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

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Cornerstone Total Return Fund Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF) had a short interest of 18.59 million shares sold short, representing 18.10% of the public float. This marks a 16.75% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 13.7, meaning it would take 13.7 days of the average trading volume of 1.18 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
18,593,633 shares
Previous Short Interest
15,926,289 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
16.75%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$132.20 million
Short Interest Ratio
13.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
117,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
18.10%
Today's Trading Volume
749,194 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,183,129 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
63%
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Cornerstone Total Return Fund Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/202618,593,633 shares $132.20 million +16.8%18.1%13.71 $7.11
6/30/202615,926,289 shares $114.35 million -10.3%15.5%15.84 $7.18
6/15/202617,747,276 shares $126.18 million +12.8%17.3%13.28 $7.11
5/29/202615,740,321 shares $115.22 million -12.6%15.7%17.83 $7.32
5/15/202618,013,640 shares $129.52 million +14.4%17.5%13.38 $7.19
4/30/202615,751,563 shares $114.99 million -11.8%15.7%17.92 $7.30
4/15/202617,850,352 shares $129.24 million +15.8%17.4%13.48 $7.24
3/31/202615,417,707 shares $107.15 million +0.7%15.4%13.68 $6.95
3/13/202615,306,670 shares $110.51 million +2.4%15.3%9.46 $7.22
2/27/202614,952,099 shares $111.39 million -0.9%14.6%7.88 $7.45
2/13/202615,079,525 shares $114.60 million +3.1%15.1%6.84 $7.60
1/30/202614,630,077 shares $116.02 million -24.3%14.6%12.08 $7.93
1/15/202619,321,128 shares $154.76 million +100.7%19.3%7.32 $8.01
12/31/20259,628,554 shares $77.12 million -38.1%9.6%13.4 $8.01
12/15/202515,565,159 shares $122.19 million +16.2%15.6%12.85 $7.85
11/28/202513,392,232 shares $107.00 million -13.6%13.4%12.38 $7.99
11/14/202515,496,664 shares $121.03 million +20.6%15.5%10.39 $7.81
10/31/202512,850,118 shares $103.70 million -10.2%12.8%16 $8.07
10/15/202514,310,000 shares $115.05 million +16.2%14.3%15.4 $8.04
9/30/202512,320,000 shares $99.05 million -9.3%N/A14.2 $8.04
9/15/202513,580,000 shares $107.01 million +21.6%N/A15.4 $7.88
8/31/202511,170,000 shares $87.80 million -10.9%10.9%12.6 $7.86
8/15/202512,540,000 shares $97.44 million +15.1%N/A13.5 $7.77
7/31/202510,900,000 shares $84.91 million -11.6%10.6%10.7 $7.79
7/15/202512,330,000 shares $95.31 million +13.4%N/A11.4 $7.73
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
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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
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
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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
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

CRF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

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 July 15th, investors have sold 18,593,633 shares of CRF short. 18.10% of Cornerstone Total Return Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cornerstone Total Return Fund's current short interest.

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 13.7. Learn More on Cornerstone Total Return Fund's short interest ratio.

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. 18.10% of Cornerstone Total Return Fund's floating shares are currently sold short.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,593,633 shares, an increase of 16.7% from the previous total of 15,926,289 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.

18.10% of Cornerstone Total Return Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "capital markets" compare to Cornerstone Total Return Fund: Acadian Asset Management Inc. (3.55%), FS KKR Capital Corp. (5.37%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (1.07%), Hercules Capital, Inc. (6.30%), eToro Group Ltd. (3.43%), DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (10.29%), GCM Grosvenor Inc. (2.94%), Sprott Inc. (2.19%), Fairfax India Holdings Corporation (0.03%), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.02 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.

A short squeeze for Cornerstone Total Return Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates 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.

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 July, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like CRF:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSEAMERICAN:CRF is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 7/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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