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, Q3 2025
Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Sep 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
- 209
- +11 vs. Q2 2025
- Shares held
- 37.6M
- −270.7K (−0.7%) vs. Q2 2025
- Total value
- $724.3M
- +$33.9M (+4.9%) vs. Q2 2025
- New holders
- 23
- 66 more added
- Sold out
- 12
- 48 more reduced
4 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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, Q3 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q2 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 4,783,958 | $92.3M | 0.01% | +48,205+1.0% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,300,434 | $83.0M | 0.01% | +94,498+2.2% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 3,946,285 | $76.1M | 0.01% | −7,754−0.2% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 3,188,843 | $61.5M | 0.01% | −100,678−3.1% | Reduced |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 2,211,013 | $42.7M | 1.41% | +772,878+53.7% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 2,023,846 | $39.0M | 0.01% | −1,976,576−49.4% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 1,990,969 | $38.4M | 0.01% | −4,276−0.2% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,116,718 | $21.5M | 0.01% | +37,877+3.5% | Added |
| Bensler, LLC | 1,007,582 | $19.4M | 2.02% | +13,106+1.3% | Added |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 792,485 | $15.3M | 1.90% | +9,672+1.2% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 761,379 | $14.7M | 0.02% | +76,051+11.1% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 623,914 | $12.0M | 0.02% | −585,014−48.4% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 525,238 | $10.1M | 0.12% | +12,622+2.5% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 520,711 | $10.0M | 0.17% | −9,436−1.8% | Reduced |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 497,014 | $9.59M | 3.29% | +102,247+25.9% | Added |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 431,298 | $8.32M | 0.05% | +415,111+2,564.5% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 407,697 | $7.86M | 0.14% | −2,211−0.5% | Reduced |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 392,794 | $7.58M | 0.15% | +20,207+5.4% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 381,238 | $7.35M | 0.01% | −1,566−0.4% | Reduced |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 375,963 | $7.25M | 0.05% | −58,522−13.5% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 345,978 | $6.14M | 0.02% | +170,213+96.8% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 281,390 | $5.43M | 0.01% | +15,463+5.8% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 285,951 | $5.40M | 0.01% | +5,444+1.9% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 278,914 | $5.38M | 0.00% | +11,288+4.2% | Added |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 227,982 | $4.40M | 3.75% | −1,090−0.5% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 210,118 | $4.05M | 0.01% | +20,905+11.0% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 204,077 | $3.94M | 0.02% | −2,651−1.3% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 188,947 | $3.65M | 0.00% | −3,490−1.8% | Reduced |
| PMG Family Office LLC | 156,767 | $3.02M | 3.38% | +156,767 | New |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 152,674 | $2.95M | 0.09% | +97,341+175.9% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 149,971 | $2.89M | 0.01% | −3,593−2.3% | Reduced |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 138,190 | $2.67M | 0.04% | −1,095−0.8% | Reduced |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 137,800 | $2.66M | 0.05% | +137,800 | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 134,791 | $2.60M | 0.01% | −10,281−7.1% | Reduced |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 134,743 | $2.60M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 131,221 | $2.53M | 1.24% | +10.0% | Added |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 124,461 | $2.40M | 0.99% | +4,725+3.9% | Added |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 120,023 | $2.32M | 0.04% | −4,985−4.0% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 119,666 | $2.31M | 0.00% | +860+0.7% | Added |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 118,730 | $2.29M | 0.16% | +7,425+6.7% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 103,764 | $2.00M | 0.00% | −2,272−2.1% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 97,824 | $1.89M | 0.00% | −9,717−9.0% | Reduced |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,722 | $1.89M | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 96,220 | $1.86M | 0.22% | −1,042−1.1% | Reduced |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 92,123 | $1.78M | 0.03% | +92,123 | New |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 90,407 | $1.74M | 0.00% | +9,184+11.3% | Added |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 85,160 | $1.64M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Central Trust Co | 84,515 | $1.63M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 81,826 | $1.58M | 0.08% | −27,636−25.2% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 80,619 | $1.56M | 0.00% | −3,456−4.1% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 76,735 | $1.48M | 0.01% | +4,342+6.0% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 67,063 | $1.29M | 0.02% | +2,300+3.6% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 65,908 | $1.27M | 0.01% | +8,684+15.2% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 65,593 | $1.27M | 0.00% | +11,664+21.6% | Added |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 65,448 | $1.26M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 64,418 | $1.24M | 0.00% | +64,418 | New |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 63,341 | $1.22M | 0.03% | +3,377+5.6% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 60,183 | $1.16M | 0.01% | −1,835−3.0% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 54,584 | $1.05M | 0.02% | +465+0.9% | Added |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 52,333 | $1.01M | 0.02% | +37+0.1% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,695 | $881.5K | 0.00% | +695+1.5% | Added |
| Colony Group, LLC | 45,675 | $881.1K | 0.00% | +1,015+2.3% | Added |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 45,208 | $872.1K | 0.00% | +22,550+99.5% | Added |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 42,452 | $818.9K | 0.01% | −1,191−2.7% | Reduced |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. | 40,134 | $774.2K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 39,810 | $767.9K | 0.04% | +2,172+5.8% | Added |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $748.5K | 0.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 38,164 | $736.2K | 0.00% | +21,075+123.3% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 35,579 | $686.3K | 0.02% | −53−0.1% | Reduced |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 32,911 | $634.9K | 0.27% | −80.0% | Reduced |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 32,588 | $628.6K | 0.01% | +791+2.5% | Added |
| QTR Family Wealth, LLC | 32,301 | $623.1K | 0.30% | +32,301 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 32,155 | $620.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $610.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $595.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 30,165 | $581.9K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 30,100 | $580.6K | 0.01% | +2,479+9.0% | Added |
| David J Yvars Group | 28,543 | $549.0K | 0.29% | +1,422+5.2% | Added |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 27,888 | $538.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 27,861 | $537.4K | 0.01% | +909+3.4% | Added |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 27,303 | $526.7K | 0.42% | −5,748−17.4% | Reduced |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 26,971 | $520.3K | 0.01% | −2,794−9.4% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 26,880 | $518.5K | 0.00% | +4,742+21.4% | Added |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,459 | $510.4K | 0.13% | −240−0.9% | Reduced |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 26,350 | $508.3K | 0.00% | +1,630+6.6% | Added |
| Doliver Advisors, LP | 26,247 | $506.3K | 0.13% | +26,247 | New |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 24,640 | $475.8K | 0.00% | +1,933+8.5% | Added |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 23,431 | $452.0K | 0.00% | +50+0.2% | Added |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,431 | $452.0K | 0.03% | +50+0.2% | Added |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 22,963 | $443.0K | 0.01% | +155+0.7% | Added |
| Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC | 22,500 | $434.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 22,128 | $426.9K | 0.03% | −487−2.2% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 22,023 | $424.8K | 0.22% | −101−0.5% | Reduced |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 21,765 | $419.9K | 0.10% | −3,659−14.4% | Reduced |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 21,713 | $418.8K | 0.11% | −2,100−8.8% | Reduced |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 21,029 | $406.0K | 0.01% | −1,170−5.3% | Reduced |
| XML Financial, LLC | 20,828 | $401.8K | 0.03% | −3,250−13.5% | Reduced |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,000 | $385.8K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC | 19,414 | $372.9K | 0.04% | −436−2.2% | Reduced |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 19,150 | $369.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |