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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

113 hedge funds and large institutions have $210M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 32

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

1.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.43%14.28% (-1.1%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 119113 (-6)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $236M → $210M (-$25.9M)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
113
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-5.04%
% of All Funds
3.01%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
41
Reduced
32
Closed
14
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAG
26
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.19M +$588K +65,819 +111%
DA
27
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.02M +$783K +87,691 +449%
CRC
28
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$986K -$951K -106,544 -51%
WS
29
Wedbush Securities
California
$966K +$58.8K +6,586 +7%
ACP
30
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$948K -$53.1K -5,945 -6%
HighTower Advisors
31
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$947K +$25.2K +2,828 +3%
LTFS
32
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$943K +$2.11K +236 +0.2%
FEG
33
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$804K -$7.88K -883 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
34
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$782K +$225K +25,198 +44%
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
$780K +$118K +13,200 +19%
SG Americas Securities
36
SG Americas Securities
New York
$774K +$369K +41,373 +103%
Invesco
37
Invesco
Georgia
$669K +$198K +22,135 +46%
VFS
38
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$603K
LCM
39
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$601K +$43.5K +4,871 +8%
Citigroup
40
Citigroup
New York
$600K -$146K -16,396 -21%
TC
41
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$568K +$385K +43,122 +260%
Ameriprise
42
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$497K -$1.97K -221 -0.4%
OC
43
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$478K -$7.86K -880 -2%
DIA
44
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$442K +$410K +45,875 +8,251%
BBPWM
45
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$431K -$70.8K -7,930 -15%
FWM
46
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$415K -$36.1K -4,046 -8%
RMC
47
Regis Management Company
California
$403K
WA
48
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$355K
DADC
49
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$318K -$2.36K -264 -0.8%
RJT
50
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$289K +$43.6K +4,889 +19%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

113 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $210M — down 11% from $236M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of CSQ and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Advisors, adding an estimated $3.42M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $22M sold.

  • 113 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q1 2016, down from 119 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $210M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Cornerstone Advisors, an estimated $3.42M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.