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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
NFG
51
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$322K
IFWM
52
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$312K +$301K +25,182 New
SI
53
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$273K -$25.4K -2,125 -9%
M&T Bank
54
M&T Bank
New York
$266K
ZIG
55
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
$264K
SMG
56
Spectrum Management Group
Indiana
$260K +$117K +9,810 +88%
BTS
57
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$227K +$17.2K +1,441 +9%
SCA
58
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$226K +$3.2K +268 +1%
SWM
59
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$210K +$3.35K +281 +2%
IWM
60
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$204K +$60.9K +5,100 +45%
AWA
61
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$198K -$6.66K -558 -3%
LF
62
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$196K +$189K +15,825 New
WAAG
63
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group
Kansas
$190K -$31.7K -2,658 -15%
MFW
64
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$189K +$1.05K +88 +0.6%
MFW
65
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$186K +$179K +15,000 New
Baird Financial Group
66
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$182K -$8.37K -701 -5%
APA
67
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$181K
SCA
68
SMH Capital Advisors
Texas
$178K +$14.5K +1,214 +9%
LWAC
69
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$176K +$1.83K +153 +1%
Bank of Montreal
70
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$175K +$287 +24 +0.2%
DADC
71
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$175K +$43.9K +3,680 +34%
BCM
72
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$169K -$22.1K -1,850 -12%
CAN
73
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$165K +$159K +13,283 New
DLHL
74
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$164K +$20.7K +1,736 +15%
VIP
75
Vantage Investment Partners
Missouri
$159K

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.