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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

93 hedge funds and large institutions have $205M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

320% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 5

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7893 (+15)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $177M → $205M (+$28.1M)

0.74% more ownership

Funds ownership: 11.45%12.19% (+0.74%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

30% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 37

Holders
93
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+19.23%
% of All Funds
2.7%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
21
Increased
26
Reduced
37
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$40.7M +$699K +66,424 +2%
Wells Fargo
2
Wells Fargo
California
$24.3M -$1.27M -120,666 -5%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$22.5M +$6.76M +643,090 +45%
U
4
UBS
Switzerland
$19.2M -$1.86M -177,248 -9%
AAM
5
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$13.4M +$2.63M +249,748 +25%
GC
6
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$7.17M -$17K -1,614 -0.2%
PWM
7
ParenteBeard Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$6.54M -$258K -24,498 -4%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$6.44M -$7.44K -707 -0.1%
WAM
9
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$5.19M +$1.24M +118,023 +33%
CA
10
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$5.01M +$2.58M +245,620 +115%
PAIM
11
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$4.77M +$224K +21,335 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.26M -$20K -1,902 -0.5%
CTC
13
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$3.93M -$37.3K -3,546 -1%
NCM
14
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.81M -$2.81M -266,716 -43%
SFS
15
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$3.03M -$819K -77,890 -22%
RCM
16
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$2.88M +$2.82M +268,536 New
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.21M +$334K +31,763 +19%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.17M +$936 +89 +0%
CI
19
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$2.12M +$31K +2,945 +2%
OA
20
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$2.08M -$81.6K -7,760 -4%
SG Americas Securities
21
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.07M +$2M +189,913 New
Invesco
22
Invesco
Georgia
$2M +$1.01M +96,201 +111%
Janney Montgomery Scott
23
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.64M -$11.1K -1,051 -0.7%
VCAM
24
Valentine Capital Asset Management
California
$1.52M -$30.4K -2,895 -2%
FAAS
25
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.13M -$144K -13,670 -12%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

93 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $205M — up 16% from $177M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new CSQ positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.76M. The largest seller was Newgate Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.81M.

  • 93 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2013, up from 78 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $205M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2013, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.76M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2013 was Newgate Capital Management, an estimated $2.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.