Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) is a Financial Services company in the Asset Management industry. It has a market capitalization of $3.06B and a free-cash-flow yield of 4.5%. Over the most recent reported fiscal year, revenue grew 404.4% and free cash flow per share grew 37.9%. Nama's AI scorecard rates it Buy, 6.0 out of 10. On 12-month momentum it ranks in the rising band of its market.
AI scorecard
Buy · 6.0/10
Positive, at the low end of Buy. As of Nov 7, 2026.
Momentum
Rising · +9.0% over 12 months ex. last
Second-best fifth of its market on the past year's move.
Shariah screen
Not Shariah Compliant
At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.
Off its high
-9.9%
How far the last close sits under the highest price of the past five years.
Nama's AI scorecard currently rates Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Buy (6.0 out of 10), a call computed from its profitability, cash generation, growth, valuation and balance sheet. It is a research reading, not investment advice.
Is CSQ Shariah compliant?
Nama's AAOIFI-style screen reads Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as Not Shariah Compliant. At least one of the three ratios or the industry test failed.
Does CSQ pay a dividend?
Yes — Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's dividend yield is 8.5%.