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MARCH 1, 2010

     
     
Summary Prospectus
Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund
NASDAQ Symbol: CMNIX – Class I  CVSRX – Class R
  (CALAMOS LOGO)

 
Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, which contain more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus, statement of additional information and other information about the Fund online at www.calamos.com. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800.582.6959 or by sending an e-mail request to prospectus@calamos.com. The current prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated March 1, 2010, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.
 
Investment Objective
 
Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund’s investment objective is high current income consistent with stability of principal.
 
Fees and Expenses of the Fund
 
The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. More information about the share classes is available from your financial professional and under “Fund Facts — What classes of shares do the Funds offer?” on page 66 of the prospectus and “Share Classes and Pricing of Shares” on page 51 of the statement of additional information.
 
                     
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):
    CLASS I   CLASS R    
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
    None       None      
                     
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of the lesser of the redemption price or offering price)
    None       None      
                     
                     
                     
Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
    CLASS I   CLASS R    
Management Fees
    0.71 %     0.71 %    
                     
Distribution and/or Service Fees (12b-1)
    0.00 %     0.50 %    
                     
Other Expenses
    0.24 %     0.24 %    
                     
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
    0.95 %     1.45 %    
                     
 
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, that all dividends and capital gain distributions are reinvested and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, whether or not you redeemed your shares at the end of the period, your costs would be:
 
                                     
    I   R            
1 Year
    97       148                      
                                     
3 Years
    303       459                      
                                     
5 Years
    526       792                      
                                     
10 Years
    1,167       1,736                      
                                     
 
Portfolio Turnover
 
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in the annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 79.8% of the average value of its portfolio.

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

 
Principal Investment Strategies
 
The Fund’s investment strategy can be characterized as “market neutral” because it seeks to achieve maximum current income while maintaining a low correlation to the fluctuations of the U.S. equity market as a whole. The Fund invests mainly in convertible securities of U.S. companies without regard to market capitalization and employs short selling to enhance income and hedge against market risk. The convertible securities in which the Fund invests may be either debt securities or preferred stocks that can be exchanged for common stock. The average term to maturity of the convertible securities purchased by the Fund will typically range from two to ten years.
 
The Fund may seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options. The Fund may write call options (i) on a portion of the equity securities (including securities that are convertible into equity securities) in the Fund’s portfolio and (ii) on broad-based securities indexes (such as the S&P 500 or MSCI EAFE) or certain ETFs (exchange traded funds) that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate such market indexes.
 
In addition, to seek to offset some of the risk of a potential decline in value of certain long positions, the Fund may also purchase put options on individual securities, broad-based securities indexes (such as the S&P 500), or certain ETFs that trade like common stocks but seek to replicate such market indexes.
 
The Fund may invest without limit in high yield fixed-income securities (often referred to as “junk bonds”). In addition, the Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of portfolio securities. The Fund’s investment adviser seeks to lower the risks of investing in stocks by using a “top-down approach” of diversification by company, industry, sector, country and currency and focusing on macro-level investment themes.
 
Principal Risks
 
An investment in the Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The risks associated with an investment in the Fund can increase during times of significant market volatility. Your investment in the Fund is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include:
 
•  Convertible Securities Risk — The value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates, with investment value declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline. The credit standing of the issuer and other factors also may have an effect on the convertible security’s investment value.
 
•  Synthetic Convertible Instruments Risk — The value of a synthetic convertible instrument will respond differently to market fluctuations than a convertible security because a synthetic convertible instrument is composed of two or more separate securities, each with its own market value. In addition, if the value of the underlying common stock or the level of the index involved in the convertible component falls below the exercise price of the warrant or option, the warrant or option may lose all value.
 
•  Convertible Hedging Risk — If the market price of the underlying common stock increases above the conversion price on a convertible security, the price of the convertible security will increase. The Fund’s increased liability on any outstanding short position would, in whole or in part, reduce this gain.
 
•  Covered Call Writing Risk — As the writer of a covered call option on a security, the Fund foregoes, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security. covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the exercise price of the call.
 
•  Options Risk — The Fund’s ability to close out its position as a purchaser or seller of an over-the-counter or exchange-listed put or call option is dependent, in part, upon the liquidity of the option market. There are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation among these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. The Fund’s ability to utilize options successfully will depend on the ability of the Fund’s investment adviser to predict pertinent market movements, which cannot be assured.
 
•  Short Sale Risk — The Fund may incur a loss (without limit) as a result of a short sale if the market value of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date the Fund replaces the security. The Fund may be unable to repurchase the borrowed security at a particular time or at an acceptable price.
 
•  Interest Rate Risk — The value of fixed-income securities generally decreases in periods when interest rates are rising. In addition, interest rate changes typically have a greater effect on prices of longer-term fixed-income securities than shorter-term fixed-income securities.
 
•  Credit Risk — An issuer of a fixed-income security could be downgraded or default. If the Fund holds securities that have been downgraded, or that default on payment, the Fund’s performance could be negatively affected.
 
•  High Yield Risk — High yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to greater levels of credit and liquidity risks. High yield securities are considered primarily speculative with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to make principal and interest payments.
 
•  Liquidity Risk — Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell. The Fund’s investments in illiquid securities may reduce the returns of the Fund because it may be unable to sell the illiquid securities at an advantageous time or price.
 
•  Portfolio Selection Risk — The value of your investment may decrease if the investment adviser’s judgment about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, issuer, industry or sector or about market movements is incorrect.

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

 
Performance
 
The following bar chart and table indicate the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from calendar year to calendar year and how the Fund’s average annual total returns compare with those of a broad measure of market performance. All returns include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. As always, please note that the Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) cannot predict how it will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.calamos.com or by calling 800.582.6959.
 
 
CLASS I ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR YEARS ENDED 12.31
 
(CALAMOS MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND BAR CHART)
 
             
Best Quarter:
  8.12% (6.30.09)   Worst Quarter:   -6.66% (12.31.08)
 
Average Annual Total Returns as of 12.31.09
The following table shows how the Fund’s average annual performance (before and after taxes) for the one-, five- and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2009 and since the Fund’s inception compared with broad measures of market performance. “Since Inception” returns shown for each index are returns since the inception of the Fund’s Class I shares, or since the nearest subsequent month end when comparative index data is available only for full monthly periods. The after-tax returns show the impact of assumed federal income taxes on an investment in the Fund. “Return After Taxes on Distributions” shows the effect of taxable distributions, but assumes that you still hold the Fund shares at the end of the period and so do not have any taxable gain or loss on your investment. “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” shows the effect of taxable distributions and any taxable gain or loss that would be realized if the Fund shares were purchased at the beginning and sold at the end of the specified period.
 
The after-tax returns are shown only for Class I shares, are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown, and the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns for classes other than Class I will vary from returns shown for Class I.
 
                                     
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12.31.09
    INCEPTION
          SINCE
   
    DATE OF CLASS   ONE YEAR   FIVE YEARS   INCEPTION    
Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund — Class I
    5.10.00                              
                                     
Return Before Taxes
            14.11 %     2.39 %     4.91 %    
                                     
Return After Taxes on Distributions
            13.70 %     0.84 %     2.87 %    
                                     
Return After taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares
            9.59 %     1.27 %     3.06 %    
                                     
Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund — Class R
    3.1.07                              
                                     
Return Before Taxes
            13.48 %           0.99 %    
                                     
Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index
            4.52 %     4.71 %     6.33 %    
                                     
Citigroup 30-Day Treasury Bill Index
            0.09 %     2.72 %     2.58 %    
                                     
 
The Citigroup 30 Day T-Bill Index is generally considered representative of the performance of short-term money market investments.
 
Investment Adviser
 
Calamos Advisors LLC

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

 
             
PORTFOLIO MANAGER/ FUND TITLE (IF APPLICABLE)   PORTFOLIO MANAGER EXPERIENCE IN THE FUND   PRIMARY TITLE WITH INVESTMENT ADVISER    
John P. Calamos, Sr. (President, Chairman)
  since Fund’s inception   Chief Executive Officer, Co-CIO    
             
Nick P. Calamos (Vice President)
  since Fund’s inception   President of Investments, Co-CIO    
             
John P. Calamos Jr. 
  since Fund’s inception   EVP    
             
Jeff Scudieri
  8 years   SVP, Co-Head of Research and Investments    
             
Jon Vacko
  8 years   SVP, Co-Head of Research and Investments    
             
John Hillenbrand
  8 years   SVP, Senior Strategy Analyst    
             
Steve Klouda
  8 years   SVP, Senior Strategy Analyst    
             
Bryan Lloyd
  4 years   VP, Senior Strategy Analyst    
             
Dino Dussias
  3 years   AVP, Senior Strategy Analyst    
             
Christopher Hartman
  3 years   AVP, Senior Strategy Analyst    
             
Joe Wysocki
  3 years   AVP, Senior Strategy Analyst    
             
 
Buying and Redeeming Fund Shares
 
Minimum Initial Investment: Class I: $1,000,000/$500 for IRA
Class R: None
Minimum Additional Investment: Classes I and R: None
To Place Orders, please contact your intermediary, or place your order directly by mail: U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: 800.582.6959
 
Transaction Policies
The Fund’s shares are redeemable. In general, investors may purchase, redeem, or exchange Fund shares on any business day by written request (to the address noted above), by wire transfer, by telephone (at the number noted above), or through a financial intermediary. Orders to buy and redeem shares are processed at the next net asset value (share price or “NAV”) to be calculated only on days when the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading.
 
Tax Information
 
The Fund’s distributions may be taxable as ordinary income or capital gains, except when your investment is in an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-advantaged investment plan.
 
Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
 
If you purchase shares of the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.
 
Click here to view the Fund’s statutory prospectus or statement of additional information.
 
(CALAMOS LOGO)
2020 Calamos Court
Naperville, IL 60563-2787
800.582.6959
www.calamos.com

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