Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund Inc. Common Shares (CLM)

FairStock Score: 54/100 — MIXED

Key Financials

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look at Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund as a closed-end fund, not an operating business. It invests globally in value and growth stocks and in other funds and ETFs. That means its 'moat' is mainly the manager's skill and the portfolio, not a durable competitive advantage. At the 2026-10-13 close of $6.62, FairStock calculates a P/E of 5.81, P/B of 1.03, and a Graham Number of $12.85, giving a 48.48% margin of safety. The 17.28% ROE looks respectable, but ROCE is -0.01%, and the Piotroski F-Score is 0/9, which warns me that the financial quality picture is not clean. The 22.02% dividend yield is enormous; yield that high often deserves scrutiny because it may not be fully supported by investment income. The FairStock Score is 54/100. The data set gives no revenue or profit growth, and FairStock notes only 0 years of filed annual results, so no Lynch category can be assigned. That lack of filed history is a real limitation: I cannot assess compounding or consistency over a cycle. The price is near the low end of the 52-week range of $6.23-$8.53 and trades close to book value, so on the surface it looks cheap. But cheapness without reliable growth and with a very high distribution can be a value trap. I would want to see the fund's NAV, distribution coverage, and portfolio quality before calling it a bargain.

In plain English: Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund is a closed-end fund that invests in stocks around the world, including other funds and ETFs. The figures show a high dividend yield and a price close to its accounting value, but the fund has very little filed financial history and some health signals look weak. Based on the numbers provided, the shares look cheap relative to earnings and accounting value, though the high payout is a caution flag.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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