Investment Team Voices

Finding Much to Like in Global Equity Markets

Nick Niziolek, Dennis Cogan, Paul Ryndak, Kyle Ruge
July 5, 2024

Although most investors focus on the US, the opportunity set globally is even greater! For active managers who are willing to express conviction, we believe there are many opportunities to invest in companies that will be rewarded for strong fundamentals and their ability to grow.

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It’s a Market of (Global) Stocks, not a Stock Market

Nick Niziolek, Dennis Cogan, Paul Ryndak, Kyle Ruge
July 5, 2024

Calamos Global Equity Fund’s quarterly and YTD returns exceeded its benchmark. We believe we are in a period of disinflationary growth characterized by decreasing inflation and decent economic fundamentals, which generally contribute to an ideal environment for growth equities.

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Uncovering Big Prospects in International Small Caps

Nick Niziolek, Dennis Cogan, Paul Ryndak, Kyle Ruge
July 5, 2024

CSGIX exceeded its benchmark for the quarter and YTD. We are finding international small caps that offer attractive growth potential relative to international large caps, and valuations of international small caps are more attractive than those of US small caps.

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Perspectives on Emerging Markets Opportunity

Nick Niziolek, Dennis Cogan, Paul Ryndak, Kyle Ruge
July 5, 2024

Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index for the quarter and YTD. We built exposure to attractive businesses by investing in convertible structures that are less volatile than their underlying equities while participating in the stock market’s upside.

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International Growth Opportunities in Focus

Nick Niziolek, Dennis Cogan, Paul Ryndak, Kyle Ruge
July 5, 2024

Calamos International Growth Fund’s returns exceeded the MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index for the quarter and YTD. Find out how key positioning themes within Japan, industrials, and India contributed to the fund’s strong showing.

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The Sweet Spot of Disinflationary Growth

Nick Niziolek, Dennis Cogan, Paul Ryndak, Kyle Ruge
April 4, 2024

Our team’s investment framework incorporates top-down elements to help guide our bottom-up research. Through a thematic lens, we pay close attention to macroeconomic conditions to understand the global environment and identify potential inflection points. For example, our approach to AI focuses on the entire ecosystem, including industrials and technology companies.

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Calamos Global Opportunities Fund: Investing in the World’s Most Exciting Growth Themes—with a Risk-managed Approach

Q&A with Dennis Cogan, CFA, SVP and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager
February 16, 2024

Calamos Global Opportunities Fund (CGCIX) has delivered better returns than the global equity market with historically less risk since the fund’s inception. We asked Dennis Cogan, CFA, a senior member of the fund’s investment team, five questions to understand how the fund has achieved its historical success and the opportunities it provides to investors today.

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Headwinds to Tailwinds: An Improved Horizon for Overseas Markets

Nick Niziolek, Dennis Cogan, Paul Ryndak, Kyle Ruge
January 4, 2024

Overseas markets have typically experienced their strongest relative performance during periods of US dollar weakness. The Calamos global investment team believes we are in the early innings of a weak-dollar cycle. Moreover, many overseas economies are in the earlier stages of their reopening cycles, and a plethora of economic reforms are providing support in emerging markets.

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Global Investment Themes Spotlight, 3Q 2023

Nick Niziolek, Dennis Cogan, Paul Ryndak, Kyle Ruge
October 5, 2023

In this adaptation from our recent commentary, “3Q 2023 Global Investment Theme Spotlight,” we highlight important investment ideas based on India’s pro-growth policies, promising obesity treatments, China’s electric vehicle industry, and energy trends.

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