Short Interest in Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RFI) Expands By 783.8%

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RFI) saw a significant increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 41,687 shares, an increase of 783.8% from the June 15th total of 4,717 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 128,294 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. NWF Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 33,425 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $372,000 after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the period. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 13,209 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $160,000 after acquiring an additional 905 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 36.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 3,675 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 979 shares during the period. Comerica Bank boosted its position in shares of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 27,778 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $307,000 after purchasing an additional 1,043 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthBridge Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC now owns 68,187 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $753,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 20.42% of the company’s stock.

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE RFI opened at $11.45 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.36. Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund has a 12 month low of $10.78 and a 12 month high of $12.17.

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 8.4%.

About Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc (NYSE:RFI) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to deliver total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in real estate securities. Managed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc, the fund employs a research?driven, flexible strategy designed to capture income and growth opportunities within the global real estate sector.

The fund’s portfolio typically includes a diversified mix of real estate investment trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies, preferred and convertible securities, and other real estate-related fixed-income instruments.