No Matter What: CMNIX
May 18, 2023
Here’s why we call Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) both consistent and resilient.
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CMNIX: All Weather Through the Decades
March 1, 2023
As one of the oldest liquid alternative funds, CMNIX has demonstrated its merits through a variety of market and interest rate environments. In every decade since the fund’s inception, diversifying a traditional bond portfolio with a 25% allocation to CMNIX could have provided meaningful risk-adjusted outperformance.
Read PostOur Assessment of This Unusual Convertible Market
August 1, 2022
Convertible securities continue to be an attractive means of taking a more measured approach to the equity market.
Read PostHow Convertibles Have Rebounded After Steep Declines
June 3, 2022
Double-digit returns have followed previous drawdowns.
Read PostThe Last Time Inflation Peaked, Convertibles Outperformed Stocks and Bonds
April 28, 2022
The structural benefits of convertible securities helped convertible funds outperform both the S&P 500 and the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index in the high inflationary period between 1979 and 1981.
Read PostWATCH: The Animated Convertible Price Track
April 8, 2022
The Convertible Price Track illustrates the theoretical relationships between a convertible bond’s price and the par value of the bond as the underlying stock price rises or falls. Now it's animated!
Read PostFebruary CIO Call Series Replays Now Available
February 24, 2022
Replays of the CIO calls held over a three-week period in volatile February 2022 are now available.
Read PostWhat Could a Bond Alternative Do for Your Clients This Decade?
December 3, 2021
The declining interest rates of the past decade provided a strong tailwind for bond funds. And yet, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) managed to add value by delivering a bond-like return with a bond-like standard deviation but without the bond-like risk exposures.
Read PostCMNIX + CICVX: Adjust the Dials for the ‘Right’ Blend of Market Risk, Volatility, Return Profile
December 2, 2021
You think peanut butter and chocolate are an appealing combination? Try mixing Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) and Calamos Convertible Fund (CICVX).
Read PostMore on Convertibles and Rising Interest Rates
October 21, 2021
Our recently updated Convertible Securities: Structures, Valuation, Market Environment and Asset Allocation guide, by Calamos Founder, Chairman and Global CIO John P. Calamos, Sr., with Co-CIO and Senior Portfolio Manager Eli Pars provides additional insights on the relationship of the asset class and rising interest rates.
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