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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

113 hedge funds and large institutions have $235M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 6

36% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 28

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 101113 (+12)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $232M → $235M (+$3.68M)

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.59%14.81% (+0.22%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
113
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+11.88%
% of All Funds
2.83%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
21
Increased
38
Reduced
28
Closed
6
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
$48.4M +$966K +95,747 +2%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$33.5M -$2.71M -268,934 -8%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.3M +$2.72M +269,044 +11%
AAM
4
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$16.8M -$945K -93,618 -5%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$14M +$907K +89,872 +7%
Stifel Financial
6
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$8.75M -$2.09M -206,785 -20%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$8.31M -$713K -70,639 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.23M -$193K -19,144 -3%
CA
9
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$6.48M +$1.23M +121,543 +24%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.63M -$265K -26,270 -7%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.51M -$87.7K -8,694 -2%
MGAM
12
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$3.51M -$137K -13,549 -4%
Millennium Management
13
Millennium Management
New York
$3.48M +$3.23M +319,977 +1,712%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$2.87M +$724K +71,765 +35%
CWM
15
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.75M +$55.8K +5,529 +2%
SFS
16
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$2.69M -$893K -88,516 -25%
LCM
17
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$2.6M +$2.55M +252,681 New
RJFSA
18
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.25M +$56.8K +5,631 +3%
Citigroup
19
Citigroup
New York
$2M +$1.49M +147,505 +316%
Janney Montgomery Scott
20
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.99M +$95.8K +9,489 +5%
CI
21
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$1.92M +$32.7K +3,238 +2%
DW
22
Domani Wealth
Pennsylvania
$1.85M
Cohen & Steers
23
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.79M
CTC
24
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$1.69M -$1.32M -131,270 -44%
WS
25
Wedbush Securities
California
$1.62M +$302K +29,967 +23%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

113 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $235M — up 1.6% from $232M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new CSQ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $3.23M. The largest seller was Pointe Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.64M sold.

  • 113 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2016, up from 101 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $235M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2016, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2016 and 6 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2016 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.23M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2016 was Pointe Capital Management, an estimated $3.64M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.