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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

119 hedge funds and large institutions have $236M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 6

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $200M → $236M (+$36M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 101119 (+18)

1.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.9%15.43% (+1.5%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 33

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

Holders
119
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+17.82%
% of All Funds
3.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
36
Reduced
33
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SFS
26
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.19M -$3.54M -356,610 -75%
ACP
27
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$1.05M +$141K +14,244 +16%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$978K +$9.57K +964 +1%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$962K +$80.6K +8,119 +9%
WS
30
Wedbush Securities
California
$940K -$24.5K -2,468 -3%
WAM
31
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$916K +$919K +92,575 New
FEG
32
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$846K -$39.9K -4,020 -4%
Citigroup
33
Citigroup
New York
$786K +$453K +45,617 +135%
AIG
34
American International Group
New York
$681K -$15.9K -1,600 -2%
EWM
35
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$668K -$131K -13,200 -16%
VFS
36
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$628K
Squarepoint
37
Squarepoint
New York
$590K +$592K +59,600 New
PAG
38
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$588K +$137K +13,788 +30%
LCM
39
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$577K +$222K +22,350 +62%
Commonwealth Equity Services
40
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$565K +$15.5K +1,559 +3%
BBPWM
41
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$527K +$422K +42,549 +398%
Ameriprise
42
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$519K -$804 -81 -0.2%
OC
43
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$507K +$8.29K +835 +2%
Invesco
44
Invesco
Georgia
$477K -$310K -31,275 -39%
FWM
45
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$472K -$192K -19,384 -29%
RMC
46
Regis Management Company
California
$420K +$421K +42,400 New
SG Americas Securities
47
SG Americas Securities
New York
$396K +$397K +39,985 New
VKH
48
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$373K +$184K +18,543 +97%
WA
49
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$369K -$298 -30 -0.1%
CWM
50
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
$343K +$36.2K +3,650 +12%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

119 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $236M — up 18% from $200M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new CSQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $6.46M. The largest seller was Shaker Financial Services, cutting an estimated $3.54M.

  • 119 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2015, up from 101 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $236M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $6.46M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $3.54M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.