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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 $801.0M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q3 2021

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Sep 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
144
−1 vs. Q2 2021
Shares held
25.9M
+637.4K (+2.5%) vs. Q2 2021
Total value
$459.6M
−$553.8K (−0.1%) vs. Q2 2021
New holders
11
49 more added
Sold out
12
37 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2021: 144 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 heldQ3 2021: $459.6M
Q1 2021: $425.1MQ2 2021: $460.4MQ3 2021: $459.6MQ4 2021: $523.2MQ1 2022: $471.3MQ2 2022: $366.2MQ3 2022: $357.6MQ4 2022: $389.2MQ1 2023: $410.4MQ2 2023: $437.1MQ3 2023: $422.6MQ4 2023: $453.9MQ1 2024: $513.6MQ2 2024: $544.3MQ3 2024: $573.8MQ4 2024: $603.7MQ1 2025: $558.1MQ2 2025: $644.5MQ3 2025: $721.5MQ4 2025: $743.6MQ1 2026: $663.4MQ2 2026: $801.0M
Institutions holding CSQ and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026223$801.0M
Q1 2026219$663.4M
Q4 2025216$743.6M
Q3 2025209$721.5M
Q2 2025202$644.5M
Q1 2025201$558.1M
Q4 2024203$603.7M
Q3 2024190$573.8M
Q2 2024189$544.3M
Q1 2024177$513.6M
Q4 2023173$453.9M
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$523.2M
Q3 2021144$459.6M
Q2 2021148$460.4M
Q1 2021149$425.1M

Institutions, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Assetmark, Inc1$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
TSFG, LLC2$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management153$2.00K0.00%+153New
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)184$3.00K0.00%+184New
Capital Analysts, LLC250$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc250$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.257$4.00K0.00%+4+1.6%Added
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC270$4.78K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. LLC270$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.400$7.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Liberty Wealth Management LLC405$7.00K0.00%+398+5,685.7%Added
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services, LLC628$11.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Carroll Financial Associates, Inc.733$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NEXT Financial Group, Inc750$13.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cascade Investment Advisors, Inc.833$14.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank–$16.0K0.00%–New
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.1,000$18.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC1,000$18.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Zions Bancorporation, N.A.1,000$18.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower View Investment Management & Research LLC1,000$18.0K0.01%+1,000New
Addison Advisors LLC1,341$24.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Dividend Assets Capital, LLC1,583$28.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Pacific Center for Financial Services1,692$30.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Atlas Private Wealth Advisors1,897$34.0K0.02%+15+0.8%Added
Deutsche Bank AG2,064$37.0K0.00%−38,099−94.9%Reduced
Asset Dedication, LLC2,400$43.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Caldwell Trust Co2,526$44.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wolff Wiese Magana LLC2,900$51.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
First Manhattan Co3,100$54.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC3,200$56.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
FourThought Financial, LLC3,355$59.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.3,445$61.0K0.00%−200−5.5%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co3,487$61.0K0.00%+744+27.1%Added
Fifth Third Bancorp3,618$64.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP3,958$70.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp4,129$73.0K0.00%−118−2.8%Reduced
Sargent Bickham Lagudis LLC5,380$95.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Perspectives, Inc5,814$103.0K0.05%+96+1.7%Added
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.5,932$105.0K0.01%−896−13.1%Reduced
Parallel Advisors, LLC5,996$106.0K0.00%+10.0%Added
Spire Wealth Management7,285$129.0K0.00%+635+9.5%Added
American Portfolios Advisors7,479$132.5K0.00%+6,017+411.6%Added
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.8,818$156.2K0.01%+8,818New
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co10,050$178.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC10,063$178.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC10,793$191.0K0.01%+10,793New
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group, LLC10,827$192.0K0.09%+40+0.4%Added
Donald L. Hagan, LLC11,000$195.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC11,065$196.0K0.01%−96−0.9%Reduced
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC10,705$201.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Investment Company, LLC11,430$203.0K0.01%+11,430New
Cetera Investment Advisers12,139$215.0K0.00%−22−0.2%Reduced
RPG Investment Advisory, LLC12,200$216.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Good Life Advisors, LLC12,177$216.0K0.03%+10+0.1%Added
Lido Advisors, LLC12,778$226.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Laurel Wealth Advisors, Inc.13,112$232.0K0.04%+199+1.5%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc13,274$235.0K0.00%−218−1.6%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC13,453$238.0K0.03%−761−5.4%Reduced
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC13,674$242.3K0.01%+173+1.3%Added
Canal Capital Management, LLC14,175$251.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$255.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Meristem Family Wealth, LLC15,000$266.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
ProVise Management Group, LLC15,000$266.0K0.03%+15,000New
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.15,606$277.0K0.01%−951−5.7%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$287.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC16,500$292.0K0.16%+16,500New
Mosaic Family Wealth, LLC17,044$302.0K0.08%+136+0.8%Added
Claraphi Advisory Network, LLC17,307$307.0K0.11%+356+2.1%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC17,424$308.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Baird Financial Group, Inc.17,529$311.0K0.00%+2,000+12.9%Added
Proequities, Inc.17,733$314.0K0.02%−1,186−6.3%Reduced
SMH Capital Advisors Inc17,897$317.0K0.58%−464−2.5%Reduced
Stephens Inc18,611$330.0K0.01%−250−1.3%Reduced
TFG Advisers LLC18,620$330.0K0.16%−217−1.2%Reduced
Creative Planning18,723$332.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc20,262$359.0K0.00%+118+0.6%Added
Lokken Investment Group LLC20,248$359.0K0.28%+7,159+54.7%Added
Asset Management Corp20,353$361.0K0.23%+219+1.1%Added
Sigma Planning Corp21,981$390.0K0.01%−1,422−6.1%Reduced
Brookstone Capital Management22,014$393.0K0.01%+257+1.2%Added
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.23,431$415.0K0.07%−325−1.4%Reduced
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC25,000$443.0K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
D.A. Davidson & Co.25,586$453.0K0.01%−3,550−12.2%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC26,214$465.0K0.00%+3,176+13.8%Added
XML Financial, LLC26,597$471.0K0.06%+26,597New
Smith, Moore & Co.28,172$499.0K0.08%+500+1.8%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC28,994$514.0K0.00%−1,220−4.0%Reduced
Calamos Wealth Management LLC29,240$518.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC29,964$531.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC30,228$536.0K0.02%+112+0.4%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$561.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nations Financial Group Inc,32,168$570.0K0.09%−548−1.7%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp32,360$573.0K0.00%+32,360New
Doliver Advisors, LP32,740$580.0K0.19%−7,100−17.8%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc33,390$592.0K0.00%+679+2.1%Added
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC33,498$594.0K0.42%−4,259−11.3%Reduced
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC34,947$619.0K0.07%−288−0.8%Reduced
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC36,883$654.0K0.04%+171+0.5%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc37,810$670.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Telemus Capital, LLC38,410$681.0K0.06%−16,750−30.4%Reduced