Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. operates as a closed-end investment fund, which engages in seeking capital appreciation with current income. The company was founded on March 16, 1973 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. is an open-end, diverse management organization. Its primary goal is to pursue capital growth, with current income as a secondary goal. The corporation makes investments in a variety of industries, including real estate, utilities, industrials, health care, financial services, telecommunication networks, and information systems.

CRF offers investors a discounted DRIP option that enables discounted pricing on reinvested shares. With a forward yield of more than 18% there is an opportunity to realize an excellent total return while the fund is trading at a lower than average premium.

CRF: Buy, Reinvest, Oversubscribe, Reap The Rewards

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NEW YORK, Nov. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Strategic Value 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, which have been reset for the calendar year 2023.

Cornerstone Funds Announce Continuing Monthly Distributions and Reset Distribution Amounts for 2023

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16 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 12 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Watch for overvalued CEFs as market volatility rises.

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0 out of 23 CEF sectors are positive on price and 0 out of 23 sectors are positive on NAV over the last week. BlackRock CEFs are repurchasing their shares.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: BlackRock CEFs Repurchasing Shares (October 16, 2022)

The 2023 distribution could be 30% lower than the current CRF dividend yield. The fund has an established 20-year trend of NAV destruction.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund: Save Yourself A Headache

In this article, I will go over the difference between CLM and CRF as well as their basic characteristics. In my opinion, despite their dividend yields of 24%+, both funds are only suitable for speculation and not for investment.

CLM And CRF: Still Too Expensive To Buy Now

NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CLM) and Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CRF), (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:

Cornerstone Funds Announce Continuing Monthly Distributions for 2022 and Distribution Percentage for 2023

CLM and CRF's rights offerings were oversubscribed. The rights offerings were a success for managers and oversubscribers alike.

CLM And CRF Rights Offerings: A Success For Managers And Oversubscribers Alike

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The worst half to a year in a half-century is over, with the S&P 500 down -20.0% through June 30. What's in store for the second half? Well, that depends on whose advice you trust, and frankly, there's something for everyone, from bullish recoveries to end-of-the-world type scenarios.

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NEW YORK, June 13, 2022 (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, June 10, 2022 (the “Offering”). The Offering was over-subscribed. 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 $7.95 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) 65% of the market price per share at such time.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. Announces Completion Of Rights Offering

CRF offers a high yield monthly distribution and has exceeded the total return of the S&P 500 index over the past 1, 5, and 10-year periods. Investors can take advantage of the rights offering to buy shares at a reduced price.

CRF: Why, When, And How To Invest In This High Yield Total Return CEF

NEW YORK, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE American: CRF) (CUSIP: 21924U300) announced today that the subscription period for its previously suspended rights offering for shares of the Fund's common stock (the "Rights Offering") will resume on Monday, May 23, 2022 and the expiration date will be extended so that the Subscription Period will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on Friday, June 10, 2022, unless further extended by the Fund (the “Expiration Date”). The original record date will continue to be April 18, 2022.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. Announces the Resumption of Its Rights Offering and Change in June 2022 Distribution Record Date

NEW YORK, May 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CRF) (CUSIP: 21924U300) (the “Fund”) announced today that the rights offering of shares of the Fund's common stock (the " Offering") will be suspended until further notice.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. Announces the Suspension of its Rights Offering

NEW YORK, April 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CRF) (the “Fund”) announced today that, contingent upon final approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, it has fixed the close of business on April 18, 2022 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 21,352,201 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) 65% 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 50% 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.

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. Announces Rights Offering

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4 out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and 2 out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last week. Date for PIMCO merger of PCI and PKO into PDI announced.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: November 28, 2021

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15 out of 24 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 24 sectors positive on NAV last week. PCF and RIV rights offering results.

Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: PCF, RIV Rights Offering Results, Guggenheim Mergers Completed (November 14, 2021)

Clearly, Cornerstone and the Cornerstone funds have tapped into a bonanza that has less to do with exceptional portfolio management and more to do with investor weakness for income. Cornerstone has figured out that investors cannot say no to funds that offer 21% yields, no matter how improbable their funds could actually cover those yields.

Equity CEFs (CLM And CRF): Heck, Just Put Cornerstone In Charge Of All CEFs

NEW YORK, Nov. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CLM) and Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CRF), (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, which have been reset for the calendar year 2022.

Cornerstone Funds Announce Continuing Monthly Distributions and Reset Distribution Amounts for 2022

Has a yield of 14.4%. This is very attractive if the distribution can be supported. I continue my series digging into CEFs beyond the yield with a look at CRF.

Evaluating CEFs: Don't Be Fooled When CRF Increases The Distribution For Next Year

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Funds at the largest discounts don't necessarily make great investments, with several of the deepest discounted funds worth avoiding.

Discounts And Premiums Not All Created Equal

NEW YORK, Aug. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CLM) and Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE American: CRF), (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:

Cornerstone Funds Announce Continuing Monthly Distributions for 2021 And Distribution Percentage for 2022

News for Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc ETF (CRF)