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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

101 hedge funds and large institutions have $232M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 31

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $224M → $232M (+$7.35M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.68%14.59% (-0.1%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 112101 (-11)

54% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
101
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-9.82%
% of All Funds
2.69%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
6
Increased
37
Reduced
31
Closed
13
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
$47.5M -$3.99M -384,502 -8%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$36.3M +$3.74M +359,876 +11%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24.6M +$1.77M +170,852 +8%
AAM
4
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$17.7M -$2.23M -214,642 -11%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$13.1M -$187K -18,047 -1%
Stifel Financial
6
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$10.9M +$942K +90,726 +9%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$8.79M +$209K +20,118 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.43M +$1.49M +143,724 +25%
CA
9
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$5.23M +$386K +37,176 +8%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.9M -$297K -28,558 -7%
MGAM
11
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$3.65M -$28.7K -2,765 -0.8%
PCM
12
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$3.64M -$75.5K -7,267 -2%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.61M +$255K +24,580 +8%
SFS
14
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$3.6M +$3.22M +310,203 +775%
CTC
15
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$3.04M -$67.6K -6,509 -2%
CWM
16
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.7M +$73.2K +7,049 +3%
RJFSA
17
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.2M +$180K +17,297 +9%
Invesco
18
Invesco
Georgia
$2.13M +$1.1M +105,732 +104%
Janney Montgomery Scott
19
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.9M -$1.53M -147,293 -44%
CI
20
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$1.89M +$31.9K +3,069 +2%
DW
21
Domani Wealth
Pennsylvania
$1.86M
Cohen & Steers
22
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.79M +$194K +18,676 +12%
OA
23
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$1.42M +$322 +31 +0%
PAG
24
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.41M +$85.1K +8,192 +6%
WS
25
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.32M +$144K +13,826 +12%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

101 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $232M — up 3.3% from $224M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of CSQ and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $3.74M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $3.99M.

  • 101 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q3 2016, down from 112 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $232M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2016, up 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.74M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $3.99M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.