Calamos Strategic Total Return:CSQ

    Manage Alerts

    Overview

    As of 12/2/2024

     Share
    Price
    NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$18.21$18.68-2.52%
    52 Wk Avg$16.37$16.73-2.14%
    52 Wk High$18.26$18.680.12%
    52 Wk Low$14.10$14.62-4.38%
    Regular Distribution TypeIncome Only
    Distribution Rate6.75%
    Distribution Amount$0.1025
    Distribution FrequencyMonthly
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The Fund’s objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The investments are primarily made in equity securities of common and preferred stocks, convertible and income producing securities. Normally it will invest at least 50% of its managed assets in equity securities. It may invest up to 35% of its assets in foreign securities, including debt and equity securities of corporations and governments of developed and emerging markets. Up to 15% of its managed assets may be invested in emerging markets.

    Capital Structure

    As of 12/2/2024

    Total Investment Exposure:$4,178.615M
    Total Common Assets:$2,995.705M
    Common Shares Outstanding:160,369,635
    Leverage

    As of 12/2/2024

    Preferred Share Assets: $322.411M
    Total Debt (USD): $860.500M
    Regulatory Leverage (USD): $1,182.911M
    Effective Leverage (USD): $1,182.911M
    Effective Leverage (%): 28.31%
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 10/31/2024

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees1.50%
    Other Expenses:0.07%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:2.52%
    Total: 4.09%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    Calamos Advisors LLC

    Portfolio Managers
    Jon Vacko, Joe Wysocki, Dennis Cogan, Eli Pars, Chuck Carmody, John P. Calamos, R. Matthew Freund

    Basics
    Category: Hybrid-U.S. Allocation
    Ticker: CSQ
    NAV Ticker: XCSQX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 202,225
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $3.296M
    Inception Date: 3/26/2004
    Inception Share Price: $15.00
    Inception NAV: $14.31
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: No
    Fiscal Year End: October 31
    Third Party Links & Reports

    Distributions

    As of 12/2/2024

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

    Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 4/30/2024
    -$0.0700
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 12/2/2024
    6.58%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 12/2/2024
    36.38%
    Avg. Portfolio Coupon:
    As of 12/2/2024
    3.76%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 12/2/2024
    28.31%

    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 12/3/2024

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-1.97%
    1 Year-2.14%
    3 Year-0.88%
    5 Year-0.57%
    Z-Score

    As of 12/2/2024

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-0.98
    6 Month-1.10
    1 Year-0.66
    Pricing History
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 11/30/2024
    Category: Morningstar US CEF US Allocation

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD29.72%29.26%28.93%21.94%
    202320.86%27.07%8.46%10.55%
    2022-24.22%-24.40%-17.94%-12.77%
    202130.93%28.89%25.66%17.24%
    202026.63%24.67%0.91%6.36%
    201938.77%35.72%29.77%22.10%
    2018-4.91%-8.56%-8.36%-4.98%
    201727.96%20.98%21.52%14.50%
    201614.75%13.60%17.59%13.14%
    2015-4.98%-1.24%-9.73%-7.35%
    201414.22%7.56%11.82%9.17%
    201320.32%25.79%19.53%19.58%
    201228.04%15.49%13.72%13.14%
    2011-3.22%-1.87%  
    201013.66%14.02%  
    200956.81%45.99%  
    2008-49.28%-45.67%  
    2007-2.72%2.98%  
    200625.55%19.81%  
    20053.99%1.91%  
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 11/30/2024
    Category: Morningstar US CEF US Allocation

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Average Coupon:
    As of 12/2/2024
    3.76%
    Average Maturity:
    As of 9/30/2024
    4.48 yrs
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 9/30/2024
    840
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 10/31/2024
    29.00%
    Asset Allocation

    As of 9/30/2024

    Top Sectors

    As of 9/30/2024

    Sector%Portfolio
    Sensitive (Super Sector)34.58%
    Corporate (Super Sector)30.61%
    Technology20.75%
    Cyclical (Super Sector)17.73%
    Convertible15.38%
    Defensive (Super Sector)13.28%
    Corporate Bond9.77%
    Financial Services8.43%
    Healthcare7.46%
    Communication Services7.02%
    Top Holdings

    As of 9/30/2024

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    Microsoft Corp$213.46M5.29%
    Apple Inc$206.94M5.13%
    NVIDIA Corp$176.35M4.37%
    Amazon.com Inc$128.25M3.18%
    Alphabet Inc Class A$109.77M2.72%
    Meta Platforms Inc Class A$75.65M1.87%
    Broadcom Inc$62.01M1.54%
    Exxon Mobil Corp$50.34M1.25%
    Eli Lilly and Co$48.58M1.20%
    JPMorgan Chase & Co$44.71M1.11%
    Credit Quality

    As of 9/30/2024

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 9/30/2024

    Country Allocation

    As of 9/30/2024

    Country% Portfolio
    United States - Equity63.51%
    United States - Fixed Income8.98%
    Switzerland - Equity0.54%
    Canada - Fixed Income0.41%
    United Kingdom - Equity0.37%
    China - Equity0.33%
    Germany - Equity0.28%
    Finland - Equity0.16%
    Netherlands - Equity0.14%
    Israel - Fixed Income0.10%
    France - Fixed Income0.08%
    Netherlands - Fixed Income0.06%
    France - Equity0.06%
    Germany - Fixed Income0.06%
    United Kingdom - Fixed Income0.05%
    India - Equity0.05%
    Ireland - Fixed Income0.05%
    Taiwan - Equity0.04%
    Others - Fixed Income0.04%
    South Korea - Equity0.03%
    Austria - Fixed Income0.02%
    Others - Equity0.02%
    Brazil - Equity0.01%
    Australia - Fixed Income0.01%
    South Africa - Equity0.01%
    Mexico - Equity0.00%
    Indonesia - Equity0.00%
    Denmark - Equity0.00%
    Malaysia - Equity0.00%
    Thailand - Equity0.00%
    Poland - Equity0.00%
    Turkey - Equity0.00%
    Philippines - Equity0.00%
    Hong Kong - Equity0.00%
    Greece - Equity0.00%
    Chile - Equity0.00%
    Canada - Equity0.00%
    Hungary - Equity0.00%
    Peru - Equity0.00%
    Spain - Equity0.00%
    Czech Republic - Equity0.00%
    Belgium - Equity0.00%
    Colombia - Equity0.00%
    Italy - Equity0.00%
    Singapore - Equity0.00%
    Ireland - Equity0.00%
    Australia - Equity0.00%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

    Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

    The following information applies to closed-end funds in general: Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. There can be no assurance that fund objectives will be achieved. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. NAV returns are net of fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions.

    E-2949862P-E0623W