Investment Ideas

Volatility Is Our Specialty, 2020 Confirms

Brandon Nelson, CFA, Eli Pars, Jason Hill, John Hillenbrand, Michael Grant
December 14, 2020

We revisit some of what Calamos portfolio management teams were saying (and doing) as markets began to reflect the uncertainty related to COVID-19 and its repercussions—and the impact of positioning decisions made, largely in the tumult of the first half of the year.

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The CMNIX Team on Volatility, Pricing and Positioning for Opportunity

David O’Donohue, Eli Pars, Jason Hill
March 30, 2020

At a time of extreme market volatility, our team provides an update on how they’re navigating the challenge—as well as recognizing opportunity—for Calamos Market Neutral income Fund (CMNIX) and Calamos Hedged Equity Fund (CIHEX), two funds with “the same mentality but different risk budgets.”

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August Was Wild, and Our Alts Worked

Eli Pars, Michael Grant
September 9, 2019

These are the markets our alternative funds are made for, an opportunity to demonstrate why they’re worthy of financial advisors' consideration as a core allocation in clients’ portfolios.

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