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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $177M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 5

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6878 (+10)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 24

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $170M → $177M (+$6.93M)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.85%11.45% (+0.6%)

Holders
78
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+14.71%
% of All Funds
2.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
15
Increased
26
Reduced
24
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Comerica Bank
51
Comerica Bank
Texas
$144K +$26.4K +2,597 +22%
CA
52
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$140K +$32.5K +3,200 +30%
NL
53
NWAM LLC
Washington
$129K +$1.81K +178 +1%
JWM
54
Jacobus Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$127K
US Bancorp
55
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$126K -$5.17K -509 -4%
FIMG
56
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$118K +$120K +11,850 New
Citadel Advisors
57
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$117K +$118K +11,653 New
Deutsche Bank
58
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$112K +$57.4K +5,650 +100%
PI
59
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$109K +$2.04K +201 +2%
KFS
60
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$103K +$104K +10,268 New
SCP
61
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$102K -$223K -22,000 -68%
Creative Planning
62
Creative Planning
Kansas
$94K +$8.12K +799 +9%
Bank of Montreal
63
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$92K +$23.4K +2,300 +34%
BRWA
64
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$75K +$731 +72 +1%
AIG
65
American International Group
New York
$70K -$9.93K -977 -12%
M&T Bank
66
M&T Bank
New York
$67K
FHC
67
First Houston Capital
Texas
$60K +$61K +6,000 New
MFS
68
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$57K
First Manhattan
69
First Manhattan
New York
$42K
Fifth Third Bancorp
70
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$34K +$13.3K +1,305 +61%
WA
71
Waverly Advisors
Alabama
$16K +$16.3K +1,600 New
WA
72
WFG Advisors
Texas
$15K +$15.2K +1,500 New
TRCT
73
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$12K -$2.9K -286 -19%
BFEC
74
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$10K
1IC
75
1919 Investment Counsel
Maryland
$9K

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

78 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $177M — up 4.1% from $170M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new CSQ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Newgate Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.26M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $2.7M.

  • 78 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q3 2013, up from 68 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $177M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2013, up 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2013 was Newgate Capital Management, an estimated $6.26M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2013 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.