The 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 PostIn 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 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 PostAs long as fundamental momentum is above trend and there’s a backdrop of liquidity at historically high levels, Calamos Co-CIO and Head of Long/Short Strategies Michael Grant urges investment professionals to lean into equity risk.
Read PostIt's too early to call the top in S&P 500 earnings; earnings could continue to trend higher at an almost historic pace for the next three to six quarters, according to Michael Grant, Co-CIO, Senior Co-Portfolio Manager and Head of Long/Short Strategies.
Read PostReplays provide insights on preparing for what's ahead for the economy and convertible securities, liquid alternatives, emerging markets, and U.S. and small cap equities markets.
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.
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