Cohen & Steers Announces Preliminary Assets Under Management and Net Flows for November 2025
Rhea-AI Summary
Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) reported preliminary assets under management of $91.9 billion as of November 30, 2025, up from $90.6 billion at October 31, 2025.
The change reflected $2.0 billion of market appreciation, partially offset by $502 million of net outflows and $151 million of distributions. By vehicle, open-end funds held $44.2 billion, institutional accounts totaled $35.5 billion, and closed-end funds were $12.2 billion as of November 30, 2025.
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Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
CNS was down 0.72% pre-news, while key asset-management peers like AB (-1.85%), APAM (-3.04%), DNP (-0.79%) and FHI (-1.03%) were also negative, pointing to broader pressure but without momentum-scanner confirmation of a sector-wide move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 | Distribution notice | Neutral | -0.8% | RFI detailed November and YTD distribution sources and NAV return figures. |
| Nov 26 | Distribution notice | Neutral | -0.8% | FOF outlined current and YTD distributions and performance metrics. |
| Nov 26 | Distribution notice | Neutral | -0.8% | RNP reported composition of distributions and YTD total return data. |
| Nov 26 | Distribution notice | Neutral | -0.8% | RQI disclosed November and YTD distributions and NAV performance figures. |
| Nov 26 | Distribution notice | Neutral | -0.8% | UTF described monthly distribution sources and YTD NAV and payout metrics. |
Recent fund distribution and source-of-distribution notices were followed by modest negative price moves of about -0.82%, suggesting routine income-related updates have not acted as strong positive catalysts for CNS shares.
In the last few weeks, CNS-related vehicles reported multiple Section 19(a) distribution notices, detailing payout composition and performance metrics. Across RFI, FOF, RNP, RQI and UTF, distributions per share ranged from $0.0800 to $0.1550, with varying mixes of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital, and YTD NAV returns up to 15.79%. Each of these informational updates coincided with similar -0.82% 24-hour price reactions, framing today’s AUM/flows update against a backdrop of muted responses to recent fund news.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlighted a rise in preliminary AUM to $91.9B as of November 30, 2025, up from $90.6B a month earlier, helped by $2.0B of market appreciation against $502M of net outflows and $151M of distributions. Compared with recent distribution-focused updates that saw limited impact, this gives a clearer picture of underlying flows and market effects. Investors may watch future AUM releases for changes in net flow direction and the balance between market gains and client activity.
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Assets Under Management (unaudited)
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($ in millions) | AUM | Net | Market | AUM | |
By investment vehicle: | 10/31/2025 | Flows | App/(Dep) | Distributions | 11/30/2025 |
Institutional Accounts: | |||||
Advisory | - | ||||
Subadvisory | 14,540 | (344) | 344 | (54) | 14,486 |
Total Institutional Accounts | 34,814 | (169) | 899 | (54) | 35,490 |
Open-end Funds | 43,647 | (333) | 923 | (43) | 44,194 |
Closed-end Funds | 12,124 | - | 179 | (54) | 12,249 |
Total AUM | ( | ( | |||
About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a leading global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, including listed and private real estate, preferred securities, infrastructure, resource equities, commodities, as well as multi-strategy solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in
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