Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (RFI) Notification of Sources of Distribution Under Section 19(a)
Rhea-AI Summary
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (NYSE:CNS) announced estimated sources for the distribution to be paid on November 28, 2025 and cumulative distributions year-to-date through November 30, 2025. The current monthly distribution is $0.0800 per share, of which the Fund estimates 17.63% is net investment income and 82.37% is return of capital.
Year-to-date the Fund reports cumulative distributions of $0.8800 per share with $0.4867 (55.31%) from net realized long-term capital gains and a year-to-date cumulative total NAV return of 4.42%.
Positive
- Current distribution of $0.0800 per share
- YTD distributions total $0.8800 per share
- Net long-term gains YTD $0.4867 per share (55.31%)
- Current annualized distribution rate 8.47%
- Five-year average annual return 7.48%
Negative
- Return of capital composes 82.37% of current distribution
- YTD cumulative distribution rate 7.76% exceeds YTD NAV return 4.42%
- Fund estimates it has distributed more than its income and gains
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, CNS declined 0.82%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
Peers show mixed moves: FHI up 1.9%, while AB, DNP, and HTGC are down modestly and APAM is slightly positive. This points to stock-specific factors rather than a broad asset management sector move.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 08 | AUM update | Neutral | +1.3% | Reported preliminary November 2025 AUM and net flows across vehicles. |
| Dec 08 | Corporate recognition | Neutral | -3.5% | Named a Best Place to Work in Money Management for sixth year. |
| Nov 26 | Distribution notice RFI | Neutral | -0.8% | Outlined November 2025 RFI distribution sources and YTD totals. |
| Nov 26 | Distribution notice FOF | Neutral | -0.8% | Detailed FOF’s November distribution mix and YTD NAV performance. |
| Nov 26 | Distribution notice RNP | Neutral | -0.8% | Provided RNP distribution breakdown and NAV-based performance metrics. |
Recent news for CNS has focused on fund distribution notices and firm-level updates. On Nov 26, 2025, multiple Cohen & Steers closed-end funds (RFI, FOF, RNP) reported Section 19(a) distribution source breakdowns and NAV-based performance metrics, including RFI’s $0.0800 monthly distribution and a 4.42% year-to-date NAV total return. On Dec 8, 2025, the company reported $91.9 billion in AUM for November and also highlighted a workplace award. These updates frame today’s RFI notice within an ongoing stream of fund and platform disclosures.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement explains how Cohen & Steers’ RFI fund sources its monthly distribution and frames those payments against NAV-based performance. The current $0.0800 payout is mostly classified as return of capital (82.37%), with year-to-date NAV total return of 4.42% versus a 7.76% cumulative distribution rate and an 8.47% current annualized rate. Investors may track how distribution composition, year-to-date returns, and multi‑year averages like the 7.48% five‑year total return change in future notices and fund reports.
Key Terms
managed distribution policy financial
return of capital financial
real estate investment trusts (REITs) financial
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Form 1099-DIV regulatory
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In December 2011, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. In addition, distributions from the Fund's investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) may later be characterized as capital gains and/or a return of capital, depending on the character of the dividends reported to the Fund after year-end by REITs held by the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES | November 2025 | YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD) | ||
Source | Per Share | % of Current | Per Share | % of 2025 |
Net Investment Income | 17.63 % | 27.43 % | ||
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains | 0.00 % | 9.77 % | ||
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains | 0.00 % | 55.31 % | ||
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source) | 82.37 % | 7.49 % | ||
Total Current Distribution | 100.00 % | 100.00 % | ||
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with 'yield' or 'income'. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
The Fund's Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2025 (January 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2025. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending October 31, 2025 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2025. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund's investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder's individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:
Year-to-date January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025 | |
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1 | 4.42 % |
Cumulative Distribution Rate2 | 7.76 % |
Five-year period ending October 31, 2025 | |
Average Annual Total Return3 | 7.48 % |
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4 | 8.47 % |
1. | Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions. |
2. | Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund's current fiscal period (January 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of October 31, 2025. |
3. | Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for |
4. | The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period's distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of October 31, 2025. |
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of the Fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
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
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and other statements that Cohen & Steers may make may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "approximately," "predicts," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates," or the negative versions of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.
Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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Symbol: (NYSE: CNS)
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