C000003346 Performance — Cohen & Steers Alternative Income Fund, Inc., Class I

Data updated: 2024-03-28

C000003346 returned +1.11% over one year to Jan 2024. The annualised 3-year return is +4.73%. The fund trailed its US Large Value category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $115, against $132 for the category, and to $101 over one year, against $109. Volatility over the past three years was 12.38% a year. In the 12 months to Jan 2024 the fund lost a net $43.6M, and assets reached $27.08M.

C000003346 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Cohen & Steers Alternative Income Fund, Inc. grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Value category average over the same months.

PeriodC000003346Category average
1 year (Feb 2023 – Jan 2024)$101$109
3 years (Feb 2021 – Jan 2024)$115$132
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jan 2024)$113$151

C000003346 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jan 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+1.11%
3 years (annualised)+4.73%

C000003346 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Cohen & Steers Alternative Income Fund, Inc., compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Jan)+0.37%
2023+7.76%
2022−10.41%
2021+19.78%
2020−5.79%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+3.74%

C000003346 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+0.4%———————————
2023+7.0%−3.2%−3.3%+1.9%−2.9%+2.5%+2.4%−2.2%−2.9%−1.7%+7.4%+3.4%
2022−2.2%−1.3%+3.0%−3.6%+0.5%−6.3%+5.2%−3.0%−8.1%+2.1%+5.5%−1.7%
2021+1.0%+3.4%+3.2%+3.7%+1.9%+0.7%+1.2%+0.7%−1.7%+2.8%−2.1%+3.7%
2020−1.1%−6.5%−23.4%+13.1%+4.0%−0.3%+2.6%+1.6%−3.8%+0.1%+9.8%+2.8%
2019———————−1.0%+1.6%+0.5%−0.7%+3.3%

C000003346 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Feb 2021 – Jan 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 12.38%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.02 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +7.39% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −8.10% (Sep 2022)

C000003346 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Cohen & Steers Alternative Income Fund, Inc., from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$43.6M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $9.5M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.18×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jan 2024$10K$8.2M−$8.2M
Dec 2023$1.4M$19.9M−$18.4M
Nov 2023$1.1M$1.1M−$44K
Oct 2023$841K$4.0M−$3.2M
Sep 2023$731K$1.8M−$1.0M
Aug 2023$927K$2.4M−$1.5M
Jul 2023$680K$706K−$26K
Jun 2023$680K$1.8M−$1.1M
May 2023$793K$3.4M−$2.6M
Apr 2023$676K$1.3M−$622K
Mar 2023$602K$1.2M−$602K
Feb 2023$1.0M$7.3M−$6.3M

C000003346 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Cohen & Steers Alternative Income Fund, Inc. by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-01-31$27.08M
2023-10-31$48.76M
2023-07-31$58.92M
2023-04-30$62.34M
2023-01-31$73.85M
2022-10-31$66.04M
2022-07-31$74.27M
2022-04-30$77.81M
2022-01-31$77.64M
2021-10-31$78.20M
2021-07-31$76.28M
2021-04-30$72.46M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.