Investment Ideas

Day by Day: How CPLIX Has Bested the Market YTD

September 13, 2022

The Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX) team managed by Michael Grant, Co-CIO, Head of Long/Short Strategies, and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, has battled and won more days than the broad market, resulting in CPLIX’s year-to-date return of -1.65% versus the S&P’s loss of -16.14% as of Aug. 30. That’s a 1449 basis point outperformance.

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WATCH: Our Opportunistic Approach to Fixed Income

Matt Freund, Christian Brobst
August 23, 2022

Our latest PM video series offers commentary on short duration as a target-rich environment, our use of high yield in Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund (CTSIX), and how misunderstandings about bond ratings can lead to market inefficiencies.

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Small Caps: Signs That Investors’ Cold, Cold Hearts Could Be Thawing

August 22, 2022

Most significantly, according to Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX) Senior Portfolio Manager Brandon Nelson, the market appears to be getting over its obsession with macroeconomic conditions. A shift in investors' attention back to bottom-up earnings stories would be a positive for small caps and the fund.

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