Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. (NYSE:RA) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. (NYSE:RA) saw a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 110,900 shares, an increase of 47.3% from the February 13th total of 75,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 213,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Stock Performance

RA stock traded down $0.01 during trading on Monday, hitting $13.11. 206,109 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 226,692. Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund has a 1 year low of $12.17 and a 1 year high of $13.77. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.41.

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were given a $0.118 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 10.52%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 6th. Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund’s payout ratio is -1,281.82%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund by 730.5% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,053,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,031,000 after acquiring an additional 926,510 shares in the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC increased its position in shares of Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 890,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,872,000 after purchasing an additional 42,812 shares in the last quarter. Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund by 92.3% during the 4th quarter. Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors Inc. now owns 594,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,925,000 after purchasing an additional 285,513 shares during the last quarter. 1607 Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund by 154.3% during the 4th quarter. 1607 Capital Partners LLC now owns 415,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,535,000 after purchasing an additional 252,120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund by 102.6% in the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 368,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,909,000 after purchasing an additional 186,633 shares in the last quarter.

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.