Investment Team Voices

The Pendulum Swings Back Our Way

Brandon Nelson, CFA
April 4, 2024

Historically, small-cap bull markets last on average 34 months and generate returns of 131%. With the small and SMID cap asset classes teed-up and markets looking to companies with fundamental momentum, we believe the outlook for Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX) and Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund (CTIGX) is exceptional.

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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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Risk in the Rally?

Jim Madden, Tony Tursich, Beth Williamson
April 4, 2024

As stewards of investors’ capital, we are concerned with the financial not the political. Alternative data is an essential part of the risk/reward equation. For example, we are highly selective in insurance companies because environmental factors (weather) create challenging capital implications that traditional analysts may overlook.

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Sorting Through a Mixed Bag

Matt Freund, Christian Brobst, Charles E. Carmody
April 4, 2024

Typically, when the markets anticipate more rate cuts than we believe possible, we would position our funds with durations shorter than their benchmarks. However, our expectation for a steeper curve has led us to position Calamos Total Return Bond Fund (CTRIX) and Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund (CSTIX) with neutral to slightly long durations.

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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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