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Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc. (FLC)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Pasadena, United States | NYSE
17.28 USD +0.16 (0.935%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 17.28
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3 p.m. EDT

FLC appears to be a mixed opportunity. The stock has shown a relatively stable dividend yield of 7.1%, with consistent payouts over the past few years, suggesting it could be appealing to income-focused investors. However, the recent price history shows some volatility, with a current price of $16.96 near the 52-week low of $15.62. The short-term forecasting model suggests a slight upward trend, but the high H-Stat and low Ljung-Box p-value indicate potential volatility and uncertainty in the short term. The long-term fundamentals are not strong, with a negative earnings growth and revenue growth, as well as a high debt-to-equity ratio. While the dividend yield is attractive, the overall risk profile and weak fundamentals suggest caution for long-term investors. This could be a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders, but long-term investors should be wary of the underlying business health.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.023471
MSTL0.023555
AutoTheta0.029386
AutoARIMA0.039899

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 9.57
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.161
Excess Kurtosis -1.33
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 59.857
Revenue per Share 1.999
Market Cap 180,693,872
Trailing P/E 11.22
Beta 0.67
Profit Margins 77.28%
Website https://www.flahertyfunds.com/funds/flc-total-return-fund/

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.63% 7.39% 7.91% 8.63%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.104 0.626129
2026-02-20 0.104 0.587265
2026-01-23 0.104 0.598071
2025-12-23 0.138 0.804712
2025-11-20 0.100 0.599766
2025-10-24 0.097 0.572113
2025-09-23 0.097 0.564011
2025-08-22 0.097 0.587490
2025-07-24 0.096 0.594741
2025-06-23 0.096 0.604542
2025-05-23 0.096 0.620985
2025-04-23 0.094 0.626093
2025-03-24 0.094 0.593178
2025-02-21 0.094 0.596116
2025-01-24 0.094 0.600104
2024-12-23 0.128 0.840461
2024-11-21 0.094 0.626890
2024-10-24 0.091 0.589625
2024-09-23 0.091 0.583539
2024-08-23 0.091 0.614966
2024-07-24 0.090 0.644269
2024-06-21 0.090 0.667498
2024-05-22 0.090 0.666644
2024-04-22 0.086 0.670885
2024-03-20 0.086 0.647914
2024-02-21 0.086 0.665501
2024-01-23 0.084 0.649424
2023-12-20 0.084 0.675484
2023-11-21 0.084 0.703050
2023-10-23 0.084 0.785995
2023-09-21 0.084 0.739243
2023-08-23 0.084 0.715249
2023-07-21 0.089 0.753296
2023-06-22 0.089 0.758536
2023-05-22 0.089 0.764834
2023-04-20 0.096 0.792802
2023-03-23 0.096 0.836677
2023-02-17 0.096 0.694189
2023-01-23 0.104 0.753572
2022-12-21 0.104 0.826497
2022-11-21 0.104 0.840894
2022-10-21 0.104 0.887207
2022-09-22 0.112 0.890145
2022-08-23 0.112 0.802472
2022-07-21 0.122 0.865998
2022-06-22 0.122 0.909405
2022-05-20 0.122 0.865926
2022-04-21 0.128 0.889053
2022-03-23 0.128 0.853943
2022-02-17 0.128 0.850096
2022-01-21 0.128 0.786375
2021-12-22 0.130 0.775812
2021-11-19 0.130 0.765872
2021-10-21 0.130 0.737770
2021-09-22 0.130 0.753512
2021-08-23 0.130 0.749474
2021-07-22 0.130 0.764592
2021-06-22 0.130 0.759507
2021-05-20 0.130 0.781102
2021-04-22 0.132 0.756734
2021-03-23 0.132 0.790357
2021-02-18 0.132 0.805190
2021-01-21 0.132 0.818022
2020-12-22 0.132 0.785972
2020-11-19 0.132 0.842287
2020-10-22 0.132 0.900085
2020-09-22 0.132 0.878729
2020-08-21 0.132 0.920799
2020-07-23 0.121 0.863439
2020-06-22 0.121 0.907366
2020-05-21 0.121 0.933702
2020-04-22 0.115 0.958296
2020-03-23 0.115 1.477666
2020-02-20 0.115 0.755269
2020-01-23 0.115 0.765133
2019-12-20 0.141 0.963346
2019-11-20 0.115 0.804621
2019-10-23 0.115 0.787007
2019-09-20 0.115 0.841929
2019-08-22 0.115 0.865911
2019-07-23 0.115 0.881818
2019-06-20 0.115 0.926876
2019-05-22 0.115 0.952635
2019-04-22 0.115 0.974145
2019-03-21 0.115 0.966409
2019-02-20 0.115 1.010361
2019-01-23 0.115 1.060454
2018-12-20 0.119 1.183717
2018-11-21 0.119 1.179361
2018-10-23 0.119 1.122287
2018-09-20 0.119 1.072533
2018-08-23 0.119 1.035560
2018-07-23 0.119 1.046050
2018-06-21 0.119 1.070985
2018-05-22 0.119 1.089960
2018-04-20 0.119 1.082022
2018-03-21 0.119 1.071516
2018-02-20 0.119 1.060704
2018-01-23 0.126 1.084768
2017-12-20 0.126 1.056793
2017-11-21 0.126 1.069428
2017-10-23 0.126 1.072795
2017-09-21 0.126 1.078096
2017-08-22 0.126 1.085434
2017-07-20 0.133 1.111551
2017-06-21 0.133 1.117700
2017-05-19 0.133 1.147638
2017-04-19 0.133 1.181210
2017-03-22 0.133 1.238035
2017-02-16 0.133 1.244216
2017-01-20 0.133 1.282223
2016-12-20 0.133 1.321030
2016-11-18 0.136 1.369167
2016-10-20 0.136 1.263631
2016-09-21 0.136 1.249184
2016-08-22 0.136 1.220842
2016-07-20 0.136 1.236689
2016-06-21 0.136 1.267301
2016-05-19 0.136 1.302382
2016-04-20 0.136 1.341637
2016-03-21 0.136 1.388625
2016-02-18 0.136 1.411275
2016-01-20 0.136 1.517502
2015-12-21 0.136 1.495541
2015-11-18 0.136 1.474552
2015-10-21 0.136 1.500839
2015-09-21 0.136 1.551644
2015-08-20 0.136 1.543049
2015-07-22 0.136 1.521320
2015-06-19 0.136 1.462567
2015-05-19 0.136 1.470860
2015-04-21 0.136 1.469843
2015-03-20 0.136 1.510517
2015-02-18 0.136 1.473893
2015-01-21 0.136 1.481378
2014-12-19 0.136 1.485403
2014-11-18 0.136 1.518438
2014-10-22 0.136 1.563629
2014-09-19 0.136 1.622740
2014-08-20 0.136 1.615828
2014-07-22 0.136 1.624524
2014-06-19 0.136 1.608842
2014-05-20 0.136 1.600595
2014-04-21 0.136 1.597141
2014-03-20 0.136 1.702449
2014-02-19 0.136 1.710771
2014-01-22 0.136 1.784508
2013-12-19 0.228 3.137516
2013-11-19 0.136 1.888079
2013-10-22 0.136 1.881453
2013-09-19 0.136 1.872926
2013-08-21 0.136 1.939233
2013-07-22 0.136 1.800517
2013-06-19 0.136 1.848292
2013-05-22 0.136 1.663846
2013-04-19 0.136 1.647403
2013-03-19 0.136 1.746067
2013-02-19 0.136 1.739910
2013-01-22 0.136 1.715194
2012-12-19 0.221 2.904658
2012-11-20 0.140 1.907207
2012-10-22 0.140 1.859467
2012-09-19 0.140 1.843435
2012-08-22 0.140 1.858403
2012-07-20 0.140 1.957426
2012-06-20 0.140 2.069022
2012-05-21 0.140 2.116302
2012-04-19 0.140 2.120888
2012-03-21 0.140 2.158283
2012-02-17 0.140 2.123369
2012-01-20 0.140 2.183299
2011-12-20 0.195 3.115092
2011-11-18 0.140 2.273885
2011-10-20 0.140 2.443900
2011-09-21 0.140 2.353120
2011-08-22 0.140 2.416532
2011-07-20 0.135 2.205507
2011-06-21 0.135 2.213133
2011-05-19 0.135 2.156086
2011-04-19 0.135 2.293943
2011-03-22 0.135 2.318308
2011-02-16 0.135 2.424664
2011-01-20 0.135 2.525593
2010-12-21 0.175 3.280473
2010-11-18 0.132 2.463720
2010-10-20 0.132 2.437874
2010-09-21 0.132 2.446453
2010-08-20 0.132 2.548140
2010-07-21 0.125 2.479841
2010-06-21 0.125 2.550873
2010-05-19 0.125 2.679249
2010-04-21 0.116 2.505335
2010-03-22 0.116 2.495363
2010-02-17 0.116 2.555886
2010-01-20 0.116 2.691483
2009-12-21 0.116 2.942450
2009-11-18 0.110 3.029701
2009-10-21 0.110 2.984249
2009-09-21 0.110 3.175869
2009-08-20 0.110 3.405779
2009-07-22 0.110 3.746671
2009-06-19 0.110 4.101099
2009-05-19 0.110 4.978479
2009-04-21 0.110 5.555457
2009-03-20 0.110 7.197949
2009-02-18 0.110 5.973662
2009-01-21 0.110 5.500441
2008-12-19 0.110 6.160332
2008-11-18 0.123 6.979482
2008-10-22 0.123 6.355803
2008-09-19 0.137 5.699398
2008-08-20 0.137 4.562709
2008-07-22 0.137 4.568632
2008-06-19 0.130 3.817029
2008-05-20 0.130 3.588017
2008-04-21 0.130 3.710763
2008-03-19 0.130 3.779717
2008-02-20 0.130 3.430814
2008-01-22 0.130 3.462117
2007-12-19 0.130 3.688270
2007-11-20 0.128 3.547929
2007-10-22 0.128 3.281519
2007-09-19 0.128 3.193392
2007-08-22 0.128 3.355863
2007-07-20 0.128 3.099441
2007-06-20 0.128 3.036913
2007-05-21 0.128 2.932439
2007-04-19 0.128 2.857387
2007-03-21 0.128 2.875221
2007-02-16 0.128 2.953877
2007-01-22 0.128 2.967263
2006-12-19 0.128 2.949249
2006-11-20 0.128 3.076536
2006-10-20 0.128 3.147618
2006-09-20 0.128 3.218446
2006-08-22 0.128 3.249817
2006-07-20 0.128 3.418640
2006-06-21 0.128 3.407899
2006-05-22 0.128 3.492704
2006-04-19 0.128 3.512298
2006-03-22 0.128 3.379509
2006-02-16 0.140 3.653008
2006-01-20 0.140 3.706885
2005-12-20 0.140 4.003747
2005-11-21 0.148 4.076912
2005-10-20 0.148 4.026200
2005-09-21 0.148 3.779484
2005-08-22 0.148 3.787719
2005-07-20 0.148 3.808245
2005-06-21 0.148 3.804163
2005-05-20 0.148 3.873586
2005-04-20 0.148 3.965424
2005-03-22 0.163 4.379084
2005-01-20 0.163 3.897187
2004-12-21 0.163 3.929703
2004-11-19 0.163 3.988507
2004-10-20 0.163 4.008936
2004-09-21 0.163 4.034328
2004-08-20 0.163 4.215053
2004-07-21 0.163 4.326236
2004-06-21 0.163 4.270770
2004-05-19 0.163 4.416214
2004-04-21 0.163 4.153455
2004-03-22 0.162 3.901959
2004-02-18 0.163 3.959559
2004-01-21 0.163 3.963088
2003-12-22 0.203 5.104218
2003-11-19 0.163 4.084535
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.22
dividendYield 7.09
exDividendDate 2026-04-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.148
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.067056075
lastDividendValue 0.104
lastDividendDate 2026-03-24
dividendDate 2019-04-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.083544254
Address1 301 East Colorado Boulevard
Address2 Suite 800
All Time High 26.86
All Time Low 4.0
Ask 17.5
Ask Size 1,400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 23,580
Average Daily Volume3 Month 21,860
Average Volume 21,860
Average Volume10Days 23,580
Beta 0.671
Bid 16.27
Bid Size 800
Book Value 18.932
City Pasadena
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,388,448,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 17.28
Current Ratio 3.584
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 17.29
Day Low 17.14
Debt To Equity 59.857
Display Name Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund
Dividend Date 1,556,582,400
Dividend Rate 1.22
Dividend Yield 7.09
Earnings Growth -0.109
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.109
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,049,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,753,700,340
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.54
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,902,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 626 795 0269
Fifty Day Average 17.2892
Fifty Day Average Change -0.009199142
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0005320745
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.354425
Fifty Two Week High 18.09
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.80999947
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04477609
Fifty Two Week Low 15.79
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.4900007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.09436357
Fifty Two Week Range 15.79 - 18.09
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,061,991,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.29
Free Cashflow 6,873,566
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 20,899,808
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.32428002
Implied Shares Outstanding 10,456,821
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
Last Dividend Value 0.104
Last Fiscal Year End 1,764,460,800
Long Business Summary Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc. is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across utilities and banking sectors. The fund primarily invests in investment-grade securities consisting of preferred securities and other income-producing securities comprising of various debt securities. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and the S&P 500 Index. The fund was formerly known as Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund, Inc. Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc. was formed on August 26, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 180,693,872
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_6801136
Most Recent Quarter 1,764,460,800
Net Income To Common 16,150,823
Next Fiscal Year End 1,795,996,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 180,693,866
Open 17.16
Operating Cashflow 12,391,094
Operating Margins 0.87488
Payout Ratio 0.7453
Phone 626 795 7300
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 17.28
Post Market Time 1,776,464,521
Previous Close 17.12
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9127404
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 8.64572
Profit Margins 0.77277
Quick Ratio 3.507
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.16
Regular Market Change Percent 0.934578
Regular Market Day High 17.29
Regular Market Day Low 17.14
Regular Market Day Range 17.14 - 17.29
Regular Market Open 17.16
Regular Market Previous Close 17.12
Regular Market Price 17.28
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 23,618
Return On Assets 0.03627
Return On Equity 0.082370006
Revenue Growth -0.014
Revenue Per Share 1.999
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 10,456,821
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0063
Shares Short 65,519
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 55,783
Short Name Flaherty & Crumrine Total Retur
Short Percent Of Float 6.2656
Short Ratio 3.74
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol FLC
Total Debt 118,500,000
Total Revenue 20,899,808
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.148
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.067056075
Trailing Eps 1.54
Trailing P E 11.22078
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 17.3968
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.1167984
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0067137866
Type Disp Equity
Volume 23,618
Website https://www.flahertyfunds.com/funds/flc-total-return-fund/
Zip 91,101-1911