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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 20,150 | $386.9K | 0.03% | +1,000+5.2% | Added |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,000 | $384.0K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Coquina Private Wealth LLC | 19,945 | $382.9K | 0.31% | +19,945 | New |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 19,739 | $381.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | 19,608 | $376.5K | 0.09% | +19,608 | New |
| Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC | 19,588 | $376.1K | 0.04% | +174+0.9% | Added |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 18,962 | $364.1K | 0.04% | +400+2.2% | Added |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 18,787 | $360.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC | 18,605 | $359.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC | 18,649 | $358.1K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. | 18,605 | $357.2K | 0.00% | +7,605+69.1% | Added |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | 18,409 | $353.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 18,072 | $347.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bay Capital Advisors, LLC | 18,028 | $346.1K | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Compass Planning Associates Inc | 17,898 | $343.6K | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 17,811 | $342.0K | 0.01% | −853−4.6% | Reduced |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 17,648 | $338.8K | 0.00% | +17,648 | New |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 17,271 | $331.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 17,059 | $328.0K | 0.01% | −3,970−18.9% | Reduced |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 16,817 | $322.9K | 0.00% | +16,817 | New |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 16,800 | $322.6K | 0.01% | −1,500−8.2% | Reduced |
| Founders Financial Alliance, LLC | 16,581 | $318.4K | 0.06% | +71+0.4% | Added |
| Stephens Inc | 16,366 | $314.2K | 0.00% | −500−3.0% | Reduced |
| Calton & Associates, Inc. | 16,291 | $312.8K | 0.05% | +186+1.2% | Added |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 16,179 | $310.6K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 16,097 | $309.1K | 0.01% | −994−5.8% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 15,651 | $300.5K | 0.00% | +11,973+325.5% | Added |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 15,445 | $296.6K | 0.02% | +305+2.0% | Added |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. | 15,147 | $290.8K | 0.03% | −450−2.9% | Reduced |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 15,000 | $289.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 15,066 | $289.3K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 14,908 | $286.2K | 0.06% | −846−5.4% | Reduced |
| SMH Capital Advisors Inc | 14,777 | $283.7K | 0.58% | −304−2.0% | Reduced |
| XML Financial, LLC | 14,678 | $281.8K | 0.02% | −6,150−29.5% | Reduced |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 14,477 | $280.1K | 0.01% | +2,137+17.3% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 14,282 | $274.2K | 0.00% | +477+3.5% | Added |
| Fundamentun, LLC | 14,052 | $269.8K | 0.01% | +189+1.4% | Added |
| Consolidated Planning Corp | 13,802 | $265.0K | 0.03% | +20+0.1% | Added |
| Moseley Investment Management Inc | 13,775 | $264.5K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lantz Financial LLC | 13,538 | $259.9K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC | 13,477 | $258.8K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC | 13,174 | $252.9K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| City of London Investment Management Co Ltd | 13,170 | $252.9K | 0.02% | +13,170 | New |
| Canal Capital Management, LLC | 13,034 | $250.3K | 0.04% | −5,350−29.1% | Reduced |
| Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC | 12,885 | $247.4K | 0.02% | +12,885 | New |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 11,960 | $231.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Norris Financial Group, LLC | 12,000 | $230.4K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC | 11,791 | $226.0K | 0.04% | +64+0.5% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 11,551 | $221.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Wealth Group, LLC | 11,404 | $219.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 11,136 | $213.8K | 0.00% | +11,136 | New |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 10,957 | $210.4K | 0.02% | +550+5.3% | Added |
| Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC | 10,885 | $209.0K | 0.01% | +10,885 | New |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 10,593 | $203.4K | 0.00% | −241−2.2% | Reduced |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 10,591 | $203.3K | 0.00% | +10,591 | New |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC | 10,063 | $193.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 10,034 | $192.6K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 9,911 | $190.3K | 0.00% | +3,576+56.4% | Added |
| Ronald Blue Trust, Inc. | 9,768 | $187.5K | 0.00% | +8,470+652.5% | Added |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 8,273 | $158.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors, LLC | 7,837 | $150.5K | 0.01% | +7,837 | New |
| CWM, LLC | 7,439 | $143.0K | 0.00% | −470−5.9% | Reduced |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 7,006 | $134.5K | 0.00% | +67+1.0% | Added |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $129.0K | 0.00% | – | – |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp | 6,626 | $127.2K | 0.00% | +6,626 | New |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 6,393 | $122.8K | 0.00% | +519+8.8% | Added |
| Barrett & Company, Inc. | 6,249 | $120.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 5,499 | $105.6K | 0.00% | −20.0% | Reduced |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 5,105 | $98.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 5,000 | $96.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 4,977 | $95.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. | 4,893 | $94.0K | 0.01% | +4,893 | New |
| CX Institutional | 4,570 | $88.0K | 0.00% | +74+1.6% | Added |
| N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC | 4,400 | $84.5K | 0.01% | +2,200+100.0% | Added |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 4,034 | $77.5K | 0.00% | +165+4.3% | Added |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 4,000 | $76.8K | 0.00% | −2,500−38.5% | Reduced |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 3,152 | $60.5K | 0.00% | +2,968+1,613.0% | Added |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 3,090 | $59.3K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eastern Bank | 3,060 | $58.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truvestments Capital LLC | 2,583 | $49.6K | 0.01% | +42+1.7% | Added |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 2,502 | $48.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 2,428 | $46.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 2,400 | $46.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| US Bancorp | 2,237 | $43.0K | 0.00% | −7,349−76.7% | Reduced |
| Westside Investment Management, Inc. | 1,754 | $33.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacific Center for Financial Services | 1,692 | $32.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,600 | $30.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ORG Partners LLC | 1,500 | $28.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Princeton Global Asset Management LLC | 1,200 | $23.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Pacific Financial | 1,130 | $21.7K | 0.00% | +18+1.6% | Added |
| Hilltop National Bank | 1,118 | $21.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,110 | $21.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quent Capital, LLC | 1,027 | $19.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| 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 |
| Hilton Head Capital Partners, LLC | 900 | $17.3K | 0.01% | +900 | New |
| Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc | 831 | $16.0K | 0.00% | +13+1.6% | Added |
| Private Wealth Asset Management, LLC | 750 | $14.4K | 0.00% | +750 | New |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 686 | $13.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 642 | $12.3K | 0.00% | −379−37.1% | Reduced |