Consistency Across Market Cycles: CGIIX's Top-Decile Performance Helped Keep Clients Invested
November 28, 2018
Clients will always be tempted to retreat from the market when volatility increases and stock indexes register big one-day drops—in other words, during a month like November.
But there’s a cost to trying to time the market. As Calamos Founder, Chairman and Global CIO John P. Calamos, Sr. explained in last week’s post, market-timers were likely losers this year.
Many financial advisors seeking performance consistency across market cycles use Calamos Growth and Income Fund (CGIIX). CGIIX’s not-at-all-secret weapon is convertible securities, which can help even out the extremes of market upside and downside performance. Convertible holdings—which have helped to moderate volatility across standard time periods and contributed to the fund's top-decile performance—are a differentiator among CGIIX's peers in the Morningstar Allocation - 70% to 85% Equity Funds category.
Also consider the fund’s performance over time in comparison to the S&P 500.
As we look ahead, we see few good reasons to get out of the market—and more than a few to remain invested, including:
- Strong corporate earnings and GDP growth.
- The U.S. economy continues to exhibit solid fundamentals.
- U.S. equities have been outperforming other global markets.
Financial advisors, for more information about CGIIX and how it could help you manage the risks of today’s uncertain markets, talk to a Calamos Investment Consultant at 888-571-2567 or email caminfo@calamos.com.
Click here to view CGIIX's standardized performance.
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The principal risks of investing in the Calamos Growth and Income Fund include: convertible securities risk consisting of the potential for a decline in value during periods of rising interest rates and the risk of the borrower to miss payments, synthetic convertible instruments risk consisting of fluctuations inconsistent with a convertible security and the risk of components expiring worthless, equity securities risk, growth stock risk, small and mid-sized company risk, interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, high yield risk, forward foreign currency contract risk and portfolio selection risk.
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†Morningstar Allocation—70% to 85% Equity Category funds seek to provide both income and capital appreciation by investing in multiple asset classes, including stocks, bonds and cash. These portfolios are dominated by domestic holdings and have equity exposures between 70% and 85%.
The S&P 500 Index is a market value weighted index consisting of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. It is widely regarded as the standard for measuring U.S. stock market performance.
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Archived material may contain dated performance, risk and other information. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted in the archived material. For the most recent month-end fund performance information visit www.calamos.com. Archived material may contain dated opinions and estimates based on our judgment and are subject to change without notice, as are statements of financial market trends, which are based on current market conditions at the time of publishing. We believed the information provided here was reliable, but do not warrant its accuracy or completeness. This material is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. The views and strategies described may not be suitable for all investors. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, accounting, legal or tax advice. References to future returns are not promises or even estimates of actual returns a client portfolio may achieve. Any forecasts contained herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be relied upon as advice or interpreted as a recommendation.
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance reflected at NAV does not include the Fund’s maximum front-end sales load. Had it been included, the Fund’s return would have been lower.
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