Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund CSQ
At closeNov 4, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
After hours · Nov 4, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- +3.59%
- 1 year
- +4.46%
- Market cap
- 3.19B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 78.76M
- Profit margin
- 1347.79%
- EPS (ttm)
- 6.64
- Shares out
- 160.37M
- P/E ratio
- 3.00
- Dividend
- 1.62 (8.25%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Oct 13, 2026
- YTD return
- +3.59%
- 1-year return
- +4.46%
- Volume
- 226.88K
- Avg volume
- 184.56K
- Open
- 19.75
- Previous close
- 19.65
- Day's range
- 19.74 – 20.01
- 52-week range
- 16.41 – 21.17
- Beta
- 1.33
5D -0.19 (-0.95%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 0
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 40.50
- Price / book
- 0.92
- Dividend yield
- 8.25%
- Payout ratio
- 20.00%
- Revenue growth
- -2.80%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 0
- Total debt
- 1.41B
- Return on equity
- 34.71%
- Short % of float
- 0.09%
- 50-day average
- 20.44
- 200-day average
- 19.78
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.00.
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | — | 5.03 | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | — | -0.52693 | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | — | 3.11 | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | — | -0.08422 | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | — | 1.15 | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | — | -1.35 | — | — |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2017 | Stifel | down | Buy | Hold |
About Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by Calamos Investments LLC. The fund is managed by Calamos Advisors LLC. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in common and preferred stocks of companies across all market capitalizations, convertible securities, and high yield corporate bonds with an average credit rating of BB as rated by S&P. The fund employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis with a combination of bottom-up and top-down security picking approaches to create its portfolio. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund was formed on December 31, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Country
- United States
News
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERMAN THOMAS E. | Chief Financial Officer | Purchase | Jan 29, 2025 | 23,190 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corporation | 3.03% | 4,865,484 | 96.77M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.68% | 4,298,735 | 85.50M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| UBS Group AG | 2.46% | 3,937,493 | 78.32M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1.90% | 3,045,129 | 60.57M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1.47% | 2,356,479 | 46.87M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1.35% | 2,162,971 | 43.02M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERNORTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.-Rivernorth Opportunities Fund Inc | 0.20% | 315,869 | 6.28M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Elevation Series Trust-RiverNorth Active Income ETF | 0.02% | 35,884 | 713.73K | Jul 30, 2026 |