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MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME

Fund Objective

A strategy that has exhibited lower-volatility historically using convertible arbitrage and covered call writing as well as opportunistic strategies.

Attributes
  • In-depth Capital Structure Analysis
  • Rigorous Top-Down and Fundamental Analysis
  • Opportunistic, Flexible Approach
Benefits
  • Maximizing returns while seeking to manage downside volatility
  • Maintain long-term, constructive perspective
  • Opportunistic approach seeks to add alpha over time
  • Success must be measured over full market cycles

Characteristics

AS OF 03/31/13
  Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (A Shares)
Assets in Fund $2.7 billion
# of Holdings 487
Portfolio Turnover % (1-Year) 58.2%
SEC Yield (A Shares at NAV) 0.27%

Credit Quality of Bonds

AS OF 03/31/13
AAA 10.1%
AA 2.5%
A 8.9%
BBB 14.7%
BB 23.0%
B 12.5%
CCC and below 0.3%
Unrated Securities 28.0%
As of 03/31/13

Annualized Total Returns

3.84%4.54%3.33%3.83%5.65%6.25%6.94%1.92%
-1.12%2.85%2.32%3.32%5.31%5.99%6.71%-2.92%
4.56%6.10%5.50%5.06%5.91%6.17%6.98%-0.16%

As of 03/31/13

Calendar Year Returns




Risk/Reward Statistics for the 10-Year Period

AS OF 03/31/13
  Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund
(A Shares)
S&P 500 index
Alpha 2.03% N/A
Beta 0.26 1.00
Std. Deviation 5.38% 16.09%
Sharpe Ratio 0.22 -0.26
Info Ratio 0.33 N/A

Fund Vehicles

Institutional Mutual Fund* Minimum $1 million
Fact Sheet The Market Neutral Income Fund fact sheet provides a snap shot of the investment team, the investment strategy, performance, composition, ratings and returns.
Quarterly Commentary A quarterly discussion of the Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund’s performance versus a benchmark, positioning, related market commentary, and outlook.
Credit Valuation Process An overview of the Calamos credit research process, highlighting the fundamental and quantitative processes that are incorporated into our analysis.
Equity Valuation Process A review of Calamos Investments’ research process for determining a company’s business valuation and how Calamos research uncovers the economic profits of a company and how our research determines the quality of the cash flows, the return on capital, and finally, the equity’s valuation.
Investment Team View the Growth/Convertible Team biographies
Summary Prospectus (Class A, B, C) This summary contains important information about the Class A, B and C Market Neutral Income Fund investment objective, fees and expenses, principal investment strategies, principal risks and performance.
Summary Prospectus (Class I, R) This summary contains important information about the Class I and R Market Neutral Income Fund investment objective, fees and expenses, principal investment strategies, principal risks and performance.
Statutory Prospectus (Class A, B, C) You should read the accompanying prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, which contain important information, before deciding whether to invest in our securities.
Statutory Prospectus (Class I, R) 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.
Morningstar Nominees for Alternatives Fund Manager of the Year Morningstar Inc. has chosen the Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund Team as one of three nominees for its 2012 Morningstar Alternatives Fund Manager of the Year award in the U.S.

Fund Details




As of 03/31/13
Inception Date:
09/04/90
Fund Assets*:
$2.7 B
Benchmark:
Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index

Resources

* Fund Assets includes assets under management as well as assets for which the company provides model portfolio design and oversight.