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Cornerstone Strategic Value FundCLM 31 Shareholder Yield % is 19.49% as of Dec. 2025, which is 5% below its 10-year median of 20.50. GuruFocus rates CLM with a GF Score™ of 31/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,481 Asset Management companies, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund ranks better than 90.75% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % was 19.49%.
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (AMEX:CLM) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund Shareholder Yield % Chart
CLM vs NMZ, RVT, GOF: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund Shareholder Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM) has a Shareholder Yield % of 19.49% as of Dec. 2025. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 20.50. Over the past decade, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 13.45 to 29.44. According to the industry distribution chart, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund ranks #137 out of 1481 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 9.3%.
Is Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's current Shareholder Yield % of 19.49% is near median its 10-year median of 20.50. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 13.45 to a high of 29.44. The Asset Management industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.09. Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's value of 19.49% is 376.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund ranks #137 out of 1481 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund has a GF Score™ of 31/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's Shareholder Yield % compare to NMZ and RVT?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund ranks #137 out of 1481 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund in the top 9% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.09. Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's value of 19.49% is 376.5% above this benchmark. Historically, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 13.45 to 29.44 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 20.50 vs. the industry median of 4.09, Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Asset Management companies is 4.09, based on 1,481 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's current Shareholder Yield % of 19.49% is 376.5% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.09 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's current Shareholder Yield % is 19.49%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 20.50. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund stock overvalued right now?
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 19.49%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 19.49%, which is near median its 10-year median of 20.50 and 376.5% above the Asset Management industry median of 4.09. Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund's overall GF Score™ is 31/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM), the current Shareholder Yield % is 19.49% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund Inc is a closed-end management investment company. The fund's objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation through investments in equity securities of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. It invests in various sectors, which include financials, information technology, healthcare, consumer discretionary, Consumer Staples, utilities, energy, Real Estate, materials, and other sectors.
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