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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

133 hedge funds and large institutions have $339M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 12

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $314M → $339M (+$24.6M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127133 (+6)

0.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 15.94%16.11% (+0.17%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 42

Holders
133
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+4.72%
% of All Funds
2.62%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
33
Reduced
42
Closed
12
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
$76.5M +$199K +15,202 +0.3%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$64.6M -$913K -69,656 -1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$44M +$2.27M +173,018 +6%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$17.8M -$651K -49,679 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16.8M +$3.03M +231,177 +23%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$14.8M +$1.2M +91,481 +9%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$11.6M +$327K +24,934 +3%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$10.4M +$69K +5,259 +0.7%
AAM
9
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$8.75M -$2.45M -186,632 -22%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.67M -$9.56K -729 -0.1%
SWP
11
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$5.05M +$1.13M +85,848 +30%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.54M +$326K +24,853 +11%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.03M +$287K +21,875 +11%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.01M -$1.33M -101,588 -31%
PCM
15
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$2.93M -$45K -3,430 -2%
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.85M +$339K +25,864 +14%
LTFS
17
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.45M +$101K +7,685 +4%
DW
18
Domani Wealth
Pennsylvania
$2.44M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.93M -$943K -71,937 -34%
DC
20
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$1.83M +$72.8K +5,550 +4%
CI
21
Conning Inc
Connecticut
$1.82M +$32.4K +2,475 +2%
CTC
22
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$1.81M -$27.5K -2,100 -2%
ACP
23
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$1.76M +$43.3K +3,302 +3%
LSPW
24
Lake Street Private Wealth
Illinois
$1.49M -$5.24K -400 -0.4%
HighTower Advisors
25
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.48M -$62K -4,731 -4%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

133 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $339M — up 7.8% from $314M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new CSQ positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $3.03M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $2.45M.

  • 133 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2019, up from 127 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $339M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2019, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2019 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $3.03M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2019 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $2.45M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.