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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
$20.53 -0.17 (-0.82%) At close · Jul 7
Market Cap
$3.27B
Shares
160,369,635

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$20.53 Open$20.68 Day$20.41–20.71 52W$16.41–20.82 Avg vol 30d209K Short int25K · 0.0% float · 1.0d Short vol39% DataJan 2020–Jul 2026
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +7%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +2%
above
RSI (14) 55
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 93%
near high
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return +3%
trailing
6-month return +5%
trailing
YTD return +8%
this year
Relative strength −2%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $20 › 200d $19 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
8 of 220 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +746 sh shares
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.02% of float · ▲ +111.2% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
220 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 22
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 15%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −15%
past year
ATR 1.6%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Jul 31, 2026 Est

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
0 · 2 · 4
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+7% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+2% Bullish
RSI (14)
55 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
93% Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $20 › 200d $19 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
8 of 220 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +746 sh shares
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
0.02% of float · ▲ +111.2% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
220 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $16 Now $21 · 93% 52-wk high $21
vs 200-day avg +7% vs 50-day avg +2%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Versus peers

Asset Management — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
CSQ
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
this stock
$3.27B +8.4% 0.0%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$328.75B -5.2% +16.2% 25.4 0.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$95.89B -4.3% 0.6%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$88.09B -20.7% +9.2% 30.4 2.7%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$83.77B -26.7% -11.0% 1.7%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
219
% held
24.1%
Reported
8 of 220
Top holder
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
2
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
24.6K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
+13.0K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
39%
As of
Jul 8, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
3.8K
Value
$79.4K
As of
Jun 5, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
78.6%
Week of
May 4, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
K. Michael Conaway
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Feb 10, 2020
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
DEF 14A
Filed
May 11, 2026
This year
1
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
CSQ +1.5% +2.8% +5.5% -0.2% +8.4%
SPY +0.9% +1.4% +7.6% +0.1% +9.7%
vs SPY +0.6% +1.4% -2.1% -0.3% -1.3%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.123 / share · ex Jun 12, 2026
Raised 19.4%
Paid (TTM)
$1.356 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
6.60%

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1275214 CUSIP 128125101 13F (30d) 7 filings 7 filers