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CSQ · Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

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$20.74 +0.06 (+0.29%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$3.33B
Shares
160.37M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$20.74 Open$20.87 Day$20.69–20.87 52W close$16.50–21.03 Avg vol 30d197K Short int54K · 0.0% float · 1.0d Short vol48% DataJan 2020–Aug 2026

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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very Low
Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +7%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +1%
above
RSI (14) 53
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 94%
near high
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return +4%
trailing
6-month return +9%
trailing
YTD return +8%
this year
Relative strength −2%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $20 › 200d $19 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +19 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
0.03% of float · ▼ -4.1% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
224 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 33
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very Low
Volatility 16%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −16%
past year
ATR 1.4%
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.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
1 · 3 · 3
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+7% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+1% Bullish
RSI (14)
53 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
94% Bullish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $20 › 200d $19 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +19 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
0.03% of float · ▼ -4.1% MoM · 1.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
224 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $17 Now $21 · 94% Range high $21
vs 200-day avg +7% vs 50-day avg +1%

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
$3.33B +8.0% 0.0%
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
$375.82B +8.1% +16.2% 27.7 0.7%
BX
Blackstone Inc.
$107.62B -7.0% +9.2% 32.2 3.5%
KKR
KKR & Co. Inc.
$97.09B -14.9% -11.0% 1.6%
BN
BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$93.07B -9.2% 0.9%

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
224
% held
24.2%
Net QoQ
+268.0K sh
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 Falling
Shares short
54.2K
Days to cover
1.0d
Change
-2.3K sh
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Short Volume
Short vol %
48%
As of
Aug 21, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
1.0K
Value
$20.0K
As of
Jul 27, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
66.8%
Week of
Jul 13, 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 -0.9% +3.7% +9.3% +3.0% +8.0%
SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
vs SPY +0.5% +0.1% -2.2% +0.5% -4.3%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.135 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
Raised 9.8%
Paid (TTM)
$1.42 / share · 12 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
6.85%

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) 183 filings 178 filers Investor relations