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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
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC26,813$359.8K0.11%−1,833−6.4%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC27,121$364.0K0.00%−209−0.8%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.28,230$378.8K0.00%−1,579−5.3%Reduced
Canal Capital Management, LLC28,400$381.1K0.09%+4,000+16.4%Added
Calamos Wealth Management LLC29,240$392.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC30,534$409.8K0.01%+170+0.6%Added
Bank of Montreal31,045$416.6K0.00%−15,744−33.6%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$424.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC31,752$426.1K0.02%+228+0.7%Added
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.33,074$443.9K0.02%+7,527+29.5%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc34,015$456.5K0.00%−3,276−8.8%Reduced
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,217$486.0K0.13%−329−0.9%Reduced
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC36,576$490.8K0.36%+738+2.1%Added
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC36,904$495.3K0.07%+36,904New
Raymond James Trust N.A.37,185$499.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.37,949$509.3K0.01%−569−1.5%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc42,063$564.0K0.03%+376+0.9%Added
GWM Advisors LLC51,367$572.1K0.02%+4,827+10.4%Added
David J Yvars Group43,434$574.4K0.72%+535+1.2%Added
Conning Inc.43,424$582.8K0.02%+992+2.3%Added
Nations Financial Group Inc,44,012$590.7K0.07%+9,085+26.0%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors45,892$615.9K0.00%+1,150+2.6%Added
9258 Wealth Management, LLC48,892$656.1K0.14%−4,621−8.6%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.55,643$746.7K0.05%+6,204+12.5%Added
Palogic Value Management, L.P.59,000$791.8K0.41%+59,000New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC61,711$828.2K0.01%−3,800−5.8%Reduced
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC67,643$907.8K0.08%−1,065−1.6%Reduced
Lake Street Financial LLC79,450$1.07M0.22%+3,900+5.2%Added
Mariner, LLC84,520$1.13M0.00%−1,622−1.9%Reduced
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC94,222$1.26M0.33%−6,257−6.2%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC102,511$1.38M0.01%+2,618+2.6%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.105,604$1.42M0.00%−8,720−7.6%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC116,317$1.56M0.00%+6,391+5.8%Added
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC121,011$1.62M0.38%−27,249−18.4%Reduced
Central Trust Co123,940$1.66M0.05%−375−0.3%Reduced
Domani Wealth, LLC129,550$1.74M0.44%00.0%Unchanged
National Asset Management, Inc.144,122$1.95M0.05%−24,026−14.3%Reduced
Pointe Capital Management LLC148,068$1.99M1.54%−1,453−1.0%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC160,984$2.18M1.02%+33,571+26.3%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.170,513$2.29M0.01%−29,310−14.7%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC188,029$2.52M0.01%−2,343−1.2%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp192,139$2.58M0.00%−21,004−9.9%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp199,426$2.68M0.00%+2,609+1.3%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC234,102$3.14M0.01%+12,064+5.4%Added
Davenport & Co LLC237,049$3.18M0.03%−520−0.2%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.250,026$3.35M0.02%+6,830+2.8%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC257,961$3.46M0.25%−9,716−3.6%Reduced
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.271,265$3.64M0.01%−73,670−21.4%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc282,802$3.79M0.00%+19,463+7.4%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.349,126$4.69M0.12%−6,643−1.9%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.384,620$5.16M0.11%+85,820+28.7%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.419,046$5.63M0.01%−1,505−0.4%Reduced
Cetera Advisors LLC437,703$5.87M0.11%+35,955+8.9%Added
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.527,292$7.08M1.13%+895+0.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC653,525$8.77M0.01%+38,933+6.3%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC713,528$9.58M0.08%+142,711+25.0%Added
Bensler, LLC775,662$10.4M2.31%+11,175+1.5%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,079,710$14.5M0.03%−74,563−6.5%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates1,424,743$19.1M0.02%+47,680+3.5%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,507,449$20.2M0.01%−13,548−0.9%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company2,115,897$28.4M0.01%+156,840+8.0%Added
Morgan Stanley3,767,533$50.6M0.01%+143,613+4.0%Added
UBS Group AG4,530,362$60.8M0.03%−46,185−1.0%Reduced
Bank of America Corp4,544,757$61.0M0.01%−23,000−0.5%Reduced
Wealthsource Partners, LLC0$00.00%−63,639−100.0%Sold out
Invesco Ltd.0$00.00%−26,116−100.0%Sold out
Simmons Bank0$00.00%−13,377−100.0%Sold out
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−11,533−100.0%Sold out
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC0$00.00%−10,000−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Securities, LLC0$00.00%−10,754−100.0%Sold out
Baird Financial Group, Inc.0$00.00%−10,175−100.0%Sold out
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC0$00.00%−7,614−100.0%Sold out
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−5,425−100.0%Sold out
Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc0$00.00%−3,270−100.0%Sold out
Carmichael Hill & Associates, Inc.0$00.00%−2,745−100.0%Sold out
Castle Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−1,500−100.0%Sold out
Valley National Advisers Inc0$00.00%−825−100.0%Sold out
JJJ Advisors Inc.0$00.00%−237−100.0%Sold out
Country Trust Bank0$00.00%−196−100.0%Sold out
FMR LLC0$00.00%−2−100.0%Sold out
American Portfolios Advisors––––Not filed
FourThought Financial, LLC––––Not filed
Pacific Center for Financial Services––––Not filed