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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 2023

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Dec 31, 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
173
+7 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
30.5M
+773.7K (+2.6%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$453.9M
+$35.4M (+8.5%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
20
53 more added
Sold out
13
51 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2023: 173 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 2023: $453.9M
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 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC24,496$364.3K0.00%+4,656+23.5%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.25,230$375.2K0.00%−3,000−10.6%Reduced
XML Financial, LLC26,128$388.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$389.2K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
David J Yvars Group26,931$404.0K0.32%−18,078−40.2%Reduced
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC28,100$417.8K0.02%+28,100New
Canal Capital Management, LLC28,400$422.3K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Alliancebernstein L.P.30,000$446.1K0.00%+30,000New
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC30,165$448.6K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC30,325$450.9K0.01%+3,140+11.6%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC31,413$467.1K0.01%−4,552−12.7%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$470.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Co Inc31,814$473.1K0.01%+1,137+3.7%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC34,846$518.2K0.04%+668+2.0%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.35,185$523.2K0.01%−1,185−3.3%Reduced
Jmac Enterprises LLC37,212$553.3K0.12%+408+1.1%Added
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC37,284$554.4K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC39,089$584.4K0.36%+572+1.5%Added
9258 Wealth Management, LLC41,855$622.4K0.11%−1,419−3.3%Reduced
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.43,567$649.7K0.01%+18,540+74.1%Added
NWF Advisory Services Inc.45,534$677.1K0.13%−1,000−2.1%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc45,735$680.0K0.03%−900−1.9%Reduced
M&T Bank Corp46,027$684.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC46,572$692.5K0.01%−4,410−8.7%Reduced
Conning Inc.47,350$704.1K0.02%+1,012+2.2%Added
Palogic Value Management, L.P.51,000$758.4K0.34%−2,000−3.8%Reduced
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.52,065$774.2K0.03%+52,065New
Comerica Bank54,670$812.9K0.00%−3,770−6.5%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.57,570$856.1K0.04%+1,000+1.8%Added
Consolidated Planning Corp58,384$868.2K0.16%−9,687−14.2%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC60,845$913.1K0.01%+1,101+1.8%Added
Calamos Wealth Management LLC61,970$921.5K0.06%−13,410−17.8%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors76,242$1.13M0.00%−5,108−6.3%Reduced
Lake Street Financial LLC77,700$1.16M0.18%+750+1.0%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC81,334$1.21M0.02%+6,884+9.2%Added
Karpus Management, Inc.89,658$1.33M0.04%+89,658New
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC92,224$1.37M0.29%−16,984−15.6%Reduced
Mariner, LLC97,192$1.45M0.00%−430−0.4%Reduced
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC97,222$1.45M0.32%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.98,997$1.47M0.00%−42,100−29.8%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC102,975$1.53M0.01%+1,507+1.5%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC110,671$1.65M0.00%+4,137+3.9%Added
Central Trust Co112,570$1.67M0.04%−9,470−7.8%Reduced
National Asset Management, Inc.139,102$2.08M0.06%−1,357−1.0%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC143,776$2.14M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Pointe Capital Management LLC153,019$2.28M1.58%+100+0.1%Added
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.174,654$2.60M0.23%+174,654New
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC180,879$2.69M0.01%−2,389−1.3%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC185,519$2.76M0.01%−8,453−4.4%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.186,303$2.77M0.01%−900−0.5%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC224,532$3.34M0.02%−5,351−2.3%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp241,386$3.59M0.01%+9,378+4.0%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC252,444$3.78M1.55%+252,444New
Ameriprise Financial Inc267,872$3.98M0.00%−26,062−8.9%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp271,717$4.04M0.01%+75,838+38.7%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co302,161$4.49M0.00%+295,923+4,743.9%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.334,111$4.97M0.02%+55,543+19.9%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC334,432$4.97M0.17%+57,987+21.0%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.360,341$5.36M0.01%−95,213−20.9%Reduced
Cetera Advisors LLC369,705$5.50M0.08%−82,330−18.2%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.386,523$5.75M0.11%+3,692+1.0%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.497,379$7.40M0.15%−2,036−0.4%Reduced
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.599,321$8.91M1.43%+63,228+11.8%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC623,274$9.27M0.07%−41,904−6.3%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC878,929$13.1M0.01%+93,896+12.0%Added
Bensler, LLC883,061$13.1M2.18%+65,291+8.0%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.924,233$13.7M0.02%−200,183−17.8%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates1,254,897$18.7M0.01%−153,970−10.9%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada1,762,681$26.2M0.01%+61,804+3.6%Added
Wells Fargo & Company2,691,388$40.0M0.01%+107,730+4.2%Added
Morgan Stanley3,854,728$57.3M0.01%+43,327+1.1%Added
UBS Group AG4,080,352$60.7M0.02%−84,371−2.0%Reduced
Bank of America Corp4,600,990$68.4M0.01%+3,173+0.1%Added
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−38,900−100.0%Sold out
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−24,753−100.0%Sold out
Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC0$00.00%−12,600−100.0%Sold out
Kovack Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−10,092−100.0%Sold out
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC0$00.00%−7,614−100.0%Sold out
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC0$00.00%−3,260−100.0%Sold out
Fifth Third Bancorp0$00.00%−2,560−100.0%Sold out
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc0$00.00%−2,087−100.0%Sold out
Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC0$00.00%−1,557−100.0%Sold out
Caldwell Trust Co0$00.00%−1,382−100.0%Sold out
RVW Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−1,103−100.0%Sold out
Capital Analysts, LLC0$00.00%−55−100.0%Sold out
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)0$00.00%−45−100.0%Sold out
First Republic Investment Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Goodwin Daniel L––––Not filed