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 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 PostThe declining interest rates of the past decade provided a strong tailwind for bond funds. And yet, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) managed to add value by delivering a bond-like return with a bond-like standard deviation but without the bond-like risk exposures.
Read PostYou think peanut butter and chocolate are an appealing combination? Try mixing Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) and Calamos Convertible Fund (CICVX).
Read PostAs an opportunistic strategy intended to enhance income, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) can now invest up to 10% in Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations (SPACs), up from its previous limit of 5%.
Read PostHave it your way: Calamos’ six actively managed open-end funds use convertibles to support a variety of asset allocation goals.
Read PostThe gap between Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX)’s total return and Morningstar’s “investor return” is a skinny 6 basis points over 10 years—dramatically better than the Alternatives category group average of 433 basis points.
Read PostCalamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX), managed as a replacement for intermediate fixed income in terms of risk and return, employs convertible arbitrage, hedged equity and now SPACs strategies, as explained by Co-CIO, Head of Alternative Strategies and Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, Senior Co-Portfolio Manager Eli Pars.
Read PostTo reduce vulnerability to rising rates but also to build in some equity upside, retirement benefits consultants are gravitating toward Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) to fund cash balance plans.
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