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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 2022

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Dec 31, 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
164
+10 vs. Q3 2022
Shares held
29.1M
+478.3K (+1.7%) vs. Q3 2022
Total value
$389.2M
+$31.7M (+8.9%) vs. Q3 2022
New holders
26
44 more added
Sold out
16
47 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2022: 164 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 2022: $389.2M
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, Q4 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bank of America Corp4,544,757$61.0M0.01%−23,000−0.5%Reduced
UBS Group AG4,530,362$60.8M0.03%−46,185−1.0%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,767,533$50.6M0.01%+143,613+4.0%Added
Wells Fargo & Company2,115,897$28.4M0.01%+156,840+8.0%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,507,449$20.2M0.01%−13,548−0.9%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates1,424,743$19.1M0.02%+47,680+3.5%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,079,710$14.5M0.03%−74,563−6.5%Reduced
Bensler, LLC775,662$10.4M2.31%+11,175+1.5%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC713,528$9.58M0.08%+142,711+25.0%Added
LPL Financial LLC653,525$8.77M0.01%+38,933+6.3%Added
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.527,292$7.08M1.13%+895+0.2%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC437,703$5.87M0.11%+35,955+8.9%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.419,046$5.63M0.01%−1,505−0.4%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.384,620$5.16M0.11%+85,820+28.7%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.349,126$4.69M0.12%−6,643−1.9%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc282,802$3.79M0.00%+19,463+7.4%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.271,265$3.64M0.01%−73,670−21.4%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC257,961$3.46M0.25%−9,716−3.6%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.250,026$3.35M0.02%+6,830+2.8%Added
Davenport & Co LLC237,049$3.18M0.03%−520−0.2%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC234,102$3.14M0.01%+12,064+5.4%Added
Truist Financial Corp199,426$2.68M0.00%+2,609+1.3%Added
Stifel Financial Corp192,139$2.58M0.00%−21,004−9.9%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC188,029$2.52M0.01%−2,343−1.2%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.170,513$2.29M0.01%−29,310−14.7%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC160,984$2.18M1.02%+33,571+26.3%Added
Pointe Capital Management LLC148,068$1.99M1.53%−1,453−1.0%Reduced
National Asset Management, Inc.144,122$1.95M0.05%−24,026−14.3%Reduced
Domani Wealth, LLC129,550$1.74M0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co123,940$1.66M0.05%−375−0.3%Reduced
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC121,011$1.62M0.38%−27,249−18.4%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC116,317$1.56M0.00%+6,391+5.8%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.105,604$1.42M0.00%−8,720−7.6%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC102,511$1.38M0.01%+2,618+2.6%Added
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC94,222$1.26M0.33%−6,257−6.2%Reduced
Mariner, LLC84,520$1.13M0.00%−1,622−1.9%Reduced
Lake Street Financial LLC79,450$1.07M0.22%+3,900+5.2%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC67,643$907.8K0.08%−1,065−1.6%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC61,711$828.2K0.01%−3,800−5.8%Reduced
Palogic Value Management, L.P.59,000$791.8K0.41%+59,000New
Harbour Investments, Inc.55,643$746.7K0.05%+6,204+12.5%Added
9258 Wealth Management, LLC48,892$656.1K0.14%−4,621−8.6%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors45,892$615.9K0.00%+1,150+2.6%Added
Nations Financial Group Inc,44,012$590.7K0.07%+9,085+26.0%Added
Conning Inc.43,424$582.8K0.02%+992+2.3%Added
David J Yvars Group43,434$574.4K0.72%+535+1.2%Added
GWM Advisors LLC51,367$572.1K0.02%+4,827+10.4%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc42,063$564.0K0.03%+376+0.9%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.37,949$509.3K0.01%−569−1.5%Reduced
Raymond James Trust N.A.37,185$499.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC36,904$495.3K0.07%+36,904New
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC36,576$490.8K0.36%+738+2.1%Added
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,217$486.0K0.13%−329−0.9%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc34,015$456.5K0.00%−3,276−8.8%Reduced
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.33,074$443.9K0.02%+7,527+29.5%Added
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC31,752$426.1K0.02%+228+0.7%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$424.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Montreal31,045$416.6K0.00%−15,744−33.6%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC30,534$409.8K0.01%+170+0.6%Added
Calamos Wealth Management LLC29,240$392.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC28,400$381.1K0.09%+4,000+16.4%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.28,230$378.8K0.00%−1,579−5.3%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC27,121$364.0K0.00%−209−0.8%Reduced
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC26,813$359.8K0.11%−1,833−6.4%Reduced
Smith, Moore & Co.26,750$359.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
XML Financial, LLC26,428$354.7K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$351.3K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
International Assets Investment Management, LLC26,145$350.9K0.04%+15,950+156.4%Added
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC25,167$337.7K0.33%−3,315−11.6%Reduced
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC25,000$335.5K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC24,807$332.9K0.00%−7,281−22.7%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC24,800$332.8K0.25%+1,000+4.2%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC24,753$332.2K0.03%+24,753New
SMH Capital Advisors Inc24,466$328.3K0.48%+485+2.0%Added
Creative Planning23,629$317.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Management Corp23,543$315.9K0.26%−12,912−35.4%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC21,921$294.2K0.03%+21,921New
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC21,911$294.0K0.01%−4,946−18.4%Reduced
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.21,893$293.8K0.06%−300−1.4%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc21,754$292.0K0.00%+253+1.2%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.20,428$274.1K0.02%+4,305+26.7%Added
Arq Wealth Advisors, LLC19,853$266.4K0.17%+19,853New
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC19,071$255.9K0.02%−568−2.9%Reduced
Telemus Capital, LLC18,252$243.8K0.02%−5,345−22.7%Reduced
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC17,903$240.3K0.07%+17,903New
TFG Advisers LLC17,875$239.9K0.12%+197+1.1%Added
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC17,786$238.7K0.15%+56+0.3%Added
Semus Wealth Partners LLC17,165$230.4K0.28%+17,165New
Western Wealth Management, LLC17,088$229.3K0.02%−17,088−50.0%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers16,977$227.8K0.00%+6,036+55.2%Added
Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC16,676$223.8K0.05%−19,311−53.7%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc16,230$217.8K0.00%+1,047+6.9%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$217.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Stephens Inc15,400$206.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$193.2K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Good Life Advisors, LLC13,786$185.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.13,360$179.3K0.00%−1,633−10.9%Reduced
Ignite Planners, LLC12,309$175.8K0.07%+12,309New
Lokken Investment Group LLC12,966$174.0K0.14%−2,888−18.2%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co12,915$173.0K0.00%+12,915New