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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, 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
$573.8M
+$31.0M (+5.7%) 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: $573.8M
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, 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
Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC23,662$410.5K0.05%−200−0.8%Reduced
Nations Financial Group Inc,23,880$414.3K0.03%+2,393+11.1%Added
Canal Capital Management, LLC24,000$416.4K0.07%−4,400−15.5%Reduced
David J Yvars Group24,452$422.7K0.26%−2,759−10.1%Reduced
XML Financial, LLC24,928$432.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
D.A. Davidson & Co.25,130$436.0K0.00%−5,550−18.1%Reduced
Capital CS Group, LLC26,041$451.8K0.54%+60+0.2%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC26,174$454.1K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Asset Management LLC26,208$454.7K0.01%+26,208New
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC27,174$471.5K0.01%+271+1.0%Added
PFG Investments, LLC27,358$474.7K0.03%−157−0.6%Reduced
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.27,821$482.7K0.03%+4,327+18.4%Added
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC29,297$508.3K0.00%+29,297New
Advisory Services Network, LLC30,189$508.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Lifeworks Advisors, LLC29,619$513.9K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.30,307$525.8K0.01%+775+2.6%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC30,515$529.4K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Holdings, LLC30,885$535.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$549.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Co Inc31,995$555.1K0.01%−3,786−10.6%Reduced
Fairman Group, LLC33,051$573.4K0.52%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc33,099$574.3K0.00%+12,097+57.6%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.33,465$580.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC33,916$588.4K0.30%−256−0.7%Reduced
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC34,022$590.3K0.02%+217+0.6%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC36,411$631.7K0.00%+115+0.3%Added
Jmac Enterprises LLC36,827$638.9K0.10%+104+0.3%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.37,034$642.5K0.00%−2,448−6.2%Reduced
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC38,471$664.0K0.06%+2,021+5.5%Added
Walleye Capital LLC38,921$675.3K0.01%+38,921New
Wedbush Securities Inc39,186$680.0K0.03%−2,246−5.4%Reduced
Palogic Value Management, L.P.40,000$694.0K0.28%−11,000−21.6%Reduced
NWF Advisory Services Inc.40,134$696.3K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Consolidated Planning Corp41,674$723.0K0.11%−2,901−6.5%Reduced
9258 Wealth Management, LLC42,974$745.6K0.11%+187+0.4%Added
M&T Bank Corp45,000$780.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Conning Inc.50,086$869.0K0.03%+892+1.8%Added
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.52,180$905.3K0.02%+39+0.1%Added
Comerica Bank52,384$908.9K0.00%+1,321+2.6%Added
Founders Financial Securities LLC53,050$920.4K0.08%+27,055+104.1%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC56,256$976.0K0.01%+8,681+18.2%Added
GWM Advisors LLC59,058$1.02M0.01%−1,257−2.1%Reduced
Karpus Management, Inc.59,468$1.03M0.03%−30,300−33.8%Reduced
Calamos Wealth Management LLC61,970$1.08M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.63,416$1.10M0.03%+5,254+9.0%Added
Invesco Ltd.67,067$1.16M0.00%+24,801+58.7%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors77,969$1.35M0.00%−1,093−1.4%Reduced
Lake Street Financial LLC79,950$1.39M0.22%+250+0.3%Added
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC87,766$1.52M0.05%+1,986+2.3%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.91,845$1.59M0.00%+1,804+2.0%Added
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC97,222$1.69M0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC98,712$1.71M0.23%+599+0.6%Added
Mariner, LLC99,070$1.72M0.00%+1,284+1.3%Added
Central Trust Co102,828$1.78M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
National Asset Management, Inc.106,670$1.83M0.05%−33,657−24.0%Reduced
Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc.106,735$1.85M0.92%+3,250+3.1%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC122,412$2.12M0.02%+26,230+27.3%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC132,878$2.31M0.00%−6,223−4.5%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC143,776$2.49M0.02%−2,518−1.7%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC145,005$2.52M0.04%−28,529−16.4%Reduced
Pointe Capital Management LLC145,897$2.53M1.48%−6,023−4.0%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.163,277$2.83M0.01%−4,140−2.5%Reduced
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.170,285$2.95M0.30%+43,092+33.9%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC176,382$3.06M0.01%−14,217−7.5%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC185,152$3.21M0.00%−4,247−2.2%Reduced
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC183,616$3.31M0.02%−4,657−2.5%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC208,544$3.62M0.02%−2,128−1.0%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp250,002$4.34M0.00%−8,750−3.4%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc254,967$4.42M0.00%−5,696−2.2%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp256,465$4.45M0.01%+21,031+8.9%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.273,859$4.75M0.01%−5,264−1.9%Reduced
Shaker Financial Services, LLC336,742$5.84M2.20%+193,589+135.2%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.362,352$6.29M0.02%+3,671+1.0%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC386,054$6.70M0.05%−117,608−23.4%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC420,835$7.30M0.21%+32,019+8.2%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.428,565$7.44M0.11%+35,749+9.1%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.484,889$8.41M0.15%−21,715−4.3%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers552,207$9.58M0.02%+9,861+1.8%Added
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.740,740$12.9M1.69%+40,466+5.8%Added
LPL Financial LLC887,660$15.4M0.01%+17,203+2.0%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.919,026$15.9M0.02%+88,639+10.7%Added
Bensler, LLC946,374$16.4M2.07%+11,991+1.3%Added
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC1,001,404$17.4M0.69%+24,684+2.5%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,170,880$20.3M0.01%−39,558−3.3%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada1,773,352$30.8M0.01%+3,032+0.2%Added
Wells Fargo & Company2,992,750$51.9M0.01%+54,376+1.9%Added
UBS Group AG4,152,685$72.0M0.02%+70,597+1.7%Added
Morgan Stanley4,218,817$73.2M0.01%+297,389+7.6%Added
Bank of America Corp4,802,056$83.3M0.01%+29,853+0.6%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC261,395––+243,329+1,346.9%Added
Semus Wealth Partners LLC0$00.00%−11,166−100.0%Sold out
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC0$00.00%−10,855−100.0%Sold out
Coldstream Capital Management Inc0$00.00%−10,431−100.0%Sold out
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−5,627−100.0%Sold out
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−625−100.0%Sold out
Gradient Investments LLC0$00.00%−350−100.0%Sold out
Investors Research Corp0$00.00%−325−100.0%Sold out
Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−251−100.0%Sold out
Independence Bank of Kentucky0$00.00%−8−100.0%Sold out
Great Lakes Retirement, Inc.0$00.00%−2−100.0%Sold out