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, 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 | $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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Financial, LLC | 21,245 | $363.7K | 0.00% | +42+0.2% | Added |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 21,013 | $359.7K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 20,400 | $349.2K | 0.03% | +250+1.2% | Added |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 20,000 | $342.4K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Coquina Private Wealth LLC | 19,986 | $342.2K | 0.28% | +41+0.2% | Added |
| Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC | 19,801 | $339.0K | 0.03% | +213+1.1% | Added |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 19,739 | $337.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 18,962 | $324.6K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 18,787 | $321.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cascade Financial Partners, LLC | 18,723 | $320.5K | 0.03% | +18,723 | New |
| San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC | 18,649 | $319.3K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC | 18,605 | $318.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. | 18,605 | $318.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 18,515 | $317.0K | 0.01% | +1,456+8.5% | Added |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 18,459 | $316.0K | 0.00% | −14,779−44.5% | Reduced |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | 18,409 | $315.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Compass Planning Associates Inc | 17,898 | $306.4K | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 17,835 | $305.3K | 0.01% | +24+0.1% | Added |
| Bay Capital Advisors, LLC | 17,528 | $300.1K | 0.18% | −500−2.8% | Reduced |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 16,800 | $292.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stephens Inc | 16,366 | $280.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 14,449 | $279.3K | 0.01% | −28−0.2% | Reduced |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 16,179 | $277.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 16,148 | $276.5K | 0.00% | −1,500−8.5% | Reduced |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 15,621 | $267.4K | 0.01% | −476−3.0% | Reduced |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 15,396 | $263.6K | 0.02% | −49−0.3% | Reduced |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 15,066 | $262.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nicolet Bankshares Inc | 14,967 | $260.3K | 0.01% | +14,967 | New |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 15,000 | $256.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 14,964 | $256.2K | 0.05% | +56+0.4% | Added |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. | 14,834 | $254.0K | 0.03% | −313−2.1% | Reduced |
| SMH Capital Advisors Inc | 14,794 | $253.3K | 0.72% | +17+0.1% | Added |
| XML Financial, LLC | 14,678 | $251.3K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 14,572 | $249.5K | 0.00% | −3,500−19.4% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 14,959 | $246.8K | 0.00% | −692−4.4% | Reduced |
| Fundamentun, LLC | 14,283 | $244.5K | 0.01% | +231+1.6% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 13,980 | $239.3K | 0.00% | +13,980 | New |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 13,948 | $238.8K | 0.00% | −334−2.3% | Reduced |
| Lantz Financial LLC | 13,538 | $231.8K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC | 13,477 | $230.7K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 13,355 | $228.6K | 0.01% | +1,804+15.6% | Added |
| Consolidated Planning Corp | 13,340 | $228.4K | 0.04% | −462−3.3% | Reduced |
| Moseley Investment Management Inc | 13,275 | $227.3K | 0.07% | −500−3.6% | Reduced |
| Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC | 13,174 | $225.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC | 12,885 | $220.6K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 12,561 | $218.4K | 0.00% | +8,527+211.4% | Added |
| Calton & Associates, Inc. | 12,693 | $217.3K | 0.03% | −3,598−22.1% | Reduced |
| Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc. | 12,663 | $216.8K | 0.22% | +12,663 | New |
| Founders Financial Alliance, LLC | 12,567 | $215.1K | 0.04% | −4,014−24.2% | Reduced |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 12,316 | $210.9K | 0.00% | +12,316 | New |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 12,001 | $205.5K | 0.00% | +1,410+13.3% | Added |
| Norris Financial Group, LLC | 12,000 | $205.4K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 11,960 | $204.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC | 11,868 | $203.2K | 0.03% | +77+0.7% | Added |
| Private Wealth Group, LLC | 11,404 | $195.2K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 11,136 | $190.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC | 11,084 | $190.0K | 0.01% | +11,084 | New |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 10,957 | $187.6K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC | 10,885 | $186.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 10,790 | $184.7K | 0.00% | +10,790 | New |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 10,329 | $176.8K | 0.00% | +418+4.2% | Added |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC | 10,063 | $172.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PlanVest Financial, Inc | 9,673 | $165.6K | 0.13% | +9,673 | New |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 8,354 | $143.0K | 0.00% | +8,354 | New |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 8,273 | $141.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors, LLC | 7,837 | $134.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC | 7,440 | $127.4K | 0.00% | +10.0% | Added |
| Private Trust Co NA | 6,454 | $110.5K | 0.01% | −3,580−35.7% | Reduced |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $109.2K | 0.00% | – | – |
| Barrett & Company, Inc. | 6,249 | $107.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 5,570 | $95.4K | 0.01% | +5,570 | New |
| Allworth Financial LP | 5,488 | $94.0K | 0.00% | −11−0.2% | Reduced |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp | 5,250 | $89.9K | 0.00% | −1,376−20.8% | Reduced |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 5,105 | $87.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 5,000 | $85.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. | 4,990 | $85.4K | 0.01% | +97+2.0% | Added |
| MAI Capital Management | 4,977 | $85.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CX Institutional | 4,402 | $75.0K | 0.00% | −168−3.7% | Reduced |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 3,500 | $59.9K | 0.00% | −500−12.5% | Reduced |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 3,443 | $59.0K | 0.00% | −2,950−46.1% | Reduced |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 3,090 | $52.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eastern Bank | 3,060 | $52.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truvestments Capital LLC | 2,634 | $45.1K | 0.01% | +51+2.0% | Added |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 2,428 | $41.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 2,112 | $41.4K | 0.00% | +1,842+682.2% | Added |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 2,502 | $41.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 2,400 | $41.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC | 2,215 | $37.9K | 0.00% | −2,185−49.7% | Reduced |
| US Bancorp | 1,937 | $33.2K | 0.00% | −300−13.4% | Reduced |
| Westside Investment Management, Inc. | 1,754 | $30.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacific Center for Financial Services | 1,692 | $29.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 1,683 | $28.8K | 0.00% | +1,041+162.1% | Added |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 1,600 | $27.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kilter Group LLC | 1,500 | $25.7K | 0.01% | +1,500 | New |
| Princeton Global Asset Management LLC | 1,200 | $20.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Pacific Financial | 1,153 | $19.7K | 0.00% | +23+2.0% | Added |
| Hilltop National Bank | 1,118 | $19.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,110 | $19.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quent Capital, LLC | 1,027 | $17.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fortis Group Advisors, LLC | 1,000 | $17.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |