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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Naperville, United States | NasdaqGM
19.32 USD +0.26 (1.364%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 19.32
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:16 p.m. EDT

CSQ has shown a relatively stable dividend yield of 7.98% with consistent payouts, which makes it an attractive option for income-focused investors. However, the short-term price movement has been volatile, with recent fluctuations indicating a lack of strong momentum. The forecasting model suggests a slight downward trend in the next 45 days, which may present a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders. For long-term investors, the stock's fundamentals are mixed, with a low return on assets and negative revenue growth, which raises concerns about sustainability. Despite these risks, the consistent dividend payouts and current yield make it a decent option for those seeking income, though caution is advised due to the uncertain long-term outlook.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.032745
AutoETS0.032746
MSTL0.033437
AutoTheta0.049775

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 20.99
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.128
Excess Kurtosis -0.47
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 41.078
Revenue per Share 0.498
Market Cap 3,098,341,120
Trailing P/E 4.28
Beta 1.29
Profit Margins 903.41%
Website https://fundinvestor.calamos.com/ClosedEndFunds/CEFund.aspx?name=CSQ

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.65% 7.35% 8.52% 9.41%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-14 0.123 0.652520
2026-03-13 0.123 0.697156
2026-02-13 0.123 0.662776
2025-12-30 0.123 0.646480
2025-12-12 0.103 0.555676
2025-11-14 0.103 0.572498
2025-10-15 0.103 0.559680
2025-09-15 0.103 0.562427
2025-08-14 0.103 0.584429
2025-07-14 0.103 0.597378
2025-06-12 0.103 0.621255
2025-05-13 0.103 0.640567
2025-04-11 0.103 0.737773
2025-03-13 0.103 0.697343
2025-02-13 0.103 0.611754
2024-12-30 0.103 0.634985
2024-12-13 0.103 0.623532
2024-11-13 0.103 0.631576
2024-10-15 0.103 0.651417
2024-09-13 0.103 0.684780
2024-08-09 0.103 0.724251
2024-07-12 0.103 0.677730
2024-06-14 0.103 0.700479
2024-05-13 0.103 0.738260
2024-04-11 0.103 0.735189
2024-03-13 0.103 0.742211
2024-02-09 0.103 0.765470
2023-12-28 0.103 0.805828
2023-12-11 0.103 0.858694
2023-11-13 0.103 0.911705
2023-10-12 0.103 0.896752
2023-09-11 0.103 0.846411
2023-08-10 0.103 0.840371
2023-07-13 0.103 0.852426
2023-06-09 0.103 0.900178
2023-05-11 0.103 0.946852
2023-04-13 0.103 0.924717
2023-03-13 0.103 0.988880
2023-02-10 0.103 0.900814
2022-12-29 0.103 1.018259
2022-12-09 0.103 0.964087
2022-11-10 0.103 0.973287
2022-10-13 0.103 1.081128
2022-09-12 0.103 0.916693
2022-08-11 0.103 0.882839
2022-07-12 0.103 1.025705
2022-06-10 0.103 0.987304
2022-05-12 0.103 1.031543
2022-04-12 0.103 0.860357
2022-03-11 0.103 0.900766
2022-02-11 0.103 0.822717
2021-12-30 0.103 0.742579
2021-12-13 0.103 0.763048
2021-11-10 0.103 0.758001
2021-10-08 0.103 0.813241
2021-09-13 0.103 0.794509
2021-08-12 0.103 0.791658
2021-07-12 0.103 0.813873
2021-06-11 0.103 0.832150
2021-05-13 0.103 0.909760
2021-04-13 0.103 0.830618
2021-03-11 0.103 0.893122
2021-02-11 0.103 0.922950
2020-12-30 0.093 0.878194
2020-12-11 0.093 0.915666
2020-11-12 0.093 0.992557
2020-10-13 0.093 1.000382
2020-09-11 0.093 1.074386
2020-08-13 0.093 1.040372
2020-07-10 0.093 1.124606
2020-06-11 0.093 1.210944
2020-05-12 0.093 1.324165
2020-04-13 0.093 1.416669
2020-03-12 0.093 1.602165
2020-02-13 0.093 1.053283
2019-12-30 0.083 1.001495
2019-12-12 0.083 1.022747
2019-11-08 0.083 1.033047
2019-10-11 0.083 1.094088
2019-09-13 0.083 1.070743
2019-08-09 0.083 1.106673
2019-07-11 0.083 1.077997
2019-06-13 0.083 1.135439
2019-05-10 0.083 1.134819
2019-04-11 0.083 1.127969
2019-03-11 0.083 1.187740
2019-02-11 0.083 1.211972
2018-12-28 0.083 1.407134
2018-12-13 0.083 1.310291
2018-11-09 0.083 1.197514
2018-10-11 0.083 1.245597
2018-09-14 0.083 1.133174
2018-08-10 0.083 1.150613
2018-07-12 0.083 1.170277
2018-06-11 0.083 1.187874
2018-05-11 0.083 1.265119
2018-04-12 0.083 1.309132
2018-03-09 0.083 1.264018
2018-02-09 0.083 1.368873
2017-12-28 0.083 1.312611
2017-12-11 0.083 1.318362
2017-11-09 0.083 1.320860
2017-10-10 0.083 1.320043
2017-09-11 0.083 1.386617
2017-08-08 0.083 1.375438
2017-07-07 0.083 1.409740
2017-06-08 0.083 1.416190
2017-05-08 0.083 1.439645
2017-04-07 0.083 1.509563
2017-03-08 0.083 1.544305
2017-02-08 0.083 1.561544
2016-12-28 0.083 1.672421
2016-12-08 0.083 1.717518
2016-11-07 0.083 1.828968
2016-10-06 0.083 1.728099
2016-09-08 0.083 1.705571
2016-08-08 0.083 1.738923
2016-07-08 0.083 1.794374
2016-06-08 0.083 1.823689
2016-05-09 0.083 1.905252
2016-04-08 0.083 1.983070
2016-03-08 0.083 2.071345
2016-02-08 0.083 2.262513
2015-12-29 0.083 1.917845
2015-12-08 0.083 1.955438
2015-11-06 0.083 1.908013
2015-10-07 0.083 2.028998
2015-09-08 0.083 2.036080
2015-08-07 0.083 1.899073
2015-07-08 0.083 1.865911
2015-06-08 0.083 1.811100
2015-05-08 0.083 1.786063
2015-04-08 0.083 1.831221
2015-03-09 0.083 1.810927
2015-02-06 0.083 1.863347
2014-12-29 0.083 1.813854
2014-12-08 0.083 1.814247
2014-11-06 0.083 1.799289
2014-10-07 0.083 1.843082
2014-09-08 0.083 1.824861
2014-08-08 0.083 1.886921
2014-07-08 0.083 1.836867
2014-06-09 0.083 1.876377
2014-05-08 0.083 1.962909
2014-04-08 0.083 2.044212
2014-03-07 0.070 1.704325
2014-02-07 0.070 1.787075
2013-12-27 0.070 1.753055
2013-12-09 0.070 1.827344
2013-11-07 0.070 1.856984
2013-10-08 0.070 1.996571
2013-09-09 0.070 1.984306
2013-08-08 0.070 1.945658
2013-07-08 0.070 1.988120
2013-06-07 0.070 1.932908
2013-05-08 0.070 1.895350
2013-04-08 0.070 1.977877
2013-03-08 0.070 1.949809
2013-02-08 0.070 1.979740
2012-12-27 0.070 2.120555
2012-12-07 0.070 2.118343
2012-11-08 0.070 2.181410
2012-10-09 0.070 2.079042
2012-09-07 0.070 2.128453
2012-08-08 0.070 2.156187
2012-07-09 0.070 2.259109
2012-06-08 0.070 2.418679
2012-05-08 0.070 2.302668
2012-04-09 0.070 2.331498
2012-03-08 0.070 2.302755
2012-02-08 0.070 2.411085
2011-12-28 0.053 2.076241
2011-12-08 0.053 2.091833
2011-11-08 0.053 1.998780
2011-10-06 0.053 2.194506
2011-09-08 0.053 2.076958
2011-08-08 0.053 2.268451
2011-07-08 0.053 1.852478
2011-06-08 0.053 1.924315
2011-05-09 0.053 1.861482
2011-04-08 0.053 1.867888
2011-03-08 0.053 1.901513
2011-02-08 0.053 1.916008
2010-12-29 0.053 2.014805
2010-12-03 0.053 2.030827
2010-11-08 0.053 2.022770
2010-10-07 0.053 2.111956
2010-09-08 0.053 2.229713
2010-08-06 0.053 2.235953
2010-07-08 0.053 2.448256
2010-06-08 0.053 2.433857
2010-05-10 0.053 2.251528
2010-04-09 0.053 2.125490
2010-03-09 0.053 2.190110
2010-02-05 0.053 2.398086
2009-12-29 0.053 2.283101
2009-12-03 0.053 2.323647
2009-11-06 0.053 2.445756
2009-10-07 0.063 2.793699
2009-09-08 0.063 2.990849
2009-08-06 0.063 3.078630
2009-07-08 0.063 3.595733
2009-06-08 0.075 3.950361
2009-05-07 0.075 4.335989
2009-04-08 0.075 5.125666
2009-03-09 0.075 7.139276
2009-02-06 0.075 4.755206
2008-12-29 0.075 5.388044
2008-12-04 0.075 6.539165
2008-11-10 0.075 5.164710
2008-10-09 0.103 8.819518
2008-09-04 0.103 4.305289
2008-08-07 0.103 4.262193
2008-07-09 0.103 4.266089
2008-06-10 0.103 3.732267
2008-05-08 0.103 3.729630
2008-04-09 0.103 3.952493
2008-03-11 0.103 4.083440
2008-02-07 0.103 3.623159
2007-12-27 0.142 4.828255
2007-12-04 0.103 3.583181
2007-11-07 0.098 3.366360
2007-10-09 0.098 3.248689
2007-09-11 0.098 3.404755
2007-08-09 0.098 3.445532
2007-07-10 0.098 3.200383
2007-06-07 0.098 3.276635
2007-05-09 0.098 3.188839
2007-04-10 0.098 3.253139
2007-03-08 0.098 3.405595
2007-02-08 0.098 3.253427
2006-12-27 0.098 3.248888
2006-12-04 0.098 3.318168
2006-11-09 0.098 3.470447
2006-10-10 0.098 3.517170
2006-09-07 0.098 3.637019
2006-08-09 0.098 3.708655
2006-07-11 0.098 3.761156
2006-06-08 0.098 3.798507
2006-05-09 0.098 3.803366
2006-04-11 0.098 3.882468
2006-03-09 0.098 3.856871
2006-02-09 0.098 3.920013
2005-12-28 0.098 4.079493
2005-12-13 0.088 3.838226
2005-11-14 0.088 3.817278
2005-10-12 0.088 3.765275
2005-09-13 0.088 3.568289
2005-08-11 0.088 3.577665
2005-07-13 0.088 3.609968
2005-06-13 0.088 3.734757
2005-05-11 0.088 3.847529
2005-04-13 0.088 3.939494
2005-03-10 0.075 3.240335
2005-02-10 0.075 3.204798
2004-12-28 0.075 3.273074
2004-12-09 0.075 3.401342
2004-11-10 0.075 3.427850
2004-10-13 0.075 3.396300
2004-09-13 0.075 3.370371
2004-08-12 0.075 3.619952
2004-07-13 0.075 3.596130
2004-06-09 0.075 3.452732
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.47
dividendYield 7.71
exDividendDate 2026-04-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.23
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.064533055
lastDividendValue 0.123
lastDividendDate 2026-04-14
dividendDate 2019-01-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.30191255
Address1 2,020 Calamos Court
All Time High 19.89
All Time Low 4.0
Ask 19.33
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 270,580
Average Daily Volume3 Month 286,100
Average Volume 286,100
Average Volume10Days 270,580
Beta 1.293
Bid 19.25
Bid Size 1
Book Value 20.826
City Naperville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,388,448,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 19.32
Current Ratio 3.591
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 19.4599
Day Low 19.12
Debt To Equity 41.078
Dividend Date 1,547,769,600
Dividend Rate 1.47
Dividend Yield 7.71
Earnings Growth 1.222
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.222
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.51
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,124,800
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 630-245-6835
Fifty Day Average 18.3472
Fifty Day Average Change 0.9727993
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.053021677
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 30.191254
Fifty Two Week High 19.83
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.5100002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.02571862
Fifty Two Week Low 14.45
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3370242
Fifty Two Week Range 14.45 - 19.83
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,080,829,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 7.54
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 79,895,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00156
Held Percent Institutions 0.56753
Implied Shares Outstanding 160,369,636
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,124,800
Last Dividend Value 0.123
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,098,341,120
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8387586
Most Recent Quarter 1,761,868,800
Net Income To Common 721,782,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,056,645,243
Open 19.3
Operating Margins 0.41689
Payout Ratio 0.2727
Phone 630-245-7200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 19.32
Post Market Time 1,776,456,604
Previous Close 19.06
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9276865
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 38.780155
Profit Margins 9.03413
Quick Ratio 0.279
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.26000023
Regular Market Change Percent 1.3641146
Regular Market Day High 19.4599
Regular Market Day Low 19.12
Regular Market Day Range 19.12 - 19.4599
Regular Market Open 19.3
Regular Market Previous Close 19.06
Regular Market Price 19.32
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 255,655
Return On Assets 0.00497
Return On Equity 0.23452999
Revenue Growth -0.022
Revenue Per Share 0.498
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 160,369,635
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0002
Shares Short 32,595
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 62,958
Short Name Calamos Strategic Total Return
Short Percent Of Float 0.0004
Short Ratio 0.14
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol CSQ
Total Debt 1,371,913,472
Total Revenue 79,895,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.23
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.064533055
Trailing Eps 4.51
Trailing P E 4.2838135
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 18.76075
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.5592499
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.02980957
Type Disp Equity
Volume 255,655
Website https://fundinvestor.calamos.com/ClosedEndFunds/CEFund.aspx?name=CSQ
Zip 60,563-2787