.182 1.722812
2023-07-13 0.182 1.737042
2023-06-14 0.182 1.790312
2023-05-12 0.182 1.783787
2023-04-13 0.182 1.778385
2023-03-14 0.182 1.767823
2023-02-14 0.182 1.721689
2023-01-12 0.182 1.823411
2022-12-14 0.182 1.867972
2022-11-14 0.182 1.911734
2022-10-13 0.182 2.008957
2022-09-14 0.182 1.828135
2022-08-12 0.182 1.782653
2022-07-14 0.182 2.003776
2022-06-14 0.182 1.918755
2022-05-12 0.182 1.854189
2022-04-13 0.182 1.730351
2022-03-14 0.182 1.820166
2022-02-14 0.182 1.816995
2022-01-13 0.182 1.772778
2021-12-14 0.182 1.837023
2021-11-12 0.182 1.801425
2021-10-14 0.182 1.695101
2021-09-14 0.182 1.656745
2021-08-12 0.182 1.621739
2021-07-14 0.182 1.643601
2021-06-14 0.182 1.658906
2021-05-13 0.182 1.761613
2021-04-14 0.182 1.683794
2021-03-12 0.182 1.736314
2021-02-11 0.182 1.780611
2021-01-14 0.182 1.890397
2020-12-14 0.182 1.988998
2020-11-12 0.182 2.120726
2020-10-14 0.182 2.141924
2020-09-14 0.182 2.164774
2020-08-13 0.182 2.166220
2020-07-14 0.182 2.305946
2020-06-12 0.182 2.389957
2020-05-14 0.182 2.687026
2020-04-14 0.182 2.621925
2020-03-12 0.182 2.645741
2020-02-13 0.182 2.239659
2020-01-14 0.182 2.274769
2019-12-12 0.182 2.240478
2019-11-14 0.182 2.216462
2019-10-11 0.182 2.262691
2019-09-12 0.182 2.257224
2019-08-14 0.182 2.215828
2019-07-12 0.182 2.177025
2019-06-13 0.182 2.219931
2019-05-14 0.182 2.268770
2019-04-12 0.182 2.311253
2019-03-14 0.182 2.360748
2019-02-14 0.182 2.325905
2019-01-14 0.182 2.466625
2018-12-13 0.182 2.508346
2018-11-14 0.182 2.467139
2018-10-12 0.182 2.452393
2018-09-13 0.182 2.226545
2018-08-14 0.182 2.300195
2018-07-12 0.182 2.267872
2018-06-14 0.182 2.332044
2018-05-14 0.182 2.410953
2018-04-12 0.182 2.519139
2018-03-14 0.182 2.546725
2018-02-14 0.182 2.645112
2018-01-11 0.182 2.413415
2017-12-14 0.182 2.452823
2017-11-14 0.182 2.517733
2017-10-12 0.182 2.550033
2017-09-14 0.182 2.565897
2017-08-11 0.182 2.607558
2017-07-12 0.182 2.632714
2017-06-13 0.182 2.651685
2017-05-11 0.182 2.673312
2017-04-11 0.182 2.751222
2017-03-13 0.182 2.860060
2017-02-13 0.182 2.860435
2017-01-11 0.182 2.986626
2016-12-13 0.182 3.008434
2016-11-10 0.182 3.122298
2016-10-12 0.182 3.087230
2016-09-13 0.182 3.270942
2016-08-11 0.182 3.237582
2016-07-13 0.182 3.413375
2016-06-13 0.182 3.484086
2016-05-11 0.182 3.537512
2016-04-13 0.182 3.706963
2016-03-11 0.182 4.010711
2016-02-10 0.182 4.211024
2016-01-13 0.182 4.090010
2015-12-11 0.182 3.986118
2015-11-10 0.182 3.621057
2015-10-13 0.182 3.765846
2015-09-11 0.182 3.747875
2015-08-12 0.182 3.735983
2015-07-13 0.182 3.546881
2015-06-11 0.182 3.337629
2015-05-13 0.182 3.317908
2015-04-13 0.182 3.349235
2015-03-11 0.182 3.395146
2015-02-11 0.182 3.471529
2015-01-13 0.182 3.471970
2014-12-11 0.182 3.513349
2014-11-12 0.182 3.442534
2014-10-10 0.182 3.476077
2014-09-11 0.182 3.484182
2014-08-13 0.182 3.565487
2014-07-11 0.182 3.549380
2014-06-11 0.182 3.593811
2014-05-13 0.182 3.645734
2014-04-11 0.182 3.774171
2014-03-12 0.182 3.781557
2014-02-12 0.182 3.814149
2014-01-13 0.182 3.872361
2013-12-11 0.182 3.850799
2013-11-13 0.182 3.731581
2013-10-10 0.182 3.785935
2013-09-11 0.182 3.826294
2013-08-13 0.182 3.954789
2013-07-11 0.182 3.892300
2013-06-12 0.182 4.010301
2013-05-13 0.182 3.662179
2013-04-11 0.169 3.483517
2013-03-19 0.169 3.594638
2013-02-13 0.169 3.687428
2013-01-11 0.169 3.712016
2012-12-12 0.169 3.894217
2012-11-13 0.154 3.568485
2012-10-11 0.154 3.498123
2012-09-12 0.154 3.659311
2012-08-13 0.154 3.703159
2012-07-11 0.154 3.758144
2012-06-13 0.154 3.809013
2012-05-11 0.154 3.857605
2012-04-11 0.154 3.986931
2012-03-13 0.154 4.005347
2012-02-13 0.154 4.110126
2012-01-11 0.154 4.115178
2011-12-13 0.154 4.146695
2011-11-10 0.154 4.182446
2011-10-12 0.154 4.233638
2011-09-13 0.154 4.259536
2011-08-11 0.154 4.543066
2011-07-13 0.154 4.200144
2011-06-13 0.154 4.370889
2011-05-11 0.154 4.120181
2011-04-13 0.154 4.204942
2011-03-11 0.154 4.325467
2011-02-11 0.154 4.391850
2011-01-12 0.154 4.441848
2010-12-27 0.027 0.823280
2010-12-13 0.154 4.961752
2010-11-10 0.154 4.468585
2010-10-13 0.154 4.640590
2010-09-13 0.154 4.773492
2010-08-11 0.154 5.015053
2010-07-13 0.154 5.193404
2010-06-11 0.154 5.469128
2010-05-12 0.154 5.445840
2010-04-13 0.154 5.204268
2010-03-11 0.154 5.443892
2010-02-10 0.154 5.726689
2010-01-13 0.154 5.913875
2009-12-11 0.154 6.216081
2009-11-10 0.154 6.565148
2009-10-13 0.154 6.646380
2009-09-11 0.154 6.971541
2009-08-12 0.154 7.266181
2009-07-13 0.154 8.643402
2009-06-11 0.154 8.696970
2009-05-13 0.154 10.167671
2009-04-13 0.154 11.403583
2009-03-11 0.154 13.919058
2009-02-11 0.154 10.633770
2009-01-13 0.154 10.364413
2008-12-11 0.154 12.638673
2008-11-12 0.154 10.321374
2008-10-10 0.154 11.768736
2008-09-11 0.154 8.069239
2008-08-13 0.154 8.058411
2008-07-11 0.154 8.501647
2008-06-11 0.154 7.750484
2008-05-13 0.154 7.696266
2008-04-11 0.154 7.997310
2008-03-12 0.154 7.798654
2008-02-13 0.154 7.426813
2008-01-11 0.154 7.631823
2007-12-12 0.142 7.383094
2007-11-13 0.142 7.340181
2007-10-11 0.142 7.009571
2007-09-12 0.142 6.930090
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.19
dividendYield 19.37
exDividendDate 2026-03-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.182
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-01-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.19829422
Address1 227 West Monroe Street
Address2 7th Floor
All Time High 24.14
All Time Low 7.2
Ask 11.37
Ask Size 900
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,080,800
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,477,370
Average Volume 1,477,370
Average Volume10Days 1,080,800
Bid 11.36
Bid Size 1,900
City Chicago
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 11.35
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 11.365
Day Low 11.27
Dividend Date 1,548,892,800
Dividend Rate 2.19
Dividend Yield 19.37
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,337,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,753,992,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.73
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 312 827 0157
Fifty Day Average 11.5714
Fifty Day Average Change -0.2213993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.019133322
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -19.829422
Fifty Two Week High 15.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.8499994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.25328943
Fifty Two Week Low 10.54
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.8100004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.07685014
Fifty Two Week Range 10.54 - 15.2
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,185,543,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 13.96
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.2051
Implied Shares Outstanding 212,043,120
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.182
Long Business Summary Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. For its equity portion, the fund invests directly and through derivatives such as writing covered call and put options to invest in the stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in the value stocks of companies of all capitalizations. The fund employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to create its portfolio. For the fixed income component of its portfolio, it seeks to invest in securities such as corporate bonds, loans, loan participations, structured finance investments, U.S. government and agency securities that are not rated below below CCC by S&P or Caa2 by Moody's. For the equity part of the portfolio the fund benchmarks S&P 500 Index and for the fixed income part it benchmarks Barclays Aggregate Bond Index. It was formerly known as Claymore/Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund. Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund was formed on November 13, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,406,689,536
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_35957363
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,391,846,393
Open 11.36
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 1.2631
Phone 312 357 1007
Previous Close 11.28
Price Hint 2
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.07000065
Regular Market Change Percent 0.62057316
Regular Market Day High 11.365
Regular Market Day Low 11.27
Regular Market Day Range 11.27 - 11.365
Regular Market Open 11.36
Regular Market Previous Close 11.28
Regular Market Price 11.35
Regular Market Time 1,776,435,760
Regular Market Volume 297,162
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 212,043,120
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.001
Shares Short 197,525
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 126,809
Short Name Guggenheim Strategic Opportunit
Short Ratio 0.2
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol GOF
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 1.73
Trailing P E 6.5606937
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 13.2765
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.9264994
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.14510597
Type Disp Equity
Volume 297,162
Website https://www.guggenheiminvestments.com/cef/fund/gof
Zip 60,606