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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

130 hedge funds and large institutions have $307M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 34

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $264M → $307M (+$43.7M)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 15

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 130 → 130 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.09% → 16.02% (-0.07%)

Holders
130
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
44
Reduced
34
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$5.04M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.86M
3
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
+$1.23M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.03M
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$781K

Top Sellers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$4.56M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$2.07M
3
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
-$1.64M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.42M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$1.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KA
76
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$159K +$1.05K +88 +0.7%
DAS
77
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$158K – – –
SB
78
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$157K +$17.3K +1,447 +12%
SCA
79
Sage Capital Advisors
South Dakota
$156K -$16K -1,340 -10%
UCFA
80
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$150K +$145K +12,125 New
HFS
81
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$146K +$11.9K +1,000 +9%
CPA
82
Court Place Advisors
Maryland
$136K – – –
SPC
83
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$134K -$107 -9 -0.1%
NA
84
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$132K – – –
OC
85
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$131K +$126K +10,579 New
GLA
86
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$129K – – –
BBA
87
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$127K – – –
CIA
88
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$125K -$63.5K -5,316 -35%
BFEC
89
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$114K -$682K -57,107 -86%
Rockefeller Capital Management
90
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$101K +$96.9K +8,114 New
CFGS
91
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$97K +$7.04K +590 +8%
IA
92
IFP Advisors
Florida
$80K -$38.1K -3,189 -33%
LFG
93
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$69K +$860 +72 +1%
CBT
94
Capital Bank & Trust
California
$66K – – –
MWM
95
Mascoma Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$62K – – –
KL
96
KWMG LLC
Kansas
$59K – – –
First Manhattan
97
First Manhattan
New York
$53K -$3.99K -334 -7%
GWM
98
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$50K +$15.5K +1,300 +47%
AWM
99
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$49K – – –
Citigroup
100
Citigroup
New York
$46K +$191 +16 +0.4%
2 3
4
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

130 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $307M — up 17% from $264M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new CSQ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $5.04M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.56M.

  • 130 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q1 2019, unchanged from Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $307M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $5.04M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $4.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.