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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, 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: $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, 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
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC28,510$420.5K0.01%−469−1.6%Reduced
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC30,165$444.9K0.08%−5,043−14.3%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc30,419$448.7K0.01%+12,504+69.8%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$466.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nations Financial Group Inc,36,312$535.6K0.05%−2,144−5.6%Reduced
Raymond James Trust N.A.36,370$536.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,815$543.0K0.13%+710+2.0%Added
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC37,979$560.2K0.37%+681+1.8%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC42,079$620.7K0.02%+7,236+20.8%Added
9258 Wealth Management, LLC43,127$636.1K0.12%−2,714−5.9%Reduced
David J Yvars Group44,492$651.5K0.54%+533+1.2%Added
Conning Inc.45,379$669.3K0.02%+974+2.2%Added
NWF Advisory Services Inc.47,234$696.7K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC47,764$704.5K0.01%+965+2.1%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc49,388$728.0K0.03%+7,325+17.4%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC50,137$739.5K0.01%+4,833+10.7%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC51,056$753.1K0.01%−3,100−5.7%Reduced
Palogic Value Management, L.P.53,000$781.8K0.37%−4,000−7.0%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.56,732$836.8K0.04%+2,498+4.6%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors72,754$1.07M0.00%+17,404+31.4%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC73,443$1.08M0.10%+651+0.9%Added
Calamos Wealth Management LLC75,380$1.11M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Consolidated Planning Corp76,845$1.13M0.24%+76,845New
Lake Street Financial LLC76,950$1.14M0.20%−2,500−3.1%Reduced
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC94,222$1.39M0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Mariner, LLC96,066$1.42M0.00%+10,407+12.1%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC102,312$1.51M0.01%−5,029−4.7%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC103,046$1.52M0.00%−15,193−12.8%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.105,097$1.55M0.00%−507−0.5%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC122,271$1.80M0.79%+78,578+179.8%Added
Central Trust Co122,540$1.81M0.05%−1,400−1.1%Reduced
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC127,383$1.88M0.40%+3,361+2.7%Added
Savant Capital, LLC143,776$2.12M0.03%+143,776New
Pointe Capital Management LLC153,922$2.27M1.71%+5,837+3.9%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC184,060$2.71M0.01%−2,833−1.5%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.188,662$2.78M0.01%+7,231+4.0%Added
Stifel Financial Corp202,587$2.99M0.00%+5,994+3.0%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC204,271$3.01M0.01%−7,139−3.4%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC238,672$3.52M0.03%+4,551+1.9%Added
Truist Financial Corp256,964$3.79M0.01%+34,968+15.8%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.266,761$3.93M0.02%−18,841−6.6%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC267,369$3.94M0.19%+3,158+1.2%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.276,196$4.07M0.02%+6,459+2.4%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc290,399$4.28M0.00%+14,579+5.3%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.298,212$4.40M0.10%+159,803+115.5%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.322,973$4.76M0.01%−70,166−17.8%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.370,738$5.47M0.12%+21,744+6.2%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.424,969$6.27M0.13%+69,540+19.6%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC445,429$6.57M0.10%−2,538−0.6%Reduced
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.518,839$7.65M1.19%−3,920−0.7%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC706,278$10.4M0.08%+46,358+7.0%Added
LPL Financial LLC730,249$10.8M0.01%+75,740+11.6%Added
Bensler, LLC791,656$11.7M2.22%+8,710+1.1%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,121,494$16.5M0.03%+18,567+1.7%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,449,849$21.4M0.02%+28,986+2.0%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,597,849$23.6M0.01%+41,023+2.6%Added
Wells Fargo & Company2,423,386$35.7M0.01%+240,057+11.0%Added
Morgan Stanley3,825,407$56.4M0.01%−87,831−2.2%Reduced
UBS Group AG4,173,865$61.6M0.03%−309,388−6.9%Reduced
Bank of America Corp4,551,137$67.1M0.01%−51,429−1.1%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−29,492−100.0%Sold out
Colony Group LLC0$00.00%−29,451−100.0%Sold out
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−24,753−100.0%Sold out
Ignite Planners, LLC0$00.00%−12,326−100.0%Sold out
Cerity Partners LLC0$00.00%−11,908−100.0%Sold out
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−6,391−100.0%Sold out
Belpointe Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−2,912−100.0%Sold out
Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−2,481−100.0%Sold out
Truvestments Capital LLC0$00.00%−2,015−100.0%Sold out
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−1,947−100.0%Sold out
Cascade Investment Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−833−100.0%Sold out
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Domani Wealth, LLC––––Not filed
Asset Management Corp––––Not filed
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC––––Not filed
Ahrens Investment Partners LLC––––Not filed