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, 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
- 38.8M
- +325.4K (+0.8%) vs. Q1 2026
- Total value
- $801.0M
- +$138.8M (+21.0%) vs. Q1 2026
- New holders
- 19
- 84 more added
- Sold out
- 12
- 50 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 | $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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC | 21,500 | $442.0K | 0.16% | +1,500+7.5% | Added |
| ELCO Management Co., LLC | 21,123 | $434.3K | 0.19% | −300−1.4% | Reduced |
| WealthTrust Axiom LLC | 21,013 | $432.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smith, Moore & Co. | 20,400 | $419.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mosaic Family Wealth Partners, LLC | 20,004 | $411.3K | 0.03% | +203+1.0% | Added |
| Coquina Private Wealth LLC | 19,834 | $407.8K | 0.28% | −152−0.8% | Reduced |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 19,287 | $397.0K | 0.01% | +772+4.2% | Added |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 19,190 | $394.6K | 0.01% | +5,835+43.7% | Added |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 18,787 | $386.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC | 18,649 | $383.4K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Empower Advisory Group, LLC | 18,409 | $378.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Strategies Wealth Advisors, LLC | 17,962 | $369.3K | 0.03% | −1,000−5.3% | Reduced |
| Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC | 17,417 | $358.1K | 0.00% | −1,042−5.6% | Reduced |
| Modern Wealth Management, LLC | 16,800 | $345.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | 16,694 | $343.2K | 0.00% | −6,077−26.7% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 16,575 | $340.8K | 0.01% | −1,260−7.1% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 16,366 | $336.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 16,179 | $332.6K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SMH Capital Advisors Inc | 15,250 | $313.5K | 1.23% | +456+3.1% | Added |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 15,066 | $310.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 15,087 | $310.2K | 0.04% | +9,517+170.9% | Added |
| Nicolet Bankshares Inc | 14,967 | $309.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Silverlake Wealth Management LLC | 15,018 | $308.8K | 0.06% | +54+0.4% | Added |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 15,000 | $308.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Institute for Wealth Management, LLC. | 14,834 | $305.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 14,959 | $303.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| XML Financial, LLC | 14,678 | $301.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 14,572 | $299.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 14,539 | $298.9K | 0.00% | +4,210+40.8% | Added |
| Fundamentun, LLC | 14,504 | $298.2K | 0.01% | +221+1.5% | Added |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 14,614 | $294.2K | 0.01% | +165+1.1% | Added |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC | 14,275 | $293.5K | 0.01% | −1,346−8.6% | Reduced |
| Lantz Financial LLC | 14,000 | $287.8K | 0.05% | +462+3.4% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 13,980 | $287.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 13,857 | $284.9K | 0.00% | −2,291−14.2% | Reduced |
| Calton & Associates, Inc. | 13,657 | $280.8K | 0.04% | +964+7.6% | Added |
| Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc. | 13,536 | $278.3K | 0.27% | +873+6.9% | Added |
| Kellett Schaffner Wealth Advisors LLC | 13,477 | $277.1K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. | 13,400 | $275.5K | 0.00% | −5,205−28.0% | Reduced |
| Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC | 13,400 | $275.5K | 0.01% | −5,205−28.0% | Reduced |
| Bay Capital Advisors, LLC | 13,379 | $275.1K | 0.15% | −4,149−23.7% | Reduced |
| Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC | 13,174 | $270.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 13,023 | $267.8K | 0.00% | −925−6.6% | Reduced |
| Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC | 12,885 | $264.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC | 12,464 | $256.3K | 0.03% | +596+5.0% | Added |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC | 12,413 | $255.2K | 0.00% | −148−1.2% | Reduced |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 12,361 | $254.2K | 0.00% | +45+0.4% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 12,358 | $254.1K | 0.00% | +1,568+14.5% | Added |
| Founders Financial Alliance, LLC | 12,149 | $249.8K | 0.03% | −418−3.3% | Reduced |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 12,070 | $248.2K | 0.00% | +69+0.6% | Added |
| Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC | 11,960 | $245.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Wealth Group, LLC | 11,404 | $234.5K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 11,390 | $234.2K | 0.00% | +6,413+128.9% | Added |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 11,233 | $230.9K | 0.00% | +11,233 | New |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 11,155 | $229.3K | 0.00% | +11,155 | New |
| Neuberger Berman Group LLC | 11,136 | $229.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Consolidated Planning Corp | 10,915 | $224.4K | 0.03% | −2,425−18.2% | Reduced |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 10,875 | $223.6K | 0.00% | +10,875 | New |
| 49 Wealth Management, LLC | 10,794 | $221.9K | 0.04% | +10,794 | New |
| Alongside, LLC | 10,794 | $221.9K | 0.04% | +10,794 | New |
| Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC | 10,726 | $220.5K | 0.01% | −159−1.5% | Reduced |
| M&T Bank Corp | 10,695 | $219.9K | 0.00% | −35,000−76.6% | Reduced |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 10,407 | $214.0K | 0.02% | −550−5.0% | Reduced |
| SP Asset Management LLC | 10,122 | $208.1K | 0.02% | +10,122 | New |
| Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC | 10,063 | $206.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 9,861 | $202.7K | 0.02% | +3,407+52.8% | Added |
| IFG Advisory, LLC | 9,829 | $202.1K | 0.01% | +9,829 | New |
| PlanVest Financial, Inc | 9,673 | $198.9K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 9,525 | $195.8K | 0.01% | −5,871−38.1% | Reduced |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 8,273 | $170.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 7,870 | $161.8K | 0.01% | +6,270+391.9% | Added |
| Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors, LLC | 7,837 | $161.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC | 6,425 | $132.1K | 0.00% | +6,425 | New |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $131.1K | 0.00% | – | – |
| Barrett & Company, Inc. | 6,249 | $128.5K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Delta Asset Management LLC | 5,105 | $105.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc. | 5,083 | $104.5K | 0.01% | +93+1.9% | Added |
| Rothschild Investment LLC | 5,000 | $102.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp | 4,432 | $91.1K | 0.00% | −818−15.6% | Reduced |
| FWL Investment Management, LLC | 3,550 | $73.0K | 0.01% | +3,550 | New |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 3,500 | $72.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 3,443 | $70.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 3,230 | $66.4K | 0.00% | −2,258−41.1% | Reduced |
| Eastern Bank | 3,060 | $62.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CX Institutional | 3,022 | $62.0K | 0.00% | −1,380−31.3% | Reduced |
| Truvestments Capital LLC | 2,683 | $55.2K | 0.01% | +49+1.9% | Added |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 2,502 | $50.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 2,428 | $49.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 2,400 | $49.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC | 2,215 | $45.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bartlett & Co. Wealth Management LLC | 2,112 | $43.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Assetmark, Inc | 2,098 | $43.1K | 0.00% | +415+24.7% | Added |
| US Bancorp | 1,937 | $39.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Westside Investment Management, Inc. | 1,754 | $36.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacific Center for Financial Services | 1,692 | $34.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wolff Wiese Magana LLC | 1,690 | $34.7K | 0.02% | −1,400−45.3% | Reduced |
| Kilter Group LLC | 1,500 | $30.8K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Princeton Global Asset Management LLC | 1,200 | $24.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Pacific Financial | 1,174 | $24.1K | 0.00% | +21+1.8% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 1,110 | $22.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |