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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

167 hedge funds and large institutions have $423M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 45 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 14

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 159167 (+8)

0.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.69%18.94% (+0.25%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $437M → $423M (-$14.5M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 45 | Existing positions reduced: 48

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
167
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+5.03%
% of All Funds
2.65%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
45
Reduced
48
Closed
14
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
$64.7M +$687K +46,680 +1%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$58.6M -$135K -9,142 -0.2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$53.6M -$206K -14,006 -0.4%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$36.4M +$2.36M +160,272 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$23.9M +$1.52M +103,028 +6%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$19.8M -$603K -40,982 -3%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$15.8M +$43K +2,922 +0.3%
B
8
Bensler
Washington
$11.5M +$385K +26,114 +3%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$11M +$807K +54,784 +8%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$9.36M -$605K -41,100 -6%
MGAM
11
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$7.54M +$254K +17,254 +3%
AAM
12
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$7.03M +$1.1M +74,446 +18%
Osaic Holdings
13
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$6.41M +$1.95M +132,581 +41%
CA
14
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$6.36M +$97.3K +6,606 +1%
SWP
15
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$5.39M +$178K +12,093 +3%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.14M +$52.1K +3,535 +1%
Rockefeller Capital Management
17
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$3.92M +$34.9K +2,372 +0.9%
AWM
18
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$3.89M +$134K +9,076 +3%
JMPWA
19
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$3.81M +$58.9K +3,997 +1%
Truist Financial
20
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$3.26M -$367K -24,956 -10%
DC
21
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$3.23M -$129K -8,789 -4%
Stifel Financial
22
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.76M -$98.8K -6,708 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.73M -$152K -10,299 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.63M -$21.5K -1,459 -0.8%
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$2.58M -$11.7K -792 -0.4%

CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

167 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $423M — down 3.3% from $437M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new CSQ positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 45 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $2.36M. The largest seller was B. Riley Wealth Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.32M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q3 2023, up from 159 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $423M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q3 2023, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q3 2023 and 14 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q3 2023 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.36M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q3 2023 was B. Riley Wealth Advisors, an estimated $2.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.