Fund Stats

  • NAV

    $42.20

    $0.02 (0.05%)

    As of 4/24/24

  • Daily YTD Return

    5.30%

    As of 4/24/24

  • Total Net Assets

    $2.7 Billion

    As of 3/31/24

  • MorningStar Rating

    4 stars

    Overall rating as of 3/31/24

  • Inception Date

    6/23/20

Calamos Growth and Income Mutual Fund Overview

An equity-oriented approach that blends stocks with complementary allocations to convertibles, fixed income, and options seeking to generate total returns higher than the Morningstar category with a lower volatility profile than the S&P 500.

Key Features

  • Generates equity-like returns while managing downside volatility.
  • Leverages a broad array of risk management techniques.
  • Outcome-oriented strategy designed for market ups and downs.

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 3/31/24
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
10/31/2023 12:00:00 AM 13000.61 14251.65
11/30/2023 12:00:00 AM 13965.26 15553.18
12/31/2023 12:00:00 AM 14495.94 16259.77
1/31/2024 12:00:00 AM 14684.39 16533.01
2/29/2024 12:00:00 AM 15305.54 17415.8
3/31/2024 12:00:00 AM 15706.55 17976.14

Annualized Total Returns

As of 3/31/24 As of 3/31/24
TimeFrame Calamos Growth and Income Fund (NAV) S&P 500 Index ICE BofA All US Convert Ex Mand Index
1 Year 23.33 29.88 11.71
3 Year 7.55 11.49 -1.78
Since Inception (06/23/20) 12.72 16.92 8.36
TimeFrame Calamos Growth and Income Fund (NAV) S&P 500 Index ICE BofA All US Convert Ex Mand Index
1 Year 23.33 29.88 11.71
3 Year 7.55 11.49 -1.78
Since Inception (06/23/20) 12.72 16.92 8.36

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 3/1/2024 are as follows: A Shares 1.06%, C Shares 1.81%, I Shares 0.81% and R6 Shares 0.71%.

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 3/31/24
Sector % of Assets S&P 500 Index
Information Technology 26.8% 29.6%
Financials 11.9% 13.2%
Health Care 11.2% 12.4%
Communication Services 10.2% 9.0%
Consumer Discretionary 9.3% 10.3%
Industrials 7.6% 8.8%
Consumer Staples 5.2% 6.0%
Energy 3.5% 3.9%
Utilities 2.9% 2.2%
Materials 2.6% 2.4%
Real Estate 1.7% 2.3%
Other 2.4% 0.0%

Asset Allocation

As of 3/31/24
Asset Allocation %
Common Stock 75.4418
Convertibles 16.9665
Cash and Receivables/Payables 4.9539
Synthetic Convertibles 2.3992
Other 0.2328
Options 0.0057

Month-End Yield

As of 3/31/24
Name %
30-day SEC yield 0.54%
Distribution Yield 4.40%

Top 10 Holdings

As of 3/31/24
Company Industry %
Microsoft Corp. Systems Software 7.2%
Apple, Inc. Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 4.6%
NVIDIA Corp. Semiconductors 4.3%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A Interactive Media & Services 4.2%
Amazon.com, Inc. Broadline Retail 3.9%
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A Interactive Media & Services 2.2%
Visa, Inc. - Class A Transaction & Payment Processing Services 1.7%
Broadcom, Inc. Semiconductors 1.4%
JPMorgan Chase & Company Diversified Banks 1.3%
Eli Lilly & Company Pharmaceuticals 1.2%
Total 32.0%

Fund Facts

As of 3/31/24
Name Fund S&P 500 Index
Net Assets $2.7 B N/A
Number of Holdings 155 503
Debt/Capital 44.9% 43.7%
ROIC 23.1% 23.4%
Median Conversion Premium 17.0% N/A
Median Investment Premium 28.3% N/A
Portfolio Turnover (12 months) 20.2% N/A
Price/Book 5.5x 4.3x
Price/Earnings 25.4x 23.3x
Price/Sales 3.3x 2.7x
PEG Ratio 2.1x 2.1x

Market Capitalization

As of 3/31/24
Market CAP Range % of Assets
<=$0.10bil 0.0%
>$0.10bil<=$5bil 0.0%
>$5bil<=$30bil 2.6%
>$30bil<=$200bil 30.4%
>$200bil 67.0%

Top Currency Exposures

As of 3/31/24
Currency %
United States Dollar (USD) 100.0%

Credit Quality of Bonds

As of 3/31/24
Class %
AAA 12.2%
AA 0.0%
A 5.1%
BBB 24.4%
BB 0.0%
B 0.0%
CCC and below 0.0%
Unrated Securities 58.3%

Maturity Schedule

As of 3/31/24
Range %
< 1 Year 7.8%
1 to 5 Years 13.8%
5 to 10 Years 1.4%
10 to 20 Years 0.0%
20 to 30 Years 0.0%
> 30 Years 0.0%
Equities and Other 77.0%

Bond Duration

As of 3/31/24
Name Duration
Weighted Avg. Duration 1.2 years
Weighted Avg. Maturity 3.2 years

Distributions

Total Capital Gains

Schedule: ANNUAL
Year Capital Gains
2020 0.8867
2021 2.3733
2022 1.0361
2023 1.4954

Schedule

Name Frequency
Distributions QUARTERLY
Capital Gains ANNUAL

2023 Capital Gains
Capital gains for Calamos Mutual Funds were declared on December 21, 2023. To view the report, click here.

Distributions

Schedule: QUARTERLY
Most Recent Distributions
Frequency Income Reinvest
Q1 2024 $0.0469 42.43000
Q4 2023 $0.1706 39.99000
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 1.06% 1.81% 0.81% 0.71%

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

Literature

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Calamos Strategies for Different Market Periods

Illustration of equity alternatives performance in down markets and fixed income alternative performance in rising interest rate environments.

Prospectus and Reports

Calamos Growth and Income Fund Prospectus

This summary contains important information about the Class A, C, and I Growth and Income Fund investment objective, fees and expenses, principal investment strategies, principal risks and performance.

Statutory Prospectus

You should read the accompanying prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, which contain important information, before deciding whether to invest in our securities.

SAI

The statement of additional information is a supplementary document to the fund’s prospectus and contains additional information about the fund and includes further disclosure regarding its operations.

Semi-Annual Report

The semi-annual report includes a letter from John P. Calamos, Sr. to shareholders and provides a comprehensive review of the fund’s activities and financial performance over a six month period.

Annual Report

The annual report includes a letter from John P. Calamos, Sr. to shareholders outlining the fund's performance, as well as a comprehensive review of the fund’s activities and financial performance.

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