Global convertible issuance has soared in 2020, and Calamos Global Convertible Fund (CXGCX) has outperformed both its index and global equities year-to-date.
Read PostCalamos Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer John P. Calamos, Sr. comments on Calamos Convertible Fund (CICVX), its prospects for the second half of the year and the convertible market in general.
Read PostInflationary expectations? This is yet another scenario where we like convertibles as a means of potentially shielding clients from the corrosive effect that inflation can have on fixed income investments.
Read PostEquity volatility—whether in big or small moves—can be relentless. While they pursue varied strategies and produce varied outcomes, the goal of our risk-managed equity funds is to help mitigate the effect of the downside risk of equity investing.
Read PostFor the specialists actively managing the Calamos convertible-using funds, new issuance provides additional opportunities to rebalance risk profiles—and that’s the critical piece in the potential for your clients to benefit from convertible exposure.
Read PostOur team has considerable experience sourcing opportunities through all phases of the market cycle. But at certain points of time, market conditions create an additionally attractive backdrop for our active long-term approach. As of the end of the first quarter (March 31, 2020) and despite recent retrenchment, equities are cheaper, credit spreads are wider, and convertible valuations are lower since the market decline related to the COVID-19 crisis began.
Read PostHere’s a look back at how actively managed convertible securities made a difference in the last steep equity market drawdown of 2008-2009—and how Calamos Convertible Fund (CICVX) has worked recently.
Read PostIn discussing recent market volatility, Joe Wysocki, CFA, Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, and Jon Vacko, CFA, Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, highlighted three main themes for evaluating and participating in the convertible securities market during turbulent times.
Read PostCalamos Convertible Fund (CICVX) and Calamos Global Convertible Fund (CXGCX) once again demonstrated the potential benefit of active management, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 during the sharp selloff in February 2020.
Read PostThe Calamos Convertible Fund (CICVX) kept pace with the S&P 500 Index in both up and down markets over the past two years, providing an alternative for investors seeking to hedge equity risk over a full market cycle.
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