Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RFI) Short Interest Down 69.7% in January

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RFI) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,000 shares, a decline of 69.7% from the December 31st total of 42,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 85,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:RFI traded down $0.07 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $11.87. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 62,433 shares, compared to its average volume of 82,525. Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund has a fifty-two week low of $10.67 and a fifty-two week high of $13.44. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.50.

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 14th. This represents a dividend yield of 8.3%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp lifted its position in Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 34,020 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $394,000 after purchasing an additional 3,092 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 74,698 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $865,000 after acquiring an additional 3,431 shares during the period. Freestate Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund during the 4th quarter valued at about $149,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund by 100.0% in the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund during the third quarter worth about $171,000. Institutional investors own 20.42% of the company’s stock.

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.