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, Q2 2025
Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Jun 30, 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
- 202
- +4 vs. Q1 2025
- Shares held
- 37.9M
- +3.48M (+10.1%) vs. Q1 2025
- Total value
- $692.1M
- +$134.3M (+24.1%) vs. Q1 2025
- New holders
- 17
- 78 more added
- Sold out
- 13
- 54 more reduced
3 institutions that held it in Q1 2025 haven't filed for Q2 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 2025: 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, Q2 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q1 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 4,735,753 | $86.4M | 0.01% | −49,339−1.0% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,205,936 | $76.7M | 0.00% | −7,114−0.2% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 4,000,422 | $73.0M | 0.01% | +2,046,390+104.7% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 3,954,039 | $72.1M | 0.02% | −173,015−4.2% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 3,289,521 | $60.0M | 0.01% | +65,799+2.0% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 1,995,245 | $36.4M | 0.01% | +67,576+3.5% | Added |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 1,438,135 | $26.2M | 0.90% | +157,864+12.3% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 1,208,928 | $22.1M | 0.03% | +786,802+186.4% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,078,841 | $19.7M | 0.01% | +19,056+1.8% | Added |
| Bensler, LLC | 994,476 | $18.1M | 2.03% | +1,720+0.2% | Added |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 782,813 | $14.3M | 1.80% | +29,291+3.9% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 685,328 | $12.5M | 0.02% | −979−0.1% | Reduced |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 530,147 | $9.67M | 0.17% | +22,793+4.5% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 512,616 | $9.35M | 0.13% | +96,384+23.2% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 434,485 | $7.93M | 0.06% | +8,652+2.0% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 409,908 | $7.48M | 0.15% | −3,175−0.8% | Reduced |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 394,767 | $7.20M | 2.61% | +33,274+9.2% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 382,804 | $6.98M | 0.01% | +102,745+36.7% | Added |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 372,587 | $6.80M | 0.17% | +250,257+204.6% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 280,507 | $5.12M | 0.01% | −16,897−5.7% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 267,626 | $4.87M | 0.00% | +5,568+2.1% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 265,927 | $4.85M | 0.01% | +8,183+3.2% | Added |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 229,072 | $4.18M | 3.61% | −893−0.4% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 206,728 | $3.77M | 0.02% | −8,581−4.0% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 192,437 | $3.51M | 0.00% | +8,769+4.8% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 189,213 | $3.45M | 0.01% | −418−0.2% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 175,765 | $3.21M | 0.02% | +4,297+2.5% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 153,564 | $2.80M | 0.01% | −23,249−13.1% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 145,072 | $2.65M | 0.02% | −4,121−2.8% | Reduced |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 139,285 | $2.54M | 0.04% | −2,333−1.6% | Reduced |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 134,743 | $2.46M | 0.02% | −150−0.1% | Reduced |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 131,220 | $2.39M | 1.24% | −20.0% | Reduced |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 125,008 | $2.28M | 0.05% | −844−0.7% | Reduced |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 119,736 | $2.18M | 0.93% | +10,219+9.3% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 118,806 | $2.17M | 0.00% | −22,018−15.6% | Reduced |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 111,305 | $2.03M | 0.15% | +14,575+15.1% | Added |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 109,462 | $2.00M | 0.08% | +72,917+199.5% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 107,541 | $1.96M | 0.00% | +8,232+8.3% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 106,036 | $1.93M | 0.00% | +1,909+1.8% | Added |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,722 | $1.78M | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 97,262 | $1.77M | 0.23% | −2,210−2.2% | Reduced |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 85,160 | $1.55M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Central Trust Co | 84,515 | $1.54M | 0.04% | −5,225−5.8% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 84,075 | $1.53M | 0.00% | +20,267+31.8% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 81,223 | $1.48M | 0.00% | +3,016+3.9% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 72,393 | $1.32M | 0.01% | +4,084+6.0% | Added |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 65,448 | $1.19M | 0.17% | +1,350+2.1% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 64,763 | $1.18M | 0.02% | +455+0.7% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 62,018 | $1.13M | 0.01% | −1,632−2.6% | Reduced |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 59,964 | $1.09M | 0.03% | −190−0.3% | Reduced |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 57,224 | $1.04M | 0.01% | +55+0.1% | Added |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 55,333 | $1.01M | 0.03% | +1,990+3.7% | Added |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 54,119 | $987.1K | 0.03% | −3,174−5.5% | Reduced |
| Comerica Bank | 53,929 | $983.7K | 0.00% | +1,325+2.5% | Added |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 52,296 | $953.9K | 0.02% | +41+0.1% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,000 | $820.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Colony Group, LLC | 44,660 | $814.6K | 0.00% | +44,660 | New |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 43,643 | $796.1K | 0.01% | −160−0.4% | Reduced |
| Good Life Advisors, LLC | 41,287 | $753.1K | 0.05% | +29,752+257.9% | Added |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. | 40,134 | $732.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $707.7K | 0.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 37,638 | $686.5K | 0.04% | +5,609+17.5% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 35,632 | $649.9K | 0.02% | −1,047−2.9% | Reduced |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC | 34,356 | $627.0K | 0.04% | +99+0.3% | Added |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 33,051 | $602.9K | 0.50% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 32,919 | $600.4K | 0.27% | −126−0.4% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 32,479 | $592.4K | 0.00% | +8,610+36.1% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 32,155 | $586.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 31,797 | $580.0K | 0.01% | +3,812+13.6% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $577.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $563.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. | 30,825 | $562.2K | 0.06% | +30,825 | New |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 30,165 | $550.2K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 29,765 | $542.9K | 0.01% | +5,764+24.0% | Added |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 27,888 | $508.7K | 0.03% | +10,882+64.0% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 27,621 | $503.8K | 0.01% | +353+1.3% | Added |
| David J Yvars Group | 27,121 | $492.9K | 0.29% | +1,720+6.8% | Added |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 26,952 | $491.6K | 0.01% | +2,759+11.4% | Added |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,699 | $487.0K | 0.15% | +301+1.1% | Added |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 25,424 | $463.7K | 0.18% | −2,486−8.9% | Reduced |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 24,720 | $450.9K | 0.00% | +500+2.1% | Added |
| XML Financial, LLC | 24,078 | $439.2K | 0.04% | −850−3.4% | Reduced |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 23,813 | $434.4K | 0.13% | −700−2.9% | Reduced |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,462 | $427.9K | 0.05% | +100+0.4% | Added |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 23,381 | $426.5K | 0.00% | +57+0.2% | Added |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,381 | $426.5K | 0.03% | +57+0.2% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 22,707 | $418.7K | 0.00% | +1,875+9.0% | Added |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 22,808 | $416.0K | 0.01% | +22,808 | New |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 22,658 | $413.3K | 0.00% | +22,658 | New |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 22,615 | $412.5K | 0.03% | −1,740−7.1% | Reduced |
| Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC | 22,500 | $410.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 22,199 | $405.0K | 0.01% | +377+1.7% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 22,138 | $403.8K | 0.00% | −4,820−17.9% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 22,124 | $403.5K | 0.21% | −100−0.4% | Reduced |
| Elequin Capital LP | 20,704 | $377.6K | 0.05% | +20,704 | New |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,000 | $364.8K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC | 19,850 | $362.1K | 0.05% | +203+1.0% | Added |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 19,404 | $353.9K | 0.01% | +1,740+9.9% | Added |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 19,150 | $349.3K | 0.03% | −700−3.5% | Reduced |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 19,148 | $349.3K | 0.00% | −12,369−39.2% | Reduced |