Investment Team Voices

Calamos Investment Team Outlooks, April 2024

John P. Calamos, Sr.
April 4, 2024

We see investors give greater attention to company-specifics and believe our teams are well-equipped to perform in an environment that favors individual security selection, discipline, and the insight to identify themes that are transforming the world. With an introduction from Founder and Global CIO John P. Calamos, Sr.

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2024: Recession Comes Later

Michael Grant
April 4, 2024

US households and businesses are in robust health with balance sheets in their best shape in decades. Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX) has been highly tactical around key positioning narratives, leaning into several AI themes while maintaining a modest level of net equity exposure.

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Finding Attractive Convertible Opportunities … and Likely More on the Way

Jon Vacko, Joe Wysocki
April 4, 2024

A broadening out of equity market leadership could be beneficial for small-cap and mid-cap growth companies, which are well represented in the convertible universe, which is expanding with a steady stream of new issuance. Within Calamos Convertible Fund (CICVX), we actively manage security-specific risk/reward tradeoffs.

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Global Convertibles for a Surprising World

Eli Pars
April 4, 2024

We continue to find many opportunities in the new issuance market. We’ve been taking advantage of refinancing trends and have been able to invest in companies we like with higher coupons and lower conversion premiums. We’ve also initiated exposure to higher-octane companies in fast-growing areas, taking on less exposure to downside than equity investors.

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Productivity Improvement Provides Upside Opportunities

John Hillenbrand
April 4, 2024

Calamos Growth and Income Fund (CGIIX) pursues lower-volatility equity participation through a multi-asset-class approach. Given our expectation of positive economic growth over the next year, we focus on real growth and return improvement areas.

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