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A total return high quality, high yield debt strategy that invests in a broad universe of high yield corporate debt and higher income bonds.
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Overview
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Performance
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Composition
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Attribution
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Availability
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Key Differentiators
- One Team, One Process
- In-depth Capital Structure Analysis
- Proprietary Credit Research
- Opportunistic, Flexible Approach
- Broader Opportunity Set
Strategy Summary
Strategy: High quality, high yield securities Benchmark: CS High Yield Index Inception: November 1999 Strategy AUM: $2.7 billion* As of 3/31/12
*Strategy AUM reflects all assets that are currently being managed (collectively) under the Calamos High Income Strategy.
Investment Team
Chief Investment Officers
John P. Calamos, Sr. Chairman, CEO, Co-CIO
Nick P. Calamos President of Investments, Co-CIO
Research Team*
2 Co-Heads of Research & Investments
5 Senior Strategy Sector Analysts
3 Senior Sector Analysts
8 Intermediate Analysts
13 Junior Analysts
Portfolio Analytics*
7 Portfolio Specialists
Infrastructure & Execution*
9 Trading
4 Risk Management Specialists
14 Investment IT
*Information is as of 3/31/12.
Characteristics |
Since Inception
Risk/Reward Statistics* |
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Representative Portfolio
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CS High Yield Index
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Assets in Strategy^
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$2.7 billion
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N/A
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# of Holdings
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104
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1,435
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Portfolio Turnover % (5-Year)
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70.0%
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N/A
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Current Yield
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7.2%
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8.2%
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Time to Maturity
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7.6 years
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6.5 years
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Duration
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5.4 years
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4.6 years
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Average Credit Quality†
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BB-
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B+
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Yield to Maturity
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6.3%
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7.8%
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^ Strategy AUM reflects all assets that are currently being managed (collectively) under the Calamos High Income Strategy.
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Quality Allocation†
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| Representative Portfolio | CS High Yield Index |
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| AAA | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| AA | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A | 2.2% | 0.2% |
| BBB | 10.0% | 9.9% |
| BB | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| B | 31.8% | 37.5% |
| CCC and below | 0.0% | 10.4% |
| Unrated Securities | 0.0% | 0.0% |
^†Bond & Weighted Average Credit Quality- Reflects the higher of the ratings of Standard & Poor’s Corporation; Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.; Fitch, Inc.; National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and Calamos’ proprietary credit scores and are adjusted to the scale shown. Ratings are relative, subjective and not absolute standards of quality. Nonrated securities receive a proprietary rating. Excludes equity securities and cash.
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Calamos High Income Composite
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CS High Yield Index
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Alpha
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1.04%
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N/A
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Beta
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0.92
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1.00
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Std. Deviation
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9.62%
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9.61%
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Upside Semivariance
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4.54%
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4.42%
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Downside Semivariance
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3.69%
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3.73%
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Sharpe Ratio
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0.64
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0.58
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Info Ratio
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0.16
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N/A
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| * All risk-adjusted statistics are relative to the CS High Yield Index on an annualized basis, versus the Calamos High Income Composite. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Source: Russell/Mellon Analytical Services LLC and Calamos Advisors LLC
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Representative Portfolio Ten Largest Holdings‡
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% of Portfolio Weighting |
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Security Type |
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Sector |
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| Calfrac Holdings, LP |
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3.1 |
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7.50% Corp Bond Due 2020 |
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Energy |
| Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. |
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2.3 |
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7.25% Corp Bond Due 2022 |
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Health Care |
| Grifols, SA |
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2.3 |
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8.25% Corp Bond Due 2018 |
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Health Care |
| Seagate Technology |
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2.2 |
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6.88% Corp Bond Due 2020 |
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Information Technology |
| FMG Resources Pty., Ltd. |
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2.2 |
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8.25% Corp Bond Due 2019 |
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Materials |
| Deluxe Corp. |
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2.1 |
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7.00% Corp Bond Due 2019 |
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Industrials |
| Post Holdings, Inc. |
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2.1 |
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7.38% Corp Bond Due 2022 |
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Consumer Staples |
| W&T Offshore, Inc. |
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2.1 |
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8.50% Corp Bond Due 2019 |
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Energy |
| Sanmina-SCI Corp. |
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2.0 |
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7.00% Corp Bond Due 2019 |
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Information Technology |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
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1.8 |
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8.25% Corp Bond Due 2020 |
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Consumer Discretionary |
‡The portfolio is actively managed. Holdings and weightings are subject to change daily. The holdings listed should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security. Ten Largest Holdings exclude any government/sovereign bonds or options on broad market indexes the portfolio may hold.
Sector Allocation
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Sector
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Representative Portfolio %
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CS High Yield Index
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Under/Overweight%
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Energy
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25.5%
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15.7%
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| Consumer Disc. | |
15.7 |
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22.9 |
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Industrials
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12.7
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11.8
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| Info. Technology |
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12.1 |
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6.5 |
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Health Care
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10.8
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7.2
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Materials
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8.0
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9.8
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Consumer Staples
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5.4
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4.1
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Financials
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4.6
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11.0
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Utilities
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3.6
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4.4
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Telecom. Services
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0.0
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6.6
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1Top 10 Holdings and Sector Weightings are calculated as a percentage of Net Assets. The tables exclude cash or cash equivalents, any government / sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the portfolio may hold. You can obtain a complete listing of holdings by visiting www.calamos.com.
First Quarter 2012 Attribution vs. Credit Suisse High Yield Index
Credit quality. The strategy is underweight the lower quality tiers of the high yield market as our investment process often leads us toward the relatively stronger credits. We are finding attractive opportunities in the mid-grade credit space and do not believe the risk/reward tradeoff justifies lowering the overall credit quality of the portfolio.
Energy. Security selection within the energy sector contributed to returns, though the portfolio’s overweight to the sector was a drag on performance. We have found attractive opportunities in some of the smaller exploration and production firms. These and other companies in the sector are benefiting from operating in a supply-constrained environment and from the global effort to inflate asset prices. Given secular and cyclical trends, we believe an overweight to the sector remains appropriate.
Materials. Security selection within the materials sector was the biggest drag on relative performance. Holdings in the metals and mining industry, particularly gold-related issues, have seen some short-term underperformance. As with energy, we see metals benefiting from global central bank efforts to keep interest rates at extreme lows.
Consumer discretionary. Security selection and an underweight to consumer discretionary detracted value. We maintain conviction in the strategy’s holdings and believe they are well-positioned to benefit from global secular trends. Within the sector, we favor global businesses with diversified revenues as well as those servicing a growing and maturing consumer base within the emerging markets.
Strategy Vehicles
| Separately Managed Accounts | |
Institutional Mutual Fund Minimum |
| Minimum: $5 million | |
$1 million |
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Growth Equity | |
Low-Volatility Equity | |
Convertible | |
High Yield | |
Alternatives | |
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