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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, Q2 2023

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Jun 30, 2023. 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
160
−5 vs. Q1 2023
Shares held
29.6M
+484.4K (+1.7%) vs. Q1 2023
Total value
$437.1M
+$29.0M (+7.1%) vs. Q1 2023
New holders
7
55 more added
Sold out
12
40 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q1 2023 haven't filed for Q2 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2023: 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 holdersQ2 2023: 160 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 heldQ2 2023: $437.1M
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, Q2 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q1 2023.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q2 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bank of America Corp4,551,137$67.1M0.01%−51,429−1.1%Reduced
UBS Group AG4,173,865$61.6M0.03%−309,388−6.9%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,825,407$56.4M0.01%−87,831−2.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company2,423,386$35.7M0.01%+240,057+11.0%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,597,849$23.6M0.01%+41,023+2.6%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,449,849$21.4M0.02%+28,986+2.0%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,121,494$16.5M0.03%+18,567+1.7%Added
Bensler, LLC791,656$11.7M2.22%+8,710+1.1%Added
LPL Financial LLC730,249$10.8M0.01%+75,740+11.6%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC706,278$10.4M0.08%+46,358+7.0%Added
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.518,839$7.65M1.19%−3,920−0.7%Reduced
Cetera Advisors LLC445,429$6.57M0.10%−2,538−0.6%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.424,969$6.27M0.13%+69,540+19.6%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.370,738$5.47M0.12%+21,744+6.2%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.322,973$4.76M0.01%−70,166−17.8%Reduced
National Asset Management, Inc.298,212$4.40M0.10%+159,803+115.5%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc290,399$4.28M0.00%+14,579+5.3%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.276,196$4.07M0.02%+6,459+2.4%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC267,369$3.94M0.19%+3,158+1.2%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.266,761$3.93M0.02%−18,841−6.6%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp256,964$3.79M0.01%+34,968+15.8%Added
Davenport & Co LLC238,672$3.52M0.03%+4,551+1.9%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC204,271$3.01M0.01%−7,139−3.4%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp202,587$2.99M0.00%+5,994+3.0%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.188,662$2.78M0.01%+7,231+4.0%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC184,060$2.71M0.01%−2,833−1.5%Reduced
Pointe Capital Management LLC153,922$2.27M1.71%+5,837+3.9%Added
Savant Capital, LLC143,776$2.12M0.03%+143,776New
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC127,383$1.88M0.40%+3,361+2.7%Added
Central Trust Co122,540$1.81M0.05%−1,400−1.1%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC122,271$1.80M0.79%+78,578+179.8%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.105,097$1.55M0.00%−507−0.5%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC103,046$1.52M0.00%−15,193−12.8%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC102,312$1.51M0.01%−5,029−4.7%Reduced
Mariner, LLC96,066$1.42M0.00%+10,407+12.1%Added
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC94,222$1.39M0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Lake Street Financial LLC76,950$1.14M0.20%−2,500−3.1%Reduced
Consolidated Planning Corp76,845$1.13M0.24%+76,845New
Calamos Wealth Management LLC75,380$1.11M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC73,443$1.08M0.10%+651+0.9%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors72,754$1.07M0.00%+17,404+31.4%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.56,732$836.8K0.04%+2,498+4.6%Added
Palogic Value Management, L.P.53,000$781.8K0.37%−4,000−7.0%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC51,056$753.1K0.01%−3,100−5.7%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC50,137$739.5K0.01%+4,833+10.7%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc49,388$728.0K0.03%+7,325+17.4%Added
GWM Advisors LLC47,764$704.5K0.01%+965+2.1%Added
NWF Advisory Services Inc.47,234$696.7K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Conning Inc.45,379$669.3K0.02%+974+2.2%Added
David J Yvars Group44,492$651.5K0.54%+533+1.2%Added
9258 Wealth Management, LLC43,127$636.1K0.12%−2,714−5.9%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC42,079$620.7K0.02%+7,236+20.8%Added
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC37,979$560.2K0.37%+681+1.8%Added
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,815$543.0K0.13%+710+2.0%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.36,370$536.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Nations Financial Group Inc,36,312$535.6K0.05%−2,144−5.6%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$466.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Co Inc30,419$448.7K0.01%+12,504+69.8%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC30,165$444.9K0.08%−5,043−14.3%Reduced
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC28,510$420.5K0.01%−469−1.6%Reduced
Canal Capital Management, LLC28,400$418.9K0.08%−2,700−8.7%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.28,230$416.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital CS Group, LLC26,804$395.4K0.40%−2,658−9.0%Reduced
XML Financial, LLC26,428$389.8K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC26,385$389.0K0.14%+1,386+5.5%Added
Smith, Moore & Co.26,350$388.7K0.05%−1,000−3.7%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC26,294$387.8K0.01%+1,383+5.6%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$386.1K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.25,756$379.9K0.01%−12,599−32.8%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc25,709$379.2K0.00%−1,775−6.5%Reduced
ORG Partners LLC24,424$362.9K0.06%+24,424New
ELCO Management Co., LLC24,300$358.4K0.26%+200+0.8%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC24,165$356.4K0.05%+2,040+9.2%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC23,869$352.1K0.01%+376+1.6%Added
Creative Planning23,629$348.5K0.00%−182−0.8%Reduced
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC22,667$334.3K0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Cresset Asset Management, LLC21,897$323.0K0.00%+6,897+46.0%Added
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.21,498$317.1K0.06%−395−1.8%Reduced
Arq Wealth Advisors, LLC21,343$314.8K0.20%+186+0.9%Added
SMH Capital Advisors Inc21,273$314.0K0.68%−199−0.9%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC20,908$308.4K0.00%−127−0.6%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC20,818$307.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Grey Street Capital, LLC20,282$299.2K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Old National Bancorp20,075$296.1K0.01%+10,000+99.3%Added
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC19,543$288.3K0.01%+408+2.1%Added
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC18,312$270.1K0.05%+204+1.1%Added
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC17,897$264.0K0.15%+56+0.3%Added
TFG Advisers LLC17,608$259.7K0.12%−409−2.3%Reduced
Western Wealth Management, LLC17,088$252.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Telemus Capital, LLC17,022$251.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.16,890$249.1K0.02%−3,840−18.5%Reduced
Midwest Financial Group LLC16,648$246.0K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Semus Wealth Partners LLC16,430$242.3K0.22%+413+2.6%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$238.6K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC15,824$233.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc15,653$231.0K0.00%+809+5.5%Added
Goodwin Daniel L15,500$228.6K0.11%+15,500New
Cetera Investment Advisers15,466$228.1K0.00%−1,556−9.1%Reduced
Stephens Inc15,400$227.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$212.4K0.08%00.0%Unchanged