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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 19,739 | $367.5K | 0.01% | +19,739 | New |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 18,787 | $362.4K | 0.01% | −617−3.2% | Reduced |
| Cascade Financial Partners, LLC | 18,723 | $361.2K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 18,664 | $360.0K | 0.01% | +20+0.1% | Added |
| San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC | 18,649 | $359.7K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC | 18,605 | $358.9K | 0.03% | +18,605 | New |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 18,562 | $358.1K | 0.04% | −4,900−20.9% | Reduced |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | 18,409 | $355.1K | 0.00% | +18,409 | New |
| Canal Capital Management, LLC | 18,384 | $354.6K | 0.05% | −751−3.9% | Reduced |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 18,300 | $353.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 18,072 | $348.6K | 0.00% | +2,300+14.6% | Added |
| Bay Capital Advisors, LLC | 18,028 | $347.8K | 0.23% | −351−1.9% | Reduced |
| Compass Planning Associates Inc | 17,898 | $345.3K | 0.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 17,663 | $340.7K | 0.00% | −14,816−45.6% | Reduced |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 17,271 | $333.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 17,091 | $329.7K | 0.01% | −29−0.2% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 16,866 | $325.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Founders Financial Alliance, LLC | 16,510 | $318.5K | 0.06% | +69+0.4% | Added |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 16,179 | $312.1K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Calton & Associates, Inc. | 16,105 | $310.7K | 0.05% | +182+1.1% | Added |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 15,956 | $307.8K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 15,754 | $303.9K | 0.07% | +56+0.4% | Added |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. | 15,597 | $300.9K | 0.03% | −1,005−6.1% | Reduced |
| HRT Financial LP | 15,538 | $299.0K | 0.00% | +15,538 | New |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 15,140 | $292.1K | 0.02% | +47+0.3% | Added |
| SMH Capital Advisors Inc | 15,081 | $291.1K | 0.59% | +159+1.1% | Added |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 15,000 | $289.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 14,595 | $281.5K | 0.00% | +14,595 | New |
| Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc | 14,505 | $279.8K | 0.01% | +14,505 | New |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 15,066 | $275.9K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fundamentun, LLC | 13,863 | $267.4K | 0.01% | +187+1.4% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 13,805 | $266.3K | 0.00% | +61+0.4% | Added |
| Consolidated Planning Corp | 13,782 | $265.9K | 0.03% | −1,289−8.6% | Reduced |
| Moseley Investment Management Inc | 13,775 | $265.7K | 0.08% | +13,775 | New |
| Lantz Financial LLC | 13,538 | $261.1K | 0.06% | +1,538+12.8% | Added |
| Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC | 13,477 | $260.0K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC | 13,174 | $254.1K | 0.02% | −750−5.4% | Reduced |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC | 12,463 | $240.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 12,340 | $238.7K | 0.01% | +104+0.8% | Added |
| Norris Financial Group, LLC | 12,000 | $231.5K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 11,960 | $230.7K | 0.01% | +11,960 | New |
| Lokken Investment Group LLC | 11,812 | $227.9K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 11,728 | $226.2K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC | 11,727 | $226.0K | 0.04% | +178+1.5% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 11,551 | $222.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Wealth Group, LLC | 11,404 | $220.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Confluence Wealth Services, Inc. | 11,102 | $214.2K | 0.01% | +28+0.3% | Added |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. | 11,000 | $212.2K | 0.00% | +11,000 | New |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 10,955 | $211.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 10,834 | $209.0K | 0.00% | −2,438−18.4% | Reduced |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 10,407 | $200.8K | 0.02% | +10,407 | New |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC | 10,063 | $194.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 10,034 | $193.6K | 0.02% | −151−1.5% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 10,001 | $192.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 9,586 | $184.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $168.5K | 0.00% | – | – |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 8,273 | $159.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 7,909 | $153.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 6,939 | $133.8K | 0.00% | +66+1.0% | Added |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 6,500 | $125.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 6,335 | $122.2K | 0.00% | +11+0.2% | Added |
| Barrett & Company, Inc. | 6,249 | $120.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 5,874 | $113.3K | 0.00% | +678+13.0% | Added |
| Allworth Financial LP | 5,501 | $106.1K | 0.00% | −734−11.8% | Reduced |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 5,105 | $98.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 5,000 | $96.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 4,977 | $96.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CX Institutional | 4,496 | $87.0K | 0.00% | +4,496 | New |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 3,869 | $74.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 3,678 | $70.9K | 0.00% | +250+7.3% | Added |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 3,090 | $59.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eastern Bank | 3,060 | $59.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truvestments Capital LLC | 2,541 | $49.0K | 0.01% | +41+1.6% | Added |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 2,502 | $48.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 2,428 | $46.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 2,400 | $46.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC | 2,200 | $42.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arlington Trust Co LLC | 2,128 | $41.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Westside Investment Management, Inc. | 1,754 | $33.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacific Center for Financial Services | 1,692 | $32.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,600 | $30.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ORG Partners LLC | 1,500 | $28.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ronald Blue Trust, Inc. | 1,298 | $25.0K | 0.00% | +1,298 | New |
| Princeton Global Asset Management LLC | 1,200 | $23.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealthspire Advisors, LLC | 1,154 | $22.3K | 0.00% | +1,154 | New |
| Hilltop National Bank | 1,118 | $21.6K | 0.01% | +1,118 | New |
| First Pacific Financial | 1,112 | $21.4K | 0.00% | +12+1.1% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,110 | $21.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC | 1,100 | $21.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quent Capital, LLC | 1,027 | $19.8K | 0.00% | +1,027 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 1,021 | $19.7K | 0.00% | +30+3.0% | Added |
| Fortis Group Advisors, LLC | 1,000 | $19.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc | 818 | $15.8K | 0.00% | +13+1.6% | Added |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 686 | $13.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Life Planners | 513 | $9.90K | 0.01% | +513 | New |
| Fairscale Capital, LLC | 500 | $9.64K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC | 500 | $9.64K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC | 436 | $8.41K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Evolution Wealth Management Inc. | 410 | $7.91K | 0.01% | −1,796−81.4% | Reduced |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 400 | $7.72K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |