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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $177M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 5

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6878 (+10)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 24

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $170M → $177M (+$6.93M)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.85%11.45% (+0.6%)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+14.71%
% of All Funds
2.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
15
Increased
26
Reduced
24
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VFS
26
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$911K -$18.3K -1,800 -2%
DA
27
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$889K +$732K +72,079 +428%
Invesco
28
Invesco
Georgia
$870K -$330K -32,452 -27%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$754K -$28.2K -2,774 -4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
30
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$672K -$24.6K -2,421 -3%
Ameriprise
31
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$483K +$20.5K +2,022 +4%
OC
32
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$459K -$42.6K -4,194 -8%
DIA
33
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$414K +$421K +41,448 New
WA
34
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$403K
CS
35
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$379K -$80.7K -7,940 -17%
DC
36
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$347K +$6.09K +600 +2%
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$315K +$320K +31,547 New
WS
38
Wedbush Securities
California
$312K +$16.3K +1,607 +5%
CCM
39
Chinook Capital Management
Oregon
$289K
NPC
40
National Planning Corporation
California
$244K +$247K +24,350 New
CWM
41
Concert Wealth Management
California
$240K -$9.16K -902 -4%
PIM
42
Parasol Investment Management
Illinois
$221K +$225K +22,100 New
SNC
43
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$213K +$24.6K +2,422 +13%
PNC Financial Services Group
44
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$212K
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$190K +$10.1K +990 +5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
46
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$178K -$9.52K -937 -5%
FNBT
47
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$156K
RJT
48
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$156K
FFSOTS
49
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$152K +$10.4K +1,020 +7%
B
50
Baird
Wisconsin
$149K -$37.9K -3,731 -20%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

78 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $177M — up 4.1% from $170M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new CSQ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Newgate Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.26M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $2.7M.

  • 78 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q3 2013, up from 68 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $177M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Newgate Capital Management, an estimated $6.26M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.