The Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. is a closed-end equity mutual fund, originally established by Cohen & Steers, Inc. and currently managed by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. This fund primarily allocates capital to publicly traded companies within the United States real estate sector, encompassing Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and considers firms across the entire spectrum of market capitalizations. To gauge its performance, the fund compares its results against several benchmarks: the FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index, the S&P 500 Index, and a custom blended index consisting of 80% FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index and 20% BofA Merrill Lynch REIT Preferred Securities Index. The fund commenced operations on September 4, 1992, and is domiciled in the United States.