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Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$7.94 +0.03 (+0.38%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
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$7.94 -0.01 (-0.06%)
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Cornerstone Total Return Fund Short Interest Data

Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF) has a short interest of 10.87 million shares, representing 10.58% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.78% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.3, indicating that it would take 8.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.03 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
10,870,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
10,680,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+1.78%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$84.24 million
Short Interest Ratio
8.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
117,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
10.58%
Today's Trading Volume
1,096,364 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,025,192 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
107%
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CRF Short Interest Over Time

CRF Days to Cover Over Time

CRF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Cornerstone Total Return Fund Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/30/202510,870,000 shares $84.24 million +1.8%10.6%8.3 $7.75
6/15/202510,680,000 shares $81.27 million +10.6%10.4%8.1 $7.61
5/31/20259,660,000 shares $72.55 million -26.9%N/A7.3 $7.51
5/15/202513,210,000 shares $91.41 million -12.1%N/A9 $6.92
4/30/202515,020,000 shares $100.48 million +15.9%N/A10.9 $6.69
4/15/202512,960,000 shares $88.91 million +23.8%N/A9.5 $6.86
3/31/202510,470,000 shares $75.17 million -6.3%N/A8.9 $7.18
3/15/202511,170,000 shares $83.10 million +17.7%N/A10.9 $7.44
2/28/20259,490,000 shares $73.45 million -8.1%N/A8.2 $7.74
2/15/202510,330,000 shares $0.00 +27.4%N/A9.8 $0.00
1/31/20258,110,000 shares $71.94 million -10.3%N/A8.1 $8.87
1/15/20259,040,000 shares $0.00 +22.3%N/A9.4 $0.00
12/31/20247,390,000 shares $64.22 million -6.8%N/A7.7 $8.69
12/15/20247,930,000 shares $0.00 +3.1%N/A8.3 $0.00
11/30/20247,690,000 shares $0.00 -15.4%N/A8.3 $0.00
11/15/20249,090,000 shares $0.00 +29.3%N/A11.7 $0.00
10/31/20247,030,000 shares $59.19 million -12.6%N/A9.8 $8.42
10/15/20248,040,000 shares $0.00 +22.0%N/A11.2 $0.00
9/30/20246,590,000 shares $53.31 million -0.8%N/A9.4 $8.09
9/15/20246,640,000 shares $0.00 +6.2%N/A9.4 $0.00
8/31/20246,250,000 shares $0.00 -11.7%N/A9.2 $0.00
8/15/20247,080,000 shares $54.23 million +17.2%N/A10.4 $7.66
7/31/20246,040,000 shares $47.41 million -13.3%N/A8.7 $7.85
7/15/20246,970,000 shares $0.00 +13.7%N/A10.9 $0.00
6/30/20246,130,000 shares $0.00 -6.7%N/A8.7 $0.00
6/15/20246,570,000 shares $0.00 +5.0%N/A9.3 $0.00
5/31/20246,260,000 shares $47.89 million -11.5%N/A8.9 $7.65
5/15/20247,070,000 shares $52.95 million +11.5%N/A10.4 $7.49
4/30/20246,340,000 shares $47.61 million -11.6%N/A9.2 $7.51
4/15/20247,170,000 shares $0.00 +18.7%N/A10.6 $0.00
3/31/20246,040,000 shares $0.00 -1.5%N/A9.7 $0.00
3/15/20246,130,000 shares $0.00 +1.3%N/A9.9 $0.00
2/29/20246,050,000 shares $43.92 million -13.5%N/A9.2 $7.26
2/15/20246,990,000 shares $0.00 +14.4%N/A10.8 $0.00
1/31/20246,110,000 shares $43.56 million -0.3%N/A9.2 $7.13
1/15/20246,130,000 shares $0.00 -2.9%N/A8 $0.00
12/31/20236,310,000 shares $0.00 -8.8%N/A6.9 $0.00
12/15/20236,920,000 shares $49.62 million +8.5%N/A7.5 $7.17
11/30/20236,380,000 shares $45.94 million -7.5%N/A7 $7.20
11/15/20236,900,000 shares $48.78 million +14.6%N/A7.5 $7.07
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10/31/20236,020,000 shares $39.49 million -1.5%N/A6 $6.56
10/15/20236,110,000 shares $0.00 -1.3%N/A6.3 $0.00
9/30/20236,190,000 shares $0.00 -6.9%N/A7.5 $0.00
9/15/20236,650,000 shares $53.20 million +7.8%N/A7.9 $8.00
8/31/20236,170,000 shares $50.59 million -12.2%N/A7.4 $8.20
8/15/20237,030,000 shares $0.00 +14.3%N/A8.5 $0.00
7/31/20236,150,000 shares $52.21 million -12.0%N/A8.4 $8.49
7/15/20236,990,000 shares $0.00 +15.9%N/A10.1 $0.00
6/30/20236,030,000 shares $48.24 million -12.2%N/A8.6 $8.00
6/15/20236,870,000 shares $0.00 +14.9%N/A10.8 $0.00
5/31/20235,980,000 shares $0.00 -9.8%N/A8.9 $0.00
5/15/20236,630,000 shares $0.00 +10.7%N/A9.8 $0.00
4/30/20235,990,000 shares $0.00 -8.0%N/A8.5 $0.00
4/15/20236,510,000 shares $0.00 +8.7%N/A9 $0.00
3/31/20235,990,000 shares $44.27 million -11.1%N/A7.8 $7.39
3/15/20236,740,000 shares $0.00 +10.9%N/A8.4 $0.00
2/28/20236,080,000 shares $46.45 million -8.4%N/A7.7 $7.64
2/15/20236,640,000 shares $0.00 +10.1%N/A8.7 $0.00
1/31/20236,030,000 shares $47.21 million -8.1%N/A7.8 $7.83
1/15/20236,560,000 shares $0.00 +7.0%N/A8.6 $0.00
12/30/20226,130,000 shares $43.52 million -13.1%N/A7.6 $7.10
12/15/20227,050,000 shares $54.57 million +4.8%N/A8.5 $7.74
11/30/20226,730,000 shares $55.19 million -5.3%N/A7.8 $8.20
11/15/20227,110,000 shares $0.00 +8.1%N/A7.7 $0.00
10/31/20226,580,000 shares $0.00 -7.5%N/A6.7 $0.00
10/15/20227,110,000 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A7 $0.00
9/30/20225,600,000 shares $45.47 million -8.7%N/A5.7 $8.12
9/15/20226,130,000 shares $0.00 +16.5%N/A5.7 $0.00
8/31/20225,260,000 shares $50.71 million -10.9%N/A4.8 $9.64
8/15/20225,900,000 shares $0.00 +15.2%N/A5.4 $0.00
7/31/20225,120,000 shares $0.00 +14.3%N/A4.6 $0.00
7/15/20224,480,000 shares $0.00 +33.7%N/A3.9 $0.00
6/30/20223,350,000 shares $27.91 million -64.1%N/A2.3 $8.33
6/15/20229,320,000 shares $0.00 +15.6%N/A7 $0.00
5/31/20228,060,000 shares $0.00 -11.4%N/A7.2 $0.00
5/15/20229,100,000 shares $0.00 +9.8%N/A8 $0.00
4/30/20228,290,000 shares $0.00 +59.7%N/A8.3 $0.00
4/15/20225,190,000 shares $0.00 +573.2%N/A5.3 $0.00
3/31/2022771,000 shares $0.00 -0.5%N/A1 $0.00
3/15/2022774,600 shares $0.00 +6.0%N/A1.1 $0.00
2/28/2022731,100 shares $0.00 -6.6%N/A1 $0.00
2/15/2022782,900 shares $0.00 -13.6%N/A1 $0.00
1/31/2022906,400 shares $12.55 million +6.9%N/A1.1 $13.85
1/15/2022847,700 shares $0.00 +81.8%N/A1.1 $0.00
12/31/2021466,400 shares $0.00 -3.5%N/A0.7 $0.00
12/15/2021483,200 shares $0.00 +87.6%N/A0.7 $0.00
11/30/2021257,600 shares $0.00 -17.2%N/A0.4 $0.00
11/15/2021311,000 shares $0.00 +19.1%N/A0.5 $0.00
10/29/2021261,200 shares $3.46 million +10.4%N/A0.5 $13.26
10/15/2021236,600 shares $0.00 +281.0%N/A0.5 $0.00
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9/30/202162,100 shares $0.00 -25.6%N/A0.1 $0.00
9/15/202183,500 shares $0.00 +4.9%N/A0.2 $0.00
8/31/202179,600 shares $0.00 +105.7%N/A0.2 $0.00
8/13/202138,700 shares $0.00 -46.8%N/A0.1 $0.00
7/30/202172,800 shares $0.00 +153.7%N/A0.1 $0.00
7/15/202128,700 shares $0.00 -52.5%N/A0 $0.00
6/30/202160,400 shares $0.00 -17.4%N/A0.1 $0.00
6/15/202173,100 shares $0.00 -51.9%N/A0.1 $0.00
5/28/2021152,100 shares $0.00 -94.2%N/A0.2 $0.00
5/14/20212,640,000 shares $0.00 +13.8%N/A3.7 $0.00
4/30/20212,320,000 shares $0.00 -11.8%N/A3.7 $0.00
4/15/20212,630,000 shares $30.01 million +54.7%N/A3.9 $11.41
3/31/20211,700,000 shares $19.60 million +44.1%N/A3.1 $11.53
3/15/20211,180,000 shares $15.98 million +88.1%N/A2.3 $13.54
2/26/2021627,500 shares $8.30 million +45.5%N/A1.3 $13.22
2/12/2021431,200 shares $5.66 million -39.5%N/A0.9 $13.12
1/29/2021713,100 shares $8.96 million +8.0%N/A1.5 $12.56
1/15/2021660,400 shares $8.47 million +58.9%N/A1.6 $12.83
12/31/2020415,500 shares $4.72 million -54.6%N/A1.1 $11.37
12/15/2020915,000 shares $10.30 million +0.2%N/A2.5 $11.26
11/30/2020912,800 shares $10.04 million -16.3%N/A2.4 $11.00
11/15/20201,090,000 shares $12.00 million -11.4%N/A2.7 $11.01
10/30/20201,230,000 shares $13.21 million +18.3%N/A3.1 $10.74
10/15/20201,040,000 shares $11.39 million +3.0%N/A0 $10.95
9/30/20201,010,000 shares $11.11 million +1,154.7%N/A2.8 $11.00
9/15/2020580,200 shares $6.13 million +620.8%N/A1.6 $10.57
8/31/202080,500 shares $895.97 thousand -42.0%N/A0.2 $11.13
8/14/2020138,700 shares $1.55 million +43.3%N/A0.4 $11.19
7/31/202096,800 shares $1.04 million -9.6%N/A0.3 $10.76
7/15/2020107,100 shares $1.12 million -48.4%N/A0.3 $10.42

CRF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cornerstone Total Return Fund's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Cornerstone Total Return Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 10,870,000 shares of CRF short. 10.58% of Cornerstone Total Return Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cornerstone Total Return Fund's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Cornerstone Total Return Fund?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CRF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Cornerstone Total Return Fund's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Cornerstone Total Return Fund?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 10.58% of Cornerstone Total Return Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Cornerstone Total Return Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Cornerstone Total Return Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,870,000 shares, an increase of 1.8% from the previous total of 10,680,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

How does Cornerstone Total Return Fund's short interest compare to its competitors?

10.58% of Cornerstone Total Return Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Cornerstone Total Return Fund: DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.06%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.63%), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. (8.71%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.14%), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund, Inc. (0.13%), Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.45%), Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.01%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.01%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.20%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Cornerstone Total Return Fund stock?

Short selling CRF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cornerstone Total Return Fund as its price is falling. CRF shares are trading up $0.03 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Cornerstone Total Return Fund?

A short squeeze for Cornerstone Total Return Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CRF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Cornerstone Total Return Fund's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CRF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.




This page (NYSEAMERICAN:CRF) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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