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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

119 hedge funds and large institutions have $236M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

300% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 6

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $200M → $236M (+$36M)

18% more funds holding

Funds holding: 101119 (+18)

1.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.9%15.43% (+1.5%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 33

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

Holders
119
Holders Change
+18
Holders Change %
+17.82%
% of All Funds
3.12%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
24
Increased
36
Reduced
33
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MFW
76
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$125K +$126K +12,650 New
AA
77
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$121K +$122K +12,254 New
MFS
78
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$119K -$4.79K -483 -4%
CAN
79
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$116K -$2.28K -230 -2%
NL
80
NWAM LLC
Washington
$116K +$116K +11,700 New
Goldman Sachs
81
Goldman Sachs
New York
$113K +$1.43K +144 +1%
CIA
82
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$104K
FHC
83
First Houston Capital
Texas
$102K +$2.98K +300 +3%
SCP
84
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$101K
SBIA
85
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$100K +$100K +10,103 New
Comerica Bank
86
Comerica Bank
Texas
$94K
AWM
87
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$84K
FNBT
88
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$83K
VCAM
89
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$76K +$77K +7,760 New
Bank of Montreal
90
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$63K
BBHC
91
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$54K -$25.5K -2,570 -32%
ACS
92
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
$48K +$41K +4,132 New
NFG
93
Next Financial Group
Texas
$43K -$23.9K -2,410 -36%
First Manhattan
94
First Manhattan
New York
$42K -$9.93K -1,000 -19%
FMII
95
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$37K
US Bancorp
96
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$35K
BFEC
97
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$33K +$4.62K +465 +16%
WEC
98
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$31.2K +$754 +76 +2%
Deutsche Bank
99
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$19K -$56.1K -5,650 -74%
LNB
100
Ledyard National Bank
$18K

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

119 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $236M — up 18% from $200M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new CSQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $6.46M. The largest seller was Shaker Financial Services, cutting an estimated $3.54M.

  • 119 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2015, up from 101 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $236M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 24 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was LPL Financial, an estimated $6.46M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2015 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $3.54M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.