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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
DBT
101
Dubuque Bank & Trust
Iowa
$16K
RAM
102
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$15K -$14.9K -1,500 -50%
Fifth Third Bancorp
103
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$13K
BCM
104
Blume Capital Management
California
$10K
BKA
105
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$10K
MSFP
106
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$10K
BIM
107
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$10K +$9.93K +1,000 New
WP
108
WealthPLAN Partners
Nebraska
$7.42K +$7.44K +750 New
TRCT
109
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$7K -$45.1K -4,549 -87%
CFA
110
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$7K +$7.28K +733 New
AIM
111
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$6K +$4.96K +500 +333%
KT
112
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$5K
FCCM
113
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$4.95K
ANBT
114
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$4K
TFA
115
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K
DIA
116
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
$556 -$403K -40,625 -99%
ICAS
117
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
-$103K -11,126 Closed
TC
118
Trust Company
Kansas
-$43K -4,575 Closed
RIA
119
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
-$27K -3,000 Closed
RPG
120
Risk Paradigm Group
Texas
-$5.51K -593 Closed
WCM
121
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
-$2K -302 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
122
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$109 +11 New
PSI
123
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
+$4.17K +420 New

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.