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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
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149 hedge funds and large institutions have $401M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 14

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 36

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $339M → $401M (+$62.8M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 133 → 149 (+16)

0.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.24% → 16.41% (+0.17%)

Holders
149
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+12.03%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
31
Increased
49
Reduced
36
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$1.43M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.06M
3
LWM
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
+$1.05M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$853K
5
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
+$728K

Top Sellers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$3.28M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.74M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.23M
4
JWCA
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
-$904K
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$615K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BPB
101
Badgley, Phelps & Bell
Washington
$170K – – –
Cetera Investment Advisers
102
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$164K +$151K +10,405 New
TCA
103
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$161K +$148K +10,205 New
JWCA
104
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$160K -$904K -62,117 -86%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
105
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$159K – – –
RA
106
Reby Advisors
Connecticut
$139K +$128K +8,800 New
BFEC
107
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$113K +$640 +44 +0.6%
SBL
108
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$109K +$100K +6,891 New
FP
109
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$87.2K +$1.5K +103 +2%
GWM
110
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$64K +$3.64K +250 +7%
US Bancorp
111
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$59K +$23.7K +1,626 +77%
Citigroup
112
Citigroup
New York
$58K +$291 +20 +0.5%
Fifth Third Bancorp
113
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$57K +$37.2K +2,560 +242%
FF
114
FourThought Financial
Florida
$52K +$48.8K +3,355 New
AWM
115
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$50K – – –
First Manhattan
116
First Manhattan
New York
$48K – – –
WWM
117
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$46K +$42.2K +2,900 New
PB
118
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$44K – – –
PA
119
Parallel Advisors
California
$40K +$10.1K +693 +38%
CT
120
Caldwell Trust
Florida
$39.9K – – –
AL
121
ADE LLC
Maryland
$39K +$35.7K +2,455 New
ADL
122
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$38K – – –
EP
123
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$37K – – –
CWAF
124
Core Wealth Advisors (Florida)
Florida
$36K +$33.5K +2,300 New
FIA
125
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$31K +$29.1K +2,000 New
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5
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

149 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $401M — up 19% from $339M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new CSQ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, adding an estimated $1.43M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $3.28M.

  • 149 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2020, up from 133 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $401M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2020, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2020 and 14 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2020 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $1.43M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2020 was LPL Financial, an estimated $3.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.