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FLC · Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc

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$16.79 -0.06 (-0.36%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$175.47M
Shares
10.46M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$16.79 Open$16.78 Day$16.68–16.84 52W close$16.32–18.02 Avg vol 30d16K Short int2K · 0.0% float · 1.0d Short vol69% DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 16 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −2%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −0%
below
RSI (14) 50
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 28%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return 0%
trailing
6-month return −5%
trailing
YTD return −4%
this year
Relative strength −17%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $17 › 200d $17 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Flat
0% holders QoQ · +10 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.02% of float · ▲ +0.8% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
51 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 32
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 8%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −9%
past year
ATR 0.9%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 5 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−2% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−0% Neutral
RSI (14)
50 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
28% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $17 › 200d $17 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Flat
0% holders QoQ · +10 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.02% of float · ▲ +0.8% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
51 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $16 Now $17 · 28% Range high $18
vs 200-day avg -2% vs 50-day avg 0%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
FLC
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc
this stock
$175.47M -4.1% 0.0%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$370.39B +6.5% +16.2% 27.3 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$106.10B -8.3% +9.2% 31.7 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$97.09B -16.0% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$92.35B -9.8% 0.9%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
51
% held
34.5%
Net QoQ
+85.6K sh
Top holder
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES…
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
3
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
2.3K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
+19 sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
69%
As of
Aug 20, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
732
Value
$12.4K
As of
Jul 1, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
62.6%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
Mar 9, 2026
This year
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
FLC -0.1% +0.3% -5.4% +0.7% -4.1%
SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
vs SPY +1.8% -3.0% -16.6% -1.4% -15.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.105 / share · ex Jul 24, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.1067 / share · ex Aug 24, 2026
Raised 1%
Paid (TTM)
$1.26 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
7.50%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1245648 CUSIP 338479108 13F (30d) 43 filings 42 filers Visit website