Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by Calamos Asset Management Inc. The fund is managed by Calamos Advisors LLC. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in the stocks and securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. For the equity portion of the portfolio it primarily invests in all cap companies. For the fixed income portion, the fund invests in Corporate and government bonds with an average credit rating of BB by Standards and Poor's Corp. It employs fundamental analysis along with a bottom up and top down stock picking approach to make its investments. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund was formed on December 31, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.