# Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) — Dividends CSQ · NASDAQ · Stock Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/csq/dividends ## Dividend summary | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Frequency | monthly | | Trailing 12 months | $1.48 | | Forward yield | 7.37% | | Growth streak | 1 years | Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays monthly distributions. Its next distribution, $0.14 per share, has been declared with an ex-distribution date of October 14, 2026 and a pay date of October 21, 2026. The source puts the trailing twelve months at $1.45 per share, a yield of about 7.03% at a share price of $20.59. The monthly amount has stepped up twice in the table. Distributions were $0.10 per share from March through mid-December 2025. The distribution that went ex-distribution on December 30, 2025 rose to $0.12, and the amount held there through June 2026. It rose again to $0.14 with the July 2026 distribution and has stayed there since. Each step was two cents, and the monthly amount is now about 40% above the $0.10 level of 2025. December 2025 had two ex-dates, December 12 and December 30, and none fell in January 2026. The table starts in March 2025, so it holds no complete calendar year. The source gives a growth streak of one year. If the pattern holds, the distribution after the declared October payment would go ex-distribution in mid-November 2026 and be paid about a week later. ## Payment history | Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share | | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | $0.14 | | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | $0.14 | | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | $0.14 | | Jul 14, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | $0.14 | | Jun 12, 2026 | Jun 22, 2026 | $0.12 | | May 14, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | $0.12 | | Apr 14, 2026 | Apr 21, 2026 | $0.12 | | Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | $0.12 | | Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 23, 2026 | $0.12 | | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 9, 2026 | $0.12 | | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $0.10 | | Nov 14, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | $0.10 | | Oct 15, 2025 | Oct 21, 2025 | $0.10 | | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 | $0.10 | | Aug 14, 2025 | Aug 19, 2025 | $0.10 | | Jul 14, 2025 | Jul 21, 2025 | $0.10 | | Jun 12, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $0.10 | | May 13, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | $0.10 | | Apr 11, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | $0.10 | | Mar 13, 2025 | Mar 20, 2025 | $0.10 | ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Does Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) pay a dividend? Yes. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays a monthly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.14 per share. ### What is CSQ's dividend yield? Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund paid $1.48 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 7.37% at the last price of $20.09. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) ### When is CSQ's most recent ex-dividend date? Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's most recent ex-dividend date is Oct 14, 2026, payable on Oct 21, 2026. ### What is the difference between ex and payment dates? An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) ### Has CSQ been raising its dividend? 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