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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

130 hedge funds and large institutions have $307M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 34

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $264M → $307M (+$43.7M)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 15

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 130130 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.09%16.02% (-0.07%)

Holders
130
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
44
Reduced
34
Closed
15
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
26
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.35M -$60.1K -5,031 -4%
HighTower Advisors
27
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.34M -$32.8K -2,750 -2%
AG
28
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.18M -$14.2K -1,193 -1%
TC
29
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$1.13M
FWM
30
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$1.12M +$121K +10,106 +13%
9WM
31
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$1.01M +$167 +14 +0%
MWA
32
Meridian Wealth Advisors
Texas
$928K
CA
33
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$874K +$86.3K +7,230 +11%
FFSOTS
34
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$868K +$106K +8,880 +15%
SWP
35
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$663K +$62.7K +5,251 +11%
CAN
36
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$621K +$71K +5,945 +13%
MAFM
37
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$585K +$11.3K +946 +2%
DIA
38
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$575K -$10.5K -880 -2%
QPWM
39
Quadrant Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$558K
RJT
40
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$543K +$9.73K +815 +2%
FAIM
41
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$530K -$42.4K -3,550 -8%
PAG
42
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$530K -$9.09K -761 -2%
SPIA
43
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$498K +$114K +9,550 +31%
WS
44
Wedbush Securities
California
$454K +$5.35K +448 +1%
Goldman Sachs
45
Goldman Sachs
New York
$407K -$824 -69 -0.2%
QCIG
46
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$401K -$38.1K -3,192 -9%
WA
47
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$394K +$310 +26 +0.1%
TA
48
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$361K +$5.58K +467 +2%
PNC Financial Services Group
49
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$343K
RIA
50
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$323K

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

130 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $307M — up 17% from $264M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new CSQ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $5.04M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.56M.

  • 130 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q1 2019, unchanged from Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $307M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $5.04M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $4.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.