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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
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156 hedge funds and large institutions have $357M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 32

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 15

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 152 → 156 (+4)

0.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.69% → 18.11% (+0.43%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $364M → $357M (-$6.71M)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
156
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.63%
% of All Funds
2.69%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
54
Reduced
32
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MGAM
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
+$6.11M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$5.93M
3
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
+$4M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.5M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.39M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$4.39M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
-$3.6M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.94M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.5M
5
SWP
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
-$570K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VF
101
Virtu Financial
New York
$135K +$157K +10,832 New
TSS
102
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$134K +$155K +10,754 New
PTC
103
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$131K – – –
LC
104
Lindbrook Capital
California
$130K – – –
CA
105
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$128K +$56K +3,875 +61%
IA
106
IFP Advisors
Florida
$127K – – –
Baird Financial Group
107
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$127K +$147K +10,175 New
IAIM
108
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$127K +$147K +10,195 New
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
109
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$126K – – –
SYBT
110
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$126K – – –
HGERS
111
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist
Arizona
$95K +$110K +7,614 New
PA
112
Parallel Advisors
California
$92K +$6.07K +420 +6%
APA
113
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$86K – – –
BC
114
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$83.9K +$90.3K +6,249 New
FP
115
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$78K +$1.89K +131 +2%
BFEC
116
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$77K +$462 +32 +0.5%
PMFA
117
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$68K – – –
HNB
118
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$55K – – –
GC
119
Gould Capital
Washington
$50K – – –
AF
120
Allworth Financial
California
$49K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
121
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$45K – – –
IAMOG
122
Investors Asset Management of Georgia
Georgia
$41K – – –
First Manhattan
123
First Manhattan
New York
$38K – – –
CFGS
124
Concourse Financial Group Securities
Alabama
$38K +$43.4K +3,000 New
WWM
125
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$36K – – –
3 4
5
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review

156 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $357M — down 1.8% from $364M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new CSQ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was McGowan Group Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.11M. The largest seller was Shaker Financial Services, cutting an estimated $4.39M.

  • 156 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q3 2022, up from 152 in Q2 2022.
  • Funds reported $357M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2022, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2022 and 15 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2022 was McGowan Group Asset Management, an estimated $6.11M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2022 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $4.39M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.