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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

168 hedge funds and large institutions have $523M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

245% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 11

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 36

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143168 (+25)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $460M → $523M (+$63.4M)

0.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.56%17.32% (+0.76%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
168
Holders Change
+25
Holders Change %
+17.48%
% of All Funds
2.59%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
38
Increased
46
Reduced
36
Closed
11
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
$98M -$7.22M -383,578 -7%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$86.5M -$1.22M -64,968 -1%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$70.4M +$2.88M +153,051 +4%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$33.7M +$917K +48,691 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$24.5M -$191K -10,147 -0.8%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$21.9M +$824K +43,772 +4%
RJA
7
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20M -$157K -8,360 -0.8%
B
8
Bensler
Washington
$13.7M +$13.4M +709,236 New
GC
9
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$12.2M +$894K +47,458 +8%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$9.85M +$693K +36,818 +8%
SWP
11
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$7.61M +$175K +9,279 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$6.84M -$152K -8,081 -2%
Osaic Holdings
13
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$6.63M +$60K +3,184 +0.9%
AAM
14
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$6.25M +$40.5K +2,149 +0.7%
AWM
15
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$5.23M +$5.1M +271,035 New
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.61M -$57K -3,029 -1%
DC
17
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$3.87M +$55.5K +2,948 +1%
Rockefeller Capital Management
18
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$3.86M +$82.9K +4,401 +2%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$3.77M +$73.8K +3,921 +2%
BRWM
20
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$3.72M -$38K -2,020 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
21
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.63M -$39.6K -2,103 -1%
Truist Financial
22
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$3.56M +$88.8K +4,714 +3%
CA
23
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$3.22M +$213K +11,318 +7%
PCM
24
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$3.21M -$37.3K -1,981 -1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$3.04M -$852K -45,228 -22%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

168 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $523M — up 14% from $460M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new CSQ positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Apollon Wealth Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.1M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $7.22M.

  • 168 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2021, up from 143 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $523M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2021, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2021 and 11 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2021 was Apollon Wealth Management, an estimated $5.1M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2021 was Bank of America, an estimated $7.22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.