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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

CSQ
Exchange
Nasdaq
SEC CIK
0001275214

No open-market purchases or sales by Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 223 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $805.2M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q2 2021

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Jun 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
148
−1 vs. Q1 2021
Shares held
25.3M
+459.3K (+1.8%) vs. Q1 2021
Total value
$460.4M
+$33.9M (+7.9%) vs. Q1 2021
New holders
13
55 more added
Sold out
14
34 more reduced

Compare with Q1 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting CSQ on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ2 2021: 148 institutions
Q1 2021: 149 institutionsQ2 2021: 148 institutionsQ3 2021: 144 institutionsQ4 2021: 169 institutionsQ1 2022: 159 institutionsQ2 2022: 153 institutionsQ3 2022: 157 institutionsQ4 2022: 164 institutionsQ1 2023: 169 institutionsQ2 2023: 160 institutionsQ3 2023: 168 institutionsQ4 2023: 173 institutionsQ1 2024: 177 institutionsQ2 2024: 189 institutionsQ3 2024: 190 institutionsQ4 2024: 203 institutionsQ1 2025: 201 institutionsQ2 2025: 202 institutionsQ3 2025: 209 institutionsQ4 2025: 216 institutionsQ1 2026: 219 institutionsQ2 2026: 223 institutions
Value heldQ2 2021: $460.4M
Q1 2021: $426.6MQ2 2021: $460.4MQ3 2021: $459.6MQ4 2021: $523.4MQ1 2022: $471.3MQ2 2022: $366.2MQ3 2022: $357.6MQ4 2022: $389.2MQ1 2023: $410.4MQ2 2023: $437.1MQ3 2023: $422.6MQ4 2023: $515.6MQ1 2024: $645.0MQ2 2024: $558.6MQ3 2024: $588.9MQ4 2024: $603.7MQ1 2025: $558.3MQ2 2025: $692.1MQ3 2025: $724.3MQ4 2025: $743.9MQ1 2026: $663.4MQ2 2026: $805.2M
Institutions holding CSQ and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026223$805.2M
Q1 2026219$663.4M
Q4 2025216$743.9M
Q3 2025209$724.3M
Q2 2025202$692.1M
Q1 2025201$558.3M
Q4 2024203$603.7M
Q3 2024190$588.9M
Q2 2024189$558.6M
Q1 2024177$645.0M
Q4 2023173$515.6M
Q3 2023168$422.6M
Q2 2023160$437.1M
Q1 2023169$410.4M
Q4 2022164$389.2M
Q3 2022157$357.6M
Q2 2022153$366.2M
Q1 2022159$471.3M
Q4 2021169$523.4M
Q3 2021144$459.6M
Q2 2021148$460.4M
Q1 2021149$426.6M

Institutions, Q2 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q1 2021.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q2 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bank of America Corp5,251,817$95.5M0.01%+26,676+0.5%Added
UBS Group AG4,497,458$81.8M0.03%+134,089+3.1%Added
Morgan Stanley3,411,502$62.1M0.01%+85,716+2.6%Added
Wells Fargo & Company1,718,858$31.3M0.01%+115,873+7.2%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,249,620$22.7M0.01%+9,264+0.7%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,060,337$19.3M0.02%+48,692+4.8%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.992,798$18.1M0.04%−149,925−13.1%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC625,955$11.4M0.07%+91,685+17.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC475,563$8.65M0.01%+17,943+3.9%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.363,066$6.60M0.16%+15,749+4.5%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.333,736$6.07M0.01%+11,903+3.7%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.288,339$5.24M0.07%−91,691−24.1%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC259,219$4.71M0.01%+9,605+3.8%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc221,021$4.02M0.00%−42,019−16.0%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp201,215$3.66M0.01%+5,963+3.1%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC199,988$3.64M0.02%+2,831+1.4%Added
Davenport & Co LLC199,408$3.63M0.03%+6,486+3.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.199,059$3.62M0.02%+199,059New
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.185,535$3.37M0.02%+26,932+17.0%Added
Pointe Capital Management LLC175,317$3.19M2.24%−9,835−5.3%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp174,224$3.17M0.01%+3,436+2.0%Added
B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc.171,356$3.12M0.34%+94,889+124.1%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.169,381$3.08M0.00%+9,196+5.7%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC149,497$2.72M0.06%+20,857+16.2%Added
Domani Wealth, LLC129,550$2.36M0.48%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co126,565$2.30M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC112,984$2.06M0.01%+707+0.6%Added
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC110,307$2.01M0.35%+9,601+9.5%Added
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC102,750$1.87M0.53%00.0%Unchanged
Lake Street Financial LLC92,275$1.68M0.43%−775−0.8%Reduced
Mariner, LLC74,885$1.36M0.01%+24,132+47.5%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC74,011$1.35M0.02%+15,488+26.5%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.60,760$1.11M0.04%+1,859+3.2%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC58,567$1.06M0.02%−104,221−64.0%Reduced
9258 Wealth Management, LLC55,644$1.01M0.27%+138+0.2%Added
Telemus Capital, LLC55,160$1.00M0.07%−9,175−14.3%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.52,214$950.0K0.03%−1,410−2.6%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.50,640$921.0K0.00%−26,213−34.1%Reduced
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.50,652$921.0K0.14%+10,374+25.8%Added
Mid Atlantic Financial Management Inc45,380$825.0K0.06%+5,126+12.7%Added
Frontier Wealth Management LLC45,320$824.0K0.06%+1,250+2.8%Added
Deutsche Bank AG40,163$731.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Doliver Advisors, LP39,840$725.0K0.24%+39,840New
Conning Inc.38,629$702.0K0.02%+681+1.8%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.38,555$701.0K0.02%−1,825−4.5%Reduced
David J Yvars Group38,272$696.0K0.39%+1,312+3.5%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc37,810$688.0K0.03%−1,382−3.5%Reduced
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC37,757$687.0K0.47%+526+1.4%Added
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC36,712$668.0K0.04%+6,493+21.5%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC35,235$641.0K0.09%−210−0.6%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC34,923$635.0K0.01%+8,202+30.7%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc32,711$595.0K0.00%−409−1.2%Reduced
Nations Financial Group Inc,32,716$595.0K0.10%+5,123+18.6%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$576.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
WealthShield Partners, LLC30,762$560.0K0.09%−6,056−16.4%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC30,214$550.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC30,116$548.0K0.02%+113+0.4%Added
Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC29,964$545.0K0.09%+29,964New
Calamos Wealth Management LLC29,240$532.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
D.A. Davidson & Co.29,136$530.0K0.01%−1,541−5.0%Reduced
Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC29,030$528.0K0.06%+2,130+7.9%Added
Smith, Moore & Co.27,672$503.0K0.08%+2,672+10.7%Added
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC25,000$455.0K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.23,756$432.0K0.08%−35−0.1%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC23,700$431.0K0.32%+2,400+11.3%Added
Sigma Planning Corp23,403$426.0K0.01%+701+3.1%Added
AE Wealth Management LLC23,038$419.0K0.00%−582−2.5%Reduced
Brookstone Capital Management21,757$399.0K0.01%−829−3.7%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc20,144$366.0K0.00%−200−1.0%Reduced
Asset Management Corp20,134$366.0K0.24%+224+1.1%Added
Proequities, Inc.18,919$344.0K0.02%+1,040+5.8%Added
Stephens Inc18,861$343.0K0.01%−650−3.3%Reduced
TFG Advisers LLC18,837$343.0K0.17%−666−3.4%Reduced
Creative Planning18,723$341.0K0.00%−11,338−37.7%Reduced
SMH Capital Advisors Inc18,361$334.0K0.67%+108+0.6%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC17,424$316.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Claraphi Advisory Network, LLC16,951$308.0K0.09%−612−3.5%Reduced
Mosaic Family Wealth, LLC16,908$308.0K0.09%+1,494+9.7%Added
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.16,557$301.0K0.01%−4,864−22.7%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$294.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Baird Financial Group, Inc.15,529$282.0K0.00%−2,000−11.4%Reduced
Meristem Family Wealth, LLC15,000$273.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$262.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC14,214$259.0K0.03%−349−2.4%Reduced
Canal Capital Management, LLC14,175$258.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC13,501$245.6K0.01%+176+1.3%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc13,492$245.0K0.00%+42+0.3%Added
Lokken Investment Group LLC13,089$238.0K0.19%−74−0.6%Reduced
Laurel Wealth Advisors, Inc.12,913$235.0K0.03%+208+1.6%Added
Lido Advisors, LLC12,778$232.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
RPG Investment Advisory, LLC12,200$222.0K0.04%−2,800−18.7%Reduced
Good Life Advisors, LLC12,167$221.0K0.04%−289−2.3%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers12,161$221.0K0.00%+18+0.1%Added
Coldstream Capital Management Inc11,714$213.0K0.01%+11,714New
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC11,161$203.0K0.02%−546−4.7%Reduced
Donald L. Hagan, LLC11,000$200.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Badgley Phelps & Bell Inc10,793$196.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group, LLC10,787$196.0K0.10%−23−0.2%Reduced
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC10,705$195.0K0.03%+500+4.9%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.10,311$188.0K0.01%+97+0.9%Added