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, Q2 2026
Institutional positions in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as of Jun 30, 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
- 223
- +7 vs. Q1 2026
- Shares held
- 39.0M
- +528.3K (+1.4%) vs. Q1 2026
- Total value
- $805.2M
- +$143.0M (+21.6%) vs. Q1 2026
- New holders
- 19
- 86 more added
- Sold out
- 12
- 49 more reduced
3 institutions that held it in Q1 2026 haven't filed for Q2 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q1 2026: 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, Q2 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 15,018 | $308.8K | 0.06% | +54+0.4% | Added |
| Nicolet Bankshares Inc | 14,967 | $309.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 15,087 | $310.2K | 0.04% | +9,517+170.9% | Added |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 15,066 | $310.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SMH Capital Advisors Inc | 15,250 | $313.5K | 1.23% | +456+3.1% | Added |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 16,179 | $332.6K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stephens Inc | 16,366 | $336.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 16,575 | $340.8K | 0.01% | −1,260−7.1% | Reduced |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 16,694 | $343.2K | 0.00% | −6,077−26.7% | Reduced |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 16,800 | $345.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 17,417 | $358.1K | 0.00% | −1,042−5.6% | Reduced |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 17,962 | $369.3K | 0.03% | −1,000−5.3% | Reduced |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | 18,409 | $378.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC | 18,649 | $383.4K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 18,787 | $386.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 19,190 | $394.6K | 0.01% | +5,835+43.7% | Added |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 19,287 | $397.0K | 0.01% | +772+4.2% | Added |
| Coquina Private Wealth LLC | 19,834 | $407.8K | 0.28% | −152−0.8% | Reduced |
| Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC | 20,004 | $411.3K | 0.03% | +203+1.0% | Added |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 20,400 | $419.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 21,013 | $432.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 21,123 | $434.3K | 0.19% | −300−1.4% | Reduced |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 21,500 | $442.0K | 0.16% | +1,500+7.5% | Added |
| CAPROCK Group, Inc. | 21,771 | $447.6K | 0.01% | +2,032+10.3% | Added |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC | 22,519 | $463.0K | 0.09% | −469−2.0% | Reduced |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 22,822 | $469.2K | 0.03% | +59+0.3% | Added |
| Fairman Group, LLC | 23,569 | $484.6K | 0.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 23,961 | $492.6K | 0.00% | +23,961 | New |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 24,775 | $509.4K | 0.00% | −10,406−29.6% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 24,878 | $511.5K | 0.00% | +1,979+8.6% | Added |
| WCG Wealth Advisors LLC | 25,688 | $528.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| We Are One Seven, LLC | 25,745 | $529.3K | 0.01% | +25,745 | New |
| Doliver Advisors, LP | 26,484 | $544.5K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lowe Brockenbrough & Co Inc | 26,637 | $547.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nations Financial Group Inc, | 26,662 | $548.2K | 0.03% | +2,010+8.2% | Added |
| Mezzasalma Advisors, LLC | 26,800 | $551.0K | 0.11% | −246−0.9% | Reduced |
| Kovack Advisors, Inc. | 28,768 | $593.2K | 0.03% | −2,929−9.2% | Reduced |
| Gryphon Financial Partners LLC | 28,982 | $595.9K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 29,166 | $599.7K | 0.01% | +1,010+3.6% | Added |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 29,230 | $601.0K | 0.01% | +7,985+37.6% | Added |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 29,301 | $602.4K | 0.00% | +60.0% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 29,734 | $611.3K | 0.00% | +388+1.3% | Added |
| Advisory Advocates, LLC | 30,574 | $628.6K | 0.54% | +250+0.8% | Added |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | 30,885 | $635.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 31,007 | $644.9K | 0.00% | +3,617+13.2% | Added |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 31,619 | $650.1K | 0.01% | +31,619 | New |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 32,032 | $658.6K | 0.00% | +386+1.2% | Added |
| Waterloo Capital, L.P. | 32,122 | $660.4K | 0.04% | +32,122 | New |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. | 32,334 | $664.8K | 0.06% | +2,000+6.6% | Added |
| QTR Family Wealth, LLC | 32,408 | $666.3K | 0.23% | +37+0.1% | Added |
| Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC | 33,337 | $685.4K | 0.25% | +2,774+9.1% | Added |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 34,611 | $711.6K | 0.01% | +59+0.2% | Added |
| PW Nova Financial Services LLC | 35,485 | $729.6K | 0.16% | +81+0.2% | Added |
| TrueMark Investments, LLC | 35,665 | $733.3K | 0.09% | +2,361+7.1% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 38,658 | $794.8K | 0.01% | +10,318+36.4% | Added |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC | 38,810 | $797.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC | 42,653 | $876.9K | 0.01% | −2,583−5.7% | Reduced |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 44,345 | $911.7K | 0.01% | +2,244+5.3% | Added |
| David J Yvars Group | 45,208 | $923.8K | 0.45% | +1,816+4.2% | Added |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 47,492 | $976.4K | 0.04% | +7,800+19.7% | Added |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 54,052 | $1.11M | 0.02% | +450+0.8% | Added |
| Invesco Ltd. | 54,311 | $1.12M | 0.00% | −22,333−29.1% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 57,600 | $1.18M | 0.00% | −6,536−10.2% | Reduced |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 57,616 | $1.18M | 0.02% | +270.0% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 59,008 | $1.21M | 0.02% | −1,100−1.8% | Reduced |
| Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. | 61,156 | $1.26M | 0.02% | +202+0.3% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 65,425 | $1.35M | 0.00% | +2,140+3.4% | Added |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | 65,469 | $1.35M | 0.00% | −806−1.2% | Reduced |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 71,451 | $1.47M | 0.01% | +36,458+104.2% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 71,588 | $1.47M | 0.03% | +5,706+8.7% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 72,256 | $1.49M | 0.02% | −801−1.1% | Reduced |
| Palogic Value Management, L.P. | 77,600 | $1.60M | 0.28% | +38,800+100.0% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 80,272 | $1.65M | 0.00% | −57,301−41.7% | Reduced |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 80,528 | $1.66M | 0.01% | +80,344+43,665.2% | Added |
| Lake Street Financial LLC | 84,348 | $1.73M | 0.20% | +10,100+13.6% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 84,798 | $1.74M | 0.01% | +2,855+3.5% | Added |
| Calamos Wealth Management LLC | 85,160 | $1.75M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 85,722 | $1.76M | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 93,995 | $1.93M | 0.01% | +6,339+7.2% | Added |
| Aviance Capital Partners, LLC | 98,505 | $2.03M | 0.21% | −340−0.3% | Reduced |
| Pointe Capital Management LLC | 115,602 | $2.38M | 1.06% | −8,499−6.8% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 117,049 | $2.41M | 0.00% | +9,999+9.3% | Added |
| Founders Financial Securities LLC | 120,550 | $2.48M | 0.13% | +1,820+1.5% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 121,061 | $2.49M | 0.01% | −2,393−1.9% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 121,577 | $2.50M | 0.00% | +1,486+1.2% | Added |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 125,610 | $2.58M | 0.04% | +125,610 | New |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 133,571 | $2.75M | 0.03% | −2,682−2.0% | Reduced |
| Savant Capital, LLC | 136,791 | $2.81M | 0.01% | +1,448+1.1% | Added |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 170,261 | $2.91M | 0.05% | −1,700−1.0% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 147,497 | $3.03M | 0.02% | −19,727−11.8% | Reduced |
| Prairie Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $3.17M | 0.76% | 0 | Unchanged |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 159,926 | $3.29M | 0.00% | +582+0.4% | Added |
| PMG Family Office LLC | 162,340 | $3.34M | 3.08% | +1,061+0.7% | Added |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | 163,703 | $3.37M | 1.05% | −448,880−73.3% | Reduced |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 166,343 | $3.42M | 0.02% | −254−0.2% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 195,505 | $4.02M | 0.00% | +48,469+33.0% | Added |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 225,353 | $4.63M | 0.06% | +14,558+6.9% | Added |
| Smith Asset Management Co., LLC | 226,606 | $4.66M | 3.67% | −3,250−1.4% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 237,208 | $4.88M | 0.01% | +16,166+7.3% | Added |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC | 274,887 | $5.65M | 0.07% | −6,183−2.2% | Reduced |