Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc. (FLC) Research

Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Inc. is a U.S.-domiciled, closed-end balanced mutual fund overseen by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. Formed on August 26, 2003, and previously operating under the name Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund, Inc., its investment strategy encompasses both public equity and fixed-income markets within the United States. The fund specifically seeks out common stocks of companies active in the utility and banking industries. A substantial portion of its holdings consists of investment-grade preferred securities, alongside a variety of other income-generating debt instruments. To evaluate its performance, the fund benchmarks against both the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and the S&P 500 Index.

Market snapshot

Symbol
FLC
Price
$16.77
Day change
+0.06%
Market cap
$175.4M
P/E ratio
10.86x
52-week range
15.89-18.09
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management

Peer companies

  • Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (EHI)
  • Franklin Universal Trust (FT)
  • Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund Class R4 (HOOSX)
  • Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund Class A (NWGPX)
  • Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund Class R6 (NWKEX)
  • Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc. (PFD)
  • Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (PFO)
  • Hartford Schroders US Small Cap Opportunities Fund (SCUIX)

Recent insider activity

  • Maxwell Kevin Michael — trade (0 shares) on 2026-01-21
  • DALMASO NICHOLAS — trade (0 shares) on 2024-01-19
  • WULF ROBERT F — P-Purchase (2371 shares) on 2016-03-17
  • ETTINGER ROBERT M — trade (0 shares) on 2015-11-30
  • CRUMRINE DONALD F — trade (0 shares) on 2015-11-30

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