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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

106 hedge funds and large institutions have $298M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 8

38% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 26

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $280M → $298M (+$17.4M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 103 → 106 (+3)

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.42% → 15.89% (+0.47%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
106
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.91%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
36
Reduced
26
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$3.31M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.96M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$918K
4
Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers
New York
+$889K
5
DC
Davenport & Co
Virginia
+$833K

Top Sellers

1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.87M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$1.69M
3
WS
Wedbush Securities
California
-$1.17M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$660K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$305K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MSFP
101
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$12K – – –
CFA
102
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$9K – – –
TSW
103
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$8K +$7.59K +640 New
FFW
104
Fusion Family Wealth
New York
$7K +$7.11K +600 New
NSIM
105
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$5K – – –
AIM
106
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$2K -$21.7K -1,830 -92%
DA
107
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$305K -25,964 Closed
WAM
108
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$162K -13,838 Closed
SFS
109
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
– -$125K -10,490 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
110
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$122K -10,427 Closed
DADC
111
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
– -$78K -6,675 Closed
CFG
112
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
– -$12K -1,007 Closed
TRCT
113
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$7.11K -600 Closed
SEI Investments
114
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$5K -400 Closed
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

106 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $298M — up 6.2% from $280M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new CSQ positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Advisors Asset Management, adding an estimated $3.31M. The largest seller was Shaker Financial Services, cutting an estimated $1.87M.

  • 106 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q3 2017, up from 103 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $298M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $3.31M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $1.87M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.