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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 2022

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Jun 30, 2022. 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
153
−5 vs. Q1 2022
Shares held
27.9M
+1.07M (+4.0%) vs. Q1 2022
Total value
$366.2M
−$104.8M (−22.3%) vs. Q1 2022
New holders
17
57 more added
Sold out
22
33 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q1 2022 haven't filed for Q2 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2022: 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 2022: 153 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 2022: $366.2M
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 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q1 2022.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q2 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bank of America Corp4,701,994$61.6M0.01%−71,396−1.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG4,166,449$54.6M0.03%−143,063−3.3%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,527,700$46.2M0.01%−275,221−7.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company1,855,066$24.3M0.01%+92,007+5.2%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,457,276$19.1M0.01%+135,740+10.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,161,331$15.2M0.03%−12,824−1.1%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates1,100,115$14.4M0.01%+56,676+5.4%Added
Bensler, LLC752,578$9.87M2.35%+16,020+2.2%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC674,441$8.84M0.07%+36,026+5.6%Added
LPL Financial LLC613,584$8.04M0.01%+63,017+11.4%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC430,977$5.65M2.75%+297,589+223.1%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.405,611$5.32M0.01%−11,885−2.8%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.395,182$5.18M0.13%+912+0.2%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC388,387$5.09M0.12%+27,142+7.5%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.317,209$4.16M0.01%+317,209New
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.302,288$3.96M0.07%+302,288New
Karpus Management, Inc.274,893$3.60M0.12%+274,893New
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC268,586$3.52M0.29%−740.0%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc244,710$3.21M0.00%+4,861+2.0%Added
Davenport & Co LLC234,525$3.08M0.03%+25,775+12.3%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.230,287$3.02M0.02%+20,363+9.7%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC228,090$2.99M0.01%−127,799−35.9%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp215,206$2.82M0.00%+23,424+12.2%Added
Truist Financial Corp203,199$2.66M0.00%+8,440+4.3%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC187,110$2.51M0.01%+395+0.2%Added
B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc.156,730$2.06M0.00%−62,571−28.5%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.155,105$2.03M0.01%+676+0.4%Added
Pointe Capital Management LLC150,856$1.98M1.47%+430.0%Added
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC142,906$1.87M0.42%+17,025+13.5%Added
Domani Wealth, LLC129,550$1.70M0.46%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co124,715$1.64M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC119,250$1.56M0.42%+6,500+5.8%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.117,610$1.54M0.00%+7,647+7.0%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC111,200$1.46M0.00%−213−0.2%Reduced
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.103,397$1.36M0.23%+1,232+1.2%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC93,606$1.23M0.02%−713−0.8%Reduced
Mariner, LLC83,496$1.09M0.00%+7,988+10.6%Added
Lake Street Financial LLC75,800$994.0K0.21%−7,675−9.2%Reduced
National Asset Management, Inc.73,741$967.0K0.04%+162+0.2%Added
Wealthsource Partners, LLC61,939$812.0K0.06%+18,202+41.6%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC61,856$811.0K0.01%−740−1.2%Reduced
9258 Wealth Management, LLC54,993$721.0K0.18%+184+0.3%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.49,439$648.0K0.04%+49,439New
Frontier Wealth Management LLC45,542$597.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC44,023$577.0K0.01%+2,941+7.2%Added
David J Yvars Group42,455$564.0K0.77%+422+1.0%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc41,687$547.0K0.03%−207−0.5%Reduced
Conning Inc.41,539$545.0K0.02%+1,113+2.8%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC39,658$519.0K0.01%+39,658New
Asset Management Corp38,636$507.0K0.38%+1,562+4.2%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC37,979$498.0K0.00%+3,965+11.7%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.37,185$487.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,862$483.0K0.12%−141−0.4%Reduced
Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC35,987$472.0K0.10%−2,683−6.9%Reduced
Nations Financial Group Inc,35,238$462.0K0.06%+370+1.1%Added
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC35,175$461.0K0.34%+663+1.9%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC34,289$450.0K0.05%+34,289New
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.34,271$449.0K0.06%+34,271New
Western Wealth Management, LLC34,176$447.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$415.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC31,317$411.0K0.02%−1,403−4.3%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC30,469$399.0K0.00%−4,090−11.8%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc30,368$398.0K0.00%−1,034−3.3%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC30,211$396.0K0.01%+149+0.5%Added
Invesco Ltd.29,887$392.0K0.00%−468−1.5%Reduced
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC29,411$386.0K0.10%+15,930+118.2%Added
Calamos Wealth Management LLC29,240$383.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
D.A. Davidson & Co.28,809$378.0K0.00%−1,650−5.4%Reduced
Bank of Montreal26,659$377.0K0.00%−5,700−17.6%Reduced
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC28,422$373.0K0.48%−3,957−12.2%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC27,584$362.0K0.00%+7,542+37.6%Added
Smith, Moore & Co.26,750$351.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
AE Wealth Management LLC26,711$350.0K0.00%−286−1.1%Reduced
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.25,823$339.0K0.02%+10,885+72.9%Added
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC25,000$328.0K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
SMH Capital Advisors Inc24,102$316.0K0.43%+4,624+23.7%Added
ELCO Management Co., LLC23,900$313.0K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC23,844$312.0K0.01%+2,566+12.1%Added
Creative Planning23,629$310.0K0.00%+1,550+7.0%Added
Telemus Capital, LLC23,597$309.0K0.03%−1,701−6.7%Reduced
Brookstone Capital Management21,831$304.0K0.01%−897−3.9%Reduced
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.22,533$295.0K0.06%−209−0.9%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc20,331$267.0K0.00%+158+0.8%Added
Canal Capital Management, LLC20,400$267.0K0.08%+825+4.2%Added
Stephens Inc18,611$244.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC17,806$233.0K0.02%+3,282+22.6%Added
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC17,679$231.8K0.15%+49+0.3%Added
TFG Advisers LLC17,500$229.0K0.12%−34−0.2%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.17,466$229.0K0.02%+260+1.5%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC17,424$228.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$212.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Co Inc15,940$209.0K0.00%+34+0.2%Added
Lokken Investment Group LLC15,854$208.0K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$189.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers13,588$178.0K0.00%+102+0.8%Added
Simmons Bank13,377$175.0K0.02%+13,377New
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC12,426$163.0K0.02%−348−2.7%Reduced
Good Life Advisors, LLC12,248$161.0K0.02%+14+0.1%Added
Doliver Advisors, LP11,442$150.0K0.05%+1,105+10.7%Added
Donald L. Hagan, LLC11,000$144.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged