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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, Q3 2023

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Sep 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
168
+8 vs. Q2 2023
Shares held
30.0M
+400.8K (+1.4%) vs. Q2 2023
Total value
$422.6M
−$14.5M (−3.3%) vs. Q2 2023
New holders
22
45 more added
Sold out
14
48 more reduced

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2023: 168 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 heldQ3 2023: $422.6M
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, Q3 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q2 2023.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q3 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bank of America Corp4,597,817$64.7M0.01%+46,680+1.0%Added
UBS Group AG4,164,723$58.6M0.03%−9,142−0.2%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,811,401$53.6M0.01%−14,006−0.4%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company2,583,658$36.4M0.01%+160,272+6.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,700,877$23.9M0.01%+103,028+6.4%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,408,867$19.8M0.02%−40,982−2.8%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,124,416$15.8M0.03%+2,922+0.3%Added
Bensler, LLC817,770$11.5M2.21%+26,114+3.3%Added
LPL Financial LLC785,033$11.0M0.01%+54,784+7.5%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC665,178$9.36M0.08%−41,100−5.8%Reduced
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.536,093$7.54M1.19%+17,254+3.3%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.499,415$7.03M0.15%+74,446+17.5%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.455,554$6.41M0.01%+132,581+41.1%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC452,035$6.36M0.10%+6,606+1.5%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.382,831$5.39M0.12%+12,093+3.3%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc293,934$4.14M0.00%+3,535+1.2%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.278,568$3.92M0.02%+2,372+0.9%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC276,445$3.89M0.20%+9,076+3.4%Added
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.270,758$3.81M0.01%+3,997+1.5%Added
Truist Financial Corp232,008$3.26M0.01%−24,956−9.7%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC229,883$3.23M0.02%−8,789−3.7%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp195,879$2.76M0.00%−6,708−3.3%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC193,972$2.73M0.01%−10,299−5.0%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.187,203$2.63M0.01%−1,459−0.8%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC183,268$2.58M0.01%−792−0.4%Reduced
Pointe Capital Management LLC152,919$2.15M1.59%−1,003−0.7%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC143,776$2.02M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.141,097$1.99M0.00%+36,000+34.3%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.140,459$1.98M0.05%−157,753−52.9%Reduced
Central Trust Co122,040$1.72M0.05%−500−0.4%Reduced
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC109,208$1.54M0.35%−18,175−14.3%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC106,534$1.50M0.00%+3,488+3.4%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC101,468$1.43M0.01%−844−0.8%Reduced
Mariner, LLC97,622$1.37M0.00%+1,556+1.6%Added
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC97,222$1.37M0.34%+3,000+3.2%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors81,350$1.14M0.00%+8,596+11.8%Added
Lake Street Financial LLC76,950$1.09M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Calamos Wealth Management LLC75,380$1.06M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC74,450$1.05M0.02%+23,394+45.8%Added
Consolidated Planning Corp68,071$957.8K0.21%−8,774−11.4%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC59,744$840.6K0.01%+11,980+25.1%Added
Comerica Bank58,440$822.3K0.00%+58,440New
Harbour Investments, Inc.56,570$795.9K0.04%−162−0.3%Reduced
Palogic Value Management, L.P.53,000$745.7K0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC50,982$717.3K0.01%+845+1.7%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc46,635$656.0K0.03%−2,753−5.6%Reduced
NWF Advisory Services Inc.46,534$654.7K0.15%−700−1.5%Reduced
Conning Inc.46,338$652.0K0.02%+959+2.1%Added
M&T Bank Corp46,027$647.6K0.00%+35,000+317.4%Added
David J Yvars Group45,009$635.7K0.53%+517+1.2%Added
9258 Wealth Management, LLC43,274$608.9K0.12%+147+0.3%Added
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.38,900$547.3K0.07%+38,900New
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC38,517$541.9K0.36%+538+1.4%Added
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC37,284$524.6K0.20%+37,284New
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,804$517.8K0.13%−110.0%Reduced
Raymond James Trust N.A.36,370$511.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC35,965$506.0K0.01%−6,114−14.5%Reduced
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC34,178$480.9K0.08%−39,265−53.5%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC32,463$456.8K0.00%+32,463New
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$445.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Co Inc30,677$431.6K0.01%+258+0.8%Added
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC30,253$425.7K0.01%+1,743+6.1%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC30,165$424.4K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC28,400$399.6K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
D.A. Davidson & Co.28,230$397.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC27,185$382.5K0.01%+891+3.4%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc26,232$369.1K0.00%+523+2.0%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$368.3K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
XML Financial, LLC26,128$367.6K0.04%−300−1.1%Reduced
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.25,027$352.1K0.00%−729−2.8%Reduced
Nations Financial Group Inc,24,887$350.2K0.04%−11,425−31.5%Reduced
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC24,753$348.3K0.01%+24,753New
ELCO Management Co., LLC24,300$341.9K0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Capital CS Group, LLC23,733$333.9K0.40%−3,071−11.5%Reduced
Smith, Moore & Co.23,350$328.5K0.04%−3,000−11.4%Reduced
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC22,667$318.9K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.21,017$295.7K0.05%−481−2.2%Reduced
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC20,905$294.1K0.01%−2,964−12.4%Reduced
Goodwin Daniel L20,825$293.0K0.14%+5,325+34.4%Added
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC20,818$292.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Grey Street Capital, LLC20,282$285.4K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Baird Financial Group, Inc.20,151$283.5K0.00%+20,151New
Old National Bancorp20,075$282.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC19,840$279.1K0.00%−1,068−5.1%Reduced
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC19,449$273.6K0.01%−94−0.5%Reduced
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.18,785$264.3K0.09%+18,785New
International Assets Investment Management, LLC18,666$262.3K0.04%−5,499−22.8%Reduced
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC18,495$260.2K0.05%+183+1.0%Added
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC17,951$252.6K0.14%+54+0.3%Added
TFG Advisers LLC17,478$245.9K0.12%−130−0.7%Reduced
Western Wealth Management, LLC17,088$240.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Telemus Capital, LLC17,022$239.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC17,020$239.5K0.02%+17,020New
SMH Capital Advisors Inc16,686$235.0K0.55%−4,587−21.6%Reduced
Midwest Financial Group LLC16,705$235.0K0.20%+57+0.3%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC16,586$233.4K0.00%−5,311−24.3%Reduced
Semus Wealth Partners LLC16,272$228.9K0.21%−158−1.0%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc16,178$228.0K0.00%+525+3.4%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$227.6K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.16,176$227.6K0.02%−714−4.2%Reduced