Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund·Financial Services

METRO CHICAGO, Ill., April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Calamos Investments®* has announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions paid in 2026 to shareholders of its seven closed-end funds (the Funds) pursuant to the Funds' respective distribution plans.

The article presents a rigorously screened list of 10 top closed-end funds, or CEFs, for income investors, offering an average 10% plus yield and 10.8% NAV discount. Selections emphasize sector diversification, long-term outperformance, sustainable distributions, and attractive valuations, with a focus on both equity and credit-oriented CEFs. CEFs are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone.

I highlight seven closed-end funds, or CEFs, with rising NAVs and increasing distributions over the past 10–15 years, spanning diverse asset classes. These CEFs—PEO, BDJ, BME, CSQ, UTF, STK, and GDV—offer strong total returns, resilient income growth, and trade at attractive discounts to NAV. Funds like STK and CSQ have outperformed the S&P 500 on a 10-year total return basis, while others like BME and UTF have never cut distributions.

METRO CHICAGO, Ill., March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Calamos Investments®* has announced monthly distributions and sources of distributions paid in 2026 to shareholders of its seven closed-end funds (the Funds) pursuant to the Funds' respective distribution plans.

Dividend Harvesting Portfolio Week 260: $26,000 Allocated, $2,803.74 In Projected Dividends

This closed-end fund targets total return through a diversified mix of U.S. equities and fixed income securities.
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.
Financial Services
Asset Management
2004-04-01
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