Investment Ideas

WATCH: The ICI Panel on Launching and Supporting a Closed-end Fund

November 13, 2020

Calamos is committed to closed-end fund education and support of our closed-end funds. Calamos Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer John P. Calamos, Sr., President and Head of Global Distribution Robert F. Behan, and Senior Vice President and Director of Closed-End Fund Products Robert F. Bush, Jr. offer their thoughts in this video discussion.

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Introducing the Calamos Closed-End Fund Snapshot

October 23, 2020

Our new monthly publication provides detail on Calamos' seven closed-end funds, including current annualized distribution rates for the funds versus yields of market benchmarks, monthly distributions, a premium/discount summary, fund performance data and distribution details.

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Indiscriminate Selling Has Driven Closed-end Fund Discounts, Creating Compelling Value

Robert F. Bush, Jr.
April 3, 2020

Robert Bush, Calamos Senior Vice President and Director of Closed-End Fund Products, points out that even with all the benefits attributable to closed-end funds—intraday trading, low financing costs of leverage, ability to be fully invested, and consistent source of income—they have some idiosyncrasies that present challenges, especially during extreme volatility.

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