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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, Q4 2021

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Dec 31, 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
169
+27 vs. Q3 2021
Shares held
27.1M
+1.25M (+4.8%) vs. Q3 2021
Total value
$523.2M
+$64.6M (+14.1%) vs. Q3 2021
New holders
38
46 more added
Sold out
11
36 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2021: 169 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 heldQ4 2021: $523.4M
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, Q4 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q3 2021.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q4 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bank of America Corp5,079,544$98.0M0.01%−383,578−7.0%Reduced
UBS Group AG4,485,502$86.5M0.03%−64,968−1.4%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,650,776$70.4M0.01%+153,051+4.4%Added
Wells Fargo & Company1,747,391$33.7M0.01%+48,691+2.9%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,268,905$24.5M0.01%−10,147−0.8%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,137,733$21.9M0.04%+43,772+4.0%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,035,700$20.0M0.02%−8,360−0.8%Reduced
Bensler, LLC709,236$13.7M3.81%+709,236New
Guggenheim Capital LLC631,317$12.2M0.06%+47,458+8.1%Added
LPL Financial LLC510,638$9.85M0.01%+36,818+7.8%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.394,642$7.61M0.17%+9,279+2.4%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC354,681$6.84M0.02%−8,081−2.2%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.343,912$6.63M0.01%+3,184+0.9%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.324,638$6.25M0.09%+2,149+0.7%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC271,035$5.23M0.39%+271,035New
Ameriprise Financial Inc238,742$4.61M0.00%−3,029−1.3%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC200,522$3.87M0.03%+2,948+1.5%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.200,137$3.86M0.02%+4,401+2.2%Added
Stifel Financial Corp195,532$3.77M0.00%+3,921+2.0%Added
B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc.192,653$3.72M0.26%−2,020−1.0%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC188,260$3.63M0.01%−2,103−1.1%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp184,664$3.56M0.01%+4,714+2.6%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC167,018$3.22M0.07%+11,318+7.3%Added
Pointe Capital Management LLC166,170$3.21M1.95%−1,981−1.2%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.157,465$3.04M0.01%−45,228−22.3%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.144,085$2.78M0.00%−50,830−26.1%Reduced
Domani Wealth, LLC129,550$2.50M0.49%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co125,115$2.41M0.07%−1,450−1.1%Reduced
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC108,345$2.09M0.35%+1,012+0.9%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC108,257$2.09M0.00%−5,510−4.8%Reduced
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.106,979$2.06M0.36%+47,792+80.7%Added
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC102,750$1.98M0.48%00.0%Unchanged
Lake Street Financial LLC90,625$1.75M0.31%−750−0.8%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC88,471$1.71M0.02%−6,612−7.0%Reduced
Financial Planners of Cleveland, Inc.83,487$1.56M0.63%+83,487New
Mariner, LLC74,747$1.44M0.01%+691+0.9%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.67,435$1.30M0.04%−2,853−4.1%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC57,114$1.10M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Scarborough Advisors, LLC55,947$1.08M0.37%+55,947New
9258 Wealth Management, LLC54,663$1.05M0.24%+132+0.2%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc53,939$1.04M0.02%+40,665+306.4%Added
GWM Advisors LLC48,394$934.0K0.01%+48,394New
Harbour Investments, Inc.45,966$887.0K0.05%−6,492−12.4%Reduced
Frontier Wealth Management LLC45,042$869.0K0.06%+800+1.8%Added
Invesco Ltd.43,624$842.0K0.00%−5,659−11.5%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc41,894$808.0K0.03%+4,084+10.8%Added
David J Yvars Group41,696$806.0K0.50%+1,709+4.3%Added
Conning Inc.39,959$771.0K0.02%+657+1.7%Added
Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC38,262$738.0K0.12%+38,262New
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC37,429$722.0K0.55%+37,429New
Raymond James Trust N.A.37,185$717.0K0.02%−1,370−3.6%Reduced
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC37,279$717.0K0.06%+2,332+6.7%Added
Telemus Capital, LLC36,672$707.0K0.06%−1,738−4.5%Reduced
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC36,052$695.0K0.03%−831−2.3%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC35,769$690.0K0.01%−17,205−32.5%Reduced
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC33,983$656.0K0.41%+485+1.4%Added
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,919$654.0K0.15%+36,919New
Nations Financial Group Inc,33,068$638.0K0.08%+900+2.8%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp32,359$624.0K0.00%−10.0%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC31,944$616.0K0.00%+2,950+10.2%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc31,889$615.0K0.00%−1,501−4.5%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$610.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
D.A. Davidson & Co.30,459$588.0K0.01%+4,873+19.0%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC29,941$578.0K0.02%−287−0.9%Reduced
55I, LLC29,507$569.0K0.01%+29,507New
Calamos Wealth Management LLC29,240$563.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Smith, Moore & Co.27,750$535.0K0.07%−422−1.5%Reduced
Doliver Advisors, LP29,040$515.0K0.16%−3,700−11.3%Reduced
XML Financial, LLC26,597$513.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
AE Wealth Management LLC26,466$511.0K0.00%+252+1.0%Added
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC25,000$482.0K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
ELCO Management Co., LLC24,000$463.0K0.33%+24,000New
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.23,362$451.0K0.07%−69−0.3%Reduced
Brookstone Capital Management22,398$419.0K0.01%+384+1.7%Added
Creative Planning21,629$417.0K0.00%+2,906+15.5%Added
Proequities, Inc.21,442$416.0K0.02%+3,709+20.9%Added
Sigma Planning Corp21,187$409.0K0.01%−794−3.6%Reduced
Asset Management Corp20,948$404.0K0.23%+595+2.9%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc20,324$392.0K0.00%+62+0.3%Added
Lokken Investment Group LLC20,160$389.0K0.28%−88−0.4%Reduced
Stephens Inc18,611$359.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Baird Financial Group, Inc.18,529$357.0K0.00%+1,000+5.7%Added
SMH Capital Advisors Inc18,462$356.0K0.70%+565+3.2%Added
TFG Advisers LLC18,119$350.0K0.15%−501−2.7%Reduced
Claraphi Advisory Network, LLC17,668$341.0K0.12%+361+2.1%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC17,424$336.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Mosaic Family Wealth, LLC17,178$331.0K0.09%+134+0.8%Added
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC17,020$328.3K0.18%+17,020New
Wealthsource Partners, LLC16,519$319.0K0.03%+16,519New
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.16,458$317.0K0.02%+16,458New
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$312.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Shaker Financial Services, LLC16,011$309.0K0.11%+16,011New
Western Wealth Management, LLC16,088$309.0K0.03%+16,088New
ProVise Management Group, LLC15,000$289.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Meristem Family Wealth, LLC15,000$289.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.14,938$288.0K0.01%−668−4.3%Reduced
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$278.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC14,175$273.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC13,844$267.0K0.01%+170+1.2%Added
Laurel Wealth Advisors, Inc.13,030$251.0K0.02%−82−0.6%Reduced