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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

133 hedge funds and large institutions have $339M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 12

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $314M → $339M (+$24.6M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127133 (+6)

0.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.94%16.11% (+0.17%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 42

Holders
133
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+4.72%
% of All Funds
2.62%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
33
Reduced
42
Closed
12
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AG
26
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.33M -$56.2K -4,290 -4%
TC
27
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$1.28M -$31.5K -2,400 -2%
Creative Planning
28
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.26M -$29.6K -2,254 -2%
CA
29
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$1.22M -$3.99K -304 -0.3%
MWA
30
Meridian Wealth Advisors
Texas
$1.02M
9WM
31
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$1M -$10.5K -800 -1%
SFS
32
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$953K -$633K -48,301 -41%
FFSOTS
33
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$885K
MAFM
34
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$806K -$21.1K -1,606 -3%
CAN
35
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$806K +$3.93K +300 +0.5%
Truist Financial
36
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$709K +$684K +52,152 New
QPWM
37
Quadrant Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$648K +$625K +47,636 New
DIA
38
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$605K -$25.4K -1,936 -4%
RJT
39
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$599K -$14.1K -1,073 -2%
AWA
40
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$588K +$65.6K +5,000 +13%
SPIA
41
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$575K
PAG
42
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$559K -$19.4K -1,482 -3%
Cerity Partners
43
Cerity Partners
New York
$544K +$524K +40,000 New
WS
44
Wedbush Securities
California
$535K +$38K +2,895 +8%
Mariner
45
Mariner
Kansas
$527K -$31K -2,361 -6%
QCIG
46
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$472K +$7.49K +571 +2%
Goldman Sachs
47
Goldman Sachs
New York
$446K
CWM
48
Centric Wealth Management
Illinois
$425K +$409K +31,223 New
ASN
49
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$425K +$409K +31,228 New
TA
50
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$376K -$7.07K -539 -2%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

133 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $339M — up 7.8% from $314M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new CSQ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $3.03M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.45M.

  • 133 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2019, up from 127 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $339M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $3.03M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $2.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.