Up 8% When the S&P 500 Was Down 8%—CPLIX Performance Leads Our Alts’ YTD Success in Beating the Market
March 4, 2022
“When we get into these messy periods, I never want [Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX)] to be the problem fund in a client’s portfolio. I want investment professionals to have three or four or five other funds that they have to explain before they get to our fund,” said Michael Grant, Co-CIO, Senior Co-Portfolio Manager and Head of Long/Short Strategies, on a recent call with investment professionals.
CPLIX is managed to produce competitive equity returns, “cutting off the volatility tails. If you can cut off the volatility tails, that has huge value in a portfolio,” he said.
If there’s any explaining to be done about CPLIX this year, it will be in illustration of the benefit of using the equity alternative to diversify. When volatility and uncertainty in the first two months of 2022 led to an unsettling time for investors and produced a negative S&P 500 return of -8.01% as of February’s end, CPLIX’s return was 800 basis points in the other direction. The fund is up 8.32% year to date as of Feb. 28.
Listen to Grant’s Feb. 16 update on the fund or read a summary of the call here.
Indeed, the Calamos liquid alternatives suite has performed as expected this year.
CIHEX for De-risking
Calamos Hedged Equity Fund (CIHEX) is used to potentially de-risk an equity portfolio without giving up all of the equity upside potential (and see a few other ways the fund is used). The portfolio management team provided an update last Thursday—a replay of the call is available here or read a summary.
CMNIX, Since 1990
Below note the steadiness of Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) vs. the S&P 500. And, see how the fixed income alternative did a better job of battling traditional fixed income. The CMNIX team presented on a Feb. 17 call (replay here) and a summary blog post.
Investment professionals, please talk to your Calamos Investment Consultant about putting our alternatives to work for your clients’ portfolios in the likely volatile days ahead. You can reach him or her at 888-571-2567 or caminfo@calamos.com.
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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.
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