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Calamos Strategic Total Return:CSQ

Overview

As of 3/21/2025. NAV as of 3/20/2025.

 Share
Price		NAVPremium/
Discount
Current$16.58$16.90-1.95%
52 Wk Avg$17.11$17.48-2.10%
52 Wk High$18.55$18.900.12%
52 Wk Low$15.22$15.65-3.20%
Regular Distribution Type†Income Only
Distribution Rate7.42%
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 3/21/2025

Total Investment Exposure:$3,972.677M
Total Common Assets:$2,710.247M
Common Shares Outstanding:160,369,635
Leverage

As of 3/20/2025

Preferred Share Assets: $321.431M
Total Debt (USD): $941.000M
Regulatory Leverage (USD): $1,262.431M
Effective Leverage (USD): $1,262.431M
Effective Leverage (%): 31.78%
Annual Expense Ratios

As of 10/31/2024

  Per Common Share
Management Fees1.45%
Other Expenses:0.06%
Baseline Expense: N/A
Interest Expense:2.39%
Total: 3.90%
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): 196,502
Average Daily Volume (USD): $3.354M
Inception Date: 3/26/2004
Inception Share Price: $15.00
Inception NAV: $14.31
Tender Offer: No
Term: No
Fiscal Year End: October 31
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Distributions

As of 3/21/2025

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.

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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 10/31/2024		 -$0.0760
Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
As of 3/21/2025		7.28%
Total Return on NAV (12 months):
As of 3/21/2025		18.66%
Avg. Portfolio Coupon:
As of 3/21/2025		 4.07%
Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
As of 3/21/2025 		31.78%

Pricing Information

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

As of 3/21/2025

PeriodAvg Discount
6 Month-2.21%
1 Year-2.10%
3 Year-1.12%
5 Year-0.64%
Z-Score

As of 3/21/2025

PeriodZStat
3 Month0.53
6 Month0.67
1 Year0.32
Pricing History
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Date NAV Premium / Discount

Performance

Calendar Year Total Returns

As of 2/28/2025
Category: Morningstar US CEF US Allocation

Past 20 Years

Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
YTD-0.46%0.83%4.02%2.98%
202428.10%26.42%24.18%16.46%
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%  
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 2/28/2025
Category: Morningstar US CEF US Allocation

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics
Average Coupon:
As of 3/20/2025		4.07%
Number of Holdings:
As of 1/31/2025		833
Annual Portfolio Turnover:
As of 10/31/2024		37.00%
Asset Allocation

As of 1/31/2025

Top Sectors

As of 1/31/2025

Sector%Portfolio
Sensitive (Super Sector)34.63%
Corporate (Super Sector)30.56%
Technology20.62%
Cyclical (Super Sector)19.80%
Convertible13.06%
Defensive (Super Sector)12.40%
Corporate Bond9.41%
Financial Services9.01%
Consumer Cyclical8.48%
Communication Services7.65%
Top Holdings

As of 1/31/2025

HoldingValue% Portfolio
Apple Inc$209.61M4.88%
Microsoft Corp$191.40M4.46%
NVIDIA Corp$168.88M3.93%
Amazon.com Inc$163.60M3.81%
Alphabet Inc Class A$135.03M3.14%
Meta Platforms Inc Class A$91.08M2.12%
Broadcom Inc$79.54M1.85%
Tesla Inc$73.89M1.72%
JPMorgan Chase & Co$56.67M1.32%
Boeing Co 6% PRF CONVERT 15/10/2027 USD 50 - Dep Rep 1/20th Sr A$49.63M1.16%
Credit Quality

As of 1/31/2025

Maturity Breakdown

As of 1/31/2025

Country Allocation

As of 1/31/2025

Country% Portfolio
United States - Equity64.87%
United States - Fixed Income8.61%
Switzerland - Equity0.48%
Canada - Fixed Income0.42%
United Kingdom - Equity0.35%
Germany - Equity0.32%
China - Equity0.31%
Finland - Equity0.16%
Netherlands - Equity0.12%
Israel - Fixed Income0.09%
France - Fixed Income0.08%
Netherlands - Fixed Income0.06%
Germany - Fixed Income0.05%
United Kingdom - Fixed Income0.05%
France - Equity0.05%
Taiwan - Equity0.05%
India - Equity0.04%
Ireland - Fixed Income0.04%
Others - Fixed Income0.03%
Others - Equity0.02%
South Korea - Equity0.02%
Austria - Fixed Income0.02%
Brazil - Equity0.01%
Australia - Fixed Income0.01%
South Africa - Equity0.01%
Mexico - Equity0.00%
Malaysia - Equity0.00%
Indonesia - Equity0.00%
Thailand - Equity0.00%
Denmark - Equity0.00%
Poland - Equity0.00%
Canada - Equity0.00%
Hong Kong - Equity0.00%
Norway - Equity0.00%
Turkey - Equity0.00%
Greece - Equity0.00%
Philippines - Equity0.00%
Israel - Equity0.00%
Chile - Equity0.00%
Ireland - Equity0.00%
Hungary - Equity0.00%
Japan - Fixed Income0.00%
Singapore - Equity0.00%
Peru - Equity0.00%
Australia - Equity0.00%
Czech Republic - Equity0.00%
Colombia - Equity0.00%
Spain - Equity0.00%
Belgium - Equity0.00%
Italy - Equity0.00%
Italy - Fixed Income0.00%
Switzerland - Fixed Income0.00%
Norway - Fixed Income0.00%
Colombia - Fixed Income0.00%
Greece - Fixed Income0.00%
China - Fixed Income0.00%
Sweden - Equity0.00%
Finland - Fixed Income0.00%
Hong Kong - Fixed Income0.00%
Singapore - Fixed Income0.00%
Spain - Fixed Income0.00%
Sweden - Fixed Income0.00%

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