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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

172 hedge funds and large institutions have $513M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 13

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $423M → $513M (+$90.1M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 167 → 172 (+5)

2.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.94% → 21.67% (+2.7%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 51

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
172
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.99%
% of All Funds
2.51%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
20
Increased
53
Reduced
51
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$54.4M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$4.13M
3
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$3.52M
4
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
+$2.44M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.5M

Top Sellers

1
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$2.79M
2
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
-$2.15M
3
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$1.33M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.18M
5
CA
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
-$1.15M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$115M +$54.4M +3,898,055 +102%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$68.4M +$44.3K +3,173 +0.1%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$60.7M -$1.18M -84,371 -2%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$40M +$1.5M +107,730 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$26.2M +$863K +61,804 +4%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$18.7M -$2.15M -153,970 -11%
RJFSA
7
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$13.7M -$2.79M -200,183 -18%
B
8
Bensler
Washington
$13.1M +$911K +65,291 +8%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$13.1M +$1.31M +93,896 +12%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$9.27M -$585K -41,904 -6%
MGAM
11
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$8.91M +$883K +63,228 +12%
AAM
12
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$7.4M -$28.4K -2,036 -0.4%
SWP
13
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$5.75M +$51.5K +3,692 +1%
CA
14
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$5.5M -$1.15M -82,330 -18%
Osaic Holdings
15
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$5.36M -$1.33M -95,213 -21%
AWM
16
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$4.97M +$810K +57,987 +21%
Rockefeller Capital Management
17
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$4.97M +$775K +55,543 +20%
JP Morgan Chase
18
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.49M +$4.13M +295,923 +4,744%
Stifel Financial
19
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.04M +$1.06M +75,838 +39%
Ameriprise
20
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.98M -$364K -26,062 -9%
SFS
21
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$3.78M +$3.52M +252,444 New
Truist Financial
22
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$3.59M +$131K +9,378 +4%
DC
23
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$3.34M -$74.7K -5,351 -2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.77M -$12.6K -900 -0.5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.76M -$118K -8,453 -4%
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

172 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $513M — up 21% from $423M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new CSQ positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $54.4M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.79M.

  • 172 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q4 2023, up from 167 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $513M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q4 2023, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q4 2023 and 13 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $54.4M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q4 2023 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $2.79M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.