Short Interest in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RQI) Rises By 29.7%

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RQI) saw a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 581,500 shares, an increase of 29.7% from the January 31st total of 448,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 359,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RQI. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 12,388 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $152,000 after buying an additional 855 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in shares of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 28,042 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 940 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its position in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 18.6% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 6,221 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 977 shares during the period. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC now owns 77,827 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $953,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 1.8% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 87,580 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,241,000 after purchasing an additional 1,512 shares during the period.

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Stock Performance

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund stock traded down $0.20 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $13.13. 461,381 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 357,551. Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund has a one year low of $10.61 and a one year high of $14.41. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $12.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.23.

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 15th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 14th. This represents a dividend yield of 7.8%.

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.