Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RQI) Stock Short Interest Declines 43.9%

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE:RQI) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 65,933 shares, a decrease of 43.9% from the September 15th total of 117,582 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 687,983 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 8.6% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,780,381 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,504,000 after purchasing an additional 219,521 shares during the last quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund during the second quarter worth about $18,286,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund by 710.1% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 418,052 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,146,000 after purchasing an additional 366,445 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund in the second quarter valued at approximately $5,120,000. Finally, Matrix Private Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund in the first quarter valued at approximately $3,708,000.

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Stock Performance

RQI stock traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $11.20. The stock had a trading volume of 467,838 shares, compared to its average volume of 603,385. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.42. Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund has a 52-week low of $10.81 and a 52-week high of $13.57.

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund Company Profile

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc (NYSE: RQI) is a closed-end investment company that seeks to provide investors with high current income and capital appreciation. The fund is managed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, an investment manager specializing in real assets and income-oriented strategies.

RQI invests primarily in real estate securities, including equity real estate investment trusts (REITs), real estate operating companies and other securities linked to the global real estate industry.