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.

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The Cornerstone CEF rights offerings concluded and were a massive success (for managers). Shareholders experience a small boost to NAV/share, but significant declines in share price over the rights offering period.

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NEW YORK, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) (NYSE American: CRF) is pleased to announce the completion of its one-for-three rights offering which expired on Friday, May 14, 2021 (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 $10.23 which, under the terms of the prospectus, was equal to the greater of (i) 107% 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.

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Our suggestion to avoid the Cornerstone funds due to their impending rights offering was successful. There may be a chance to re-enter the funds on the long side if the premium drops sufficiently enough.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 06, 2020 (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 2021.

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NEW YORK, Aug.  07, 2020  (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: 

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