Short Interest in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) Increases By 107.7%

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 49,277 shares, an increase of 107.7% from the April 15th total of 23,726 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 228,389 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Price Performance

Shares of CSQ stock traded down $0.31 on Friday, hitting $20.16. 190,160 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 270,264. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund has a 12 month low of $16.41 and a 12 month high of $20.54. The company has a 50 day moving average of $18.60 and a 200 day moving average of $18.93.

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, May 14th will be given a dividend of $0.1225 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 14th.

Institutional Trading of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund by 162.1% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,683 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 1,041 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund by 682.2% in the first quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,112 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,842 shares during the last quarter. Arax Advisory Partners raised its position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund by 1,613.0% in the fourth quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 3,152 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 2,968 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,400 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 2,200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund by 13.0% in the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 5,874 shares of the investment management company’s stock valued at $113,000 after purchasing an additional 678 shares during the last quarter.

About Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

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