Short Interest in Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. (NYSE:RA) Rises By 173.3%

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. (NYSE:RA) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 44,000 shares, a growth of 173.3% from the March 31st total of 16,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 238,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund by 74.6% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 883 shares in the last quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Blue Bell Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund in the 1st quarter worth approximately $72,000. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Finally, CTC Alternative Strategies Ltd. acquired a new position in Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $139,000.

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Stock Performance

Shares of RA stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $12.51. 180,880 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 267,876. Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund has a 52-week low of $11.89 and a 52-week high of $17.32. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $12.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.71.

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.118 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 11th. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.32%. Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund’s payout ratio is -1,754.55%.

About Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc The fund is co-managed by Schroder Investment Management North America Inc It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in securities and other instruments of companies, which includes real estate securities, infrastructure securities, and natural resources securities.