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Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund filings document a NYSE-listed closed-end fund with common shares of beneficial interest and an investment mandate focused on total return through income and capital appreciation. Fund disclosures address portfolio strategy, NAV, distributions, leverage, expenses, capital structure, and risks tied to fixed-income, alternative-investment, and equity exposures.
GOF regulatory filings also include proxy statements for trustee elections and shareholder voting matters, Form 8-K reports for material agreements, and disclosures about fund administration, accounting, pricing, custody, foreign custody management, and controlled equity offering arrangements. These records show governance, service-provider relationships, and common-share issuance mechanics for the fund.
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund reported results for the 12 months ended May 31, 2026. The Fund seeks to maximize total return by combining a credit-managed fixed-income portfolio with alternative investments and equity strategies under a relative value approach.
For the period, the Fund delivered a 14.54% total return on net asset value (NAV) but a -9.33% total return based on market price, reflecting a sharp repricing of the shares. The market price fell from a 28.87% premium to NAV at the start of the period to a 3.80% premium at period-end, when shares traded at $11.20 versus NAV of $10.79. Net assets were $2.41 billion.
The Fund paid a steady monthly distribution of $0.1821 per share, totaling $2.1852 for the year, an annualized distribution rate of 19.51% on the closing market price. For 2026, 41.2% of distributions were classified as ordinary income and 58.8% as return of capital. Leverage increased from about 16% to 20% of managed assets and was a positive contributor to NAV performance.
The portfolio remained heavily credit focused, with 43.3% of net assets in corporate bonds and 37.6% in senior floating rate interests. Total investments equaled 137.4% of net assets, offset by financing and other items. Credit quality was concentrated in below-investment-grade issuers (notably 27.4% rated B and 17.1% rated BB) alongside investment-grade exposure and non-rated securities. Management cites earned income, equity exposure, precious metals and derivatives as positive drivers, while duration and a volatile macro backdrop were headwinds.
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund President and CEO Brian E. Binder reported open-market purchases of the fund's Common Stock. On June 23, 2026, he bought a total of 4,704.0228 shares at prices between $10.6292 and $10.63 per share.
Following these transactions, Binder directly owns 4,704.0228 Common Stock shares of the fund, as reflected in the Form 4 filing.
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund director and trustee Thomas F. Lydon Jr. reported an open-market purchase of common stock. He bought 8,710 shares of GOF on April 30, 2026 at a price of $11.45 per share. After this transaction, he directly owns 8,710 common shares of the fund. This filing reflects a single net-buy transaction with no derivative positions reported.
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund director and trustee Randall C. Barnes bought additional shares of the fund in the open market. On this transaction, he purchased 220 shares of Common Stock at $11.39 per share. After the purchase, his direct holdings increased to 6,451 shares of the fund’s common stock.
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund director buys shares on the open market. Trustee and director Randall C. Barnes purchased 220 shares of Common Stock on March 12, 2026 at an average price of $11.39 per share. Following this open-market purchase, he directly owns 6,451 shares, making this a relatively small, incremental increase in his holdings.
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund director and trustee Randall C. Barnes reported an open-market purchase of the fund’s common stock. On March 6, 2026, he bought 4,180 shares at a price of $11.59 per share, increasing his directly held position to 6,231 shares after the transaction.
Guggenheim Taxable Municipal Bond & Investment Grade Debt Trust, Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund and Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund are calling a joint virtual annual shareholder meeting on April 2, 2026, for holders of record as of February 13, 2026.
The main purpose is to elect Class I Trustees for each fund, with slates including Angela Brock‑Kyle, Amy J. Lee and, for GOF, Thomas F. Lydon Jr. Long‑time Trustee Randall C. Barnes will retire, and each board will be reduced from seven to six members, with a majority remaining independent.
The boards describe their committee structure (audit, nominating and governance, contracts review, valuation oversight) and oversight of risk, valuation and derivatives. Ernst & Young LLP is proposed to continue as independent auditor. For all funds, the boards unanimously recommend shareholders vote “FOR” each trustee nominee and encourage voting by mail, telephone, internet or during the virtual meeting.
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund insider trade: Director and related party Ronald A. Nyberg reported buying 412 shares of common stock on 12/18/2025 at a price of $12.13 per share. After this purchase, he beneficially owns 5,010 shares held directly. This filing reflects a personal increase in his stake in the closed-end fund, rather than a transaction by the fund itself.
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund entered into new service agreements with The Bank of New York Mellon on December 15, 2025. The fund signed a Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement under which BNY provides administrative, bookkeeping, accounting and pricing services. BNY’s compensation is based on the fund’s average daily net assets, with fees accrued daily, paid monthly and subject to a minimum annual fee, and the fund also reimburses certain out-of-pocket expenses.
The fund also executed a new Custody Agreement and a Foreign Custody Manager Agreement with BNY, replacing prior custody arrangements dated July 26, 2007. BNY will hold the fund’s securities and cash and act as foreign custody manager, receiving a monthly fee tied in part to average daily net assets plus charges for securities transactions. At the same time, the fund terminated its prior administration and accounting agreement with MUFG Investor Services (US) LLC and the prior BNY custody agreements, with no termination or other fees owed beyond ordinary course payments through the termination dates.
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund has entered into an amended Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., allowing it to offer and sell common shares with an aggregate initial offering price of up to $1,000,000,000. The sales are to be made from time to time through Cantor Fitzgerald acting as agent under the Fund’s effective shelf registration statement on Form N-2. The offering is supported by a prospectus supplement and base prospectus, both dated November 21, 2025, and the Fund commenced sales under this program on November 24, 2025.