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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $430M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 34

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 14

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $401M → $430M (+$29M)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 149 → 149 (0)

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.41% → 15.99% (-0.42%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
149
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.62%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
16
Increased
55
Reduced
34
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$3.07M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.57M
3
Rockefeller Capital Management
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
+$2.18M
4
FP
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
+$1.5M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$877K

Top Sellers

1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$9.7M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$4.75M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.91M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$2.44M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$1.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Goldman Sachs
51
Goldman Sachs
New York
$545K – – –
CWM
52
Centric Wealth Management
Illinois
$538K – – –
DADC
53
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$529K +$22.8K +1,391 +5%
KPWS
54
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$521K -$38K -2,313 -7%
PAG
55
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$521K – – –
Creative Planning
56
Creative Planning
Kansas
$518K +$15.5K +947 +3%
ASN
57
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$517K +$1.89K +115 +0.4%
CWM
58
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$504K +$220K +13,410 +85%
NFG
59
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$475K – – –
GIA
60
Gladstone Institutional Advisory
Florida
$463K -$821 -50 -0.2%
KAS
61
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$460K +$68.7K +4,187 +19%
SMC
62
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$431K +$57.5K +3,500 +16%
GPFA
63
Game Plan Financial Advisors
Ohio
$430K – – –
IFWM
64
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$410K -$1.69K -103 -0.4%
AWM
65
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$407K +$388K +23,620 New
SPC
66
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$391K +$73.9K +4,502 +25%
BCM
67
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$389K -$74.3K -4,527 -17%
DIA
68
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$369K -$2.91K -177 -0.8%
EM
69
ELCO Management
New York
$367K -$1.64K -100 -0.5%
Mercer Global Advisors
70
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$351K +$13.3K +813 +4%
IAIM
71
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$345K +$165K +10,055 +92%
TA
72
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$336K -$91K -5,544 -22%
SI
73
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$336K +$3.12K +190 +1%
SCA
74
SMH Capital Advisors
Texas
$314K +$20.7K +1,260 +7%
CFGS
75
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$308K +$2.76K +168 +0.9%
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

149 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $430M — up 7.2% from $401M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new CSQ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James & Associates, adding an estimated $3.07M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $9.7M.

  • 149 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q1 2021, unchanged from Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $430M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2021, up 7.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2021 and 14 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2021 was Raymond James & Associates, an estimated $3.07M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $9.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.