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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $522M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 12

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 49

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 172 → 178 (+6)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $513M → $522M (+$9.01M)

1.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21.67% → 20.11% (-1.6%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
178
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.49%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
60
Reduced
49
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$7.73M
2
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$7.33M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.02M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.85M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.62M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$59.9M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.54M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$1.07M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$732K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$661K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PVM
51
Palogic Value Management
Texas
$835K – – –
CI
52
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$790K +$14.6K +931 +2%
WS
53
Wedbush Securities
California
$783K +$32.5K +2,079 +5%
CPC
54
Consolidated Planning Corp
Georgia
$777K -$171K -10,903 -19%
PAG
55
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$776K +$12.9K +828 +2%
M&T Bank
56
M&T Bank
New York
$737K -$16.1K -1,027 -2%
NAS
57
NWF Advisory Services
California
$727K -$17.2K -1,100 -2%
9WM
58
9258 Wealth Management
Ohio
$702K +$16.4K +1,049 +3%
Baird Financial Group
59
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$668K +$303K +19,393 +91%
LA
60
Lifeworks Advisors
Michigan
$610K – – –
JE
61
JMAC Enterprises
Pennsylvania
$599K -$9.32K -596 -2%
AWA
62
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$598K +$26.5K +1,692 +5%
RJT
63
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$576K – – –
OC
64
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$572K +$49K +3,135 +10%
QCIG
65
Quad-Cities Investment Group
Iowa
$556K -$79.9K -5,111 -13%
KAS
66
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$556K +$148K +9,472 +39%
SCA
67
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$546K +$154K +9,834 +42%
Goldman Sachs
68
Goldman Sachs
New York
$518K – – –
GWSG
69
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$500K +$5.47K +350 +1%
DADC
70
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$489K +$72.7K +4,650 +18%
CCM
71
Canal Capital Management
Virginia
$465K – – –
ASN
72
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$460K -$52.1K -3,332 -11%
ZIG
73
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
$458K +$438K +28,000 New
SWA
74
Strategies Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$448K +$77K +4,922 +22%
DJYG
75
David J. Yvars Group
Florida
$442K +$2.21K +141 +0.5%
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

178 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $522M — up 1.8% from $513M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new CSQ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cetera Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $7.73M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $59.9M.

  • 178 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q1 2024, up from 172 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $522M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2024, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2024 and 12 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2024 was Cetera Investment Advisers, an estimated $7.73M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $59.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.