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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

113 hedge funds and large institutions have $235M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 6

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 28

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 101113 (+12)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $232M → $235M (+$3.68M)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.59%14.81% (+0.22%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
113
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+11.88%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
21
Increased
38
Reduced
28
Closed
6
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
TRCT
101
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$17K +$16.9K +1,674 New
RAM
102
Riggs Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$15K
Fifth Third Bancorp
103
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$13K -$19.2K -1,903 -59%
BCM
104
Blume Capital Management
California
$10K
BKA
105
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$10K
MSFP
106
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$10K
CFA
107
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$7K
BIG
108
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$5K +$5.05K +500 New
NSIM
109
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$4K +$4.04K +400 New
CBT
110
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$3K
AIM
111
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$2K
PA
112
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K +$1.2K +119 New
PCM
113
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
-$3.64M -354,510 Closed
CA
114
Capital Advantage
California
-$202K -19,664 Closed
FIMG
115
Financial & Investment Management Group
Michigan
-$165K -16,022 Closed
Envestnet Asset Management
116
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$110K -10,711 Closed
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
117
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
-$2K -200 Closed
RFM
118
Royal Fund Management
Florida
+$40 +4 New

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

113 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $235M — up 1.6% from $232M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new CSQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $3.23M. The largest seller was Pointe Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.64M sold.

  • 113 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2016, up from 101 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $235M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.23M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Pointe Capital Management, an estimated $3.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.