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Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. (LDP)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
18.95 USD -0.03 (-0.158%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:19 a.m. EDT

The asset presents a classic income trap where a massive 8.3% yield masks significant capital erosion. While the dividend has been mechanically stable recently, the payout ratio of 83% indicates the fund is distributing nearly all its earnings, leaving little buffer for volatility. More critically, the long-term trajectory reveals a structural decline; despite a recent recovery in 2024, the asset is still trading 14% below its 2016 lows, and the most recent annual performance was flat-to-negative. This suggests the market views the underlying preferred portfolio as deteriorating or illiquid enough to suppress the share price. For a short-term trader, the lack of clear momentum and the heavy weighting of the price near its 52-week low offer no compelling edge, making it a neutral hold rather than a speculative opportunity.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.019020
AutoTheta0.019021
MSTL0.019101
AutoARIMA0.019291

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 144.71
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.016
Excess Kurtosis -0.32
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-11-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-10-12
Market Cap 551,051,264
Trailing P/E 9.97
Website https://www.cohenandsteers.com/funds/details/limited-duration-preferred-and-income-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.69% 7.56% 7.74% 8.19%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-13 0.131 0.690564
2026-09-08 0.131 0.641528
2026-08-11 0.131 0.633769
2026-07-14 0.131 0.619093
2026-06-09 0.131 0.636850
2026-05-12 0.131 0.625597
2026-04-14 0.131 0.631325
2026-03-10 0.131 0.639336
2026-02-10 0.131 0.612436
2026-01-13 0.131 0.613583
2025-12-09 0.131 0.613583
2025-11-12 0.131 0.603687
2025-10-14 0.131 0.614447
2025-09-09 0.131 0.606481
2025-08-12 0.131 0.612150
2025-07-15 0.131 0.618216
2025-06-10 0.131 0.636850
2025-05-13 0.131 0.647553
2025-04-08 0.131 0.702790
2025-03-11 0.131 0.642787
2025-02-11 0.131 0.626794
2025-01-14 0.131 0.652066
2024-12-10 0.131 0.619678
2024-11-12 0.131 0.614447
2024-10-15 0.131 0.604522
2024-09-10 0.131 0.645002
2024-08-13 0.131 0.668367
2024-07-16 0.131 0.650124
2024-06-11 0.131 0.663627
2024-05-14 0.131 0.671107
2024-04-09 0.131 0.662285
2024-03-12 0.131 0.652716
2024-02-13 0.131 0.683716
2024-01-16 0.131 0.696068
2023-12-12 0.131 0.721366
2023-11-14 0.131 0.740950
2023-10-10 0.131 0.770135
2023-09-12 0.131 0.753307
2023-08-15 0.131 0.726164
2023-07-11 0.131 0.725360
2023-06-13 0.135 0.743802
2023-05-09 0.135 0.810811
2023-04-11 0.135 0.769669
2023-03-14 0.135 0.726197
2023-02-14 0.135 0.644391
2023-01-17 0.135 0.668317
2022-12-13 0.135 0.710153
2022-11-15 0.135 0.715421
2022-10-11 0.135 0.738512
2022-09-13 0.135 0.678051
2022-08-16 0.135 0.620119
2022-07-12 0.135 0.679758
2022-06-14 0.135 0.677711
2022-05-10 0.135 0.657574
2022-04-12 0.135 0.616720
2022-03-15 0.135 0.624133
2022-02-15 0.135 0.592105
2022-01-11 0.135 0.506947
2021-12-27 0.400 1.498127
2021-12-14 0.143 0.537594
2021-11-16 0.143 0.529826
2021-10-12 0.143 0.521898
2021-09-14 0.143 0.525349
2021-08-17 0.143 0.525735
2021-07-13 0.143 0.520000
2021-06-15 0.143 0.538404
2021-05-11 0.143 0.535380
2021-04-13 0.143 0.536183
2021-03-16 0.143 0.564103
2021-02-09 0.143 0.550847
2021-01-12 0.143 0.565888
2020-12-15 0.143 0.560784
2020-11-17 0.143 0.579417
2020-10-13 0.143 0.601346
2020-09-15 0.143 0.587510
2020-08-18 0.143 0.604651
2020-07-14 0.143 0.631905
2020-06-16 0.156 0.674740
2020-05-12 0.156 0.703654
2020-04-14 0.156 0.732394
2020-03-17 0.156 0.778443
2020-02-11 0.156 0.573740
2020-01-14 0.156 0.592255
2019-12-17 0.156 0.594966
2019-11-12 0.156 0.609851
2019-10-15 0.156 0.613449
2019-09-17 0.156 0.609851
2019-08-20 0.156 0.626003
2019-07-16 0.156 0.619048
2019-06-18 0.156 0.635438
2019-05-14 0.156 0.653540
2019-04-16 0.156 0.647034
2019-03-19 0.156 0.657950
2019-02-12 0.156 0.662983
2019-01-15 0.156 0.693333
2018-12-18 0.156 0.764331
2018-11-13 0.156 0.684511
2018-10-16 0.156 0.675325
2018-09-18 0.156 0.644895
2018-08-21 0.156 0.629540
2018-07-17 0.156 0.618312
2018-06-19 0.156 0.616114
2018-05-15 0.156 0.608899
2018-04-17 0.156 0.609613
2018-03-20 0.156 0.620525
2018-02-13 0.156 0.612005
2018-01-16 0.156 0.597472
2017-12-28 0.100 0.384615
2017-12-19 0.156 0.598619
2017-11-14 0.156 0.603015
2017-10-17 0.156 0.581655
2017-09-19 0.156 0.578420
2017-08-15 0.156 0.597015
2017-07-18 0.156 0.584270
2017-06-20 0.156 0.592930
2017-05-16 0.156 0.597472
2017-04-18 0.156 0.608899
2017-03-21 0.156 0.614899
2017-02-14 0.156 0.619785
2017-01-17 0.156 0.627262
2016-12-28 0.010 0.041442
2016-12-09 0.156 0.650542
2016-11-16 0.156 0.658506
2016-10-18 0.156 0.634921
2016-09-20 0.156 0.617822
2016-08-18 0.156 0.615385
2016-07-14 0.156 0.636475
2016-06-20 0.156 0.644895
2016-05-12 0.156 0.668667
2016-04-14 0.156 0.676496
2016-03-18 0.156 0.675910
2016-02-17 0.156 0.710059
2016-01-19 0.156 0.709091
2015-12-17 0.156 0.702070
2015-11-17 0.156 0.694568
2015-10-16 0.156 0.695187
2015-09-18 0.156 0.669528
2015-08-18 0.156 0.665813
2015-07-15 0.156 0.666952
2015-06-18 0.156 0.661017
2015-05-13 0.156 0.664112
2015-04-15 0.156 0.645963
2015-03-18 0.156 0.655462
2015-02-18 0.156 0.658784
2015-01-14 0.156 0.672414
2014-12-26 0.300 1.300954
2014-12-19 0.156 0.663830
2014-11-17 0.156 0.647303
2014-10-16 0.156 0.638821
2014-09-17 0.156 0.632603
2014-08-18 0.156 0.631068
2014-07-16 0.156 0.628019
2014-06-18 0.156 0.628019
2014-05-14 0.156 0.629794
2014-04-15 0.156 0.647841
2014-03-19 0.156 0.659898
2014-02-18 0.156 0.662420
2014-01-15 0.156 0.672124
2013-12-26 0.031 0.137962
2013-12-18 0.156 0.699238
2013-11-15 0.156 0.692718
2013-10-17 0.156 0.690265
2013-09-18 0.156 0.667522
2013-08-16 0.156 0.681818
2013-07-17 0.156 0.631323
2013-06-18 0.156 0.638037
2013-05-15 0.156 0.588457
2013-04-17 0.156 0.587128
2013-03-15 0.156 0.591581
2013-02-13 0.156 0.604886
2013-01-16 0.156 0.609613
2012-12-26 0.053 0.212510
2012-12-19 0.156 0.628272
2012-10-17 0.156 0.617333
2012-09-18 0.156 0.627262
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.57
dividendYield 8.3
exDividendDate 2026-11-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.131
lastDividendDate 2026-10-13
dividendDate 2019-03-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.11365765
Address1 1,166 Avenue of the Americas
Address2 30th Floor
All Time High 27.75
All Time Low 12.2
Ask 19.0
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 102,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 80,556
Average Volume 80,556
Average Volume10Days 102,050
Bid 18.95
Bid Size 900
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 18.95
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 19.05
Day Low 18.87
Display Name Cohen & Steers Ltd Dur Pfd
Dividend Date 1,553,817,600
Dividend Rate 1.57
Dividend Yield 8.3
Earnings Timestamp End 1,757,361,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,756,929,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.9
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,794,268,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 19.9054
Fifty Day Average Change -0.95539856
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.047996957
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -11.365766
Fifty Two Week High 22.05
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.0999985
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1405895
Fifty Two Week Low 18.72
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.23000145
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.012286402
Fifty Two Week Range 18.72 - 22.05
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,343,655,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.88
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.03999901
Fullday Change Percent -0.21074294
Fullday Price 18.95
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.30496
Implied Shares Outstanding 29,079,222
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,791,849,600
Last Dividend Value 0.131
Long Business Summary Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income fund launched by Cohen & Steers, Inc. The fund is managed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. It invests in fixed income markets across the globe. The fund uses derivatives like interest rate swaps to make its investments. It seeks to invest in companies that are operating across financial sectors including banks, diversified financials, real estate, and insurance industries. The fund primarily invests in floating-rate and fixed-to-floating-rate preferred securities, preferred securities, traditional preferred securities, hybrid-preferred securities, debt securities, and convertible securities. It employs fundamental analysis, with a focus on issuers' creditworthiness, and prevailing market factors to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the BofA Merrill Lynch Capital Securities Index and a composite benchmark of 75% BofA Merrill Lynch Capital Securities Index and 25% BofA Merrill Lynch 7% Constrained Adjustable Rate Preferred Securities Index. Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. fund was formed on May 1, 2012 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 551,051,264
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_214786344
Non Diluted Market Cap 561,810,549
Open 19.06
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 0.82739997
Phone 212 832 3232
Previous Close 18.98
Price Hint 2
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0299988
Regular Market Change Percent -0.158055
Regular Market Day High 19.05
Regular Market Day Low 18.87
Regular Market Day Range 18.87 - 19.05
Regular Market Open 19.06
Regular Market Previous Close 18.98
Regular Market Price 18.95
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,803
Regular Market Volume 103,480
Sand P52 Week Change 0.13723719
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 29,079,221
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0014
Shares Short 40,147
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 67,178
Short Name Cohen & Steers Limited Duration
Short Percent Of Float 0.0014
Short Ratio 0.43
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol LDP
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 1.9
Trailing P E 9.973684
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.6307
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.6806984
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08146589
Type Disp Equity
Volume 103,480
Website https://www.cohenandsteers.com/funds/details/limited-duration-preferred-and-income-fund
Zip 10,036