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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

167 hedge funds and large institutions have $423M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 159 → 167 (+8)

0.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.69% → 18.94% (+0.25%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $437M → $423M (-$14.5M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 48

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
167
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
2.65%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
45
Reduced
48
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.36M
2
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
+$1.95M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.52M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.1M
5
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$861K

Top Sellers

1
BRWA
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
-$2.32M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.8M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$605K
4
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$603K
5
AWA
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
-$578K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KWA
76
Kellett Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$319K – – –
IFWM
77
Institute for Wealth Management
Colorado
$296K -$7.08K -481 -2%
SCA
78
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$294K -$43.6K -2,964 -12%
DLG
79
Daniel L. Goodwin
$293K +$78.4K +5,325 +34%
CWP
80
Cyndeo Wealth Partners
Florida
$293K – – –
GSC
81
Grey Street Capital
Illinois
$285K – – –
Baird Financial Group
82
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$284K +$297K +20,151 New
ONB
83
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$282K – – –
KAS
84
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$279K -$15.7K -1,068 -5%
DAS
85
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$274K -$1.38K -94 -0.5%
AFG
86
Atomi Financial Group
New York
$264K +$277K +18,785 New
IAIM
87
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$262K -$81K -5,499 -23%
MFWP
88
Mosaic Family Wealth Partners
Missouri
$260K +$2.69K +183 +1%
SWM
89
Silverlake Wealth Management
Vermont
$253K +$795 +54 +0.3%
TA
90
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$246K -$1.91K -130 -0.7%
WWM
91
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$240K – – –
TC
92
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$240K – – –
SWA
93
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$239K +$251K +17,020 New
SCA
94
SMH Capital Advisors
Texas
$235K -$67.5K -4,587 -22%
MFG
95
Midwest Financial Group
Kansas
$235K +$839 +57 +0.3%
CAM
96
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$233K -$78.2K -5,311 -24%
SWP
97
Semus Wealth Partners
Florida
$229K -$2.33K -158 -1%
Mercer Global Advisors
98
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$228K +$7.73K +525 +3%
LOPW
99
Live Oak Private Wealth
North Carolina
$228K – – –
JWCA
100
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$228K -$10.5K -714 -4%
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4
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

167 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $423M — down 3.3% from $437M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new CSQ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $2.36M. The largest seller was B. Riley Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.32M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q3 2023, up from 159 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $423M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2023, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2023 and 14 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2023 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.36M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2023 was B. Riley Wealth Advisors, an estimated $2.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.