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Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (CRF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Asheville, United States | NYSE
7.28 USD +0.10 (1.394%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 10:21 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:29 p.m. EDT

CRF appears to have a high dividend yield, indicating strong income potential for dividend-focused investors. However, the payout ratio is above 1, suggesting that the fund may be paying out more than it earns, which could be a red flag for long-term sustainability. The recent price movement shows a mix of volatility and a slight upward trend, but the short-term forecast indicates a small decline. This could present a buying opportunity for short-term traders looking to capitalize on a potential rebound, but the overall fundamentals and high payout ratio suggest caution for long-term investors.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.061314
AutoETS0.061315
MSTL0.063760
AutoTheta0.078946

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 10.54
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.450
Excess Kurtosis -0.72
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Revenue per Share 0.085
Market Cap 1,180,830,464
Trailing P/E 7.14
Beta 1.24
Profit Margins 1191.01%
Website https://www.cornerstonetotalreturnfund.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.63% 20.26% 23.02% 28.71%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.118000 1.629834
2026-03-16 0.118000 1.693637
2026-02-17 0.118000 1.693080
2026-01-15 0.118000 1.545872
2025-12-15 0.117000 1.586961
2025-11-14 0.117000 1.618763
2025-10-15 0.117000 1.595853
2025-09-15 0.117000 1.652031
2025-08-15 0.117000 1.700286
2025-07-15 0.117000 1.734710
2025-06-16 0.117000 1.812163
2025-05-15 0.117000 1.997377
2025-04-15 0.114706 2.048802
2025-03-14 0.114706 1.921056
2025-02-14 0.114706 1.620373
2025-01-15 0.114706 1.700305
2024-12-16 0.101961 1.516000
2024-11-15 0.101961 1.521757
2024-10-15 0.101961 1.630070
2024-09-16 0.101961 1.746970
2024-08-15 0.101961 1.816466
2024-07-15 0.101961 1.826768
2024-06-14 0.101961 1.875686
2024-05-14 0.101961 1.931551
2024-04-12 0.101961 1.937859
2024-03-14 0.101961 2.059053
2024-02-14 0.101961 2.120874
2024-01-12 0.101961 2.182657
2023-12-14 0.114706 2.409559
2023-11-14 0.114706 2.514172
2023-10-13 0.114706 2.449152
2023-09-14 0.114706 2.283112
2023-08-14 0.114706 2.219498
2023-07-13 0.114706 2.336895
2023-06-14 0.114706 2.481405
2023-05-12 0.114706 2.634547
2023-04-13 0.114706 2.694382
2023-03-14 0.114706 2.802306
2023-02-14 0.114706 2.584742
2023-01-13 0.114706 2.733837
2022-12-14 0.169608 3.902905
2022-11-14 0.169608 3.904587
2022-10-13 0.169608 4.102049
2022-09-14 0.169608 3.468416
2022-08-12 0.169608 3.290108
2022-07-14 0.169608 3.988271
2022-06-09 0.169608 3.569531
2022-05-13 0.169608 3.531472
2022-04-08 0.169608 2.660469
2022-03-14 0.169608 2.713335
2022-02-14 0.169608 2.770440
2022-01-13 0.169608 2.748011
2021-12-14 0.150980 2.530583
2021-11-12 0.150980 2.441068
2021-10-14 0.150980 2.730536
2021-09-14 0.150980 2.720906
2021-08-13 0.150980 2.974853
2021-07-14 0.150980 3.145284
2021-06-14 0.150980 3.279605
2021-05-13 0.150980 3.234781
2021-04-09 0.150980 2.791620
2021-03-12 0.150980 2.851210
2021-02-12 0.150980 3.011291
2021-01-14 0.150980 3.265853
2020-12-14 0.176471 4.076139
2020-11-13 0.176471 4.235216
2020-10-14 0.176471 4.328553
2020-09-14 0.176471 4.383307
2020-08-13 0.176471 4.443566
2020-07-14 0.176471 4.874215
2020-06-12 0.176471 5.135695
2020-05-14 0.176471 5.697194
2020-04-14 0.176471 5.874797
2020-03-13 0.176471 6.574325
2020-02-13 0.176471 4.870340
2020-01-14 0.176471 5.023769
2019-12-13 0.195098 5.811748
2019-11-14 0.195098 5.913245
2019-10-11 0.195098 6.078169
2019-09-13 0.195098 5.967893
2019-08-14 0.195098 6.146090
2019-07-12 0.195098 5.935472
2019-06-13 0.195098 6.171555
2019-05-14 0.195098 6.038455
2019-04-12 0.195098 6.003403
2019-03-14 0.195098 6.118377
2019-02-14 0.195098 6.204404
2019-01-14 0.195098 6.750500
2018-12-13 0.225490 7.575986
2018-11-14 0.225490 7.445915
2018-10-12 0.225490 7.350335
2018-09-13 0.225490 6.733829
2018-08-16 0.225490 6.795907
2018-07-13 0.225490 6.966121
2018-06-14 0.225490 6.657733
2018-05-14 0.225490 6.877879
2018-04-12 0.225490 6.625693
2018-03-14 0.225490 6.646990
2018-02-14 0.225490 6.899732
2018-01-12 0.225490 6.786694
2017-12-14 0.224510 7.267636
2017-11-14 0.224510 7.496260
2017-10-12 0.224510 7.485037
2017-09-14 0.224510 7.909669
2017-08-16 0.224510 8.030623
2017-07-12 0.224510 7.452968
2017-06-13 0.224510 7.705871
2017-05-11 0.224510 7.211116
2017-04-11 0.224510 7.513102
2017-03-13 0.224510 7.695588
2017-02-13 0.224510 8.214846
2017-01-11 0.224510 8.483560
2016-12-13 0.273529 10.759305
2016-11-10 0.273529 10.755717
2016-10-13 0.273529 11.443705
2016-09-13 0.273529 10.497188
2016-08-11 0.273529 10.161914
2016-07-13 0.273529 10.451065
2016-06-13 0.273529 11.015213
2016-05-12 0.273529 10.741897
2016-04-13 0.273529 10.823753
2016-03-11 0.273529 11.936625
2016-02-10 0.273529 13.652701
2016-01-13 0.273529 12.455399
2015-12-11 0.325490 14.192959
2015-11-10 0.325490 13.756392
2015-10-13 0.325490 14.258716
2015-09-11 0.325490 14.273273
2015-08-12 0.325490 14.439069
2015-07-13 0.325490 10.335861
2015-06-11 0.325490 10.802802
2015-05-13 0.325490 11.110032
2015-04-13 0.325490 11.627791
2015-03-12 0.325490 11.833386
2015-02-11 0.325490 12.609928
2015-01-13 0.325490 13.815864
2014-12-11 0.341176 15.096395
2014-11-12 0.341176 15.238506
2014-10-10 0.341176 15.474908
2014-09-11 0.341176 13.553691
2014-08-13 0.341176 13.976683
2014-07-11 0.341176 14.217252
2014-06-11 0.341176 14.484934
2014-05-13 0.341176 14.060855
2014-04-11 0.341176 14.341720
2014-03-12 0.341176 14.334038
2014-02-12 0.341176 14.917201
2014-01-13 0.341176 14.733580
2013-12-11 0.356863 16.636062
2013-11-20 0.356863 14.545148
2013-10-10 0.356863 14.308957
2013-09-12 0.356863 14.835943
2013-08-13 0.356863 14.767460
2013-07-11 0.356863 14.901828
2013-06-12 0.356863 15.013993
2013-05-13 0.356863 15.773181
2013-04-11 0.356863 15.725710
2013-03-13 0.356863 17.187209
2013-02-13 0.356863 17.439926
2013-01-11 0.356863 18.667260
2012-12-12 0.384314 21.181635
2012-11-13 0.384314 20.086780
2012-10-11 0.384314 18.074096
2012-09-12 0.384314 18.636306
2012-08-13 0.384314 19.671788
2012-07-12 0.384314 19.666610
2012-06-13 0.384314 21.328710
2012-05-11 0.384314 19.106277
2012-04-11 0.384314 19.714190
2012-03-13 0.384314 20.204776
2012-02-13 0.384314 20.620213
2012-01-11 0.384314 23.285634
2011-12-13 0.435294 25.330640
2011-11-10 0.435294 19.375871
2011-10-12 0.435294 20.080354
2011-09-13 0.435294 20.957615
2011-08-11 0.435294 21.701022
2011-07-13 0.435294 18.104164
2011-06-13 0.435294 18.428273
2011-05-11 0.435294 18.485362
2011-04-13 0.435294 18.739513
2011-03-11 0.435294 20.046123
2011-02-11 0.435294 20.657106
2011-01-12 0.435294 21.976556
2010-12-13 0.474510 26.678155
2010-11-10 0.474510 20.394085
2010-10-13 0.474510 20.982493
2010-09-13 0.474510 21.847480
2010-08-11 0.474510 21.458595
2010-07-13 0.474510 21.147064
2010-06-11 0.474510 22.410272
2010-05-12 0.474510 21.696987
2010-04-13 0.474510 21.190224
2010-03-11 0.474510 22.542533
2010-02-10 0.474510 22.546070
2010-01-13 0.474510 21.619515
2009-12-11 0.619608 29.437230
2009-11-10 0.619608 25.196711
2009-10-13 0.619608 24.489877
2009-09-11 0.619608 25.816730
2009-08-12 0.619608 27.006165
2009-07-13 0.619608 29.809995
2009-06-11 0.619608 35.859776
2009-05-13 0.619608 38.394175
2009-04-13 0.619608 47.866179
2009-03-11 0.619608 62.149443
2009-02-11 0.619608 41.873220
2009-01-13 0.619608 41.865327
2008-12-11 1.270588 96.687414
2008-11-12 1.270588 94.768351
2008-10-10 1.270588 133.647613
2008-09-11 1.270588 72.566961
2008-08-13 1.270588 38.844273
2008-07-11 1.270588 35.655293
2008-06-11 1.270588 34.591507
2008-05-13 1.270588 32.779263
2008-04-11 1.270588 39.136671
2008-03-12 1.270588 44.080273
2008-02-13 1.270588 43.887612
2008-01-11 1.270588 49.315830
2007-12-12 1.396078 43.783828
2007-11-13 1.396078 45.441195
2007-10-11 1.396078 35.865349
2007-09-12 1.396078 39.381827
2007-08-13 1.396078 37.530287
2007-07-11 1.396078 31.419942
2007-06-13 1.396078 32.080821
2007-05-11 1.396078 31.334807
2007-04-11 1.396078 31.695925
2007-03-13 1.396078 32.092689
2007-02-13 1.396078 32.023821
2007-01-10 1.396078 31.526434
2006-12-13 1.380392 32.708340
2006-11-13 1.380392 31.610211
2006-10-11 1.380392 33.625222
2006-09-13 1.380392 35.850518
2006-08-11 1.380392 36.147096
2006-07-12 1.380392 37.435081
2006-06-13 1.380392 40.249655
2006-05-11 1.380392 40.605806
2006-04-11 1.380392 41.375295
2006-03-13 1.380392 39.972799
2006-02-13 1.380392 41.476540
2006-01-11 1.380392 45.622727
2005-12-13 1.380392 45.729782
2005-11-10 1.380392 48.894142
2005-10-12 1.380392 49.974905
2005-09-13 1.380392 44.439963
2005-08-11 1.380392 46.652413
2005-07-13 1.380392 48.041610
2005-06-13 1.380392 47.968763
2005-05-11 1.380392 56.509219
2005-04-13 1.380392 54.020187
2005-03-11 1.380392 51.418636
2005-02-11 1.380392 41.670247
2005-01-12 1.380392 43.498858
2004-12-13 1.380392 44.656911
2004-11-10 1.380392 44.844295
2004-10-13 1.380392 46.002570
2004-09-13 1.380392 47.978021
2004-08-11 1.380392 48.349663
2004-07-13 1.380392 47.249901
2004-06-14 1.380392 50.237332
2004-05-12 1.380392 55.945215
2004-04-13 1.380392 52.406249
2004-03-11 1.380392 49.384380
2004-02-11 1.380392 47.131806
2004-01-13 1.380392 49.897819
2003-12-11 1.380392 52.019120
2003-11-12 1.294118 51.690269
2003-10-10 1.301961 58.051387
2003-09-11 1.294118 62.405895
2003-08-13 1.294118 63.370872
2003-07-11 1.294118 63.574592
2003-06-11 1.294118 64.417111
2003-05-13 1.294118 74.017325
2003-04-11 1.294118 77.075896
2003-03-12 1.294118 83.499398
2003-02-12 1.294118 83.175802
2003-01-13 1.294118 80.765935
2002-12-11 1.294118 84.871078
2002-11-13 1.294118 85.555355
2002-10-10 1.294118 85.745372
2002-09-12 1.294118 81.408634
2002-08-13 1.294118 87.652738
2002-07-11 1.294118 79.764780
2002-06-12 1.294118 71.742497
2002-05-13 1.294118 70.410541
2002-04-11 1.294118 69.571420
2002-03-13 1.294118 70.307974
2002-02-13 1.294118 69.269043
2001-10-17 1.960784 99.507078
2001-07-18 1.960784 101.870879
2001-04-25 1.960784 103.086367
2000-12-20 2.352941 132.475340
2000-10-18 1.960784 118.447932
2000-07-19 1.960784 123.424785
2000-04-18 1.960784 130.431346
1999-12-21 2.039216 136.833432
1999-10-20 1.960784 129.982471
1999-07-21 2.062745 134.001721
1999-04-21 1.960784 125.494178
1998-12-16 2.117647 129.524398
1998-10-21 2.039216 128.166602
1998-07-22 2.117647 137.724967
1998-04-15 1.803922 118.791670
1997-12-17 2.901961 191.593478
1997-10-22 2.039216 142.995615
1997-07-16 2.039216 145.870261
1997-04-16 2.196078 166.177248
1996-12-18 2.980392 227.822946
1996-10-16 2.039216 155.959427
1996-07-17 2.039216 166.418672
1996-04-17 2.196078 176.469262
1995-12-20 2.588235 208.381614
1995-10-18 2.117647 176.869847
1995-07-19 2.039216 173.242702
1995-04-17 2.039216 180.434964
1994-12-19 2.196078 206.103588
1994-10-17 1.960784 182.922722
1994-07-18 1.960784 179.997139
1994-04-18 1.960784 175.833954
1993-12-20 4.470588 380.565783
1993-10-18 2.196078 182.563719
1993-07-19 2.274510 193.313558
1993-04-19 2.431373 207.102834
1992-12-21 3.764706 337.624103
1992-10-19 2.431373 222.541913
1992-07-20 2.431373 223.238695
1992-04-20 2.666667 257.908589
1991-12-19 3.137255 313.787726
1991-10-11 2.745098 276.881673
1991-07-12 2.745098 295.097951
1991-04-12 2.745098 301.301255
1990-12-19 3.529412 414.070983
1990-10-12 2.745098 347.442058
1990-07-13 2.666667 339.806693
1990-04-12 2.666667 347.365362
1989-12-18 3.058824 394.445138
1989-10-13 2.666667 360.856147
1989-06-12 2.588235 360.732568
1989-03-13 2.588235 380.670172
1988-12-12 2.823529 420.877707
1988-09-12 2.431373 359.236839
1988-06-06 2.196078 333.763551
1988-03-07 2.588235 410.533241
1987-12-04 3.529412 549.108290
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.41
dividendYield 19.59
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.402
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.19526462
lastDividendValue 0.118
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-03-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.11317825
Address1 1,075 Hendersonville Road
Address2 Suite 250
All Time High 156.07843
All Time Low 5.323529
Ask 7.27
Ask Size 1,000
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,309,960
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,541,057
Average Volume 1,541,057
Average Volume10Days 1,309,960
Beta 1.238
Bid 7.26
Bid Size 1,700
Book Value 6.521
City Asheville
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.2801
Current Ratio 0.581
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 7.29
Day Low 7.24
Display Name Cornerstone Total Return Fund
Dividend Date 1,553,817,600
Dividend Rate 1.41
Dividend Yield 19.59
Earnings Growth 0.268
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.754
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.02
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 7.2176
Fifty Day Average Change 0.0625
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.008659388
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 11.317825
Fifty Two Week High 8.25
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.96990013
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11756365
Fifty Two Week Low 6.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.9800997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.15557137
Fifty Two Week Range 6.3 - 8.25
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 563,121,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 18.51
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 13,635,191
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.12962
Implied Shares Outstanding 162,199,765
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.118
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,419,811,200
Last Split Factor 1:4
Long Business Summary Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Cornerstone Advisors, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in value and growth stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund also invests through other closed-end investment companies and ETFs. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index. Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. was formed on March 16, 1973 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,180,830,464
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6161909
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 162,396,272
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,164,594,312
Open 7.25
Operating Margins 0.09295999
Payout Ratio 1.3678999
Phone 828 210 8184
Previous Close 7.18
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1164085
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 86.601685
Profit Margins 11.910081
Quick Ratio 0.563
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.10010004
Regular Market Change Percent 1.394151
Regular Market Day High 7.29
Regular Market Day Low 7.24
Regular Market Day Range 7.24 - 7.29
Regular Market Open 7.25
Regular Market Previous Close 7.18
Regular Market Price 7.2801
Regular Market Time 1,776,435,671
Regular Market Volume 278,190
Return On Assets 0.00227
Return On Equity 0.17764999
Revenue Growth 12.282
Revenue Per Share 0.085
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 162,199,765
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0951
Shares Short 15,417,707
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 14,952,099
Short Name 33,138
Short Percent Of Float 0.0958
Short Ratio 16.35
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol CRF
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 13,635,191
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.402
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.19526462
Trailing Eps 1.02
Trailing P E 7.137353
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 7.7534
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.47329998
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.061044186
Type Disp Equity
Volume 278,190
Website https://www.cornerstonetotalreturnfund.com
Zip 28,803