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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc. (KYE) (the Fund) (NYSE: KYE) today provided a summary unaudited statement of assets and liabilities and announced its net asset value and asset coverage ratios under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as of April 30, 2012.

As of April 30, 2012, the Funds net assets were $982 million, and its net asset value per share was $27.87. As of April 30, 2012, the Funds asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to senior securities representing indebtedness was 466% and the Funds asset coverage ratio under the 1940 Act with respect to total leverage (debt and preferred stock) was 333%.

Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
  (in millions)   Per Share
Investments $ 1,391.0 $ 39.50
Cash 5.4 0.15
Deposits 1.3 0.04
Accrued income 6.0 0.17
Receivable for securities sold 20.8 0.59
Other assets   3.3   0.09
Total assets 1,427.8 40.54
 

Senior notes

301.0 8.54
Preferred stock   120.0   3.41
Total leverage   421.0   11.95
 
Payable for securities purchased 16.2 0.46
Other liabilities   9.1   0.26
Total liabilities 25.3 0.72
 
Net assets $ 981.5 $ 27.87
 
The Fund had 35.22 million common shares outstanding as of April 30, 2012.

As of April 30, 2012, equity and debt investments were 88% and 12%, respectively, of the Funds long-term investments of $1.4 billion. Long-term investments were comprised of MLP and MLP Affiliate (47%), U.S. and Canadian Income Trusts (13%), Marine Transportation (15%), Coal (3%), Midstream & Other (10%) and Debt (12%).

The Funds ten largest holdings by issuer at April 30, 2012 were:

   

Units

(in thousands)

 

Amounts

($ millions)

 

Percent of

Long-Term

Investments

1. Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (MLP Affiliate) 2,340

$178.1

12.8%
2. Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (MLP Affiliate) 4,328 140.8 10.1%
3. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Midstream MLP) 1,089 89.2 6.4%
4. Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (Marine Transportation) 2,040 60.0 4.3%
5. Golar LNG Partners LP (Marine Transportation) 1,321 46.3 3.3%
6. Capital Product Partners L.P. (Marine Transportation) 3,841 33.6 2.4%
7. El Paso Corporation (Midstream) 1,086 32.2 2.3%
8. Crescent Point Energy Corp. (Income Trust) 728 31.8 2.3%
9. Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (Marine Transportation) 1,911 31.1 2.2%
10. The Williams Companies, Inc. (Midstream) 877 29.8 2.1%

The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 whose common stock is traded on the NYSE. The Funds investment objective is to obtain a high total return with an emphasis on current income by investing primarily in securities of companies engaged in the energy industry, principally including publicly-traded energy-related master limited partnerships and limited liability companies taxed as partnerships and their affiliates, energy-related U.S. and Canadian royalty trusts and income trusts and other companies that derive at least 50% of their revenues from operating assets used in, or providing energy-related services for, the exploration, development, production, gathering, transportation, processing, storing, refining, distribution, mining or marketing of natural gas, natural gas liquids (including propane), crude oil, refined petroleum products or coal.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "will" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ from the Funds historical experience and its present expectations or projections indicated in any forward-looking statement. These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in economic and political conditions; regulatory and legal changes; energy industry risk; commodity pricing risk; leverage risk; valuation risk; non-diversification risk; interest rate risk; tax risk; and other risks discussed in the Funds filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Fund undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Funds investment objectives will be attained.

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KA Fund Advisors, LLC
Monique Vo, 877-657-3863
http://www.kaynefunds.com/

Source: Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc.

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