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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

93 hedge funds and large institutions have $205M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

320% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 5

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7893 (+15)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $177M → $205M (+$28.1M)

0.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.45%12.19% (+0.74%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 37

Holders
93
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+19.23%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
21
Increased
26
Reduced
37
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TC
26
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$1.03M -$685K -65,159 -41%
RCM
27
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$963K +$930K +88,453 New
VFS
28
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$945K -$45.3K -4,304 -5%
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$897K -$130K -12,340 -13%
WS
30
Wedbush Securities
California
$892K +$533K +50,672 +162%
HighTower Advisors
31
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$850K +$28.1K +2,669 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
32
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$705K -$26.5K -2,523 -4%
DADC
33
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$623K +$602K +57,262 New
OC
34
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$494K -$5.25K -499 -1%
FIMG
35
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$477K +$336K +31,952 +270%
WA
36
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$434K -$5.26K -500 -1%
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$420K -$102K -9,687 -20%
DIA
38
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$409K -$40.7K -3,872 -9%
DC
39
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$355K -$22.5K -2,140 -6%
CCM
40
Chinook Capital Management
Oregon
$309K -$5.31K -505 -2%
CS
41
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$298K -$112K -10,605 -28%
Citigroup
42
Citigroup
New York
$285K -$1.27M -120,400 -82%
NPC
43
National Planning Corporation
California
$272K +$7.36K +700 +3%
CWM
44
Concert Wealth Management
California
$256K +$515 +49 +0.2%
Northern Trust
45
Northern Trust
Illinois
$239K +$230K +21,904 New
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$231K
PAG
47
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$203K +$196K +18,655 New
Goldman Sachs
48
Goldman Sachs
New York
$197K -$9.99K -950 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
49
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$194K +$410 +39 +0.2%
FIG
50
Fusion Investment Group
Pennsylvania
$191K +$185K +17,584 New

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

93 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $205M — up 16% from $177M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new CSQ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.76M. The largest seller was Newgate Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.81M.

  • 93 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2013, up from 78 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $205M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.76M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Newgate Capital Management, an estimated $2.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.