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 $805.2M in total; no superinvestor holds it.
13F holders, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 219
- +8 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 38.6M
- +130.3K (+0.3%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $663.4M
- −$77.6M (−10.5%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 20
- 78 more added
- Sold out
- 12
- 50 more reduced
5 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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 | $805.2M |
| Q1 2026 | 219 | $663.4M |
| Q4 2025 | 216 | $743.9M |
| Q3 2025 | 209 | $724.3M |
| Q2 2025 | 202 | $692.1M |
| Q1 2025 | 201 | $558.3M |
| Q4 2024 | 203 | $603.7M |
| Q3 2024 | 190 | $588.9M |
| Q2 2024 | 189 | $558.6M |
| Q1 2024 | 177 | $645.0M |
| Q4 2023 | 173 | $515.6M |
| 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 | $523.4M |
| Q3 2021 | 144 | $459.6M |
| Q2 2021 | 148 | $460.4M |
| Q1 2021 | 149 | $426.6M |
Institutions, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 4,857,535 | $83.2M | 0.01% | +84,345+1.8% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,366,213 | $74.7M | 0.00% | +154,925+3.7% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 3,908,498 | $66.9M | 0.01% | −22,798−0.6% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 3,062,741 | $52.4M | 0.01% | +5,510+0.2% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 2,126,140 | $36.4M | 0.01% | +33,314+1.6% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 2,118,216 | $36.3M | 0.01% | +91,551+4.5% | Added |
| Karpus Management, Inc. | 1,944,623 | $33.3M | 1.04% | +598,819+44.5% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,224,072 | $21.0M | 0.01% | +18,299+1.5% | Added |
| Bensler, LLC | 1,114,699 | $19.1M | 1.97% | +27,598+2.5% | Added |
| McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc. | 794,697 | $13.6M | 1.73% | −2,883−0.4% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 782,626 | $13.4M | 0.01% | +27,839+3.7% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 710,177 | $12.2M | 0.02% | +39,947+6.0% | Added |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. | 649,078 | $11.1M | 0.18% | −26,942−4.0% | Reduced |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 612,583 | $10.5M | 3.66% | +286,709+88.0% | Added |
| Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC | 555,192 | $9.51M | 0.05% | −24,902−4.3% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 525,788 | $9.00M | 0.10% | −7,874−1.5% | Reduced |
| 1607 Capital Partners, LLC | 432,641 | $7.41M | 0.53% | +281,432+186.1% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 388,535 | $6.65M | 0.01% | −4,506−1.1% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 330,356 | $5.66M | 0.01% | +29,958+10.0% | Added |
| Guggenheim Capital LLC | 324,545 | $5.56M | 0.04% | −46,039−12.4% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 308,365 | $5.28M | 0.01% | +22,466+7.9% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 286,761 | $4.91M | 0.00% | −12,402−4.1% | Reduced |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 281,070 | $4.81M | 0.08% | −118,903−29.7% | Reduced |
| Readystate Asset Management LP | 236,613 | $4.05M | 0.24% | −257,629−52.1% | Reduced |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 229,856 | $3.94M | 3.38% | +5,907+2.6% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 221,042 | $3.78M | 0.01% | +9,110+4.3% | Added |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 210,795 | $3.61M | 0.06% | +51,822+32.6% | Added |
| Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC | 172,463 | $2.95M | 0.15% | +172,463 | New |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 171,961 | $2.94M | 0.05% | +25,570+17.5% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 167,224 | $2.86M | 0.02% | −36,154−17.8% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 166,597 | $2.85M | 0.02% | +482+0.3% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 166,102 | $2.84M | 0.01% | +14,268+9.4% | Added |
| PMG Family Office LLC | 161,279 | $2.76M | 3.08% | +4,385+2.8% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 159,344 | $2.73M | 0.00% | −5,670−3.4% | Reduced |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $2.57M | 1.11% | 0 | Unchanged |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 147,036 | $2.52M | 0.00% | +55,417+60.5% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 137,573 | $2.36M | 0.00% | +41,502+43.2% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 136,253 | $2.33M | 0.02% | +834+0.6% | Added |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 135,343 | $2.32M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Logan Stone Capital, LLC | 130,383 | $2.23M | 0.62% | +110,775+564.9% | Added |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 118,730 | $2.19M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 124,101 | $2.12M | 1.05% | +11,258+10.0% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 123,454 | $2.11M | 0.01% | −10,333−7.7% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 120,091 | $2.06M | 0.00% | +2,838+2.4% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 107,050 | $1.83M | 0.00% | +9,782+10.1% | Added |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 98,845 | $1.69M | 0.20% | +211+0.2% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 87,656 | $1.50M | 0.01% | +17,677+25.3% | Added |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 85,722 | $1.47M | 0.19% | −12,000−12.3% | Reduced |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 85,160 | $1.46M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Calamos Advisors LLC | 85,160 | $1.46M | 0.01% | +85,160 | New |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 81,943 | $1.40M | 0.01% | +549+0.7% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 76,644 | $1.31M | 0.00% | −7,859−9.3% | Reduced |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 74,248 | $1.27M | 0.16% | +8,300+12.6% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 73,057 | $1.25M | 0.02% | +3,879+5.6% | Added |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 66,275 | $1.13M | 0.00% | +66,275 | New |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 65,882 | $1.13M | 0.03% | +1,884+2.9% | Added |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 64,136 | $1.10M | 0.00% | +1,412+2.3% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 63,285 | $1.08M | 0.00% | +8,110+14.7% | Added |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 60,954 | $1.04M | 0.02% | +5,584+10.1% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 60,108 | $1.03M | 0.02% | +93+0.2% | Added |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 57,589 | $985.9K | 0.02% | +1,681+3.0% | Added |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC | 54,312 | $929.8K | 0.02% | −6,093−10.1% | Reduced |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 53,602 | $917.7K | 0.02% | +10,725+25.0% | Added |
| M&T Bank Corp | 45,695 | $782.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 45,236 | $774.4K | 0.01% | +2,091+4.8% | Added |
| David J Yvars Group | 43,392 | $729.8K | 0.41% | +11,518+36.1% | Added |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 42,101 | $720.8K | 0.01% | +1,590+3.9% | Added |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 39,692 | $679.5K | 0.03% | −1,269−3.1% | Reduced |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC | 38,810 | $664.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 38,800 | $664.3K | 0.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| QTR Family Wealth, LLC | 32,371 | $610.2K | 0.25% | +26+0.1% | Added |
| PW Nova Financial Services LLC | 35,404 | $606.1K | 0.15% | +70.0% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 35,181 | $602.3K | 0.00% | +35,181 | New |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 34,993 | $599.1K | 0.00% | +18,176+108.1% | Added |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 34,552 | $591.5K | 0.00% | +11,594+50.5% | Added |
| TrueMark Investments, LLC | 33,304 | $570.2K | 0.11% | +33,304 | New |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. | 31,697 | $550.0K | 0.03% | −2,718−7.9% | Reduced |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 31,646 | $541.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $528.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 30,563 | $523.2K | 0.21% | −1,845−5.7% | Reduced |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. | 30,334 | $519.3K | 0.06% | −2,000−6.2% | Reduced |
| Advisory Advocates, LLC | 30,324 | $519.1K | 0.53% | −90−0.3% | Reduced |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 29,346 | $502.4K | 0.00% | +29,346 | New |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 29,295 | $501.5K | 0.00% | −163−0.6% | Reduced |
| Gryphon Financial Partners LLC | 28,982 | $496.2K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 28,340 | $485.2K | 0.01% | +967+3.5% | Added |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 28,156 | $482.0K | 0.01% | +286+1.0% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 27,390 | $477.4K | 0.00% | +2,750+11.2% | Added |
| Nine Masts Capital Ltd | 27,663 | $473.6K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 27,046 | $463.0K | 0.12% | +323+1.2% | Added |
| Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc | 26,637 | $456.0K | 0.02% | −2,100−7.3% | Reduced |
| Doliver Advisors, LP | 26,484 | $453.4K | 0.10% | +42+0.2% | Added |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 25,688 | $439.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 24,652 | $422.1K | 0.02% | +2,516+11.4% | Added |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 23,569 | $403.5K | 0.34% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 22,988 | $393.6K | 0.08% | −519−2.2% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 22,899 | $392.0K | 0.00% | −759−3.2% | Reduced |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 22,771 | $389.8K | 0.00% | +5,500+31.8% | Added |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 22,763 | $389.7K | 0.02% | −195−0.8% | Reduced |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 21,423 | $366.8K | 0.18% | −200−0.9% | Reduced |