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Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc Stock: price and insider trades · United States
1 insider bought €8,286 of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 01 Sept 2026.
Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc: what insiders have been doing
Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc belongs to the Finance & Banking sector. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, 1 filing were filed, from 1 insider.
The flow runs one way only: 1 insider bought (1 purchase totalling €8,286) and nobody sold on the market. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. At €8,286, the purchase published on 1 September 2026 by Greer Peter is the largest of the period (0.0009% of market cap). Those buying include 1 senior executive.
The last purchase on record was published on 1 September 2026, which is 47 days ago.
Compared with its exchange (5,808 companies, median 19 filings), a count of 1 filing is below the norm. Looking back to 2021, when coverage begins, insiders filed 1 purchase and 4 sales.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and Avidia Bancorp, Inc. also feature in our signals. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
11
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€8,286
1 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€571,108
4 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleMatthew Morris2 sales
Peter Greer1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- -2.5%Entry US$6.40 · Close 13 Oct 2026 US$6.24
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$6.24
Analyst consensus
Income statement
RevenueUS$163.6M
Net incomeUS$162.4M1580.0% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)5.7x
P/Book1.0x
Beta1.25
Profitability & ownership
ROE17.3%
ROA-0.0%
% insiders0.0%
% institutions15.7%
Last declaration on 1 September 2026
Declarations11 total
1,500 shares@ US$6.4050.0009% mcap100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-26-016361:0
Canonical exit: 29 Nov 2026 (T+90)
1.197 shares@ US$7.92220.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-25-018068:0
18,272 shares@ US$7.8715.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-25-017749:0
2,594 shares@ US$6.9733.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-25-010153:0
40,000 shares@ US$8.4338.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-23-014561:0
15,180 shares@ US$7.950.0093% mcap14.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-22-012728:0
2,000 shares@ US$7.950.0012% mcap31.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-22-012687:0
13,000 shares@ US$12.6817.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-21-018951:0
13,034 shares@ US$10.2313.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-21-012086:0
2,028 shares@ US$10.2335.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-21-012082:0
2,097 shares@ US$10.23100.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001398344-21-012080:0
11 of 11 declarations
About Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc
Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (ticker: CRF) is a U.S.-listed closed-end fund and belongs in the Finance & Banking sector. It trades on the NYSE American market, which sits within the broader NYSE/NASDAQ U.S. listed universe, and it is domiciled in the United States. For investors looking at the company from a French/Belgian/Swiss perspective, CRF should be understood as a listed asset-management vehicle rather than an operating industrial business.
CRF is organized as a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is capital appreciation, while current income is a secondary objective. That combination matters: the fund is designed to participate in equity market upside while also supporting periodic income distributions. In practice, that makes CRF relevant for investors who want total return exposure with an income component, while accepting that the share price and net asset value can be more volatile than those of a traditional bond fund. The fund is managed by Cornerstone Advisors, LLC, which serves as its investment adviser.
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Historically, CRF is part of the Cornerstone family of U.S. closed-end funds. Closed-end funds tend to appeal to investors who value a permanent capital structure and a clearly defined distribution framework. CRF’s differentiation is not based on a proprietary industrial product or a manufacturing footprint, but on portfolio construction, distribution policy, and active management within the listed closed-end fund segment. That is also why its shareholder base is often attentive to payouts, discounts/premiums to NAV, and corporate actions affecting capital allocation.
From a business perspective, the fund’s portfolio mandate is broad and flexible. It can invest across a wide range of equity securities and may also gain exposure through other closed-end funds and ETFs, giving the manager a degree of tactical latitude. Its competitive position is best assessed relative to other U.S. listed closed-end funds focused on income and total return. CRF stands out more for its distribution profile and visibility among retail-oriented CEF investors than for any traditional operating moat.
Geographically, CRF is primarily U.S.-focused, although the portfolio may include non-U.S. exposures depending on market opportunities. Recent highlights include the 2025 annual report, which showed net assets of about $1.049 billion as of December 31, 2025, with NAV per share of $6.52 and a closing share price of $8.01 on that date. The fund also announced actions related to rights offerings and distribution schedules in 2025 and 2026, underscoring how central capital management and payout policy are to its investment proposition. In short, CRF is a U.S. closed-end fund listed on the NYSE American, and its equity story is driven by distributions, active portfolio management, and the valuation relationship between market price and NAV.
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