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Calamos Advisors LLC 13F Filings & Institutional Holdings (Q2 2026)
Calamos Advisors LLCCIK: 0001316507
Diversified strategy
Total reported value
$30.1B
Reporting period: 2026-06-30 · Number of holdings: 1059
Calamos Advisors LLC disclosed 1059 holdings in its latest 13F filing for the period ending 2026-06-30, with total reported value of $30.1B and a quarterly turnover rate of 38.3%.
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Personality snowflake
- Concentration
- 5.06
- Portfolio Stability
- 38.3
- Momentum
- 47.36
- Sector conviction
- 63.1
- Diversification
- 100
- Sizing Uniformity
- 66.83
Calamos Advisors LLC's disclosed holdings carry a Herfindahl concentration index of 0.013 — mathematically equivalent to about 79 equally-sized positions, well below its 1059 actual disclosed holdings. That gap points to a strategy built around a small core of high-conviction bets rather than broad diversification.
Position sizes vary widely across the portfolio (a coefficient of variation of 3.32), with a handful of outsized bets alongside many smaller positions.
No strong tilt toward either adding to existing winners or initiating outsized new positions was observed in the latest reported quarter.
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Recent moves
View source Form 13F filing on SEC.govNew buy 12811T514
Add WDC 3 11-15-28
-12.4% $426.2M
Trim SPY
-12.5% -$248.2M
Add MU
-2.7% $253.0M
New buy 02079K404
New buy 02079K602
Holdings Map
New buyAddUnchangedTrim
Institutional Game-State Analysis
Core Intent
The quarter shows a two-sided rotation: Calamos opened a new position immediately sized at 3.58% of the portfolio (CUSIP 12811T514), added to AMD (0.35% → 1.05%) and opened two smaller new lines (~0.8% each) under a shared CUSIP prefix (02079K), while simultaneously trimming its passive sleeves — SPY fell from 5.75% to 4.58% and QQQ from 1.66% to 0.98%. Share counts in MU and a WDC-labeled bond maturing November 2028 were also cut, yet both positions' weights rose sharply (to 1.20% and 2.74%), suggesting price appreciation outran the reductions. At 38.3% turnover across 948 holdings, the net flow reads as capital rotation out of generic index beta into targeted technology and credit exposure rather than broad de-risking.
Macro & Fundamentals
These flows line up with a market regime in which information technology — already 40.3% of the book — remains the primary source of differentiated return, prompting managers to swap blunt index exposure for selective single-name and credit positions inside the same theme. The near-zero momentum tilt (-0.00264 percentage points) suggests positioning that neither chases nor fades trend, consistent with a mature, crowded tech trade where incremental edge is sought through stock selection rather than directional timing. This is an inference drawn from a single quarter of partially mapped data (roughly 78% of value), not a confirmed causal claim.
Blind Spots / Risks
The sharpest structural risk is that headline diversification masks factor concentration: 948 holdings and an HHI of 0.0127 look pristine, but 40.3% sits in Information Technology, so a sector-specific drawdown — whether rate-driven, policy-driven, or cyclical — would hit two-fifths of the portfolio regardless of how many names it holds. Compounding this, the two positions actively trimmed this quarter (MU and the WDC 2028 bond) still ended up heavier in weight terms, meaning the intended risk reduction left residual exposure larger than before the trades.
Produced with AI assistance from this institution's Form 13F data on SEC EDGAR. Historical only; not a personalized investment recommendation — the original filing is linked below. View the original 2026-06-30 Form 13F filing on SEC.gov
Top 10 holdings by weight
Full holdings list this quarter
Showing top 200 holdings (of 1059 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Asset Subclass | Weight | Weight Change | Shares Change | 4Q Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVDA | Nvidia CORP | Stock-Tech | 4.70% | -0.37% | -13.75% | |
| 2 | SPY | Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us | ETF-Large Cap & Growth | 4.58% | -1.17% | -12.46% | |
| 3 | AAPL | Apple Inc | Stock-Tech | 3.91% | -0.40% | -14.76% | |
| 4 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 3.58% | +3.58% | NEW | ||
| 5 | WDC 3 11-15-28Bond | Western Digital CORP | Bond | 2.74% | +1.33% | -12.38% | |
| 6 | MSFT | Microsoft CORP | Stock-Tech | 2.61% | -0.60% | -13.29% | |
| 7 | AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 2.44% | -0.14% | -11.18% | |
| 8 | GOOGL | Alphabet Inc-cl A | Stock-Comm Services | 2.41% | -0.20% | -21.04% | |
| 9 | AVGO | Broadcom Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.74% | -0.08% | -16.21% | |
| 10 | META | Meta Platforms Inc-class A | Stock-Comm Services | 1.26% | -0.25% | -9.81% | |
| 11 | MU | Micron Technology Inc | Stock-Tech | 1.20% | +0.81% | -2.72% | |
| 12 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | Stock-Healthcare | 1.13% | +0.12% | -8.26% | |
| 13 | GOOG | Alphabet Inc-cl C | Stock-Comm Services | 1.07% | +0.05% | -9.45% | |
| 14 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | Stock-Tech | 1.05% | +0.70% | +13.36% | |
| 15 | TSLA | Tesla Inc | Stock-Consumer Disc | 1.05% | -0.06% | -11.29% | |
| 16 | QQQ | Invesco Qqq Trust Series 1 | ETF-Tech | 0.98% | -0.68% | -33.84% | |
| 17 | EFA | Ishares Msci Eafe ETF | ETF-Other | 0.79% | +0.32% | +77.27% | |
| 18 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 0.79% | +0.79% | NEW | ||
| 19 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 0.77% | +0.77% | NEW | ||
| 20 | JPM | Jpmorgan Chase & Co | Stock-Financials | 0.77% | -0.07% | -11.99% | |
| 21 | V | Visa Inc-class A Shares | Stock-Financials | 0.75% | -0.07% | -13.18% | |
| 22 | IWM | Ishares Russell 2000 ETF | ETF-Small Cap | 0.75% | -0.14% | -12.74% | |
| 23 | BABA 0.5 06-01-31Bond | Alibaba Group Holding | Bond | 0.74% | -0.19% | +0.00% | |
| 24 | AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.73% | +0.36% | -2.16% | |
| 25 | BA 6 10-15-27Bond | Boeing Co/the | Bond | 0.62% | -0.04% | -3.78% | |
| 26 | HPE 7.625 09-01-27Bond | Hp Enterprise Co | Bond | 0.61% | +0.29% | +13.94% | |
| 27 | ORCL 6.5 01-15-29 DBond | Oracle CORP | Bond | 0.59% | -0.06% | -2.61% | |
| 28 | INTC | Intel CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.59% | +0.44% | +30.09% | |
| 29 | GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | Stock-Financials | 0.56% | +0.05% | -3.03% | |
| 30 | JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Stock-Healthcare | 0.55% | -0.12% | -16.28% | |
| 31 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | Stock-Industrials | 0.53% | +0.19% | +11.57% | |
| 32 | LRCX | Lam Research CORP | Stock-Tech | 0.53% | +0.22% | -11.55% | |
| 33 | XOM | Exxon Mobil CORP | Stock-Energy | 0.52% | -0.25% | -11.41% | |
| 34 | WMT | Walmart Inc | Stock-Consumer Staples | 0.52% | -0.17% | -13.03% | |
| 35 | MKSI 1.25 06-01-30Bond | Mks Inc | Bond | 0.50% | +0.04% | -35.13% | |
| 36 | SNOW 0 10-01-29Bond | Snowflake Inc | Bond | 0.49% | +0.21% | +31.20% | |
| 37 | ON 0.5 03-01-29Bond | On Semiconductor CORP | Bond | 0.49% | +0.12% | +15.20% | |
| 38 | GEV | GE Vernova Inc | Stock-Industrials | 0.48% | +0.01% | -19.12% | |
| 39 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | Stock-Tech | 0.46% | +0.14% | +1.69% | |
| 40 | UNH | Unitedhealth Group Inc | Stock-Healthcare | 0.43% | +0.19% | +23.31% | |
| 41 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 0.42% | +0.42% | NEW | ||
| 42 | BRK-B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc-cl B | Stock-Other | 0.42% | -0.04% | -7.83% | |
| 43 | BAC | Bank Of America CORP | Stock-Financials | 0.42% | +0.02% | -3.66% | |
| 44 | MA | Mastercard Inc - A | Stock-Financials | 0.41% | -0.03% | -3.82% | |
| 45 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 0.40% | +0.40% | NEW | ||
| 46 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 0.40% | +0.40% | NEW | ||
| 47 | ✓ | Stock-Other | 0.38% | +0.38% | NEW | ||
| 48 | WFC | Wells Fargo & Co | Stock-Financials | 0.38% | -0.09% | -18.78% | |
| 49 | MCHP 7.5 03-15-28Bond | Microchip Technology Inc | Bond | 0.37% | -0.01% | -22.24% | |
| 50 | PPL 7 02-15-29Bond | Ppl Corporation | Bond | 0.36% | -0.05% | +0.04% |
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Portfolio Performance
Performance for Q3 2026
+1.9%
Performance Last 4 Quarters
+21.1%
Based on 75% of reported portfolio value with available pricing
- Stdev
- +13.4%
- Beta
- +1.03
- Alpha
- -1.3%
- Max Drawdown
- -9.3%
- Annualized Perf
- +20.1%
- Batting Avg vs S&P
- +50%
- Sortino
- +3.01
- Stutzer
- +0.43
- Treynor
- +0.19
- Sterling
- +1.22
- Calmar
- +2.18
- Information Ratio
- -0.42
- Tracking Error
- +1.5%
- Stdev Down
- +6.4%
- Winning Months %
- +66.7%
- Losing Months %
- +33.3%
- Best 12 Months
- +33.8%
- Worst 12 Months
- +5.8%
- Efficiency Ratio
- +0.61
- Sharpe
- +1.44
- Stdev Sectors
- +10.4%
- Skewness
- +0.1
- Kurtosis
- -0.11
- Upside Potential
- +4.61
Reported value over time
Sector allocation
Sector allocation over time
Quarterly history
| Period | Holdings | Total value | Stability | Top holdings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 1059 | $30.1B | 38 | ||
| 2026 Q1 | 1269 | $28.2B | 31 | ||
| 2025 Q4 | 997 | $26.6B | 22 | ||
| 2025 Q3 | 1003 | $27.1B | 41 | ||
| 2025 Q2 | 991 | $25.4B | 0 | ||
| 2025 Q1 | 987 | $23.0B | 100 | ||
| 2024 Q4 | 1059 | $23.9B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q3 | 1072 | $23.1B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q2 | 1087 | $22.5B | 0 | ||
| 2024 Q1 | 1097 | $21.1B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q4 | 1062 | $20.6B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q3 | 1066 | $19.2B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q2 | 1127 | $20.2B | 0 | ||
| 2023 Q1 | 1256 | $20.5B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q4 | 1342 | $21.3B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q3 | 1489 | $21.9B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q2 | 1350 | $23.2B | 0 | ||
| 2022 Q1 | 1405 | $26.6B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q4 | 1353 | $26.7B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q3 | 1214 | $22.9B | 0 | ||
| 2021 Q2 | 1224 | $21.9B | 100 | ||
| 2021 Q1 | 1180 | $18.3B | 35 | ||
| 2020 Q4 | 990 | $17.2B | 31 | ||
| 2020 Q3 | 945 | $15.5B | 32 | ||
| 2020 Q2 | 960 | $14.1B | 41 | ||
| 2020 Q1 | 918 | $12.7B | 61 | ||
| 2019 Q4 | 1032 | $20.2B | 30 | ||
| 2019 Q3 | 993 | $18.4B | 27 | ||
| 2019 Q2 | 980 | $18.0B | 33 | ||
| 2019 Q1 | 653 | $16.0B | 35 | ||
| 2018 Q4 | 673 | $15.2B | 38 | ||
| 2018 Q3 | 686 | $18.2B | 35 | ||
| 2018 Q2 | 597 | $16.4B | 33 | ||
| 2018 Q1 | 602 | $15.4B | 59 | ||
| 2017 Q4 | 600 | $19.6B | 59 | ||
| 2017 Q3 | 620 | $12.9B | 33 | ||
| 2017 Q2 | 606 | $13.5B | 33 | ||
| 2017 Q1 | 615 | $12.7B | 26 | ||
| 2016 Q4 | 632 | $12.6B | 39 | ||
| 2016 Q3 | 599 | $14.0B | 29 | ||
| 2016 Q2 | 612 | $14.3B | 35 | ||
| 2016 Q1 | 622 | $15.1B | 26 | ||
| 2015 Q4 | 693 | $15.7B | 30 | ||
| 2015 Q3 | 730 | $14.5B | 30 | ||
| 2015 Q2 | 760 | $16.2B | 31 | ||
| 2015 Q1 | 759 | $16.0B | 34 | ||
| 2014 Q4 | 715 | $15.1B | 35 | ||
| 2014 Q3 | 684 | $15.0B | 32 | ||
| 2014 Q2 | 700 | $15.8B | 31 | ||
| 2014 Q1 | 678 | $15.6B | 26 | ||
| 2013 Q4 | 677 | $15.7B | 32 | ||
| 2013 Q3 | 642 | $15.9B | 37 | ||
| 2013 Q2 | 625 | $15.3B | — |
Holding changes this quarter
Calamos Advisors LLC's most significant position changes for 2026-06-30: New buy: ; New buy: ; New buy: ; New buy: ; New buy: .
Showing top 200 changes by size (of 1310 total)
| # | Ticker | Issuer | Weight Change | Shares Change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓ | +3.6% | NEW | New buy | |
| 2 | WDC 3 11-15-28Bond | Western Digital CORP | +1.3% | -12.38% | Trim |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology Inc | +0.8% | -2.72% | Trim |
| 4 | ✓ | +0.8% | NEW | New buy | |
| 5 | ✓ | +0.8% | NEW | New buy | |
| 6 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | +0.7% | +13.36% | Add |
| 7 | INTC | Intel CORP | +0.4% | +30.09% | Add |
| 8 | ✓ | +0.4% | NEW | New buy | |
| 9 | ✓ | +0.4% | NEW | New buy | |
| 10 | ✓ | +0.4% | NEW | New buy | |
| 11 | ✓ | +0.4% | NEW | New buy | |
| 12 | AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | +0.4% | -2.16% | Trim |
| 13 | EFA | Ishares Msci Eafe ETF | +0.3% | +77.27% | Add |
| 14 | HPE 7.625 09-01-27Bond | Hp Enterprise Co | +0.3% | +13.94% | Add |
| 15 | ✓ | +0.3% | NEW | New buy | |
| 16 | ✓ | +0.3% | NEW | New buy | |
| 17 | ✓ | +0.2% | NEW | New buy | |
| 18 | LRCX | Lam Research CORP | +0.2% | -11.55% | Trim |
| 19 | SNOW 0 10-01-29Bond | Snowflake Inc | +0.2% | +31.20% | Add |
| 20 | SNDK | Sandisk CORP | +0.2% | +47.66% | Add |
| 21 | ✓ | +0.2% | NEW | New buy | |
| 22 | CAT | Caterpillar Inc | +0.2% | +11.57% | Add |
| 23 | UNH | Unitedhealth Group Inc | +0.2% | +23.31% | Add |
| 24 | ✓ | +0.2% | NEW | New buy | |
| 25 | EWY | Ishares Msci South Korea ETF | +0.2% | +915.98% | Add |
| 26 | ✓ | +0.2% | NEW | New buy | |
| 27 | W | Wayfair Inc- Class A | +0.2% | NEW | New buy |
| 28 | ✓ | +0.2% | NEW | New buy | |
| 29 | ROKU | Roku Inc | +0.2% | NEW | New buy |
| 30 | CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | +0.1% | +1.69% | Add |
| 31 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks Inc | +0.1% | +0.24% | Add |
| 32 | DDOG 0 12-01-29Bond | Datadog Inc | +0.1% | +21.53% | Add |
| 33 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 34 | LLY | Eli Lilly & Co | +0.1% | -8.26% | Trim |
| 35 | ON 0.5 03-01-29Bond | On Semiconductor CORP | +0.1% | +15.20% | Add |
| 36 | WBD | Warner Bros Discovery Inc | +0.1% | +125.27% | Add |
| 37 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 38 | MRVL | Marvell Technology Inc | +0.1% | +513.87% | Add |
| 39 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 40 | STX 3.5 06-01-28Bond | Seagate Hdd Cayman | +0.1% | -35.61% | Trim |
| 41 | APH | Amphenol Corp-cl A | +0.1% | +24.26% | Add |
| 42 | AES | Aes CORP | +0.1% | +106.89% | Add |
| 43 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 44 | BTSG 6.75 02-01-27Bond | Brightspring Health Serv | +0.1% | +0.13% | Add |
| 45 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 46 | AKAM 1.125 02-15-29Bond | Akamai Technologies Inc | +0.1% | +37.04% | Add |
| 47 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy | |
| 48 | STT | State Street CORP | +0.1% | +155.69% | Add |
| 49 | TXNM | Txnm Energy Inc | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
| 50 | ✓ | +0.1% | NEW | New buy |
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Filing History
FAQ
What is Calamos Advisors LLC and what type of investor is it?
Calamos Advisors LLC is an investment manager that files SEC Form 13F quarterly, disclosing its U.S. public equity holdings to regulators. As of the most recent reporting period (2026-06-30), the firm manages a tracked equity portfolio valued at approximately $30.1B, spread across 1059 disclosed positions.
What are Calamos Advisors LLC's largest equity positions?
Based on the latest 13F filing, Calamos Advisors LLC's top holdings by market value are:
1. Nvidia CORP (NVDA) — $1.4B (4.7%)
2. Ss Spdr S&p 500 ETF Trust-us (SPY) — $1.4B (4.6%)
3. Apple Inc (AAPL) — $1.2B (3.9%)
4. — $1.1B (3.6%)
5. Western Digital CORP (WDC 3 11-15-28) — $825.1M (2.7%)
What changes did Calamos Advisors LLC make in its most recent portfolio filing?
In the latest reported quarter, Calamos Advisors LLC made 199 notable position adjustments: 36 new positions were initiated, 37 existing holdings were added to, 99 positions were partially reduced, and 27 were completely exited. The largest of these moves: New buy: ; New buy: ; New buy: ; New buy: ; New buy:
What sectors does Calamos Advisors LLC focus on?
Calamos Advisors LLC is concentrated in the following sectors based on its current disclosed equity portfolio:
• Information Technology: 40.3%
• Consumer Discretionary: 10.7%
• Financials: 9.3%
• Industrials: 9.0%
• Communication Services: 8.8%
• Health Care: 8.3%
Investment Profile
Calamos Advisors LLC returned an annualized 20.1% over the trailing 36 months — underperforming the S&P 500 by 1.3 points — based on a reconstructed track record of its disclosed 13F positions, with a beta of 1.03 (roughly in line with the market) and a 50% quarterly batting average against the index.
Its portfolio is broadly diversified and moderately active, with 40.3% of the portfolio concentrated in Information Technology.
Its turnover score has risen from 0 to 38 over the past 4 quarters — a shift toward more active trading.
It has added to its WDC 3 11-15-28 position over the past two quarters (+$474.5M, now $825.1M), while trimming MSFT over the same stretch (-$256.1M, still holding $786.1M).
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