Key Differentiators
- One Team, One Process
- In-depth Capital Structure Analysis
- Rigorous Top-Down and Fundamental Analysis
- Opportunistic, Flexible Approach
- Broader Opportunity Set
Strategy Summary
Strategy: U.S. equities, converts and fixed income Benchmark: S&P 500 Inception: January 1989
Strategy AUM: $6.8 billion*
As of 12/31/11
*Strategy AUM reflects all assets that are currently being managed (collectively) under the Calamos U.S. Opportunities 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. S&P 500 Index
Annualized Total Returns
Composite returns are gross of fees.
Net of fees return 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, 15-year, Since Inception (1/89), are -0.35%, 15.56%, 3.30%, 6.70%, 10.77%, and 12.46% 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 -0.35%, 12.52%, 37.61%, -30.69%, 10.01%, 10.25%, 8.43%, 10.08%, 28.17%, and -3.62%
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, 2003, 2002, are 3.30%, 5.42%, 4.64%, 0.07%, 13.16%, 10.21%, 7.69%, 7.52%, 15.05%, and 13.36%
respectively.
Characteristics |
Since Inception
Risk/Reward Statistics* |
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Representative Portfolio
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S&P 500 Index
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Assets in Strategy^
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$6.8 billion
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N/A
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# of Holdings
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68
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500
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Portfolio Turnover % (5-Year)
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75.4%
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N/A
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Median Market Cap ($bil)
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$36.2
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$11.1
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Weighted Average Market Cap ($bil)
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$63.5
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$95.3
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ROIC %
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20.5%
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17.4%
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Debt/Capital %
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23.8%
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33.3%
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PEG Ratio (1 year forward)
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1.2x
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1.4x
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^ Strategy AUM reflects all assets that are currently being managed (collectively) under the Calamos US Opportunities Strategy.
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Calamos U.S. Opportunities Composite
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S&P 500 Index
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Alpha
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5.19%
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N/A
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Beta
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0.72
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1.00
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Std. Deviation
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13.27%
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15.11%
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Upside Semivariance
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11.16%
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11.36%
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Downside Semivariance
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4.75%
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8.35%
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Sharpe Ratio
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0.71
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0.35
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Info Ratio
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0.39
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N/A
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* All risk-adjusted statistics are relative to the S&P 500 Index on an annualized basis, versus the Calamos U.S. Opportunities 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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Sector |
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| EMC Corp. |
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3.3 |
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Information Technology |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
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3.0 |
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Health Care |
| Oracle Corp. |
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2.7 |
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Information Technology |
| QUALCOMM, Inc. |
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2.7 |
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Information Technology |
| Eaton Corp. |
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2.6 |
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Industrials |
| Newmont Mining Corp. |
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2.6 |
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Materials |
| Microsoft Corp. |
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2.3 |
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Information Technology |
| Symantec Corp. |
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2.3 |
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Information Technology |
| eBay, Inc. |
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2.3 |
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Information Technology |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
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2.3 |
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Health Care |
‡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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S&P 500 Index
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Under/Overweight%
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Info. Technology
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38.2%
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19.0%
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| Health Care | |
14.0 |
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11.8 |
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Energy
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13.2
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12.3
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| Materials |
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10.8 |
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3.5 |
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Industrials
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8.1
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10.7
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Financials
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5.7
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13.4
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Consumer Disc.
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5.6
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10.7
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Consumer Staples
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4.4
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11.5
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Telecom. Services
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0.0
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3.2
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Utilities
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0.0
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3.9
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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. S&P 500 Index
An overweight to higher growth companies detracted from relative performance. Also, increased exposure to certain segments of the reflationary sectors was early and detracted value, though we believe recent signs of coordinated global reflation efforts bode well for the current positioning. Moreover, we believe that valuations of U.S. growth equities remain compelling and offer particularly attractive risk/reward characteristics.
Security selection and an overweight to information technology was the most significant detractor from performance. Specifically, holdings within the software industry underperformed, although we expect these holdings to benefit as companies seek solutions to improve productivity and business performance. We maintain conviction in the sector due to the higher cash flows, lower debt levels, and cleaner balance sheets we see in many companies. We also believe valuations are particularly attractive. The sector continues to profit from many long-term secular growth themes, including strong consumer demand for products and services that provide access to information and entertainment, as well as those that enhance the productivity of businesses and individuals.
Security selection within health detracted value. Holdings in the biotechnology and life science tools-and-services industries underperformed. In the current environment, we believe these industries are among the most compelling choices in the health care sector. They offer innovative products and are relatively less affected by government budgets and regulation.
Security selection within the energy and materials sectors detracted from performance. Security selection within the oil/gas exploration-and-production industry underperformed, and the overweight to the gold industry was detrimental as gold sold off toward the end of the year. We believe there are significant long-term growth catalysts within these areas, including robust demand from emerging market regions, as well as global stimulus and reflation efforts.
Underweight allocations to telecom and utilities added value as they were the weakest performing sectors within the index.
An underweight to the financials contributed slightly to performance. We remain cautious to this area and have generally held a low weight in the sector due to increased regulations globally as well as significant business risks remaining in many large financial institutions.
Strategy Vehicles
The Calamos U.S. Opportunities Strategy is closed to new investors.
| Separately Managed Accounts |  |
Institutional Mutual Fund Minimum |
| Minimum: $25 million | |
$1 million |
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