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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

178 hedge funds and large institutions have $522M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 12

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 49

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 172 → 178 (+6)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $513M → $522M (+$9.01M)

1.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21.67% → 20.11% (-1.6%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
178
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+3.49%
% of All Funds
2.56%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
60
Reduced
49
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$7.73M
2
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$7.33M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.02M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.85M
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.62M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$59.9M
2
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.54M
3
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$1.07M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$732K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$661K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IAIM
101
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$295K -$9.38K -600 -3%
SWA
102
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$289K +$4.88K +312 +2%
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
103
Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Illinois
$279K +$266K +17,022 New
SI
104
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$276K – – –
BCM
105
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$275K +$48.2K +3,079 +22%
JWCA
106
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
$271K +$1.86K +119 +0.7%
LOPW
107
Live Oak Private Wealth
North Carolina
$265K – – –
NS
108
NBC Securities
Alabama
$252K +$735 +47 +0.3%
TA
109
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$248K +$719 +46 +0.3%
SWP
110
Semus Wealth Partners
Florida
$246K -$17.2K -1,100 -7%
CAM
111
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$246K -$93.8K -5,997 -29%
AWS
112
Atria Wealth Solutions
New York
$245K -$447K -28,592 -66%
EWA
113
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$243K +$10.5K +671 +4%
Citadel Advisors
114
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$239K +$228K +14,593 New
FSI
115
Flow State Investments
Illinois
$238K -$35.7K -2,285 -14%
LF
116
Lantz Financial
Illinois
$236K – – –
KWA
117
Kellett Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$234K -$26.4K -1,690 -11%
LIG
118
Lokken Investment Group
Delaware
$222K – – –
IWM
119
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$207K -$1.75K -112 -0.9%
SFC
120
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
$206K +$197K +12,600 New
PTC
121
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$205K +$31.6K +2,018 +19%
WWM
122
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$193K – – –
PWG
123
Private Wealth Group
Florida
$187K – – –
MML Investors Services
124
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$185K +$177K +11,300 New
CPIG
125
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$184K +$14.1K +900 +8%
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

178 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $522M — up 1.8% from $513M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new CSQ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 60 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cetera Investment Advisers, adding an estimated $7.73M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $59.9M.

  • 178 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q1 2024, up from 172 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $522M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2024, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2024 and 12 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2024 was Cetera Investment Advisers, an estimated $7.73M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $59.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.