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GOF
STRONG SELLREMOVEGuggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund · Financial Services · United States · $2.4B · Avg Vol: $15M/d
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund is a closed-end fund. It is not an operating business, lacks a competitive moat, and does not offer asymmetric equity upside, violating our core investment philosophy.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund is a closed-end fund designed to maximize total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. The fund utilizes a highly flexible, opportunistic investment mandate, investing across a wide range of fixed-income sectors, including high-yield debt, bank loans, and structured credit. It leverages Guggenheim's institutional macroeconomic research and specialized credit analysis to identify mispriced assets in complex credit markets.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -125.7M | -14.3M | 190.4M | 154.2M | -19.0% |
| EPS | -0.26 | 0.20 | 1.80 | 1.67 | 189.0% |
| Shares | 212.0M | 119.3M | 142.6M | 175.8M | -17.1% |
| Debt | 478.1M | 343.8M | 361.8M | 378.7M | -7.5% |
| Equity | 1.5B | 1.5B | 1.7B | 2.0B | 10.4% |
| Op CF | 71.9M | 137.5M | -28.2M | -181.3M | 91.1% |
| Inv CF | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -85.5M | -134.8M | 60.4M | 169.0M | — |
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of GOF are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOF | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund(you) | $2.4B | 7 | STRONG SELL |
| WWH.L | Worldwide Healthcare Ord | $1.7B | 6 | STRONG SELL |
| DXYZ | Destiny Tech100 Inc. | $1.6B | 9 | STRONG SELL |
| DSL | DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund | $1.3B | 6 | STRONG SELL |
| ASST | Strive Asset Management, LLC | $1.3B | 1 | STRONG SELL |
| ETY | Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund | $2.4B | 24 | SELL |
| USA | Liberty All-Star Equity Fund | $1.8B | 20 | SELL |
| BBN | BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust | $987M | 10 | STRONG SELL |
| FPF | First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund | $1.1B | 13 | STRONG SELL |
| EMO | ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc | $1.0B | 12 | STRONG SELL |
Peer medians: ROE 10.8% · P/E 13.6x · Gross margin 0.0%