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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

113 hedge funds and large institutions have $235M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 6

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 28

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 101113 (+12)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $232M → $235M (+$3.68M)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.59%14.81% (+0.22%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
113
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+11.88%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
21
Increased
38
Reduced
28
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
26
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.56M +$389K +38,532 +34%
PAG
27
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.36M -$122K -12,046 -9%
OA
28
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$1.33M -$83.5K -8,270 -6%
AG
29
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.06M +$138K +13,720 +15%
Creative Planning
30
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.05M +$121K +12,000 +13%
ACP
31
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$977K +$92.4K +9,157 +11%
TC
32
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$913K -$67.1K -6,650 -7%
HighTower Advisors
33
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$894K -$2.04K -202 -0.2%
FEG
34
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$884K +$10.9K +1,076 +1%
LTFS
35
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$840K -$84.5K -8,370 -9%
Ameriprise
36
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$757K +$184K +18,233 +33%
CAN
37
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$679K -$535K -53,044 -44%
FWM
38
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$499K +$30.1K +2,979 +7%
CRC
39
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$499K +$374K +37,079 +322%
WAM
40
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$490K +$481K +47,621 New
DIA
41
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$477K
RMC
42
Regis Management Company
California
$435K
AGM
43
Alpine Global Management
New York
$422K +$414K +41,023 New
FMII
44
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$407K +$383K +37,931 +2,219%
WA
45
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$380K -$2.52K -250 -0.7%
FFSOTS
46
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$362K
OC
47
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$354K +$96.1K +9,524 +38%
RIA
48
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$333K -$102K -10,086 -24%
RJT
49
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$330K +$464 +46 +0.1%
VKH
50
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$330K +$324K +32,132 New

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

113 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $235M — up 1.6% from $232M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new CSQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $3.23M. The largest seller was Pointe Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.64M sold.

  • 113 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2016, up from 101 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $235M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.23M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Pointe Capital Management, an estimated $3.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.