Jason Hill, Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, characterizes the strategy as having two primary components, an option-hedge portion and an S&P replication basket.

Along with his team, Nick Niziolek, Co-CIO, Head of International and Global Strategies and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, looks for companies that are benefiting from secular tailwinds, regardless of market cap.

Eli Pars, Co-CIO, Head of Alternative Strategies and Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, explains how convertible securities can be used as part of a core equity allocation or as a fixed income alternative.

“We often like those credits,” says Eli Pars, Co-CIO, Head of Alternative Strategies and Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, noting their position in the capital structure and their significant presence within the convertibles market.

Dave O’Donohue, Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, points out how a more active, more flexible management approach helps set Calamos apart.

Jason Hill, Senior Vice President, Co-Portfolio Manager, describes how this model trade serves as “a compass.”

Robotics and automation solutions are being adopted by emerging economies eager to boost their productivity while controlling their expenses, says Nick Niziolek, Co-CIO, Head of International and Global Strategies and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager.

Nick Niziolek, Co-CIO, Head of International and Global Strategies and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, elaborates on how technologies are disrupting financial services—a development known as FinTech.

Nick Niziolek, Co-CIO, Head of International and Global Strategies and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, provides the backstory on the 2008 inception of Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund (CNWIX).