Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

$16.94

0.15%

Market Cap: $2.72B

About: Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment strategy is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. Its investment portfolio consists of equities, convertible securities and high-yield corporate bonds.

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Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

77% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 13

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 175 [Q1] → 185 (+10) [Q2]

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 54

1.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.21% [Q1] → 20.48% (-1.73%) [Q2]

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $576M [Q1] → $543M (-$33M) [Q2]

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We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for CSQ.

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about CSQ published over the past 30 days

9 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of August 2024

The broader equity market saw declines in early August but ended near all-time highs to finish off the month. I put some capital to work this month at the low, but not as much as I had planned initially, as the market swiftly recovered. Most of the moves this month were corporate action-driven events, primarily the BlackRock tender offers, as we finished up the first measurement period.

9 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of August 2024

Calamos Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ and CCD) Announce Private Placements Totaling $170 Million of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

METRO CHICAGO, Ill. , Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boards of Trustees of four of Calamos Investments' closed-end funds (the Funds) today announced the issuance of an additional series of mandatory redeemable preferred (MRP) shares totaling $170 million.

Calamos Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ and CCD) Announce Private Placements Totaling $170 Million of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

METRO CHICAGO, Ill. , Sept. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Calamos Investments®* has announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions paid in September 2024 to shareholders of its seven closed-end funds (the Funds) pursuant to the Funds' respective distribution plans.

Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

METRO CHICAGO, Ill. , Aug. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Calamos Investments®* has announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions paid in August 2024 to shareholders of its seven closed-end funds (the Funds) pursuant to the Funds' respective distribution plans.

Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

CSQ: Top Performing Fund But Beware High Equity Allocation

CSQ fund offers a 7.4% forward distribution yield with a 10-year average annual return of 11.6%. CSQ's Portfolio consists of equities, convertible securities, and high-yield corporate bonds with a 30% leverage. My main concern against the CSQ fund is its high equity allocation when equity valuations are at cyclical highs.

CSQ: Top Performing Fund But Beware High Equity Allocation

Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

METRO CHICAGO , July 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Calamos Investments®* has announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions paid in July 2024 to shareholders of its seven closed-end funds (the Funds) pursuant to the Funds' respective distribution plans. Fund Distribution Payable date Record date Ex-dividend date CHI (inception 06/26/2002) Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund $0.0950 7/19/24 7/12/24 7/12/24 CHY (inception 05/28/2003) Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund $0.1000 7/19/24 7/12/24 7/12/24 CSQ (inception 03/26/2004) Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund $0.1025 7/19/24 7/12/24 7/12/24 CGO (inception 10/27/2005) Calamos Global Total Return Fund $0.0800 7/19/24 7/12/24 7/12/24 CHW (inception 06/27/2007) Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund $0.0500 7/19/24 7/12/24 7/12/24 CCD (inception 03/27/2015) Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund $0.1950 7/19/24 7/12/24 7/12/24 CPZ (inception 11/29/2019) Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust $0.1400 7/19/24 7/12/24 7/12/24 The following table provides estimates of Calamos Global Total Return Fund's and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund's distribution sources, reflecting YTD cumulative experience.

Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

CORRECTION: Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

METRO CHICAGO, Ill. , June 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Calamos Investments®* has announced corrections to monthly distributions and sources of distributions paid in June 2024 to shareholders of its seven closed-end funds (the Funds) pursuant to the Funds' respective distribution plans.

CORRECTION: Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

METRO CHICAGO, Ill. , June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Calamos Investments®* has announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions paid in June 2024 to shareholders of its seven closed-end funds (the Funds) pursuant to the Funds' respective distribution plans.

Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution

The 3 Best Closed-End Funds to Buy in May at a Discount

Closed-end funds are like initial public offerings in that, an initial share amount is sold to the public. With a few exceptions, they are then “closed” to new capital, which explains where they get their name.

The 3 Best Closed-End Funds to Buy in May at a Discount

CSQ: Impressive Track Record But Not Impressively Priced

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) has performed well but continues to trade at a narrow discount. The fund's portfolio is heavily tilted towards equity securities, with still meaningful allocations to convertibles and high-yield bonds. CSQ pays a monthly distribution with a rate of 7.76%, and they recently just crossed over $20 of cumulative distributions paid since inception.

CSQ: Impressive Track Record But Not Impressively Priced

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