Key Differentiators
- One Team, One Process
- In-depth Capital Structure Analysis
- Proprietary Credit Research
- Opportunistic, Flexible Approach
- Broader Opportunity Set
Strategy Summary
Strategy: U.S. High-yield fixed-income Benchmark: CS High Yield Index Inception: November 1999 Strategy AUM: $2.6 billion* As of 12/31/11
*Strategy AUM reflects all assets that are currently being managed (collectively) under the Calamos High Yield 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
12 Junior Analysts
Portfolio Analytics*
7 Portfolio Specialists
Infrastructure & Execution*
9 Trading
4 Risk Management Specialists
14 Investment IT
*Information is as of 12/31/11.
Since Inception Up/Down Capture Vs. CS High Yield Index
Annualized Total Returns
Composite returns are gross of fees.
Net of fees return 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, Since Inception (11/99), are 4.74%, 19.82%, 5.69%, 7.86%, and 7.59% respectively
Calendar Year Returns
Composite returns are gross of fees.
Net of fees returns for 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, are 4.74%, 11.53%, 47.27%, -26.85%, 4.82%, 10.72%, 2.73%, 11.49%, 25.53%, and 1.48%
respectively.
Rolling 5-Year Returns
Composite returns are gross of fees.
Net of fees returns for December 31 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, are 5.69%, 6.88%, 5.13%, -0.56%, 10.78%, 10.07%, 10.18%, and 10.07%
respectively.
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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$2.6 billion
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N/A
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# of Holdings
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91
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1,408
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Portfolio Turnover % (5-Year)
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66.5%
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N/A
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Current Yield
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7.3%
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8.6%
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Time to Maturity
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7.2 years
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6.5 years
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Duration
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5.1 years
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4.5 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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6.5%
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8.5%
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^ Strategy AUM reflects all assets that are currently being managed (collectively) under the Calamos High Yield 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 | 2.5% | 0.2% |
| BBB | 11.9% | 11.0% |
| BB | 53.5% | 40.8% |
| B | 32.1% | 38.1% |
| CCC and below | 0.0% | 9.9% |
| 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 Yield Composite
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CS High Yield Index
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Alpha
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1.10%
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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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9.69%
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9.68%
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Upside Semivariance
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4.56%
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4.42%
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Downside Semivariance
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3.77%
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3.81%
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Sharpe Ratio
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0.62
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0.54
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Info Ratio
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0.18
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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 Yield 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‡
| Company |
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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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3.0 |
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7.50% Corp Bond Due 2020 |
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Energy |
| Grifols SA |
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2.5 |
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8.25% Corp Bond Due 2018 |
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Health Care |
| Seagate Technology |
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2.5 |
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6.88% Corp Bond Due 2020 |
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Information Technology |
| W & T Offshore, Inc. |
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2.3 |
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8.50% Corp Bond Due 2019 |
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Energy |
| FMG Resources |
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2.3 |
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8.25% Corp Bond Due 2019 |
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Materials |
| Deluxe Corp. |
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2.3 |
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7.00% Corp Bond Due 2019 |
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Industrials |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
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2.2 |
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8.25% Corp Bond Due 2020 |
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Consumer Discretionary |
| Abengoa, SA |
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2.1 |
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8.88% Corp Bond Due 2017 |
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Industrials |
| Jabil Circuit, Inc. |
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2.0 |
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8.25% Corp Bond Due 2018 |
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Information Technology |
| AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd. |
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2.0 |
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3.50% Cv Due 2014 |
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Materials |
‡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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25.4%
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16.2%
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| Industrials | |
14.6 |
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11.3 |
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Consumer Disc.
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14.5
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22.6
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| Info. Technology |
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13.5 |
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6.6 |
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Materials
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10.1
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9.6
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Health Care
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9.4
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7.5
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Consumer Staples
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4.6
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4.2
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Financials
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3.5
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10.9
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Utilities
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3.0
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4.5
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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.
Fourth Quarter 2011 Attribution vs. Credit Suisse High Yield Index
We avoided the most speculative credits, which detracted from performance. We have sought to lower risk by investing in relatively higher rated credits that we believe offer compelling return opportunities. As always, we monitor the evolution of the high yield market, balancing and rebalancing risk and reward characteristics as the environment dictates.
An overweight to information technology sector contributed to relative returns. Our focus within IT remains on those companies that offer productivity enhancement capabilities to consumers and businesses, as well as those firms that may benefit from strong consumer demand for the latest electronics.
An underweight financials added value as this was the worst performing sector in the benchmark. As we have stated in the past, we view the financial sector as one that is likely to be burdened with additional regulation in the future. This adds uncertainty as to what financials’ future business models will look like and may prove to make the sector less attractive even as it claws out of the financial crisis of 2008.
Security selection in the materials sector was the most significant detractor to relative returns. We believe that global construction and infrastructure demand is healthy and that central bank reflation efforts will provide an additional tailwind to the portfolio’s holdings.
Security selection and an underweight to consumer discretionary detracted value. We remain underweight to the sector but continue to find names with valuations we find attractive.
Strategy Vehicles
| Separately Managed Accounts | |
Institutional Mutual Fund Minimum |
| Minimum: $5 million | |
$1 million |
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