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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

188 hedge funds and large institutions have $544M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 13

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 188 (+10)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 54

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $522M → $544M (+$22.5M)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.11% → 20.51% (+0.4%)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.62%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
25
Increased
57
Reduced
54
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$7.78M
2
SFC
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
+$3.16M
3
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
+$2.81M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.09M
5
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$1.29M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.5M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.66M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.25M
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$1.18M
5
ZIG
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
-$458K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFS
176
Mattson Financial Services
Michigan
$5.89K +$5.68K +350 New
IRC
177
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$5.47K +$5.27K +325 New
FFA
178
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$5.16K – – –
BCWM
179
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$4.55K – – –
AFWM
180
Abich Financial Wealth Management
Virginia
$4.23K +$4.07K +251 New
KFI
181
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$4.21K – – –
CSB
182
City State Bank
Iowa
$3.37K – – –
SWA
183
SOA Wealth Advisors
New York
$2.71K +$49 +3 +2%
T
184
Tidemark
California
$286 – – –
IBOK
185
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$135 – – –
GLR
186
Great Lakes Retirement
Ohio
$35 +$32 +2 New
Fidelity Investments
187
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$17 -$16 -1 -50%
NC
188
NewSquare Capital
Pennsylvania
$13 – – –
ZIG
189
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
– -$458K -28,000 Closed
SP
190
Stonebrook Private
Michigan
– -$357K -21,809 Closed
Citadel Advisors
191
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$239K -14,593 Closed
FSI
192
Flow State Investments
Illinois
– -$238K -14,560 Closed
AAS
193
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
– -$175K -10,664 Closed
FFA
194
Founders Financial Alliance
North Carolina
– -$165K -10,089 Closed
CA
195
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
– -$134K -8,200 Closed
First Manhattan
196
First Manhattan
New York
– -$50.7K -3,100 Closed
FFWM
197
Future Financial Wealth Management
Ohio
– -$18K -1,100 Closed
WAS
198
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
– -$6.93K -423 Closed
TRCT
199
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$5.96K -364 Closed
VNA
200
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -79 Closed
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

188 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $544M — up 4.3% from $522M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new CSQ positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Advisors, adding an estimated $7.78M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $2.5M.

  • 188 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q2 2024, up from 178 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $544M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q2 2024, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q2 2024 and 13 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q2 2024 was Cornerstone Advisors, an estimated $7.78M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q2 2024 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.