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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, Q3 2024

Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Sep 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
190
+3 vs. Q2 2024
Shares held
33.3M
+874.3K (+2.7%) vs. Q2 2024
Total value
$588.9M
+$33.6M (+6.0%) vs. Q2 2024
New holders
14
64 more added
Sold out
11
49 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q2 2024 haven't filed for Q3 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2024: 190 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 heldQ3 2024: $588.9M
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, Q3 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q2 2024.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q3 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bank of America Corp4,802,056$83.3M0.01%+29,853+0.6%Added
Morgan Stanley4,218,817$73.2M0.01%+297,389+7.6%Added
UBS Group AG4,152,685$72.0M0.02%+70,597+1.7%Added
Wells Fargo & Company2,992,750$51.9M0.01%+54,376+1.9%Added
Royal Bank of Canada1,773,352$30.8M0.01%+3,032+0.2%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,170,880$20.3M0.01%−39,558−3.3%Reduced
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC1,001,404$17.4M0.69%+24,684+2.5%Added
Bensler, LLC946,374$16.4M2.07%+11,991+1.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.919,026$15.9M0.02%+88,639+10.7%Added
LPL Financial LLC887,660$15.4M0.01%+17,203+2.0%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC261,395$15.1M0.04%+243,329+1,346.9%Added
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.740,740$12.9M1.69%+40,466+5.8%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers552,207$9.58M0.02%+9,861+1.8%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.484,889$8.41M0.15%−21,715−4.3%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.428,565$7.44M0.11%+35,749+9.1%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC420,835$7.30M0.21%+32,019+8.2%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC386,054$6.70M0.05%−117,608−23.4%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.362,352$6.29M0.02%+3,671+1.0%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC336,742$5.84M2.20%+193,589+135.2%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.273,859$4.75M0.01%−5,264−1.9%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp256,465$4.45M0.01%+21,031+8.9%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc254,967$4.42M0.00%−5,696−2.2%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp250,002$4.34M0.00%−8,750−3.4%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC208,544$3.62M0.02%−2,128−1.0%Reduced
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC183,616$3.31M0.02%−4,657−2.5%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC185,152$3.21M0.00%−4,247−2.2%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC176,382$3.06M0.01%−14,217−7.5%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.170,285$2.95M0.30%+43,092+33.9%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.163,277$2.83M0.01%−4,140−2.5%Reduced
Pointe Capital Management LLC145,897$2.53M1.48%−6,023−4.0%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC145,005$2.52M0.04%−28,529−16.4%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC143,776$2.49M0.02%−2,518−1.7%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC132,878$2.31M0.00%−6,223−4.5%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC122,412$2.12M0.02%+26,230+27.3%Added
Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc.106,735$1.85M0.92%+3,250+3.1%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.106,670$1.83M0.05%−33,657−24.0%Reduced
Central Trust Co102,828$1.78M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Mariner, LLC99,070$1.72M0.00%+1,284+1.3%Added
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC98,712$1.71M0.23%+599+0.6%Added
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC97,222$1.69M0.28%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.91,845$1.59M0.00%+1,804+2.0%Added
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC87,766$1.52M0.05%+1,986+2.3%Added
Lake Street Financial LLC79,950$1.39M0.22%+250+0.3%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors77,969$1.35M0.00%−1,093−1.4%Reduced
Invesco Ltd.67,067$1.16M0.00%+24,801+58.7%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.63,416$1.10M0.03%+5,254+9.0%Added
Calamos Wealth Management LLC61,970$1.08M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Karpus Management, Inc.59,468$1.03M0.03%−30,300−33.8%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC59,058$1.02M0.01%−1,257−2.1%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC56,256$976.0K0.01%+8,681+18.2%Added
Founders Financial Securities LLC53,050$920.4K0.08%+27,055+104.1%Added
Comerica Bank52,384$908.9K0.00%+1,321+2.6%Added
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.52,180$905.3K0.02%+39+0.1%Added
Conning Inc.50,086$869.0K0.03%+892+1.8%Added
M&T Bank Corp45,000$780.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
9258 Wealth Management, LLC42,974$745.6K0.11%+187+0.4%Added
Consolidated Planning Corp41,674$723.0K0.11%−2,901−6.5%Reduced
NWF Advisory Services Inc.40,134$696.3K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Palogic Value Management, L.P.40,000$694.0K0.28%−11,000−21.6%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc39,186$680.0K0.03%−2,246−5.4%Reduced
Walleye Capital LLC38,921$675.3K0.01%+38,921New
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC38,471$664.0K0.06%+2,021+5.5%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.37,034$642.5K0.00%−2,448−6.2%Reduced
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,827$638.9K0.10%+104+0.3%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC36,411$631.7K0.00%+115+0.3%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC34,022$590.3K0.02%+217+0.6%Added
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC33,916$588.4K0.30%−256−0.7%Reduced
Raymond James Trust N.A.33,465$580.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc33,099$574.3K0.00%+12,097+57.6%Added
Fairman Group, LLC33,051$573.4K0.52%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Co Inc31,995$555.1K0.01%−3,786−10.6%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$549.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Holdings, LLC30,885$535.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC30,515$529.4K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.30,307$525.8K0.01%+775+2.6%Added
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC29,619$513.9K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC30,189$508.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC29,297$508.3K0.00%+29,297New
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.27,821$482.7K0.03%+4,327+18.4%Added
PFG Investments, LLC27,358$474.7K0.03%−157−0.6%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC27,174$471.5K0.01%+271+1.0%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC26,208$454.7K0.01%+26,208New
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$454.1K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Capital CS Group, LLC26,041$451.8K0.54%+60+0.2%Added
D.A. Davidson & Co.25,130$436.0K0.00%−5,550−18.1%Reduced
XML Financial, LLC24,928$432.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
David J Yvars Group24,452$422.7K0.26%−2,759−10.1%Reduced
Canal Capital Management, LLC24,000$416.4K0.07%−4,400−15.5%Reduced
Nations Financial Group Inc,23,880$414.3K0.03%+2,393+11.1%Added
Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC23,662$410.5K0.05%−200−0.8%Reduced
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC23,563$408.8K0.01%+2,342+11.0%Added
ORG Partners LLC23,324$404.7K0.06%−100−0.4%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC22,928$397.8K0.00%+148+0.6%Added
ELCO Management Co., LLC22,424$389.1K0.21%−499−2.2%Reduced
Good Life Advisors, LLC22,284$386.6K0.02%+11,142+100.0%Added
Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC21,500$373.0K0.03%+21,500New
Mercer Global Advisors Inc21,591$370.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC20,942$363.3K0.00%−380−1.8%Reduced
Smith, Moore & Co.20,850$361.7K0.03%−1,000−4.6%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC20,818$361.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged