Stay the Course: Fourth Quarter 2023
February 12, 2024
A collection of charts that demonstrate the potential benefits of maintaining investment positions through market volatility.
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Consistency Through Uncharted Waters
February 6, 2024
We have experienced historic monetary policy shifts and their impact on markets over recent months. While changing interest rates can create challenges for traditional bond strategies, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) is designed to address these challenges, allowing investors to enhance their fixed income allocations.
Read PostNo Matter What: CMNIX
February 2, 2024
Here’s why we call Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) both consistent and resilient.
Read PostWe See Big Opportunities for Small Caps in 2023—Hear the Replay from Senior Portfolio Manager Brandon Nelson’s Webcast
Brandon Nelson, CFA
February 28, 2023
On a February 23 webcast, Senior Portfolio Manager Brandon Nelson shared his conviction that the pendulum is swinging in favor of the small-cap asset class. He believes many signs look especially promising for CTSIX’s portfolio of secular growth companies with visible revenue streams, which should be less vulnerable to any broad economic slowdown.
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 PostFebruary CIO Call Series Replays Now Available
February 24, 2022
Replays of the CIO calls held over a three-week period in volatile February 2022 are now available.
Read PostCMNIX Ready to Make the Most of This Choppy, Fragile Market
Eli Pars, David O’Donohue
February 22, 2022
Higher volatility provides a better, target-rich environment for the portfolio management team of Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX)—the top-selling alternative fund of 2021—to add alpha.
Read PostFixed Income PMs on Positioning for a Generational Shift: High (But Moderating) Inflation
Matt Freund, Charles E. Carmody, Christian Brobst
February 22, 2022
The Fed’s rhetoric is at its peak but “when push comes to shove, the Fed is going to err on the side of moderation. “They’ve got a lot of work to do before we have to worry about whether they are going to be raising rates five, six or seven times in a row,” says our Fixed Income team.
Read PostOff to a Strong Start to 2022, Grant’s CPLIX Positions for a Return to a World Where Profits Matter
Michael Grant
February 22, 2022
In an environment where the dominance of the mega caps is over, Calamos Co-CIO, Head of Long/Short Strategies and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager Michael Grant predicts we will not see the extraordinary, absolute returns that have been seen from the S&P 500. An actively managed portfolio, both long and short, has a much greater chance of now beating the benchmark, he says.
Read PostToday’s Volatility Offers Prime Opportunity to ‘Make Hay’ for New ESG Fund
February 18, 2022
With quality and growth “taking a beating” recently, the Calamos Global Sustainable Equities Fund (CGSIX) portfolio management team hopes to use the volatility as an opportunity to strengthen the portfolio.
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