Our blend of fixed income alt Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) and equity alt Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX) would have helped mitigate the downside risk during previous periods when both equity and fixed income were negative.
Read PostThe structural benefits of convertible securities helped convertible funds outperform both the S&P 500 and the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index in the high inflationary period between 1979 and 1981.
Read PostTo rebalance back to a 60% allocation of unhedged long-only equity and a 40% allocation likely to generate just the skinniest of fixed income returns is to ignore today’s environment. Instead, let us introduce you to the diversification benefits of our blend of equal parts fixed income alternative Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) and equity alternative Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX).
Read PostThe performance of Calamos equity and fixed income alternatives this year has demonstrated their diversification benefits.
Read PostReplays of the CIO calls held over a three-week period in volatile February 2022 are now available.
Read PostAdded to clients’ portfolios expressly to diversify risk, the Calamos suite of liquid alternatives—Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX), Calamos Hedged Equity Fund (CIHEX) and Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX)—performed as advertised in January.
Read PostIn a reversal of a downward trend that started in 2014, last year there was unprecedented demand for liquid alternatives. Most important: the products’ performance met the demand. Alt assets reached a new high watermark in 2021, with almost all Morningstar categories benefiting from positive net flows and positive performance.
Read PostWe analyze the efficient portfolio that resulted from combining income alternative Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) and equity alternative Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX).
Read PostCMNIX is now in the new Relative Value Arbitrage category, with just eight funds. With such a small set of data points, Morningstar has determined that funds in this category will not be assigned a star rating.
Read PostNotwithstanding the markets' spectacular rebound last year—and mindful that this February stocks are back to trading at record highs—we’ll return to our original premise: There’s merit to seeking to minimize the depth and length of a drawdown.
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