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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, 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: $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, 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
Envestnet Asset Management Inc26,232$369.1K0.00%+523+2.0%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC27,185$382.5K0.01%+891+3.4%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.28,230$397.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC28,400$399.6K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC30,165$424.4K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC30,253$425.7K0.01%+1,743+6.1%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc30,677$431.6K0.01%+258+0.8%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$445.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC32,463$456.8K0.00%+32,463New
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC34,178$480.9K0.08%−39,265−53.5%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC35,965$506.0K0.01%−6,114−14.5%Reduced
Raymond James Trust N.A.36,370$511.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,804$517.8K0.13%−110.0%Reduced
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC37,284$524.6K0.20%+37,284New
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC38,517$541.9K0.36%+538+1.4%Added
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.38,900$547.3K0.07%+38,900New
9258 Wealth Management, LLC43,274$608.9K0.12%+147+0.3%Added
David J Yvars Group45,009$635.7K0.53%+517+1.2%Added
M&T Bank Corp46,027$647.6K0.00%+35,000+317.4%Added
Conning Inc.46,338$652.0K0.02%+959+2.1%Added
NWF Advisory Services Inc.46,534$654.7K0.15%−700−1.5%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc46,635$656.0K0.03%−2,753−5.6%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC50,982$717.3K0.01%+845+1.7%Added
Palogic Value Management, L.P.53,000$745.7K0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.56,570$795.9K0.04%−162−0.3%Reduced
Comerica Bank58,440$822.3K0.00%+58,440New
GWM Advisors LLC59,744$840.6K0.01%+11,980+25.1%Added
Consolidated Planning Corp68,071$957.8K0.21%−8,774−11.4%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC74,450$1.05M0.02%+23,394+45.8%Added
Calamos Wealth Management LLC75,380$1.06M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Lake Street Financial LLC76,950$1.09M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Captrust Financial Advisors81,350$1.14M0.00%+8,596+11.8%Added
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC97,222$1.37M0.34%+3,000+3.2%Added
Mariner, LLC97,622$1.37M0.00%+1,556+1.6%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC101,468$1.43M0.01%−844−0.8%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC106,534$1.50M0.00%+3,488+3.4%Added
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC109,208$1.54M0.35%−18,175−14.3%Reduced
Central Trust Co122,040$1.72M0.05%−500−0.4%Reduced
National Asset Management, Inc.140,459$1.98M0.05%−157,753−52.9%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.141,097$1.99M0.00%+36,000+34.3%Added
Savant Capital, LLC143,776$2.02M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Pointe Capital Management LLC152,919$2.15M1.69%−1,003−0.7%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC183,268$2.58M0.01%−792−0.4%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.187,203$2.63M0.01%−1,459−0.8%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC193,972$2.73M0.01%−10,299−5.0%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp195,879$2.76M0.00%−6,708−3.3%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC229,883$3.23M0.02%−8,789−3.7%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp232,008$3.26M0.01%−24,956−9.7%Reduced
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.270,758$3.81M0.01%+3,997+1.5%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC276,445$3.89M0.20%+9,076+3.4%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.278,568$3.92M0.02%+2,372+0.9%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc293,934$4.14M0.00%+3,535+1.2%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.382,831$5.39M0.12%+12,093+3.3%Added
Cetera Advisors LLC452,035$6.36M0.10%+6,606+1.5%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.455,554$6.41M0.01%+132,581+41.1%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.499,415$7.03M0.15%+74,446+17.5%Added
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.536,093$7.54M1.19%+17,254+3.3%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC665,178$9.36M0.08%−41,100−5.8%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC785,033$11.0M0.01%+54,784+7.5%Added
Bensler, LLC817,770$11.5M2.21%+26,114+3.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,124,416$15.8M0.03%+2,922+0.3%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,408,867$19.8M0.02%−40,982−2.8%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada1,700,877$23.9M0.01%+103,028+6.4%Added
Wells Fargo & Company2,583,658$36.4M0.01%+160,272+6.6%Added
Morgan Stanley3,811,401$53.6M0.01%−14,006−0.4%Reduced
UBS Group AG4,164,723$58.6M0.03%−9,142−0.2%Reduced
Bank of America Corp4,597,817$64.7M0.01%+46,680+1.0%Added
TSFG, LLC2––00.0%Unchanged
Shaker Financial Services, LLC0$00.00%−122,271−100.0%Sold out
San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC0$00.00%−26,385−100.0%Sold out
ORG Partners LLC0$00.00%−24,424−100.0%Sold out
Creative Planning0$00.00%−23,629−100.0%Sold out
Arq Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−21,343−100.0%Sold out
Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−13,710−100.0%Sold out
Level Four Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−11,707−100.0%Sold out
Elequin Capital LP0$00.00%−11,023−100.0%Sold out
Donald L. Hagan, LLC0$00.00%−11,000−100.0%Sold out
Aire Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−10,997−100.0%Sold out
Financial Perspectives, Inc0$00.00%−3,620−100.0%Sold out
Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc.0$00.00%−2,380−100.0%Sold out
WealthPLAN Partners, LLC0$00.00%−639−100.0%Sold out
Richard W. Paul & Associates, LLC0$00.00%−76−100.0%Sold out