CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC - Common Stock (CRF) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q4 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Common Stock
Symbol
CRF on NYSE
Shares outstanding
153,828,167
Price per share
$8.01
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
30,247,501
Total reported value
$243,078,001
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-2,089,777
Value change
-$16,009,239
Number of holders
83
Price from insider filings
$8.01
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC - Common Stock (CRF) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 7.2% $85,282,336 11,075,628 Sit Investment Associates, Inc. 30 Jun 2025

As of 30 Sep 2025, 83 institutional investors reported holding 30,247,501 shares of CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC - Common Stock (CRF). This represents 20% of the company’s total 153,828,167 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC - Common Stock (CRF) together control 19% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 7.5% 11,464,750 +3.5% 1.9% $92,177,000
Alpine Global Management, LLC 2.2% 3,374,217 +17% 6.9% $27,128,708
BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 2% 3,036,684 +9.4% 0.62% $24,414,938
Sculptor Capital LP 1.7% 2,574,825 +5.4% 0.29% $20,701,589
LPL Financial LLC 1.2% 1,780,223 +7.4% 0% $14,312,994
Yakira Capital Management, Inc. 1% 1,596,540 -20% 4.8% $12,836,182
RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.88% 1,346,454 -31% 0.62% $10,825,489
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.43% 667,898 +143% 0.01% $5,254,931
Cable Car Capital, LP 0.43% 661,450 -0.03% 2.3% $5,318,061
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.33% 503,559 +26% 0% $4,048,614
Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC 0.3% 461,291 +0.89% 0.31% $3,708,781
COHEN & STEERS, INC. 0.19% 290,000 0% 0% $2,332,000
Quarry LP 0.17% 262,596 -49% 0.52% $2,111,272
MORGAN STANLEY 0.16% 244,470 +3% 0% $1,965,539
COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.13% 205,433 -1.3% 0% $1,652,000
StoneX Group Inc. 0.13% 201,693 +5.4% 0.07% $1,621,608
PFG Investments, LLC 0.13% 192,335 +7.2% 0.08% $1,546,376
Cetera Investment Advisers 0.09% 133,281 +172% 0% $1,071,585
Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.08% 121,921 +32% 0% $980,245
WINEBRENNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% 110,001 0% 0.64% $884,405
CANTOR FITZGERALD, L. P. 0.07% 100,410 -35% 0.02% $807,296
Mallini Complete Financial Planning LLC 0.04% 68,548 +6.4% 0.45% $551,127
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC 0.04% 61,762 -19% 0.01% $496,563
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.03% 49,001 +4.3% 0% $393,975
AMERIFLEX GROUP, INC. 0.03% 46,000 0.14% $369,840

Institutional Holders of CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND INC - Common Stock (CRF) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 302,114 $2,421,100 +$50,026 $8.01 14
2025 Q3 30,247,501 $243,078,001 -$16,009,239 $8.04 83
2025 Q2 32,473,662 $251,683,055 +$158,092,337 $7.75 81
2025 Q1 12,088,331 $86,762,229 +$8,522,134 $7.18 69
2024 Q4 10,748,177 $93,427,094 +$6,221,311 $8.69 61
2024 Q3 9,721,574 $78,663,175 -$3,597,421 $8.09 53
2024 Q2 10,175,331 $79,870,118 -$1,399,543 $7.85 53
2024 Q1 10,395,563 $78,060,128 -$2,071,994 $7.51 51
2023 Q4 10,719,005 $75,684,085 +$2,553,403 $7.06 61
2023 Q3 11,792,094 $94,143,340 -$24,644,859 $7.99 44
2023 Q2 12,314,131 $98,534,217 -$8,641,184 $8.00 54
2023 Q1 13,438,651 $99,315,669 -$33,555,655 $7.39 55
2022 Q4 18,087,275 $128,456,368 +$10,305,255 $7.10 60
2022 Q3 16,556,605 $134,441,642 -$7,950,751 $8.12 46
2022 Q2 17,533,850 $146,056,660 +$124,971,875 $8.33 51
2022 Q1 2,438,190 $33,910,849 -$1,413,713 $13.90 43
2021 Q4 2,380,709 $32,733,849 -$25,332,854 $13.75 39
2021 Q3 4,428,747 $54,965,820 -$39,029,383 $12.41 38
2021 Q2 7,641,211 $86,726,700 +$67,719,476 $11.35 39
2021 Q1 1,645,869 $21,762,480 +$3,014,609 $13.24 33
2020 Q4 1,428,533 $16,308,800 -$2,372,306 $11.40 33
2020 Q3 1,617,853 $17,707,000 -$10,975,208 $11.00 25
2020 Q2 2,680,245 $27,093,100 -$29,154,707 $10.05 33
2020 Q1 4,808,463 $38,257,920 -$8,123,991 $7.96 35
2019 Q4 5,685,374 $62,481,980 -$5,097,117 $10.99 28
2019 Q3 6,147,702 $67,558,980 -$19,778,367 $10.99 27
2019 Q2 7,941,780 $89,899,640 -$3,561,734 $11.32 35
2019 Q1 8,248,980 $98,972,980 -$19,337,163 $11.99 33
2018 Q4 9,689,070 $107,544,220 -$1,968,089 $11.11 32
2018 Q3 9,916,357 $137,637,760 +$117,331,247 $13.88 37
2018 Q2 1,279,665 $17,914,980 -$13,786,913 $13.98 22
2018 Q1 2,263,439 $34,223,240 -$32,653,363 $15.12 20
2017 Q4 4,414,563 $67,490,570 -$8,803,846 $15.28 29
2017 Q3 4,986,447 $72,962,000 +$67,073,045 $14.63 29
2017 Q2 300,239 $4,736,000 -$27,355,905 $15.76 15
2017 Q1 1,994,187 $32,147,000 -$22,492,957 $16.11 15
2016 Q4 3,390,505 $51,095,000 +$45,757,873 $15.09 16
2016 Q3 355,027 $5,158,000 -$9,416,180 $14.52 16
2016 Q2 983,258 $16,063,000 -$5,641,050 $16.33 18
2016 Q1 1,328,508 $21,393,000 -$1,197,722 $16.10 19
2015 Q4 1,409,649 $23,652,000 -$3,260,628 $16.86 15
2015 Q3 1,597,802 $25,674,018 +$24,504,781 $16.07 16
2015 Q2 63,716 $1,503,808 +$445,359 $23.57 9
2015 Q1 45,480 $1,020,844 -$3,013,193 $22.52 7
2014 Q4 198,005 $3,883,560 +$3,883,560 $19.44 10