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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 $805.2M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q2 2024

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Jun 30, 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
189
+12 vs. Q1 2024
Shares held
32.6M
−6.78M (−17.2%) vs. Q1 2024
Total value
$558.6M
−$86.4M (−13.4%) vs. Q1 2024
New holders
25
56 more added
Sold out
13
55 more reduced

Compare with Q1 2024: 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 holdersQ2 2024: 189 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 heldQ2 2024: $558.6M
Q1 2021: $426.6MQ2 2021: $460.4MQ3 2021: $459.6MQ4 2021: $523.4MQ1 2022: $471.3MQ2 2022: $366.2MQ3 2022: $357.6MQ4 2022: $389.2MQ1 2023: $410.4MQ2 2023: $437.1MQ3 2023: $422.6MQ4 2023: $515.6MQ1 2024: $645.0MQ2 2024: $558.6MQ3 2024: $588.9MQ4 2024: $603.7MQ1 2025: $558.3MQ2 2025: $692.1MQ3 2025: $724.3MQ4 2025: $743.9MQ1 2026: $663.4MQ2 2026: $805.2M
Institutions holding CSQ and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026223$805.2M
Q1 2026219$663.4M
Q4 2025216$743.9M
Q3 2025209$724.3M
Q2 2025202$692.1M
Q1 2025201$558.3M
Q4 2024203$603.7M
Q3 2024190$588.9M
Q2 2024189$558.6M
Q1 2024177$645.0M
Q4 2023173$515.6M
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$523.4M
Q3 2021144$459.6M
Q2 2021148$460.4M
Q1 2021149$426.6M

Institutions, Q2 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q1 2024.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q2 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bank of America Corp4,772,203$80.4M0.01%+41,845+0.9%Added
UBS Group AG4,082,088$68.7M0.02%−102,135−2.4%Reduced
Morgan Stanley3,921,428$66.0M0.01%−7,713,286−66.3%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company2,938,374$49.5M0.01%+128,818+4.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,770,320$29.8M0.01%−20,828−1.2%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates1,210,438$20.4M0.01%−3,576−0.3%Reduced
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC976,720$16.4M0.67%+479,973+96.6%Added
Bensler, LLC934,383$15.7M2.12%+1,530+0.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC870,457$14.7M0.01%+27,012+3.2%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.830,387$14.0M0.02%−25,574−3.0%Reduced
Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC207,342$12.4M0.01%+194,742+1,545.6%Added
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.700,274$11.8M1.64%+24,364+3.6%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers542,346$9.13M0.02%+32,974+6.5%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.506,604$8.53M0.17%+56,034+12.4%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC503,662$8.48M0.06%−77,320−13.3%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.392,816$6.62M0.11%−3,671−0.9%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC388,816$6.55M0.20%+24,188+6.6%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.358,681$6.04M0.02%+11,222+3.2%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.279,123$4.70M0.01%−73,024−20.7%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc260,663$4.39M0.00%+13,393+5.4%Added
Stifel Financial Corp258,752$4.36M0.00%−12,497−4.6%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp235,434$3.96M0.01%−4,826−2.0%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co228,914$3.85M0.00%−308,392−57.4%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC210,672$3.55M0.02%−2,898−1.4%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC190,599$3.21M0.01%−3,396−1.8%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC189,399$3.19M0.01%+2,238+1.2%Added
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC188,273$2.97M0.02%+188,273New
Clearstead Advisors, LLC173,534$2.92M0.05%+173,534New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.167,417$2.82M0.01%−9,030−5.1%Reduced
Pointe Capital Management LLC151,920$2.56M1.59%−1,099−0.7%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC146,294$2.46M0.02%+2,518+1.8%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC143,153$2.41M0.97%−10,750−7.0%Reduced
National Asset Management, Inc.140,327$2.36M0.06%−132−0.1%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC139,101$2.34M0.00%+17,263+14.2%Added
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.127,193$2.14M0.18%−10,477−7.6%Reduced
Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc.103,485$1.74M0.88%+300+0.3%Added
Central Trust Co102,828$1.73M0.04%−8,055−7.3%Reduced
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC98,113$1.65M0.24%+3,138+3.3%Added
Mariner, LLC97,786$1.65M0.00%−4,851−4.7%Reduced
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC97,222$1.64M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC96,182$1.62M0.02%+11,742+13.9%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.90,041$1.52M0.00%−40.0%Reduced
Karpus Management, Inc.89,768$1.51M0.04%−800−0.9%Reduced
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC85,780$1.44M0.05%−24,934−22.5%Reduced
Lake Street Financial LLC79,700$1.34M0.17%+1,250+1.6%Added
Relative Value Partners Group, LLC79,700$1.34M0.17%+79,700New
Captrust Financial Advisors79,062$1.33M0.00%+1,470+1.9%Added
Calamos Wealth Management LLC61,970$1.04M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC60,315$1.02M0.01%+1,077+1.8%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.58,162$979.5K0.03%+2,949+5.3%Added
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.52,141$878.1K0.02%+37+0.1%Added
Comerica Bank51,063$859.9K0.00%−6,310−11.0%Reduced
Palogic Value Management, L.P.51,000$858.8K0.36%00.0%Unchanged
Conning Inc.49,194$828.4K0.03%+913+1.9%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC47,575$801.2K0.01%+175+0.4%Added
M&T Bank Corp45,000$757.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Consolidated Planning Corp44,575$750.6K0.12%−2,906−6.1%Reduced
9258 Wealth Management, LLC42,787$720.5K0.11%−117−0.3%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.42,266$711.8K0.00%+16,500+64.0%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc41,432$698.0K0.02%−6,382−13.3%Reduced
NWF Advisory Services Inc.40,134$675.9K0.11%−4,300−9.7%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.39,482$664.9K0.00%−1,317−3.2%Reduced
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,723$618.4K0.11%+107+0.3%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC36,450$613.0K0.05%−88−0.2%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC36,296$611.2K0.00%+21,296+142.0%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc35,781$602.6K0.01%+832+2.4%Added
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC34,172$575.5K0.32%+194+0.6%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC33,805$569.3K0.02%+470+1.4%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.33,465$563.5K0.01%−1,720−4.9%Reduced
Fairman Group, LLC33,051$556.6K0.57%+33,051New
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$532.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Holdings, LLC30,885$520.1K0.00%+30,885New
D.A. Davidson & Co.30,680$516.7K0.00%+800+2.7%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC30,515$513.9K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC30,189$508.4K0.01%+2,108+7.5%Added
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC29,619$498.8K0.14%−7,665−20.6%Reduced
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.29,532$497.3K0.01%+14,557+97.2%Added
Canal Capital Management, LLC28,400$478.3K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
PFG Investments, LLC27,515$463.4K0.03%+2,970+12.1%Added
David J Yvars Group27,211$459.8K0.29%+139+0.5%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC26,903$453.0K0.01%+323+1.2%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$440.8K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Founders Financial Securities LLC25,995$437.8K0.04%+25,995New
Capital CS Group, LLC25,981$437.5K0.50%+62+0.2%Added
XML Financial, LLC24,928$419.8K0.04%−1,200−4.6%Reduced
San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC24,008$404.0K0.10%+24,008New
Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC23,862$401.8K0.06%−3,500−12.8%Reduced
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.23,494$395.6K0.03%+3,166+15.6%Added
ORG Partners LLC23,424$394.0K0.05%−1,000−4.1%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC22,923$386.0K0.22%−700−3.0%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC22,780$383.6K0.00%−11,188−32.9%Reduced
Smith, Moore & Co.21,850$368.0K0.04%−500−2.2%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc21,591$363.6K0.00%−1,677−7.2%Reduced
Nations Financial Group Inc,21,487$361.8K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC21,322$359.1K0.00%−2,232−9.5%Reduced
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC21,221$357.4K0.01%+31+0.1%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc21,002$353.7K0.00%−2,353−10.1%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC20,818$350.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Old National Bancorp20,075$338.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC20,000$336.8K0.17%00.0%Unchanged