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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
Stephens Inc16,866$250.8K0.00%+1,466+9.5%Added
Flow State Investments, L.P.16,845$250.5K0.08%+16,845New
SMH Capital Advisors Inc16,504$245.4K0.53%−182−1.1%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.16,432$244.3K0.01%+256+1.6%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$240.6K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Semus Wealth Partners LLC16,110$239.6K0.20%−162−1.0%Reduced
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC15,967$237.4K0.18%−6,700−29.6%Reduced
Midwest Financial Group LLC15,914$237.0K0.18%−791−4.7%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.15,665$232.9K0.00%−10−0.1%Reduced
NBC Securities, Inc.15,386$228.0K0.02%+50+0.3%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers15,297$227.5K0.00%+314+2.1%Added
TFG Advisers LLC15,101$224.5K0.09%−2,377−13.6%Reduced
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC14,977$222.7K0.02%−512−3.3%Reduced
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$214.1K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Brookstone Capital Management13,725$204.1K0.00%+999+7.9%Added
Lokken Investment Group LLC13,534$201.3K0.11%+568+4.4%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.13,386$199.0K0.00%+1,656+14.1%Added
IHT Wealth Management, LLC12,727$189.2K0.01%−100−0.8%Reduced
Western Wealth Management, LLC11,788$175.3K0.01%−5,300−31.0%Reduced
LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC11,454$170.3K0.11%+883+8.4%Added
Private Wealth Group, LLC11,404$169.6K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC10,787$166.1K0.01%+119+1.1%Added
Good Life Advisors, LLC11,141$165.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.10,858$161.5K0.00%+854+8.5%Added
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.10,658$158.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC10,647$158.3K0.01%+74+0.7%Added
Private Trust Co NA10,507$156.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC10,063$149.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co10,050$149.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co6,896$102.5K0.00%+2,418+54.0%Added
Huntington National Bank–$93.6K0.00%––
Barrett & Company, Inc.6,249$92.9K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.5,872$87.0K0.00%+65+1.1%Added
Delta Asset Management LLC5,705$84.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Rothschild Investment LLC5,000$74.3K0.01%+5,000New
Asset Dedication, LLC4,800$72.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC4,358$65.5K0.00%+25+0.6%Added
Allworth Financial LP3,968$59.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Salomon & Ludwin, LLC4,186$58.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Gould Capital, LLC3,500$52.0K0.04%−500−12.5%Reduced
First Manhattan Co3,100$46.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.3,000$44.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Jones Financial Companies LLLP3,000$44.6K0.00%+3,000New
Wolff Wiese Magana LLC2,900$43.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC2,810$42.0K0.00%−400−12.5%Reduced
Venturi Wealth Management, LLC2,578$38.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Personal Financial Services2,196$32.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Chesapeake Asset Management LLC2,025$30.1K0.03%−5,562−73.3%Reduced
Fortis Group Advisors, LLC2,000$29.7K0.01%+1,000+100.0%Added
NewSquare Capital LLC2,000$29.7K0.00%+2,000New
Lindbrook Capital, LLC1,848$27.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Westside Investment Management, Inc.1,754$26.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC1,737$25.8K0.00%+1+0.1%Added
Pacific Center for Financial Services1,692$25.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp1,626$24.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Dividend Assets Capital, LLC1,583$24.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc1,600$23.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
McGlone Suttner Wealth Management, Inc.1,500$22.3K0.00%+1,500New
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC1,000$14.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Securities, Inc.643$9.56K0.00%+643New
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC528$7.85K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Planning Capital Management Corp515$7.66K0.01%+515New
North Star Investment Management Corp.400$5.95K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.310$4.61K0.00%+7+2.3%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC307$4.57K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC270$4.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. LLC270$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc250$3.72K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
City State Bank200$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tidemark, LLC17$2530.00%+17New
Independence Bank of Kentucky8$1190.00%00.0%Unchanged
FMR LLC1$150.00%+1New
TSFG, LLC2$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
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