CRF
Cornerstone Total Return FundCRF
CRF
About: Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc is a diversified closed-end management company. Its objective is to seek capital appreciation with current income as a secondary objective. The company invests in sectors such as Information Technology; Health Care; Financials; Communication Services; Consumer Discretionary; Industrials; Exchange-Traded Funds; Utilities; Energy; Real Estate and others.
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Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 3 (+2) [Q1 2025]
107% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 14
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 8
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 61 [Q4 2024] → 69 (+8) [Q1 2025]
1.87% less ownership
Funds ownership: 12.2% [Q4 2024] → 10.33% (-1.87%) [Q1 2025]
26% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $117M [Q4 2024] → $86.8M (-$30.2M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for CRF.
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. Announces Completion Of Rights Offering
NEW YORK, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE American: CRF) (CUSIP: 21924U300) is pleased to announce the completion of its one-for-three rights offering which expired on Friday, May 16, 2025 (the “Offering”). Under the terms of the Offering, record date stockholders were entitled to purchase one newly issued share of common stock of the Fund for every three rights held. The subscription price for each newly issued share was determined to be $6.97 which, under the terms of the prospectus, was equal to the greater of (i) 112% of net asset value per share as calculated at the close of trading on the date of expiration of the Offering and (ii) 80% of the market price per share at such time.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Cornerstone CEF Rights Offerings Are Back
Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund and Cornerstone Total Return Fund announce 1-for-3 rights offerings, allowing shareholders to subscribe for new shares at a premium to NAV. The rights offerings are accretive to NAV per share, benefiting existing shareholders, but market prices typically drop during the offering period due to increased selling pressure. Investors can either sell shares before the ex-rights date to avoid price drops, or participate in the offering if the premium to NAV is above 12%.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. Announces Rights Offering
NEW YORK, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CLM) (CUSIP: 21924B302) (the “Fund”) announced today that, contingent upon final approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), it has set the close of business on April 21, 2025 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determination of stockholders entitled to participate in the Fund's 1-for-3 rights offering. The Fund is issuing to its stockholders non-transferable rights entitling the holders to subscribe for an aggregate of 84,252,329 shares of common stock. Each stockholder will receive one non-transferable right for each share of the Fund held as of the Record Date. Fractional shares will not be issued upon the exercise of the rights. Accordingly, the number of rights to be issued to a stockholder on the Record Date will be rounded up to the nearest whole number of rights evenly divisible by three. For every three rights a stockholder receives, he or she will be entitled (but not required) to purchase one new share of the Fund at a subscription price equal to the greater of (i) 112% of net asset value per share as calculated at the close of trading on the expiration date of the offering or (ii) 80% of the market price per share at such time. Fractional shares will not be issued. In addition to the shares offered in the primary subscription, the Fund may offer a 100% over-allotment to oversubscribing stockholders. Stockholders who fully subscribe in the primary offering will have the option to oversubscribe for additional shares, to the extent available.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. Announces Rights Offering
NEW YORK, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CRF) (CUSIP: 21924U300) (the “Fund”) announced today that, contingent upon final approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), it has set the close of business on April 21, 2025 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determination of stockholders entitled to participate in the Fund's 1-for-3 rights offering. The Fund is issuing to its stockholders non-transferable rights entitling the holders to subscribe for an aggregate of 39,475,678 shares of common stock. Each stockholder will receive one non-transferable right for each share of the Fund held as of the Record Date. Fractional shares will not be issued upon the exercise of the rights. Accordingly, the number of rights to be issued to a stockholder on the Record Date will be rounded up to the nearest whole number of rights evenly divisible by three. For every three rights a stockholder receives, he or she will be entitled (but not required) to purchase one new share of the Fund at a subscription price equal to the greater of (i) 112% of net asset value per share as calculated at the close of trading on the expiration date of the offering or (ii) 80% of the market price per share at such time. Fractional shares will not be issued. In addition to the shares offered in the primary subscription, the Fund may offer a 100% over-allotment to oversubscribing stockholders. Stockholders who fully subscribe in the primary offering will have the option to oversubscribe for additional shares, to the extent available.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 months ago
Cornerstone Funds File Their Annual Reports
NEW YORK, March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CLM) (CUSIP: 21924B302) and Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CRF) (CUSIP: 21924U300) (individually the “Fund” or, collectively, the “Funds”) have each filed copies of their annual report on Form N-CSR with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Each report includes audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The annual reports are available online at www.cornerstonestrategicinvestmentfund.com and www.cornerstonetotalreturnfund.com. Copies of these reports are also available free of charge upon request by calling 1-866-668-6558.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
CRF: Reinvestment Down At The NAV Works To Your Benefit
Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF) offers a high dividend yield of 15.6% with monthly payouts, making it ideal for income-focused investors. The fund trades at a premium to NAV but this allows dividends to be reinvested down at the fund's NAV. This provides an immediate capital gain on distributions. CRF is less resilient during market downturns due to its reliance on net realized gains for distributions, making it riskier in volatile markets.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
4 months ago
Cornerstone Funds Announce Continuing Monthly Distributions
NEW YORK, Feb. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CLM) (CUSIP: 21924B302) and Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CRF) (CUSIP: 21924U300), (individually the “Fund” or, collectively, the “Funds”), each a closed-end management investment company, announced that in keeping with each Fund's previously adopted monthly distribution policy, each Fund is declaring the following distributions.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 months ago
Closed-End Funds: Screening For Potential Opportunites To Kick Off Q1 2025
The closed-end fund space saw a significant narrowing of discounts throughout 2024 as equity markets charged higher and now discounts remain tight heading into 2025. In particular, equity CEFs have seen significantly narrowed discounts along with taxable fixed-income, though municipal bond funds look relatively attractive after widening discounts in December. We are screening for funds with the deepest discounts and widest z-scores to find potential buys and funds that may be getting a bit pricey as sell candidates.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
5 months ago
PIMCO Cuts A Couple Of Distributions, Who Could Be Next?
RCS and PCM recently announced distribution cuts, and they were simultaneously trading at some hefty premiums to their NAV per share. We saw the usual outcome, which is a drastic sell-off as is often the case with the dangerous combination of elevated NAV distribution rates and premiums are mixed. We are looking at two more names to warn about in the future, but predicting distribution cuts is incredibly difficult as funds can pay out what they'd like.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 months ago
Compounding Income Strategy With Cornerstone Total Return Fund
Cornerstone Total Return Fund offers a monthly dividend with a high distribution rate of 13%. CRF offers a compelling Dividend Reinvestment Program (DRIP) that allows investors to buy at NAV, which becomes a discount when the fund trades at a premium. The main risk to the fund is its high allocation to technology stocks, which could devalue the fund in a correction.
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