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Almitas Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:CRF) during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 1,572,309 shares of the investment management company's stock, valued at approximately $11,289,000. Cornerstone
Three funds promise headline yields north of 15%. They also quietly return your own money to you, dilute you through rights offerings, and let you buy $1 of assets for more than $1.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Strategic Investment 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:
Cornerstone Total Return Fund and Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund present unique total return opportunities for income-focused investors, especially via DRIP at NAV. Both CRF and CLM have announced an upcoming rights offering (RO), allowing shareholders to buy new shares at a 4% premium to NAV, likely reducing current premiums. Share dilution from the RO may temporarily depress market prices, but history suggests premiums and prices often recover post-offering as new capital is deployed.
A distribution yield near 19% sounds like a gift. For holders of Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund (NYSE:CLM), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (NYSE:CRF), and PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund (NYSE:PDI), that headline number can function as a slow refund of your own capital, delivered monthly, with a tax bill attached.
Cornerstone Total Return Fund relies on a premium-driven, self-reinforcing mechanism for total returns, not portfolio alpha. CRF's portfolio closely mirrors the S&P 500 but with lower tech exposure, limiting recent outperformance and future upside in strong tech-driven markets. Premiums have compressed to ~15%, reducing the DRIP advantage and signaling weaker demand amid NAV pressure and slower market conditions.
NEW YORK, May 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cornerstone Strategic Investment 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.
Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:CRF - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $7.18 and traded as high as $7.26. Cornerstone Total Return Fund shares last traded at $7.17, with a volume of 788,260 shares