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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, Q3 2022

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Sep 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
157
+6 vs. Q2 2022
Shares held
28.6M
+879.8K (+3.2%) vs. Q2 2022
Total value
$357.6M
−$5.90M (−1.6%) vs. Q2 2022
New holders
21
54 more added
Sold out
15
32 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q2 2022 haven't filed for Q3 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2022: 157 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 2022: $357.6M
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, Q3 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q2 2022.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q3 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
UBS Group AG4,576,547$57.2M0.03%+410,098+9.8%Added
Bank of America Corp4,567,757$57.1M0.01%−134,237−2.9%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,623,920$45.3M0.01%+96,220+2.7%Added
Wells Fargo & Company1,959,057$24.5M0.01%+103,991+5.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,520,997$19.0M0.01%+63,721+4.4%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,377,063$17.2M0.02%+276,948+25.2%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,154,273$14.4M0.03%−7,058−0.6%Reduced
Bensler, LLC764,487$9.56M2.28%+11,909+1.6%Added
LPL Financial LLC614,592$7.68M0.01%+1,008+0.2%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC570,817$7.13M0.07%−103,624−15.4%Reduced
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.526,397$6.58M1.14%+423,000+409.1%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.420,551$5.26M0.01%+14,940+3.7%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC401,748$5.02M0.13%+13,361+3.4%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.355,769$4.45M0.12%−39,413−10.0%Reduced
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.344,935$4.31M0.01%+27,726+8.7%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.298,800$3.73M0.07%−3,488−1.2%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC267,677$3.35M0.28%−909−0.3%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc263,339$3.29M0.00%+18,629+7.6%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.243,196$3.04M0.02%+12,909+5.6%Added
Davenport & Co LLC237,569$2.97M0.03%+3,044+1.3%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC222,038$2.77M0.01%−6,052−2.7%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp213,143$2.66M0.00%−2,063−1.0%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.199,823$2.50M0.01%+44,718+28.8%Added
Truist Financial Corp196,817$2.46M0.00%−6,382−3.1%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC190,372$2.38M0.01%+3,262+1.7%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.168,148$2.10M0.06%+94,407+128.0%Added
Pointe Capital Management LLC149,521$1.87M1.49%−1,335−0.9%Reduced
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC148,260$1.85M0.46%+5,354+3.7%Added
Domani Wealth, LLC129,550$1.62M0.47%00.0%Unchanged
Shaker Financial Services, LLC127,413$1.59M0.79%−303,564−70.4%Reduced
Central Trust Co124,315$1.55M0.05%−400−0.3%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.114,324$1.43M0.00%−3,286−2.8%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC109,926$1.38M0.00%−1,274−1.1%Reduced
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC100,479$1.26M0.35%−18,771−15.7%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC99,893$1.25M0.02%+6,287+6.7%Added
Mariner, LLC86,142$1.08M0.00%+2,646+3.2%Added
Lake Street Financial LLC75,550$944.0K0.22%−250−0.3%Reduced
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC68,708$859.0K0.08%+34,419+100.4%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC65,511$819.0K0.02%+3,655+5.9%Added
Wealthsource Partners, LLC63,639$795.0K0.06%+1,700+2.7%Added
9258 Wealth Management, LLC53,513$669.0K0.17%−1,480−2.7%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.49,439$648.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Montreal46,789$594.0K0.00%+20,130+75.5%Added
GWM Advisors LLC46,540$581.0K0.01%+2,517+5.7%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors44,742$559.0K0.00%+44,742New
David J Yvars Group42,899$539.0K0.60%+444+1.0%Added
Conning Inc.42,432$530.0K0.02%+893+2.1%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc41,687$521.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC38,831$485.0K0.01%+852+2.2%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.38,518$481.5K0.01%+38,518New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc37,291$466.0K0.00%+6,923+22.8%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.37,185$465.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,546$457.0K0.13%−316−0.9%Reduced
Asset Management Corp36,455$456.0K0.36%−2,181−5.6%Reduced
Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC35,987$450.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC35,838$448.0K0.35%+663+1.9%Added
Nations Financial Group Inc,34,927$437.0K0.06%−311−0.9%Reduced
Western Wealth Management, LLC34,176$429.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC32,088$401.0K0.00%+1,619+5.3%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$396.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC31,524$394.0K0.02%+207+0.7%Added
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC28,482$392.0K0.48%+60+0.2%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC30,364$380.0K0.01%+153+0.5%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC30,418$380.0K0.00%+2,834+10.3%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.29,809$373.0K0.00%+1,000+3.5%Added
Calamos Wealth Management LLC29,240$366.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC28,646$358.0K0.09%−765−2.6%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC27,330$342.0K0.00%+619+2.3%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC26,857$335.0K0.02%+3,013+12.6%Added
Smith, Moore & Co.26,750$334.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
XML Financial, LLC26,428$330.0K0.05%+26,428New
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$327.0K0.12%+8,750+50.2%Added
Invesco Ltd.26,116$326.0K0.00%−3,771−12.6%Reduced
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.25,547$319.0K0.02%−276−1.1%Reduced
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC25,000$313.0K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC24,400$305.0K0.09%+4,000+19.6%Added
SMH Capital Advisors Inc23,981$300.0K0.45%−121−0.5%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC23,800$297.0K0.24%−100−0.4%Reduced
Creative Planning23,629$295.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Telemus Capital, LLC23,597$295.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.22,193$277.0K0.06%−340−1.5%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc21,501$269.0K0.00%+1,170+5.8%Added
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC19,639$245.0K0.02%+1,833+10.3%Added
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC17,730$221.6K0.15%+51+0.3%Added
TFG Advisers LLC17,678$221.0K0.12%+178+1.0%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.16,123$202.0K0.02%−1,343−7.7%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$202.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Lokken Investment Group LLC15,854$198.0K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Stephens Inc15,400$193.0K0.00%−3,211−17.3%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc15,183$190.0K0.00%−757−4.7%Reduced
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.14,993$187.0K0.00%+4,841+47.7%Added
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$180.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Good Life Advisors, LLC13,786$172.0K0.03%+1,538+12.6%Added
Simmons Bank13,377$167.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC11,533$144.0K0.02%−893−7.2%Reduced
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC11,291$141.0K0.01%+11,291New
Donald L. Hagan, LLC11,000$138.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Investment Advisers10,941$137.0K0.00%−2,647−19.5%Reduced
Aire Advisors, LLC10,997$137.0K0.05%+10,997New
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC10,000$136.0K0.01%+10,000New