Calamos Investments Investment Team Voices Investment Ideas Subscribe Investment Ideas Investment Team Voices Investment Ideas On the Job Every Day the Market Is Open: CIHEX Is Actively Managed to Optimize Volatility Joseph Cusick November 16, 2021 There's a crucial difference between Calamos Hedged Equity Fund (CIHEX) and other hedged equity strategies. “Why would you accept a capped upside with a defined downside? Why wouldn’t you want to capitalize on opportunities when the market moves up or down?” asks Calamos Vice President and Portfolio Specialist Joseph Cusick. Read Post What Could An Income and Equity Alternative Do for a 60/40 Portfolio? Meet the Half Caff November 11, 2021 To rebalance back to a 60% allocation of unhedged long-only equity and a 40% allocation likely to generate just the skinniest of fixed income returns is to ignore today’s environment. Instead, let us introduce you to the diversification benefits of our blend of equal parts fixed income alternative Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) and equity alternative Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX). Read Post No Matter What: CMNIX November 4, 2021 Here’s why we call Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) both consistent and resilient. Read Post ★★★★★ for Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX) November 3, 2021 The fund has followed its 63% 2020 with a 20.16% YTD return through 10/31 that’s 500 basis points ahead of its peers in Morningstar’s Small Growth category and close to three times the Russell 2000 Growth Index return of 7.64%. Read Post ESG Trailblazers Bring Their 30 Years of Sustainable Equity Expertise to Calamos October 25, 2021 Tony Tursich and Jim Madden helped set industry standards for ESG-focused investing at Portfolio 21, where they developed one of the first sustainable research platforms in 1999. They joined Calamos in August, and our Calamos Sustainable Equities strategies now provide investment professionals with yet another means of managing risk in clients’ portfolios. Read Post More on Convertibles and Rising Interest Rates October 21, 2021 Our recently updated Convertible Securities: Structures, Valuation, Market Environment and Asset Allocation guide, by Calamos Founder, Chairman and Global CIO John P. Calamos, Sr., with Co-CIO and Senior Portfolio Manager Eli Pars provides additional insights on the relationship of the asset class and rising interest rates. Read Post Fi360 Ranks Calamos Funds in Top Quartile October 20, 2021 The Fi360 Fiduciary Score is a peer percentile ranking of an investment against a set of quantitative due diligence criteria selected to reflect prudent fiduciary management. Read Post The Opportunities and Risks as the World Continues to Re-open: Our 4Q Global Outlook October 18, 2021 The receding pandemic should continue to provide a tailwind for the reopening exposure, local consumption opportunities, and select reflationary beneficiaries, according to the Calamos Global Equity team in its latest update, "Navigating Shifting Crosscurrents." Read Post Why CTSIX’s Nelson Is Upbeat: Sustainability, Low Valuation, and Potential M&A Upside Brandon M. Nelson October 15, 2021 Small caps’ exceptional growth is forecasted to continue into 2022, when large caps' earnings growth is expected to fall back to earth. Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (CTSIX) Senior Portfolio Manager Brandon Nelson likes the fund's near- and long term prospects. Read Post WATCH: CMNIX’s Eli Pars on the ‘Extra Kiss’ SPACs Can Provide Robert Behan, Eli Pars October 13, 2021 As an opportunistic strategy intended to enhance income, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) can now invest up to 10% in Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations (SPACs), up from its previous limit of 5%. Read Post 1 2 3 ... 36 » Ideas RSS Categories Active Management Alternatives Closed-end Funds Convertible Securities Economic Outlook Emerging Markets Equities—International Equities—U.S. Fixed Income Global/International Hedged Equity LinkedIn Long/Short Market Neutral Market Volatility Portfolio Insights Retirement Planning Small Cap Sustainable Equities Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Contributors Brandon M. Nelson Charles E. Carmody Christian Brobst David O’Donohue Dennis Cogan Eli Pars Jason Hill Joe Wysocki John Hillenbrand John P. Calamos, Sr. Jon Vacko Joseph Cusick Matt Freund Michael Grant Nick Niziolek R. Scott Henderson Robert Behan Robert F. 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