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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, 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
32.5M
+1.14M (+3.6%) vs. Q1 2024
Total value
$544.3M
+$30.6M (+6.0%) vs. Q1 2024
New holders
25
57 more added
Sold out
13
54 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: $544.3M
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, 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
ORG Partners LLC23,424$394.0K0.05%−1,000−4.1%Reduced
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.23,494$395.6K0.03%+3,166+15.6%Added
Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC23,862$401.8K0.06%−3,500−12.8%Reduced
San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC24,008$404.0K0.10%+24,008New
XML Financial, LLC24,928$419.8K0.04%−1,200−4.6%Reduced
Capital CS Group, LLC25,981$437.5K0.50%+62+0.2%Added
Founders Financial Securities LLC25,995$437.8K0.04%+25,995New
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$440.8K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC26,903$453.0K0.01%+323+1.2%Added
David J Yvars Group27,211$459.8K0.29%+139+0.5%Added
PFG Investments, LLC27,515$463.4K0.03%+2,970+12.1%Added
Canal Capital Management, LLC28,400$478.3K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.29,532$497.3K0.01%+14,557+97.2%Added
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC29,619$498.8K0.14%−7,665−20.6%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC30,189$508.4K0.01%+2,108+7.5%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC30,515$513.9K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
D.A. Davidson & Co.30,680$516.7K0.00%+800+2.7%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC30,885$520.1K0.00%+30,885New
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$532.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fairman Group, LLC33,051$556.6K0.57%+33,051New
Raymond James Trust N.A.33,465$563.5K0.01%−1,720−4.9%Reduced
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC33,805$569.3K0.02%+470+1.4%Added
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC34,172$575.5K0.32%+194+0.6%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc35,781$602.6K0.01%+832+2.4%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC36,296$611.2K0.00%+21,296+142.0%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC36,450$613.0K0.05%−88−0.2%Reduced
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,723$618.4K0.11%+107+0.3%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.39,482$664.9K0.00%−1,317−3.2%Reduced
NWF Advisory Services Inc.40,134$675.9K0.11%−4,300−9.7%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc41,432$698.0K0.02%−6,382−13.3%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.42,266$711.8K0.00%+16,500+64.0%Added
9258 Wealth Management, LLC42,787$720.5K0.11%−117−0.3%Reduced
Consolidated Planning Corp44,575$750.6K0.12%−2,906−6.1%Reduced
M&T Bank Corp45,000$757.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC47,575$801.2K0.01%+175+0.4%Added
Conning Inc.49,194$828.4K0.03%+913+1.9%Added
Palogic Value Management, L.P.51,000$858.8K0.36%00.0%Unchanged
Comerica Bank51,063$859.9K0.00%−6,310−11.0%Reduced
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.52,141$878.1K0.02%+37+0.1%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.58,162$979.5K0.03%+2,949+5.3%Added
GWM Advisors LLC60,315$1.02M0.01%+1,077+1.8%Added
Calamos Wealth Management LLC61,970$1.04M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Captrust Financial Advisors79,062$1.33M0.00%+1,470+1.9%Added
Lake Street Financial LLC79,700$1.34M0.17%+1,250+1.6%Added
Relative Value Partners Group, LLC79,700$1.34M0.17%+79,700New
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC85,780$1.44M0.05%−24,934−22.5%Reduced
Karpus Management, Inc.89,768$1.51M0.04%−800−0.9%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.90,041$1.52M0.00%−40.0%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC96,182$1.62M0.02%+11,742+13.9%Added
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC97,222$1.64M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Mariner, LLC97,786$1.65M0.00%−4,851−4.7%Reduced
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC98,113$1.65M0.24%+3,138+3.3%Added
Central Trust Co102,828$1.73M0.04%−8,055−7.3%Reduced
Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc.103,485$1.74M0.88%+300+0.3%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co114,457$1.93M0.00%−154,196−57.4%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.127,193$2.14M0.18%−10,477−7.6%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC139,101$2.34M0.00%+17,263+14.2%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.140,327$2.36M0.06%−132−0.1%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC143,153$2.41M0.97%−10,750−7.0%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC146,294$2.46M0.02%+2,518+1.8%Added
Pointe Capital Management LLC151,920$2.56M1.59%−1,099−0.7%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.167,417$2.82M0.01%−9,030−5.1%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC173,534$2.92M0.05%+173,534New
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC188,273$2.97M0.02%+188,273New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC189,399$3.19M0.01%+2,238+1.2%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC190,599$3.21M0.01%−3,396−1.8%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC210,672$3.55M0.02%−2,898−1.4%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp235,434$3.96M0.01%−4,826−2.0%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp258,752$4.36M0.00%−12,497−4.6%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc260,663$4.39M0.00%+13,393+5.4%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.279,123$4.70M0.01%−73,024−20.7%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.358,681$6.04M0.02%+11,222+3.2%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC388,816$6.55M0.20%+24,188+6.6%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.392,816$6.62M0.11%−3,671−0.9%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC503,662$8.48M0.06%−77,320−13.3%Reduced
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.506,604$8.53M0.17%+56,034+12.4%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers542,346$9.13M0.02%+32,974+6.5%Added
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.700,274$11.8M1.64%+24,364+3.6%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.830,387$14.0M0.02%−25,574−3.0%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC870,457$14.7M0.01%+27,012+3.2%Added
Bensler, LLC934,383$15.7M2.12%+1,530+0.2%Added
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC976,720$16.4M0.67%+479,973+96.6%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,210,438$20.4M0.01%−3,576−0.3%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada1,770,320$29.8M0.01%−20,828−1.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company2,938,374$49.5M0.01%+128,818+4.6%Added
Morgan Stanley3,921,428$66.0M0.01%+43,190+1.1%Added
UBS Group AG4,082,088$68.7M0.02%−102,135−2.4%Reduced
Bank of America Corp4,772,203$80.4M0.01%+41,845+0.9%Added
Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC207,342––+194,742+1,545.6%Added
Zuckerman Investment Group, LLC0$00.00%−28,000−100.0%Sold out
Stonebrook Private Inc.0$00.00%−21,809−100.0%Sold out
Citadel Advisors LLC0$00.00%−14,593−100.0%Sold out
Flow State Investments, L.P.0$00.00%−14,560−100.0%Sold out
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.0$00.00%−10,664−100.0%Sold out
Founders Financial Alliance, LLC0$00.00%−10,089−100.0%Sold out
CoreCap Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−8,200−100.0%Sold out
First Manhattan Co0$00.00%−3,100−100.0%Sold out
Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC0$00.00%−1,100−100.0%Sold out
Winch Advisory Services, LLC0$00.00%−423−100.0%Sold out
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)0$00.00%−364−100.0%Sold out