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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$20.64 -0.07 (-0.34%)
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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) had a short interest of 5,557 shares sold short. This marks a -88.72% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.0, meaning it would take 0.0 days of the average trading volume of 264,161 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
5,557 shares
Previous Short Interest
49,277 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-88.72%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$112.03 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Today's Trading Volume
68,699 shares
Average Trading Volume
264,161 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
26%
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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/20265,557 shares $112.03 thousand -88.7%N/A0.03 $20.16
4/30/202649,277 shares $964.35 thousand +107.7%N/A0.22 $19.57
4/15/202623,726 shares $452.22 thousand -27.2%N/A0.08 $19.06
3/31/202632,595 shares $558.03 thousand -0.4%N/A0.09 $17.12
3/13/202632,710 shares $580.93 thousand -48.0%N/A0.11 $17.76
2/27/202662,958 shares $1.20 million +96.9%N/A0.29 $19.01
2/13/202631,972 shares $601.39 thousand -26.0%N/A0.14 $18.81
1/30/202643,212 shares $834.42 thousand +46.7%N/A0.17 $19.31
1/15/202629,449 shares $573.08 thousand -48.7%N/A0.1 $19.46
12/31/202557,422 shares $1.10 million +158.4%N/A0.26 $19.20
12/15/202522,225 shares $419.61 thousand -41.0%N/A0.09 $18.88
11/28/202537,694 shares $716.75 thousand -33.3%N/A0.12 $19.02
11/14/202556,470 shares $1.05 million +176.7%N/A0.27 $18.57
10/31/202520,410 shares $393.91 thousand +0.0%N/A0.09 $19.30
10/15/202520,400 shares $389.64 thousand -33.8%N/A0.1 $19.10
9/30/202530,800 shares $594.13 thousand +24.2%N/A0.2 $19.29
9/15/202524,800 shares $473.93 thousand -14.8%N/A0.1 $19.11
8/31/202529,100 shares $541.84 thousand +2.5%N/A0.2 $18.62
8/15/202528,400 shares $522.84 thousand -6.9%N/A0.2 $18.41
7/31/202530,500 shares $559.37 thousand +140.2%N/A0.2 $18.34
7/15/202512,700 shares $231.01 thousand -56.7%N/A0.1 $18.19
6/30/202529,300 shares $534.43 thousand -46.2%N/A0.1 $18.24
6/15/202554,500 shares $947.21 thousand -41.8%N/A0.2 $17.38
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
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
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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 $13.72
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
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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 $18.49
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

CSQ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 5,557 shares of CSQ short. Learn More on Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CSQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.0. Learn More on Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's short interest ratio.

Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,557 shares, a decrease of 88.7% from the previous total of 49,277 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund: Apple Inc. (0.95%), BlackRock (1.42%), Brookfield Corporation (0.74%), KKR & Co. Inc. (2.31%), Morgan Stanley (0.97%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 up $0.04 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.

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.

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, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like CSQ:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:CSQ) was last updated on 6/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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