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FOCUS GROWTH

Strategy Objective

A large-cap growth equity strategy that seeks to invest in common and preferred stocks of well-established, well-known and financially viable companies.

Attributes
  • Rigorous Capital Structure Analysis
  • Holistic Approach Tying Macro Perspectives to Fundamental Analysis
  • High Active Share
  • Conviction in Growth Companies and Style Purity
  • Team-Managed
Benefits
  • Diversification from Market Capitalization Weighted Indices
  • Leveraging the Experience of over 50 Investment Professionals

Sector Weightings

AS OF 31/3/13
% of Assets Russell 1000 Growth Index Under/Overweight %
Information Technology 40.4% 29.0%
Consumer Discretionary 16.0 16.9
Health Care 13.6 12.8
Industrials 11.6 12.9
Energy 7.0 4.2
Consumer Staples 6.5 12.9
Financials 4.9 4.9
Materials 0.0 3.9
Telecommunication Services 0.0 2.3
Utilities 0.0 0.2
 

Representative Portfolio Ten Largest Holdings

AS OF 31/3/13
Company Sector %
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A Information Technology 5.0
Google, Inc. Information Technology 5.0
Amazon.com, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 4.9
Novo Nordisk, A/S Health Care 4.6
QUALCOMM, Inc. Information Technology 4.3
SAP, AG Information Technology 4.1
Apple, Inc. Information Technology 3.9
eBay, Inc. Information Technology 3.8
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Health Care 3.8
Starbucks Corp. Consumer Discretionary 3.7

Characteristics

AS OF 31/3/13
  Calamos Portfolio Russell 1000 Growth Index
Assets in Strategy $64.3 million N/A
# of Holdings 38 574
Portfolio Turnover %(5-year) 62.5% N/A
Median Market Cap ($bil) $47.5 $7.1
Weighted Average Market Cap ($bil) $88.4 $93.9
ROIC % 27.2% 20.9%
Debt/Capital % 15.6% 37.0%
PEG Ratio (1 year forward) 1.5x 1.5x

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 59 30,580 0.2% 1 59
12/31/2011 57 32,777 0.2% 1 57
12/31/2010 65 35,414 0.2% 1 65
12/31/2009 73 32,144 0.2% 1 73
12/31/2008 95 23,522 0.4% 1 95
12/31/2007 159 46,208 0.3% 1 159
12/31/2006 154 44,725 0.3% 1 154
12/31/2005 122 43,805 0.3% 1 122
12/31/2004 91 37,975 0.2% 1 91

44601C

As of 31/3/13

Annualized Total Returns

4.73%9.34%4.96%6.25%
3.69%8.26%3.94%5.21%
10.09%13.06%7.30%6.20%

As of 31/3/13

Calendar Year Returns




As of 31/3/13

Rolling 5-Year Returns

5 Years Ended




44601B

Risk/Reward Since Inception

AS OF 31/3/13
  Calamos Focus Growth Composite Russell 1000 Growth Index
Alpha 0.26% N/A
Beta 0.97 1.00
Standard Deviation 15.36% 15.26%
Upside Semivariance 10.08% 10.12%
Downside Semivariance 9.94% 9.64%
Sharpe Ratio 0.30 0.28
Information Ratio 0.09 N/A

Since Inception Up/Down Capture Vs. Russell 1000 Growth Index

AS OF 31/3/13

44601B

Strategy Vehicles

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

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Fact Sheet The Focus Growth 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 Focus Growth Strategy’s performance versus a benchmark, positioning, related market commentary, and outlook.
Equity Valuation Process A review of Calamos Investments’ research process for determining a company’s business valuation and how Calamos research uncovers the economic profits of a company and how our research determines the quality of the cash flows, the return on capital, and finally, the equity’s valuation.
Investment Team View the Growth/Convertible Team biographies

Strategy Details




As of 31/3/13
Inception Date:
01/1/04
Strategy Assets*:
$64.3 M
Benchmark:
Russell 1000 Growth Index

Resources

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