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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
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124 hedge funds and large institutions have $313M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

180% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 10

119% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 21

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 106 → 124 (+18)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $298M → $313M (+$15.2M)

0.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.89% → 16.69% (+0.8%)

Holders
124
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+16.98%
% of All Funds
2.81%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
28
Increased
46
Reduced
21
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$7.95M
2
SIA
Starfire Investment Advisers
Michigan
+$3.48M
3
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$1.17M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$1.14M
5
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$1.08M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$2.77M
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$1.53M
3
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
-$1.41M
4
CI
Conning Inc
Connecticut
-$781K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$469K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AG
26
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.4M +$140K +11,459 +11%
CI
27
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$1.38M -$781K -63,942 -36%
Creative Planning
28
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.32M +$105K +8,565 +8%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.3M +$40.9K +3,351 +3%
ACP
30
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$1.17M +$20.2K +1,657 +2%
DC
31
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.16M -$57.5K -4,710 -5%
CA
32
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$1.16M +$1.17M +95,927 New
TC
33
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$1.11M +$36.6K +3,000 +3%
FEG
34
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$1.04M -$33.3K -2,725 -3%
BFEC
35
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.02M +$954K +78,095 +1,150%
FWM
36
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.01M +$27.2K +2,225 +3%
Millennium Management
37
Millennium Management
New York
$982K +$337K +27,574 +51%
FAIM
38
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$955K +$965K +79,043 New
CRC
39
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$829K +$838K +68,640 New
WAM
40
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$705K +$713K +58,372 New
DIA
41
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$561K – – –
AWA
42
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$534K +$411K +33,637 +319%
WS
43
Wedbush Securities
California
$533K -$374K -30,653 -41%
LTFS
44
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$523K -$109K -8,947 -17%
WAM
45
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$514K +$520K +42,558 New
RMC
46
Regis Management Company
California
$512K – – –
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$508K +$28.6K +2,339 +6%
CAN
48
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$501K +$33.1K +2,710 +7%
FFSOTS
49
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$494K +$40.1K +3,280 +9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
50
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$480K +$33.9K +2,776 +8%
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

124 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $313M — up 5.1% from $298M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new CSQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Shaker Financial Services, adding an estimated $7.95M. The largest seller was Stifel Financial, cutting an estimated $2.77M.

  • 124 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2017, up from 106 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $313M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2017, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2017 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $7.95M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2017 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $2.77M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.