Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund CSQ
Set alert
19.55 USD -0.02 -0.10%
At close · Nov 2
19.55 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Nov 2, 4:00 PM ET
19.50 Day range 19.94
16.41 52-week range 21.17
- YTD
- +1.82%
- 1 year
- +1.30%
- Open
- 19.67
- Prev close
- 19.57
- Mkt cap
- 3.14B
- Vol
- 241.15K
- Avg vol
- 183.55K
- EPS
- 6.55
- P/E
- 2.98
- Div yield
- 8.28%
More statistics
- Low
- 19.50
- High
- 19.94
- Forward P/E
- 0.00
- Beta
- 1.33
- Short ratio
- 0.45
- Inst. own
- 57.77%
- Dividend
- 1.62
- Ex-div date
- Oct 13, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 20.49
- 200-d avg
- 19.77
- 1y target
- 0.00
1Y chart
Events in this range
- Nov 14, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- Dec 12, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- Dec 30, 2025Dividend: 0.1225
- Feb 13, 2026Dividend: 0.1225
- Mar 13, 2026Dividend: 0.1225
- Apr 14, 2026Dividend: 0.1225
- May 14, 2026Dividend: 0.1225
- Jun 12, 2026Dividend: 0.1225
- Jul 14, 2026Dividend: 0.135
- Aug 14, 2026Dividend: 0.135
- Sep 14, 2026Dividend: 0.135
- Oct 14, 2026Dividend: 0.135
Signals (59)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 30, 2026 | 3 days ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 30, 2026 | 3 days ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 29, 2026 | 4 days ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 26, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 23, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 14, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 9, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 28, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 28, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 22, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 11, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 10, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 4, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 21, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 4, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 3, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 21, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 17, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 16, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 15, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 14, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 1, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 11, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 10, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 18, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 6, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 17, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 14, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 9, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 2, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 26, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 20, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 13, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 5, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 3, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 25, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 12, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 4, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 21, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 20, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 15, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 8, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 2, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Dec 22, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 19, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 17, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 15, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 3, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 28, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Nov 20, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 13, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 11, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 5, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 4, 2025 | 12 months ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 3.14B
- Enterprise value
- 0
- Trailing P/E
- 2.98
- Forward P/E
- 0.00
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 39.81
- Price / book
- 0.90
- EPS (TTM)
- 6.55
- Beta
- 1.33
- Dividend yield
- 8.28%
- Payout ratio
- 20.00%
- Profit margin
- 1347.79%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 78.76M
- Revenue growth
- -2.80%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 0
- Total debt
- 1.41B
- Return on equity
- 34.71%
- Shares outstanding
- 160.37M
- Short % of float
- 0.09%
- 50-day average
- 20.49
- 200-day average
- 19.77
Analyst view
Consensus: none
Price target (mean) 0.00
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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- Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution
- Calamos Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CHW, CGO and CCD) Announce Private Placements Totaling $248.25 Million of Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares
- Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution
- CSQ: Trading Below Its Historical Discount
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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 | 95.12M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.68% | 4,298,735 | 84.04M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| UBS Group AG | 2.46% | 3,937,493 | 76.98M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1.90% | 3,045,129 | 59.53M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1.47% | 2,356,479 | 46.07M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1.35% | 2,162,971 | 42.29M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERNORTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.-Rivernorth Opportunities Fund Inc | 0.20% | 315,869 | 6.18M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Elevation Series Trust-RiverNorth Active Income ETF | 0.02% | 35,884 | 701.53K | Jul 30, 2026 |