GOF CEF — Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF)

GOF is a CEF. As of September 4, 2026, its distribution rate is 23.35%, its trailing-12-month yield is 23.28%, its expense ratio is 1.62%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 58/100 (Caution). Total return is 351.5% over the past 19.1 years, 301.2 points behind SPY at 652.7%.

At the current 23.35% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,335 per year, or $194.58 per month on an equivalent basis.

GOF performance versus SPY

Data as of September 4, 2026.

Total return is 351.5% over the past 19.1 years, 301.2 points behind SPY at 652.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 27.9%.

GOF key facts

Data as of September 4, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

58 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

13.54%

Issuer

Guggenheim

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

07/26/2007

Expense ratio

1.62%

Distribution rate

23.35%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

23.28%

5-year average yield

14.25

Last close

$9.38

NAV

$10.35 as of 2026-09-30

Premium / discount

9.37% discount

AUM

$2,032,200,000

Market cap

$2,111,581,312

Average volume

1596428.0

Next dividend

$0.1825

Next ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (23.35%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (23.28%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 4, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 4, 2026.

Primary sources: Guggenheim or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GOF risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 27.9%.

Who may consider GOF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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