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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

101 hedge funds and large institutions have $226M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.02%13.37% (+0.35%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $227M → $226M (-$40.2K)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 107101 (-6)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 14

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 40

Holders
101
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-5.61%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
10
Increased
26
Reduced
40
Closed
14
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
$55.8M +$4.33M +381,067 +8%
AAM
2
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$30.7M -$4.33M -380,738 -12%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$27.5M +$2.1M +184,781 +8%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$23.5M +$1.99M +174,825 +9%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$17.6M -$1.24M -109,260 -6%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$7.2M -$9.92K -872 -0.1%
GC
7
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$7.14M -$921K -80,974 -11%
DW
8
Domani Wealth
Pennsylvania
$5.82M +$5.96M +524,272 +8,760%
PCM
9
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$5.59M -$105K -9,253 -2%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.74M +$84K +7,383 +2%
MGAM
11
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$4.12M -$188K -16,521 -4%
CTC
12
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$3.63M -$28.3K -2,489 -0.7%
NCM
13
Newgate Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.38M +$3.53M +310,552 New
OA
14
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$1.88M -$8.79K -773 -0.4%
CI
15
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$1.81M -$562K -49,423 -23%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.73M -$4.71K -414 -0.3%
SFS
17
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.73M -$758K -66,678 -30%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.48M -$710K -62,415 -32%
WS
19
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.08M +$54.1K +4,758 +5%
ACP
20
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$1.02M +$368K +32,391 +53%
FEG
21
Financial Enhancement Group
Indiana
$998K +$1.03M +90,976 New
LTFS
22
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$970K +$32.7K +2,875 +3%
HighTower Advisors
23
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$887K -$61.8K -5,436 -6%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$862K -$45.4K -3,991 -5%
FWM
25
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
$728K +$755K +66,365 New

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

101 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $226M — down 0.02% from $227M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 14 funds closed out of CSQ and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 40 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.

The largest buyer was Domani Wealth, adding an estimated $5.96M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.33M.

  • 101 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q2 2015, down from 107 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $226M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q2 2015, down 0.02% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q2 2015 was Domani Wealth, an estimated $5.96M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q2 2015 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $4.33M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.