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Calamos Strategic Total Return Closed

20.71+0.04 +0.19%USD

NasdaqGM · as of Oct 12, 16:00 ET · 15m delayAfter hours 20.71 0.00%

Open

20.71

Prev close

20.67

Day range

20.6120.77

52-week range

16.4121.17

Volume

144.97K0.78×

Mkt cap

3.32B

P/E ttm

3.17

Fwd P/E

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EPS ttm

6.54

Div yield

7.82%

Earnings

—

From 52w high

−2.17%

Price Chart

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CSQOct 12, 2026O 20.71H 20.77L 20.61C 20.71+0.04 (+0.19%)Vol 145.00K

SMA 5020.72
SMA 20019.74

1Y change +9.87% since Oct 10, 2025 close539 bars loadedTimes in America/New_YorkDraw from the left toolbar · click a drawing to edit · right-click for alerts and export

CSQ Calamos Strategic Total Return · Last Guard Finance

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Key Statistics

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Performance

1 week: +1.72%
1 month: −0.58%
3 months: +0.78%
6 months: +10.81%
Year to date: +7.86%
1 year: +9.87%

Valuation & ownership

Market cap: 3.32B
Enterprise value: —
P/E (ttm): 3.17
Forward P/E: —
PEG ratio: —
Price / book: 0.95
Price / sales (ttm): 42.17
EV / EBITDA: —
EPS (ttm): 6.54
EPS (forward): —
Beta (5y monthly): —
Dividend yield: 7.82%
Payout ratio: 20.00%
Shares outstanding: 160.37M
Float: —
Short % of float: 0.10%
Short ratio (days): 0.54
Held by insiders: 0.16%
Held by institutions: 57.47%
Avg volume (3m): 185.70K
50-day average: 20.72
200-day average: 19.74
52-week change: +9.87%
S&P 500 52-week: +17.50%

Technicals (daily)

RSI (14): 53.1
vs 50-day SMA: −0.03%
vs 200-day SMA: +4.93%
50 / 200-day trend: ▲ 50 above 200
MACD vs signal: ▲ above
ATR (14) % of price: 1.54%
Realised vol (20d, ann.): 14.7%
From 52-week high: −2.17%
From 52-week low: +26.20%

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Analyst Consensus

No analyst coverage for this instrument.

Financial Snapshot

Full statements →trailing twelve months

Revenue (ttm): 78.76M
Revenue growth (yoy): −2.80%
Earnings growth (yoy): —
Gross margin: 100.00%
Operating margin: 38.65%
Profit margin: 1347.79%

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About Calamos Strategic Total Return

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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
Headquarters: Naperville, IL, United States
Website: fundinvestor.calamos.com
Officers: Mr. John Peter Calamos Sr. President and Trustee
Mr. Nimish S. Bhatt Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Mr. Robert Francis Behan C.F.A. President and Head of Global Distribution
Mr. Rudolf Matthew Freund C.F.A. Co-Portfolio Manager

SEAS

Seasonality · CSQ

2007–2026 · monthly returns

Strongest month Apr +2.12%Weakest month Sep −2.14%Averages use completed years only. Past seasonality doesn't predict future returns.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2026	0.6	-1.6	-9.9	14.3	5.6	-0.5	-2.0	4.0	-2.6	1.6			+7.9%
2025	3.1	-4.0	-7.7	-0.8	7.7	5.6	0.5	1.5	3.6	0.1	-1.6	1.1	+8.4%
2024	4.0	3.0	2.8	-4.9	4.3	3.8	-0.1	1.2	1.9	-0.2	4.7	-2.4	+19.1%
2023	7.2	-3.3	0.6	-1.7	-1.0	8.3	3.3	-2.4	-5.4	-8.8	12.5	3.0	+10.8%
2022	-8.8	-4.5	4.3	-12.5	-2.9	-11.9	17.0	-5.0	-14.2	10.1	4.7	-6.8	−30.4%
2021	-1.6	5.5	5.1	4.4	-1.4	2.6	0.8	2.8	-6.0	7.1	-0.8	2.4	+22.2%
2020	0.3	-11.7	-18.9	16.3	6.8	2.5	6.8	6.9	-5.1	-4.9	17.3	5.2	+16.1%
2019	12.1	4.2	0.2	4.6	-7.9	7.0	2.6	-3.8	1.0	2.4	2.1	2.3	+28.4%
2018	4.3	-4.4	-1.7	1.2	4.1	1.7	2.3	3.1	0.6	-12.6	2.7	-12.3	−12.3%
2017	5.8	2.2	0.5	3.3	1.6	0.3	1.8	-0.8	2.4	1.6	-1.0	-1.1	+17.6%
2016	-10.2	-1.7	8.8	3.8	0.7	-0.6	6.1	0.3	-2.2	-3.1	0.8	2.3	+3.7%
2015	-3.1	3.9	-2.2	1.1	0.8	-4.4	-1.3	-8.1	-6.6	9.8	-2.2	-0.8	−13.5%
2014	-1.1	3.5	-0.3	1.4	4.9	1.5	-3.4	3.6	-2.7	1.0	0.8	-4.0	+5.1%
2013	6.0	1.2	0.9	-0.5	1.5	-5.4	2.0	-4.9	1.7	5.6	1.7	1.4	+11.0%
2012	8.0	8.2	2.5	-1.2	-6.1	4.0	2.6	1.2	1.5	0.8	-3.4	-0.9	+17.5%
2011	0.3	4.5	0.2	2.4	-1.7	-2.2	-4.0	-4.7	-9.1	9.2	-3.1	-0.8	−9.8%
2010	-3.2	3.2	4.6	1.0	-11.0	-6.3	8.7	-2.5	8.1	2.7	-2.0	4.3	+5.7%
2009	2.2	-16.7	7.0	15.1	11.8	3.6	4.2	1.9	6.7	-5.4	5.5	2.1	+40.2%
2008	-1.6	-10.3	-2.0	5.1	2.7	-13.5	-3.2	-1.0	-20.4	-19.7	-22.2	15.7	−55.4%
2007	-1.0	-3.2	0.7	2.5	0.6	-2.8	-6.6	1.6	3.5	-1.1	-4.6	-0.1	−10.5%

INSD

Insider Activity · CSQ

Congress trades →SEC Form 4 filings via Yahoo Finance

Buys, 6 months

0 shares

Sells, 6 months

— shares

Net shares

Net change in insider shares

—

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Value
Jan 29, 2025	Herman Thomas E.Chief Financial Officer	Purchase at price 18.23 - 18.39 per share.	23.2K	$424.67K

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