Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $17.38 -0.21 (-1.19%) Closing price 06/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.40 +0.02 (+0.09%) As of 06/13/2025 04:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Short Interest DataCalamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) has a short interest of 93,700 shares. This marks a 189.20% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 204,921 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest93,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest32,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+189.20%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.61 millionShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume144,661 sharesAverage Trading Volume204,921 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average71% Short Selling Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCSQ Short Interest Over TimeCSQ Days to Cover Over TimeCSQ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/202593,700 shares $1.61 million +189.2%N/A0.4 $17.15 5/15/202532,400 shares $557.28 thousand -43.4%N/A0.1 $17.20 4/30/202557,200 shares $918.06 thousand +50.5%N/A0.2 $16.05 4/15/202538,000 shares $578.36 thousand -57.1%N/A0.1 $15.22 3/31/202588,600 shares $1.43 million +0.5%N/A0.4 $16.18 3/15/202588,200 shares $1.44 million +47.3%N/A0.4 $16.29 2/28/202559,900 shares $1.05 million +9.5%N/A0.3 $17.53 2/15/202554,700 shares $1.01 million -25.8%N/A0.3 $18.38 1/31/202573,700 shares $1.35 million -26.3%N/A0.4 $18.26 1/15/2025100,000 shares $1.80 million +34.2%N/A0.5 $17.95 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CSQ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/202474,500 shares $1.32 million +189.9%N/A0.4 $17.71 12/15/202425,700 shares $467.23 thousand -26.2%N/A0.1 $18.18 11/30/202434,800 shares $631.27 thousand -9.6%N/A0.2 $18.14 11/15/202438,500 shares $679.14 thousand -51.1%N/A0.2 $17.64 10/31/202478,700 shares $1.36 million +82.6%N/A0.4 $17.32 10/15/202443,100 shares $758.56 thousand +239.4%N/A0.2 $17.60 9/30/202412,700 shares $220.35 thousand -61.3%N/A0.1 $17.35 9/15/202432,800 shares $552.35 thousand +51.2%N/A0.2 $16.84 8/31/202421,700 shares $369.33 thousand +40.9%N/A0.1 $17.02 8/15/202415,400 shares $258.10 thousand -83.7%N/A0.1 $16.76 7/31/202494,200 shares $1.58 million +100.0%N/A0.5 $16.82 7/15/202447,100 shares $810.59 thousand +34.6%N/A0.3 $17.21 6/30/202435,000 shares $589.40 thousand -46.7%N/A0.2 $16.84 6/15/202465,600 shares $1.10 million -0.5%N/A0.3 $16.77 5/31/202465,900 shares $1.07 million +148.7%N/A0.3 $16.23 5/15/202426,500 shares $430.63 thousand -65.8%N/A0.1 $16.25 4/30/202477,400 shares $1.20 million +30.7%N/A0.4 $15.56 4/15/202459,200 shares $921.15 thousand +6.3%N/A0.3 $15.56 3/31/202455,700 shares $911.81 thousand +24.9%N/A0.3 $16.37 3/15/202444,600 shares $706.02 thousand -9.9%N/A0.2 $15.83 2/29/202449,500 shares $788.54 thousand -19.9%N/A0.2 $15.93 2/15/202461,800 shares $971.50 thousand -9.3%N/A0.3 $15.72 1/31/202468,100 shares $1.05 million -9.6%N/A0.3 $15.46 1/15/202475,300 shares $1.14 million -1.6%N/A0.3 $15.11 12/31/202376,500 shares $1.14 million +43.3%N/A0.3 $14.87 12/15/202353,400 shares $781.24 thousand -46.8%N/A0.2 $14.63 11/30/2023100,300 shares $1.45 million +708.9%N/A0.4 $14.44 11/15/202312,400 shares $171.12 thousand -88.8%N/A0.1 $13.80 10/31/2023110,400 shares $1.42 million -14.3%N/A0.5 $12.83 10/15/2023128,800 shares $1.77 million -19.8%N/A0.7 $13.72Collect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividend (Ad)I just uncovered a strategy that could pay out up to $7,013 every month—without needing a traditional dividend. 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This backdoor is already live—and it could change the way you earn.Start your monthly payout stream today 9/30/2023160,500 shares $2.26 million +11.9%N/A0.8 $14.07 9/15/2023143,400 shares $2.09 million +6.9%N/A0.8 $14.55 8/31/2023134,100 shares $1.99 million +3.2%N/A0.7 $14.87 8/15/2023129,900 shares $1.90 million +3.6%N/A0.7 $14.62 7/31/2023125,400 shares $1.91 million +36.9%N/A0.6 $15.24 7/15/202391,600 shares $1.36 million -20.8%N/A0.4 $14.85 6/30/2023115,700 shares $1.71 million -6.0%N/A0.6 $14.75 6/15/2023123,100 shares $1.80 million +31.0%N/A0.6 $14.60 5/31/202394,000 shares $1.28 million -35.9%N/A0.5 $13.62 5/15/2023146,700 shares $1.98 million -40.6%N/A0.7 $13.48 4/30/2023246,900 shares $3.40 million -2.5%N/A1.2 $13.76 4/15/2023253,100 shares $3.54 million -10.3%N/A1.3 $13.97 3/31/2023282,100 shares $3.95 million -2.3%N/A1.3 $14.00 3/15/2023288,700 shares $3.80 million -13.3%N/A1.3 $13.15 2/28/2023333,100 shares $4.64 million -2.7%N/A1.5 $13.92 2/15/2023342,500 shares $5.00 million +20.3%N/A1.5 $14.60 1/31/2023284,700 shares $4.10 million -13.9%N/A1.3 $14.39 1/15/2023330,700 shares $4.63 million -10.9%N/A1.4 $14.00 12/30/2022371,100 shares $4.98 million -6.9%N/A1.6 $13.42 12/15/2022398,600 shares $5.47 million -5.8%N/A1.6 $13.73 11/30/2022423,100 shares $6.09 million -5.0%N/A1.8 $14.40 11/15/2022445,500 shares $6.36 million +6.7%N/A1.8 $14.28 10/31/2022417,400 shares $5.74 million +25.2%N/A1.7 $13.76 10/15/2022333,300 shares $4.07 million No ChangeN/A1.4 $12.20 9/30/2022301,100 shares $3.76 million -27.7%N/A1.2 $12.50 9/15/2022416,400 shares $5.89 million -8.3%N/A1.6 $14.14 8/31/2022453,900 shares $6.61 million +0.1%N/A1.7 $14.57 8/15/2022453,300 shares $7.21 million -22.6%N/A1.7 $15.90 7/31/2022585,700 shares $8.98 million +137.9%N/A2 $15.34 7/15/2022246,200 shares $3.39 million +51.6%N/A0.8 $13.76 6/30/2022162,400 shares $2.13 million +5.1%N/A0.6 $13.11 6/15/2022154,500 shares $2.05 million +3.5%N/A0.6 $13.24 5/31/2022149,300 shares $2.22 million +5.7%N/A0.6 $14.88 5/15/2022141,300 shares $1.99 million -15.9%N/A0.5 $14.05 4/30/2022168,000 shares $2.58 million -1.0%N/A0.6 $15.33 4/15/2022169,700 shares $2.78 million +6.5%N/A0.7 $16.41 3/31/2022159,400 shares $2.79 million +13.3%N/A0.6 $17.53 3/15/2022140,700 shares $2.21 million -5.5%N/A0.5 $15.74 2/28/2022148,900 shares $2.50 million -8.9%N/A0.6 $16.80 2/15/2022163,400 shares $2.80 million +18.9%N/A0.7 $17.12 1/31/2022137,400 shares $2.42 million -2.0%N/A0.6 $17.60 1/15/2022140,200 shares $2.62 million -28.8%N/A0.6 $18.66 12/31/2021197,000 shares $3.80 million -12.1%N/A1 $19.29 12/15/2021224,200 shares $4.23 million -17.4%N/A1.2 $18.88 11/30/2021271,400 shares $5.11 million +8.5%N/A1.4 $18.83 11/15/2021250,100 shares $4.81 million -0.1%N/A1.3 $19.23 10/29/2021250,400 shares $4.75 million +27.8%N/A1.3 $18.98 10/15/2021195,900 shares $3.58 million -8.0%N/A1 $18.27 9/30/2021213,000 shares $3.77 million +31.2%N/A1.1 $17.72 9/15/2021162,300 shares $3.00 million -13.1%N/A0.8 $18.49Collect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividend (Ad)I just uncovered a strategy that could pay out up to $7,013 every month—without needing a traditional dividend. 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This backdoor is already live—and it could change the way you earn.Start your monthly payout stream today 8/31/2021186,800 shares $3.52 million +12.7%N/A1 $18.85 8/13/2021165,800 shares $3.10 million +4.3%N/A0.9 $18.70 7/30/2021159,000 shares $2.92 million -3.5%N/A0.7 $18.34 7/15/2021164,700 shares $3.01 million -7.5%N/A0.7 $18.29 6/30/2021178,000 shares $3.24 million +17.8%N/A0.8 $18.19 6/15/2021151,100 shares $2.69 million -2.0%N/A0.6 $17.79 5/28/2021154,100 shares $2.73 million +18.1%N/A0.6 $17.73 5/14/2021130,500 shares $2.16 million -22.0%N/A0.5 $16.55 4/30/2021167,300 shares $3.00 million -25.6%N/A0.7 $17.96 4/15/2021224,700 shares $4.10 million -28.0%N/A0.9 $18.25 3/31/2021312,200 shares $5.31 million +2.0%N/A1.2 $17.01 3/15/2021306,100 shares $5.23 million -12.5%N/A1.2 $17.09 2/26/2021349,800 shares $5.74 million +41.3%N/A1.3 $16.41 2/12/2021247,500 shares $4.11 million +14.4%N/A0.9 $16.61 1/29/2021216,400 shares $3.39 million +4.3%N/A0.8 $15.67 1/15/2021207,400 shares $3.26 million -49.8%N/A0.7 $15.73 12/31/2020413,000 shares $6.55 million +58.0%N/A1.5 $15.86 12/15/2020261,400 shares $4.03 million +12.1%N/A1 $15.41 11/30/2020233,200 shares $3.49 million -2.8%N/A0.8 $14.98 11/15/2020239,800 shares $3.44 million -10.5%N/A0.8 $14.36 10/30/2020267,900 shares $3.49 million +50.1%N/A1 $13.02 10/15/2020178,500 shares $2.51 million +2.9%N/A0 $14.08 9/30/2020173,500 shares $2.34 million +147.9%N/A0.7 $13.46 9/15/20206,800 shares $92.82 thousand -90.3%N/A0 $13.65 8/31/202070,000 shares $992.60 thousand -37.8%N/A0.2 $14.18 8/14/2020112,600 shares $1.55 million -27.9%N/A0.4 $13.80 7/31/2020156,200 shares $2.07 million -6.4%N/A0.5 $13.27 7/15/2020166,900 shares $2.15 million +11.7%N/A0.5 $12.87 6/30/2020149,400 shares $1.82 million -11.6%N/A0.4 $12.16 6/15/2020169,000 shares $2.03 million -4.7%N/A0.4 $12.01 CSQ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 93,700 shares of CSQ short. Learn More on Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's current short interest. Is Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 93,700 shares, an increase of 189.2% from the previous total of 32,400 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock? Short selling CSQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as its price is falling. CSQ shares are trading down $0.21 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund? A short squeeze for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CSQ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CSQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies AGD Short Interest Data AWP Short Interest Data THQ Short Interest Data THW Short Interest Data AVK Short Interest Data AFB Short Interest Data ARDC Short Interest Data BFZ Short Interest Data BHK Short Interest Data HYT Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:CSQ) was last updated on 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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