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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canal Capital Management, LLC | 18,384 | $354.6K | 0.05% | −751−3.9% | Reduced |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | 18,409 | $355.1K | 0.00% | +18,409 | New |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 18,562 | $358.1K | 0.04% | −4,900−20.9% | Reduced |
| Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC | 18,605 | $358.9K | 0.03% | +18,605 | New |
| San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC | 18,649 | $359.7K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 18,664 | $360.0K | 0.01% | +20+0.1% | Added |
| Cascade Financial Partners, LLC | 18,723 | $361.2K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 18,787 | $362.4K | 0.01% | −617−3.2% | Reduced |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 19,739 | $367.5K | 0.01% | +19,739 | New |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 19,150 | $369.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC | 19,414 | $372.9K | 0.04% | −436−2.2% | Reduced |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,000 | $385.8K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| XML Financial, LLC | 20,828 | $401.8K | 0.03% | −3,250−13.5% | Reduced |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 21,029 | $406.0K | 0.01% | −1,170−5.3% | Reduced |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 21,713 | $418.8K | 0.11% | −2,100−8.8% | Reduced |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 21,765 | $419.9K | 0.10% | −3,659−14.4% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 22,023 | $424.8K | 0.22% | −101−0.5% | Reduced |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 22,128 | $426.9K | 0.03% | −487−2.2% | Reduced |
| Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC | 22,500 | $434.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 22,963 | $443.0K | 0.01% | +155+0.7% | Added |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 23,431 | $452.0K | 0.03% | +50+0.2% | Added |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 23,431 | $452.0K | 0.00% | +50+0.2% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 24,640 | $475.8K | 0.00% | +1,933+8.5% | Added |
| Doliver Advisors, LP | 26,247 | $506.3K | 0.13% | +26,247 | New |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 26,350 | $508.3K | 0.00% | +1,630+6.6% | Added |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,459 | $510.4K | 0.13% | −240−0.9% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 26,880 | $518.5K | 0.00% | +4,742+21.4% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 26,971 | $520.3K | 0.01% | −2,794−9.4% | Reduced |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 27,303 | $526.7K | 0.42% | −5,748−17.4% | Reduced |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 27,861 | $537.4K | 0.01% | +909+3.4% | Added |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 27,888 | $538.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| David J Yvars Group | 28,543 | $549.0K | 0.29% | +1,422+5.2% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 30,100 | $580.6K | 0.01% | +2,479+9.0% | Added |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 30,165 | $581.9K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $595.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $610.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 32,155 | $620.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| QTR Family Wealth, LLC | 32,301 | $623.1K | 0.30% | +32,301 | New |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 32,588 | $628.6K | 0.01% | +791+2.5% | Added |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 32,911 | $634.9K | 0.27% | −80.0% | Reduced |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 35,579 | $686.3K | 0.02% | −53−0.1% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 38,164 | $736.2K | 0.00% | +21,075+123.3% | Added |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $748.5K | 0.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 39,810 | $767.9K | 0.04% | +2,172+5.8% | Added |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. | 40,134 | $774.2K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 42,452 | $818.9K | 0.01% | −1,191−2.7% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 45,208 | $872.1K | 0.00% | +22,550+99.5% | Added |
| Colony Group, LLC | 45,675 | $881.1K | 0.00% | +1,015+2.3% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,695 | $881.5K | 0.00% | +695+1.5% | Added |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 52,333 | $1.01M | 0.02% | +37+0.1% | Added |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 54,584 | $1.05M | 0.02% | +465+0.9% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 60,183 | $1.16M | 0.01% | −1,835−3.0% | Reduced |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 63,341 | $1.22M | 0.03% | +3,377+5.6% | Added |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 64,418 | $1.24M | 0.00% | +64,418 | New |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 65,448 | $1.26M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Comerica Bank | 65,593 | $1.27M | 0.00% | +11,664+21.6% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 65,908 | $1.27M | 0.01% | +8,684+15.2% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 67,063 | $1.29M | 0.02% | +2,300+3.6% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 76,735 | $1.48M | 0.01% | +4,342+6.0% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 80,619 | $1.56M | 0.00% | −3,456−4.1% | Reduced |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 81,826 | $1.58M | 0.08% | −27,636−25.2% | Reduced |
| Central Trust Co | 84,515 | $1.63M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 85,160 | $1.64M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 90,407 | $1.74M | 0.00% | +9,184+11.3% | Added |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 92,123 | $1.78M | 0.03% | +92,123 | New |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 96,220 | $1.86M | 0.22% | −1,042−1.1% | Reduced |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,722 | $1.89M | 0.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. | 97,824 | $1.89M | 0.00% | −9,717−9.0% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 103,764 | $2.00M | 0.00% | −2,272−2.1% | Reduced |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 118,730 | $2.29M | 0.16% | +7,425+6.7% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 119,666 | $2.31M | 0.00% | +860+0.7% | Added |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 120,023 | $2.32M | 0.04% | −4,985−4.0% | Reduced |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 124,461 | $2.40M | 0.99% | +4,725+3.9% | Added |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 131,221 | $2.53M | 1.24% | +10.0% | Added |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 134,743 | $2.60M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 134,791 | $2.60M | 0.01% | −10,281−7.1% | Reduced |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 137,800 | $2.66M | 0.05% | +137,800 | New |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 138,190 | $2.67M | 0.04% | −1,095−0.8% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 149,971 | $2.89M | 0.01% | −3,593−2.3% | Reduced |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 152,674 | $2.95M | 0.09% | +97,341+175.9% | Added |
| PMG Family Office LLC | 156,767 | $3.02M | 3.38% | +156,767 | New |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 174,510 | $3.37M | 0.02% | −1,255−0.7% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 188,947 | $3.65M | 0.00% | −3,490−1.8% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 204,077 | $3.94M | 0.02% | −2,651−1.3% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 210,118 | $4.05M | 0.01% | +20,905+11.0% | Added |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 227,982 | $4.40M | 3.75% | −1,090−0.5% | Reduced |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 278,914 | $5.38M | 0.00% | +11,288+4.2% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 285,951 | $5.40M | 0.01% | +5,444+1.9% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 281,390 | $5.43M | 0.01% | +15,463+5.8% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 375,963 | $7.25M | 0.05% | −58,522−13.5% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 381,238 | $7.35M | 0.01% | −1,566−0.4% | Reduced |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 392,794 | $7.58M | 0.15% | +20,207+5.4% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 407,697 | $7.86M | 0.14% | −2,211−0.5% | Reduced |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 431,298 | $8.32M | 0.05% | +415,111+2,564.5% | Added |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 497,014 | $9.59M | 3.29% | +102,247+25.9% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 520,711 | $10.0M | 0.17% | −9,436−1.8% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 525,238 | $10.1M | 0.12% | +12,622+2.5% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 623,914 | $12.0M | 0.02% | +19,450+3.2% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 761,379 | $14.7M | 0.02% | +76,051+11.1% | Added |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 792,485 | $15.3M | 1.90% | +9,672+1.2% | Added |