Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RQI) Short Interest Down 14.9% in March

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RQI) saw a significant decrease in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 544,500 shares, a decrease of 14.9% from the February 28th total of 639,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 367,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days.

Institutional Trading of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RQI. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,636,146 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,266,000 after acquiring an additional 91,069 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund during the fourth quarter valued at about $23,358,000. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 28.6% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 962,075 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $11,776,000 after purchasing an additional 214,071 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 820,872 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $10,047,000 after purchasing an additional 5,593 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mission Hills Financial Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Mission Hills Financial Advisory LLC now owns 533,466 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,530,000 after purchasing an additional 59,690 shares in the last quarter.

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Stock Performance

RQI opened at $12.59 on Tuesday. Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund has a 52 week low of $10.61 and a 52 week high of $14.41. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $12.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.10.

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 7.7%.

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Company Profile

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Cohen & Steers, Inc The fund is managed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the real estate sector, including real estate investment trusts.