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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 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: $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 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
Assetmark, Inc1$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
TSFG, LLC2$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC2$00.00%+2New
Country Trust Bank196$2.00K0.00%+196New
Bartlett & Co. LLC270$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Analysts, LLC250$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc250$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.278$3.00K0.00%+6+2.2%Added
City State Bank200$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
JJJ Advisors Inc.237$3.00K0.00%+237New
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC270$3.38K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.400$5.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Valley National Advisers Inc825$10.0K0.00%+825New
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.1,000$12.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC1,000$13.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Tower View Investment Management & Research LLC1,029$13.0K0.01%+21+2.1%Added
Caldwell Trust Co1,382$17.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Castle Wealth Management LLC1,500$19.0K0.01%+1,500New
Dividend Assets Capital, LLC1,583$20.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc1,600$20.0K0.00%+500+45.5%Added
CWM, LLC1,660$21.0K0.00%−328−16.5%Reduced
Pacific Center for Financial Services1,692$21.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
FourThought Financial, LLC1,734$22.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Personal Financial Services2,196$27.0K0.01%+2,196New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co2,223$28.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Dedication, LLC2,400$30.0K0.00%+2,400New
Global Retirement Partners, LLC2,274$31.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp2,579$32.0K0.00%+453+21.3%Added
Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc.2,730$34.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Carmichael Hill & Associates, Inc.2,745$34.0K0.02%+2,745New
Wolff Wiese Magana LLC2,900$36.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
First Manhattan Co3,100$38.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.3,000$38.0K0.00%+3,000New
Westside Investment Management, Inc.3,234$40.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc3,270$41.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp3,618$45.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP3,958$49.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gould Capital, LLC4,000$50.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank–$55.0K0.00%––
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC5,425$68.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.6,141$77.0K0.00%+32+0.5%Added
Financial Perspectives, Inc6,236$78.0K0.04%+131+2.1%Added
Barrett & Company, Inc.6,249$83.9K0.06%+6,249New
American Portfolios Advisors6,879$86.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC7,362$92.0K0.00%+420+6.1%Added
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC7,614$95.0K0.04%+7,614New
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co10,050$126.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC10,063$126.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc8,840$127.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Baird Financial Group, Inc.10,175$127.0K0.00%+10,175New
International Assets Investment Management, LLC10,195$127.0K0.03%+10,195New
CoreCap Advisors, LLC10,225$128.0K0.01%+3,875+61.0%Added
Lindbrook Capital, LLC10,397$130.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA10,507$131.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Securities, LLC10,754$134.0K0.02%+10,754New
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC10,793$135.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Virtu Financial LLC10,832$135.0K0.01%+10,832New
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC10,000$136.0K0.01%+10,000New
Cetera Investment Advisers10,941$137.0K0.00%−2,647−19.5%Reduced
Aire Advisors, LLC10,997$137.0K0.05%+10,997New
Donald L. Hagan, LLC11,000$138.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC11,291$141.0K0.01%+11,291New
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC11,533$144.0K0.02%−893−7.2%Reduced
Simmons Bank13,377$167.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Good Life Advisors, LLC13,786$172.0K0.03%+1,538+12.6%Added
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$180.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.14,993$187.0K0.00%+4,841+47.7%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc15,183$190.0K0.00%−757−4.7%Reduced
Stephens Inc15,400$193.0K0.00%−3,211−17.3%Reduced
Lokken Investment Group LLC15,854$198.0K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
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
TFG Advisers LLC17,678$221.0K0.12%+178+1.0%Added
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC17,730$221.6K0.15%+51+0.3%Added
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC19,639$245.0K0.02%+1,833+10.3%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc21,501$269.0K0.00%+1,170+5.8%Added
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.22,193$277.0K0.06%−340−1.5%Reduced
Creative Planning23,629$295.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Telemus Capital, LLC23,597$295.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
ELCO Management Co., LLC23,800$297.0K0.24%−100−0.4%Reduced
SMH Capital Advisors Inc23,981$300.0K0.45%−121−0.5%Reduced
Canal Capital Management, LLC24,400$305.0K0.09%+4,000+19.6%Added
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC25,000$313.0K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.25,547$319.0K0.02%−276−1.1%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.26,116$326.0K0.00%−3,771−12.6%Reduced
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$327.0K0.12%+8,750+50.2%Added
XML Financial, LLC26,428$330.0K0.05%+26,428New
Smith, Moore & Co.26,750$334.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC26,857$335.0K0.02%+3,013+12.6%Added
AE Wealth Management LLC27,330$342.0K0.00%+619+2.3%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC28,646$358.0K0.09%−765−2.6%Reduced
Calamos Wealth Management LLC29,240$366.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
D.A. Davidson & Co.29,809$373.0K0.00%+1,000+3.5%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
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC28,482$392.0K0.48%+60+0.2%Added
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC31,524$394.0K0.02%+207+0.7%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$396.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC32,088$401.0K0.00%+1,619+5.3%Added
Western Wealth Management, LLC34,176$429.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged