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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

152 hedge funds and large institutions have $364M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 58 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 58 | Existing positions reduced: 33

0.36% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.32% → 17.69% (+0.36%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 159 → 152 (-7)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $476M → $364M (-$112M)

27% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 22

Holders
152
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.4%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
58
Reduced
33
Closed
22
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
+$4.72M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$4.43M
3
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$4.09M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$2.02M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.37M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.1M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.13M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$1.9M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.06M
5
BRWM
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
-$931K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJT
51
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$487K – – –
JE
52
JMAC Enterprises
Pennsylvania
$483K -$2.1K -141 -0.4%
LWM
53
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$472K -$39.9K -2,683 -7%
NFG
54
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$462K +$5.51K +370 +1%
QCIG
55
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$461K +$9.87K +663 +2%
AWA
56
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$450K +$510K +34,289 New
LCM
57
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$449K +$510K +34,271 New
WWM
58
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$447K – – –
Goldman Sachs
59
Goldman Sachs
New York
$415K – – –
KPWS
60
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$411K -$20.9K -1,403 -4%
KAS
61
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$399K -$60.9K -4,090 -12%
Envestnet Asset Management
62
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$398K -$15.4K -1,034 -3%
ASN
63
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$396K +$2.22K +149 +0.5%
Invesco
64
Invesco
Georgia
$392K -$6.97K -468 -2%
GWSG
65
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$386K +$237K +15,930 +118%
CWM
66
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$383K – – –
DADC
67
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$378K -$24.6K -1,650 -5%
KWA
68
Kellett Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$373K -$58.9K -3,957 -12%
CAM
69
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$362K +$112K +7,542 +38%
SMC
70
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$351K – – –
AWM
71
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$350K -$4.26K -286 -1%
DIA
72
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$339K +$162K +10,885 +73%
GPFA
73
Game Plan Financial Advisors
Ohio
$328K – – –
SCA
74
SMH Capital Advisors
Texas
$316K +$68.8K +4,624 +24%
EM
75
ELCO Management
New York
$313K – – –
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

152 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $364M — down 24% from $476M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 22 funds closed out of CSQ and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 58 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.72M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $4.1M.

  • 152 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q2 2022, down from 159 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $364M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q2 2022, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q2 2022 and 22 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q2 2022 was JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors, an estimated $4.72M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $4.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.