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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

127 hedge funds and large institutions have $314M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 30

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $311M → $314M (+$2.95M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126 → 127 (+1)

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.75% → 15.94% (+0.19%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
127
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.79%
% of All Funds
2.79%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
11
Increased
48
Reduced
30
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
SWP
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
+$2.72M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.65M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.29M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.11M
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$1.06M

Top Sellers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$4.43M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$2.7M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.31M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$593K
5
DP
Dearborn Partners
Illinois
-$191K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIA
51
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$331K – – –
LWAC
52
Laurel Wealth Advisors (California)
California
$322K +$324K +25,295 New
IFWM
53
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$320K – – –
WAM
54
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$304K +$306K +23,920 New
PNC Financial Services Group
55
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$295K – – –
WA
56
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$292K -$111K -8,653 -27%
M&T Bank
57
M&T Bank
New York
$273K – – –
ZIG
58
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
$271K – – –
SMG
59
Spectrum Management Group
Indiana
$267K – – –
SI
60
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$266K -$5.76K -450 -2%
BTS
61
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$258K +$4.57K +357 +2%
Millennium Management
62
Millennium Management
New York
$252K +$47.7K +3,724 +23%
BCM
63
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$222K +$43.7K +3,415 +24%
SWM
64
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$221K +$781 +61 +0.4%
IWM
65
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$213K +$3.84K +300 +2%
Invesco
66
Invesco
Georgia
$210K -$593K -46,337 -74%
SCA
67
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$207K +$9.23K +721 +5%
SB
68
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$205K +$13.6K +1,059 +6%
SCA
69
SMH Capital Advisors
Texas
$203K +$20.5K +1,601 +11%
SPC
70
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$193K -$23.2K -1,815 -11%
MFW
71
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$191K – – –
MFW
72
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$185K -$11.1K -865 -6%
CAN
73
Claraphi Advisory Network
United States
$181K +$5.3K +414 +3%
LF
74
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$178K – – –
Bank of Montreal
75
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$173K – – –
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

127 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $314M — up 0.95% from $311M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new CSQ positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 48 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stratos Wealth Partners, adding an estimated $2.72M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.43M.

  • 127 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q3 2019, up from 126 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $314M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2019, up 0.95% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2019 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2019 was Stratos Wealth Partners, an estimated $2.72M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2019 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $4.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.