COHEN & STEERS TOTAL RETURN REALTY FUND, INC. NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RFI) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on October 31, 2017 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
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 October 2017 YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD)
October 31, 2017*
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Source Per Share Amount % of Current Distribution Per Share Amount % of 2017 Distributions
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Net Investment Income $0.0039 4.88% $0.2177 27.21%
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Net Realized Short-Term
Capital Gains $0.0000 0.00% $0.0000 0.00%
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Net Realized Long-Term
Capital Gains $0.0053 6.62% $0.4508 56.35%
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Return of Capital (or other
Capital Source) $0.0708 88.50% $0.1315 16.44%
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Total Current Distribution $0.0800 100.00% $0.8000 100.00%
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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 2017 (January 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017) 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 2017. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending September 30, 2017 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2017. 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, 2017 to September 30, 2017
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Year-to-date Cumulative
Total Return(1) 7.73%
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Cumulative Distribution
Rate(2) 6.00%
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Five-year period ending September 30, 2017
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Average Annual Total
Return(3) 10.29%
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Current Annualized
Distribution Rate4 7.20%
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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, 2017 through
September 30, 2017) measured on
the dollar value of
distributions in the year-to-
date period as a percentage of
the Fund's NAV as of
September 30, 2017.
3. Average Annual Total Return
represents the compound average
of the Annual NAV Total Returns
of the Fund for the five-year
period ending September 30,
2017. Annual NAV Total Return
is the percentage change in the
Fund's NAV over a year
including distributions paid
and assuming reinvestment of
those distributions.
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 September 30, 2017.
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 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.
Website: http://cohenandsteers.com/
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About Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is a global investment manager specializing in liquid real assets, including real estate securities, listed infrastructure, commodities and natural resource equities, as well as preferred securities and other income solutions. Founded in 1986, the firm is headquartered in New York City, with offices in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seattle.
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