Cohen & Steers Quality Income AG真人官方ty Fund, Inc. (RQI) Notification of Sources of Distribution Under Section 19(a)
- Strong five-year average annual total return of 10.80%
- Attractive current annualized distribution rate of 7.48%
- No return of capital in distributions, indicating sustainable payouts
- Majority of distributions (97.87%) come from realized capital gains
- Relatively modest year-to-date total return of 2.61%
- High concentration (89.37%) of current distribution from short-term capital gains, which are taxed at higher rates
Insights
Cohen & Steers Quality Income AG真人官方ty Fund's distributions show strong capital gains component with solid 10.80% five-year returns and 2.61% YTD performance.
The monthly distribution breakdown for Cohen & Steers Quality Income AG真人官方ty Fund (RQI) reveals important insights about the fund's current income generation and capital appreciation. For May 2025, the $0.08 per share distribution consists predominantly of realized short-term capital gains (89.37%) with only 10.63% coming from net investment income. This composition signals that the fund is actively realizing gains from its portfolio rather than primarily generating income from holdings.
Year-to-date distributions show a more balanced but still capital gains-heavy picture: 56.40% from long-term capital gains, 41.47% from short-term gains, and just 2.13% from net investment income. Notably, there is no return of capital component in either timeframe, which is positive as return of capital can sometimes indicate distribution sustainability concerns.
The fund's performance metrics demonstrate solid returns with a year-to-date total return of 2.61% and an impressive five-year average annual return of 10.80%. The current annualized distribution rate stands at 7.48% of NAV, which appears sustainable given the fund's performance profile.
The distribution composition heavily weighted toward capital gains rather than investment income suggests the fund may be benefiting from appreciation in real estate securities rather than dividend/interest income. This could indicate either portfolio repositioning or strong underlying asset performance in the REIT sector. For shareholders, these distributions will have different tax implications than distributions classified as ordinary income, which is an important consideration for tax planning.
In December 2012, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.聽
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. In addition, distributions from the Fund's investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) may later be characterized as capital gains and/or a return of capital, depending on the character of the dividends reported to the Fund after year end by REITs held by the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES | May 2025 | YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD) May 31, 2025* | ||
Source | Per Share聽 | % of Current聽 | Per Share聽 | % of 2025 |
Net Investment Income | 10.63听% | 2.13听% | ||
Net AG真人官方ized Short-Term Capital Gains | 89.37听% | 41.47听% | ||
Net AG真人官方ized Long-Term Capital Gains | 0.00听% | 56.40听% | ||
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source) | 0.00听% | 0.00听% | ||
Total Current Distribution | 100.00听% | 100.00听% | ||
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
The Fund's Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2025 (January 1, 2025 through April 30, 2025) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund's Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2025. In addition, the Fund's Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending April 30, 2025 is set forth below. Shareholders should note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund's Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2025. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table is based on the Fund's net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund's NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund's investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder's individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder's investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund's market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the Fund's shares in the open market.
Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:
Year-to-date January 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025 | |
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1 | 2.61听% |
Cumulative Distribution Rate2 | 3.12听% |
Five-year period ending April 30, 2025 | |
Average Annual Total Return3 | 10.80听% |
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4 | 7.48听% |
1. | Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV over the year-to-date time period |
2. | Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund's current fiscal period (January 1, 2025 through May 31, 2025) measured |
3. | Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for |
4. | The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period's distribution rate annualized as a percentage |
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expense of the Fund carefully before investing. You can obtain the Fund's most recent periodic reports, when available, and other regulatory filings by contacting your financial advisor or visiting cohenandsteers.com. These reports and other filings can be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR Database. You should read these reports and other filings carefully before investing.
Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
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