Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RFI) Short Interest Update

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RFI - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 31,600 shares, a decline of 17.7% from the March 31st total of 38,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 69,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 866,826 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $9,084,000 after buying an additional 57,387 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 331,662 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,943,000 after buying an additional 17,151 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 322,179 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $3,376,000 after buying an additional 2,250 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 31.2% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Advisors LLC now owns 181,259 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $2,130,000 after buying an additional 43,078 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wolverine Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC now owns 121,250 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $1,271,000 after buying an additional 12,598 shares in the last quarter. 20.42% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund stock traded up $0.12 on Friday, reaching $11.14. 66,002 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 80,046. Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund has a one year low of $9.62 and a one year high of $12.26. The company has a 50-day moving average of $11.55 and a 200 day moving average of $11.41.

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.62%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 11th.

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Company Profile

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Cohen & Steers, Inc The fund is managed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the real estate sector, including real estate investment trusts.