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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $407M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 14

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 41

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 163 → 168 (+5)

0.15% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.33% → 18.48% (+0.15%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

69% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.3B → $407M (-$889M)

Holders
168
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.07%
% of All Funds
2.68%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
57
Reduced
41
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.03M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$941K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$807K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$689K
5
CWM
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
+$644K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.64M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$748K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$658K
4
DIA
Dana Investment Advisors
Wisconsin
-$444K
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$417K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LWM
101
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$200K -$33K -2,366 -14%
GLA
102
Good Life Advisors
Pennsylvania
$193K – – –
LIG
103
Lokken Investment Group
Delaware
$182K – – –
SFC
104
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
$176K +$176K +12,600 New
IP
105
Ignite Planners
California
$171K +$237 +17 +0.1%
Cerity Partners
106
Cerity Partners
New York
$167K +$4.49K +322 +3%
LFAS
107
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$163K +$163K +11,707 New
USCWA
108
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$160K +$991 +71 +0.6%
PWG
109
Private Wealth Group
Florida
$160K – – –
M&T Bank
110
M&T Bank
New York
$154K – – –
DLHL
111
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$154K – – –
AA
112
Aire Advisors
California
$154K – – –
JFG
113
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$152K -$12.6K -900 -8%
KA
114
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$148K +$148K +10,591 New
PTC
115
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$147K – – –
CPIG
116
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$146K +$146K +10,432 New
LC
117
Lindbrook Capital
California
$146K – – –
ONB
118
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$141K +$141K +10,075 New
SYBT
119
Stock Yards Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$141K – – –
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
120
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
California
$141K – – –
HGERS
121
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist
Arizona
$107K +$106K +7,614 New
PA
122
Parallel Advisors
California
$103K +$1.03K +74 +1%
AIP
123
Ahrens Investment Partners
Louisiana
$103K +$102K +7,326 New
FP
124
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$91.4K +$2.02K +145 +2%
AAS
125
Ameritas Advisory Services
Nebraska
$89.5K -$83.6K -5,991 -48%
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

168 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $407M — down 69% from $1.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new CSQ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.03M. The largest seller was Shaker Financial Services, cutting an estimated $1.64M.

  • 168 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q1 2023, up from 163 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $407M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2023, down 69% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2023 and 14 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.03M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2023 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $1.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.