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, 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 (+9.4%) vs. Q3 2024
- Total value
- $603.7M
- +$67.5M (+12.6%) vs. Q3 2024
- New holders
- 30
- 68 more added
- Sold out
- 12
- 47 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 | $801.0M |
| Q1 2026 | 219 | $663.4M |
| Q4 2025 | 216 | $743.6M |
| Q3 2025 | 209 | $721.5M |
| Q2 2025 | 202 | $644.5M |
| Q1 2025 | 201 | $558.1M |
| Q4 2024 | 203 | $603.7M |
| Q3 2024 | 190 | $573.8M |
| Q2 2024 | 189 | $544.3M |
| Q1 2024 | 177 | $513.6M |
| Q4 2023 | 173 | $453.9M |
| 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 | $523.2M |
| Q3 2021 | 144 | $459.6M |
| Q2 2021 | 148 | $460.4M |
| Q1 2021 | 149 | $425.1M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. | 19,666 | $348.3K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,000 | $353.6K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC | 20,067 | $355.0K | 0.07% | +237+1.2% | Added |
| Old National Bancorp | 20,075 | $355.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 20,282 | $361.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC | 20,818 | $368.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 20,832 | $368.9K | 0.00% | −110−0.5% | Reduced |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 20,850 | $369.3K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Consolidated Planning Corp | 21,238 | $376.1K | 0.05% | −20,436−49.0% | Reduced |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 21,523 | $381.8K | 0.00% | −14,888−40.9% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 22,324 | $395.4K | 0.21% | −100−0.4% | Reduced |
| Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC | 22,500 | $398.5K | 0.03% | +1,000+4.7% | Added |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,324 | $413.1K | 0.03% | +23,324 | New |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 23,628 | $418.5K | 0.01% | +65+0.3% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 23,711 | $419.9K | 0.01% | +5,185+28.0% | Added |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 23,740 | $420.0K | 0.01% | −15,446−39.4% | Reduced |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 23,880 | $422.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 24,195 | $428.5K | 0.00% | −935−3.7% | Reduced |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 24,297 | $430.3K | 0.02% | +24,297 | New |
| David J Yvars Group | 24,525 | $435.1K | 0.27% | +73+0.3% | Added |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,962 | $437.5K | 0.05% | +300+1.3% | Added |
| ORG Partners LLC | 24,824 | $439.6K | 0.06% | +1,500+6.4% | Added |
| XML Financial, LLC | 24,928 | $441.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bay Capital Advisors, LLC | 25,150 | $445.4K | 0.36% | +25,150 | New |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 25,248 | $447.3K | 0.01% | +25,248 | New |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 26,174 | $463.5K | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,813 | $474.9K | 0.15% | +26,813 | New |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 26,946 | $477.2K | 0.01% | −228−0.8% | Reduced |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 28,606 | $506.6K | 0.24% | +28,606 | New |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 29,090 | $515.2K | 0.01% | −1,099−3.6% | Reduced |
| Atomi Financial Group, Inc. | 29,408 | $520.8K | 0.03% | +1,587+5.7% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 29,619 | $524.6K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 30,345 | $537.4K | 0.00% | +1,048+3.6% | Added |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 30,515 | $540.4K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $547.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $560.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 32,805 | $581.0K | 0.04% | +5,447+19.9% | Added |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 33,051 | $588.7K | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 33,992 | $602.0K | 0.01% | +1,997+6.2% | Added |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 34,146 | $604.7K | 0.30% | +230+0.7% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 34,706 | $618.2K | 0.02% | +684+2.0% | Added |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC | 35,766 | $633.0K | 0.05% | −2,705−7.0% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 36,267 | $642.3K | 0.00% | −767−2.1% | Reduced |
| Jmac Enterprises LLC | 36,928 | $654.0K | 0.10% | +101+0.3% | Added |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $687.1K | 0.27% | −1,200−3.0% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 44,670 | $791.1K | 0.00% | +11,571+35.0% | Added |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 44,721 | $792.0K | 0.01% | +44,721 | New |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,000 | $797.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 50,124 | $887.7K | 0.09% | −120,161−70.6% | Reduced |
| Essential Planning, LLC. | 51,415 | $916.0K | 0.01% | +51,415 | New |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 52,217 | $924.8K | 0.02% | +37+0.1% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 52,568 | $931.0K | 0.00% | +184+0.4% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 56,661 | $1.00M | 0.01% | +33,733+147.1% | Added |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 58,088 | $1.03M | 0.03% | −1,380−2.3% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 58,591 | $1.04M | 0.01% | −467−0.8% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 60,153 | $1.07M | 0.03% | −3,263−5.1% | Reduced |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 61,970 | $1.10M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 63,700 | $1.13M | 0.18% | −16,250−20.3% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 65,622 | $1.16M | 0.01% | +9,366+16.6% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 76,669 | $1.36M | 0.00% | +9,602+14.3% | Added |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 77,084 | $1.37M | 0.01% | +46,777+154.3% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 78,494 | $1.39M | 0.00% | +525+0.7% | Added |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 87,250 | $1.55M | 0.14% | +34,200+64.5% | Added |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 87,828 | $1.56M | 0.05% | +62+0.1% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 90,865 | $1.61M | 0.04% | −11,963−11.6% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 92,710 | $1.64M | 0.00% | +865+0.9% | Added |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,222 | $1.72M | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 97,937 | $1.73M | 0.24% | −775−0.8% | Reduced |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 97,515 | $1.74M | 0.06% | −9,155−8.6% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 100,471 | $1.78M | 0.00% | +1,401+1.4% | Added |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 110,685 | $1.97M | 0.95% | +3,950+3.7% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 135,959 | $2.41M | 0.00% | +3,081+2.3% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 137,699 | $2.44M | 0.02% | +15,287+12.5% | Added |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 143,883 | $2.55M | 0.02% | +107+0.1% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 146,050 | $2.59M | 0.04% | +1,045+0.7% | Added |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 147,722 | $2.62M | 1.50% | +1,825+1.3% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 175,020 | $3.10M | 0.01% | −1,362−0.8% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 176,890 | $3.13M | 0.01% | +13,613+8.3% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 181,514 | $3.21M | 0.00% | −3,638−2.0% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 190,357 | $3.49M | 0.02% | +6,741+3.7% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 226,184 | $4.01M | 0.02% | +17,640+8.5% | Added |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 228,985 | $4.06M | 3.95% | +228,985 | New |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 247,451 | $4.38M | 0.00% | −7,516−2.9% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 254,327 | $4.50M | 0.01% | −2,138−0.8% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 281,872 | $4.99M | 0.01% | +31,870+12.7% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 323,774 | $5.73M | 0.01% | +49,915+18.2% | Added |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 360,621 | $6.42M | 2.46% | +23,879+7.1% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 365,917 | $6.48M | 0.02% | +3,565+1.0% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 390,663 | $6.92M | 0.06% | +4,609+1.2% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 423,861 | $7.51M | 0.17% | +3,026+0.7% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 457,678 | $8.11M | 0.11% | +29,113+6.8% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 498,330 | $8.83M | 0.16% | +13,441+2.8% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 675,484 | $12.0M | 0.03% | +123,277+22.3% | Added |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 753,506 | $13.3M | 1.79% | +12,766+1.7% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 911,027 | $16.1M | 0.01% | +23,367+2.6% | Added |
| Bensler, LLC | 964,340 | $17.1M | 2.03% | +17,966+1.9% | Added |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 1,148,174 | $20.3M | 0.81% | +146,770+14.7% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1,779,463 | $31.5M | 0.01% | +6,111+0.3% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 2,134,790 | $37.8M | 0.01% | +2,134,790 | New |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 3,147,864 | $55.7M | 0.01% | +155,114+5.2% | Added |