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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 17,811 | $342.0K | 0.01% | −853−4.6% | Reduced |
| Compass Planning Associates Inc | 17,898 | $343.6K | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bay Capital Advisors, LLC | 18,028 | $346.1K | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 18,072 | $347.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | 18,409 | $353.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. | 18,605 | $357.2K | 0.00% | +7,605+69.1% | Added |
| San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC | 18,649 | $358.1K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC | 18,605 | $359.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 18,787 | $360.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 18,962 | $364.1K | 0.04% | +400+2.2% | Added |
| Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC | 19,588 | $376.1K | 0.04% | +174+0.9% | Added |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | 19,608 | $376.5K | 0.09% | +19,608 | New |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 19,739 | $381.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Coquina Private Wealth LLC | 19,945 | $382.9K | 0.31% | +19,945 | New |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,000 | $384.0K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 20,150 | $386.9K | 0.03% | +1,000+5.2% | Added |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 21,013 | $403.5K | 0.10% | −700−3.2% | Reduced |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 21,203 | $409.7K | 0.01% | −1,760−7.7% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 21,623 | $415.2K | 0.26% | −400−1.8% | Reduced |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 22,136 | $425.0K | 0.02% | +80.0% | Added |
| Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC | 22,500 | $432.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 22,958 | $440.8K | 0.03% | −473−2.0% | Reduced |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 22,958 | $440.8K | 0.00% | −473−2.0% | Reduced |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 23,507 | $454.2K | 0.14% | +1,742+8.0% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 23,658 | $454.2K | 0.00% | −3,222−12.0% | Reduced |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 23,569 | $455.4K | 0.36% | −3,734−13.7% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 24,640 | $479.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 25,688 | $493.2K | 0.01% | −2,200−7.9% | Reduced |
| Doliver Advisors, LP | 26,442 | $507.7K | 0.13% | +195+0.7% | Added |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,723 | $512.2K | 0.12% | +264+1.0% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 27,373 | $525.6K | 0.01% | +402+1.5% | Added |
| Nine Masts Capital Ltd | 27,663 | $531.1K | 0.09% | +27,663 | New |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 27,870 | $535.1K | 0.01% | +90.0% | Added |
| Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc | 28,737 | $551.8K | 0.03% | +14,232+98.1% | Added |
| Gryphon Financial Partners LLC | 28,982 | $556.5K | 0.06% | +28,982 | New |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 29,458 | $565.6K | 0.00% | +3,108+11.8% | Added |
| Advisory Advocates, LLC | 30,414 | $583.9K | 0.58% | +30,414 | New |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $593.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $607.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| David J Yvars Group | 31,874 | $616.1K | 0.33% | +3,331+11.7% | Added |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. | 32,334 | $620.8K | 0.07% | −7,800−19.4% | Reduced |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 32,408 | $622.2K | 0.26% | −503−1.5% | Reduced |
| QTR Family Wealth, LLC | 32,345 | $624.3K | 0.27% | +44+0.1% | Added |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 33,238 | $638.2K | 0.01% | +650+2.0% | Added |
| MGB Wealth Management, LLC | 34,141 | $655.5K | 0.19% | +34,141 | New |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. | 34,415 | $660.8K | 0.03% | +34,415 | New |
| PW Nova Financial Services LLC | 35,397 | $678.0K | 0.26% | +35,397 | New |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $745.0K | 0.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC | 38,810 | $745.2K | 0.03% | +26,347+211.4% | Added |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 40,511 | $777.8K | 0.01% | +40,511 | New |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 40,961 | $786.5K | 0.04% | +1,151+2.9% | Added |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 42,877 | $823.2K | 0.01% | +42,877 | New |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 43,145 | $828.4K | 0.01% | +693+1.6% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,695 | $877.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Landscape Capital Management, L.L.C. | 53,669 | $1.03M | 0.07% | +53,669 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 55,175 | $1.06M | 0.00% | +23,020+71.6% | Added |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 55,370 | $1.06M | 0.02% | +3,037+5.8% | Added |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 55,908 | $1.07M | 0.02% | +1,324+2.4% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 60,015 | $1.15M | 0.02% | −24,500−29.0% | Reduced |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 60,405 | $1.16M | 0.03% | −2,936−4.6% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 62,724 | $1.20M | 0.00% | +2,541+4.2% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 63,998 | $1.24M | 0.03% | +28,419+79.9% | Added |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 65,948 | $1.27M | 0.15% | +500+0.8% | Added |
| Comerica Bank | 66,337 | $1.27M | 0.01% | +744+1.1% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 69,178 | $1.33M | 0.02% | +2,115+3.2% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 69,979 | $1.34M | 0.01% | +4,071+6.2% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 81,394 | $1.56M | 0.01% | +4,659+6.1% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 84,503 | $1.62M | 0.00% | −13,321−13.6% | Reduced |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 85,160 | $1.64M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 91,619 | $1.76M | 0.00% | +11,000+13.6% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 96,071 | $1.84M | 0.00% | +5,664+6.3% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 97,268 | $1.87M | 0.00% | −6,496−6.3% | Reduced |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,722 | $1.88M | 0.26% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 98,634 | $1.89M | 0.22% | +2,414+2.5% | Added |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 112,843 | $2.17M | 1.07% | −18,378−14.0% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 117,253 | $2.25M | 0.00% | −2,413−2.0% | Reduced |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 118,730 | $2.28M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 119,092 | $2.29M | 0.06% | −931−0.8% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 133,787 | $2.57M | 0.01% | −1,004−0.7% | Reduced |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $2.58M | 1.09% | −124,461−100.0% | Reduced |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 135,343 | $2.60M | 0.01% | +600+0.4% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 135,419 | $2.60M | 0.03% | −2,771−2.0% | Reduced |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 146,391 | $2.81M | 0.05% | +8,591+6.2% | Added |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | 151,209 | $2.90M | 0.20% | +151,209 | New |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 151,834 | $2.92M | 0.01% | +1,863+1.2% | Added |
| PMG Family Office LLC | 156,894 | $3.01M | 3.48% | +127+0.1% | Added |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 158,973 | $3.05M | 0.04% | +66,850+72.6% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 165,014 | $3.17M | 0.00% | −23,933−12.7% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 166,115 | $3.19M | 0.02% | −8,395−4.8% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 203,378 | $3.90M | 0.02% | −699−0.3% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 211,932 | $4.07M | 0.01% | +1,814+0.9% | Added |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 223,949 | $4.30M | 3.55% | −4,033−1.8% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 285,899 | $5.49M | 0.01% | +4,509+1.6% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 299,163 | $5.74M | 0.00% | +20,249+7.3% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 300,398 | $5.77M | 0.01% | +14,447+5.1% | Added |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 325,874 | $6.30M | 2.00% | −171,140−34.4% | Reduced |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 370,584 | $7.12M | 0.05% | −5,379−1.4% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 393,041 | $7.55M | 0.01% | +11,803+3.1% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 399,973 | $7.68M | 0.13% | −7,724−1.9% | Reduced |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 494,242 | $9.49M | 0.42% | +412,416+504.0% | Added |