We’ve (Been) Moved! New Morningstar Category for Growth and Income Fund

Financial advisors, if you’re looking for Calamos Growth and Income Fund (CGIIX) on Morningstar, you’ll find that the fund has been moved to a new category: Allocation—70% to 85% Equity.

The move is part of changes made in late November when Morningstar combined mutual funds and exchange-traded funds into a single peer group for the calculation of the Morningstar rating for funds, percentage ranks, category averages, and other statistics based upon category, firm or fee level groups.

"Investors increasingly see open-end funds and ETFs as interchangeable options when choosing investments," Ben Johnson, Morningstar's director of global ETF research, told InvestmentNews in September. "By combining them into the same peer group, investors can more easily compare investments regardless of product structure." 

This is CGIIX’s second Morningstar category move of the year. In May, Morningstar expanded its category framework for allocation funds—the fund was moved from the Moderate Allocation category to the Allocation 50%-70% Equity category.

CGIIX invests primarily in U.S. equity and convertible securities in an attempt to balance risk and reward while providing growth and income.

Funds in Morningstar’s Allocation—70% to 85% Equity category seek to provide both income and capital appreciation by investing in multiple asset classes, including stocks, bonds and cash. These portfolios are dominated by domestic holdings and have equity exposures between 70% and 85%. 

The difference-maker—CGIIX’s use of convertible securities—has enabled it to historically capture a significant amount of upside during bull markets and limited losses when markets have plunged. The result: in losing less the fund has outperformed the benchmark with a beta of 0.64 and alpha of 3.76% since fund inception (11.06% I shares vs. 10.13% for the S&P 500 Index). 

For more information, please talk to your Calamos Investment Consultant at 888-571-2567 or caminfo@calamos.com

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    The BofA ML All U.S. Convertibles Index (VXA0) returns start date is 12/31/87. Morningstar Moderate Allocation funds seek to provide both capital appreciation and income by investing in three major areas: stocks, bonds, and cash. These portfolios tend to hold larger positions in stocks than conservative allocation portfolios. These portfolios typically have 70% to 85% of assets in equities and the remainder in fixed income and cash. BofA Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Ex Mandatory Index (V0A0) represents the U.S. convertible market excluding mandatory convertibles. Value Line Convertible Index is an equally weighted index of the largest convertibles. The S&P 500 Index is generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market.

    Convertible Securities Risk: The value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline. The credit standing of the issuer and other factors also may have an effect on the convertible security’s investment value. Alpha is the measurement of performance on a risk adjusted basis. A positive alpha shows that performance of a portfolio was higher than expected given the risk. A negative alpha shows that the performance was less than expected given the risk. Beta is an historic measure of a fund’s relative volatility, which is one of the measures of risk; a beta of 0.5 reflects 1/2 the market’s volatility as represented by the fund’s primary benchmark, while a beta of 2.0 reflects twice the volatility.

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    Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance reflected at NAV does not include the Fund’s maximum front-end sales load. Had it been included, the Fund’s return would have been lower. For the most recent month-end fund performance information visit www.calamos.com.

    Archived material may contain dated performance, risk and other information. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted in the archived material. For the most recent month-end fund performance information visit www.calamos.com. Archived material may contain dated opinions and estimates based on our judgment and are subject to change without notice, as are statements of financial market trends, which are based on current market conditions at the time of publishing. We believed the information provided here was reliable, but do not warrant its accuracy or completeness. This material is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. The views and strategies described may not be suitable for all investors. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, accounting, legal or tax advice. References to future returns are not promises or even estimates of actual returns a client portfolio may achieve. Any forecasts contained herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not to be relied upon as advice or interpreted as a recommendation.

    Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance reflected at NAV does not include the Fund’s maximum front-end sales load. Had it been included, the Fund’s return would have been lower.

    Archived on December 07, 2017