Investment Ideas

Indiscriminate Selling Has Driven Closed-end Fund Discounts, Creating Compelling Value

Robert F. Bush, Jr.
April 3, 2020

Robert Bush, Calamos Senior Vice President and Director of Closed-End Fund Products, points out that even with all the benefits attributable to closed-end funds—intraday trading, low financing costs of leverage, ability to be fully invested, and consistent source of income—they have some idiosyncrasies that present challenges, especially during extreme volatility.

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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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CMNIX’s Battle During the Market’s Worst Week

Eli Pars
March 13, 2020

Having battled extreme volatility all week, the portfolio management team of Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) describes the opportunities in both convertible arbitrage and hedged equity strategies going forward.

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Can Your Bond Fund Do This?

February 25, 2020

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund is one of an elite group of mutual funds—including just three liquid alts—that produced a decade of positive returns.

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