Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RQI) Short Interest Update

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RQI) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 190,526 shares, a decline of 96.2% from the July 15th total of 4,960,148 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 765,063 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Trading of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 26.4% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 21,138 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $265,000 after buying an additional 4,417 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 102.5% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,606 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 2,331 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. acquired a new stake in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund in the second quarter worth about $396,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 3.6% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 65,935 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $821,000 after acquiring an additional 2,264 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 32.6% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 10,327 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $129,000 after acquiring an additional 2,537 shares during the last quarter.

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE RQI traded down $0.17 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $12.27. 463,463 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 575,523. Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund has a 12 month low of $11.30 and a 12 month high of $13.57. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $12.54 and a 200-day moving average price of $12.72.

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 8th will be given a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 8th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.8%.

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Company Profile

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund (NYSE: RQI) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide attractive levels of income and long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in real estate securities. The fund pursues a diversified portfolio approach, targeting real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies across a range of property sectors, including industrial, office, retail, residential and specialized real estate.

The fund’s investment strategy emphasizes high-quality, income-producing real estate securities.