2024-04-21 06:48:19 ET
Summary
- Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty is a real estate focused closed end fund managed by Cohen & Steers.
- The fund invests in real estate securities, with a focus on equity REITs, as well as preferred shares and fixed income securities.
- The fund has a strong allocation towards high quality REITs and is well-diversified across different sectors.
- While at its core RFI is similar to other well-known Cohen & Steers CEFs, RFI does not carry an external leverage component in its books. This clearly de-risks RFI's profile, rendering the dividend more sustainable.
- In this article I elaborate on why I consider RFI a clear buy as opposed to RNP, which I downgraded earlier this month.
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty (RFI) is one of the oldest real estate focused closed end funds, which is managed by the Cohen & Steers group. At its core, RFI seeks to deliver strong total returns by investing in various real estate securities, with a clear focus on equity REITs. Besides the investments in REITs, RFI has circa 19% of its asset base placed in preferred shares and fixed income securities that nicely enhance the yield profile of this CEF....
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RFI: Similar Yield To Other Cohen & Steers REIT CEFs, Yet At Lower Risk