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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.

Institutional holdersQ2 2026: 223 institutions
Q1 2021: 149 institutionsQ2 2021: 148 institutionsQ3 2021: 144 institutionsQ4 2021: 169 institutionsQ1 2022: 159 institutionsQ2 2022: 153 institutionsQ3 2022: 157 institutionsQ4 2022: 164 institutionsQ1 2023: 169 institutionsQ2 2023: 160 institutionsQ3 2023: 168 institutionsQ4 2023: 173 institutionsQ1 2024: 177 institutionsQ2 2024: 189 institutionsQ3 2024: 190 institutionsQ4 2024: 203 institutionsQ1 2025: 201 institutionsQ2 2025: 202 institutionsQ3 2025: 209 institutionsQ4 2025: 216 institutionsQ1 2026: 219 institutionsQ2 2026: 223 institutions
Value heldQ2 2026: $805.2M
Q1 2021: $426.6MQ2 2021: $460.4MQ3 2021: $459.6MQ4 2021: $523.4MQ1 2022: $471.3MQ2 2022: $366.2MQ3 2022: $357.6MQ4 2022: $389.2MQ1 2023: $410.4MQ2 2023: $437.1MQ3 2023: $422.6MQ4 2023: $515.6MQ1 2024: $645.0MQ2 2024: $558.6MQ3 2024: $588.9MQ4 2024: $603.7MQ1 2025: $558.3MQ2 2025: $692.1MQ3 2025: $724.3MQ4 2025: $743.9MQ1 2026: $663.4MQ2 2026: $805.2M
Institutions holding CSQ and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026223$805.2M
Q1 2026219$663.4M
Q4 2025216$743.9M
Q3 2025209$724.3M
Q2 2025202$692.1M
Q1 2025201$558.3M
Q4 2024203$603.7M
Q3 2024190$588.9M
Q2 2024189$558.6M
Q1 2024177$645.0M
Q4 2023173$515.6M
Q3 2023168$422.6M
Q2 2023160$437.1M
Q1 2023169$410.4M
Q4 2022164$389.2M
Q3 2022157$357.6M
Q2 2022153$366.2M
Q1 2022159$471.3M
Q4 2021169$523.4M
Q3 2021144$459.6M
Q2 2021148$460.4M
Q1 2021149$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.

Institutions holding CSQ in Q2 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Ameriprise Financial Inc301,478$6.20M0.00%+14,717+5.1%Added
Truist Financial Corp315,627$6.49M0.01%+7,262+2.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.328,326$6.75M0.01%+162,224+97.7%Added
Guggenheim Capital LLC338,003$6.95M0.04%+13,458+4.1%Added
Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC351,534$7.23M0.34%+179,071+103.8%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.369,250$7.59M0.01%+38,894+11.8%Added
Stifel Financial Corp412,706$8.49M0.01%+24,171+6.2%Added
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC501,570$10.2M0.04%−53,622−9.7%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.527,617$10.8M0.11%+1,829+0.3%Added
1607 Capital Partners, LLC635,466$13.1M1.14%+202,825+46.9%Added
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.699,531$14.4M0.22%+50,453+7.8%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.748,412$15.4M0.02%+38,235+5.4%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers772,014$15.9M0.01%−10,612−1.4%Reduced
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.787,259$16.2M1.97%−7,438−0.9%Reduced
Bensler, LLC1,152,865$23.7M2.10%+38,166+3.4%Added
LPL Financial LLC1,248,517$25.7M0.01%+24,445+2.0%Added
Karpus Management, Inc.2,052,204$42.2M1.21%+107,581+5.5%Added
Royal Bank of Canada2,162,971$44.5M0.01%+44,755+2.1%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc2,356,479$48.4M0.01%+230,339+10.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company3,045,129$62.6M0.01%−17,612−0.6%Reduced
UBS Group AG3,937,493$81.0M0.01%+28,995+0.7%Added
Morgan Stanley4,298,735$88.4M0.00%−67,478−1.5%Reduced
Bank of America Corp4,865,484$100.0M0.01%+7,949+0.2%Added
Readystate Asset Management LP0$00.00%−236,613−100.0%Sold out
Logan Stone Capital, LLC0$00.00%−130,383−100.0%Sold out
Calamos Advisors LLC0$00.00%−85,160−100.0%Sold out
Nine Masts Capital Ltd0$00.00%−27,663−100.0%Sold out
Cascade Financial Partners, LLC0$00.00%−18,723−100.0%Sold out
Compass Planning Associates Inc0$00.00%−17,898−100.0%Sold out
Norris Financial Group, LLC0$00.00%−12,000−100.0%Sold out
Virtu Financial LLC0$00.00%−11,084−100.0%Sold out
Advisory Services Network, LLC0$00.00%−8,354−100.0%Sold out
Hilltop National Bank0$00.00%−1,118−100.0%Sold out
Rossby Financial, LCC0$00.00%−486−100.0%Sold out
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)0$00.00%−35−100.0%Sold out
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Moseley Investment Management Inc––––Not filed
CWM, LLC––––Not filed