Blogs

March 27, 2026

Bitcoin's explosive growth has captured attention worldwide. Despite its surging demand, its extreme volatility has made many investors skeptical. Now, leveraging our expertise in risk management, we’ve created a suite of Protected Bitcoin ETFs with customizable downside protection up to 100%. But how does it work?

September 19, 2025

A year ago, we launched CPSL to address a critical downside vulnerability in the market. As a fund of funds, CPSL equally allocates capital across 12 Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETFs with staggered monthly outcome periods. This design enabled CPSL to provide downside risk mitigation during the February to April tariff selloff, which sent the S&P 500 tumbling -18.75%, while capturing upside gains in the subsequent recovery.

September 15, 2025

Calamos alternative offerings are designed to navigate volatility, with the goal of providing a steadier ride through choppy equity markets. In this post, we highlight two of our innovative solutions—which can work independently or in tandem to help address investor needs.

July 18, 2025

Discover how Calamos Protected Bitcoin ETFs’ "double-dip" trade strategy may allow investors to potentially capitalize on performance gaps that emerge when the Bitcoin and ETF returns do not move in lockstep. Learn why buying beyond day one might present a compelling alternative for investors looking to capture additional returns and reduce risk, while maintaining Bitcoin exposure.

July 14, 2025

CIHEX is especially relevant when markets are navigating headline risk, macro uncertainty, and potential for episodic shocks, such as those stemming from tariff policy changes. Find out why.

October 22, 2026

Dave O’Donohue walks through how our team seized an opportunity to adjust the hedges in Calamos Hedged Equity Fund and Calamos Active Hedged Equity ETF—exemplifying the benefits of our team’s active approach over systematic hedged equity strategies.

October 1, 2026

Calamos Growth and Income Fund Senior Co-Portfolio Manager John Hillenbrand discusses the fund's more cautious but still positive risk posture as a strong mid-cycle expansion lifts the neutral rate and the Fed raises rates.

October 1, 2026

Calamos Hedged Equity Fund Senior Co-Portfolio Manager Jason Hill discusses the fund’s third-quarter gain and flexible 65/35 hedge, which he says doesn’t depend on calling market direction as interest rates and the midterm election keep markets moving both ways.

October 1, 2026

The Global Equity Funds portfolio management team discusses how the AI buildout has the potential to be a multiyear growth engine despite third-quarter’s leadership rotation. Intensifying macro crosswinds from energy prices and rising yields make balance essential.

October 1, 2026

The Calamos Growth Fund portfolio management team discusses why resilient earnings, reasonable valuations, and AI growth opportunities may justify staying invested despite concerns over energy prices, interest rates, and AI regulation.