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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, 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: $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, 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
TSFG, LLC2$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc1$80.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cresset Asset Management, LLC15,000$1880.00%−15,418−50.7%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC46,553$6250.00%+7,722+19.9%Added
Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC76$1.02K0.00%+76New
Independence Bank of Kentucky171$2.00K0.00%+171New
Capital Analysts, LLC250$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
City State Bank200$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc250$3.13K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC270$3.65K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.285$3.82K0.00%+7+2.5%Added
Bartlett & Co. LLC270$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
South State Corp.312$4.19K0.00%+312New
North Star Investment Management Corp.400$5.37K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Elequin Capital LP965$12.9K0.00%+965New
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC1,000$13.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.1,000$13.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower View Investment Management & Research LLC1,044$14.0K0.01%+15+1.5%Added
Caldwell Trust Co1,382$18.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Dividend Assets Capital, LLC1,583$21.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc1,600$21.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC1,660$22.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Westside Investment Management, Inc.1,754$23.0K0.00%−1,480−45.8%Reduced
PrairieView Partners, LLC1,823$24.0K0.00%+1,823New
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc2,072$27.8K0.00%+2,072New
First Personal Financial Services2,196$29.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co2,223$29.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC2,274$30.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc.2,380$31.9K0.03%−350−12.8%Reduced
Asset Dedication, LLC2,400$32.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC2,481$33.3K0.02%+2,481New
US Bancorp2,579$34.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wolff Wiese Magana LLC2,900$38.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Belpointe Asset Management LLC2,912$39.1K0.00%+2,912New
Proequities, Inc.3,000$40.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Manhattan Co3,100$41.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp3,618$48.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Accurate Wealth Management, LLC3,600$48.9K0.02%+3,600New
Allworth Financial LP3,967$53.2K0.00%+9+0.2%Added
Gould Capital, LLC4,000$53.7K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank–$59.1K0.00%––
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.4,623$62.0K0.00%−1,518−24.7%Reduced
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC4,652$62.4K0.00%+4,652New
Barrett & Company, Inc.6,249$83.9K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Perspectives, Inc6,382$85.7K0.04%+146+2.3%Added
IFP Advisors, Inc7,190$90.0K0.00%−1,650−18.7%Reduced
Parallel Advisors, LLC7,305$98.0K0.00%−57−0.8%Reduced
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co10,050$135.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC10,063$135.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC10,114$136.0K0.00%+10,114New
CoreCap Advisors, LLC10,225$137.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC10,397$139.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA10,507$141.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC10,793$144.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Virtu Financial LLC10,783$145.0K0.02%−49−0.5%Reduced
Aire Advisors, LLC10,997$147.6K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Donald L. Hagan, LLC11,000$147.6K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
M&T Bank Corp11,027$148.0K0.00%+11,027New
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC11,363$152.5K0.01%+72+0.6%Added
Private Wealth Group, LLC11,404$153.0K0.22%+11,404New
Cerity Partners LLC11,586$155.5K0.00%+11,586New
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.11,760$157.8K0.00%+11,760New
Money Concepts Capital Corp12,289$164.9K0.01%+12,289New
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC12,382$166.2K0.01%+12,382New
JPMorgan Chase & Co12,915$173.0K0.00%+12,915New
Lokken Investment Group LLC12,966$174.0K0.14%−2,888−18.2%Reduced
Ignite Planners, LLC12,309$175.8K0.07%+12,309New
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.13,360$179.3K0.00%−1,633−10.9%Reduced
Good Life Advisors, LLC13,786$185.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$193.2K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Stephens Inc15,400$206.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$217.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Co Inc16,230$217.8K0.00%+1,047+6.9%Added
Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC16,676$223.8K0.05%−19,311−53.7%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers16,977$227.8K0.00%+6,036+55.2%Added
Western Wealth Management, LLC17,088$229.3K0.02%−17,088−50.0%Reduced
Semus Wealth Partners LLC17,165$230.4K0.28%+17,165New
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC17,786$238.7K0.15%+56+0.3%Added
TFG Advisers LLC17,875$239.9K0.12%+197+1.1%Added
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC17,903$240.3K0.07%+17,903New
Telemus Capital, LLC18,252$243.8K0.02%−5,345−22.7%Reduced
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC19,071$255.9K0.02%−568−2.9%Reduced
Arq Wealth Advisors, LLC19,853$266.4K0.17%+19,853New
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.20,428$274.1K0.02%+4,305+26.7%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc21,754$292.0K0.00%+253+1.2%Added
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.21,893$293.8K0.06%−300−1.4%Reduced
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC21,911$294.0K0.01%−4,946−18.4%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC21,921$294.2K0.03%+21,921New
Asset Management Corp23,543$315.9K0.26%−12,912−35.4%Reduced
Creative Planning23,629$317.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SMH Capital Advisors Inc24,466$328.3K0.48%+485+2.0%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC24,753$332.2K0.03%+24,753New
ELCO Management Co., LLC24,800$332.8K0.25%+1,000+4.2%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC24,807$332.9K0.00%−7,281−22.7%Reduced
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC25,000$335.5K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC25,167$337.7K0.33%−3,315−11.6%Reduced
International Assets Investment Management, LLC26,145$350.9K0.04%+15,950+156.4%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$351.3K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
XML Financial, LLC26,428$354.7K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Smith, Moore & Co.26,750$359.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged