Fund Stats

  • NAV

    $40.50

    $0.15 (0.37%)

    As of 12/8/23

  • Daily YTD Return

    17.00%

    As of 12/8/23

  • Total Net Assets

    $2.3 Billion

    As of 9/30/23

  • MorningStar Rating

    4 stars

    Overall rating as of 11/30/23

  • Inception Date

    6/23/20

Calamos Growth and Income Mutual Fund Overview

The fund invests primarily in US equities, convertibles, fixed income securities and options, endeavoring to balance risk/reward while providing growth and income.

Key Features

  • Leverages more than four decades of experience combining equities, convertibles, fixed income securities and options to provide equity-like participation while maintaining a lower risk posture throughout the market cycle.
  • Research-driven approach identifies opportunities by combining top-down analysis with a research focus on key growth characteristics.
  • Has consistently paid a competitive distribution since inception.

Portfolio Fit

The fund can provide a long-term core equity allocation, which exhibits potentially lower volatility and delivers attractive income.

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Performance

Growth of 10K

As of 9/30/23
Date Calamos Growth and Income Fund S&P 500 Index
6/30/2020 12:00:00 AM 9897.7 10000
7/31/2020 12:00:00 AM 10394.56 10563.8
8/31/2020 12:00:00 AM 11080.6 11323.13
9/30/2020 12:00:00 AM 10689.45 10892.85
10/31/2020 12:00:00 AM 10462.83 10603.21
11/30/2020 12:00:00 AM 11569.8 11763.83
12/31/2020 12:00:00 AM 12081.19 12216.15
1/31/2021 12:00:00 AM 11928.97 12092.77
2/28/2021 12:00:00 AM 12378.69 12426.17
3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM 12623.79 12970.38
4/30/2021 12:00:00 AM 13272.65 13662.59
5/31/2021 12:00:00 AM 13293.89 13758.02
6/30/2021 12:00:00 AM 13529.19 14079.2
7/31/2021 12:00:00 AM 13740.25 14413.65
8/31/2021 12:00:00 AM 14045.28 14851.9
9/30/2021 12:00:00 AM 13494.71 14161.14
10/31/2021 12:00:00 AM 14348.93 15153.3
11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM 14178.18 15048.3
12/31/2021 12:00:00 AM 14682.92 15722.71
1/31/2022 12:00:00 AM 13944.37 14909.11
2/28/2022 12:00:00 AM 13597.16 14462.7
3/31/2022 12:00:00 AM 13946.61 14999.7
4/30/2022 12:00:00 AM 12836.46 13691.7
5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM 12832.61 13716.82
6/30/2022 12:00:00 AM 11880.43 12584.58
7/31/2022 12:00:00 AM 12758.39 13744.93
8/31/2022 12:00:00 AM 12351.4 13184.39
9/30/2022 12:00:00 AM 11371.93 11970.12
10/31/2022 12:00:00 AM 12125.89 12939.24
11/30/2022 12:00:00 AM 12664.28 13662.34
12/31/2022 12:00:00 AM 12007 12875.19
1/31/2023 12:00:00 AM 12680.59 13684.19
2/28/2023 12:00:00 AM 12352.16 13350.31
3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM 12735.08 13840.45
4/30/2023 12:00:00 AM 12935.02 14056.48
5/31/2023 12:00:00 AM 12966.06 14117.58
6/30/2023 12:00:00 AM 13659.74 15050.41
7/31/2023 12:00:00 AM 13995.77 15533.9
8/31/2023 12:00:00 AM 13767.64 15286.58
9/30/2023 12:00:00 AM 13236.21 14557.74

Annualized Total Returns

As of 9/30/23 As of 11/30/23
TimeFrame Calamos Growth and Income Fund (NAV) S&P 500 Index ICE BofA All US Convert Ex Mand Index
1 Year 16.39 21.62 7.64
3 Year 7.38 10.15 2.63
Since Inception (06/23/20) 8.95 12.25 6.81
TimeFrame Calamos Growth and Income Fund (NAV) S&P 500 Index ICE BofA All US Convert Ex Mand Index
1 Year 10.27 13.84 3.78
3 Year 6.47 9.76 -1.09
Since Inception (06/23/20) 10.2 13.8 6.63

Important Fund Information

10k Performance results are before taxes on fund distributions and assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Index data shown is from 6/30/20, since comparative index data is available only for full monthly periods. Source: Calamos Investments

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Please refer to Important Risk Information. 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 of 4.75%. Had it been included, the Fund's return would have been lower.

Index and Morningstar category data shown reflects full month periods only. If share class inception date is on or before the 15th of the month, the index or category calculation inception date begins on the first day of that month. If share class inception date is after the 15th of the month, the index or category calculation inception date begins on the first day of the following month.

Unmanaged index returns, unlike fund returns, do not reflect fees, expenses or sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

S&P 500 Index is generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The ICE BofA All US Convertibles ex Mandatory Index (V0A0) represents the US convertible market excluding mandatory convertibles. Source ICE Data Indices, LLC, used with permission. ICE permits use of the ICE BofA indices and related data on an 'as is' basis, makes no warranties regarding same, does not guarantee the suitability, quality, accuracy, timeliness, and/or completeness of the ICE BofA Indices or data included in, related to, or derived therefrom, assumes no liability in connection with the use of the foregoing and does not sponsor, endorse or recommend Calamos Advisors LLC or any of its products or services.

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

The funds' gross expense ratios as of the prospectus dated 3/1/2023 are as follows: A Shares 1.05%, C Shares 1.80%, I Shares 0.80% and R6 Shares 0.73%.

Class I shares are offered primarily for direct investment by investors through certain tax-exempt retirement plans and by institutional clients, provided such plans or clients have assets of at least $1 million. For eligibility requirements and other available share classes see the prospectus and other Fund documents at www.calamos.com.

Portfolio

Sector Weightings

As of 9/30/23
Sector % of Assets S&P 500 Index
Information Technology 24.9% 27.5%
Health Care 11.9% 13.4%
Consumer Discretionary 10.9% 10.7%
Financials 10.7% 12.8%
Communication Services 9.7% 8.9%
Industrials 7.4% 8.3%
Consumer Staples 5.4% 6.6%
Energy 4.7% 4.7%
Utilities 2.6% 2.4%
Materials 2.6% 2.4%
Real Estate 1.4% 2.4%
Other 2.2% 0.0%

Asset Allocation

As of 9/30/23
Asset Allocation %
Common Stock 73.6811
Convertibles 18.4238
Cash and Receivables/Payables 5.6537
Synthetic Convertibles 2.114
Options 0.1274

Month-End Yield

As of 11/30/23
Name %
30-day SEC yield 0.69%
Distribution Yield 3.90%

Top 10 Holdings

As of 9/30/23
Company Industry %
Apple, Inc. Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 6.9%
Microsoft Corp. Systems Software 6.3%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A Interactive Media & Services 4.3%
Amazon.com, Inc. Broadline Retail 3.2%
NVIDIA Corp. Semiconductors 2.4%
Visa, Inc. - Class A Transaction & Payment Processing Services 1.7%
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A Interactive Media & Services 1.6%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Managed Health Care 1.4%
Exxon Mobil Corp. Integrated Oil & Gas 1.2%
Mastercard, Inc. - Class A Transaction & Payment Processing Services 1.2%
Total 30.2%

Fund Facts

As of 9/30/23
Name Fund S&P 500 Index
Net Assets $2.3 B N/A
Number of Holdings 162 503
Debt/Capital 46.7% 45.8%
ROIC 24.1% 25.2%
Median Conversion Premium 26.6% N/A
Median Investment Premium 16.9% N/A
Portfolio Turnover (12 months) 22.3% N/A
Price/Book 4.7x 4.2x
Price/Earnings 21.8x 19.5x
Price/Sales 2.7x 2.3x
PEG Ratio 2.0x 2.0x

Market Capitalization

As of 9/30/23
Market CAP Range % of Assets
<=$0.10bil 0.0%
>$0.10bil<=$5bil 0.0%
>$5bil<=$30bil 4.0%
>$30bil<=$200bil 36.4%
>$200bil 59.6%

Top Currency Exposures

As of 9/30/23
Currency %
United States Dollar (USD) 99.5%
Euro (EUR) 0.5%

Credit Quality of Bonds

As of 9/30/23
Class %
AAA 10.3%
AA 0.0%
A 4.7%
BBB 19.5%
BB 4.0%
B 0.0%
CCC and below 0.6%
Unrated Securities 60.9%

Maturity Schedule

As of 9/30/23
Range %
< 1 Year 7.2%
1 to 5 Years 14.4%
5 to 10 Years 2.7%
10 to 20 Years 0.0%
20 to 30 Years 0.0%
> 30 Years 0.0%
Equities and Other 75.6%

Bond Duration

As of 9/30/23
Name Duration
Weighted Avg. Duration 1.6 years
Weighted Avg. Maturity 3.1 years

Distributions

Total Capital Gains

Schedule: ANNUAL
Year Capital Gains
2020 0.8867
2021 2.3733
2022 1.0361

Schedule

Name Frequency
Distributions QUARTERLY
Capital Gains ANNUAL

Calamos Mutual Funds Estimated 2023 Capital Gains
Preliminary capital gains distribution estimates for Calamos Mutual Funds were posted November 1, 2023. To view the report, click here.

2022 Capital Gains
Capital gains for Calamos Mutual Funds were declared on December 21, 2022. To view the report, click here.

Distributions

Schedule: QUARTERLY
Most Recent Distributions
Frequency Income Reinvest
Q3 2023 $0.1087 39.35000
Q2 2023 $0.0903 39.36000
Q1 2023 $0.0000 35.23000
Q4 2022 $0.3364 35.12000
Q3 2022 $0.0885 36.81000
Q2 2022 $0.0897 36.08000
Q1 2022 $0.0558 39.84000
Q4 2021 $0.1440 42.72000
Q3 2021 $0.0932 44.78000
Q2 2021 $0.0751 38.34000
Q1 2021 $0.0389 38.34000
Q4 2020 $0.2019 0.00000
Q3 2020 $0.0914 35.38000

Fees & Expenses

Annual Expenses

Name A Shares C Shares I Shares R6 Shares
Gross Expense Ratio 1.05% 1.80% 0.80% 0.73%

Investment Information

Name A Shares C Shares I Shares R6 Shares
Minimum initial investment $2500 $2500 $1 million $0
Minimum subsequent investments $50 $50 $0 $0
IRA initial investments $500 $500 N/A N/A

Fund Information

Name A Shares C Shares I Shares R6 Shares
Inception Date 9/22/88 8/05/96 9/18/97 6/23/20
Ticker Symbol CVTRX CVTCX CGIIX CGIOX
CUSIP number 128119104 128119831 128119872 128120326

Sales & Distribution

Name A Shares C Shares I Shares R6 Shares
Sales Load Front-End Level-Load N/A N/A
Maximum Sales Charge 4.75 1.00 N/A N/A
US Bank Fund Number 604 618 628 5577
Dividends QUARTERLY QUARTERLY QUARTERLY QUARTERLY
Capital Gains ANNUAL ANNUAL ANNUAL ANNUAL

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SAI

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