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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 223 | $801.0M |
| Q1 2026 | 219 | $663.4M |
| Q4 2025 | 216 | $743.6M |
| Q3 2025 | 209 | $721.5M |
| Q2 2025 | 202 | $644.5M |
| Q1 2025 | 201 | $558.1M |
| Q4 2024 | 203 | $603.7M |
| Q3 2024 | 190 | $573.8M |
| Q2 2024 | 189 | $544.3M |
| Q1 2024 | 177 | $513.6M |
| Q4 2023 | 173 | $453.9M |
| Q3 2023 | 168 | $422.6M |
| Q2 2023 | 160 | $437.1M |
| Q1 2023 | 169 | $410.4M |
| Q4 2022 | 164 | $389.2M |
| Q3 2022 | 157 | $357.6M |
| Q2 2022 | 153 | $366.2M |
| Q1 2022 | 159 | $471.3M |
| Q4 2021 | 169 | $523.2M |
| Q3 2021 | 144 | $459.6M |
| Q2 2021 | 148 | $460.4M |
| Q1 2021 | 149 | $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.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens Inc | 16,866 | $250.8K | 0.00% | +1,466+9.5% | Added |
| Flow State Investments, L.P. | 16,845 | $250.5K | 0.08% | +16,845 | New |
| SMH Capital Advisors Inc | 16,504 | $245.4K | 0.53% | −182−1.1% | Reduced |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 16,432 | $244.3K | 0.01% | +256+1.6% | Added |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 16,179 | $240.6K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Semus Wealth Partners LLC | 16,110 | $239.6K | 0.20% | −162−1.0% | Reduced |
| Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC | 15,967 | $237.4K | 0.18% | −6,700−29.6% | Reduced |
| Midwest Financial Group LLC | 15,914 | $237.0K | 0.18% | −791−4.7% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 15,665 | $232.9K | 0.00% | −10−0.1% | Reduced |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 15,386 | $228.0K | 0.02% | +50+0.3% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 15,297 | $227.5K | 0.00% | +314+2.1% | Added |
| TFG Advisers LLC | 15,101 | $224.5K | 0.09% | −2,377−13.6% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 14,977 | $222.7K | 0.02% | −512−3.3% | Reduced |
| Lantz Financial LLC | 14,400 | $214.1K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 13,725 | $204.1K | 0.00% | +999+7.9% | Added |
| Lokken Investment Group LLC | 13,534 | $201.3K | 0.11% | +568+4.4% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 13,386 | $199.0K | 0.00% | +1,656+14.1% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 12,727 | $189.2K | 0.01% | −100−0.8% | Reduced |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC | 11,788 | $175.3K | 0.01% | −5,300−31.0% | Reduced |
| LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC | 11,454 | $170.3K | 0.11% | +883+8.4% | Added |
| Private Wealth Group, LLC | 11,404 | $169.6K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 10,787 | $166.1K | 0.01% | +119+1.1% | Added |
| Good Life Advisors, LLC | 11,141 | $165.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avantax Advisory Services, Inc. | 10,858 | $161.5K | 0.00% | +854+8.5% | Added |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | 10,658 | $158.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,647 | $158.3K | 0.01% | +74+0.7% | Added |
| Private Trust Co NA | 10,507 | $156.2K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC | 10,063 | $149.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co | 10,050 | $149.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 6,896 | $102.5K | 0.00% | +2,418+54.0% | Added |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $93.6K | 0.00% | – | – |
| Barrett & Company, Inc. | 6,249 | $92.9K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. | 5,872 | $87.0K | 0.00% | +65+1.1% | Added |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 5,705 | $84.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 5,000 | $74.3K | 0.01% | +5,000 | New |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 4,800 | $72.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 4,358 | $65.5K | 0.00% | +25+0.6% | Added |
| Allworth Financial LP | 3,968 | $59.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 4,186 | $58.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gould Capital, LLC | 3,500 | $52.0K | 0.04% | −500−12.5% | Reduced |
| First Manhattan Co | 3,100 | $46.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Proequities, Inc. | 3,000 | $44.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jones Financial Companies LLLP | 3,000 | $44.6K | 0.00% | +3,000 | New |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 2,900 | $43.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 2,810 | $42.0K | 0.00% | −400−12.5% | Reduced |
| Venturi Wealth Management, LLC | 2,578 | $38.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Personal Financial Services | 2,196 | $32.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chesapeake Asset Management LLC | 2,025 | $30.1K | 0.03% | −5,562−73.3% | Reduced |
| Fortis Group Advisors, LLC | 2,000 | $29.7K | 0.01% | +1,000+100.0% | Added |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 2,000 | $29.7K | 0.00% | +2,000 | New |
| Lindbrook Capital, LLC | 1,848 | $27.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Westside Investment Management, Inc. | 1,754 | $26.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 1,737 | $25.8K | 0.00% | +1+0.1% | Added |
| Pacific Center for Financial Services | 1,692 | $25.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 1,626 | $24.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dividend Assets Capital, LLC | 1,583 | $24.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,600 | $23.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| McGlone Suttner Wealth Management, Inc. | 1,500 | $22.3K | 0.00% | +1,500 | New |
| Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC | 1,000 | $14.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 643 | $9.56K | 0.00% | +643 | New |
| Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC | 528 | $7.85K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Planning Capital Management Corp | 515 | $7.66K | 0.01% | +515 | New |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 400 | $5.95K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. | 310 | $4.61K | 0.00% | +7+2.3% | Added |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 307 | $4.57K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 270 | $4.09K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC | 270 | $4.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Key Financial Inc | 250 | $3.72K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| City State Bank | 200 | $3.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tidemark, LLC | 17 | $253 | 0.00% | +17 | New |
| Independence Bank of Kentucky | 8 | $119 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC | 1 | $15 | 0.00% | +1 | New |
| TSFG, LLC | 2 | $0 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −38,900−100.0% | Sold out |
| Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −24,753−100.0% | Sold out |
| Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −12,600−100.0% | Sold out |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,092−100.0% | Sold out |
| Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −7,614−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,260−100.0% | Sold out |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,560−100.0% | Sold out |
| Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,087−100.0% | Sold out |
| Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,557−100.0% | Sold out |
| Caldwell Trust Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,382−100.0% | Sold out |
| RVW Wealth, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,103−100.0% | Sold out |
| Capital Analysts, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −55−100.0% | Sold out |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −45−100.0% | Sold out |
| First Republic Investment Management, Inc. | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Goodwin Daniel L | – | – | – | – | Not filed |