profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Cornerstone Total Return Fund
$5.99+3.63% today
-24.7% in 1 year
1-year low $5.591-year high $8.16
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $6.28 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Cornerstone Total Return Fund sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -$120 million in 2022 to $164 million in 2025, with $162 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Cornerstone Total Return Fund vs. similar companies
Cornerstone Total Return Fund grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Total Return Fund | 6.3× · Cheap | ||
 BlackRock | 33.8× · Expensive | ||
 Blackstone | 50.7× · Expensive | ||
 Investor | 8.4× · Cheap | ||
 Brookfield | 73.4× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Cornerstone Total Return Fund's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -120 | 176 | 163 | 164 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -121 | 175 | 162 | 162 | |
| -1.98 | 1.64 | 1.42 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 100.8% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 640 | 714 | 780 | 1,051 |
| Cash | – | – | – | – |
| Total debt | – | – | – | – |
| Total liabilities | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 639 | 713 | 779 | 1,049 | |
| 104 | 107 | 114 | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -19.0% | 24.5% | 20.9% | 15.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 6.3×
- –
- –
- 1.1×
- 6.2×
- –
- –
- 0.0%
- 15.9%
- 19.2%
Profitability
- 71.8%
- 168.5%
- 99.3%
- 168.5%
- 15.5%
- 11.7%
- 15.8%
- 15.5%
- 15.5%
- –
Growth
- −3.5%
- –
- –
- −7.9%
- +27.2%
Financial health
- 0.0×
- 0.00
- 0.0%
- –
- –
- –
- 0.09
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 13%of 843
Top 9%of 866
Bottom 15%of 862
Bottom 23%of 921
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.66 | – | – |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 0.53 | – | – |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.92 | – | – |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 0.43 | – | – |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 1.24 | – | – |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 0.01 | – | – |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 1.00 | – | – |
| Dec 30, 2021 | 1.00 | – | – |
19.2%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$192a year at today's yield, before tax
−7.9%2020 to 2025
Raised1 yearin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$3.91 in 2015 → $1.40 in 2025
How safe it looks
0.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
Cornerstone Total Return Fund Inc declares $0.1022 dividendSeeking Alpha · Nov 9, 2026Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. declares $0.1053 dividendSeeking Alpha · Nov 9, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
Not enough data
Questions about Cornerstone Total Return Fund
Is Cornerstone Total Return Fund a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Cornerstone Total Return Fund AI analysis
What does Cornerstone Total Return Fund do?
Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It is in Asset Management.
Does Cornerstone Total Return Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 19.2% a year.
Is Cornerstone Total Return Fund stock halal?
Yes. Cornerstone Total Return Fund passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 0% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Cornerstone Total Return Fund stock done over the past year?
Down 24.7% over the past twelve months, to $5.99. It traded between $5.59 and $8.16 and is 26.6% below its high.
Who are Cornerstone Total Return Fund's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock, Blackstone, Investor and Brookfield. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Cornerstone Total Return Fund's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 9, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.