UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-02363

Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

48 Wall Street    New York, NY
10005
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

Frank J. Maresca

AST Fund Solutions, LLC  48 Wall Street  New York, NY 10005
(Name and address of agent for service) 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (866) 668-6558

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2017
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
 
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Description
  
No. of Shares
    
Value
  
EQUITY SECURITIES - 99.37%
            
CLOSED-END FUNDS - 20.75%
  
CORE - 6.72%
  
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc.
    
326,725
    
$
4,969,487
  
General American Investors Company, Inc.
    
113,392
      
4,083,246
  
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
    
753,639
      
4,544,443
  
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc.
    
150,275
      
1,409,579
  
Royce Value Trust
    
24,952
      
393,992
  
Source Capital, Inc.
    
21,821
      
883,969
  
Sprott Focus Trust, Inc.
    
62,266
      
481,316
  
Tri-Continental Corporation
    
103,395
      
2,641,742
  
             
19,407,774
  
DEVELOPED MARKET - 0.80%
  
Aberdeen Singapore Fund, Inc.
    
47,257
      
549,126
  
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc.
    
69,280
      
870,850
  
Morgan Stanley Asia-Pacific Fund, Inc.
    
23,146
      
399,037
  
New Germany Fund, Inc. (The)
    
18,171
      
337,454
  
Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (The)
    
13,124
      
166,937
  
 
            
2,323,404
  
EMERGING MARKETS - 4.39%
  
Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc.
    
34,408
      
288,683
  
Central Europe, Russia and Turkey Fund, Inc. (The )
    
37,121
      
916,889
  
India Fund, Inc. (The)
    
81,886
      
2,190,450
  
Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc. (The)
    
12,736
      
153,851
  
Mexico Equity & Income Fund Inc. *
    
23,635
      
275,348
  
Mexico Fund, Inc. (The)
    
78,579
      
1,349,987
  
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.
    
121,400
      
2,896,604
  
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.
    
23,288
      
406,143
  
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc.
    
28,828
      
988,483
  
Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc.
    
38,480
      
800,384
  
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
    
145,796
      
2,408,550
  
 
            
12,675,372
  
ENERGY MLP - 0.42%
  
Kayne Anderson Midstream/Energy Fund, Inc.
    
72,242
      
1,061,957
  
Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc.
    
16,300
      
154,850
  
 
            
1,216,807
  
 
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
GLOBAL - 1.45%
  
Alpine Global Total Dynamic Dividend Fund
    
27,150
     $
244,350
  
Delaware Enhanced Global Dividend and Income Fund
    
30,324
      
359,643
  
Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust (The)
    
28,520
      
376,749
  
GDL Fund (The)
    
96,213
      
982,335
  
Lazard Global Total Return & Income Fund, Inc.
    
34,860
      
584,254
  
Lazard World Dividend & Income Fund, Inc.
    
4,760
      
53,931
  
Royce Global Value Trust, Inc.
    
50,533
      
523,017
  
Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund
    
64,640
      
1,062,035
  
             
4,186,314
  
GLOBAL INCOME - 0.05%
  
Legg Mason BW Global Income Opportunities Fund Inc.
    
10,100
      
135,744
  
   
INCOME & PREFERRED STOCK - 0.41%
  
LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc.
    
80,839
      
1,175,399
  
 
                
NATURAL RESOURCES - 2.59%
  
Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc.
    
193,802
      
3,808,209
  
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust
    
415,503
      
3,693,822
  
             
7,502,031
  
PACIFIC EX JAPAN - 0.15%
  
Thai Fund, Inc. (The)
    
43,653
      
425,180
  
 
                
REAL ESTATE - 2.01%
  
Alpine Global Premier Properties Fund
    
400,001
      
2,652,007
  
CBRE Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund
    
322,144
      
2,544,938
  
RMR Real Estate Income Fund
    
31,211
      
602,996
  
             
5,799,941
  
SECTOR EQUITY - 0.18%
  
Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust
    
37,552
      
379,651
  
Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund
    
8,200
      
147,518
  
             
527,169
  
UTILITY - 1.55%
  
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc.
    
85,913
      
1,975,999
  
Reaves Utility Income Fund
    
78,739
      
2,496,026
  
             
4,472,025
  
 
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
VALUE - 0.03%
  
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
    
4,177
     $
93,523
  
                 
TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS
            
59,940,683
  
                 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 9.66%
                
Amazon.com, Inc. *
    
3,400
      
3,268,590
  
Charter Communications, Inc. *
    
3,500
      
1,271,970
  
Comcast Corporation - Class A
    
103,000
      
3,963,440
  
Delphi Automotive PLC
    
3,000
      
295,200
  
Ford Motor Company
    
54,400
      
651,168
  
General Motors Company
    
18,000
      
726,840
  
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
    
25,000
      
4,089,000
  
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 
    
17,000
      
1,358,980
  
McDonald's Corporation
    
16,600
      
2,600,888
  
Netflix, Inc. *
    
9,000
      
1,632,150
  
Newell Brands Inc.
    
11,000
      
469,370
  
NIKE, Inc. 
    
28,000
      
1,451,800
  
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
    
4,500
      
533,430
  
Starbucks Corporation
    
30,000
      
1,611,300
  
Time Warner, Inc.
    
7,000
      
717,150
  
TJX Companies, Inc. (The)
    
9,000
      
663,570
  
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.
    
8,500
      
219,215
  
Walt Disney Company (The)
    
21,500
      
2,119,255
  
Yum! Brands, Inc.
    
3,500
      
257,635
  
             
27,900,951
  
CONSUMER STAPLES - 5.91%
                
Altria Group, Inc.
    
29,000
      
1,839,180
  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
    
8,000
      
340,080
  
British American Tobacco p.l.c. - ADR
    
7,364
      
459,882
  
Clorox Company (The)
    
2,000
      
263,820
  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
    
4,500
      
151,830
  
Constellation Brands, Inc.
    
4,000
      
797,800
  
Costco Wholesale Corporation
    
7,000
      
1,150,030
  
CVS Health Corporation
    
15,000
      
1,219,800
  
Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (The) - Class A
    
4,000
      
431,360
  
General Mills, Inc.
    
8,000
      
414,080
  
Kellogg Company
    
5,000
      
311,850
  
Kraft Heinz Company (The)
    
8,000
      
620,400
  
Kroger Company (The)
    
14,000
      
280,840
  
 
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
    
1
     $
47
  
Molson Coors Brewing Company - Class B
    
2,000
      
163,280
  
Mondelez International, Inc.
    
23,000
      
935,180
  
Monster Beverage Corporation *
    
8,000
      
442,000
  
PepsiCo, Inc.
    
20,000
      
2,228,600
  
Procter & Gamble Company (The)
    
29,000
      
2,638,420
  
Sysco Corporation
    
12,000
      
647,400
  
Tyson Foods, Inc.
    
5,000
      
352,250
  
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
    
18,000
      
1,389,960
  
             
17,078,089
  
ENERGY - 3.57%
                
Baker Hughes, a GE company
    
3,000
      
109,860
  
Chevron Corporation
    
25,000
      
2,937,500
  
Concho Resources Inc. *
    
2,000
      
263,440
  
ConocoPhillips
    
17,000
      
850,850
  
Devon Energy Corporation
    
7,500
      
275,325
  
EOG Resources, Inc.
    
8,000
      
773,920
  
Exxon Mobil Corporation
    
50,000
      
4,099,000
  
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
    
10,900
      
699,889
  
Pioneer Natural Resources Company
    
2,000
      
295,080
  
             
10,304,864
  
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 2.18%
                
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
    
10,000
      
2,529,300
  
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
    
15,000
      
3,768,450
  
             
6,297,750
  
FINANCIALS - 12.06%
                
Allstate Corporation (The)
    
8,000
      
735,280
  
Aon plc
    
7,000
      
1,022,700
  
Bank of America Corporation 
    
201,000
      
5,093,340
  
Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The)
    
21,000
      
1,113,420
  
BB&T Corporation
    
12,000
      
563,280
  
BlackRock, Inc. - Class A
    
2,000
      
894,180
  
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. *
    
1,271
      
77,277
  
Charles Schwab Corporation (The)
    
26,000
      
1,137,240
  
Chubb Limited
    
7,203
      
1,026,787
  
Citigroup Inc. 
    
40,700
      
2,960,518
  
CME Group Inc.
    
4,000
      
542,720
  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    
7,000
      
1,660,330
  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    
76,000
      
7,258,760
  
Loews Corporation
    
6,000
      
287,160
  
 
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
    
10,000
     $
838,100
  
MetLife, Inc.
    
14,000
      
727,300
  
Moody's Corporation
    
4,000
      
556,840
  
Morgan Stanley
    
30,500
      
1,469,185
  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
    
10,000
      
1,347,700
  
S&P Global Inc.
    
6,000
      
937,860
  
State Street Corporation
    
8,000
      
764,320
  
U.S. Bancorp
    
23,000
      
1,232,570
  
Wells Fargo & Company
    
47,000
      
2,592,050
  
 
            
34,838,917
  
HEALTH CARE - 11.60%
                
Abbott Laboratories 
    
21,000
      
1,120,560
  
AbbVie Inc.
    
45,000
      
3,998,700
  
Aetna Inc.
    
7,000
      
1,113,070
  
Allergan plc
    
1,900
      
389,405
  
Amgen Inc.
    
20,000
      
3,729,000
  
Anthem, Inc.
    
4,000
      
759,520
  
Baxter International Inc.
    
11,000
      
690,250
  
Boston Scientific Corporation *
    
27,000
      
787,590
  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    
22,000
      
1,402,280
  
Celgene Corporation *
    
16,000
      
2,333,120
  
Cigna Corporation
    
6,000
      
1,121,640
  
Eli Lilly and Company
    
7,000
      
598,780
  
Express Scripts Holding Company *
    
13,000
      
823,160
  
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 
    
8,000
      
648,160
  
Humana Inc.
    
3,000
      
730,890
  
Johnson & Johnson
    
37,000
      
4,810,370
  
McKesson Corporation 
    
2,000
      
307,220
  
Medtronic Plc
    
13,000
      
1,011,010
  
Mylan N.V. *
    
8,000
      
250,960
  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *
    
2,000
      
894,240
  
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
    
8,000
      
1,513,600
  
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
    
19,000
      
3,721,150
  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated *
    
5,000
      
760,200
  
             
33,514,875
  
INDUSTRIALS - 8.36%
                
3M Company
    
9,000
      
1,889,100
  
Boeing Company (The)
    
12,000
      
3,050,520
  
Caterpillar Inc.
    
8,000
      
997,680
  
CSX Corporation
    
20,900
      
1,134,034
  
Cummins Inc.
    
2,000
      
336,060
  
 
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Danaher Corporation
    
9,000
     $
772,020
  
Delta Air Lines, Inc
    
15,000
      
723,300
  
FedEx Corporation
    
5,500
      
1,240,690
  
Deere & Company
    
6,000
      
753,540
  
Eaton Corporation plc
    
6,000
      
460,740
  
Fortive Corporation
    
3,500
      
247,765
  
General Dynamics Corporation
    
5,000
      
1,027,900
  
Honeywell International Inc.
    
11,000
      
1,559,140
  
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    
6,500
      
961,740
  
Ingersoll-Rand Plc
    
4,000
      
356,680
  
Johnson Controls International plc
    
6,000
      
241,740
  
Norfolk Southern Corporation
    
4,000
      
528,960
  
Northrop Grumman Corporation
    
4,000
      
1,150,880
  
Raytheon Company
    
4,000
      
746,320
  
Republic Services, Inc.
    
4,000
      
264,240
  
Southwest Airlines Co.
    
12,000
      
671,760
  
Union Pacific Corporation
    
16,000
      
1,855,520
  
United Parcel Service, Inc.
    
10,100
      
1,212,909
  
United Technologies Corporation
    
11,000
      
1,276,880
  
Waste Management, Inc.
    
9,000
      
704,430
  
             
24,164,548
  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 19.54%
                
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
    
6,700
      
432,217
  
Adobe Systems Incorporated *
    
10,000
      
1,491,800
  
Alphabet Inc. - Class A *
    
1,000
      
973,720
  
Alphabet Inc. - Class C *
    
6,002
      
5,756,578
  
Amphenol Corporation
    
8,000
      
677,120
  
Analog Devices, Inc.
    
10,500
      
904,785
  
Apple Inc.
    
39,000
      
6,010,680
  
Applied Materials, Inc.
    
27,000
      
1,406,430
  
Broadcom Limited
    
8,000
      
1,940,320
  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    
50,000
      
1,681,500
  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
    
4,000
      
290,160
  
Corning Incorporated
    
19,000
      
568,480
  
eBay Inc. *
    
7,000
      
269,220
  
Electronic Arts Inc. *
    
6,000
      
708,360
  
Facebook, Inc. - Class A *
    
60,000
      
10,252,200
  
Intel Corporation
    
95,200
      
3,625,216
  
Intuit Inc.
    
5,000
      
710,700
  
Mastercard Incorporated
    
19,000
      
2,682,800
  
Microsoft Corporation
    
62,400
      
4,648,176
  
 
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Micron Technology, Inc. *
    
26,000
     $
1,022,580
  
NVIDIA Corporation
    
11,000
      
1,966,470
  
Oracle Corporation
    
45,700
      
2,209,595
  
PayPal Holdings, Inc. *
    
14,000
      
896,420
  
Symantec Corporation
    
7,000
      
229,670
  
TE Connectivity Ltd. 
    
8,000
      
664,480
  
Texas Instruments Incorporated
    
20,000
      
1,792,800
  
Visa, Inc. - Class A
    
25,100
      
2,641,524
  
             
56,454,001
  
MATERIALS - 1.97%
                
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    
3,000
      
453,660
  
DowDuPont Inc.
    
30,820
      
2,133,669
  
Ecolab Inc.
    
4,000
      
514,440
  
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. *
    
18,100
      
254,124
  
LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
    
7,000
      
693,350
  
Monsanto Company
    
5,000
      
599,100
  
Nucor Corporation
    
6,300
      
353,052
  
Praxair, Inc.
    
5,000
      
698,700
  
             
5,700,095
  
REAL ESTATE - 0.53%
                
American Tower Corporation
    
9,000
      
1,230,120
  
Weyerhaeuser Company
    
9,000
      
306,270
  
             
1,536,390
  
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.71%
                
AT&T, Inc.
    
48,103
      
1,884,194
  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    
62,000
      
3,068,380
  
             
4,952,574
  
UTILITIES - 1.53%
                
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
    
7,000
      
491,680
  
DTE Energy Company
    
2,000
      
214,720
  
Edison International
    
4,500
      
347,265
  
NextEra Energy, Inc.
    
9,000
      
1,318,950
  
PG&E Corporation
    
7,000
      
476,630
  
Public Service Enterprises Group, Inc.
    
4,000
      
185,000
  
Sempra Energy
    
5,000
      
570,650
  
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
    
5,000
      
313,900
  
Xcel Energy Inc.
    
10,500
      
496,860
  
             
4,415,655
  
TOTAL EQUITY SECURITIES (cost - $261,439,250)
            
287,099,392
  
 
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.85%
            
MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.85%
            
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, 0.91%^ (cost - $2,442,981)
    
2,442,981
     $
2,442,981
  
 
                
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.22% (cost - $263,882,231)
            
289,542,373
  
                 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (0.22)%
            
(629,151
)
                 
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          
$
288,913,222
  
 
*
Non-income producing security.
^
The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2017.
 
See accompanying notes to schedule of investments.
 
CORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FUND, INC.
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
 
Federal Income Tax Cost: The following information is computed on a tax basis for each item as of September 30, 2017:
 
Cost of portfolio investments
  
$
263,885,220
  
Gross unrealized appreciation
  
$
28,689,237
  
Gross unrealized depreciation
     (3,032,084
)
Net unrealized appreciation
  
$
25,657,153
  
 
The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the Schedule of Investments cost for the Fund is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax regulations and generally accepted accounting principles. These "book/tax" differences are temporary in nature and are due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
  
As required by the Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification, the Fund has performed an analysis of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination.
 
The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into the following three broad categories:
 
·
Level 1 - quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement.
 
·
Level 2 - quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers.
 
·
Level 3 - model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund's own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2017 in valuing the Fund's investments carried at value:
 
 
VALUATION INPUTS
INVESTMENTS
IN SECURITIES
  
OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS*
  
 
        
Level 1 – Quoted Prices
        
 Equity Investments
  
$
287,099,392
    
$
-
  
 Short-Term Investments
    
2,442,981
      
-
  
Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs
    
-
      
-
  
Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs
    
-
      
-
  
Total
  
$
289,542,373
    
$
-
  
 
*
Other financial instruments include futures, forwards and swap contracts, if any.
 
The breakdown of the Fund's investments into major categories is disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.
 
As of September 30, 2017, the Fund did not have any transfers in and out of any Level.
 
The Fund did not have any assets or liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at September 30, 2017.
 
On October 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new rules and forms and amended existing rules and forms which are intended to modernize and enhance the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies and to improve the quality of information that funds provide to investors, including modifications to Regulation S-X which would require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements. The compliance dates of the modifications to Regulation S-X are August 1, 2017 and other amendments and rules are generally June 1, 2018 and December 1, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the impacts to the financial statement disclosures.
 
The Fund is exposed to financial market risks, including the valuations of its investment portfolio. During the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Fund did not engage in derivative instruments and other hedging activities.
 
The Fund has evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting through the date its financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures or adjustments were required to such Schedule of Investments.
 
Securities valuation policies and other investment related disclosures are hereby incorporated by reference to the Fund's semi-annual report previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form N-CSR on August 23, 2017 with a file number 811-02363.
 
Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual report. This information is also available on the Fund’s website at www.cornerstonetotalreturnfund.com; or on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that such information is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)): Attached hereto.
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc.

By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Ralph W. Bradshaw
  
   
Ralph W. Bradshaw, President and Chairman
  
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
  
       
Date
November 21, 2017
    
       
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
       
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Ralph W. Bradshaw
  
   
Ralph W. Bradshaw, President and Chairman
  
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
  
       
Date
November 21, 2017
    
       
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Frank J. Maresca
  
   
Frank J. Maresca, Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
  
       
Date
November 21, 2017
    

*
Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.