No Matter What: CMNIX
May 18, 2023
Here’s why we call Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) both consistent and resilient.
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The Long and Short of CPLIX—Alpha
March 30, 2023
In 2022’s challenging equity market, Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund was able to derive alpha from both its long and short positions.
Read PostCMNIX: All Weather Through the Decades
March 1, 2023
As one of the oldest liquid alternative funds, CMNIX has demonstrated its merits through a variety of market and interest rate environments. In every decade since the fund’s inception, diversifying a traditional bond portfolio with a 25% allocation to CMNIX could have provided meaningful risk-adjusted outperformance.
Read PostCMNIX: Three Reasons to Be Excited about the Fund’s Prospects in 2023—Hear the Replay from Co-CIO Eli Pars’ Webcast
February 16, 2023
On a February 14 webcast, Co-CIO Eli Pars shared his thoughts on a convergence of factors that bode well for Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) in 2023, including upbeat convertible arbitrage expectations, a bullish convertible issuance outlook, and the fund’s ongoing ability to deliver low-duration diversification.
Read PostThe Key to CPLIX’s 2022 Success: Knowing When and Where to Lean into Equity Risk
Michael Grant
December 7, 2022
The goal of Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX) led by Co-CIO and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager Michael Grant: To deliver competitive outcomes by cutting off volatility tails—which helps keep clients invested.
Read PostHow CMNIX Battled the Bear—Hear the Replay from Co-CIO Eli Pars' Webcast
December 6, 2022
Investment professionals joined us December 6 for a review of 2022 and a look ahead to the new year with Eli Pars, CFA, Co-CIO, Head of Alternative Strategies, Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager.
Read PostThe Fed Will Slow If Not Pause, Inflation Will Reverse—and the Climate Will Turn Positive for Equities: CPLIX’s Grant
November 4, 2022
A fundamental economic downturn "is neither imminent nor likely to be severe," writes Michael Grant, Calamos Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX).
Read PostToday's Trading Opportunity: Hedged Equity for a Market Crash or a Market Rally
October 17, 2022
Many defined outcome products are down year-to-date, and there are ample opportunities to harvest losses and move into a comparable product that could be more tactically advantageous.
Read PostDay by Day: How CPLIX Has Bested the Market YTD
September 13, 2022
The Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX) team managed by Michael Grant, Co-CIO, Head of Long/Short Strategies, and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, has battled and won more days than the broad market, resulting in CPLIX’s year-to-date return of -1.65% versus the S&P’s loss of -16.14% as of Aug. 30. That’s a 1449 basis point outperformance.
Read PostJoin Us for a Practitioner’s Guide to Using Option Overlays—Cboe Webinar Sept. 21
September 12, 2022
"Building the Portfolio of the Future" Webinar will feature Calamos options experts Co-Portfolio Manager and Senior Vice President Jason Hill and Vice President and Portfolio Specialist Joe Cusick.
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