A U.S. convertible strategy that leverages Calamos' capital structure research by investing in convertible securities, in order to generate consistent alpha and manage downside volatility.
Strategy: U.S. Convertibles Benchmark: BofA Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertible Ex-Mandatory Index Inception: October 1979 Strategy AUM: $4.0 billion* As of 3/31/12
*Strategy AUM reflects all assets that are currently being managed (collectively) under the Calamos Convertible Strategy.
John P. Calamos, Sr. Chairman, CEO, Co-CIO
Nick P. Calamos President of Investments, Co-CIO
2 Co-Heads of Research & Investments 5 Senior Strategy Sector Analysts 3 Senior Sector Analysts 8 Intermediate Analysts 13 Junior Analysts
7 Portfolio Specialists
9 Trading 4 Risk Management Specialists 14 Investment IT
*Information is as of 3/31/12.
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*All risk-adjusted statistics are relative to the BofA ML U.S. Convertibles Ex Mandatory Index on an annualized basis back to the inception date of BofA ML VOAO of January 1988, versus the Calamos Institutional Convertible Composite. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Source: Russell/Mellon Analytical Services LLC and Calamos Advisors LLC
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Industrials. Security selection within the industrials sector detracted from performance, as holdings within the research and industrial services and construction industries underperformed.
Materials. Security selection and an overweight to materials detracted from performance. While selection within the gold industry held up relatively better than the overall gold holdings of the index, an overweight was negative for relative performance. The gold overweight reflects our concerns about the long-term inflationary pressures that could result from developed markets’ strategies for dealing with their mounting debts.
Information technology. Security selection and an overweight to technology contributed to performance. Holdings in computer storage and peripherals and application software outperformed.
Financials. Security selection within financials added value. Avoiding issues from the real estate investment trusts industry proved beneficial.
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The Calamos Convertible Strategy is closed to new investors.
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Growth Equity
Low-Volatility Equity
Convertible
High Yield
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