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, Q1 2025
Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
- 201
- −1 vs. Q4 2024
- Shares held
- 34.5M
- +426.2K (+1.3%) vs. Q4 2024
- Total value
- $558.1M
- −$45.4M (−7.5%) vs. Q4 2024
- New holders
- 19
- 65 more added
- Sold out
- 20
- 54 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q4 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 4,785,092 | $77.4M | 0.01% | +47,984+1.0% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,213,050 | $68.2M | 0.00% | −134,993−3.1% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 4,127,054 | $66.8M | 0.01% | −52,761−1.3% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 3,223,722 | $52.2M | 0.01% | +75,858+2.4% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1,954,032 | $31.6M | 0.01% | +174,569+9.8% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 1,927,669 | $31.2M | 0.01% | −207,121−9.7% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 1,280,271 | $20.7M | 0.89% | +132,097+11.5% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,059,785 | $17.1M | 0.01% | +148,758+16.3% | Added |
| Bensler, LLC | 992,756 | $16.1M | 2.01% | +28,416+2.9% | Added |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 753,522 | $12.2M | 1.61% | +160.0% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 686,307 | $11.1M | 0.02% | +10,823+1.6% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 507,354 | $8.21M | 0.15% | +9,024+1.8% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 425,833 | $6.89M | 0.06% | +35,170+9.0% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 422,126 | $6.83M | 0.02% | +56,209+15.4% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 416,232 | $6.73M | 0.10% | −41,446−9.1% | Reduced |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 413,083 | $6.68M | 0.15% | −10,778−2.5% | Reduced |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 361,493 | $5.85M | 2.28% | +872+0.2% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 297,404 | $4.81M | 0.01% | −26,370−8.1% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 280,059 | $4.53M | 0.00% | −1,813−0.6% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 262,058 | $4.26M | 0.00% | +14,607+5.9% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 257,744 | $4.17M | 0.01% | +3,417+1.3% | Added |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 229,965 | $3.72M | 3.51% | +980+0.4% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 215,309 | $3.48M | 0.02% | −10,875−4.8% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 189,631 | $3.07M | 0.01% | +14,611+8.3% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 183,668 | $2.97M | 0.00% | +2,154+1.2% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 176,813 | $2.86M | 0.01% | −770.0% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 171,468 | $2.77M | 0.02% | −18,889−9.9% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 149,193 | $2.41M | 0.02% | +11,494+8.3% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 141,618 | $2.29M | 0.04% | −4,432−3.0% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 140,824 | $2.28M | 0.00% | +4,865+3.6% | Added |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 134,893 | $2.18M | 0.02% | −8,990−6.2% | Reduced |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 131,222 | $2.12M | 1.24% | −16,500−11.2% | Reduced |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 125,852 | $2.04M | 0.06% | +109,277+659.3% | Added |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 122,330 | $1.98M | 0.07% | +122,330 | New |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 109,517 | $1.77M | 0.87% | −1,168−1.1% | Reduced |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 104,774 | $1.70M | 0.05% | +7,259+7.4% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 104,127 | $1.68M | 0.00% | +3,656+3.6% | Added |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 99,472 | $1.61M | 0.23% | +1,535+1.6% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 99,309 | $1.61M | 0.00% | +22,640+29.5% | Added |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,722 | $1.58M | 0.27% | +500+0.5% | Added |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 96,730 | $1.53M | 0.13% | +9,480+10.9% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 89,740 | $1.45M | 0.04% | −1,125−1.2% | Reduced |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 85,160 | $1.38M | 0.07% | +23,190+37.4% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 78,207 | $1.27M | 0.00% | −287−0.4% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 68,309 | $1.11M | 0.01% | +2,687+4.1% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 64,308 | $1.04M | 0.02% | +30,316+89.2% | Added |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 64,098 | $1.04M | 0.17% | +398+0.6% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 63,808 | $1.03M | 0.00% | +19,138+42.8% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 63,650 | $1.03M | 0.01% | +5,059+8.6% | Added |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 60,154 | $973.3K | 0.03% | −27,674−31.5% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 57,293 | $927.0K | 0.03% | −2,860−4.8% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 57,169 | $925.0K | 0.00% | +508+0.9% | Added |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 53,343 | $863.1K | 0.03% | −4,745−8.2% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 52,604 | $851.1K | 0.00% | +36+0.1% | Added |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 52,255 | $845.5K | 0.02% | +38+0.1% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,000 | $728.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 43,803 | $708.7K | 0.01% | −918−2.1% | Reduced |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 40,884 | $661.5K | 0.01% | −36,200−47.0% | Reduced |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. | 40,134 | $649.4K | 0.09% | +40,134 | New |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $627.8K | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 36,679 | $593.5K | 0.02% | +1,973+5.7% | Added |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 36,545 | $591.3K | 0.03% | +36,545 | New |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 33,051 | $588.7K | 0.54% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC | 34,257 | $554.0K | 0.04% | −1,509−4.2% | Reduced |
| Atomi Financial Group, Inc. | 34,070 | $551.2K | 0.03% | +4,662+15.9% | Added |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 33,045 | $534.7K | 0.26% | −1,101−3.2% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 32,155 | $520.3K | 0.00% | −60,555−65.3% | Reduced |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 32,029 | $518.2K | 0.03% | −776−2.4% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $512.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 31,517 | $509.9K | 0.00% | +1,172+3.9% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $499.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 30,165 | $488.1K | 0.07% | −350−1.1% | Reduced |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 29,619 | $479.2K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 29,197 | $472.4K | 0.01% | +107+0.4% | Added |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 27,985 | $452.8K | 0.01% | +4,357+18.4% | Added |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 27,910 | $451.6K | 0.23% | −696−2.4% | Reduced |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 27,268 | $441.2K | 0.01% | +322+1.2% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 26,958 | $436.2K | 0.00% | −9,309−25.7% | Reduced |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,398 | $427.1K | 0.15% | −415−1.5% | Reduced |
| David J Yvars Group | 25,401 | $412.8K | 0.32% | +876+3.6% | Added |
| XML Financial, LLC | 24,928 | $403.3K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 24,513 | $396.6K | 0.12% | −1,661−6.3% | Reduced |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 24,355 | $394.1K | 0.03% | +475+2.0% | Added |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 24,220 | $391.9K | 0.00% | +25+0.1% | Added |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 24,193 | $391.4K | 0.01% | +11,684+93.4% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 24,001 | $388.3K | 0.01% | +290+1.2% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 23,869 | $386.2K | 0.00% | +23,869 | New |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 23,366 | $378.1K | 0.02% | −931−3.8% | Reduced |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,362 | $378.0K | 0.05% | −600−2.5% | Reduced |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 23,324 | $377.4K | 0.00% | −1,924−7.6% | Reduced |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,324 | $377.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bay Capital Advisors, LLC | 22,779 | $368.6K | 0.31% | −2,371−9.4% | Reduced |
| Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC | 22,500 | $364.1K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 22,224 | $359.6K | 0.20% | −100−0.4% | Reduced |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 21,822 | $353.0K | 0.01% | −1,918−8.1% | Reduced |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 21,037 | $340.4K | 0.00% | −486−2.3% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 20,832 | $337.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,571 | $332.8K | 0.00% | +3,325+19.3% | Added |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 20,282 | $328.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC | 20,092 | $325.0K | 0.07% | +25+0.1% | Added |