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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

163 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.3B invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

263% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $357M → $1.3B (+$939M)

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 16

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 163 (+7)

0.21% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.11% → 18.33% (+0.21%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 47

Holders
163
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.49%
% of All Funds
2.62%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
26
Increased
44
Reduced
47
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.12M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.94M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$1.93M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.16M
5
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$644K

Top Sellers

1
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$1.01M
2
JMPWA
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
-$996K
3
WP
WealthSource Partners
California
-$795K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$624K
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$396K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWA
51
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$495K +$499K +36,904 New
QCIG
52
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$491K +$9.97K +738 +2%
JE
53
JMAC Enterprises
Pennsylvania
$486K -$4.45K -329 -0.9%
Envestnet Asset Management
54
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$456K -$44.3K -3,276 -9%
DIA
55
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$444K +$102K +7,527 +29%
KPWS
56
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$426K +$3.08K +228 +0.7%
Goldman Sachs
57
Goldman Sachs
New York
$425K – – –
Bank of Montreal
58
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$417K -$213K -15,744 -34%
ASN
59
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$410K +$2.3K +170 +0.6%
CWM
60
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$392K – – –
CCM
61
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$381K +$54.1K +4,000 +16%
DADC
62
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$379K -$21.3K -1,579 -5%
AWM
63
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$364K -$2.83K -209 -0.8%
GWSG
64
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$360K -$24.8K -1,833 -6%
SMC
65
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$359K – – –
XF
66
XML Financial
Maryland
$355K – – –
WA
67
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$351K – – –
IAIM
68
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$351K +$216K +15,950 +156%
KWA
69
Kellett Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$338K -$44.8K -3,315 -12%
GPFA
70
Game Plan Financial Advisors
Ohio
$336K – – –
KAS
71
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$333K -$98.4K -7,281 -23%
EM
72
ELCO Management
New York
$333K +$13.5K +1,000 +4%
AWM
73
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
$332K +$335K +24,753 New
SCA
74
SMH Capital Advisors
Texas
$328K +$6.55K +485 +2%
Creative Planning
75
Creative Planning
Kansas
$317K – – –
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

163 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.3B — up 263% from $357M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new CSQ positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $2.12M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $1.01M.

  • 163 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2022, up from 156 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.3B of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2022, up 263% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2022 and 16 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2022 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.12M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2022 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $1.01M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.