Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund N-PX Annual report of proxy voting record

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-PX

ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number  811-21750

Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3100 Houston, Texas	77002
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

David J. Shladovsky, Esq.

KA Fund Advisors, LLC

717 Texas Avenue, Suite 3100

Houston, Texas 77002

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (310) 284-6438     

Date of fiscal year end:   November 30                                           

Date of reporting period:  July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010                      

Form N-PX is to be used by a registered management investment company, other than a small business investment company registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than August 31 of each year, containing the registrant's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, pursuant to section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rule 30b1-4 thereunder (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-PX in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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ITEM 1.  PROXY VOTING RECORD.

Disclose the following information for each matter relating to a portfolio security considered at any shareholder meeting held during the period covered by the report and with respect to which the registrant was entitled to vote:

(a) The name of the issuer of the portfolio security;

(b) The exchange ticker symbol of the portfolio security;

(c) The Council on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures ("CUSIP") number for the portfolio security;

(d) The shareholder meeting date;

(e) A brief identification of the matter voted on;

(f) Whether the matter was proposed by the issuer or by a security holder;

(g) Whether the registrant cast its vote on the matter;

(h) How the registrant cast its vote (e.g., for or against proposal, or abstain; for or withhold regarding election of directors); and

(i) Whether the registrant cast its vote for or against management.

SIGNATURES

[See General Instruction F]

Pursuant to the requirements of 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)   Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc.

By (Signature and Title)*		/s/ Kevin S. McCarthy
		Kevin S. McCarthy,
Date	August 10, 2010	Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer

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

Item 1 – Proxy Voting Record – Attached on behalf of Kayne Anderson Energy Total Return Fund, Inc.

					Proposed by
Issuer	Symbol	CUSIP	Meeting Date	Matter:	(Issuer or (S)hrhldr	Vote Cast?	How Voted	For/Against Mgmt
SAFE BULKERS, INC.	SB	Y7388L103	7/8/2009	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				POLYS HAJIOANNOU
				IOANNIS FOTEINOS
				IOLE WIKBORG
				RATIFY:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE, HADJIPAVLOU, SOFIANOS & CAMBANIS S.A. AS THE CO.'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE YE 12/31/09
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE CO.'S FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION SET OUT IN THE PROXY STATEMENT DATED 6/8/09
FOUNDATION COAL HOLDERS, INC.	FCL	35039W100	7/31/2009	ADOPT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, DATED AS OF 5/11/09 BETWEEN ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, AND FOUNDATION COAL HOLDINGS AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT DATED 6/24/09.
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				ADJOURNMENTS OF THE FOUNDATION COAL HOLDINGS INC SPECIAL MEETING TO PERMIT FURTHER SOLICITATION OF PROXIES IF THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE FOUNDATION COAL HOLDINGS INC. SPECIAL MEETING TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL TO ADOPT THE MERGER AGREEMENT
CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P.	CPLP	Y11082107	7/23/2009	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				ABEL RASTERHOFF
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	AGAINST
				AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHING THAT IN THE CASE OF ANY MEETING OR LIMITED PARTNERS OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAS BEEN ADJOURNED FOR A SECOND TIME DUE TO ABSENCE OF A QUORUM DURING THE FIRST TWO MEETINGS ALL AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.	MMP	559080106	9/25/2009	APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				THE AGREEMENT RELATING TO SIMPLIFICATION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE, DATED AS OF MARCH 3, 2009, BY AND AMONG MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P., MAGELLAN GP, LLC., MMP'S GENERAL PARTNER, MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, L.P. AND MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS GP, LLC, MGG'S GENERAL PARTNER, AS SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				THE FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF MMP
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				ADJOURNMENT OF THE MMP SPECIAL MEETING TO A LATER DATE, IF NECESSARY, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IN THE EVENT THAT THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES IN FAVOR OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING PROPOSALS
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, L.P.	MGG	55907R108	9/25/2009	APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				AGREEMENT RELATING TO SIMPLIFICATION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE BY AND AMONG MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P., MAGELLAN GP, LLC., MMP'S GENERAL PARTNER, MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, L.P., AND MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS GP, LLC, MGG'S GENERAL PARTNER, AS SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				(A) DIRECT MGG, AS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MMP'S GENERAL PARTNER, TO APPROVE MMP'S  AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP & ALL OTHER MATTERS UNDER SIMPLIFICATION AGREEMENT THAT, PURSUANT TO THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF MMP'S GENERAL PARTNER, REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF MGG; (B) DIRECT MMP'S GENERAL PARTNER TO IMPLEMENT THE MATTERS ABOVE
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				THE CONTRIBUTIONS
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				THE LIQUIDATION
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE MGG SPECIAL MEETING TO A LATER DATE, IF NECESSARY, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IN THE EVENT THAT THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES IN FAVOR OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING PROPOSALS.
ARIES MARITIME TRANSPORT LIMITED	RAMS	G0474B105	8/26/2009	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	WITHHELD
				MONS S. BOLIN
				CAPT. GABRIEL PETRIDIS
				RATIFY AND APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				APPOINTMENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS S.A. AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE FY ENDING 12/31/09
				INCREASE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL OF COMPANY FROM US$1.3MM DIVIDEND INTO ONE HUNDRED MILLION COMMON SHARES OF PAR VALUE US$0.01 EACH AND THIRTY MILLION PREFERENCE SHARES OF PAR VALUE US$0.01 EACH TO US$15MM DIVIDED INTO ONE BILLION COMMON SHARES OF PAR VALUE US$0.01 EACH
				ADOPT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				TO AMEND THE BYE-LAWS OF THE COMPANY TO REFLECT AN INCREASE UNITS AUTHORIZED SHARE CAPITAL TO ONE BILLION COMMON SHARES, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE AND FIVE HUNDRED MILLION PREFERENCE SHARES, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
TEEKAY TANKERS LTD.	TNK	Y8565N102	9/9/2009	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				RICHARD J.F. BRONKS
				C. SEAN DAY
				RICHARD T. DU MOULIN
				PETER EVENSEN
				WILLIAM LAWES
				BJORN MOLLER
SHIP FINANCE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	SFL	G81075106	9/25/2009	ELECT:
				PAUL LEAND JR
				KATE BLANKENSHIP
				CRAIG H. STEVENSON, JR.
				HANS PETTER AAS
				CECILIE FREDRIKSEN
				SET:
				PROPOSED MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIRECTORS TO BE NO MORE THAN EIGHT
				RESOLVE:
				VACANCIES IN THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS BE DESIGNATED CASUAL VACANCIES AND THAT THE BD. OF DIRECTORS BE AUTHORIZED TO FILL SUCH CASUAL VACANCIES AS AND WHEN T IT DEEMS FIT
				APPOINT:
				MOORE STEPHENS, P.C. AS AUDITORS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE THEIR REMUNERATION
				APPROVE:
				REMUNERATION OF THE COMPANY'S BD. OF DIRECTORS OF A TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES NOT TO EXCEED US$750K FOR THE YE DECEMBER 31, 2009
				REDUCE:
				THE SHARE PREMIUM ACCOUNT OF THE COMPANY FROM US$2.194M TO NIL, AND TO CREDIT THE AMOUNT RESULTING FROM THE REDUCTION TO THE COMPANY'S SURPLUS ACCOUNT, WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.	NMM	Y62267102	12/16/2009	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				ROBERT PIEROT
				JOHN KARAKADAS
				RATIFY:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AS THE CO.'S INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE FY ENDING 12/31/09
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP	GLP	37946R109	12/9/2009	APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				AMEND THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT TO: (I) REPLACE THE TERMS "OPERATING SURPLUS" AND "ADJUSTED OPERATING SURPLUS" WITH THE TERM "DISTRIBUTABLE CASH FLOW" (II) INCREASE THE MINIMUM QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION FROM $0.4125TO $0.4625 PER UNIT PER QUARTER AND (III) REMOVE THE PROVISIONS THAT CURRENTLY PERMIT EARLY CONVERSION OF A PORTION OF THE SUBORDINATED UNITS.
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, L.P.	MMP	559080106	4/21/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				WALTER R. ARNHEIM
				PATRICK C. EILERS
				BARRY R. PEARL
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.	CNP	15189T107	4/22/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				DONALD R. CAMPBELL
				MILTON CARROLL
				DERRILL CODY
				MICHAEL P. JOHNSON
				DAVID M. MCCLANAHAN
				ROBERT T. O'CONNELL
				SUSAN O. RHENEY
				R.A. WALKER
				PETER S. WAREING
				RATIFY:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR 2010
VERMILLION ENERGY TRUST	VET.UN	923728109	5/7/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				LARRY J. MACDONALD
				W. KENNETH DAVIDSON
				LORENZO DONADEO
				CLAUDIO A. GHERSNICH
				JOSEPH F. KILLI
				WILLIAM F. MADISON
				DR. TIMOTHY R. MARCHANT
				APPOINT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS AUDITORS OF THE TRUST FOR A TERM EXPIRING AT THE CLOSE OF THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UNITHOLDERS
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION	BTU	704549104	5/4/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				GREGORY BOYCE
				WILLIAM COLEY
				WILLIAM JAMES
				ROBERT KARN III
				M. FRANCES KEETH
				HENRY E. LENTZ
				ROBERT MALONE
				WILLIAM RUSNACK
				JOHN TURNER
				ALAN WASHIKOWITZ
				RATIFY:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
COPANO ENERGY, L.L.C.	CPNO	217202100	5/11/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				JAMES CRUMP
				ERNIE DANNER
				SCOTT GRIFFITHS
				MICHAEL JOHNSON
				R. BRUCE NORTHCUTT
				T. WILLIAM PORTER
				WILLIAM THACKER
				RATIFY:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2010
SAFE BULKERS, INC.	SB	Y7388L103	6/10/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				DR. LOUKAS BARMPARIS
				JOHN GAFFNEY
				RATIFY:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE, HADJIPAVLOU, SOFIANOS & CAMBANIS S.A. AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2010
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS SET OUT IN THE PROXY STATEMENT DATED MANY 10, 2010
TEEKAY TANKERS LTD	TNK	Y8565N103	6/23/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				C. SEAN DAY
				RICHARD BRONKIS
				RICHARD DU MOULIN
				PETER EVENSEN
				WILLIAM LAWES
				BJOURN MOLLER
TEEKAY CORPORATION	TK	Y8564W102	6/23/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				PETER JANSON
				EILEEN MERCIER
				TORE SANDVOLD
PENN WEST ENERGY TRUST	PWE	707885109	6/8/2010	APPOINT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				KPMG, LLP. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, AS AUDITORS OF PENN WEST
				ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				DIRECTORS OF PWPL FOR THE ENSUING YEAR OF THE TWELVE NOMINEES PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT, ALL AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE MANAGEMENT PROXY CIRCULAR OF PENN WEST DATED MAY 14, 2010
MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.	MWE	570759100	6/2/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				FRANK M. SEMPLE
				DONALD D. WOLF
				KEITH E. BAILEY
				MICHAEL L. BEATTY
				CHARLES K. DEMPSTER
				DONALD C. HEPPERMANN
				WILLIAM A. KELLSTROM
				ANNE E. FOX MOUNSEY
				WILLIAM P. NICOLETTI
				RATIFY:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS THE PARTNERSHIP'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE FY ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2010
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.	ANR	02076X102	5/19/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				MICHAEL J. QUILLEN
				WILLIAM J. CROWLEY, JR.
				KEVIN S. CRUTCHFIELD
				E. LINN DRAPER, JR.
				GLENN A. EISENBERG
				JOHN W. FOX JR.
				P. MICHAEL GIFTOS
				JOEL RICHARDS, III
				JAMES F. ROBERTS
				TED G. WOOD
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				THE ADOPTION OF THE COMPANY'S 2010 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
				RATIFY:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, KPMG LLP.
MASSEY ENERGY COMPANY	MEE	576206106	5/18/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				RICHARD M. GABRY'S
				DAN R. MOORE
				BAXTER F. PHILLIPS, JR.
				RATIFY:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FY ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2010
				STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL:	I	YES	AGAINST	FOR
				REGARDING A WATER MANAGEMENT REPORT
				STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL:	I	YES	AGAINST	FOR
				REGARDING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION
				STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL:	I	YES	AGAINST	FOR
				REGARDING MAJORITY VOTING
				STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL:	I	YES	AGAINST	FOR
				REGARDING DECLASSIFICATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED	GNK	Y2685T107	5/13/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				NATHANIEL C. A. KRAMER
	��			MARK F. POLZIN
				RATIFY:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE AS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF GENCO FOR THE FY ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2010
BONAVISTA ENERGY TRUST	BNP-UN	098536105	5/6/2010	RESOLVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				FIXING THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS OF BONAVISTA PETROLEUM LTD. TO BE ELECTED AT THE MEETING AT 8 MEMBERS
				ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				DIRECTORS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR OF THE 8 NOMINEES PROPOSED BY MANAGEMENT IN OUR INFORMATION CIRCULAR-PROXY STATEMENT DATED MARCH 18, 2010
				APPOINT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				KPMG, LLP CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AS AUDITORS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTORS TO FIX THEIR REMUNERATION AS SUCH
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				ALL UNALLOCATED RIGHTS TO ACQUIRE TRUST UNITS UNDER OUR TRUST UNIT INCENTIVE RIGHTS PLAN
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				ALL UNALLOCATED UNIT AWARDS UNDER OUR RESTRICTED TRUST UNIT INCENTIVE PLAN
CONSOL ENERGY INC.	CNX	20854P109	5/4/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				JOHN WHITMIRE
				J. BRETT HARVEY
				JAMES E. ALTMEYER, SR.
				PHILIP W. BAXTER
				WILLIAM E. DAVIS
				RAJ K. GUPTA
				PATRICIA A. HAMMICK
				DAVID C. HARDESTY, JR.
				JOHN T. MILLS
				WILLIAM P. POWELL
				JOSEPH T. WILLIAMS
ENERPLUS RESOURCES FUND	ERF	29274D604	5/7/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				EDWIN V. DODGE
				ROBERT B. HODGINS
				GORDON J. KERR
				DOUGLAS R. MARTIN
				DAVID P. O'BRIEN
				GLEN D. ROANE
				W.C. (MIKE) SETH
				DONALD T. WEST
				HARRY B. WHEELER
				CLAYTON H. WOITAS
				ROBERT L. ZORICH
				APPOINT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, AS AUDITORS OF THE FUND
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LIMITED	NAT	G65773106	6/29/2010	ELECT:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				HERBJORN HANSSON
				JIM KELLY
				SIR DAVID BIGGONS
				ANDREAS OVE UGLAND
				JAN ERIK LANGANGEN
				PAUL J. HOPKINS
				RICHARD VIETOR
				APPROVE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				APPOINTMENT OF DELOITTE AS THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE NEXT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
				REDUCE:	I	YES	FOR	FOR
				THE COMPANY'S SHARE PREMIUM, WHICH IS THE AMOUNT OF THE COMPANY'S PAID UP SHARE CAPITAL THAT EXCEEDS THE AGGREGATE PAR VALUE OF THE COMPANY'S OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES