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, Q4 2025
Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Dec 31, 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
- 216
- +8 vs. Q3 2025
- Shares held
- 38.6M
- +1.19M (+3.2%) vs. Q3 2025
- Total value
- $743.6M
- +$22.3M (+3.1%) vs. Q3 2025
- New holders
- 30
- 75 more added
- Sold out
- 22
- 49 more reduced
1 institution that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 4,773,190 | $91.6M | 0.01% | −10,768−0.2% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,211,288 | $80.9M | 0.00% | −89,146−2.1% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 3,931,296 | $75.5M | 0.01% | −14,989−0.4% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 3,057,231 | $58.7M | 0.01% | −131,612−4.1% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 2,092,826 | $40.2M | 0.01% | +101,857+5.1% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 2,026,665 | $38.9M | 0.01% | +2,819+0.1% | Added |
| Cornerstone Advisors, LLC | 1,712,871 | $32.9M | 1.10% | −498,142−22.5% | Reduced |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 1,345,804 | $25.8M | 0.79% | +1,193,130+781.5% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,205,773 | $23.2M | 0.01% | +89,055+8.0% | Added |
| Bensler, LLC | 1,087,101 | $20.9M | 2.09% | +79,519+7.9% | Added |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 797,580 | $15.3M | 1.90% | +5,095+0.6% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 754,787 | $14.5M | 0.02% | −6,592−0.9% | Reduced |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 676,020 | $13.0M | 0.22% | +155,309+29.8% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 670,230 | $12.9M | 0.02% | +46,316+7.4% | Added |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 580,094 | $11.1M | 0.06% | +148,796+34.5% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 533,662 | $10.2M | 0.12% | +8,424+1.6% | Added |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 494,242 | $9.49M | 0.42% | +412,416+504.0% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 399,973 | $7.68M | 0.13% | −7,724−1.9% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 393,041 | $7.55M | 0.01% | +11,803+3.1% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 370,584 | $7.12M | 0.05% | −5,379−1.4% | Reduced |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 325,874 | $6.30M | 2.00% | −171,140−34.4% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 300,398 | $5.77M | 0.01% | +14,447+5.1% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 299,163 | $5.74M | 0.00% | +20,249+7.3% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 285,899 | $5.49M | 0.01% | +4,509+1.6% | Added |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 223,949 | $4.30M | 3.55% | −4,033−1.8% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 211,932 | $4.07M | 0.01% | +1,814+0.9% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 203,378 | $3.90M | 0.02% | −699−0.3% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 166,115 | $3.19M | 0.02% | −8,395−4.8% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 165,014 | $3.17M | 0.00% | −23,933−12.7% | Reduced |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 158,973 | $3.05M | 0.04% | +66,850+72.6% | Added |
| PMG Family Office LLC | 156,894 | $3.01M | 3.48% | +127+0.1% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 151,834 | $2.92M | 0.01% | +1,863+1.2% | Added |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | 151,209 | $2.90M | 0.20% | +151,209 | New |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 146,391 | $2.81M | 0.05% | +8,591+6.2% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 135,419 | $2.60M | 0.03% | −2,771−2.0% | Reduced |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 135,343 | $2.60M | 0.01% | +600+0.4% | Added |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $2.58M | 1.09% | −124,461−100.0% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 133,787 | $2.57M | 0.01% | −1,004−0.7% | Reduced |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 119,092 | $2.29M | 0.06% | −931−0.8% | Reduced |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 118,730 | $2.28M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 117,253 | $2.25M | 0.00% | −2,413−2.0% | Reduced |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 112,843 | $2.17M | 1.07% | −18,378−14.0% | Reduced |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 98,634 | $1.89M | 0.22% | +2,414+2.5% | Added |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,722 | $1.88M | 0.26% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 97,268 | $1.87M | 0.00% | −6,496−6.3% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 96,071 | $1.84M | 0.00% | +5,664+6.3% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 91,619 | $1.76M | 0.00% | +11,000+13.6% | Added |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 85,160 | $1.64M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. | 84,503 | $1.62M | 0.00% | −13,321−13.6% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 81,394 | $1.56M | 0.01% | +4,659+6.1% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 69,979 | $1.34M | 0.01% | +4,071+6.2% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 69,178 | $1.33M | 0.02% | +2,115+3.2% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 66,337 | $1.27M | 0.01% | +744+1.1% | Added |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 65,948 | $1.27M | 0.15% | +500+0.8% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 63,998 | $1.24M | 0.03% | +28,419+79.9% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 62,724 | $1.20M | 0.00% | +2,541+4.2% | Added |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 60,405 | $1.16M | 0.03% | −2,936−4.6% | Reduced |
| Central Trust Co | 60,015 | $1.15M | 0.02% | −24,500−29.0% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 55,908 | $1.07M | 0.02% | +1,324+2.4% | Added |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 55,370 | $1.06M | 0.02% | +3,037+5.8% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 55,175 | $1.06M | 0.00% | +23,020+71.6% | Added |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 53,669 | $1.03M | 0.07% | +53,669 | New |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,695 | $877.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 43,145 | $828.4K | 0.01% | +693+1.6% | Added |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 42,877 | $823.2K | 0.01% | +42,877 | New |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 40,961 | $786.5K | 0.04% | +1,151+2.9% | Added |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 40,511 | $777.8K | 0.01% | +40,511 | New |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC | 38,810 | $745.2K | 0.03% | +26,347+211.4% | Added |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $745.0K | 0.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PW Nova Financial Services LLC | 35,397 | $678.0K | 0.26% | +35,397 | New |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. | 34,415 | $660.8K | 0.03% | +34,415 | New |
| MGB Wealth Management, LLC | 34,141 | $655.5K | 0.19% | +34,141 | New |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 33,238 | $638.2K | 0.01% | +650+2.0% | Added |
| QTR Family Wealth, LLC | 32,345 | $624.3K | 0.27% | +44+0.1% | Added |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 32,408 | $622.2K | 0.26% | −503−1.5% | Reduced |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. | 32,334 | $620.8K | 0.07% | −7,800−19.4% | Reduced |
| David J Yvars Group | 31,874 | $616.1K | 0.33% | +3,331+11.7% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $607.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $593.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisory Advocates, LLC | 30,414 | $583.9K | 0.58% | +30,414 | New |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 29,458 | $565.6K | 0.00% | +3,108+11.8% | Added |
| Gryphon Financial Partners LLC | 28,982 | $556.5K | 0.06% | +28,982 | New |
| Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc | 28,737 | $551.8K | 0.03% | +14,232+98.1% | Added |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 27,870 | $535.1K | 0.01% | +90.0% | Added |
| Nine Masts Capital Ltd | 27,663 | $531.1K | 0.09% | +27,663 | New |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 27,373 | $525.6K | 0.01% | +402+1.5% | Added |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,723 | $512.2K | 0.12% | +264+1.0% | Added |
| Doliver Advisors, LP | 26,442 | $507.7K | 0.13% | +195+0.7% | Added |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 25,688 | $493.2K | 0.01% | −2,200−7.9% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 24,640 | $479.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 23,569 | $455.4K | 0.36% | −3,734−13.7% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 23,658 | $454.2K | 0.00% | −3,222−12.0% | Reduced |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 23,507 | $454.2K | 0.14% | +1,742+8.0% | Added |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 22,958 | $440.8K | 0.00% | −473−2.0% | Reduced |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 22,958 | $440.8K | 0.03% | −473−2.0% | Reduced |
| Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC | 22,500 | $432.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 22,136 | $425.0K | 0.02% | +80.0% | Added |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 21,623 | $415.2K | 0.26% | −400−1.8% | Reduced |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 21,203 | $409.7K | 0.01% | −1,760−7.7% | Reduced |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 21,013 | $403.5K | 0.10% | −700−3.2% | Reduced |