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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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 216 institutions
Q1 2021: 149 institutionsQ2 2021: 148 institutionsQ3 2021: 144 institutionsQ4 2021: 169 institutionsQ1 2022: 159 institutionsQ2 2022: 153 institutionsQ3 2022: 157 institutionsQ4 2022: 164 institutionsQ1 2023: 169 institutionsQ2 2023: 160 institutionsQ3 2023: 168 institutionsQ4 2023: 173 institutionsQ1 2024: 177 institutionsQ2 2024: 189 institutionsQ3 2024: 190 institutionsQ4 2024: 203 institutionsQ1 2025: 201 institutionsQ2 2025: 202 institutionsQ3 2025: 209 institutionsQ4 2025: 216 institutionsQ1 2026: 219 institutionsQ2 2026: 223 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $743.6M
Q1 2021: $425.1MQ2 2021: $460.4MQ3 2021: $459.6MQ4 2021: $523.2MQ1 2022: $471.3MQ2 2022: $366.2MQ3 2022: $357.6MQ4 2022: $389.2MQ1 2023: $410.4MQ2 2023: $437.1MQ3 2023: $422.6MQ4 2023: $453.9MQ1 2024: $513.6MQ2 2024: $544.3MQ3 2024: $573.8MQ4 2024: $603.7MQ1 2025: $558.1MQ2 2025: $644.5MQ3 2025: $721.5MQ4 2025: $743.6MQ1 2026: $663.4MQ2 2026: $801.0M
Institutions holding CSQ and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026223$801.0M
Q1 2026219$663.4M
Q4 2025216$743.6M
Q3 2025209$721.5M
Q2 2025202$644.5M
Q1 2025201$558.1M
Q4 2024203$603.7M
Q3 2024190$573.8M
Q2 2024189$544.3M
Q1 2024177$513.6M
Q4 2023173$453.9M
Q3 2023168$422.6M
Q2 2023160$437.1M
Q1 2023169$410.4M
Q4 2022164$389.2M
Q3 2022157$357.6M
Q2 2022153$366.2M
Q1 2022159$471.3M
Q4 2021169$523.2M
Q3 2021144$459.6M
Q2 2021148$460.4M
Q1 2021149$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.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC17,811$342.0K0.01%−853−4.6%Reduced
Compass Planning Associates Inc17,898$343.6K0.24%00.0%Unchanged
Bay Capital Advisors, LLC18,028$346.1K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
CI Private Wealth, LLC18,072$347.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Empower Advisory Group, LLC18,409$353.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc.18,605$357.2K0.00%+7,605+69.1%Added
San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC18,649$358.1K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC18,605$359.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.18,787$360.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC18,962$364.1K0.04%+400+2.2%Added
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC19,588$376.1K0.04%+174+0.9%Added
Logan Stone Capital, LLC19,608$376.5K0.09%+19,608New
CAPROCK Group, Inc.19,739$381.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Coquina Private Wealth LLC19,945$382.9K0.31%+19,945New
Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC20,000$384.0K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Smith, Moore & Co.20,150$386.9K0.03%+1,000+5.2%Added
WealthTrust Axiom LLC21,013$403.5K0.10%−700−3.2%Reduced
Summit Financial, LLC21,203$409.7K0.01%−1,760−7.7%Reduced
ELCO Management Co., LLC21,623$415.2K0.26%−400−1.8%Reduced
Nations Financial Group Inc,22,136$425.0K0.02%+80.0%Added
Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC22,500$432.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC22,958$440.8K0.03%−473−2.0%Reduced
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC22,958$440.8K0.00%−473−2.0%Reduced
Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC23,507$454.2K0.14%+1,742+8.0%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.23,658$454.2K0.00%−3,222−12.0%Reduced
Fairman Group, LLC23,569$455.4K0.36%−3,734−13.7%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC24,640$479.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
WCG Wealth Advisors LLC25,688$493.2K0.01%−2,200−7.9%Reduced
Doliver Advisors, LP26,442$507.7K0.13%+195+0.7%Added
Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC26,723$512.2K0.12%+264+1.0%Added
Brookstone Capital Management27,373$525.6K0.01%+402+1.5%Added
Nine Masts Capital Ltd27,663$531.1K0.09%+27,663New
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC27,870$535.1K0.01%+90.0%Added
Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc28,737$551.8K0.03%+14,232+98.1%Added
Gryphon Financial Partners LLC28,982$556.5K0.06%+28,982New
D.A. Davidson & Co.29,458$565.6K0.00%+3,108+11.8%Added
Advisory Advocates, LLC30,414$583.9K0.58%+30,414New
Pathstone Holdings, LLC30,885$593.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Goldman Sachs Group Inc31,646$607.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
David J Yvars Group31,874$616.1K0.33%+3,331+11.7%Added
NWF Advisory Services Inc.32,334$620.8K0.07%−7,800−19.4%Reduced
Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC32,408$622.2K0.26%−503−1.5%Reduced
QTR Family Wealth, LLC32,345$624.3K0.27%+44+0.1%Added
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC33,238$638.2K0.01%+650+2.0%Added
MGB Wealth Management, LLC34,141$655.5K0.19%+34,141New
Kovack Advisors, Inc.34,415$660.8K0.03%+34,415New
PW Nova Financial Services LLC35,397$678.0K0.26%+35,397New
Palogic Value Management, L.P.38,800$745.0K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Western Wealth Management, LLC38,810$745.2K0.03%+26,347+211.4%Added
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC40,511$777.8K0.01%+40,511New
PFG Investments, LLC40,961$786.5K0.04%+1,151+2.9%Added
Dakota Wealth Management42,877$823.2K0.01%+42,877New
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC43,145$828.4K0.01%+693+1.6%Added
M&T Bank Corp45,695$877.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C.53,669$1.03M0.07%+53,669New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.55,175$1.06M0.00%+23,020+71.6%Added
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.55,370$1.06M0.02%+3,037+5.8%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.55,908$1.07M0.02%+1,324+2.4%Added
Central Trust Co60,015$1.15M0.02%−24,500−29.0%Reduced
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC60,405$1.16M0.03%−2,936−4.6%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC62,724$1.20M0.00%+2,541+4.2%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC63,998$1.24M0.03%+28,419+79.9%Added
Lake Street Financial LLC65,948$1.27M0.15%+500+0.8%Added
Comerica Bank66,337$1.27M0.01%+744+1.1%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc69,178$1.33M0.02%+2,115+3.2%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC69,979$1.34M0.01%+4,071+6.2%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC81,394$1.56M0.01%+4,659+6.1%Added
Invesco Ltd.84,503$1.62M0.00%−13,321−13.6%Reduced
Calamos Wealth Management LLC85,160$1.64M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc91,619$1.76M0.00%+11,000+13.6%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors96,071$1.84M0.00%+5,664+6.3%Added
Mariner, LLC97,268$1.87M0.00%−6,496−6.3%Reduced
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC97,722$1.88M0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Aviance Capital Partners, LLC98,634$1.89M0.22%+2,414+2.5%Added
Pointe Capital Management LLC112,843$2.17M1.07%−18,378−14.0%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC117,253$2.25M0.00%−2,413−2.0%Reduced
Founders Financial Securities LLC118,730$2.28M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.119,092$2.29M0.06%−931−0.8%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC133,787$2.57M0.01%−1,004−0.7%Reduced
Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc.0$2.58M1.09%−124,461−100.0%Reduced
Savant Capital, LLC135,343$2.60M0.01%+600+0.4%Added
Clearstead Advisors, LLC135,419$2.60M0.03%−2,771−2.0%Reduced
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC146,391$2.81M0.05%+8,591+6.2%Added
1607 Capital Partners, LLC151,209$2.90M0.20%+151,209New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.151,834$2.92M0.01%+1,863+1.2%Added
PMG Family Office LLC156,894$3.01M3.48%+127+0.1%Added
Wolverine Asset Management LLC158,973$3.05M0.04%+66,850+72.6%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC165,014$3.17M0.00%−23,933−12.7%Reduced
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC166,115$3.19M0.02%−8,395−4.8%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC203,378$3.90M0.02%−699−0.3%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC211,932$4.07M0.01%+1,814+0.9%Added
Smith Asset Management Co., LLC223,949$4.30M3.55%−4,033−1.8%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp285,899$5.49M0.01%+4,509+1.6%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc299,163$5.74M0.00%+20,249+7.3%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.300,398$5.77M0.01%+14,447+5.1%Added
Shaker Financial Services, LLC325,874$6.30M2.00%−171,140−34.4%Reduced
Guggenheim Capital LLC370,584$7.12M0.05%−5,379−1.4%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp393,041$7.55M0.01%+11,803+3.1%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC399,973$7.68M0.13%−7,724−1.9%Reduced
Readystate Asset Management LP494,242$9.49M0.42%+412,416+504.0%Added