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Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NYSE
9.61 USD -0.09 (-0.928%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 9.62 +0.01 (0.104%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:40 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:18 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is bearish due to a severe disconnect between the reported payout ratio of 142% and the actual distribution history. While the headline yield looks attractive at 23%, the math reveals the fund is distributing significantly more cash than it generates in earnings, effectively returning capital to shareholders rather than income. This unsustainable burn rate is confirmed by the price action, which has tumbled nearly 22% over the last nine years, with four consecutive years of negative returns ending recently. Although the stock has staged a minor technical bounce in the last two weeks, the underlying business quality is deteriorating, and the market is correctly pricing in the risk of further cuts to the distribution. Investors chasing this yield are likely buying a shrinking asset.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.028675
AutoETS0.029050
AutoTheta0.030534
AutoARIMA0.031967

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 3.61
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.002
Excess Kurtosis 0.70
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Market Cap 2,147,332,864
Trailing P/E 6.28
Website https://www.guggenheiminvestments.com/cef/fund/gof

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.74% 18.25% 15.98% 14.68%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.182 1.739962
2026-07-15 0.182 1.689879
2026-06-15 0.182 1.662100
2026-05-15 0.182 1.635220
2026-04-15 0.182 1.603524
2026-03-13 0.182 1.651543
2026-02-13 0.182 1.477273
2026-01-15 0.182 1.421875
2025-12-15 0.182 1.505376
2025-11-14 0.182 1.409760
2025-10-15 0.182 1.238095
2025-09-15 0.182 1.218206
2025-08-15 0.182 1.221477
2025-07-15 0.182 1.227242
2025-06-13 0.182 1.244019
2025-05-15 0.182 1.238938
2025-04-15 0.182 1.250859
2025-03-14 0.182 1.171171
2025-02-14 0.182 1.169666
2025-01-15 0.182 1.191099
2024-12-13 0.182 1.168164
2024-11-15 0.182 1.161455
2024-10-15 0.182 1.162197
2024-09-13 0.182 1.188765
2024-08-15 0.182 1.172680
2024-07-15 0.182 1.195795
2024-06-14 0.182 1.232227
2024-05-14 0.182 1.268293
2024-04-12 0.182 1.292614
2024-03-14 0.182 1.244870
2024-02-14 0.182 1.329438
2024-01-11 0.182 1.346154
2023-12-14 0.182 1.330409
2023-11-14 0.182 1.400000
2023-10-12 0.182 1.322674
2023-09-14 0.182 1.157761
2023-08-14 0.182 1.143216
2023-07-13 0.182 1.139637
2023-06-14 0.182 1.161455
2023-05-12 0.182 1.143935
2023-04-13 0.182 1.127633
2023-03-14 0.182 1.108404
2023-02-14 0.182 1.067449
2023-01-12 0.182 1.118623
2022-12-14 0.182 1.133250
2022-11-14 0.182 1.146818
2022-10-13 0.182 1.191879
2022-09-14 0.182 1.071849
2022-08-12 0.182 1.034091
2022-07-14 0.182 1.150443
2022-06-14 0.182 1.089168
2022-05-12 0.182 1.041190
2022-04-13 0.182 0.961945
2022-03-14 0.182 1.002203
2022-02-14 0.182 0.990746
2022-01-13 0.182 0.957391
2021-12-14 0.182 0.982721
2021-11-12 0.182 0.954379
2021-10-14 0.182 0.889541
2021-09-14 0.182 0.861742
2021-08-12 0.182 0.836397
2021-07-14 0.182 0.840647
2021-06-14 0.182 0.841424
2021-05-13 0.182 0.886076
2021-04-14 0.182 0.839483
2021-03-12 0.182 0.858491
2021-02-11 0.182 0.872902
2021-01-14 0.182 0.918728
2020-12-14 0.182 0.957895
2020-11-12 0.182 1.011673
2020-10-14 0.182 1.011673
2020-09-14 0.182 1.012236
2020-08-13 0.182 1.002755
2020-07-14 0.182 1.056911
2020-06-12 0.182 1.083978
2020-05-14 0.182 1.205298
2020-04-14 0.182 1.162197
2020-03-12 0.182 1.159236
2020-02-13 0.182 0.970667
2020-01-14 0.182 0.976395
2019-12-12 0.182 0.952381
2019-11-14 0.182 0.933333
2019-10-11 0.182 0.943983
2019-09-12 0.182 0.932855
2019-08-14 0.182 0.907278
2019-07-12 0.182 0.883495
2019-06-13 0.182 0.893032
2019-05-14 0.182 0.904573
2019-04-12 0.182 0.913196
2019-03-14 0.182 0.924327
2019-02-14 0.182 0.902330
2019-01-14 0.182 0.948411
2018-12-13 0.182 0.955381
2018-11-14 0.182 0.930946
2018-10-12 0.182 0.916877
2018-09-13 0.182 0.824649
2018-08-14 0.182 0.844940
2018-07-12 0.182 0.826146
2018-06-14 0.182 0.842593
2018-05-14 0.182 0.863787
2018-04-12 0.182 0.894789
2018-03-14 0.182 0.896552
2018-02-14 0.182 0.922921
2018-01-11 0.182 0.834480
2017-12-14 0.182 0.841035
2017-11-14 0.182 0.856068
2017-10-12 0.182 0.859707
2017-09-14 0.182 0.857681
2017-08-11 0.182 0.864198
2017-07-12 0.182 0.865019
2017-06-13 0.182 0.863787
2017-05-11 0.182 0.863378
2017-04-11 0.182 0.880929
2017-03-13 0.182 0.907731
2017-02-13 0.182 0.899654
2017-01-11 0.182 0.930946
2016-12-13 0.182 0.929045
2016-11-10 0.182 0.955381
2016-10-12 0.182 0.935733
2016-09-13 0.182 0.982191
2016-08-11 0.182 0.962963
2016-07-13 0.182 1.005525
2016-06-13 0.182 1.016192
2016-05-11 0.182 1.021324
2016-04-13 0.182 1.059371
2016-03-11 0.182 1.133956
2016-02-10 0.182 1.177232
2016-01-13 0.182 1.130435
2015-12-11 0.182 1.089820
2015-11-10 0.182 0.979548
2015-10-13 0.182 1.008869
2015-09-11 0.182 0.993992
2015-08-12 0.182 0.981132
2015-07-13 0.182 0.922453
2015-06-11 0.182 0.860113
2015-05-13 0.182 0.847694
2015-04-13 0.182 0.848485
2015-03-11 0.182 0.852858
2015-02-11 0.182 0.864608
2015-01-13 0.182 0.857277
2014-12-11 0.182 0.860113
2014-11-12 0.182 0.835629
2014-10-10 0.182 0.836782
2014-09-11 0.182 0.831810
2014-08-13 0.182 0.844156
2014-07-11 0.182 0.833333
2014-06-11 0.182 0.836782
2014-05-13 0.182 0.841813
2014-04-11 0.182 0.864198
2014-03-12 0.182 0.858491
2014-02-12 0.182 0.858491
2014-01-13 0.182 0.864198
2013-12-11 0.182 0.852060
2013-11-13 0.182 0.818713
2013-10-10 0.182 0.823902
2013-09-11 0.182 0.825771
2013-08-13 0.182 0.846512
2013-07-11 0.182 0.826146
2013-06-12 0.182 0.844156
2013-05-13 0.182 0.764385
2013-04-11 0.169 0.721605
2013-03-19 0.169 0.739283
2013-02-13 0.169 0.752784
2013-01-11 0.169 0.752114
2012-12-12 0.169 0.783133
2012-11-13 0.154 0.711974
2012-10-11 0.154 0.693069
2012-09-12 0.154 0.719963
2012-08-13 0.154 0.723344
2012-07-11 0.154 0.728822
2012-06-13 0.154 0.733333
2012-05-11 0.154 0.737195
2012-04-11 0.154 0.756385
2012-03-13 0.154 0.754163
2012-02-13 0.154 0.768080
2012-01-11 0.154 0.763132
2011-12-13 0.154 0.763132
2011-11-10 0.154 0.763889
2011-10-12 0.154 0.767314
2011-09-13 0.154 0.766169
2011-08-11 0.154 0.810953
2011-07-13 0.154 0.743602
2011-06-13 0.154 0.768080
2011-05-11 0.154 0.718619
2011-04-13 0.154 0.728132
2011-03-11 0.154 0.743602
2011-02-11 0.154 0.749392
2011-01-12 0.154 0.752320
2010-12-27 0.027 0.138391
2010-12-13 0.154 0.832883
2010-11-10 0.154 0.743961
2010-10-13 0.154 0.766932
2010-09-13 0.154 0.782918
2010-08-11 0.154 0.816110
2010-07-13 0.154 0.838323
2010-06-11 0.154 0.875497
2010-05-12 0.154 0.864198
2010-04-13 0.154 0.818713
2010-03-11 0.154 0.849421
2010-02-10 0.154 0.886076
2010-01-13 0.154 0.906949
2009-12-11 0.154 0.944785
2009-11-10 0.154 0.988447
2009-10-13 0.154 0.990991
2009-09-11 0.154 1.029412
2009-08-12 0.154 1.062069
2009-07-13 0.154 1.250000
2009-06-11 0.154 1.241936
2009-05-13 0.154 1.433892
2009-04-13 0.154 1.585994
2009-03-11 0.154 1.905941
2009-02-11 0.154 1.428571
2009-01-13 0.154 1.372549
2008-12-11 0.154 1.650590
2008-11-12 0.154 1.326443
2008-10-10 0.154 1.493695
2008-09-11 0.154 1.007194
2008-08-13 0.154 0.996119
2008-07-11 0.154 1.040541
2008-06-11 0.154 0.939024
2008-05-13 0.154 0.923815
2008-04-11 0.154 0.951204
2008-03-12 0.154 0.918854
2008-02-13 0.154 0.867117
2008-01-11 0.154 0.883534
2007-12-12 0.142 0.847255
2007-11-13 0.142 0.835294
2007-10-11 0.142 0.791086
2007-09-12 0.142 0.775956
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.19
dividendYield 22.53
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.182
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2019-01-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.35676038
Address1 227 West Monroe Street
Address2 7th Floor
All Time High 24.14
All Time Low 7.2
Ask 9.59
Ask Size 1,900
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,989,310
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,927,219
Average Volume 1,927,219
Average Volume10Days 4,989,310
Bid 9.55
Bid Size 2,800
City Chicago
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.61
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 9.74
Day Low 9.53
Dividend Date 1,548,892,800
Dividend Rate 2.19
Dividend Yield 22.53
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,337,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,753,992,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.53
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
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 10.501
Fifty Day Average Change -0.89100075
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.08484913
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -35.676037
Fifty Two Week High 15.16
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.55
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.366095
Fifty Two Week Low 8.96
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.6499996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.0725446
Fifty Two Week Range 8.96 - 15.16
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,185,543,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 14.25
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.0900002
Fullday Change Percent -0.927837
Fullday Price 9.62
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 0.23524
Implied Shares Outstanding 223,447,753
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
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 2,147,332,864
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_35957363
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,167,443,204
Open 9.7
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 1.4189999
Phone 312 357 1007
Post Market Change 0.010000229
Post Market Change Percent 0.10406066
Post Market Price 9.62
Post Market Time 1,787,960,420
Previous Close 9.7
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 -0.0900002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.927837
Regular Market Day High 9.74
Regular Market Day Low 9.53
Regular Market Day Range 9.53 - 9.74
Regular Market Open 9.7
Regular Market Previous Close 9.7
Regular Market Price 9.61
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 2,691,686
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 223,447,753
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0043
Shares Short 953,518
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 440,824
Short Name Guggenheim Strategic Opportunit
Short Ratio 0.75
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol GOF
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 1.53
Trailing P E 6.2810454
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.50045
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.8904505
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.16438057
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,691,686
Website https://www.guggenheiminvestments.com/cef/fund/gof
Zip 60,606