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$19.30
+$0.24 (+1.23%) 4:00 PM ET
After hours$19.32
+$0.02 (+0.13%) 4:13 PM ET
Prev closePrevC$19.06
OpenOpen$19.14
Day highHigh$19.40
Day lowLow$19.14
VolumeVol245,848
Avg volAvgVol324,885
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CSQ
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
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Volume vs average
Intraday (cumulative)
−19% (Below avg)
Vol/Avg: 0.81×
RSI
67.93(Strong)
Strong (60–70)
0255075100
MACD momentum
Intraday
+0.00 (Strong)
MACD: -0.01 Signal: -0.01
Short-Term
+0.24 (Strong)
MACD: 0.19 Signal: -0.05
Long-Term
+0.21 (Strong)
MACD: -0.14 Signal: -0.35
Intraday trend score
58.30
LOW57.30HIGH82.50
Latest news
CSQ•12 articles•Positive: 1Neutral: 7Negative: 0
PositiveInvesting.com• Brett Owens
The Market’s Panic Is Our Payday: 5 Cheap CEFs Yielding Up to 12.9%
The article highlights five closed-end funds (CEFs) trading at significant discounts to their net asset value during market volatility, offering yields between 6.3% and 12.9%. These funds present bargain opportunities for income-focused investors, with discounts up to 12% available across equity, balanced, municipal bond, and high-yield bond portfolios.
10% discount to NAV (vs. typical 1-2%) with 1.88% price movement. 65/35 stock-bond blend with consistent monthly distributions and long-term outperformance of S&P 500 despite higher volatility.
NeutralBenzinga• Calamos Investments
Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution
Calamos Investments announced monthly distributions for its seven closed-end funds (CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD, and CPZ) with payable dates of April 21, 2026. The announcement includes detailed breakdowns of distribution sources, showing varying compositions of short-term capital gains, return of capital, and ordinary income across the funds. NAV returns for fiscal YTD show mixed performance, with CSQ at -4.50% and CPZ at -2.37%.
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Sentiment note
Fund announced monthly distribution of $0.1225 with YTD NAV return of -4.50% and 5-year NAV return of 11.26%. Distribution is primarily short-term and long-term capital gains (91.7%), indicating active portfolio management and realized gains, though current YTD performance is negative.
NeutralBenzinga• Prnewswire
Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution
Calamos Investments announced monthly distributions for its seven closed-end funds (CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD, CPZ) for March 2026. The distributions include detailed breakdowns of sources including short-term capital gains, long-term capital gains, ordinary income, and return of capital. The announcement includes NAV performance data and distribution rates for each fund as of February 28, 2026.
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Sentiment note
Regular distribution of $0.1225 announced. Negative NAV return of -1.11% offset by positive fiscal YTD NAV return of 13.31%, indicating routine operations.
NeutralBenzinga• Prnewswire
Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution
Calamos Investments announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions paid in May 2025 to shareholders of its seven closed-end funds. The funds provided estimates of their distribution sources, reflecting year-to-date cumulative experience.
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Sentiment note
The article provides factual information about the fund's monthly distributions and sources of distribution, without any explicit positive or negative sentiment.
NeutralBenzinga• Prnewswire
Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution
Calamos Investments announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions for its seven closed-end funds, providing details on the composition of the distributions and their impact on the funds' net asset values.
CCDCGOCHICHWCalamos Investmentsclosed-end fundsdistributionsnet asset value
Sentiment note
The article provides factual information about the fund's distributions and does not indicate any significant positive or negative sentiment.
NeutralBenzinga• Prnewswire
Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution
Calamos Investments announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions for its seven closed-end funds, providing estimates of the funds' distribution sources and returns.
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Sentiment note
The article provides factual information about the fund's distributions and sources, without any explicit positive or negative sentiment.
NeutralBenzinga• Prnewswire
Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution
Calamos Investments announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions for its seven closed-end funds. The funds attribute the distribution estimates equally to each regular distribution throughout the year.
CCDCGOCHICHWCalamos Investmentsclosed-end fundsdistributionssources of distribution
Sentiment note
The article provides information about the fund's monthly distributions and sources of distributions, but does not indicate any positive or negative sentiment.
NeutralBenzinga• Prnewswire
Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds (NASDAQ: CHI, CHY, CSQ, CGO, CHW, CCD and CPZ) Announce Monthly Distributions and Required Notifications of Sources of Distribution
Calamos Investments announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions for its seven closed-end funds, providing details on the composition of the distributions and their impact on the funds' net asset values.
CGOCHWCHICHYCalamos Investmentsclosed-end fundsdistributionsnet asset value
Sentiment note
The article provides factual information about the fund's distributions and their sources, without making any explicit positive or negative statements.
UnknownSeeking Alpha• Financially Free Investor
5 Best CEFs This Month For 9% Yield (January 2024)
Read more about the benefits of CEFs for income investors. See our rigorous CEF selection process, which showed 5 best high-yielders for January.
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UnknownSeeking Alpha• Blue Harbinger
DNP: Top 10 Big-Yield CEFs
We share updated data on more than 10 of the biggest and most-popular big-yield CEFs, many of them paying distributions monthly.
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UnknownSeeking Alpha• Blue Harbinger
USA: Top 20 Big-Yield CEFs, Discount-Premium Taboos
The Liberty All-Star Equity Fund offers a big 10.0% annual distribution (paid quarterly) and currently trades at a discount to its NAV. Click here to read more.
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UnknownSeeking Alpha• Financially Free Investor
5 Best CEFs To Buy This Month (July 2022)
For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns.
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