CRFCORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC
$7.12
▼ -1.62%$7.12▲ +8.76%
over 1Y
L $6.31H $7.42
Our buy Our hold Our sell Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today
-1.6%
1W
-0.7%
1M
+0.2%
3M
+0.9%
YTD
-2.7%
1Y
+8.8%
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Mixed signals in the latest filings.
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CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC shows limited reported revenue.
On these fundamentals, CRF screens as SELL on the SEC figures.
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The options angle
model · matches our verdictBear put spread~65d expiry
- Long put 7 @ ~0.08 est
- Short put 6.5 @ ~0.01 est
debit $7max +$43max −$7BE 6.93
SELL verdict, defined risk: profits into weakness down to the short strike; max loss is the net debit.
Educational template, not a trade recommendation. Strikes and premiums are Black-Scholes model estimates from the last close and 30-day realized volatility — real chains, spreads and IV will differ. Options involve substantial risk.
Key statistics
Valuation
Enterprise value$737M
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Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Recent filings
all on EDGAR ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-21open ↗SCHEDULE 13G/AFiling2026-04-06open ↗N-CENPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-03-12open ↗N-CSRPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-03-04open ↗40-17GFiling2026-03-02open ↗DEF 14APeriod ending 2026-04-142026-02-26open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-02-25open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2025-09-302025-11-21open ↗4Period ending 2025-09-102025-09-11open ↗4Period ending 2025-09-032025-09-05open ↗N-CSRSPeriod ending 2025-06-302025-08-26open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2025-06-302025-08-22open ↗
Frequently asked
- Is CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC (CRF) a buy?
- CRF currently carries a Sell rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Mixed signals in the latest filings.
- What is CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC's quality score?
- CRF scores 77.22993415017021/100 (grade B+) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.
New filings change verdicts
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Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000033934, latest NPORT-P filed 2026-05-21) · EODHD · as of 7/15/2026, 8:12:46 PM.
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Rule-based analysis, generated automatically from SEC filing data.
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SEC correspondence
CRF SEC comment-letter history — every letter and response →
SEC staff comment letters (UPLOAD) questioning the company’s disclosures and its written responses (CORRESP), from the SEC’s filing review. Reviews are routine and this is not an assertion of wrongdoing; correspondence is released about 20 business days after a review concludes, so dates reflect the letter itself, not its release. Source: SEC EDGAR (public domain).