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, 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
- 37.4M
- +2.16M (+6.1%) vs. Q2 2025
- Total value
- $721.5M
- +$78.5M (+12.2%) vs. Q2 2025
- New holders
- 23
- 67 more added
- Sold out
- 12
- 47 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 | $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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 0 | $4 | 0.00% | 0 | Unchanged |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 6 | $116 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tidemark, LLC | 17 | $328 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. | 176 | $3.39K | 0.00% | +3+1.7% | Added |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 184 | $3.55K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| City State Bank | 200 | $3.86K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Key Financial Inc | 250 | $4.84K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 270 | $5.21K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 300 | $5.79K | 0.00% | +300 | New |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 400 | $7.72K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Evolution Wealth Management Inc. | 410 | $7.91K | 0.01% | −1,796−81.4% | Reduced |
| Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC | 436 | $8.41K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fairscale Capital, LLC | 500 | $9.64K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC | 500 | $9.64K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Life Planners | 513 | $9.90K | 0.01% | +513 | New |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 686 | $13.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc | 818 | $15.8K | 0.00% | +13+1.6% | Added |
| Fortis Group Advisors, LLC | 1,000 | $19.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 1,021 | $19.7K | 0.00% | +30+3.0% | Added |
| Quent Capital, LLC | 1,027 | $19.8K | 0.00% | +1,027 | New |
| Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC | 1,100 | $21.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,110 | $21.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Pacific Financial | 1,112 | $21.4K | 0.00% | +12+1.1% | Added |
| Hilltop National Bank | 1,118 | $21.6K | 0.01% | +1,118 | New |
| Wealthspire Advisors, LLC | 1,154 | $22.3K | 0.00% | +1,154 | New |
| Princeton Global Asset Management LLC | 1,200 | $23.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ronald Blue Trust, Inc. | 1,298 | $25.0K | 0.00% | +1,298 | New |
| ORG Partners LLC | 1,500 | $28.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,600 | $30.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacific Center for Financial Services | 1,692 | $32.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Westside Investment Management, Inc. | 1,754 | $33.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arlington Trust Co LLC | 2,128 | $41.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC | 2,200 | $42.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 2,400 | $46.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 2,428 | $46.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 2,502 | $48.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truvestments Capital LLC | 2,541 | $49.0K | 0.01% | +41+1.6% | Added |
| Eastern Bank | 3,060 | $59.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 3,090 | $59.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 3,678 | $70.9K | 0.00% | +250+7.3% | Added |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 3,869 | $74.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CX Institutional | 4,496 | $87.0K | 0.00% | +4,496 | New |
| MAI Capital Management | 4,977 | $96.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 5,000 | $96.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 5,105 | $98.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 5,501 | $106.1K | 0.00% | −734−11.8% | Reduced |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 5,874 | $113.3K | 0.00% | +678+13.0% | Added |
| Barrett & Company, Inc. | 6,249 | $120.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 6,335 | $122.2K | 0.00% | +11+0.2% | Added |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 6,500 | $125.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 6,939 | $133.8K | 0.00% | +66+1.0% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 7,909 | $153.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 8,273 | $159.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $168.5K | 0.00% | – | – |
| US Bancorp | 9,586 | $184.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 10,001 | $192.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 10,034 | $193.6K | 0.02% | −151−1.5% | Reduced |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC | 10,063 | $194.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 10,407 | $200.8K | 0.02% | +10,407 | New |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 10,834 | $209.0K | 0.00% | −2,438−18.4% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 10,955 | $211.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. | 11,000 | $212.2K | 0.00% | +11,000 | New |
| Confluence Wealth Services, Inc. | 11,102 | $214.2K | 0.01% | +28+0.3% | Added |
| Private Wealth Group, LLC | 11,404 | $220.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 11,551 | $222.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC | 11,727 | $226.0K | 0.04% | +178+1.5% | Added |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 11,728 | $226.2K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lokken Investment Group LLC | 11,812 | $227.9K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 11,960 | $230.7K | 0.01% | +11,960 | New |
| Norris Financial Group, LLC | 12,000 | $231.5K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 12,340 | $238.7K | 0.01% | +104+0.8% | Added |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC | 12,463 | $240.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC | 13,174 | $254.1K | 0.02% | −750−5.4% | Reduced |
| Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC | 13,477 | $260.0K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lantz Financial LLC | 13,538 | $261.1K | 0.06% | +1,538+12.8% | Added |
| Moseley Investment Management Inc | 13,775 | $265.7K | 0.08% | +13,775 | New |
| Consolidated Planning Corp | 13,782 | $265.9K | 0.03% | −1,289−8.6% | Reduced |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 13,805 | $266.3K | 0.00% | +61+0.4% | Added |
| Fundamentun, LLC | 13,863 | $267.4K | 0.01% | +187+1.4% | Added |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 15,066 | $275.9K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc | 14,505 | $279.8K | 0.01% | +14,505 | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 14,595 | $281.5K | 0.00% | +14,595 | New |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 15,000 | $289.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SMH Capital Advisors Inc | 15,081 | $291.1K | 0.59% | +159+1.1% | Added |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 15,140 | $292.1K | 0.02% | +47+0.3% | Added |
| HRT Financial LP | 15,538 | $299.0K | 0.00% | +15,538 | New |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. | 15,597 | $300.9K | 0.03% | −1,005−6.1% | Reduced |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 15,754 | $303.9K | 0.07% | +56+0.4% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 15,956 | $307.8K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Calton & Associates, Inc. | 16,105 | $310.7K | 0.05% | +182+1.1% | Added |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 16,179 | $312.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Founders Financial Alliance, LLC | 16,510 | $318.5K | 0.06% | +69+0.4% | Added |
| Stephens Inc | 16,866 | $325.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 17,091 | $329.7K | 0.01% | −29−0.2% | Reduced |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 17,271 | $333.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 17,663 | $340.7K | 0.00% | −14,816−45.6% | Reduced |
| Compass Planning Associates Inc | 17,898 | $345.3K | 0.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bay Capital Advisors, LLC | 18,028 | $347.8K | 0.23% | −351−1.9% | Reduced |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 18,072 | $348.6K | 0.00% | +2,300+14.6% | Added |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 18,300 | $353.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |