Skip to main content

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, 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
35.3M
+877.3K (+2.5%) vs. Q1 2025
Total value
$644.5M
+$86.9M (+15.6%) vs. Q1 2025
New holders
17
78 more added
Sold out
13
53 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.

Institutional holdersQ2 2025: 202 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 heldQ2 2025: $644.5M
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, Q2 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q1 2025.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q2 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Cascade Financial Partners, LLC18,723$341.5K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC19,135$349.0K0.06%+412+2.2%Added
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC19,148$349.3K0.00%−12,369−39.2%Reduced
Smith, Moore & Co.19,150$349.3K0.03%−700−3.5%Reduced
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.19,404$353.9K0.01%+1,740+9.9%Added
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC19,850$362.1K0.05%+203+1.0%Added
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC20,000$364.8K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Elequin Capital LP20,704$377.6K0.05%+20,704New
ELCO Management Co., LLC22,124$403.5K0.21%−100−0.4%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.22,138$403.8K0.00%−4,820−17.9%Reduced
Wedbush Securities Inc22,199$405.0K0.01%+377+1.7%Added
Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC22,500$410.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Nations Financial Group Inc,22,615$412.5K0.03%−1,740−7.1%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC22,658$413.3K0.00%+22,658New
Summit Financial, LLC22,808$416.0K0.01%+22,808New
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC22,707$418.7K0.00%+1,875+9.0%Added
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC23,381$426.5K0.00%+57+0.2%Added
Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC23,381$426.5K0.03%+57+0.2%Added
Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC23,462$427.9K0.05%+100+0.4%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC23,813$434.4K0.13%−700−2.9%Reduced
XML Financial, LLC24,078$439.2K0.04%−850−3.4%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.24,720$450.9K0.00%+500+2.1%Added
Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC25,424$463.7K0.18%−2,486−8.9%Reduced
Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC26,699$487.0K0.15%+301+1.1%Added
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC26,952$491.6K0.01%+2,759+11.4%Added
David J Yvars Group27,121$492.9K0.29%+1,720+6.8%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC27,621$503.8K0.01%+353+1.3%Added
WCG Wealth Advisors LLC27,888$508.7K0.03%+10,882+64.0%Added
Brookstone Capital Management29,765$542.9K0.01%+5,764+24.0%Added
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC30,165$550.2K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Kovack Advisors, Inc.30,825$562.2K0.06%+30,825New
Pathstone Holdings, LLC30,885$563.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$577.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC31,797$580.0K0.01%+3,812+13.6%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.32,155$586.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Susquehanna International Group, LLP32,479$592.4K0.00%+8,610+36.1%Added
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC32,919$600.4K0.27%−126−0.4%Reduced
Fairman Group, LLC33,051$602.9K0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC34,356$627.0K0.04%+99+0.3%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC35,632$649.9K0.02%−1,047−2.9%Reduced
PFG Investments, LLC37,638$686.5K0.04%+5,609+17.5%Added
Palogic Value Management, L.P.38,800$707.7K0.30%00.0%Unchanged
NWF Advisory Services Inc.40,134$732.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Good Life Advisors, LLC41,287$753.1K0.05%+29,752+257.9%Added
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC43,643$796.1K0.01%−160−0.4%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC44,660$814.6K0.00%+44,660New
M&T Bank Corp45,000$820.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.52,296$953.9K0.02%+41+0.1%Added
Comerica Bank53,929$983.7K0.00%+1,325+2.5%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.54,119$987.1K0.03%−3,174−5.5%Reduced
Karpus Management, Inc.55,333$1.01M0.03%+1,990+3.7%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC57,224$1.04M0.01%+55+0.1%Added
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC59,964$1.09M0.03%−190−0.3%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC62,018$1.13M0.01%−1,632−2.6%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc64,763$1.18M0.02%+455+0.7%Added
Lake Street Financial LLC65,448$1.19M0.17%+1,350+2.1%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC72,393$1.32M0.01%+4,084+6.0%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors81,223$1.48M0.00%+3,016+3.9%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc84,075$1.53M0.00%+20,267+31.8%Added
Central Trust Co84,515$1.54M0.04%−5,225−5.8%Reduced
Calamos Wealth Management LLC85,160$1.55M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC97,262$1.77M0.23%−2,210−2.2%Reduced
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC97,722$1.78M0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Mariner, LLC106,036$1.93M0.00%+1,909+1.8%Added
Invesco Ltd.107,541$1.96M0.00%+8,232+8.3%Added
Readystate Asset Management LP109,462$2.00M0.08%+72,917+199.5%Added
Founders Financial Securities LLC111,305$2.03M0.15%+14,575+15.1%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC118,806$2.17M0.00%−22,018−15.6%Reduced
Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc.119,736$2.18M0.93%+10,219+9.3%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.125,008$2.28M0.05%−844−0.7%Reduced
Pointe Capital Management LLC131,220$2.39M1.24%−20.0%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC134,743$2.46M0.02%−150−0.1%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC139,285$2.54M0.04%−2,333−1.6%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC145,072$2.65M0.02%−4,121−2.8%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.153,564$2.80M0.01%−23,249−13.1%Reduced
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC175,765$3.21M0.02%+4,297+2.5%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC189,213$3.45M0.01%−418−0.2%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC192,437$3.51M0.00%+8,769+4.8%Added
Davenport & Co LLC206,728$3.77M0.02%−8,581−4.0%Reduced
Smith Asset Management Co., LLC229,072$4.18M3.61%−893−0.4%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp265,927$4.85M0.01%+8,183+3.2%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc267,626$4.87M0.00%+5,568+2.1%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.280,507$5.12M0.01%−16,897−5.7%Reduced
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.372,587$6.80M0.17%+250,257+204.6%Added
Stifel Financial Corp382,804$6.98M0.01%+102,745+36.7%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC394,767$7.20M2.61%+33,274+9.2%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC409,908$7.48M0.15%−3,175−0.8%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC434,485$7.93M0.06%+8,652+2.0%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.512,616$9.35M0.13%+96,384+23.2%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.530,147$9.67M0.17%+22,793+4.5%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.604,464$11.0M0.02%+182,338+43.2%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers685,328$12.5M0.02%−979−0.1%Reduced
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.782,813$14.3M1.80%+29,291+3.9%Added
Bensler, LLC994,476$18.1M2.03%+1,720+0.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC1,078,841$19.7M0.01%+19,056+1.8%Added
Cornerstone Advisors, LLC1,438,135$26.2M0.90%+157,864+12.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc1,995,245$36.4M0.01%+67,576+3.5%Added
Royal Bank of Canada2,000,211$36.5M0.01%+46,179+2.4%Added
Wells Fargo & Company3,289,521$60.0M0.01%+65,799+2.0%Added
UBS Group AG3,954,039$72.1M0.02%−173,015−4.2%Reduced