Andrew Dakos

Andrew Dakos

Chief Executive Officer at TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES, INC.

Net worth: 2 M $ as of 2026-05-30

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Mr. Andrew Dakos is a President & Trustee at High Income Securities Fund, an Independent Director at Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Investor, Inc., a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Total Return Securities Fund, an Independent Director at Crossroads Capital, Inc., a President & Director at Special Opportunities Global Fund, Inc. and at Special Opportunities Fund, Inc., a Managing Member at Bulldog Investors LLP, a Principal at Bulldog Holdings LLC and a Managing General Partner at Bulldog Investors General Partnership.
He is on the Board of Directors at High Income Securities Fund, Brookfield DTLA Fund Office Trust Investor, Inc., Crossroads Capital, Inc., Special Opportunities Global Fund, Inc., Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. and Uvitec Printing Ink, Inc. He is a Principal and Partner in Bulldog Investors LLP.
As Portfolio Manager, he co-manages Bulldog Investors’ investment strategy.
He was previously employed as a Trustee by Crossroads Liquidating Trust, an Independent Director by Emergent Capital, Inc., an Independent Director by Mexico Equity & Income Fund, Inc., a Member & Principal by Blackboard, Inc., and a Member by Kimball & Winthrop LLC.
He also served on the board at Insured Municipal Income Fund, Inc. and Brantley Capital Corp.
Mr. Dakos holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Delaware.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2026-05-27 166,000 ( 1.28% ) 996 000 $ 2026-05-30
2026-04-06 35,449 ( 0.13% ) 685 229 $ 2026-05-30
2026-06-02 5,845 ( 0.06% ) 82 239 $ 2026-05-30
2024-12-11 10,705 ( 0.06% ) 60 055 $ 2026-05-30

Andrew Dakos active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, INC. President 2009-10-17
TOTAL RETURN SECURITIES, INC. Chief Executive Officer 2019-01-24
BROOKFIELD DTLA FUND OFFICE TRUST INVESTOR INC. Director/Board Member 2017-11-30
HIGH INCOME SECURITIES FUND President 2018-06-30
TEJON RANCH CO. Director/Board Member 2025-05-12
Corporate Officer/Principal 1991-12-31
Corporate Officer/Principal -
Director/Board Member 2015-07-08
President 2013-11-04
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