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Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)   

 

  PRINCIPAL  

AMOUNT

        VALUE

 

 

 
 

CORPORATE BOND (0.2%)

 
  Consumer Discretionary (0.2%)

 

  53,000     Dana, Inc. 5.500%, 12/15/24
(Cost $52,836)
  $ 54,149  
   

 

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (22.5%)

 
 

Communication Services (2.3%)

 

  43,000    

Eventbrite, Inc.*
0.750%, 09/15/26

    45,008  
 

Liberty Media Corp.

 
  90,000    

1.375%, 10/15/23

        116,342  
  31,000    

0.500%, 12/01/50*

    35,967  
  105,000    

Liberty Media Corp. / Liberty Formula One
1.000%, 01/30/23

    133,646  
  27,000    

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
2.500%, 03/15/23

    37,697  
  22,000    

Sea, Ltd.*
2.375%, 12/01/25

    56,127  
  26,000    

Snap, Inc.
0.750%, 08/01/26

    61,363  
 

Twitter, Inc.

 
  116,000    

0.000%, 03/15/26*

    110,309  
  47,000    

0.250%, 06/15/24

    62,664  
  65,000    

Zynga, Inc. 0.250%, 06/01/24

    89,025  
   

 

 

 

      748,148  
 

Consumer Discretionary (6.5%)

 

  38,000    

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.*
5.000%, 05/01/25

    91,712  
  194,000    

Booking Holdings, Inc.*^
0.750%, 05/01/25

    286,445  
  100,000    

Burlington Stores, Inc.*
2.250%, 04/15/25

    151,291  
  85,000    

Chegg, Inc.*
0.000%, 09/01/26

    91,379  
  25,000    

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.*
3.250%, 04/15/25

    57,219  
  85,000    

DraftKings, Inc.*
0.000%, 03/15/28

    84,236  
  95,000    

Etsy, Inc.*
0.125%, 09/01/27

    125,002  
  64,000    

Expedia Group, Inc.*
0.000%, 02/15/26

    70,038  
  85,000    

Ford Motor Company*
0.000%, 03/15/26

    86,078  
  15,000    

Guess, Inc.
2.000%, 04/15/24

    17,292  
  43,000    

Magnite, Inc.*
0.250%, 03/15/26

    41,621  
  38,000    

MakeMyTrip, Ltd.*
0.000%, 02/15/28

    41,467  
  95,000    

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.*
0.000%, 01/15/26

    113,331  
 

NCL Corp., Ltd.*

 

  44,000    

5.375%, 08/01/25

    76,102  
  25,000    

6.000%, 05/15/24

    55,554  
  175,000    

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*
4.250%, 06/15/23

    247,156  

 

  PRINCIPAL  

AMOUNT

        VALUE

 

 

 
  85,000    

Shake Shack, Inc.*
0.000%, 03/01/28

  $ 84,884  
  7,000    

Tesla, Inc.
2.000%, 05/15/24

    75,334  
  50,000    

Under Armour, Inc.*
1.500%, 06/01/24

    98,326  
  95,000    

Vail Resorts, Inc.*
0.000%, 01/01/26

    97,513  
  48,000    

Wayfair, Inc.*
0.625%, 10/01/25

    51,311  
  80,000    

Winnebago Industries, Inc.
1.500%, 04/01/25

    111,083  
   

 

 

 

          2,154,374  
   

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (0.2%)

 
  85,000    

Beyond Meat, Inc.*

    81,575  
   

 

 

 

 

Energy (0.9%)

 
  55,000    

EQT Corp.*^
1.750%, 05/01/26

    80,829  
  130,000    

Pioneer Natural Resources Company*
0.250%, 05/15/25

    203,567  
   

 

 

 

      284,396  
   

 

 

 

 

Financials (0.2%)

 
  50,000    

Ares Capital Corp.
4.625%, 03/01/24

    54,526  
   

 

 

 

 

Health Care (3.4%)

 
  32,000    

CONMED Corp.
2.625%, 02/01/24

    50,148  
  80,000    

DexCom, Inc.*
0.250%, 11/15/25

    79,003  
  52,000    

Envista Holdings Corp.*^
2.375%, 06/01/25

    106,581  
  65,000    

Exact Sciences Corp.
0.375%, 03/15/27

    88,862  
  37,000    

Guardant Health, Inc.*
0.000%, 11/15/27

    47,463  
  85,000    

Haemonetics Corp.*
0.000%, 03/01/26

    80,884  
  44,000    

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*
0.250%, 03/01/27

    40,158  
  65,000    

Insulet Corp.
0.375%, 09/01/26

    86,031  
  46,000    

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.
0.500%, 08/15/25

    51,351  
  55,000    

Jazz Investments I, Ltd.*
2.000%, 06/15/26

    70,914  
  80,000    

NeoGenomics, Inc.
0.250%, 01/15/28

    80,895  
  50,000    

Oak Street Health, Inc.*
0.000%, 03/15/26

    50,109  
  70,000    

Omnicell, Inc.*
0.250%, 09/15/25

    99,439  
  95,000    

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*^
0.750%, 08/01/25

    114,306  
  36,000    

Repligen Corp.
0.375%, 07/15/24

    63,481  
   

 

 

 

      1,109,625  
   

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)   

 

  PRINCIPAL  

AMOUNT

          VALUE

 

 

 
  

Industrials (3.9%)

  
  85,000     

Air Canada*
4.000%, 07/01/25

   $ 133,125  
  55,000     

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
1.125%, 10/15/24

     61,705  
  17,000     

Chart Industries, Inc.*
1.000%, 11/15/24

     42,416  
  100,000     

JetBlue Airways Corp.*
0.500%, 04/01/26

     110,128  
  115,000     

Middleby Corp.*
1.000%, 09/01/25

     162,017  
  45,000     

Parsons Corp.*^
0.250%, 08/15/25

     49,444  
  275,000     

Southwest Airlines Company
1.250%, 05/01/25

     472,565  
  80,000     

Sunrun, Inc.*
0.000%, 02/01/26

     71,918  
  185,000     

Uber Technologies, Inc.*
0.000%, 12/15/25

     194,376  
     

 

 

 

            1,297,694  
     

 

 

 

  

Information Technology (4.3%)

 

  50,000     

Bentley Systems, Inc.*
0.125%, 01/15/26

     51,637  
  41,000     

Bill.com Holdings, Inc.*
0.000%, 12/01/25

     48,773  
  75,000     

Coupa Software, Inc.*
0.375%, 06/15/26

     84,709  
  55,000     

Datadog, Inc.*
0.125%, 06/15/25

     64,627  
  

Enphase Energy, Inc.*

  
  65,000     

0.000%, 03/01/28

     60,313  
  29,000     

0.000%, 03/01/26

     27,007  
  25,000     

Five9, Inc.*
0.500%, 06/01/25

     33,459  
  65,000     

Itron, Inc.*
0.000%, 03/15/26

     64,883  
  80,000     

LivePerson, Inc.*
0.000%, 12/15/26

     80,930  
  150,000     

Microchip Technology, Inc.
0.125%, 11/15/24

     176,500  
  30,000     

Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd.*
0.000%, 10/15/25

     39,857  
  65,000     

Okta, Inc.
0.125%, 09/01/25

     87,749  
  30,000     

ON Semiconductor Corp.
1.625%, 10/15/23

     62,182  
  100,000     

Repay Holdings Corp.*
0.000%, 02/01/26

     98,225  
  90,000     

RingCentral, Inc.
0.000%, 03/01/25

     98,527  
  64,000     

Shift4 Payments, Inc.*
0.000%, 12/15/25

     80,408  
  19,000     

Shopify, Inc.^
0.125%, 11/01/25

     21,597  
  47,000     

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*
0.625%, 06/15/25

     61,801  
  31,000     

Square, Inc.*
0.000%, 05/01/26

     34,805  
  30,000     

Wix.com, Ltd.*
0.000%, 08/15/25

     31,589  
  30,000     

Workday, Inc.
0.250%, 10/01/22

     51,785  

 

  PRINCIPAL  

AMOUNT

          VALUE

 

 

 
  40,000     

Zscaler, Inc.*
0.125%, 07/01/25

   $ 53,343  
     

 

 

 

            1,414,706  
     

 

 

 

  

Materials (0.1%)

  
  33,000     

MP Materials Corp.*
0.250%, 04/01/26

     34,047  
     

 

 

 

  

Real Estate (0.7%)

  
  70,000     

IH Merger Sub, LLC
3.500%, 01/15/22

     99,353  
  45,000     

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
1.750%, 12/15/26

     52,981  
  75,000     

Redfin Corp.*
0.000%, 10/15/25

     87,636  
     

 

 

 

        239,970  
     

 

 

 

  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $6,096,112)

     7,419,061  
     

 

 

 

  NUMBER OF  

SHARES

          VALUE

 

 

 
 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (9.4%)

 
  

Communication Services (0.7%)

 

  205     

2020 Cash Mandatory Exchangeable Trust*
5.250%, 06/01/23

     230,343  
     

 

 

 

  

Consumer Discretionary (0.8%)

 

  1,695     

Aptiv, PLC
5.500%, 06/15/23

     267,624  
     

 

 

 

  

Financials (0.8%)

  
  1,180     

AMG Capital Trust II^
5.150%, 10/15/37

     66,663  
  2,895     

KKR & Company, Inc.^
6.000%, 09/15/23

     192,952  
     

 

 

 

        259,615  
     

 

 

 

  

Health Care (1.4%)

 

  1,095     

Avantor, Inc.
6.250%, 05/15/22

     98,846  
  1,300     

Boston Scientific Corp.
5.500%, 06/01/23

     139,438  
  

Danaher Corp.

  
  130     

4.750%, 04/15/22

     198,914  
  22     

5.000%, 04/15/23^

     28,494  
     

 

 

 

        465,692  
     

 

 

 

  

Industrials (1.9%)

  
  800     

Colfax Corp.
5.750%, 01/15/22

     144,128  
  205     

Fortive Corp.
5.000%, 07/01/21

     204,090  
  2,430     

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.^
5.250%, 11/15/22

     286,691  
     

 

 

 

        634,909  
     

 

 

 

  

Information Technology (0.8%)

  
  170     

Broadcom, Inc.^
8.000%, 09/30/22

     250,663  
     

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Growth and Income Portfolio

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)   

 

  NUMBER OF  

SHARES

          VALUE

 

 

 
  

Utilities (3.0%)

  
  995     

AES Corp.
6.875%, 02/15/24

   $ 102,783  
  875     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Warner Media, LLC, Charter Communications Time, Inc.)§**
4.566%, 09/15/29

     53,144  
  1,890     

Dominion Energy, Inc.
7.250%, 06/01/22

     186,808  
  3,750     

DTE Energy Company
6.250%, 11/01/22

     186,337  
  1,945     

Essential Utilities, Inc.
6.000%, 04/30/22

     111,235  
  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

  
  4,935     

4.872%, 09/01/22

     283,318  
  1,210     

6.219%, 09/01/23

     60,016  
     

 

 

 

        983,641  
     

 

 

 

  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $2,614,498)

     3,092,487  
     

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (67.1%)

 
  

Communication Services (7.3%)

 

  515     

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#

     1,062,198  
  4,275     

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     231,320  
  2,015     

Facebook, Inc. - Class A#

     593,478  
  375     

Netflix, Inc.#

     195,623  
  1,710     

Walt Disney Company#~

     315,529  
     

 

 

 

            2,398,148  
     

 

 

 

  

Consumer Discretionary (8.0%)

 

  370     

Amazon.com, Inc.#~

     1,144,809  
  2,245     

General Motors Company

     128,998  
  1,135     

Home Depot, Inc.

     346,459  
  785     

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

     149,291  
  650     

McDonald’s Corp.

     145,691  
  2,805     

MGM Resorts International

     106,562  
  1,340     

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     178,073  
  895     

Starbucks Corp.

     97,797  
  650     

Target Corp.

     128,745  
  190     

Tesla, Inc.#

     126,907  
  1,310     

TJX Companies, Inc.

     86,656  
     

 

 

 

        2,639,988  
     

 

 

 

  

Consumer Staples (4.7%)

  
  4,990     

Coca-Cola Company

     263,023  
  390     

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     137,467  
  2,930     

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

     171,493  
  1,345     

PepsiCo, Inc.

     190,250  
  1,740     

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     154,408  
  2,065     

Procter & Gamble Company

     279,663  
  1,500     

Sysco Corp.

     118,110  
  1,570     

Walmart, Inc.

     213,253  
     

 

 

 

        1,527,667  
     

 

 

 

  

Energy (2.2%)

  
  2,925     

Chevron Corp.

     306,511  
  3,480     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     194,288  
  1,920     

Hess Corp.

     135,859  
  1,505     

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     80,503  
     

 

 

 

        717,161  
     

 

 

 

  NUMBER OF  

SHARES

          VALUE

 

 

 
  

Financials (8.9%)

  
  1,350     

American International Group, Inc.

   $ 62,384  
  583     

Assurant, Inc.

     82,652  
  9,845     

Bank of America Corp.

     380,903  
  125     

BlackRock, Inc.

     94,245  
  2,795     

Charles Schwab Corp.

     182,178  
  875     

Chubb, Ltd.

     138,224  
  3,415     

Citigroup, Inc.

     248,441  
  1,140     

Discover Financial Services

     108,289  
  585     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     191,295  
  1,515     

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     169,195  
  3,145     

JPMorgan Chase & Company

     478,763  
  3,935     

KeyCorp

     78,621  
  1,555     

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

     189,399  
  3,875     

Morgan Stanley

     300,932  
  510     

Northern Trust Corp.

     53,606  
  1,760     

US Bancorp

     97,346  
  2,185     

Wells Fargo & Company

     85,368  
     

 

 

 

        2,941,841  
     

 

 

 

  

Health Care (7.6%)

  
  815     

Abbott Laboratories

     97,670  
  645     

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     82,005  
  215     

Anthem, Inc.

     77,174  
  2,010     

Baxter International, Inc.

     169,523  
  1,745     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

     110,162  
  945     

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.#

     79,040  
  345     

Eli Lilly & Company

     64,453  
  350     

Humana, Inc.

     146,738  
  85     

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#

     62,810  
  1,705     

Johnson & Johnson

     280,217  
  2,060     

Medtronic, PLC

     243,348  
  2,915     

Merck & Company, Inc.

     224,717  
  3,310     

Pfizer, Inc.

     119,921  
  230     

Stryker Corp.

     56,023  
  360     

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     164,297  
  1,245     

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     463,227  
  305     

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#

     65,541  
     

 

 

 

            2,506,866  
     

 

 

 

  

Industrials (5.9%)

  
  6,390     

Carrier Global Corp.

     269,786  
  3,390     

CSX Corp.

     326,864  
  175     

FedEx Corp.

     49,707  
  1,610     

Honeywell International, Inc.

     349,483  
  1,180     

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     198,323  
  790     

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     255,675  
  4,860     

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     375,532  
  580     

Union Pacific Corp.

     127,838  
     

 

 

 

        1,953,208  
     

 

 

 

  

Information Technology (19.2%)

  
  765     

Accenture, PLC - Class A

     211,331  
  430     

Adobe, Inc.#~

     204,409  
  505     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#

     39,643  
  13,055     

Apple, Inc.

     1,594,668  
  2,510     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     129,792  
  1,375     

Fidelity National Information

  
  

Services, Inc.

     193,339  
  495     

Global Payments, Inc.

     99,782  
  580     

Lam Research Corp.

     345,239  
  1,335     

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

     65,388  
  845     

MasterCard, Inc. - Class A

     300,862  
  1,925     

Micron Technology, Inc.#

     169,804  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments
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Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)   

 

  NUMBER OF  

SHARES

          VALUE

 

 

 
  6,460     

Microsoft Corp.~

   $ 1,523,074  
  665     

NVIDIA Corp.

     355,063  
  315     

PayPal Holdings, Inc.#

     76,495  
  565     

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     74,913  
  830     

Salesforce.com, Inc.#

     175,852  
  250     

ServiceNow, Inc.#~

     125,028  
  370     

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     67,888  
  995     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (ADR)

     117,689  
  2,130     

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     450,985  
     

 

 

 

        6,321,244  
     

 

 

 

  

Materials (2.3%)

  
  580     

Celanese Corp. - Class A

     86,890  
  5,565     

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.#

     183,255  
  985     

Linde, PLC

     275,938  
  1,110     

PPG Industries, Inc.

     166,789  
  240     

Vulcan Materials Company

     40,500  
     

 

 

 

        753,372  
     

 

 

 

  

Real Estate (1.0%)

  
  810     

American Tower Corp.

     193,639  
  835     

Crown Castle International Corp.

     143,728  
     

 

 

 

        337,367  
     

 

 

 

  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $12,371,630)

         22,096,862  
     

 

 

 

NUMBER OF

CONTRACTS/

NOTIONAL

AMOUNT

           VALUE
 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.4%) #

  
  

Information Technology (0.0%)

 

  22     

Intel Corp.

  
  140,800     

Call, 06/18/21, Strike $70.00

     3,366  
  10 88,210     

Micron Technology, Inc.
Call, 06/18/21, Strike $90.00

     6,200  
  20140,340     

Oracle Corp.

  
  

Call, 06/18/21, Strike $80.00

     1,040  
     

 

 

 

        10,606  
     

 

 

 

  

Other (0.4%)

  
  65     

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

  
  303,290     

Call, 06/18/21, Strike $56.00 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

     618  
 

235

1,782,945

 

 

  

Call, 06/18/21, Strike $75.00

  

 

64,390

 

 

200

1,517,400

 

 

  

Call, 06/18/21, Strike $78.00

     11,200  
 

105

560,070

 

 

  

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Call, 06/18/21, Strike $59.00

     2,520  
 

60

320,040

 

 

  

Call, 06/18/21, Strike $57.00

     3,510  
 

35

239,820

 

 

  

iShares MSCI Japan ETF
Call, 06/18/21, Strike $70.00

     4,690  
 

38

839,572

 

 

  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Call, 06/18/21, Strike $230.00

     21,964  

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
          VALUE

 

 

 
  1     

S&P 500 Index

  
  397,289     

Put, 05/21/21, Strike $3,750.00

   $ 4,070  
     

 

 

 

        112,962  
     

 

 

 

  

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $246,624)

     123,568  
     

 

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
           VALUE
 

INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED
(2.9%)

 
 
  966,239     

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†
(Cost $966,239)

     966,239  
     

 

 

 

 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (102.5%)
  (Cost $22,347,939)

         33,752,366  
     

 

 

 

 
PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON
LOAN (-2.9%)
     (966,239
 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (0.4%)

     155,823  
     

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

   $ 32,941,950  
     

 

 

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

COUNTERPARTY   LONG
CONTRACTS
  SETTLEMENT
DATE
  LOCAL
CURRENCY
    CURRENT
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
GAIN/LOSS
 
State Street Bank and Trust   Canadian Dollar   04/22/21     50,000     $     39,789         $ 187  
State Street Bank and Trust   Canadian Dollar   04/22/21     20,000       15,915       293  
State Street Bank and Trust   New Taiwanese Dollar   04/22/21     316,000       11,076       (350
State Street Bank and Trust   New Taiwanese Dollar   04/22/21     177,000       6,204       (107
         

 

 

 
              $         23  
         

 

 

 
COUNTERPARTY   SHORT
CONTRACTS
  SETTLEMENT
DATE
  LOCAL
CURRENCY
    CURRENT
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
GAIN/LOSS
 
State Street Bank and Trust   New Taiwanese Dollar   04/22/21     193,000     $ 6,765     $ 178  
State Street Bank and Trust   Canadian Dollar   04/22/21     10,000       7,958       (94
State Street Bank and Trust   Canadian Dollar   04/22/21     12,000       9,549       (162
State Street Bank and Trust   New Taiwanese Dollar   04/22/21     288,000       10,095       309  
State Street Bank and Trust   Canadian Dollar   04/22/21     13,000       10,345       (3
State Street Bank and Trust   Canadian Dollar   04/22/21     16,000       12,732       51  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments
4


Growth and Income Portfolio

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)   

 

COUNTERPARTY   

SHORT

CONTRACTS

    

SETTLEMENT

DATE

    

LOCAL

CURRENCY

    

CURRENT

VALUE

    

UNREALIZED 

GAIN/LOSS 

State Street Bank and Trust     

New
Taiwanese
Dollar
 
 
 
     04/22/21        3,062,000      $     107,326        $ 3,645   
Northern Trust Company     
Canadian
Dollar
 
 
     04/22/21        168,000        133,690        (1,369
              

 

 

 

                 $ 2,555  
              

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

*   Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are excepted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers (“QIBs”), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.
^   Security, or portion of security, is on loan.
§   Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of one or more entities that are different than the issuer. Each entity is identified in the parenthetical.
**   Step coupon security. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown is the rate in effect at March 31, 2021.
#   Non-income producing security.
~   Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $302,593.
  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of March 31, 2021.
Note: The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments
5


Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization. CALAMOS ADVISORS TRUST (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust organized February 17, 1999, consists of a single series, Calamos Growth and Income Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), which commenced operations on May 19, 1999.

The Trust currently offers the Portfolio’s shares to certain life insurance companies for allocation to certain separate accounts established for the purpose of funding qualified and non-qualified variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance contracts. The Portfolio seeks high long-term total return through growth and current income.

The Portfolio invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of convertible instruments (including synthetic convertible instruments), equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. companies without regard to market capitalization. In pursuing its investment objective, the Portfolio attempts to utilize these different types of securities to strike, in the investment adviser’s opinion, the appropriate balance between risk and return in terms of growth and income.

Significant Accounting Policies. The Schedules of Investments have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The Portfolio is considered investment companies under U.S. GAAP and follow the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Portfolio:

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”). ASU 2017-08 shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. The Portfolio adopted ASU2017-08 as of January 1, 2020, with no material impact on the Portfolio’s financial statements.

In October 2020, FASB issued ASU No. 2020-08, Codification Improvements to Subtopic 310-20, Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (“ASU 2020-08”). ASU 2020-08 was issued to clarify how to amortize premiums for debt securities where there are bonds with multiple call dates. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Management has evaluated the impact of this guidance within the Portfolio’s financial statements and has determined the adoption of ASU 2020-08 will have no impact on the Fund’s financial statements.

Portfolio Valuation. The valuation of the Portfolio’s investments is in accordance with policies and procedures adopted by and under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees.

Portfolio securities that are traded on U.S. securities exchanges, except option securities, are valued at the official closing price, which is the last current reported sales price on its principal exchange at the time the Portfolio determines its net asset value (“NAV”). Securities traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking a NASDAQ Official Closing Price, the last current reported sale price on NASDAQ at the time a Portfolio determines its NAV. When a last sale or closing price is not available, equity securities, other than option securities, that are traded on a U.S. securities exchange and other equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on its principal exchange in accordance with guidelines adopted by the board of trustees. Each option security traded on a U.S. securities exchange is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, also in accordance with guidelines adopted by the board of trustees. Each over-the-counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued either by an independent pricing agent approved by the board of trustees or based on a quotation provided by the counterparty to such option under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees.

Fixed income securities, certain convertible preferred securities, and non-exchange traded derivatives are normally valued by independent pricing services or by dealers or brokers who make markets in such securities. Valuations of such fixed income securities, certain convertible preferred securities, and non-exchange traded derivatives consider yield or price of equivalent securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data and do not rely exclusively upon exchange or over-the-counter prices.

Trading on European and Far Eastern exchanges and over-the-counter markets is typically completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open. Each security trading on these exchanges or in over-the-counter markets may be valued utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service approved by the board of trustees. The valuation of each security that meets certain criteria in relation to the valuation model is systematically adjusted to reflect the impact of movement in the U.S. market after the foreign markets close. Securities that do not meet the criteria, or that are principally traded in other foreign markets, are valued as of the last reported sale price at the time the Portfolio determines its NAV, or when reliable market prices or quotations are not readily available, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading of foreign securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the Portfolio’s NAV is not calculated.

If the pricing committee determines that the valuation of a security in accordance with the methods described above is not reflective of a fair value for such security, the security is valued at a fair value by the pricing committee, under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees, following the guidelines and/or procedures adopted by the board of trustees.

The Portfolio also may use fair value pricing, pursuant to guidelines adopted by the board of trustees and under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees, if trading in the security is halted or if the value of a security it holds is materially affected by events occurring before the Portfolio’s pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is listed. Those procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by the board of trustees, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities.

When fair value pricing of securities is employed, the prices of securities used by a Portfolio to calculate its NAV may differ from market quotations or official closing prices. In light of the judgment involved in fair valuations, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a particular security is accurate.

Foreign Currency Translation. Values of investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using a rate quoted by a major bank or dealer in the particular currency market, as reported by a recognized quotation dissemination service.


Option Transactions. For hedging and investment purposes, the Portfolio may purchase or write (sell) put and call options. One of the risks associated with purchasing an option is that the Portfolio pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Portfolio bears the risk of loss of premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. The Portfolio as writer of an option bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Portfolio may engage in portfolio hedging with respect to changes in currency exchange rates by entering into forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell currencies. A forward foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Risks associated with such contracts include, among other things, movement in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparty to perform. The net unrealized gain, if any, represents the credit risk to the Portfolio on a forward foreign currency contract. The contracts are valued daily at forward foreign exchange rates.

As of March 31, 2021, the Portfolio had outstanding forward foreign currency contracts as listed on the Schedule of Investments.

Note 2 – Investments

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at March 31, 2021 was as follows*:

 

Cost basis of investments

         $22,347,939   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     11,762,912  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (358,485)  
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

         $11,404,427  
  

 

 

 

* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table does not reflect tax adjustments. For the previous fiscal year’s federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Portfolio’s most recent semi-annual or annual report.