Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
130 hedge funds and large institutions have $327M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
113% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 8
92% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 24
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $298M → $327M (+$29.6M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 121 → 130 (+9)
0.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 15.02% → 15.65% (+0.63%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$4.19M |
| 2 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$2.79M |
| 3 |
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$2.63M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$1.37M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$734K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$1.39M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$674K |
| 3 |
OA
Oxbow Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
-$468K |
| 4 |
FWM
Frontier Wealth Management
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$326K |
| 5 |
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Monument,
Colorado
|
-$172K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LF
126
Lee Financial
Dallas,
Texas
| $5K | +$4.72K | +358 | New |
|
127
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Omaha,
Nebraska
| $5K | +$5.28K | +400 | New |
|
|
BWM
128
Baystate Wealth Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $4K | +$66 | +5 | +2% |
|
|
FEG
129
Financial Enhancement Group
Anderson,
Indiana
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
BA
130
Ballew Advisors
Jackson,
Mississippi
| $2K | +$2.64K | +200 | New |
|
|
NL
131
NWAM LLC
Mercer Island,
Washington
| – | -$136K | -10,700 | Closed |
|
132
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$87K | -6,862 | Closed |
|
|
FHA
133
First Horizon Advisors
Memphis,
Tennessee
| – | -$47K | -3,700 | Closed |
|
|
SMFS
134
Squar Milner Financial Services
Irvine,
California
| – | -$32K | -2,500 | Closed |
|
|
BCA
135
Bay Colony Advisors
Concord,
Massachusetts
| – | -$23K | -1,814 | Closed |
|
136
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$7K | -559 | Closed |
|
|
AIM
137
Advantage Investment Management
Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
| – | -$2K | -150 | Closed |
|
138
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | +$13 | +1 | New |
|
CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
130 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $327M — up 9.9% from $298M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new CSQ positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $4.19M. The largest seller was Cohen & Steers, cutting an estimated $1.39M.
- 130 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q3 2018, up from 121 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $327M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2018, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2018 and 8 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
- The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2018 was Bank of America, an estimated $4.19M added.
- The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2018 was Cohen & Steers, an estimated $1.39M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.