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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
CSQ

188 hedge funds and large institutions have $544M invested in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

92% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 13

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 178 → 188 (+10)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 54

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $522M → $544M (+$22.5M)

0.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.11% → 20.51% (+0.4%)

Holders
188
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.62%
% of All Funds
2.72%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
25
Increased
57
Reduced
54
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
+$7.78M
2
SFC
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
+$3.16M
3
CA
Clearstead Advisors
Ohio
+$2.81M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.09M
5
RVPG
Relative Value Partners Group
+$1.29M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.5M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$1.66M
3
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.25M
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$1.18M
5
ZIG
Zuckerman Investment Group
Illinois
-$458K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$80.4M +$679K +41,845 +0.9%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$68.7M -$1.66M -102,135 -2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$66M +$700K +43,190 +1%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$49.5M +$2.09M +128,818 +5%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$29.8M -$338K -20,828 -1%
RJA
6
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20.4M -$58K -3,576 -0.3%
CA
7
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$16.4M +$7.78M +479,973 +97%
B
8
Bensler
Washington
$15.7M +$24.8K +1,530 +0.2%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$14.7M +$438K +27,012 +3%
RJFSA
10
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$14M -$415K -25,574 -3%
MGAM
11
McGowan Group Asset Management
Texas
$11.8M +$395K +24,364 +4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
12
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$9.13M +$535K +32,974 +6%
AAM
13
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$8.53M +$909K +56,034 +12%
GC
14
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$8.48M -$1.25M -77,320 -13%
SWP
15
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$6.62M -$59.5K -3,671 -0.9%
AWM
16
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$6.55M +$392K +24,188 +7%
Rockefeller Capital Management
17
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$6.04M +$182K +11,222 +3%
Osaic Holdings
18
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$4.7M -$1.18M -73,024 -21%
Ameriprise
19
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4.39M +$217K +13,393 +5%
Stifel Financial
20
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.36M -$203K -12,497 -5%
Truist Financial
21
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$3.96M -$78.3K -4,826 -2%
DC
22
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$3.55M -$47K -2,898 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
23
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$3.21M -$55.1K -3,396 -2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
24
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$3.19M +$36.3K +2,238 +1%
SA
25
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$2.97M +$3.05M +188,273 New
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CSQ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review

188 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $544M — up 4.3% from $522M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new CSQ positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 54 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cornerstone Advisors, adding an estimated $7.78M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $2.5M.

  • 188 institutional investors held Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) as of Q2 2024, up from 178 in Q1 2024.
  • Funds reported $544M of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock for Q2 2024, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund positions in Q2 2024 and 13 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund buyer in Q2 2024 was Cornerstone Advisors, an estimated $7.78M added.
  • The largest Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund seller in Q2 2024 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $2.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.