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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

121 hedge funds and large institutions have $298M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 20

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $281M → $298M (+$16.7M)

7% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 121 → 121 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.26% → 15.02% (-0.24%)

Holders
121
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.77%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
42
Reduced
20
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$1.2M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.11M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.05M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$871K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$865K

Top Sellers

1
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.73M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$3.15M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.83M
4
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$1.72M
5
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$1.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DLHL
76
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$146K – – –
CPA
77
Court Place Advisors
Maryland
$145K – – –
M&T Bank
78
M&T Bank
New York
$145K – – –
DADC
79
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$137K -$16.1K -1,307 -11%
NL
80
NWAM LLC
Washington
$136K – – –
Citigroup
81
Citigroup
New York
$135K -$24.6K -1,995 -16%
FMII
82
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$132K – – –
GLA
83
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$131K – – –
BBA
84
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$130K -$9.65K -784 -7%
TW
85
Transform Wealth
Colorado
$128K – – –
IA
86
IFP Advisors
Florida
$127K -$10.2K -831 -8%
SB
87
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$125K +$2.54K +206 +2%
SCP
88
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
$121K – – –
US Bancorp
89
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$114K +$30.8K +2,500 +38%
ASN
90
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$109K -$317K -25,750 -76%
SEI Investments
91
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$87K – – –
MWM
92
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$63K – – –
KL
93
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$60K +$58.3K +4,735 New
First Manhattan
94
First Manhattan
New York
$58K – – –
EWM
95
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$52K – – –
KJWM
96
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
$52K +$51.2K +4,156 New
AWM
97
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$51K – – –
BRC
98
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$50K – – –
FHA
99
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$47K +$45.5K +3,700 New
IP
100
Intellectus Partners
California
$41K – – –
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4
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

121 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $298M — up 6% from $281M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new CSQ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 42 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stifel Financial, adding an estimated $1.2M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.73M sold.

  • 121 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q2 2018, unchanged from Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $298M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q2 2018, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $1.2M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $3.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.