Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc. (NYSE:FOF) Short Interest Update

Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc. (NYSE:FOF) saw a significant increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 83,200 shares, an increase of 7.4% from the November 15th total of 77,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 43,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days.

Institutional Trading of Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund by 24.4% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 109,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,419,000 after buying an additional 21,433 shares during the period. Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund by 17.2% in the 3rd quarter. Kapstone Financial Advisors LLC now owns 13,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $615,000. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund in the third quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund by 2.5% in the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 67,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $872,000 after acquiring an additional 1,650 shares during the period.

Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund Stock Down 2.2 %

Shares of Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund stock traded down $0.28 on Tuesday, hitting $12.71. The stock had a trading volume of 70,411 shares, compared to its average volume of 50,156. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $13.03 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.52. Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund has a 52-week low of $10.90 and a 52-week high of $13.39.

Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 16th were issued a $0.087 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 8.02%.

About Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund

Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc is a close-ended fund of funds launched by Cohen & Steers Inc It is managed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc The fund invests in funds investing in public equity markets. It also invests in funds investing in convertible securities, preferred securities, high yield securities and real estate, energy, utility, and other equity or income-oriented strategies.