Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
121 hedge funds and large institutions have $298M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
110% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 20
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $281M → $298M (+$16.7M)
7% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 14
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 121 → 121 (0)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 15.26% → 15.02% (-0.24%)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
+$1.2M |
| 2 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.11M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$1.05M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$871K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$865K |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRC
126
Curi RMB Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$1.48M | -125,455 | Closed |
|
127
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$736K | -62,213 | Closed |
|
|
OC
128
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
| – | -$489K | -41,309 | Closed |
|
|
WAM
129
Weiss Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$329K | -27,807 | Closed |
|
|
DA
130
Doliver Advisors
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$189K | -15,952 | Closed |
|
|
N
131
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$187K | -15,779 | Closed |
|
|
IWM
132
IHT Wealth Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$58K | -5,011 | Closed |
|
|
CAL
133
Capital Analysts LLC
Fort Washington,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$21K | -1,800 | Closed |
|
|
GWM
134
Geneos Wealth Management
Englewood,
Colorado
| – | -$11K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
TSW
135
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$8K | -640 | Closed |
|
|
EA
136
Edge Advisors
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$2K | -170 | Closed |
|
CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review
121 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $298M — up 6% from $281M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new CSQ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 42 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Stifel Financial, adding an estimated $1.2M. The largest seller was Wolverine Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.73M sold.
- 121 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q2 2018, unchanged from Q1 2018.
- Funds reported $298M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q2 2018, up 6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q2 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q2 2018 was Stifel Financial, an estimated $1.2M added.
- The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q2 2018 was Wolverine Asset Management, an estimated $3.73M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.