{
  "id": 2408908,
  "title": "Guggenheim fund shares hit 17-year low after short-seller report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/guggenheim-fund-shares-hit-17-year-low-after-short-seller-report",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T16:49:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/guggenheim-fund-shares-hit-17year-low-after-shortseller-report-93CH-4871976"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shares of the Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (NYSE:GOF) plummeted to their lowest level in over 17 years on Friday, following a short-seller's allegations about the fund's operations. The fund's stock closed at $9.07 on Friday, representing a 3.7% decline and the weakest point since March 2009. Earlier that day, the decline intensified as trading volume surged, with shares falling over 6% on Thursday. The Bear Cave, a short-selling focused newsletter, claimed on Thursday that the fund had been paying distributions to shareholders by selling shares at a premium to its net asset value, raising concerns about the sustainability of these payments. The fund primarily invests in mortgage-backed securities and other fixed income assets. As of Thursday's close, the fund traded at an 8.7% discount to its net asset value of $10.32. Guggenheim Partners and Hunterbrook declined to comment on the matter.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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