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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

113 hedge funds and large institutions have $210M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 32

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

1.15% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.43% → 14.28% (-1.1%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 119 → 113 (-6)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $236M → $210M (-$25.9M)

21% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 14

Holders
113
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-5.04%
% of All Funds
3.01%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
11
Increased
41
Reduced
32
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$3.42M
2
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$3.07M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2.3M
4
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
+$1.36M
5
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$22M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.66M
3
DW
Domani Wealth
Pennsylvania
-$2.57M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$2.54M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$994K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
US Bancorp
101
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$14K -$17.9K -2,000 -57%
RAM
102
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$14K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
103
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$12K – – –
BCM
104
Blume Capital Management
California
$10K – – –
BKA
105
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
MSFP
106
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$10K – – –
SEI Investments
107
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$10K +$9.82K +1,100 New
CA
108
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$9K +$8.93K +1,000 New
CBT
109
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$7K +$6.25K +700 New
CFA
110
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$6K – – –
KT
111
Kanaly Trust
Texas
$5K – – –
FCCM
112
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$4.75K – – –
AIM
113
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$1K -$4.46K -500 -77%
TFA
114
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
AAM
115
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
– -$22M -2,227,060 Closed
WAM
116
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$916K -92,575 Closed
Squarepoint
117
Squarepoint
New York
– -$590K -59,600 Closed
VKH
118
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$373K -37,664 Closed
CWM
119
Confluence Wealth Management
Oregon
– -$343K -34,671 Closed
Wellington Management Group
120
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
– -$223K -22,500 Closed
CS
121
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
– -$173K -17,428 Closed
VC
122
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$160K -16,155 Closed
FHC
123
First Houston Capital
Texas
– -$102K -10,300 Closed
ACS
124
Archford Capital Strategies
Illinois
– -$48K -4,132 Closed
BIM
125
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
– -$10K -1,000 Closed
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

113 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $210M — down 11% from $236M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of CSQ and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 32 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Advisors, adding an estimated $3.42M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $22M sold.

  • 113 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q1 2016, down from 119 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $210M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2016, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2016 and 14 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2016 was Cornerstone Advisors, an estimated $3.42M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2016 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.