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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

119 hedge funds and large institutions have $236M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 6

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $200M → $236M (+$36M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 101119 (+18)

1.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.9%15.43% (+1.5%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 33

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

Holders
119
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+17.82%
% of All Funds
3.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
36
Reduced
33
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
DADC
51
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$334K +$45.8K +4,617 +16%
IA
52
IFP Advisors
Florida
$329K +$330K +33,231 New
PNC Financial Services Group
53
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$311K +$14.9K +1,505 +5%
CWM
54
Concert Wealth Management
California
$291K -$9.74K -981 -3%
GWM
55
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$291K
NFG
56
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$259K +$259K +26,113 New
RJT
57
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$253K +$48K +4,835 +23%
CA
58
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$252K -$992 -100 -0.4%
DLHL
59
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$251K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
60
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$249K +$68.6K +6,916 +38%
Creative Planning
61
Creative Planning
Kansas
$243K +$29.8K +3,000 +14%
DC
62
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$235K -$39.7K -4,000 -14%
CA
63
Capital Advantage
California
$225K +$226K +22,735 New
Wellington Management Group
64
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$223K -$218K -22,000 -49%
DA
65
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$193K -$2.55M -257,283 -93%
YP
66
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$184K +$1.99K +200 +1%
FIMG
67
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
$178K -$5.11K -515 -3%
CS
68
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$173K
TC
69
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$164K +$4.49K +452 +3%
VC
70
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$160K
KL
71
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$158K +$3.81K +384 +2%
AIA
72
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$158K +$158K +15,936 New
M&T Bank
73
M&T Bank
New York
$155K
FFSOTS
74
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
$126K
UCFA
75
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$126K +$10.2K +1,032 +9%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

119 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $236M — up 18% from $200M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new CSQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $6.46M. The largest seller was Shaker Financial Services, cutting an estimated $3.54M.

  • 119 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2015, up from 101 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $236M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $6.46M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $3.54M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.