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, 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 | $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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 0 | $4 | 0.00% | 0 | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 14 | $269 | 0.00% | +14 | New |
| Tidemark, LLC | 17 | $326 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Estate Planners Group, LLC | 150 | $2.88K | 0.00% | +150 | New |
| SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. | 179 | $3.43K | 0.00% | +3+1.7% | Added |
| City State Bank | 200 | $3.84K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ares Financial Consulting, LLC | 247 | $4.74K | 0.00% | +247 | New |
| Key Financial Inc | 250 | $4.80K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 270 | $5.18K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GAMMA Investing LLC | 300 | $5.76K | 0.00% | +300 | New |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 400 | $7.68K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Evolution Wealth Management Inc. | 410 | $7.87K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 450 | $8.64K | 0.00% | +150+50.0% | Added |
| Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC | 500 | $9.60K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fairscale Capital, LLC | 500 | $9.66K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Navalign, LLC | 572 | $11.0K | 0.00% | +572 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 642 | $12.3K | 0.00% | −379−37.1% | Reduced |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 686 | $13.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC | 750 | $14.4K | 0.00% | +750 | New |
| Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc | 831 | $16.0K | 0.00% | +13+1.6% | Added |
| Hilton Head Capital Partners, LLC | 900 | $17.3K | 0.01% | +900 | New |
| Fortis Group Advisors, LLC | 1,000 | $19.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC | 1,000 | $19.2K | 0.00% | +1,000 | New |
| Quent Capital, LLC | 1,027 | $19.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,110 | $21.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hilltop National Bank | 1,118 | $21.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Pacific Financial | 1,130 | $21.7K | 0.00% | +18+1.6% | Added |
| Princeton Global Asset Management LLC | 1,200 | $23.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ORG Partners LLC | 1,500 | $28.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,600 | $30.7K | 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 | $33.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 2,237 | $43.0K | 0.00% | −7,349−76.7% | Reduced |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 2,400 | $46.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 2,428 | $46.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 2,502 | $48.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truvestments Capital LLC | 2,583 | $49.6K | 0.01% | +42+1.7% | Added |
| Eastern Bank | 3,060 | $58.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 3,090 | $59.3K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 3,152 | $60.5K | 0.00% | +2,968+1,613.0% | Added |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 4,000 | $76.8K | 0.00% | −2,500−38.5% | Reduced |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 4,034 | $77.5K | 0.00% | +165+4.3% | Added |
| N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC | 4,400 | $84.5K | 0.01% | +2,200+100.0% | Added |
| CX Institutional | 4,570 | $88.0K | 0.00% | +74+1.6% | Added |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. | 4,893 | $94.0K | 0.01% | +4,893 | New |
| MAI Capital Management | 4,977 | $95.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 5,000 | $96.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 5,105 | $98.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 5,499 | $105.6K | 0.00% | −20.0% | Reduced |
| Barrett & Company, Inc. | 6,249 | $120.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 6,393 | $122.8K | 0.00% | +519+8.8% | Added |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp | 6,626 | $127.2K | 0.00% | +6,626 | New |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $129.0K | 0.00% | – | – |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 7,006 | $134.5K | 0.00% | +67+1.0% | Added |
| CWM, LLC | 7,439 | $143.0K | 0.00% | −470−5.9% | Reduced |
| Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors, LLC | 7,837 | $150.5K | 0.01% | +7,837 | New |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 8,273 | $158.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ronald Blue Trust, Inc. | 9,768 | $187.5K | 0.00% | +8,470+652.5% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 9,911 | $190.3K | 0.00% | +3,576+56.4% | Added |
| Private Trust Co NA | 10,034 | $192.6K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC | 10,063 | $193.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 10,591 | $203.3K | 0.00% | +10,591 | New |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 10,593 | $203.4K | 0.00% | −241−2.2% | Reduced |
| Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC | 10,885 | $209.0K | 0.01% | +10,885 | New |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 10,957 | $210.4K | 0.02% | +550+5.3% | Added |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 11,136 | $213.8K | 0.00% | +11,136 | New |
| Private Wealth Group, LLC | 11,404 | $219.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 11,551 | $221.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC | 11,791 | $226.0K | 0.04% | +64+0.5% | Added |
| Norris Financial Group, LLC | 12,000 | $230.4K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 11,960 | $231.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC | 12,885 | $247.4K | 0.02% | +12,885 | New |
| Canal Capital Management, LLC | 13,034 | $250.3K | 0.04% | −5,350−29.1% | Reduced |
| City of London Investment Management Co Ltd | 13,170 | $252.9K | 0.02% | +13,170 | New |
| Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC | 13,174 | $252.9K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC | 13,477 | $258.8K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lantz Financial LLC | 13,538 | $259.9K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Moseley Investment Management Inc | 13,775 | $264.5K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Consolidated Planning Corp | 13,802 | $265.0K | 0.03% | +20+0.1% | Added |
| Fundamentun, LLC | 14,052 | $269.8K | 0.01% | +189+1.4% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 14,282 | $274.2K | 0.00% | +477+3.5% | Added |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 14,477 | $280.1K | 0.01% | +2,137+17.3% | Added |
| XML Financial, LLC | 14,678 | $281.8K | 0.02% | −6,150−29.5% | Reduced |
| SMH Capital Advisors Inc | 14,777 | $283.7K | 0.58% | −304−2.0% | Reduced |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 14,908 | $286.2K | 0.06% | −846−5.4% | Reduced |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 15,066 | $289.3K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 15,000 | $289.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. | 15,147 | $290.8K | 0.03% | −450−2.9% | Reduced |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 15,445 | $296.6K | 0.02% | +305+2.0% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 15,651 | $300.5K | 0.00% | +11,973+325.5% | Added |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 16,097 | $309.1K | 0.01% | −994−5.8% | Reduced |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 16,179 | $310.6K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Calton & Associates, Inc. | 16,291 | $312.8K | 0.05% | +186+1.2% | Added |
| Stephens Inc | 16,366 | $314.2K | 0.00% | −500−3.0% | Reduced |
| Founders Financial Alliance, LLC | 16,581 | $318.4K | 0.06% | +71+0.4% | Added |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 16,800 | $322.6K | 0.01% | −1,500−8.2% | Reduced |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 16,817 | $322.9K | 0.00% | +16,817 | New |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 17,059 | $328.0K | 0.01% | −3,970−18.9% | Reduced |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 17,271 | $331.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 17,648 | $338.8K | 0.00% | +17,648 | New |