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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ1 2025: 201 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 heldQ1 2025: $558.1M
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, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
TSFG, LLC2$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)2$320.00%−15−88.2%Reduced
Golden State Wealth Management, LLC6$970.00%+6New
Tidemark, LLC17$2750.00%+17New
FWL Investment Management, LLC115$1.86K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC.170$2.75K0.00%+3+1.8%Added
Assetmark, Inc175$2.83K0.00%−1−0.6%Reduced
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.184$2.98K0.00%+184New
City State Bank200$3.24K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc250$4.04K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC270$4.37K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC325$5.26K0.00%+325New
North Star Investment Management Corp.400$6.47K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Fairscale Capital, LLC500$8.09K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC500$8.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Salomon & Ludwin, LLC686$11.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Securities, Inc.643$11.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Transce3nd, LLC707$11.4K0.01%+707New
Ameriflex Group, Inc.750$12.1K0.00%−1,300−63.4%Reduced
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC872$14.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Fortis Group Advisors, LLC1,000$16.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Quent Capital, LLC1,027$16.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC1,100$17.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.1,110$18.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital A Wealth Management, LLC1,280$20.7K0.02%−170−11.7%Reduced
ORG Partners LLC1,500$24.4K0.01%−23,324−94.0%Reduced
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc1,600$25.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pacific Center for Financial Services1,692$27.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC1,737$28.1K0.00%−8−0.5%Reduced
Westside Investment Management, Inc.1,754$28.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Lindbrook Capital, LLC1,848$29.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Continuum Advisory, LLC1,912$30.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC2,169$35.2K0.00%+1,862+606.5%Added
CWM, LLC2,280$37.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Dedication, LLC2,400$38.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Truvestments Capital LLC2,454$39.7K0.01%+44+1.8%Added
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC2,511$40.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Maryland Capital Advisors Inc.2,536$41.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Eastern Bank3,060$49.5K0.00%+3,060New
Wolff Wiese Magana LLC3,090$50.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co3,140$50.8K0.00%−455−12.7%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co3,428$55.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC3,527$57.1K0.00%+3,527New
Rothschild Investment LLC5,000$80.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Delta Asset Management LLC5,105$82.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP5,499$86.4K0.00%−651−10.6%Reduced
MAI Capital Management5,477$88.6K0.00%+352+6.9%Added
Nova Wealth Management, Inc.5,893$95.3K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Barrett & Company, Inc.6,249$101.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC6,700$108.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc8,273$133.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp9,586$155.1K0.00%+311+3.4%Added
Coldstream Capital Management Inc9,965$161.2K0.00%+9,965New
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC10,063$162.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC10,160$164.4K0.00%+10,160New
Confluence Wealth Services, Inc.10,799$164.5K0.01%+466+4.5%Added
Private Trust Co NA10,185$164.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank–$171.1K0.00%––
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC10,662$172.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC10,001$177.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Fundamentun, LLC11,080$179.3K0.01%+194+1.8%Added
Private Wealth Group, LLC11,404$184.5K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC11,479$185.0K0.04%−3,108−21.3%Reduced
Good Life Advisors, LLC11,535$186.6K0.01%+393+3.5%Added
Norris Financial Group, LLC12,000$194.2K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Calton & Associates, Inc.12,122$196.1K0.04%+12,122New
Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC12,126$197.5K0.01%+153+1.3%Added
Western Wealth Management, LLC12,463$201.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
IHT Wealth Management, LLC12,604$203.9K0.01%+12+0.1%Added
Lokken Investment Group LLC12,771$206.6K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
MML Investors Services, LLC13,066$211.0K0.00%+1,523+13.2%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC13,137$212.6K0.00%+13,137New
Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC13,174$213.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC13,477$218.1K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
CI Private Wealth, LLC14,196$229.7K0.00%+14,196New
Lantz Financial LLC14,400$233.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Founders Financial Alliance, LLC14,463$234.0K0.06%+744+5.4%Added
TFG Advisers LLC14,629$236.7K0.09%−232−1.6%Reduced
NBC Securities, Inc.15,003$242.0K0.02%+14,988+99,920.0%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC15,066$243.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
SMH Capital Advisors Inc15,132$244.8K0.57%−439−2.8%Reduced
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC15,263$247.0K0.09%−949−5.9%Reduced
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC15,345$249.7K0.00%−276−1.8%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC16,179$261.8K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC16,746$271.0K0.01%−80.0%Reduced
WCG Wealth Advisors LLC17,006$275.2K0.02%+17,006New
Institute for Wealth Management, LLC.17,016$275.3K0.04%−2,650−13.5%Reduced
Stephens Inc17,260$279.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Consolidated Planning Corp17,502$283.2K0.04%−3,736−17.6%Reduced
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.17,664$285.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Compass Planning Associates Inc17,898$289.6K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Legacy Wealth Management, LLC18,458$298.6K0.10%+18,458New
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC18,622$301.3K0.02%+20+0.1%Added
Cascade Financial Partners, LLC18,723$302.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC18,723$302.9K0.05%+208+1.1%Added
Modern Wealth Management, LLC18,768$303.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc18,791$304.0K0.00%+1,070+6.0%Added
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC19,647$317.9K0.05%+189+1.0%Added
Smith, Moore & Co.19,850$321.2K0.03%−1,000−4.8%Reduced
MGB Wealth Management, LLC19,040$322.6K0.12%+19,040New