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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navalign, LLC | 572 | $11.0K | 0.00% | +572 | New |
| Fairscale Capital, LLC | 500 | $9.66K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Boyd Watterson Asset Management LLC | 500 | $9.60K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 450 | $8.64K | 0.00% | +150+50.0% | Added |
| Evolution Wealth Management Inc. | 410 | $7.87K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 400 | $7.68K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GAMMA Investing LLC | 300 | $5.76K | 0.00% | +300 | New |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 270 | $5.18K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Key Financial Inc | 250 | $4.80K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ares Financial Consulting, LLC | 247 | $4.74K | 0.00% | +247 | New |
| City State Bank | 200 | $3.84K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. | 179 | $3.43K | 0.00% | +3+1.7% | Added |
| Estate Planners Group, LLC | 150 | $2.88K | 0.00% | +150 | New |
| Tidemark, LLC | 17 | $326 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 14 | $269 | 0.00% | +14 | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 0 | $4 | 0.00% | 0 | Unchanged |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −392,794−100.0% | Sold out |
| Balyasny Asset Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −64,418−100.0% | Sold out |
| Colony Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −45,675−100.0% | Sold out |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −45,208−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −38,164−100.0% | Sold out |
| GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −30,165−100.0% | Sold out |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −30,100−100.0% | Sold out |
| Cascade Financial Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −18,723−100.0% | Sold out |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −17,663−100.0% | Sold out |
| Lifeworks Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15,956−100.0% | Sold out |
| HRT Financial LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −15,538−100.0% | Sold out |
| Walleye Capital LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −14,595−100.0% | Sold out |
| Newbridge Financial Services Group, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,728−100.0% | Sold out |
| Confluence Wealth Services, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,102−100.0% | Sold out |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,955−100.0% | Sold out |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,001−100.0% | Sold out |
| Arlington Trust Co LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,128−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wealthspire Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,154−100.0% | Sold out |
| Future Financial Wealth Managment LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,100−100.0% | Sold out |
| Financial Life Planners | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −513−100.0% | Sold out |
| Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −436−100.0% | Sold out |
| Golden State Wealth Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6−100.0% | Sold out |
| Lokken Investment Group LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |