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.
| 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,000 | $323.6K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC | 20,092 | $325.0K | 0.07% | +25+0.1% | Added |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 20,282 | $328.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,571 | $332.8K | 0.00% | +3,325+19.3% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 20,832 | $337.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 21,037 | $340.4K | 0.00% | −486−2.3% | Reduced |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 21,822 | $353.0K | 0.01% | −1,918−8.1% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 22,224 | $359.6K | 0.20% | −100−0.4% | Reduced |
| Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC | 22,500 | $364.1K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bay Capital Advisors, LLC | 22,779 | $368.6K | 0.31% | −2,371−9.4% | 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 |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,362 | $378.0K | 0.05% | −600−2.5% | Reduced |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 23,366 | $378.1K | 0.02% | −931−3.8% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 23,869 | $386.2K | 0.00% | +23,869 | New |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 24,001 | $388.3K | 0.01% | +290+1.2% | Added |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 24,193 | $391.4K | 0.01% | +11,684+93.4% | Added |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 24,220 | $391.9K | 0.00% | +25+0.1% | Added |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 24,355 | $394.1K | 0.03% | +475+2.0% | Added |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 24,513 | $396.6K | 0.12% | −1,661−6.3% | Reduced |
| XML Financial, LLC | 24,928 | $403.3K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| David J Yvars Group | 25,401 | $412.8K | 0.32% | +876+3.6% | Added |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,398 | $427.1K | 0.15% | −415−1.5% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 26,958 | $436.2K | 0.00% | −9,309−25.7% | Reduced |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 27,268 | $441.2K | 0.01% | +322+1.2% | Added |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 27,910 | $451.6K | 0.23% | −696−2.4% | Reduced |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 27,985 | $452.8K | 0.01% | +4,357+18.4% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 29,197 | $472.4K | 0.01% | +107+0.4% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 29,619 | $479.2K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 30,165 | $488.1K | 0.07% | −350−1.1% | Reduced |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $499.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 31,517 | $509.9K | 0.00% | +1,172+3.9% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $512.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 32,029 | $518.2K | 0.03% | −776−2.4% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 32,155 | $520.3K | 0.00% | −60,555−65.3% | Reduced |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 33,045 | $534.7K | 0.26% | −1,101−3.2% | Reduced |
| Atomi Financial Group, Inc. | 34,070 | $551.2K | 0.03% | +4,662+15.9% | Added |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC | 34,257 | $554.0K | 0.04% | −1,509−4.2% | Reduced |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 33,051 | $588.7K | 0.54% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 36,545 | $591.3K | 0.03% | +36,545 | New |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 36,679 | $593.5K | 0.02% | +1,973+5.7% | Added |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $627.8K | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. | 40,134 | $649.4K | 0.09% | +40,134 | New |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 40,884 | $661.5K | 0.01% | −36,200−47.0% | Reduced |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 43,803 | $708.7K | 0.01% | −918−2.1% | Reduced |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,000 | $728.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 52,255 | $845.5K | 0.02% | +38+0.1% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 52,604 | $851.1K | 0.00% | +36+0.1% | Added |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 53,343 | $863.1K | 0.03% | −4,745−8.2% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 57,169 | $925.0K | 0.00% | +508+0.9% | Added |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 57,293 | $927.0K | 0.03% | −2,860−4.8% | Reduced |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 60,154 | $973.3K | 0.03% | −27,674−31.5% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 63,650 | $1.03M | 0.01% | +5,059+8.6% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 63,808 | $1.03M | 0.00% | +19,138+42.8% | Added |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 64,098 | $1.04M | 0.17% | +398+0.6% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 64,308 | $1.04M | 0.02% | +30,316+89.2% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 68,309 | $1.11M | 0.01% | +2,687+4.1% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 78,207 | $1.27M | 0.00% | −287−0.4% | Reduced |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 85,160 | $1.38M | 0.07% | +23,190+37.4% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 89,740 | $1.45M | 0.04% | −1,125−1.2% | Reduced |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 96,730 | $1.53M | 0.13% | +9,480+10.9% | Added |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,722 | $1.58M | 0.27% | +500+0.5% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 99,309 | $1.61M | 0.00% | +22,640+29.5% | Added |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 99,472 | $1.61M | 0.23% | +1,535+1.6% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 104,127 | $1.68M | 0.00% | +3,656+3.6% | Added |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 104,774 | $1.70M | 0.05% | +7,259+7.4% | Added |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 109,517 | $1.77M | 0.87% | −1,168−1.1% | Reduced |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 122,330 | $1.98M | 0.07% | +122,330 | New |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 125,852 | $2.04M | 0.06% | +109,277+659.3% | Added |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 131,222 | $2.12M | 1.24% | −16,500−11.2% | Reduced |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 134,893 | $2.18M | 0.02% | −8,990−6.2% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 140,824 | $2.28M | 0.00% | +4,865+3.6% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 141,618 | $2.29M | 0.04% | −4,432−3.0% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 149,193 | $2.41M | 0.02% | +11,494+8.3% | Added |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 171,468 | $2.77M | 0.02% | −18,889−9.9% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 176,813 | $2.86M | 0.01% | −770.0% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 183,668 | $2.97M | 0.00% | +2,154+1.2% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 189,631 | $3.07M | 0.01% | +14,611+8.3% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 215,309 | $3.48M | 0.02% | −10,875−4.8% | Reduced |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 229,965 | $3.72M | 3.51% | +980+0.4% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 257,744 | $4.17M | 0.01% | +3,417+1.3% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 262,058 | $4.26M | 0.00% | +14,607+5.9% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 280,059 | $4.53M | 0.00% | −1,813−0.6% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 297,404 | $4.81M | 0.01% | −26,370−8.1% | Reduced |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 361,493 | $5.85M | 2.28% | +872+0.2% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 413,083 | $6.68M | 0.15% | −10,778−2.5% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 416,232 | $6.73M | 0.10% | −41,446−9.1% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 422,126 | $6.83M | 0.02% | +56,209+15.4% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 425,833 | $6.89M | 0.06% | +35,170+9.0% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 507,354 | $8.21M | 0.15% | +9,024+1.8% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 686,307 | $11.1M | 0.02% | +10,823+1.6% | Added |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 753,522 | $12.2M | 1.61% | +160.0% | Added |
| Bensler, LLC | 992,756 | $16.1M | 2.01% | +28,416+2.9% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,059,785 | $17.1M | 0.01% | +148,758+16.3% | Added |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 1,280,271 | $20.7M | 0.89% | +132,097+11.5% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 1,927,669 | $31.2M | 0.01% | −207,121−9.7% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1,954,032 | $31.6M | 0.01% | +174,569+9.8% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 3,223,722 | $52.2M | 0.01% | +75,858+2.4% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 4,127,054 | $66.8M | 0.01% | −52,761−1.3% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,213,050 | $68.2M | 0.00% | −134,993−3.1% | Reduced |