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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, Q1 2024

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
177
+6 vs. Q4 2023
Shares held
31.4M
+895.3K (+2.9%) vs. Q4 2023
Total value
$513.6M
+$60.0M (+13.2%) vs. Q4 2023
New holders
20
59 more added
Sold out
14
48 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q4 2023 haven't filed for Q1 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2024: 177 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 heldQ1 2024: $513.6M
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, Q1 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q4 2023.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q1 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
TSFG, LLC2$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
NewSquare Capital LLC1$130.00%−1,999−100.0%Reduced
FMR LLC2$330.00%+1+100.0%Added
Independence Bank of Kentucky8$1310.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tidemark, LLC17$2780.00%00.0%Unchanged
Valley National Advisers Inc79$1.00K0.00%+79New
Planning Capital Management Corp75$1.23K0.00%−440−85.4%Reduced
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.158$2.59K0.00%−152−49.0%Reduced
City State Bank200$3.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc250$4.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC270$4.42K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC307$5.02K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)364$5.96K0.00%+364New
North Star Investment Management Corp.400$6.55K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Winch Advisory Services, LLC423$6.93K0.00%+423New
Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC500$8.19K0.00%+500New
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC528$8.64K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Securities, Inc.643$10.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Personal Financial Services732$12.0K0.00%−1,464−66.7%Reduced
Fortis Group Advisors, LLC1,000$16.4K0.00%−1,000−50.0%Reduced
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC1,000$16.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Quent Capital, LLC1,027$16.8K0.00%+1,027New
Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC1,100$18.0K0.01%+1,100New
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc1,600$26.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp1,626$26.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC1,661$27.1K0.01%+1,661New
Pacific Center for Financial Services1,692$27.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC1,737$28.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Westside Investment Management, Inc.1,754$28.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC1,848$30.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Continuum Advisory, LLC2,000$32.3K0.00%+2,000New
Asset Dedication, LLC2,400$39.0K0.00%−2,400−50.0%Reduced
Venturi Wealth Management, LLC2,578$42.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC2,600$43.0K0.00%−210−7.5%Reduced
Salomon & Ludwin, LLC2,670$43.7K0.00%−1,516−36.2%Reduced
Wolff Wiese Magana LLC2,900$47.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.3,000$49.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Manhattan Co3,100$50.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gould Capital, LLC3,500$57.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC4,369$71.5K0.00%+11+0.3%Added
Rothschild Investment LLC5,000$81.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP5,046$82.6K0.00%+1,078+27.2%Added
Huntington National Bank–$92.8K0.00%––
Delta Asset Management LLC5,705$93.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co5,865$96.0K0.00%−1,031−15.0%Reduced
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.5,913$97.0K0.00%+41+0.7%Added
Barrett & Company, Inc.6,249$102.3K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC8,200$134.2K0.01%+8,200New
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC10,063$164.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Founders Financial Alliance, LLC10,089$165.2K0.05%+10,089New
LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC11,454$170.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.10,664$174.6K0.00%−194−1.8%Reduced
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC10,855$177.7K0.01%+10,855New
Good Life Advisors, LLC11,142$182.4K0.02%+10.0%Added
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC11,687$184.3K0.01%+900+8.3%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC11,300$185.0K0.00%+11,300New
Private Wealth Group, LLC11,404$186.7K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Western Wealth Management, LLC11,788$193.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA12,525$205.0K0.02%+2,018+19.2%Added
Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC12,600$206.3K0.05%+12,600New
IHT Wealth Management, LLC12,615$206.5K0.01%−112−0.9%Reduced
Lokken Investment Group LLC13,534$221.6K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC14,277$233.7K0.16%−1,690−10.6%Reduced
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$235.7K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Flow State Investments, L.P.14,560$238.3K0.07%−2,285−13.6%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC14,593$238.9K0.00%+14,593New
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC15,648$243.5K0.02%+671+4.5%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.14,975$245.1K0.00%−28,592−65.6%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC15,000$245.6K0.00%−5,997−28.6%Reduced
Semus Wealth Partners LLC15,010$245.7K0.21%−1,100−6.8%Reduced
TFG Advisers LLC15,147$248.0K0.10%+46+0.3%Added
NBC Securities, Inc.15,433$252.0K0.02%+47+0.3%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$264.9K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.16,551$270.9K0.01%+119+0.7%Added
Brookstone Capital Management16,804$275.1K0.00%+3,079+22.4%Added
Stephens Inc16,866$276.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC17,022$278.6K0.00%+17,022New
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC17,671$289.3K0.02%+312+1.8%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC18,066$295.4K0.03%−600−3.2%Reduced
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC18,061$295.7K0.15%+53+0.3%Added
Cascade Financial Partners, LLC18,723$296.4K0.04%+18,723New
SMH Capital Advisors Inc18,428$301.7K0.81%+1,924+11.7%Added
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC18,550$303.7K0.01%+23+0.1%Added
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC18,900$309.4K0.05%+194+1.0%Added
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC20,000$327.4K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.20,017$327.7K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Old National Bancorp20,075$328.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.20,328$332.8K0.03%−1,171−5.4%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC20,818$340.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC21,190$346.9K0.01%−20−0.1%Reduced
Nations Financial Group Inc,21,487$351.8K0.03%−2,800−11.5%Reduced
Stonebrook Private Inc.21,809$357.0K0.10%−1,432−6.2%Reduced
Smith, Moore & Co.22,350$365.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc23,268$381.0K0.00%−1,090−4.5%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc23,355$382.3K0.00%+2,725+13.2%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC23,554$385.6K0.00%+3,937+20.1%Added
ELCO Management Co., LLC23,623$386.7K0.24%−577−2.4%Reduced
ORG Partners LLC24,424$399.3K0.76%+24,424New
PFG Investments, LLC24,545$401.8K0.02%+24,545New
Invesco Ltd.25,766$421.8K0.00%+10,101+64.5%Added