We propose using a blend of small cap growth and value funds, each of which tends to earn its excess returns during different market periods.
Read PostExcerpts of market comments made by Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX) Senior Portfolio Manager Brandon M. Nelson on last week’s Small Cap Market Update conference call.
Read PostOn the December 8 conference call for investment professionals, Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX) Senior Portfolio Manager Brandon Nelson will review the alignment of several supportive factors—fundamentals, valuations, earnings revisions and even seasonality—that he believes favor small caps today.
Read PostThe fund has followed its 63% 2020 with a 20.16% YTD return through 10/31 that’s 500 basis points ahead of its peers in Morningstar’s Small Growth category and close to three times the Russell 2000 Growth Index return of 7.64%.
Read PostSmall caps’ exceptional growth is forecasted to continue into 2022, when large caps' earnings growth is expected to fall back to earth. Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX) Senior Portfolio Manager Brandon Nelson likes the fund's near- and long term prospects.
Read PostThe determination to "not let one stock ruin the whole year" is what partly explains the performance gap between Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX) and its benchmark, according to Brandon M. Nelson, CFA, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager.
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 PostSmall value has outperformed small growth about two-thirds of the time, with small growth beating in more recent years. But this chart shows that growth is far from overextended currently, says Calamos Senior Portfolio Manager Brandon M. Nelson of the Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX).
Read PostCombine small caps’ post-pandemic growth potential, inexpensive valuations relative to large caps, and history of extended rallies with Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX) strengths (active management edge, recent resilience, microcap exposure) and you have a strong case for small caps.
Read PostLarge caps' outperformance advantage shrunk in May, and small caps are leading mid-June. Small caps, and especially micro caps, are due to resume their market leadership, says Brandon M. Nelson, CFA, Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager of Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX).
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