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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
Bank of America Corp4,785,092$77.4M0.01%+47,984+1.0%Added
Proequities, Inc.0$00.00%−3,000−100.0%Sold out
Essential Planning, LLC.0$00.00%−51,415−100.0%Sold out
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.0$00.00%−50,124−100.0%Sold out
Jmac Enterprises LLC0$00.00%−36,928−100.0%Sold out
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC0$00.00%−20,818−100.0%Sold out
Old National Bancorp0$00.00%−20,075−100.0%Sold out
Capital CS Group, LLC0$00.00%−15,535−100.0%Sold out
Strategic Financial Concepts, LLC0$00.00%−12,260−100.0%Sold out
Northern Trust Corp0$00.00%−11,970−100.0%Sold out
Elequin Capital LP0$00.00%−8,263−100.0%Sold out
Castleview Partners, LLC0$00.00%−6,850−100.0%Sold out
Venturi Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−2,578−100.0%Sold out
Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−1,949−100.0%Sold out
Massmutual Trust Co FSB0$00.00%−1,500−100.0%Sold out
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC0$00.00%−528−100.0%Sold out
Gould Capital, LLC0$00.00%−500−100.0%Sold out
Financial Life Planners0$00.00%−487−100.0%Sold out
Decker Retirement Planning Inc.0$00.00%−223−100.0%Sold out
FMR LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
BlackRock, Inc.0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed