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.
| 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Financial Partners, LLC | 18,723 | $341.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Canal Capital Management, LLC | 19,135 | $349.0K | 0.06% | +412+2.2% | Added |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 19,148 | $349.3K | 0.00% | −12,369−39.2% | Reduced |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 19,150 | $349.3K | 0.03% | −700−3.5% | Reduced |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 19,404 | $353.9K | 0.01% | +1,740+9.9% | Added |
| Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC | 19,850 | $362.1K | 0.05% | +203+1.0% | Added |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,000 | $364.8K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Elequin Capital LP | 20,704 | $377.6K | 0.05% | +20,704 | New |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 22,124 | $403.5K | 0.21% | −100−0.4% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 22,138 | $403.8K | 0.00% | −4,820−17.9% | Reduced |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 22,199 | $405.0K | 0.01% | +377+1.7% | Added |
| Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC | 22,500 | $410.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 22,615 | $412.5K | 0.03% | −1,740−7.1% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 22,658 | $413.3K | 0.00% | +22,658 | New |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 22,808 | $416.0K | 0.01% | +22,808 | New |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 22,707 | $418.7K | 0.00% | +1,875+9.0% | 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 |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,462 | $427.9K | 0.05% | +100+0.4% | Added |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 23,813 | $434.4K | 0.13% | −700−2.9% | Reduced |
| XML Financial, LLC | 24,078 | $439.2K | 0.04% | −850−3.4% | Reduced |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 24,720 | $450.9K | 0.00% | +500+2.1% | Added |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 25,424 | $463.7K | 0.18% | −2,486−8.9% | Reduced |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,699 | $487.0K | 0.15% | +301+1.1% | Added |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 26,952 | $491.6K | 0.01% | +2,759+11.4% | Added |
| David J Yvars Group | 27,121 | $492.9K | 0.29% | +1,720+6.8% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 27,621 | $503.8K | 0.01% | +353+1.3% | Added |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 27,888 | $508.7K | 0.03% | +10,882+64.0% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 29,765 | $542.9K | 0.01% | +5,764+24.0% | Added |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 30,165 | $550.2K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. | 30,825 | $562.2K | 0.06% | +30,825 | New |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $563.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $577.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 31,797 | $580.0K | 0.01% | +3,812+13.6% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 32,155 | $586.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 32,479 | $592.4K | 0.00% | +8,610+36.1% | Added |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 32,919 | $600.4K | 0.27% | −126−0.4% | Reduced |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 33,051 | $602.9K | 0.50% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC | 34,356 | $627.0K | 0.04% | +99+0.3% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 35,632 | $649.9K | 0.02% | −1,047−2.9% | Reduced |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 37,638 | $686.5K | 0.04% | +5,609+17.5% | Added |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $707.7K | 0.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. | 40,134 | $732.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Good Life Advisors, LLC | 41,287 | $753.1K | 0.05% | +29,752+257.9% | Added |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 43,643 | $796.1K | 0.01% | −160−0.4% | Reduced |
| Colony Group, LLC | 44,660 | $814.6K | 0.00% | +44,660 | New |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,000 | $820.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 52,296 | $953.9K | 0.02% | +41+0.1% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 53,929 | $983.7K | 0.00% | +1,325+2.5% | Added |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 54,119 | $987.1K | 0.03% | −3,174−5.5% | Reduced |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 55,333 | $1.01M | 0.03% | +1,990+3.7% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 57,224 | $1.04M | 0.01% | +55+0.1% | Added |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 59,964 | $1.09M | 0.03% | −190−0.3% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 62,018 | $1.13M | 0.01% | −1,632−2.6% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 64,763 | $1.18M | 0.02% | +455+0.7% | Added |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 65,448 | $1.19M | 0.17% | +1,350+2.1% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 72,393 | $1.32M | 0.01% | +4,084+6.0% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 81,223 | $1.48M | 0.00% | +3,016+3.9% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 84,075 | $1.53M | 0.00% | +20,267+31.8% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 84,515 | $1.54M | 0.04% | −5,225−5.8% | Reduced |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 85,160 | $1.55M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 97,262 | $1.77M | 0.23% | −2,210−2.2% | Reduced |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,722 | $1.78M | 0.28% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 106,036 | $1.93M | 0.00% | +1,909+1.8% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 107,541 | $1.96M | 0.00% | +8,232+8.3% | Added |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 109,462 | $2.00M | 0.08% | +72,917+199.5% | Added |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 111,305 | $2.03M | 0.15% | +14,575+15.1% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 118,806 | $2.17M | 0.00% | −22,018−15.6% | Reduced |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 119,736 | $2.18M | 0.93% | +10,219+9.3% | Added |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 125,008 | $2.28M | 0.05% | −844−0.7% | Reduced |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 131,220 | $2.39M | 1.24% | −20.0% | Reduced |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 134,743 | $2.46M | 0.02% | −150−0.1% | Reduced |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 139,285 | $2.54M | 0.04% | −2,333−1.6% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 145,072 | $2.65M | 0.02% | −4,121−2.8% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 153,564 | $2.80M | 0.01% | −23,249−13.1% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 175,765 | $3.21M | 0.02% | +4,297+2.5% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 189,213 | $3.45M | 0.01% | −418−0.2% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 192,437 | $3.51M | 0.00% | +8,769+4.8% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 206,728 | $3.77M | 0.02% | −8,581−4.0% | Reduced |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 229,072 | $4.18M | 3.61% | −893−0.4% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 265,927 | $4.85M | 0.01% | +8,183+3.2% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 267,626 | $4.87M | 0.00% | +5,568+2.1% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 280,507 | $5.12M | 0.01% | −16,897−5.7% | Reduced |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 372,587 | $6.80M | 0.17% | +250,257+204.6% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 382,804 | $6.98M | 0.01% | +102,745+36.7% | Added |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 394,767 | $7.20M | 2.61% | +33,274+9.2% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 409,908 | $7.48M | 0.15% | −3,175−0.8% | Reduced |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 434,485 | $7.93M | 0.06% | +8,652+2.0% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 512,616 | $9.35M | 0.13% | +96,384+23.2% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 530,147 | $9.67M | 0.17% | +22,793+4.5% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 604,464 | $11.0M | 0.02% | +182,338+43.2% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 685,328 | $12.5M | 0.02% | −979−0.1% | Reduced |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 782,813 | $14.3M | 1.80% | +29,291+3.9% | Added |
| Bensler, LLC | 994,476 | $18.1M | 2.03% | +1,720+0.2% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,078,841 | $19.7M | 0.01% | +19,056+1.8% | Added |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 1,438,135 | $26.2M | 0.90% | +157,864+12.3% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 1,995,245 | $36.4M | 0.01% | +67,576+3.5% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 2,000,211 | $36.5M | 0.01% | +46,179+2.4% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 3,289,521 | $60.0M | 0.01% | +65,799+2.0% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 3,954,039 | $72.1M | 0.02% | −173,015−4.2% | Reduced |