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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

130 hedge funds and large institutions have $307M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

29% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 34

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $264M → $307M (+$43.7M)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 15

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 130130 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

0.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 16.09%16.02% (-0.07%)

Holders
130
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
17
Increased
44
Reduced
34
Closed
15
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
$69.6M +$1.86M +156,135 +3%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$60.7M +$5.04M +421,741 +9%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$38.5M +$1.03M +86,173 +3%
AAM
4
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$17.7M -$4.56M -381,646 -21%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$15M -$261K -21,837 -2%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$11.1M +$781K +65,412 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.9M +$399K +33,399 +4%
RJA
8
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.47M +$607K +50,867 +7%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$8.56M +$143K +11,975 +2%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$7.33M +$646K +54,105 +10%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.51M -$454K -38,003 -9%
PCM
12
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$3.19M -$249K -20,852 -7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
13
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.88M -$324K -27,126 -10%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.75M +$1.23M +102,677 +86%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.32M -$1.42M -119,203 -39%
DW
16
Domani Wealth
Pennsylvania
$2.23M
Janney Montgomery Scott
17
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.94M +$95K +7,959 +5%
LTFS
18
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.79M +$58.3K +4,882 +3%
CTC
19
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$1.69M -$37K -3,100 -2%
SFS
20
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.66M -$2.07M -173,107 -56%
CI
21
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$1.57M +$30.4K +2,545 +2%
DC
22
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.5M +$193K +16,150 +15%
ACP
23
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$1.5M -$29K -2,427 -2%
LSPW
24
Lake Street Private Wealth
Illinois
$1.47M +$1.42M +118,900 New
Invesco
25
Invesco
Georgia
$1.46M -$203K -17,039 -13%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

130 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $307M — up 17% from $264M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new CSQ positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $5.04M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.56M.

  • 130 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q1 2019, unchanged from Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $307M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q1 2019, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q1 2019 and 15 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q1 2019 was UBS Group, an estimated $5.04M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q1 2019 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $4.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.