Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund CSQ
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19.57 USD -0.46 -2.30%
At close · Oct 30
19.57 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
19.39 Day range 19.78
16.50 52-week range 21.09
- YTD
- +1.93%
- 1 year
- +2.19%
- Open
- 19.46
- Prev close
- 20.03
- Mkt cap
- 3.14B
- Vol
- 275.95K
- Avg vol
- 183.55K
- EPS
- 6.55
- P/E
- 2.99
- Div yield
- 8.10%
More statistics
- Low
- 19.39
- High
- 19.78
- Forward P/E
- 0.00
- Beta
- 0.00
- Short ratio
- 0.45
- Inst. own
- 57.77%
- Dividend
- 1.62
- Ex-div date
- Oct 13, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 20.51
- 200-d avg
- 19.77
- 1y target
- 0.00
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Nov 10, 2021Dividend: 0.102
- Dec 13, 2021Dividend: 0.102
- Dec 30, 2021Dividend: 0.102
- Feb 11, 2022Dividend: 0.102
- Mar 11, 2022Dividend: 0.102
- Apr 12, 2022Dividend: 0.102
- May 12, 2022Dividend: 0.102
- Jun 10, 2022Dividend: 0.102
- Jul 12, 2022Dividend: 0.102
- Aug 11, 2022Dividend: 0.102
- Sep 12, 2022Dividend: 0.103
- Oct 13, 2022Dividend: 0.102
- Oct 29, 2022Earnings: -1.35; estimate —; surprise —%
- Nov 10, 2022Dividend: 0.102
- Dec 9, 2022Dividend: 0.103
- Dec 29, 2022Dividend: 0.1025
- Feb 10, 2023Dividend: 0.102
- Mar 13, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Apr 13, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Apr 28, 2023Earnings: 1.15; estimate —; surprise —%
- May 11, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Jun 9, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Jul 13, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Aug 10, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Sep 11, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Oct 12, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Oct 29, 2023Earnings: -0.08422; estimate —; surprise —%
- Nov 13, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Dec 11, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Dec 28, 2023Dividend: 0.1025
- Feb 9, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Mar 13, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Apr 11, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- May 13, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Jun 14, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Jun 26, 2024Earnings: 3.11; estimate —; surprise —%
- Jul 12, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Aug 9, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Sep 13, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Oct 15, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Nov 13, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Dec 13, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Dec 30, 2024Dividend: 0.1025
- Feb 13, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- Mar 13, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- Apr 11, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- May 13, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- Jun 12, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- Jun 26, 2025Earnings: -0.52693; estimate —; surprise —%
- Jul 14, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- Aug 14, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- Sep 15, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- Oct 15, 2025Dividend: 0.1025
- Oct 30, 2025Earnings: 5.03; estimate —; surprise —%
- 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 (100)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 12, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 28, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 3, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 3, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 27, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 13, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 29, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 22, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 20, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 13, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 6, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 2, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 16, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 19, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 5, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 17, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 3, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 3, 2025 | 12 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 26, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 30, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 30, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 23, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 16, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 7, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 9, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 9, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 12, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 12, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 5, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 29, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 22, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 3, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 6, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 27, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 27, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 13, 2023 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 25, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 11, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 11, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 28, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 28, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Aug 21, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 7, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 29, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 29, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 29, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 8, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 24, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 24, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 10, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 20, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 6, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 20, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 20, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 23, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 16, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 9, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 9, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 12, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 5, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 21, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 14, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 7, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 7, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 31, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 24, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 26, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 29, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 22, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 15, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 18, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 11, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jun 13, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | May 2, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 4, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 21, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Feb 14, 2022 | 4 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 3.14B
- Enterprise value
- 0
- Trailing P/E
- 2.99
- Forward P/E
- 0.00
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 39.85
- Price / book
- 0.90
- EPS (TTM)
- 6.55
- Beta
- 0.00
- Dividend yield
- 8.10%
- 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
- 20.51
- 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
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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 | 95.22M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2.68% | 4,298,735 | 84.13M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| UBS Group AG | 2.46% | 3,937,493 | 77.06M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1.90% | 3,045,129 | 59.59M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1.47% | 2,356,479 | 46.12M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1.35% | 2,162,971 | 42.33M | 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 | 702.25K | Jul 30, 2026 |