Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Stock

About Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund

The Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund functions as a closed-end balanced mutual fund, originally launched by Calamos Investments LLC and currently managed by Calamos Advisors LLC. This fund primarily allocates capital within the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States, targeting investments in companies operating across a wide range of sectors. Its portfolio predominantly features common and preferred stocks from businesses of all market capitalizations, alongside convertible securities and high-yield corporate bonds, which typically maintain an average S&P credit rating of BB. To construct its investment holdings, the fund utilizes a comprehensive analytical framework, integrating both fundamental and quantitative methods, coupled with a blend of bottom-up and top-down security selection strategies. Established on December 31, 2003, the fund is legally domiciled in the United States.

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) stock trades at $20.48 with a market capitalization of $3.28B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 4.55, price-to-book of 0.98, price-to-sales of 9.47. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $16.41 and $20.86, and currently trades 1.8% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund generates a return on equity (ROE) of 21.62% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 22.84%, an operating margin of 226.51%, a net profit margin of 208.07%.

Official website: fundinvestor.calamos.com/ClosedEndFunds/CEFund.aspx?name=CSQ