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HIGH INCOME

Strategy Objective

A total return high quality, high yield debt strategy that invests in a broad universe of high yield corporate debt and higher income bonds.

Attributes
  • In-depth Capital Structure Analysis
  • Proprietary Credit Research
  • Opportunistic, Flexible Approach
  • Broader Opportunity Set
Benefits
  • Maximizing returns while managing downside volatility
  • Avoid principal losses and distressed credits
  • Opportunistic approach seeks to add alpha over time
  • Success must be measured over full market cycles

Sector Weightings

AS OF 31/3/13
% of Assets Credit Suisse High Yield Index Under/Overweight %
Consumer Discretionary 21.2% 22.4%
Industrials 17.7 12.2
Energy 16.9 16.3
Information Technology 12.1 6.9
Materials 8.0 10.7
Health Care 7.7 7.0
Financials 6.8 10.0
Consumer Staples 4.3 4.5
Utilities 2.7 3.8
Telecommunication Services 2.6 6.2
 

Representative Portfolio Ten Largest Holdings

AS OF 31/3/13
Company Security Type Sector %
Sanmina-SCI Corp. 7.00% Corp Bond Due 2019 Information Technology 2.0
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 8.25% Corp Bond Due 2020 Consumer Discretionary 1.9
Limited Brands, Inc. 6.95% Corp Bond Due 2033 Consumer Discretionary 1.8
Ryland Group, Inc. 6.63% Corp Bond Due 2020 Consumer Discretionary 1.8
Titan International, Inc. 7.88% Corp Bond Due 2017 Industrials 1.6
Seagate Technology 6.88% Corp Bond Due 2020 Information Technology 1.5
Greif, Inc. 7.75% Corp Bond Due 2019 Materials 1.5
Dana Holding Corp. 6.75% Corp Bond Due 2021 Consumer Discretionary 1.4
Brunswick Corporation 7.13% Corp Bond Due 2027 Consumer Discretionary 1.4
Calumet Specialty Products, LP 9.38% Corp Bond Due 2019 Energy 1.3

Characteristics

AS OF 31/3/13
  Calamos Portfolio CS High Yield Index
Assets in Strategy $2.9 billion N/A
# of Holdings 139 1,542
Portfolio Turnover % (5-Year) 67.3% N/A
Current Yield 6.5% 7.4%
Time to Maturity 8.3 years 6.5 years
Duration 5.9 years 4.8 years
Average Credit Quality† B+ B+
Yield to Maturity 5.8% 6.5%

Credit Quality of Bonds

AS OF 31/3/13
AAA 0.0%
AA 0.0%
A 1.1%
BBB 3.4%
BB 52.6%
B 40.5%
CCC and below 2.4%
Unrated Securities 0.0%

Largest Country Weightings

AS OF 31/3/13
Representative Portfolio Credit Suisse High Yield Index
United States 80.9% 85.8%
Canada 5.6% 3.8%
Ireland 3.0% 0.8%
United Kingdom 2.8% 2.0%
Norway 2.4% 0.2%
Netherlands 1.7% 0.8%
France 1.1% 0.5%
Australia 0.8% 0.7%
Switzerland 0.6% 0.2%
Cyprus 0.6% 0.0%

Global Summary

AS OF 31/3/13
Representative Portfolio Credit Suisse High Yield Index
Developed Markets 99.4% 0.0%
Emerging Markets 0.6% 0.0%

Composite Summary

AS OF 31/3/13
Period Ending Composite Assets (in Millions) Total Assets (in Millions) % Of Total Assets Managed # Of Clients Average Acct. Size (in Millions)
12/31/2012 382 30,580 1.3% 4 96
12/31/2011 316 32,777 1.0% 2 158
12/31/2010 338 35,414 1.0% 2 169
12/31/2009 332 32,144 1.0% 2 166
12/31/2008 167 23,522 0.7% 2 84
12/31/2007 252 46,208 0.5% 2 126
12/31/2006 335 44,725 0.7% 4 84
12/31/2005 283 43,805 0.6% 3 94
12/31/2004 236 37,975 0.6% 1 236
12/31/2003 184 23,840 0.8% 1 184
12/31/2002 46 12,892 0.4% 1 46

44607C

As of 31/3/13

Annualized Total Returns

11.13%9.86%9.27%9.36%8.75%
10.34%9.07%8.48%8.56%7.95%
12.44%10.90%10.81%9.83%8.25%
13.10%10.91%11.33%9.94%7.80%

As of 31/3/13

Calendar Year Returns




As of 31/3/13

Rolling 5-Year Returns

5 Years Ended




44607B

Risk/Reward Since Inception

AS OF 31/3/13
  Calamos High Income Composite CS High Yield Index
Alpha 0.93% N/A
Beta 0.93 1.00
Standard Deviation 9.29% 9.28%
Upside Semivariance 4.31% 4.20%
Downside Semivariance 3.43% 3.46%
Sharpe Ratio 0.71 0.65
Information Ratio 0.13 N/A

Since Inception Up/Down Capture Vs. Credit Suisse High Yield Index

AS OF 31/3/13

44607B

Strategy Vehicles

Separately Managed Accounts $5 million
Institutional Mutual Fund (CIHYX) Minimum $1 million

34607E

Fact Sheet The High Income Strategy fact sheet provides a snap shot of the investment team, the investment strategy, performance, composition, ratings and returns.
Performance Review
A discussion of the Calamos High Income Strategy’s performance versus a benchmark, positioning, related market commentary, and outlook.
Credit Valuation Process An overview of the Calamos credit research process, highlighting the fundamental and quantitative processes that are incorporated into our analysis.
Investment Team View the Growth/Convertible Team biographies

Strategy Details




As of 31/3/13
Inception Date:
01/11/99
Strategy Assets*:
$2.9 B
Benchmark:
Credit Suisse High Yield Index

Resources

* Strategy Assets includes assets under management as well as assets for which the company provides model portfolio design and oversight.