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CSQ vs DIAX

Side-by-side comparison of Calamos Strategic Total Return (CSQ) and Nuveen Dow 30SM Dynamic Overwrite Fund (DIAX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CSQ and DIAX operate in Finance Companies (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • CSQ is the larger of the two at $3.16B, about 5.2x DIAX ($607.0M).
  • Over the past year, CSQ is up 13.0% and DIAX is down 1.0% - CSQ leads by 13.9 points.
  • CSQ has hit the wire 1 time in the past 4 weeks while DIAX has been quiet.
PerformanceCSQ+8.08%DIAX-0.95%
2025-08-19+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricCSQDIAX
Company
Calamos Strategic Total Return
Nuveen Dow 30SM Dynamic Overwrite Fund
Price
$19.86-0.48%
$14.04-1.61%
Market cap
$3.16B
$607.0M
1M return
-1.07%
-9.18%
1Y return
+12.97%
-0.95%
Industry
Finance Companies
Finance Companies
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
2004
2014
News (4w)
1
0
Recent ratings
0
0
CSQ

Calamos Strategic Total Return

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.

DIAX

Nuveen Dow 30SM Dynamic Overwrite Fund

Nuveen Dow 30 Dynamic Overwrite Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is co-managed by Nuveen Fund Advisors LLC and Nuveen Asset Management, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in stocks of large cap companies. The fund also invests through call options. It seeks to replicate the performance of Dow Jones Industrial Average. The fund was formerly known as Dow 30 Premium & Dividend Income Fund Inc. Nuveen Dow 30 Dynamic Overwrite Fund was formed on April 29, 2005 and is domiciled in the United States.

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