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, Q4 2024
Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Dec 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
- 203
- +18 vs. Q3 2024
- Shares held
- 34.1M
- +2.91M (+9.3%) vs. Q3 2024
- Total value
- $603.7M
- +$52.4M (+9.5%) vs. Q3 2024
- New holders
- 30
- 68 more added
- Sold out
- 12
- 48 more reduced
5 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 223 | $805.2M |
| Q1 2026 | 219 | $663.4M |
| Q4 2025 | 216 | $743.9M |
| Q3 2025 | 209 | $724.3M |
| Q2 2025 | 202 | $692.1M |
| Q1 2025 | 201 | $558.3M |
| Q4 2024 | 203 | $603.7M |
| Q3 2024 | 190 | $588.9M |
| Q2 2024 | 189 | $558.6M |
| Q1 2024 | 177 | $645.0M |
| Q4 2023 | 173 | $515.6M |
| Q3 2023 | 168 | $422.6M |
| Q2 2023 | 160 | $437.1M |
| Q1 2023 | 169 | $410.4M |
| Q4 2022 | 164 | $389.2M |
| Q3 2022 | 157 | $357.6M |
| Q2 2022 | 153 | $366.2M |
| Q1 2022 | 159 | $471.3M |
| Q4 2021 | 169 | $523.4M |
| Q3 2021 | 144 | $459.6M |
| Q2 2021 | 148 | $460.4M |
| Q1 2021 | 149 | $426.6M |
Institutions, Q4 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q3 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 4,737,108 | $83.9M | 0.01% | −64,948−1.4% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,348,043 | $77.0M | 0.01% | +129,226+3.1% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 4,179,815 | $74.0M | 0.02% | +27,130+0.7% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 3,147,864 | $55.7M | 0.01% | +155,114+5.2% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 2,134,790 | $37.8M | 0.01% | +2,134,790 | New |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1,779,463 | $31.5M | 0.01% | +6,111+0.3% | Added |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 1,148,174 | $20.3M | 0.81% | +146,770+14.7% | Added |
| Bensler, LLC | 964,340 | $17.1M | 2.03% | +17,966+1.9% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 911,027 | $16.1M | 0.01% | +23,367+2.6% | Added |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 753,506 | $13.3M | 1.79% | +12,766+1.7% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 675,484 | $12.0M | 0.03% | +123,277+22.3% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 498,330 | $8.83M | 0.16% | +13,441+2.8% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 457,678 | $8.11M | 0.11% | +29,113+6.8% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 423,861 | $7.51M | 0.17% | +3,026+0.7% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 390,663 | $6.92M | 0.06% | +4,609+1.2% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 365,917 | $6.48M | 0.02% | +3,565+1.0% | Added |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 360,621 | $6.42M | 2.46% | +23,879+7.1% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 323,774 | $5.73M | 0.01% | +49,915+18.2% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 281,872 | $4.99M | 0.01% | +31,870+12.7% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 254,327 | $4.50M | 0.01% | −2,138−0.8% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 247,451 | $4.38M | 0.00% | −7,516−2.9% | Reduced |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 228,985 | $4.06M | 3.95% | +228,985 | New |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 226,184 | $4.01M | 0.02% | +17,640+8.5% | Added |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 190,357 | $3.49M | 0.02% | +6,741+3.7% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 181,514 | $3.21M | 0.00% | −3,638−2.0% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 176,890 | $3.13M | 0.01% | +13,613+8.3% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 175,020 | $3.10M | 0.01% | −1,362−0.8% | Reduced |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 147,722 | $2.62M | 1.50% | +1,825+1.3% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 146,050 | $2.59M | 0.04% | +1,045+0.7% | Added |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 143,883 | $2.55M | 0.02% | +107+0.1% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 137,699 | $2.44M | 0.02% | +15,287+12.5% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 135,959 | $2.41M | 0.00% | +3,081+2.3% | Added |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 110,685 | $1.97M | 0.95% | +3,950+3.7% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 100,471 | $1.78M | 0.00% | +1,401+1.4% | Added |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 97,515 | $1.74M | 0.06% | −9,155−8.6% | Reduced |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 97,937 | $1.73M | 0.24% | −775−0.8% | Reduced |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,222 | $1.72M | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 92,710 | $1.64M | 0.00% | +865+0.9% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 90,865 | $1.61M | 0.04% | −11,963−11.6% | Reduced |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 87,828 | $1.56M | 0.05% | +62+0.1% | Added |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 87,250 | $1.55M | 0.14% | +34,200+64.5% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 78,494 | $1.39M | 0.00% | +525+0.7% | Added |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 77,084 | $1.37M | 0.01% | +46,777+154.3% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 76,669 | $1.36M | 0.00% | +9,602+14.3% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 65,622 | $1.16M | 0.01% | +9,366+16.6% | Added |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 63,700 | $1.13M | 0.18% | −16,250−20.3% | Reduced |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 61,970 | $1.10M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 60,153 | $1.07M | 0.03% | −3,263−5.1% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 58,591 | $1.04M | 0.01% | −467−0.8% | Reduced |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 58,088 | $1.03M | 0.03% | −1,380−2.3% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 56,661 | $1.00M | 0.01% | +33,733+147.1% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 52,568 | $931.0K | 0.00% | +184+0.4% | Added |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 52,217 | $924.8K | 0.02% | +37+0.1% | Added |
| Essential Planning, LLC. | 51,415 | $916.0K | 0.01% | +51,415 | New |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 50,124 | $887.7K | 0.09% | −120,161−70.6% | Reduced |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,000 | $797.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 44,721 | $792.0K | 0.01% | +44,721 | New |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 44,670 | $791.1K | 0.00% | +11,571+35.0% | Added |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $687.1K | 0.27% | −1,200−3.0% | Reduced |
| Jmac Enterprises LLC | 36,928 | $654.0K | 0.10% | +101+0.3% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 36,267 | $642.3K | 0.00% | −767−2.1% | Reduced |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC | 35,766 | $633.0K | 0.05% | −2,705−7.0% | Reduced |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 34,706 | $618.2K | 0.02% | +684+2.0% | Added |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 34,146 | $604.7K | 0.30% | +230+0.7% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 33,992 | $602.0K | 0.01% | +1,997+6.2% | Added |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 33,051 | $588.7K | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 32,805 | $581.0K | 0.04% | +5,447+19.9% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $560.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $547.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 30,515 | $540.4K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 30,345 | $537.4K | 0.00% | +1,048+3.6% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 29,619 | $524.6K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atomi Financial Group, Inc. | 29,408 | $520.8K | 0.03% | +1,587+5.7% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 29,090 | $515.2K | 0.01% | −1,099−3.6% | Reduced |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 28,606 | $506.6K | 0.24% | +28,606 | New |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 26,946 | $477.2K | 0.01% | −228−0.8% | Reduced |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,813 | $474.9K | 0.15% | +26,813 | New |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 26,174 | $463.5K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 25,248 | $447.3K | 0.01% | +25,248 | New |
| Bay Capital Advisors, LLC | 25,150 | $445.4K | 0.36% | +25,150 | New |
| XML Financial, LLC | 24,928 | $441.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ORG Partners LLC | 24,824 | $439.6K | 0.06% | +1,500+6.4% | Added |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,962 | $437.5K | 0.05% | +300+1.3% | Added |
| David J Yvars Group | 24,525 | $435.1K | 0.27% | +73+0.3% | Added |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 24,297 | $430.3K | 0.02% | +24,297 | New |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 24,195 | $428.5K | 0.00% | −935−3.7% | Reduced |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 23,880 | $422.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 23,740 | $420.0K | 0.01% | −15,446−39.4% | Reduced |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 23,711 | $419.9K | 0.01% | +5,185+28.0% | Added |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 23,628 | $418.5K | 0.01% | +65+0.3% | Added |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,324 | $413.1K | 0.03% | +23,324 | New |
| Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC | 22,500 | $398.5K | 0.03% | +1,000+4.7% | Added |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 22,324 | $395.4K | 0.21% | −100−0.4% | Reduced |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 21,523 | $381.8K | 0.00% | −14,888−40.9% | Reduced |
| Consolidated Planning Corp | 21,238 | $376.1K | 0.05% | −20,436−49.0% | Reduced |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 20,850 | $369.3K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 20,832 | $368.9K | 0.00% | −110−0.5% | Reduced |
| Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC | 20,818 | $368.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 20,282 | $361.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Old National Bancorp | 20,075 | $355.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |