Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (CRF) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 350 recorded CRF dividend payments, running from December 4, 1987 to July 15, 2026 — 40 calendar years. Together those payments total $304.24 per share. CRF has most often paid monthly.
CRF has increased its payment rate for 1 consecutive complete year.
Over the last five complete years the CRF payment rate compounded at -7.9% a year, and -9.7% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
CRF's payment rate fell in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024. The steepest drop was -51.2%.
CRF dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.39 | 12 | $0.117 | +14.7% |
| 2024 | $1.22 | 12 | $0.102 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | $1.38 | 12 | $0.115 | -32.4% |
| 2022 | $2.04 | 12 | $0.170 | +12.3% |
| 2021 | $1.81 | 12 | $0.151 | -14.4% |
| 2020 | $2.12 | 12 | $0.176 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | $2.34 | 12 | $0.195 | -13.5% |
| 2018 | $2.71 | 12 | $0.225 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | $2.69 | 12 | $0.225 | -17.9% |
| 2016 | $3.28 | 12 | $0.274 | -16.0% |
| 2015 | $3.91 | 12 | $0.325 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | $4.09 | 12 | $0.341 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | $4.28 | 12 | $0.357 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | $4.61 | 12 | $0.384 | -11.7% |
| 2011 | $5.22 | 12 | $0.435 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | $5.69 | 12 | $0.475 | -23.4% |
| 2009 | $7.44 | 12 | $0.620 | -51.2% |
| 2008 | $15.25 | 12 | $1.27 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | $16.75 | 12 | $1.40 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | $16.56 | 12 | $1.38 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | $16.56 | 12 | $1.38 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | $16.56 | 12 | $1.38 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | $15.62 | 12 | $1.29 | — |
| 2002 | $14.24 | 11 (timing) | $1.29 | — |
| 2001 | $5.88 | 3 (timing) | $1.96 | — |
| 2000 | $8.24 | 4 (timing) | $1.96 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | $8.02 | 4 (timing) | $2.00 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | $8.08 | 4 (timing) | $2.08 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | $9.18 | 4 (timing) | $2.12 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $9.25 | 4 (timing) | $2.12 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | $8.78 | 4 (timing) | $2.08 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | $8.08 | 4 (timing) | $1.96 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | $11.37 | 4 (timing) | $2.35 | -7.7% |
| 1992 | $11.29 | 4 (timing) | $2.55 | -7.1% |
| 1991 | $11.37 | 4 (timing) | $2.75 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | $11.61 | 4 (timing) | $2.71 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | $10.90 | 4 (timing) | $2.63 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | $10.04 | 4 (timing) | $2.51 | — |
| 1987 | $3.53 | 1 (timing) | $3.53 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than CRF's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent CRF dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 15, 2026 | $0.118 |
| June 15, 2026 | $0.118 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.118 |
| April 15, 2026 | $0.118 |
| March 16, 2026 | $0.118 |
| February 17, 2026 | $0.118 |
| January 15, 2026 | $0.118 |
| December 15, 2025 | $0.117 |
| November 14, 2025 | $0.117 |
| October 15, 2025 | $0.117 |
| September 15, 2025 | $0.117 |
| August 15, 2025 | $0.117 |
| July 15, 2025 | $0.117 |
| June 16, 2025 | $0.117 |
| May 15, 2025 | $0.117 |
| April 15, 2025 | $0.115 |
| March 14, 2025 | $0.115 |
| February 14, 2025 | $0.115 |
| January 15, 2025 | $0.115 |
| December 16, 2024 | $0.102 |
| November 15, 2024 | $0.102 |
| October 15, 2024 | $0.102 |
| September 16, 2024 | $0.102 |
| August 15, 2024 | $0.102 |
| July 15, 2024 | $0.102 |
| June 14, 2024 | $0.102 |
| May 14, 2024 | $0.102 |
| April 12, 2024 | $0.102 |
| March 14, 2024 | $0.102 |
| February 14, 2024 | $0.102 |
| January 12, 2024 | $0.102 |
| December 14, 2023 | $0.115 |
| November 14, 2023 | $0.115 |
| October 13, 2023 | $0.115 |
| September 14, 2023 | $0.115 |
| August 14, 2023 | $0.115 |
| July 13, 2023 | $0.115 |
| June 14, 2023 | $0.115 |
| May 12, 2023 | $0.115 |
| April 13, 2023 | $0.115 |
| March 14, 2023 | $0.115 |
| February 14, 2023 | $0.115 |
| January 13, 2023 | $0.115 |
| December 14, 2022 | $0.170 |
| November 14, 2022 | $0.170 |
| October 13, 2022 | $0.170 |
| September 14, 2022 | $0.170 |
| August 12, 2022 | $0.170 |
| July 14, 2022 | $0.170 |
| June 9, 2022 | $0.170 |
| May 13, 2022 | $0.170 |
| April 8, 2022 | $0.170 |
| March 14, 2022 | $0.170 |
| February 14, 2022 | $0.170 |
| January 13, 2022 | $0.170 |
| December 14, 2021 | $0.151 |
| November 12, 2021 | $0.151 |
| October 14, 2021 | $0.151 |
| September 14, 2021 | $0.151 |
| August 13, 2021 | $0.151 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 350 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
CRF dividend history questions
How many dividends has CRF paid?
DivTrkr has 350 recorded CRF dividend payments between December 4, 1987 and July 15, 2026, totalling $304.24 per share across 40 calendar years.
Has CRF ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The CRF per-payment rate fell in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, the steepest being -51.2%.
How fast is the CRF dividend growing?
The CRF payment rate compounded at -7.9% a year over the last five complete years and -9.7% a year over the last ten.
How often does CRF pay a dividend?
CRF has most often paid monthly — 12 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current CRF dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track CRF free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.