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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER:

   811-05443
EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER:    Calamos Investment Trust

ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

  

2020 Calamos Court, Naperville

Illinois 60563-2787

NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE:

  

John P Calamos, Sr., Founder, Chairman and

Global Chief Investment Officer

Calamos Advisors LLC

2020 Calamos Court,

Naperville, Illinois

60563-2787

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:                 (630) 245-7200

DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END:                 October 31, 2020

DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD:                 November 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS.

LOGO


LOGO

Experience and Foresight

About Calamos Investments

For over 40 years, we have helped investors like you manage and build wealth to meet long-term objectives. Because investors have different time horizons, risk tolerances and goals, we offer funds to suit a variety of asset allocation needs. Our 18 mutual funds include equity, fixed income, convertible and alternative funds. We offer U.S. funds as well as global and international choices.

We are dedicated to helping our clients build and protect wealth. We understand when you entrust us with your assets, you also entrust us with your achievements, goals and aspirations. We believe we best honor this trust by making investment decisions guided by integrity, discipline and our conscientious research.

We believe an active, risk-conscious approach is essential for wealth creation. In our early years, we pioneered the use of convertible securities as a means to control risk in volatile markets. We followed with strategies that combine convertibles and stocks, with the aim of participating in equity market upside with potentially less volatility than an all-stock portfolio. In the 1990s, we introduced our first stock fund, which invests in growth companies both large and small. Across our funds, our investment process seeks to manage risk at multiple levels and draws upon our experience investing through many market cycles. In a rapidly changing environment, we believe that this active management is essential.

We are global in our perspective. We believe globalization offers tremendous opportunities for countries and companies all over the world. In our U.S., global and international portfolios, we are seeking to capitalize on the potential growth of the global economy.

We believe there are opportunities in all markets. Our history traces back to the 1970s, a period of significant volatility and economic concerns. Since then, we have invested through multiple market cycles, each with its own challenges. Out of this experience comes our belief that the flipside of volatility is opportunity.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Letter to Shareholders

     1  

The Funds

  

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

     5  

Calamos Hedged Equity Fund

     10  

Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund

     13  

Calamos Convertible Fund

     19  

Calamos Global Convertible Fund

     23  

Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

     26  

Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund

     29  

Calamos Growth Fund

     32  

Calamos Growth and Income Fund

     36  

Calamos Dividend Growth Fund

     40  

Calamos Select Fund (formerly, Calamos Opportunistic Value Fund)

     43  

Calamos International Growth Fund

     47  

Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund

     51  

Calamos Global Equity Fund

     55  

Calamos Global Growth and Income Fund

     59  

Calamos Total Return Bond Fund

     63  

Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund

     68  

Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund

     73  

Expense Overview

     77  

Schedules of Investments

     81  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     163  

Statements of Operations

     167  

Statements of Changes In Net Assets

     171  

Notes to Financial Statements

     178  

Financial Highlights

     213  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     266  

Liquidity Risk Management Program

     268  
 


 

Letter to Shareholders

 

 

LOGO

 

JOHN P. CALAMOS, SR.

Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Welcome to your semiannual report for the six-month period ended April 30, 2020. In this report, you will find commentary from the Calamos portfolio management teams, as well as a listing of portfolio holdings, financial statements and highlights, and detailed information about the performance and positioning of the Calamos Funds.

Market Review

The semiannual period brought unprecedented uncertainty to the global economy and markets. Global efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in severe and rapid declines in economic activity and global financial markets. The turmoil in the markets reached its height in March, with the S&P 500 falling more than 30% over just a few weeks. As investors sought safe havens and central banks lowered short-term rates, yields plummeted and the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield reached a record low. Meanwhile, oil prices slumped on the back of weak demand and geopolitics. By the end of the reporting period, market conditions had stabilized to a large extent, however. Significant market rebounds occurred during the final weeks of the period as investor sentiment improved in the wake of fiscal and monetary policy efforts.1

For the semiannual period overall, equities came under the most pressure, particularly emerging market equities. Convertible securities demonstrated relative resilience, with the U.S. market posting a modest advance and the global market falling slightly. In the bond market, U.S. investment grade and short-term U.S. markets gained, benefiting from a flight to perceived safety.2

Outlook

We are confident that both the economy and markets will recover, although we cannot predict the exact timeline. Although we are in the midst of sweeping uncertainties and discouraging headlines, it is important to remember that the economy and markets have navigated many crises that seemed quite insurmountable at the time.

Countries around the world have responded to the pandemic with unprecedented global monetary and fiscal policy responses. In the U.S., the Federal Reserve and federal government have acted swiftly, increasing the likelihood for a relatively faster economic recovery. U.S. consumer balance sheets are in better shape than they were in 2008, while credit markets and the banking system are operating in an orderly fashion.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

 

 

From an investment perspective, the economy and markets are unlikely to recover at the same pace. Markets are typically forward looking and have often turned the corner not when problems were fully solved but when things looked “less bad.” We’ve already seen the stock market gain ground back from March lows, and we believe better market conditions can continue, even before the pandemic is resolved and the economy is fully up and running again.

Even though markets conditions have improved since late March, we expect volatility to remain very high, due to the pandemic, economic shocks and U.S. elections. This is an environment that will favor active management and security selection. As conditions change, we may see significant shifts in market leadership. We believe that our investment teams will be able to navigate these crosscurrents, drawing on our long-term perspective, risk-management experience and deep research capabilities.

Throughout my 50-year investing career, I have maintained that there is opportunity in every market environment. I believe this holds true. During this recent correction, many securities were sold off more severely than we believe their fundamentals warranted. Our teams sought to take advantage of these dislocations to build positions in companies, sectors and investment themes that provide attractive compensation for their potential risks. Additionally, our teams are finding many opportunities in newly issued securities. For example, as companies seek capital, high yield bonds and convertible securities are coming to market with very attractive terms.

Asset Allocation Considerations for Investors

As the global health crisis of COVID-19 has upended the global economy, many investors are understandably worried about their asset allocations. In these fast moving markets, making panicked moves or trying to time the markets is very dangerous. Markets can rise as unpredictably as they fall, but it’s impossible to predict these changes with certainty. Investors who make sudden shifts when markets are falling may find that they’ve capture the downside, only to miss the upside.

Now more than ever, we encourage investors to seek out their investment professionals, who can help address changing financial goals and risk considerations. If you seek equity market participation with potentially less volatility, your advisor may recommend actively managed Calamos funds that include convertible securities. Convertible securities combine characteristics of stocks and traditional fixed income securities. With active management, convertibles can provide the opportunity for upside participation with equity risk mitigation. Calamos Convertible Fund (page 19) or Calamos Global Convertible Fund (page 23) focus primarily on convertible securities, while Calamos Growth and Income Fund (page 36) and Calamos Global Growth and Income (page 59) invest in stocks, convertibles and other fixed income securities.

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

 

 

In volatile markets, your financial professional may propose enhancing the overall diversification of your portfolio. The volatility of the semiannual period affirms the potential benefits of fixed income strategies such as Calamos Total Return Bond Fund (page 63) and Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund (page 73). Also, liquid alternative strategies such as Calamos Hedged Equity Fund (page 10) and Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (page 5) offer compelling approaches for navigating challenging markets.

Conclusion

I founded Calamos Investments more than 40 years ago, during the difficult financial markets of the 1970s. Throughout the decades, the economic and investment landscape have changed dramatically against a backdrop of technological advancements and globalization. However, our vision has remained constant. We are dedicated to providing innovative investment approaches that help investors achieve their financial goals, including through uncertain times.

As always, we thank you for your continued trust.

Sincerely,

LOGO

John P. Calamos, Sr.

Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer

 

 

 

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Letter to Shareholders

 

 

Before investing, carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Please see the prospectus containing this and other information or call 800.582.6959. Please read the prospectus carefully. Performance data represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Opinions are as of the publication date, subject to change and may not come to pass. Information is for informational purposes only and shouldn’t be considered investment advice.

Diversification and asset allocation do not guarantee a profit or protection against a loss.

 

1 

The MSCI All Country World Index is a measure of global stock market performance which returned 10.76% in April 2020. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market which returned 12.82% for the month. The MSCI Emerging Market Index is a measure of emerging market equity performance which returned 9.18% for the month.

The ICE BofA All U.S. Convertibles Ex-Mandatory Index represents the U.S. convertible securities market excluding mandatory convertibles. The index returned 11.41% in April 2020. The Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index is designed to broadly represent the global convertible bond market. The index returned 8.64% for the month. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index measures the performance of high yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer. The index returned 4.53% for month.

 

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For the six-month period ending April 30, 2020, the MSCI All Country World Index returned -7.43%, the S&P 500 Index returned -3.16% and the MSCI Emerging Market Index returned -10.39%. The ICE BofAML All U.S. Convertibles Ex-Mandatory Index returned 2.50% for the six-month period ending April 30, 2020. The Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index is returned -0.52% for the same period.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is considered generally representative of the investment-grade bond market. For the six-month period ending April 30, 2020, the index returned 4.86%. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index returned -6.60% for the six-month period. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit 1-3 Years Index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years and are publicly issued. The index returned 2.58% for the six-month period.

Source: Lipper, Inc and Mellon Analytical Solutions, LLC. Unmanaged index returns assume reinvestment of any and all distributions and, unlike fund returns, do not reflect fees, expenses or sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Investments in overseas markets pose special risks, including currency fluctuation and political risks. These risks are generally intensified for investments in emerging markets. Countries, regions, and sectors mentioned are presented to illustrate countries, regions, and sectors in which a fund may invest. Fund holdings are subject to change daily. The Funds are actively managed. The information contained herein is based on internal research derived from various sources and does not purport to be statements of all material facts relating to the securities mentioned. The information contained herein, while not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness, has been obtained from sources we believe to be reliable. There are certain risks involved with investing in convertible securities in addition to market risk, such as call risk, dividend risk, liquidity risk and default risk, which should be carefully considered prior to investing.

This information is being provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or an offer to buy or sell any security in the portfolio. Investments in alternative strategies may not be suitable for all investors.

 

 

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

 

 

CALAMOS MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

Please discuss the Fund’s strategy and role within an asset allocation.

Launched more than 25 years ago, it represents one of the first liquid alternative mutual funds and blends two main strategies—convertible arbitrage and covered call writing—with the aim of monetizing volatility. In addition to offering an attractive historical risk/reward profile, the Fund may enhance long-term portfolio diversification potential, especially in relation to fixed income securities.

Recently, bouts of historically elevated equity volatility underscore the value of diversification. Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund is designed to:

» Potentially enhance an investor’s fixed income allocation.

» Actively pursue equity market upside while hedging downside risk.

The end goal is consistent absolute total return over varying market cycles.

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund returned -0.12% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus a 5.36% return for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index and the 0.66% increase for the FTSE 30-Day U.S. Treasury Bill Index.

For the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended April 30, 2020, the Fund’s I shares return ranked in the 27th, 18th, 11th and 1st percentiles, respectively, in the Morningstar Market Neutral category peer group.*

Both the convertible arbitrage and covered call writing strategies contributed positively to performance during the period. Since the inception of Class I shares on May 10, 2000, the Fund gained 4.42% on an annualized basis. For the same period, the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index gained 5.39%, while the FTSE 30-Day U.S. Treasury Bill Index returned 1.55%.

What factors influenced performance?

The Fund held up well despite significantly elevated volatility during the last two and a half months of the reporting period. The COVID-19 crisis along with an OPEC-Russia oil price war delivered a stunning combination blow. The S&P 500 Index caved, giving up three years of gains in a matter of days. The Fund resisted the extreme equity market decline that, combined with widening credit spreads and cheapening convertible valuations, proved a difficult environment to post a positive return. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) illustrated the extreme volatility, as it increased from 13.11 at the beginning of the period to a Mount Everest 82.69 on March 16 before falling back to 34.15 at the end of the reporting period.

 

*

Data is as of 4/30/20. Morningstar category percentile rankings are based on annualized total returns for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods. Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund Class I Shares were in the 27th, 18th, 11th and 1st percentiles of 119, 99, 78 and 21 funds for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods, respectively, for the Morningstar Market Neutral category.

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund combines two complementary strategies with different responses to volatility: convertible arbitrage seeks alpha and uncorrelated returns, while hedged equity provides income from options writing and upside participation.

KEY FEATURES

    Generates returns not dependent on interest rates, a key differentiator from traditional bond strategies.  

 

    Employs an absolute-return strategy with historically lower beta to fixed income and equity markets as well as lower volatility and limited drawdowns.  

 

    As one of the first alternative mutual funds, capitalizes on more than four decades of experience in the convertible space.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

The fund may provide potential diversification, particularly in a low-interest-rate environment.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CVSIX

C Shares

  CVSCX

I Shares

  CMNIX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128119203

C Shares

  128119849

I Shares

  128119880
 
 

 

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

 

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Information Technology

    35.9

Consumer Discretionary

    14.9  

Health Care

    14.3  

Communication Services

    9.7  

Financials

    7.2  

Industrials

    5.0  

Consumer Staples

    3.8  

Utilities

    3.3  

Real Estate

    2.8  

Other

    2.0  

Energy

    1.7  

Materials

    1.5  

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

The 33.79% S&P 500 Index decline from February 20 to March 23 delivered a stiff headwind to the hedged equity portion of the Fund. The Fund benefited from the put and short call options in place, but the equity basket fell below the call and put option. The Fund also benefited from the active management of our option trading, given we were able to take profits in the calls after the market decline while maintaining the existing put positioning. This meant that we were able to “clear the runway” so that we could participate in more of the market rebound (from March 24 forward) than we gave up during the pullback.

The convertible arbitrage portion of the portfolio fared better than the hedged equity strategy during the significant market decline. The strategy benefitted from increasing volatility, though this benefit was offset somewhat by widening credit spreads. According to Bloomberg Barclays, high yield credit spreads widened from 415 basis points to 766 basis points during the six months ended April 30, 2020.

Elevated option skew1 flattened during the reporting period. The Credit Suisse “Fear Barometer” Index, an index that compares the relative value of calls versus puts and is useful for measuring option skew, had begun the period at 25.24 and ended at 23.33 above its historical long-term average of about 20, though it did decline to 14.38 on March 12. As option skew flattened, the Fund’s “North Star” trade, which entails selling 80% calls against 40% puts, became increasingly attractive. Steeper skew provided an affordable opportunity for the Fund to use call and put spreads to create a favorable risk/reward profile.

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Federal Reserve reduced interest rates to near zero and initiated further quantitative easing activities. These actions moved U.S. interest rates sharply lower across the yield curve. The 3-year U.S. Treasury yield declined from 1.52% to 0.24%, the 5-year Treasury yield dropped from 2.98% to 0.36%, and the 10-year Treasury yield declined from 1.69% to 0.64%. While the Fund won’t have significant interest-rate exposure, this generally also means that it won’t have interest-rate opportunity. Declining interest rates over the reporting period supported the Bloomberg Barclay’s Government Credit Index outperformance relative to the Fund. Still, the Fund held up well relative to equities during the reporting period and helped add stability to the equity portfolio.

How is the fund positioned?

At the end of the reporting period, the Fund had 55.7% in convertible arbitrage and 43.4% in covered call writing. The relatively heavy allocation to convertible arbitrage reflects the opportunity we had to invest in robust new convertible issuance that offered favorable terms and valuations. Per ICE BofA, the U.S. has seen $26.4 billion in new issuance so far in 2020 through April 30. Annualized, this would put 2020 U.S. issuance on track to exceed $79.2 billion and would be the highest annual issuance witnessed since 2007.

During the significant market pullback, we took profits from our call positioning and worked to clear a runway to provide upside as the market recovered, all the while maintaining a significant amount of puts to help reduce market participation

 

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Volatility Skew is the difference in implied volatility between out-of-the-money options, at-the-money options, and in-the-money options. Volatility skew, which is affected by sentiment and the supply-and-demand relationship, provides information that helps fund managers determine whether to write calls or puts.

 

 

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

 

 

on the downside. The recent volatility increase has made our traditional “North Star” positioning (writing 80% calls and buying 40% puts) more attractive, and we have been allocating more of the hedged equity sleeve in this direction. At the same time, we maintained an allocation to “put-call spread” trades that remained attractive. The call-spread positioning involved writing calls that were in the money while at the same time purchasing out-of-the-money calls. In addition to the long puts that we always maintain in the portfolio, we also found it attractive to utilize put spreads by selling deep out-of-the-money puts and buying closer-to-the-money puts. This positioning provided an attractive upside/downside risk posture during the market pullback in February and March.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

The Market Neutral Income Fund seeks to provide bond-like returns with bond-like volatility but without bond-like risk exposures. The Fund seeks to “monetize volatility” through convertible arbitrage and hedged equity strategies. We expect uncertainty and volatility to remain in the market, given the uncertain long-term impact of COVID-19 and the contentious U.S. November election. The Fund benefits from “volatility in volatility” and the recent market volatility provides an attractive setting for both convertible arbitrage and hedged equity strategies going forward.

The Fund’s returns are not interest-rate-path dependent. While bonds have performed strongly as interest rates have declined, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund performed well relative to equities during the reporting period despite not having the duration exposure. Investors face a dilemma in terms of how to reduce equity sensitivity without embracing the interest-rate sensitivity of the bond market. With bond interest rates at historic lows, investors should consider whether current bond yields are providing adequate compensation for the risk that interest rates or inflation may increase. Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund has historically provided bond-like returns with bond-like risk over a long period of time without bond-like interest-rate sensitivity. The Fund also has lower correlations to other asset classes and can potentially provide diversification ballast to an investment portfolio.

 

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ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (5/10/00) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation, Lipper, Inc., and Mellon Analytical Solutions, LLC.

 

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Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

    

 

 

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

 

 

 

 

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
   5
YEARS
   10
YEARS

Class A Shares – Inception 9/4/90

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -0.25 %        1.96 %        3.15 %        3.68 %

With Sales Charge

      -2.50        -0.37        2.16        3.17

Class C Shares – Inception 2/16/00

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -0.64        1.20        2.38        2.90

With Sales Charge

      -1.63        0.20        2.38        2.90

Class I Shares – Inception 5/10/00

      -0.12        2.25        3.42        3.94

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.26%; Class C shares is 2.01% and Class I shares is 1.01%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results and was in effect until March 31, 2000. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Index is comprised of long-term government and investment-grade corporate debt securities and is generally considered representative of the performance of the broad U.S. bond market.

The FTSE 30 Day Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the performance of short-term money instruments. U.S. Treasury Bills are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and offer a guarantee as to the repayment of principal and interest at maturity.

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is a leading measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 Index (SPX) option prices.

The Morningstar Market Neutral Category represents funds that attempt to eliminate the risks of the market by holding 50% of assets in long positions in stocks and 50% of assets in short positions.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

 

 

 

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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund

 

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund blends a core long-equity portfolio with an actively managed option overlay. Tactical management creates opportunities to add alpha from option market dynamics and equity market volatility.

KEY FEATURES

    Our investment approach is highly responsive to dynamic market conditions, unlike many less active option-based strategies.  

 

    The investment team seeks to take advantage of opportunities the market presents, with a focus on being favorably positioned for as many outcomes as possible.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund’s options-based risk-management strategy can provide upside participation in equity markets while limiting downside exposure, thereby improving the quality of the ride.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CAHEX

C Shares

  CCHEX

I Shares

  CIHEX
     
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128120698

C Shares

  128120680

I Shares

  128120672
     

CALAMOS HEDGED EQUITY FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

Please discuss the Fund’s strategy and role within an asset allocation.

Calamos Hedged Equity Fund is designed to dampen volatility within an equity allocation.

 

  The Fund’s investment approach is highly responsive to dynamic market conditions, a key differentiator versus many less-active option-based strategies.

 

  The Fund’s strategy blends a core long equity portfolio with an actively managed option overlay. Tactical management creates opportunities to add alpha from option market dynamics and equity market volatility.

 

  As an equity substitute, the strategy seeks to provide better upside/downside asymmetry than long-only equities.

 

  The Fund seeks to take advantage of market opportunities by being favorably positioned for as many outcomes as possible.

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Hedged Equity Fund returned -0.04% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus the S&P 500 Index decrease of -3.16% and the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index 4.86% increase. Since its inception on December 31, 2014, the Fund gained 4.90% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) versus 8.92% for the S&P 500 Index and 3.80% for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

In this strategy, we utilize covered call writing, puts, as well as put and call spreads for income and risk mitigation on our proprietary basket of equities that represents the broad stock market. Through active management, we are attempting to derive better risk-adjusted returns versus holding the index passively.

What factors influenced performance?

The markets started 2020 with a steady upside tilt. The upside momentum stalled on February 19 when it began to sink in that the COVID-19 crisis was much more than a regional Chinese problem. To add to the drama, a rift between OPEC and Russia precipitated a slide in oil prices that had the WTI trading in negative territory for the first time in the history of the contract. Stunned investors looked on as three-years of S&P 500 Index gains vaporized in a matter of days. All told, the S&P 500 saw a 34% decline in March period followed by a roughly 15% bounce back beginning in late March through the end of April. Calamos Hedged Equity Fund road this unprecedented move, limiting downside capture to 35% and the rebound almost instantaneously brought the Fund to breakeven by April on a year-over-year basis. This environment provided favorable opportunities to monetize volatility, as we rebalanced our option hedges, improved the risk/reward positioning, and locked in profits.

The S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) increased from 13.65 (01/02/2020) at the beginning of the period to 85.47 (03/18/2020) at a pace and levels that have never been seen,

 

 

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even in 2008. Elevated option skew1 declined during the period. The Credit Suisse “Fear Barometer” Index, an index that compares the relative value of calls versus puts, finished the reporting period at 23.30. While this was lower than the 33.94 level at the beginning of the quarter, the CSFB was above the 20.50 historical average of the index and was indicative that calls are relatively inexpensive when compared to puts. The option skew presented opportunity to the Fund in terms of using call and put spreads.

How is the Fund positioned?

Option Positioning. The flattening of the skew early into the crisis presented an attractive opportunity to use our “North Star” trade selling 80% notional expensive calls and buying 60% notional position puts and put spreads at favorable pricing. More recently, the higher volatility and flatter option skew made our typical baseline trade look more appealing. As such, we marginally shifted back to our baseline trade towards the end of the reporting period. We used the early March rally to replace a portion of our put hedge and found put spreads to be attractive during this move. At the end of the period, our call positioning included a call write of 79% and a gross long call of 89%. Gross long calls were higher than typical because the Fund owned a number of calls that had become deep out of the money (OTM). Rather than sell those for pennies on the dollar, we believed the better course was to hold them. The Fund’s net put position at the end of the period was 119%, with an average strike of 2,360 (18% OTM). We also partially protected an additional +39% through put spreads.

Sector Positioning. At the end of the reporting period and relative to the S&P 500 Index, the equity basket was slightly overweight to the consumer discretionary and information technology sectors. The portfolio had slight underweight positions in the materials, financials, consumer staples, real estate and materials sectors.

Market Cap Positioning. Relative to the S&P 500 Index, the portfolio maintained a heavier relative weight to larger capitalization (>$25b) holdings and a lighter weight to small and mid-capitalization ($1b to $25b) names.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

The increase in market volatility has provided welcome opportunities to generate trading profits as we rebalance option hedges with market ebbs and flows. We continue to expect heightened volatility and the market’s fortunes will be bound to a decline in global COVID 19 cases and the continued leadership of select large-cap growth names. Should the equity markets continue to advance, the Fund is poised to participate in a portion of its upside while also providing an enhanced income stream from the equity dividends. Conversely, should the markets retreat, the dividend income stream and puts used in the Fund can serve to provide a measure of downside mitigation.

 

1 

Volatility Skew is the difference in implied volatility between out-of-the-money options, at-the-money options, and in-the-money options. Volatility skew, which is affected by sentiment and the supply-and-demand relationship, provides information that helps fund managers determine whether to write calls or puts.

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Information Technology

    23.2

Health Care

    14.0  

Communication Services

    10.2  

Consumer Discretionary

    10.1  

Financials

    10.0  

Other

    9.1  

Industrials

    7.1  

Consumer Staples

    6.8  

Energy

    3.0  

Utilities

    2.9  

Real Estate

    2.5  

Materials

    2.1  

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

 

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION (12/31/14) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
   5
YEARS
   SINCE
INCEPTION

Class A Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -0.10 %        2.38 %        4.85 %        4.62 %

With Sales Charge

      -4.82        -2.49        3.83        3.66

Class C Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -0.35        1.73        4.10        3.88

With Sales Charge

      -1.35        0.73        4.10        3.88

Class I Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

      -0.04        2.54        5.13        4.90

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.23%; Class C shares is 1.98% and Class I shares is 0.92%. The Fund’s Investment Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund expenses through 3/1/22 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.25%, 2.00%, 1.00% of average net assets, respectively. For the period of January 22, 2020 through February 28, 2021, the Fund’s investment advisor has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.15%, 1.90% and 0.90% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund’s expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown includes the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum frontend sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is considered generally representative of the investment-grade bond market.

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is a leading measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 Index (SPX) option prices.

The Cboe SKEW Index essentially tracks the willingness of investors to pay up for downside protection on the S&P 500 Index.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

 

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Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund

 

 

CALAMOS PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

What is the essence of the investment approach?

Through a global long/short structure, the Fund invests in publicly listed equity securities. Components of the strategy include:

A fundamental global approach that blends top-down and bottom-up considerations. Company analysis is integrated with industry, thematic and macro research.

An inclusive framework for identifying potential returns and associated risks. The framework accounts for company, industry, style, country and market factors.

Flexible capital allocation allowing for all investment styles, market caps and geographic regions. The investment universe is global, liquid and scalable. Exposure levels and investment styles depend upon market conditions and the economic cycle.

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period, ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund decreased -3.59% (Class I shares at net asset value). The S&P 500 Index declined -3.16% and MSCI World Index fell -7.03% over the same period.

Events of the period were historic as the already vulnerable equity markets capitulated to the economic consequences inflicted by a deadly pandemic. Our hedging ahead of the eventual market decline in February served to mitigate the impact of the fast and precipitous sell-off, while our pivot to greater market exposure to oversold sectors after the sell-off helped us capitalize on the subsequent market recovery that we believe began in March.

What factors influenced performance?

Our approach through much of 2019 and into Q1 2020 was one of capital preservation. We based our market exposures on our expectations of how fundamentals would evolve. In 2019, well before the outbreak of COVID-19, we expected economic data to weaken domestically and abroad, no longer supporting existing equity market valuations. U.S. activity slowed progressively in response to the long Fed tightening cycle, and the U.S. economy appeared to be coming in for a “soft landing.” The European story remained one of stagnation as German manufacturing slipped into recession. China and other emerging markets were dogged by trade conflicts and slowing global output. While the U.S. consumer was a source of resilience, the global producer industries entered a virtual recession. Almost all leading economic indicators deteriorated through the course of the year, coalescing into a concerning picture for corporate fundamentals—S&P 500 earnings were essentially flat in 2019.

We maintained this positioning into 2020, as we expected U.S. equities to be range bound. Given the troubling economic and corporate fundamentals, we anticipated numerous reversals of “trend perception” in the context of a multi-year transition. We kept a watchful eye over equity markets as valuations continued to expand into 2020 in spite of expectations of lower corporate earnings growth. Although we never anticipated the economic and market consequences of a historic pandemic, we did believe that the equity markets were vulnerably priced.

 

FUND OVERVIEW

The Fund seeks strong risk-adjusted and absolute returns across the global equity universe. The Fund uses a global long/short strategy to invest in publicly listed equity securities.

KEY FEATURES

    Fundamental global approach blends top-down and bottom-up considerations.  

 

    Flexible asset allocation allows for all investment styles, market caps and geographic regions depending on the market environment.  

 

    Comprehensive approach assesses stock, industry, style, country and market factors.  

 

    Knowledge-based industry concentration includes technology, communications, media, financials and health care.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund seeks to provide strong risk-adjusted returns via an alternative solution that complements and diversifies a global or U.S. equity allocation.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CPLSX

C Shares

  CPCLX

I Shares

  CPLIX
     
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128120656

C Shares

  128120649

I Shares

  128120631
     
 

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Financials

    26.2

Industrials

    22.2  

Communication Services

    12.5  

Health Care

    8.6  

Information Technology

    8.0  

Energy

    7.6  

Consumer Discretionary

    5.8  

Materials

    5.8  

Real Estate

    3.6  

Other

    2.3  

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

Our perception proved correct, as Q1 devolved into the worst quarter for equities since 1987, characterized by the sharpest bear market in recent history. After a rather benign first half of the quarter, equity markets rushed to discount the impact of the government mandated shutdowns across many sectors of the economy.

Although the Q1 correction was driven by investors’ reaction to the magnitude of virus-induced economic damage and the unprecedented oil price collapse, the year began with a dubious combination of above-average equity valuations coupled with below-average earnings growth in an economy that was exhibiting late-cycle characteristics.

Since its inception on May 1, 2002, the Fund has returned 9.71% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) and, therefore, markedly outperformed both the MSCI World and S&P 500 Indexes, which returned 6.86% and 7.80%, respectively during that time.

What helped and hurt performance over the six-month period?

The largest contributors were from long investments in the health care and communication services sectors, while long positions in financials and industrials hindered performance. Notable contributors during the period included short positions in the S&P 500 Index Fund (SPY), which serves as a general market hedge, as well as long positions in United Healthcare Group 2.1%* (Health Care) and Tesla 0.7% (Consumer Discretionary). Detractors included long positions in Boeing Company 1.9%* (Industrials) and Royal Bank of Scotland 2.8%* (Financials) and Royal Dutch Shell 2.7%* (Energy).

How is the Fund positioned in the context of the global economic cycle?

Investors are grappling with unprecedented uncertainty and little guidance or analogies from the past. How well one manages through this chaos often comes down to one’s psychological bias.

The bull case for equities is straightforward. Unprecedented monetary and fiscal policies will stabilize the system; valuations are now sensible; and Americans will embrace effective healthcare policies. The virus is not the crisis: rather the crisis is the poor preparation of the U.S. government and healthcare system, which can be fixed. The bear case is the flipside of these issues, with an ominous possibility that the virus is not contained and could return with a vengeance later in the year.

We are watching a cyclonic battle between the disease, its economic ramifications and extraordinary policy responses. Skilled labor was a scarce resource just a few months ago, and policy actions aim to keep labor and businesses connected. We think policy will win out. When economic activity resumes, we believe markets will enjoy a sharp rebound. In our opinion, we shouldn’t see the S&P 500 Index below 2400 by autumn.

Since October 2018, we have viewed the equity world through the lens of transition. The investment regime of the post-2008 period gradually gave way to a new era, one whose contours were not immediately visible, and the risk versus reward for equity investors did not add up.

 

*

3/31/20 % of NAV

 

 

2/28/20 % of NAV (Sold 3/19/20)

 

 

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We have now reversed that view. For the first time in years, the math for equity investors is compelling. Some of this reflects the swift improvement in valuation levels, including the extreme liquidation across cyclical industries. Risk prices are dominated by the immediate distress of events, yet equities will invariably move toward a renewed earning cycle in 2021 and beyond. History argues that recession marks the end of the cyclical bear, not the start of a new one.

We believe the extreme shift in volatility measures, from record lows in late 2019 to record highs today is evidence that uncertainty is “in the price.” Even for those investors who remain more bearish, they should be ready to respond and take advantage of further price declines. We have already done so.

Of course, some uncertainties remain. We suspect the absolute floor for the S&P 500 Index is around 2100, and our hedging strategy reflects this presumption. For those who lean more bearishly, we can measure the remaining downside. The scale of risk between our view of extreme downside and the full trauma of a bear market is about 1800 on the S&P 500 Index, or another (15%) of downside.

As we move into Q2 2020, we believe the bias will be to the upside. If we do see any unpleasant surprises concerning the virus or reopening of the economy, we’ll have to move quickly. We have increased our net long exposure from the single digits at the start of the period, to the mid-forties at the end, on a delta-adjusted basis. In March, we were over 60% net-long on a delta-adjusted basis. It’s our belief that in order for the equity recovery to continue, it will need to broaden to include value, high beta and higher risk sectors and stocks.

In anticipation of different stocks eventually participating, we have introduced more balance in the portfolio between traditional growth and quality and higher beta stocks. Consequently, we have been adding cyclicals, airlines, health care, banks and energy to the mix.

In addition, we have increased our exposure in Europe, most notably in the energy and health care sectors, as valuations and yields offer opportunities.

We believe financials and energy names, whose valuation levels, dividends and cash flows offer compelling opportunities, will be supportive as the market recovers.

The Fund’s shorts include consumer staples stocks that will likely come under pressure as equity markets recover and investors rotate into risk-on growth opportunities.

We will tactically manage our exposures over the next several weeks. Although we believe the bias will be to the upside, we will continue to monitor many variables that could affect pricing on a near-term basis and require us to adjust accordingly.

What are your closing thoughts for the coming six months?

The COVID-19 virus has been unexpectedly destructive for risk assets. It spread rapidly, engulfed the globe and has undermined the service portion of the economy, which usually acts as a stabilizing force during times of distress. We expect the downturn to be severe but short-lived. Of course, the longer it continues, the greater the repercussions. The 2008 crisis tore across the fabric of the capitalist system. This disaster could as well depending upon its length.

As most of our clients know, we have been wary of equity markets since October 2018 based on our view that the risk versus reward (the math) for equities did not add up.

 

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While the speed of the reset is without precedent in U.S. market history, the retrospective view is that equities were an accident waiting to happen. Risk pricing had decoupled from economic reality, and risk assets had ignored the likelihood of a fallback of global growth in 2020.

In a few short weeks, investor expectations have been brutally reset. When risk is viciously redefined as it has been in 2020, our understanding of the investment setting becomes pivotal. The good news is that much of today’s anxiety is already reflected “in the price” of risk assets. Unlike the period before the COVID-19 correction, there now exist greater opportunities for our clients to be amply compensated for leaning into equities.

Global markets have been hit hard by a trio of crises: valuation, virus and oil. As most of our clients know, we have been wary of equity markets since October 2018 based on our view that the risk versus reward (the math) for equities did not add up.

Today’s anxiety reflects the realization that few have any clear idea how much damage COVID-19 will wreak. When investors sell into fear, positioning risk comes into play. This explains the swift drop below 2900 for the S&P 500 Index. The major benchmark declines from their highs equate to a 5+ standard deviation move; the only comparable moves occurred infamously in 1987 and 1929.

The virus pandemic is a deflationary shock, and democracies cannot tolerate prolonged deflation due to the leverage in corporate balance sheets. Governments are mounting an unprecedented policy response at both the monetary and fiscal level. While an abrupt shock to demand is unavoidable, we believe the U.S. consumer could prove more resilient than expected.

Our base-case scenario here calls for a sharp but short global recession which would imply that equities have largely discounted this outcome around 2,500 in the SPX. Equity markets typically bottom before the end of a recession and lead a recovery by four months. This implies a bottom in Q2 if our base case of a six-month recession that started in February proves accurate, marked by a March bottom. Consequently, we began increasing our net exposure since the market sell-off in February, to over 40% net positive as of April 30. We may adjust exposures quickly in the near-term to both mitigate remaining market volatility and optimize opportunities that present themselves.

 

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ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (5/1/02) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: Morningstar, Inc.

The performance shown for periods prior to April 6, 2016 is the performance of a predecessor investment vehicle (the “Predecessor Fund”). The Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund on April 6, 2016, the date upon which the Fund commenced operations. On October 1, 2015, the parent company of Calamos Advisors, purchased Phineus Partners LP, the prior investment adviser to the Predecessor Fund (“Phineus”), and Calamos Advisors served as the Predecessor Fund’s investment adviser between October 1, 2015 until it was reorganized into the Fund. Phineus and Calamos Advisors managed the Predecessor Fund using investment policies, objectives, guidelines and restrictions that were in all material respects equivalent to those of the Fund. Phineus and Calamos Advisors managed the Predecessor Fund in this manner either directly or indirectly by investing all of the Predecessor Fund’s assets in a master fund structure. The Predecessor Fund performance information has been adjusted to reflect Class A, Class C and Class I shares, expenses. However, the Predecessor Fund was not a registered mutual fund and thus was not subject to the same investment and tax restrictions as the Fund. If it had been, the Predecessor Fund’s performance may have been lower.

 

*

Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
   5
YEARS
   10
YEARS

Class A Shares (With Predecessor) – Inception 5/1/2002

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -3.60 %        -5.15 %        2.02 %        3.83 %

With Sales Charge

      -8.18        -9.66        1.03        3.32

Class C Shares (With Predecessor) – Inception 5/1/2002

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -4.06        -5.89        1.26        3.04

With Sales Charge

      -5.02        -6.83        1.26        3.04

Class I Shares (With Predecessor) – Inception 5/1/2002

      -3.59        -4.96        2.29        4.08

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 3.00%, Class C shares is 3.74% and Class I shares is 2.73%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results and was in effect until October 31, 2016. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares. Returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market. Source: Lipper, Inc.

The MSCI World Index (U.S. Dollars) is a market-capitalization weighted index composed of companies representative of

the market structure of developed market countries in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Calamos Convertible Fund

 

 

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Convertible Fund had a positive return of 4.54% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus the ICE BofA All U.S. Convertibles Index (VXA0) increase of 1.44%. For the same period, the S&P 500 Index decreased -3.16%.

Since Class I shares inception on June 25, 1997, the Fund returned 7.63% on an annualized basis compared with an annualized gain of 7.49% for the ICE BofA All U.S. Convertibles Index and a 7.34% annualized return for the S&P 500 Index.

What factors influenced performance?

As the COVID-19 pandemic surged and oil prices plummeted late in the first calendar quarter of 2020, investors looked on as three-years of equity market gains evaporated in a matter of days. However, the Calamos Convertible Fund mostly held its ground during the period, displaying the merits of active management. It participated in the 10/31/19 to 2/19/20 advance (Fund I shares: +13.09%, VXA0: +14.50%, S&P 500: +12.18%), held up better during the market’s 2/20 to 3/23 decline (Fund I shares: -25.73, VXA0: -26.75%, S&P 500: -33.79%) and then outperformed the convertible market during the subsequent rebound from 3/24 to 4/30 (Fund I shares: +24.47%, VXA0: +20.95%, S&P 500 +30.38%).

Our preference for balanced convertibles led us to be relatively underweight to the most credit-sensitive convertibles in the market. This served the portfolio well when credit spreads widened during the COVID-19 spiral that began in late February. Credit-sensitive convertibles measured by the ICE BofA Yield Alternative U.S. Convertible Index (VYLD) declined 4.92% and strongly underperformed convertibles with more balanced risk/reward attributes (+1.57%) and those with the most equity sensitivity (+9.28%).

From an economic sector perspective, the Fund benefited most from its overweight position and security selection in the consumer discretionary sector. In the same fashion, it benefited from an underweight position and security selection within the financials sector. In consumer discretionary, our selection within the cruise line industry performed well. In financials, selection in mortgage real estate investment trusts held up better than names in the index, and the Fund’s positioning within the asset management and custody bank industry was supportive to results. Areas that detracted from performance included an underweight position and security selection in health care and security selection in real estate. In health care, holdings in biotechnology and health care equipment lagged, while holdings in residential and specialized REITs held back the real estate sector result.

How is the Fund positioned?

We favor balanced convertibles that offer the most attractive opportunities given their combination of upside potential and downside risk mitigation. With the market volatility late in the reporting period, we opportunistically sought to rebalance the portfolio by scaling back on convertibles trading closer to their straight bond value and offering limited equity sensitivity, while adding names with more favorable risk/reward

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests primarily in convertible securities of U.S. companies that are diversified across market sectors and credit quality.

KEY FEATURES

    Leverages more than four decades of research and experience in convertible security investing.  

 

    Provides diversification across market sectors and credit quality, emphasizing midsize companies with higher-quality balance sheets.  

 

    Seeks to provide upside participation in equity markets with less exposure to downside than an equity-only portfolio over a full market cycle.  

 

    Takes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account, evaluating whether they impact a company’s cash flow, risk profile and long-term returns.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

When used in conjunction with an equity allocation, the Fund offers a potential way to manage risk by employing securities that engage in upside equity movements with limited downside participation.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CCVIX

C Shares

  CCVCX

I Shares

  CICVX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128119401

C Shares

  128119823

I Shares

  128119864
 
 

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Information Technology

    35.5

Consumer Discretionary

    17.6  

Health Care

    15.6  

Communication Services

    9.9  

Industrials

    6.0  

Financials

    5.4  

Utilities

    4.9  

Real Estate

    1.6  

Energy

    0.8  

Consumer Staples

    0.4  

Other

    0.1  
         

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

attributes. The market pullback also created an opportunity to revisit several holdings that we had previously sold or trimmed when they had become overly equity sensitive. In addition, the wider credit spreads and increased volatility seen late in the reporting period spurred an increase in new convertible issuance and provided attractive opportunities on a selective basis.

In terms of economic sectors, the Fund’s largest portfolio weights reside in information technology and consumer discretionary on an absolute basis. Conversely, energy and consumer staples represent the smallest absolute sector weights. On a relative basis, the largest industry overweight positions are systems software and internet services & infrastructure. Relative to the ICE BofA All U.S. Convertibles Index, the Fund holds underweight allocations to financials and health care, with mortgage REITs (financials) and pharmaceuticals (health care) among the underweight industries.

Allocations to consumer discretionary and industrials rose during the period with increased weights in internet & direct marketing retail and airlines. By contrast, allocations to financials and information technology decreased over the period, with reductions to diversified banks and semiconductors.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Our belief has always been that the flipside of volatility is opportunity and the recent drawdown of the market has provided significant opportunities going forward in our view. Convertible new issuance has increased significantly, as many issuers have sought capital to withstand the near-term impacts of COVID-10. Wider credit spreads have made traditional financing more expensive for issuers, and increased volatility has meant that issuers see an increased benefit with including an option in their debt. Many of these issuers have a short-term cash issue but present long-term opportunity. The convertible structure allows investors to participate in the recovery, while providing a measure of downside mitigation should conditions worsen before they improve. This said, we view active management to be essential in approaching the convertibles market. Not every new issue presents an attractive investment opportunity, so having a seasoned management team with a rigorous investment process is important.

Looking forward, we expect convertibles to benefit from narrowing credit spreads, normalizing equity prices, and richening convertible structural valuations. The convertible market also has a relatively heavy representation in the growth areas of the market that we view as attractive—particularly in the technology and health care sectors. We expect uncertainty to remain in the market, given the cloudy long-term impact of COVID-19 and a contentious U.S. presidential election. We believe that our focus on continually seeking to improve the overall/risk-reward of the portfolio will serve investors well during the potentially challenging and volatile time ahead.

 

 

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Calamos Convertible Fund

 

 

 

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (6/25/97) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation, Lipper, Inc., and Mellon Analytical Solutions, LLC.

 

*

Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

    

6

MONTHS

  

1

YEAR

  

5

YEARS

  

10

YEARS

Class A Shares – Inception 6/21/85

                  

Without Sales Charge

      4.42 %        6.18 %        6.02 %        6.50 %

With Sales Charge

      2.08        3.78        4.99        5.98

Class C Shares – Inception 7/5/96

                  

Without Sales Charge

      4.00        5.36        5.23        5.69

With Sales Charge

      3.00        4.36        5.23        5.69

Class I Shares – Inception 6/25/97

      4.54        6.48        6.29        6.76

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.17%; Class C shares is 1.92% and Class I shares is 0.92%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The ICE BofAML All U.S. Convertibles Index is comprised of approximately 700 issues of only convertible bonds and preferreds of all qualities. Since inception data for the index is shown from 6/30/97, since data is only available for full monthly periods. Source: Lipper, Inc.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market.

Due to their structural complexities, the attributes of convertibles may vary. Therefore, they are typically categorized as Yield Alternatives represented by the U.S. CV Index (VYLD), Total Return Alternatives represented by the U.S. CV Index (VTOT), or Equity Alternatives represented by the U.S. CV Index (VEQU).

The ICE BofAML Total Return U.S. Convertibles Index is a subset of ICE BofAML All U.S. Convertibles Index including securities with a delta greater than or equal to 0.4 and less than 0.8 (VTOT).

The ICE BofAML Yield Alternative U.S. Convertibles Index (VYLD) is a subset of ICE BofAML All U.S. Convertibles Index including securities with a delta less than 0.4 (exhibiting bond-like characteristics).

The ICE BofAML Equity Alternative U.S. Convertibles Index (VEQU) is a subset of ICE BofAML All U.S. Convertibles Index including securities with a delta of 0.8 and greater (exhibiting stock-like characteristics).

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Calamos Global Convertible Fund

 

 

CALAMOS GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Global Convertible Fund returned 4.10% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus the Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index return of -0.52%. We believe balanced convertibles offer the most attractive investment opportunity, given their combination of upside potential and downside risk mitigation. This approach led us to underweight the most equity-sensitive and credit-sensitive convertibles in favor of those with balanced risk/reward attributes. This tactic supported the Fund during the historically volatile period, and we believe the Fund’s longer-term performance affirms the wisdom of this strategy. Since its inception on December 31, 2014, the Fund increased 5.37% (Class I shares at net asset value) annualized versus a 3.86% gain for the Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index.

What factors influenced performance?

The markets rose steadily from the beginning of the reporting period until February 19 when a historical combination punch of a deadly pandemic followed by an oil price war sent markets reeling. Stunned investors looked on as three-years of equity market gains evaporated in a matter of days. However, the Fund (+4.10%) weathered the volatility well, as it outperformed its benchmark in addition to stocks (MSCI World Index: -7.03%) and bonds (Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index: +1.45%).

The Calamos Global Convertible Fund displayed the merits of active management as it outperformed in the 10/31/19 to 2/19/20 market advance (Fund I shares: +10.09%, RGCI: +9.53%, MSCI World: +9.46%); held up well during the 2/20 to 3/23 decline (Fund I shares: -18.71%, RGCI: -22.00%, MSCI World: -33.93%); and then participated well in the subsequent rebound from 3/24 to 4/30 (Fund I shares: +17.86%, RGCI: +18.93%, MSCI World +29.24%).

Our preference for balanced convertibles led us to be relatively underweight to the most credit-sensitive areas of the market. This served the portfolio well when credit spreads widened during the COVID-19 spiral that began in late February. Based on the Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index, credit-sensitive convertibles declined -5.4% and strongly underperformed convertibles with more balanced risk/reward attributes (+3.1%) and those exhibiting the most equity sensitivity (+4.3%).

In terms of economic sectors, the Fund benefited from its underweight positioning and security selection in the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors. The Fund’s holdings in the resorts & cruise lines, automobile manufacturers, airlines and its lack of ownership in the industrial machinery industry promoted results. The Fund’s average underweight position and selection in communication services as well as names in information technology set back relative results. Holdings in the interactive media & services, interactive home entertainment, semiconductors and systems software industries underperformed.

From a regional standpoint, the Fund’s security selection and overweight allocation in the U.S. added to relative performance. Similarly, the Fund benefitted from security selection and an underweight allocation in Europe where Switzerland was a leading

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests in global convertible securities, striving to balance risk/reward while providing growth and income.

KEY FEATURES

    Provides broadly diversified exposure to the global convertible bond universe.  

 

    Leverages more than 40 years of research in convertible security investing.  

 

    Seeks to provide upside participation in equity markets with less exposure to downside than an equity-only portfolio over a full market cycle.  

 

    Blends global investment themes and fundamental research via active management.  

 

    Takes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account, evaluating whether they impact a company’s cash flow, risk profile and long-term returns.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

Consisting of convertible securities that can participate in upside equity movements with potentially limited downside exposure, the Fund can provide a means to manage risk in conjunction with an equity allocation. The Fund can also serve a role within a fixed income allocation, as convertibles have performed well during periods of rising interest rates and inflation.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CAGCX

C Shares

  CCGCX

I Shares

  CXGCX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128120748

C Shares

  128120730

I Shares

  128120722
 
 

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Information Technology

    26.5

Consumer Discretionary

    13.8  

Communication Services

    10.9  

Financials

    10.6  

Health Care

    10.1  

Industrials

    4.8  

Real Estate

    4.0  

Materials

    3.5  

Consumer Staples

    3.0  

Utilities

    2.4  

Energy

    1.5  
         

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

contributor. In addition, our lack of participation in the UK assisted return. Conversely, selection in Emerging Asia was detrimental to the Fund’s performance. Specifically, China and Taiwan were leading detractors. In addition, security selection in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) lost ground on a relative basis. Positions in Ghana hurt performance, as did our lack of exposure to Russia.

How is the Fund positioned?

We favor balanced convertibles that offer the most attractive opportunity given their combination of upside potential and downside risk mitigation. During the market retreat, we looked to take advantage of convertibles trading at discounts and sought issues poised to capture significant equity upside while also providing downside resilience. The market pullback created an opportunity to revisit several holdings that we had previously sold or trimmed when they had become overly equity sensitive. In addition, wider credit spreads and increased volatility spurred a significant increase in new convertible issues that provided attractive opportunities on a selective basis.

From a sector standpoint, the Fund’s largest weights reside within information technology and consumer discretionary on an absolute basis, while energy and utilities comprise the smallest weights. On a relative basis, the largest industry overweight positions include application software and real estate operating companies. Integrated telecommunication services and specialty chemicals are among the underweight industries.

Allocations to consumer discretionary and health care rose during the period with increased weights in hotels, resorts & cruise lines and health care equipment. By contrast, allocations to energy and financials decreased over the period with reductions to integrated oil & gas and asset management & custody banks.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Our belief has always been that the flipside of volatility is opportunity and the recent drawdown of the market has provided significant opportunities going forward. We expect convertibles to benefit from narrowing credit spreads, the normalization of equity prices and richening convertible structural valuation. The convertible market has a relatively heavy amount in the growth areas of the market that we view as attractive—particularly in the technology and health care sectors.

We expect to see increased volatility as the global markets continue to sort through coronavirus impacts on all aspects of economic activity. Global monetary policy is extremely accommodative and the major central banks have taken aggressive actions to address the effects of reduced economic activity and high uncertainty. We believe that our focus on continually seeking to improve the overall risk/reward of the portfolio will serve investors well during the potentially challenging and volatile days ahead.

 

 

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Calamos Global Convertible Fund

 

 

 

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION (12/31/14) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

    

6

MONTHS

  

1

YEAR

  

5

YEARS

  

SINCE

INCEPTION

Class A Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

                  

Without Sales Charge

      3.96 %        6.02 %        4.60 %        5.10 %

With Sales Charge

      1.58        3.64        3.59        4.14

Class C Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

                  

Without Sales Charge

      3.55        5.14        3.81        4.31

With Sales Charge

      2.55        4.14        3.81        4.31

Class I Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

      4.10        6.20        4.85        5.37

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.32%, Class C shares is 2.07% and Class I shares is 1.07%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown includes the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results and was in effect until October 31, 2017. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum frontend sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The Thomson Reuters Global Convertible Bond Index (USD) is designed to represent the global convertible market.

Unmanaged index returns assume reinvestment of any and all distributions and, unlike fund returns, do not reflect fees, expenses or sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

The Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

 

 

 

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

OVERVIEW

The fund invests in the equity securities of small-capitalization companies with high, sustainable growth potential, which may exceed market expectations.

KEY FEATURES

    Combines fundamental research with the analysis of market estimates to identify the underestimated growth differential between a company’s business strength and market expectations of that strength.  

 

    Pursues active management in a less followed investment space.  

 

    Analyzes secular trends to uncover exploitable investment opportunities specific to small-cap companies.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

Investing in small-cap companies is an important component of a diversified investment strategy. Smaller companies tend to experience greater growth and outperform larger companies.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CTASX

I Shares

  CTSIX

R6 Shares

  CTSOX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128120417

I Shares

  128120391

R6 Shares

  128120383
 

CALAMOS TIMPANI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund declined -2.04% (Class I shares at net asset value), outperforming the Russell 2000 Growth Index drop of -7.62%.

Since Class I shares inception on March 23, 2011, the Fund has returned 10.33% on an annualized basis, while the Russell 2000 Growth Index returned 8.78% over the same period. We believe these comparisons demonstrate the Fund’s ability to outdistance its benchmark over full market cycles.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

An 11-year bull market in equities came to an abrupt halt during the period. COVID-19, which initially was viewed as more regional than global, overtook economics, politics, world health organizations and investors’ psyches. The events, decisions and results, which all had significant influence on Fund and market performance for the period, will be the topic of case studies in history books for years to come. Headlines referenced many “first,” “most” and “fastest” in terms of market history being made. Economic activity plummeted globally as governments mandated shutting down large swaths of their economies to “flatten the curve.” However, governments and central banks around the world also responded quickly with enormous fiscal and monetary relief. Equity markets cratered, as investors de-risked their portfolios in a sprint for the exits. The equity market dropped 34%, only to see a rapid rebound and 27% gain from market bottom to the end of the reporting period. The VIX Index, a measure of U.S. equity market volatility, began the period with a sanguine reading of 13, but registered an alarming 82 by mid-March 2020. To add to the drama, oil markets went into freefall as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia engaged in an unfortunately timed price war, and at one point oil futures’ prices went negative. This was truly a remarkable period.

For the full reporting period, the Fund significantly outperformed the Russell 2000 Growth Index through strong security selection, though sector allocations were modestly additive as well. During the extreme market volatility, management was quite active in managing portfolio holdings. Specifically, we endeavored to improve overall quality by selling names that may have strong growth expectations, but in our view are more likely to fall prey to a skittish and skeptical market in light of economic conditions. In addition, we sought to add to positions that helped balance out cyclical and secular growth opportunities going forward.

The biggest contributors to the Fund’s relative performance were security selection and the overweight to the information technology sector. Fund holdings collectively provided a strongly positive return in technology, while the sector as a whole within the benchmark finished negative. Selection within the application software sector were stalwarts, as companies providing connectivity saw strength owing to the work-from-home and shelter-at-home mandates. Semiconductor and internet services & infrastructure names also saw strong gains. An underweight to the more cyclically oriented industrials sector also provided lift, and our security selection was strongly positive

 

 

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

within industrial names. Investment in building products and aerospace & defense delivered strong returns, and avoiding problem areas such as airlines and employment services also added value. As mentioned previously, we increased fund holdings in industrials during the period in an effort to take advantage of heavily discounted growth opportunities in some cyclical areas.

Security selection and an underweight position in health care detracted from relative performance during the period. An underweight to the strong performing biotechnology industry was another impediment, as the Fund missed some strong performers. For example, the biotech space drew significantly more interest during the health pandemic. While there may be strong growth for the names, often the outcomes for speculative health care businesses is a bit of a coin flip depending on trial testing results. An underweight and selection within pharmaceuticals also hurt, as did security selection and an overweight to consumer discretionary names. Stock picks in homebuilding struggled during the period, and we trimmed or exited certain investments in the space. Automotive retail also proved a difficult space during the period and detracted from relative performance.

How is the Fund positioned?

We remain tilted toward secular growth but have some select exposure to high-quality cyclical names as well. We are optimistic with regard to overcoming the health issues, re-opening our economy, and opportunity for strong growth businesses. However, given the macro uncertainty and many moving parts involved, this diversification is especially prudent. Increasing the Fund’s allocation to industrials was the biggest change during the period relative to benchmark weights, and many of these names fit the bill for higher-potential cyclical opportunities. Furthermore, the Fund has increased its stake in information technology names since the beginning of the period. The sector is the Fund’s largest absolute weight and the Funds largest overweight relative to the benchmark. Information technology stocks themselves represent a diverse mix of secular and cyclical growth opportunities. Many of the company’s we hold saw increases in customer acquisition, largely due to their use of technology.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

After the market sell-off and as government and central bankers introduced measures to help alleviate the self-imposed economic contraction, investors began to prognosticate on the eventual shape of the rebound, using a wide range of letters and shapes as descriptors: V, U, L, square root sign, etc. The thought is that the shape and magnitude of the economic rebound will shape the market leadership moving forward. In light of so much uncertainty, we have added some cyclical growth opportunities to our portfolio of strong and underestimated growth names. Small cap stocks, in general, have lacked the attention that their large cap brethren have enjoyed. The small cap universe offers the same compelling growth stories and themes as the broad market leaders: technology for personal and corporate connectivity, security solutions, as well as health care. All the while, small cap stocks trade at relative discounts to their large cap growth peers. We believe that this combination speaks to a great opportunity for investors going forward, no matter the eventual shape of the rebound. We are confident that the efforts of health care companies and the medical community, along with the incredible level of fiscal and monetary support will enable economies and markets to recover, and will reward those business managing to opportunities and needs.

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Information Technology

    30.7

Health Care

    27.3  

Industrials

    15.0  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.3  

Financials

    7.4  

Communication Services

    3.9  

Consumer Staples

    2.0  

Real Estate

    0.6  

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

 

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

    

6

MONTHS

 

1

YEAR

 

5

YEARS

 

SINCE

INCEPTION

Class A Shares (With Predecessor) – Inception 1/6/2014

               

Without Sales Charge

      -2.18 %       -7.33 %       6.62 %       5.85 %

With Sales Charge

      -6.82       -11.72       5.59       5.03

Class I Shares (With Predecessor) – Inception 3/23/2011

               

Without Sales Charge

      -2.04       -7.05       7.03       10.33

Class R6 Shares – Inception 6/1/2019

      -2.00                           -2.68

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.38%, Class I shares is 1.14% and Class R6 shares is 1.10%. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2022, to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A shares and Class I shares are limited to 1.30% and 1.05% of average net assets, respectively. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s annual ordinary operating expenses for Class R6 shares (as a percentage of average net assets) to 1.05% less the Fund’s annual sub-transfer agency ratio (the aggregate sub-transfer agency fees of the Fund’s other share classes divided by the aggregate average annual net assets of the Fund’s other share classes). For purposes of these expense limitations, operating expenses do not include taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective share class’s expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares.

NOTES:

Effective as of the close of business on May 31, 2019, the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to the liabilities, of the Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) through a tax-free reorganization (the “Reorganization”). Pursuant to the Reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund, Class Y shareholders of the Predecessor Fund received Class A shares of the Fund, and Service Class and Institutional Class shareholders of the Predecessor Fund each received Class I shares of the Fund. As a result of the Reorganization, the Fund adopted the performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund. Accordingly, the performance shown in the average annual total return table above for periods prior to the commencement of the Fund’s operations on June 1, 2019 is the performance of the Predecessor Fund. The Fund has the same investment objective, strategy and portfolio manager as the Predecessor Fund. As a result, the performance of the Fund would have been substantially similar to that of the Predecessor Fund.

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index is a composite of small cap companies located in the U.S. that also exhibit a growth probability.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund

 

 

CALAMOS TIMPANI SMID GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund delivered a slight decline of -0.11% (Class I Shares at net asset value) versus a drop of -3.96% for the Russell 2500 Growth Index.

The Fund owed its outperformance to a combination of security selection and sector positioning during a turbulent market.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

An 11-year bull market in equities came to an abrupt halt during the period. COVID-19, which initially was viewed as more regional than global, overtook economics, politics, world health organizations and investors’ psyches. The events, decisions and results, which all had significant influence on Fund and market performance for the period, will be the topic of case studies in history books for years to come. Headlines referenced many “first,” “most” and “fastest” in terms of market history being made. Economic activity plummeted globally as governments mandated shutting down large swaths of their economies to “flatten the curve.” However, governments and central banks around the world also responded quickly with enormous fiscal and monetary relief. Equity markets cratered, as investors de-risked their portfolios in a sprint for the exits. The equity market dropped 34%, only to see a rapid rebound and 27% gain from market bottom to the end of the reporting period. The VIX Index, a measure of U.S. equity market volatility, began the period with a sanguine reading of 13, but registered an alarming 82 by mid-March 2020. To add to the drama, oil markets went into freefall as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia engaged in an unfortunately timed price war, and at one point oil futures’ prices went negative. This was truly a remarkable period.

Investors showed a clear preference for growth stocks, with the Russell 2500 Growth Index’s -3.96% return significantly outpacing the Russell 2500 Value Index decline of -21.89%. Many of the businesses that had been leading the U.S. equity market prior to COVID-19 saw their relative business prospects actually accelerate in light of the economic and social conditions of the pandemic. Health care and innovated health care solutions, solutions for working, studying and shopping from home were all market favorites for the period. Within the Russell 2500 Growth Index, health care (+17%) and information technology (+3 %) were the lone sectors that performed positively and led the broad index. Energy (-45%) was the biggest laggard, with real estate (-21%), industrials (-19%), consumer discretionary (-15%), materials (-15%), utilities (-12%), consumer staples (-11%), financials (-10%) and communication services (-10%) also trailing the overall index.

For the full reporting period, the Fund significantly outperformed the Russell 2500 Growth Index through strong security selection, though sector allocations were additive as well. During the extreme market volatility, management was quite active in managing portfolio holdings. Specifically, we endeavored to improve overall quality by selling names that may have strong growth expectations, but in our view are more likely to fall prey to a skittish and skeptical market in light of economic conditions. In addition, we sought to add to positions that helped balance out cyclical and secular growth opportunities going forward.

 

OVERVIEW

The fund invests in the equity securities of small- and mid-capitalization (SMID) companies with high, sustainable growth potential, which may exceed market expectations.

KEY FEATURES

    Combines fundamental research with the analysis of market estimates to identify the underestimated growth differential between a company’s business strength and market expectations of that strength.  

 

    Pursues active management in a less followed investment space.  

 

    Analyzes secular trends to uncover exploitable investment opportunities specific to small- and mid-cap companies.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

Investing in SMID companies is an important component of a diversified investment strategy. Small-to-midsize companies tend to experience greater growth and outperform larger companies.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CTAGX

I Shares

  CTIGX

R6 Shares

  CTOGX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128120375

I Shares

  128120367

R6 Shares

  128120359
 
 

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS  

Information Technology

    36.1

Health Care

    25.1  

Industrials

    12.6  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.3  

Financials

    7.0  

Communication Services

    4.1  

Consumer Staples

    1.6  

Real Estate

    0.6  

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

The biggest contributors to the Fund’s relative performance were security selection and the overweight to information technology. Names within the application software sector were stalwarts, as companies providing connectivity saw strength owing to the work-from-home and shelter-at-home mandates. Semiconductor and internet services & infrastructure names also saw strong gains. Security selection within industrials was another robust contributor for the period, and an underweight to the more cyclically oriented sector proved beneficial. Investments in research & consulting services and aerospace & defense delivered strong returns, and avoiding problem areas such as airlines added return. As mentioned previously, we increased fund holdings in industrials during the period in an effort to take advantage of heavily discounted growth opportunities in some cyclical areas.

Security selection in consumer discretionary names was a drag on relative performance. Stock picks in homebuilding struggled during the period, and we trimmed or exited certain investments in the space. Automotive retail also proved a difficult space for the period and detracted from relative performance. A modest overweight position to the energy sector detracted from relative performance during the period, as the energy sector struggled with rapidly declining oil prices and decreased demand. Due to the macro and sector headwinds, securities we sold in favor of better opportunities elsewhere.

How is the Fund positioned?

We remain tilted toward secular growth but have some select exposure to high quality cyclical names as well. We are optimistic with regard to overcoming the health issues, re-opening our economy, and opportunity for strong growth businesses. However, given the macro uncertainty and many moving parts, diversification is especially prudent. The Fund increased its stake in information technology names since the beginning of the period. The sector is the Fund’s largest absolute weight and its largest overweight relative to the benchmark. Information technology stocks themselves represent a diverse mix of secular and cyclical growth. Many of the companies we hold saw increases in customer acquisition, largely due to the increase reliance on technology to complete tasks remotely. The Fund also increased weights to health care, utilities and industrials during the period relative to benchmark weights, providing a mix of secular and cyclical growth opportunities.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

After the market sell-off and as government and central bankers introduced measures to help alleviate the self-imposed economic contraction, investors began to prognosticate on the eventual shape of the rebound, using a wide range of letters and shapes as descriptors: V, U, L, square root sign, etc. The thought being that the shape and magnitude of the economic rebound will shape the market leadership moving forward. In light of so much uncertainty, we have added some cyclical growth opportunities to our portfolio of strong and underestimated growth names. Small- to mid-cap stocks, in general, have lacked the attention that their large cap brethren have enjoyed. The small- to mid-cap universe offers the same compelling growth stories and themes the broad market leaders: technology for personal and corporate connectivity, security solutions, as well as health care. All the while, these stocks trade at relative discounts to their large-cap growth peers. We believe that this combination speaks to a great opportunity for investors going forward, no matter the eventual shape of the rebound. We are confident that the efforts of health care companies and the medical community, along with the incredible level of fiscal and monetary support will enable economies and markets to recover, and will reward those business managing to opportunities and needs.

 

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

    

6

MONTHS

  

SINCE

INCEPTION

Class A Shares – Inception 7/31/19

        

Without Sales Charge

      -0.22 %        -10.10 %

With Sales Charge

      -4.97        -14.38

Class I Shares – Inception 7/31/19

        

Without Sales Charge

      -0.11        -9.90

Class R6 Shares – Inception 7/31/2019

      -0.22        -10.00

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 3.42%, Class I shares is 3.17% and Class R6 shares is 3.16%. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2022 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A shares and Class I shares are limited to 1.35% and 1.10% of average net assets, respectively. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s annual ordinary operating expenses for Class R6 shares (as a percentage of average net assets) to 1.10% less the Fund’s annual sub-transfer agency ratio (the aggregate subtransfer agency fees of the Fund’s other share classes divided by the aggregate average annual net assets of the Fund’s other share classes). For purposes of these expense limitations, operating expenses do not include taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective share class’s expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares.

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher growth earning potential. The Russell 2500 Growth Index is published and maintained by FTSE Russell.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

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OVERVIEW

The Fund invests in the equities of U.S. companies from a range of market capitalizations that we believe offer the best potential for growth.

KEY FEATURES

    Utilizes more than two decades of extensive research experience in growth investing.  

 

    Active management focuses on top-down views and bottom-up fundamentals.  

 

    Research-driven approach identifies opportunities by combining top-down analysis with a focus on key growth characteristics.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

This actively managed Fund seeks to provide attractive returns through its emphasis on higher growth companies primarily in large and mid-cap arenas.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CVGRX

C Shares

  CVGCX

I Shares

  CGRIX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128119302

C Shares

  128119856

I Shares

  128119807
 

CALAMOS GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Growth Fund returned -1.53% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus the S&P 1500 Growth Index return of 2.88%. By way of comparison, the broad equity market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, declined -3.16% for the same period.

Since the Class I shares inception on September 18, 1997, the Fund has returned 10.53% on an annualized basis. The S&P 1500 Growth Index, the primary benchmark, returned 7.84% over the same period, and the S&P 500 Index returned 7.09%. We believe these comparisons demonstrate the Fund’s ability to outdistance the growth and broad indexes over full market cycles.

What factors influenced performance over the period?

An 11-year bull market in equities came to an abrupt halt during the period. COVID-19, which initially was viewed as more regional than global, overtook economics, politics, world health organizations and investors’ psyches. The events, decisions and results, which all had significant influence on Fund and market performance for the period, will be the topic of case studies in history books for years to come. Headlines referenced many “first,” “most” and “fastest” in terms of market history being made. Economic activity plummeted globally as governments mandated shutting down large swaths of their economies to “flatten the curve.” However, governments and central banks around the world also responded quickly with enormous fiscal and monetary relief. Equity markets cratered, as investors de-risked their portfolios in a sprint for the exits. The equity market dropped 34%, only to see a rapid rebound and 27% gain from market bottom to the end of the reporting period. The VIX Index, a measure of U.S. equity market volatility, began the period with a sanguine reading of 13, but registered an alarming 82 by mid-March 2020. To add to the drama, oil markets went into freefall as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia engaged in an unfortunately timed price war, and at one point oil futures’ prices went negative. This was truly a remarkable period.

Investors showed a clear preference for growth stocks, as the S&P 1500 Growth Index returned 2.88% significantly outpacing the S&P 1500 Value Index’s decline of -12.48%. Many of the businesses that had been leading the U.S. equity market prior to COVID-19 saw their relative business prospects actually accelerate in light of economic and social conditions. Companies that provide connectivity for working from home, home entertainment, retail delivery, and innovative health care solutions were all market favorites for the period. Within the growth benchmark, information technology (+10%), consumer discretionary (+7%), health care (+7%) and communication services (+6%) all led the market. Energy (-32%) was the biggest laggard, with industrials (-14%), materials (-11%), financials (-10%), real estate (-8%), utilities (-8%) and consumer staples (-5%) also trailing the overall index.

While market leadership was narrow, the Fund benefitted from owning the benchmark index’s top-five contributors as well as the top-five names by market capitalization. However, overall the Fund lagged the benchmark index largely due to selection among industrial names in aerospace and defense as well as airlines. We believed they had

 

 

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been overly discounted and subsequent improvements from low levels would reward stock prices. An overweight to the industrials sector also weighed on relative performance, though we reduced this overweight during the period. The brunt of this relative performance drop occurred during the market’s historic sell-off in early March, when investors were most pessimistic about future economic growth prospects. Prior to this sell-off, Fund performance was tightly in-line with the benchmark index, and it should be noted that the Fund’s relative performance improved before the market itself bottomed out.

An underweight to the information technology sector was also a drag on relative performance. We chose to underweight the sector due to concerns regarding the higher, stretched valuations that it commanded as a market favorite for a considerable period of time. Taking it to the next level, we began to believe that this consensus view was introducing market fragility, and while there certainly was fragility in the equity markets, the market leaders seemed largely immune to the volatility. The Fund reduced its underweight to information technology during the period by adding select names within the application software and semiconductors industries.

The Fund benefitted from strong stock selection and an overweight to the consumer discretionary sector. Online purchases and deliveries took on greater importance as shelter-at-home and store shutdowns put greater emphasis on that business model. Selection in internet retail was strongly additive to relative performance. Avoiding traditional brick and mortar retail while owning strongly performing apparel also benefitted performance within the sector. A significant underweight to the real estate sector and an overweight to health care were also additive to results during the period.

How is the Fund positioned?

We seek to invest in U.S. companies that we believe have the best prospects for sustainable and high relative growth. The Fund offers a diversified approach and participates in long-term growth trends by focusing on companies with solid fundamentals, and strong growth catalysts, while being mindful of valuations. The portfolio remains broadly diversified with a mix of secular and cyclical growth holdings. As mentioned, some of the key themes driving business before the pandemic took on more precedence during the crisis, and many were especially pronounced within the information technology sector. Connectivity, data storage, and online retail remain key themes and there are many businesses in these spaces that offer strong growth prospects, even in less-certain economic times. The Fund added to information technology investments during the period, making it the Fund’s largest sector weight. Consumer discretionary represents the Fund’s second largest sector by portfolio weight, and is an overweight position relative to the growth benchmark. Within the sector, the Fund owns strong secular growth businesses but also some cyclical growth opportunities. Additionally, the Fund is overweight to the industrials sector where, despite a rebound toward the end of the period, an overly pessimistic consensus view has created favorable risk/reward opportunities.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”—Vladimir Lenin.

Maybe decades didn’t elapse in the last few weeks of the period, but it certainly felt like it. While the mood was incredibly dour in mid-March, the market has impressively

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Information Technology

    34.7

Consumer Discretionary

    17.0  

Communication Services

    12.9  

Industrials

    11.5  

Health Care

    10.3  

Financials

    4.9  

Consumer Staples

    4.4  

Materials

    1.5  

Real Estate

    1.2  

Energy

    0.5  

Other

    0.4  
         

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

 

 

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been able to look through the economic slowdown toward a potential path of recovery. The U.S. government and governments around the world have thrown tremendous amounts of monetary and fiscal policy at the problem, in an effort not to repeat the same mistakes they made responding to the Great Financial Crisis of 2008. Businesses that had footholds in areas that consumers, businesses and governments consider necessary only strengthened their relative positions through this economic and health crisis. While we are not out of the woods yet, society will find a way forward. Despite many risks, such as a second wave of infection or other yet unforeseen obstacles to re-opening our economy, we believe that U.S. growth businesses are attractive investment opportunities in a low-growth, low-interest-rate environment. There may be some cyclical growth opportunities in the near-term, and we have diversified the portfolio to include what we consider some of the best candidates.

 

 

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (9/18/97) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Lipper, Inc.

 

*

Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
   5
YEARS
   10
YEARS

Class A Shares – Inception 9/4/90

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -1.67 %        0.38 %        6.88 %        9.08 %

With Sales Charge

      -6.35        -4.37        5.84        8.55

Class C Shares – Inception 9/3/96

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -2.06        -0.37        6.08        8.27

With Sales Charge

      -2.89        -1.21        6.08        8.27

Class I Shares – Inception 9/18/97

      -1.53        0.66        7.15        9.36

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.35%, Class C shares is 2.13% and Class I shares is 1.10%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results and was in effect until March 31, 2000. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The S&P 1500 Growth Index consists of the growth segment of the securities found in the S&P 1500 Index. The S&P 1500 combines the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P SmallCap 600.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund

 

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests primarily in U.S. equity and convertible securities in an attempt to balance risk/reward while providing growth and income.

KEY FEATURES

    Leverages more than four decades of research experience combining equities and convertible holdings to provide equity-like participation.  

 

    Provides a core holding option that aims to maintain a consistent risk posture throughout the market cycle.  

 

    Research-driven approach identifies opportunities by combining top-down analysis with a focus on key growth characteristics.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund can provide a long-term core equity allocation, which exhibits potentially lower volatility and delivers attractive income.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CVTRX

C Shares

  CVTCX

I Shares

  CGIIX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128119104

C Shares

  128119831

I Shares

  128119872
 

CALAMOS GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Growth and Income Fund returned -1.25% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus a drop of -3.16% for the S&P 500 Index, capturing 40% of the equity market’s decline. The ICE BofA All U.S. Convertibles ex Mandatory Index registered a gain of 2.50% for the period. We manage this Fund with the goal of achieving upside equity participation and potential downside risk mitigation over full market cycles. Since its Class I shares inception on September 18, 1997, the Fund gained 9.12% on an annualized basis versus a 7.09% return for the S&P 500 Index and 7.55% return for the ICE BofA All U.S. Convertibles ex Mandatory Index.

Please discuss the Fund’s lower-volatility characteristics.

We believe the Fund’s historical lower-volatility characteristics are a byproduct of our focus on participating in equity market upside with less volatility than the market as a whole. Beta is one popular statistic for measuring volatility. Beta considers a fund’s historic volatility versus the market, which is assigned a beta of 1.0. A fund with half the volatility of the market would have a beta of 0.5, while a fund with a beta of 2.0 would have been twice as volatile as the market. Since its inception, the Fund has had a beta of 0.74 (Class I shares) versus the S&P 500 Index. The Fund, therefore, outperformed the broader equity market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, with less volatility than the equity market. Please note that past performance does not indicate future results and that beta is one of many measures of risk.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

An 11-year bull market in equities came to an abrupt halt during the period. COVID-19, which initially was viewed as more regional than global, overtook economics, politics, world health organizations and investors’ psyches. The events, decisions and results, which all had significant influence on Fund and market performance for the period, will be the topic of case studies in history books for years to come. Headlines referenced many “first,” “most” and “fastest” in terms of market history being made. Economic activity plummeted globally as governments mandated shutting down large swaths of their economies to “flatten the curve.” However, governments and central banks around the world also responded quickly with enormous fiscal and monetary relief. Equity markets cratered, as investors de-risked their portfolios in a sprint for the exits. The equity market dropped 34%, only to see a rapid rebound and 27% gain from market bottom to the end of the reporting period. The VIX Index, a measure of U.S. equity market volatility, began the period with a sanguine reading of 13, but registered an alarming 82 by mid-March 2020. To add to the drama, oil markets went into freefall as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia engaged in an unfortunately timed price war, and at one point oil futures’ prices went negative. This was truly a remarkable period.

Investors showed a clear preference for growth stocks, as the S&P 500 Growth Index returned 4.18%, significantly outpacing the S&P 500 Value Index’s decline of -11.48%. Many of the businesses that had been leading the U.S. equity market prior to COVID-19 saw their relative business prospects actually accelerate in light of economic and social conditions. Connectivity for working remotely, home entertainment, retail

 

 

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delivery, and innovative health care solutions were all market favorites for the period. Within the S&P 500 Index, information technology (+11%), health care (+8%), consumer discretionary (+2%), communication services (+1%) and consumer staples (-3%) all led the market. Energy (-30%) was the biggest laggard, with financials (-19%), industrials (-18%), real estate (-12%), utilities (-8%) and materials (-8%) also trailing the overall index return.

For the full reporting period, the Fund was able to outperform the S&P 500 Index by staying broadly in line with the equity market during the first four months of the period, but retaining its value significantly better than the equity market during the sharp and sudden downturn. The Fund was quite active in utilizing options and the convertible market in order to manage the risk/reward of the total portfolio. Volatility pricing, or option pricing, was actually quite affordable before this historic turn in equity and risk assets. Overall, security selection was strongly additive, while sector allocations were modestly helpful.

The biggest benefactor to the Fund’s relative performance was security selection and the overweight to the consumer discretionary sector. Security selection was strongest in more cyclically sensitive areas within consumer discretionary names, where convertible securities performed well within automobile manufacturers, as well as hotels, resorts & cruise lines. These securities proved an attractive way to access these areas, though the Fund exited them ahead of the market downturn. The portfolio’s overweight in internet retail was also additive, as this industry clearly benefited from the recent circumstances. Another sector that provided a relative benefit for the Fund was energy. The Fund’s underweight to energy supported relative performance, as energy was bar none the market’s worst performer by sector. In addition, issue selection was additive as the Fund favored some of the better relative performers and avoided other issuers that underperformed.

As for detractors, the Fund’s selection and underweight to health care was a negative during the period. Fund holdings within the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology sectors performed well with positive returns overall for the period, but lagged those of the S&P 500 Index. The Fund did reduce the underweight to health care slightly during the period. Holdings in information technology were another relative detractor to performance. Again, the holdings overall performed very well, delivering positive returns, but slightly lagged those of the S&P 500 Index for the period. A modest underweight to technology was also a detriment.

How is the Fund positioned?

While always very risk conscious, the Fund maintains a relatively optimistic position when it comes to equity market risks. While the high cash flow generating growth businesses may continue to do well in light of current trends, we are also mindful that more short-term cyclical opportunities need to be considered as well. As such, we have struck a balance of cyclical and secular growth opportunities, utilizing convertible securities to help us achieve what we believe to be a better risk/reward positioning. Based on our view that the U.S. equity market may be volatile but upward trending, we position the portfolio with the goal of participating in the U.S. equity market’s upside, while resisting market declines and downside volatility. We believe that actively managing equity market risks by blending equity and convertible securities allows us to construct a portfolio that can provide equity-like returns with significantly less volatility and equity beta over full market cycles. The Fund maintains a diversified portfolio with modest differences in sector weights. We are most attracted to dominant businesses

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Information Technology

    25.1

Health Care

    14.0  

Consumer Discretionary

    12.4  

Communication Services

    11.4  

Industrials

    10.2  

Financials

    9.8  

Consumer Staples

    5.6  

Utilities

    4.0  

Real Estate

    2.4  

Energy

    2.4  

Other

    1.1  

Materials

    1.0  

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

 

 

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that have the capital and resources to not only survive, but also thrive in this new paradigm. Health care and safety will be paramount, and businesses that address those needs are attractive in our view. The use of data, connectivity and virtualization are also themes that should benefit going forward long after the pandemic fades.

Please discuss the Fund as a source for income and total distribution yield.

The Fund’s risk-conscious approach and broad investment universe have contributed to an annual distribution history that we believe is compelling. In addition to convertible securities, our team often identifies opportunities in dividend-paying stocks. By investing in these names as well as more growth-oriented stocks, we can pursue a potentially lower-volatility outcome that also supports an attractive distribution stream.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

In our view, an investment strategy such as Calamos Growth and Income Fund makes the most sense in more volatile markets—although no one could have predicted the turn of events that we have witnessed over the past six months. Investors quickly de-risked as news flow continued to go increasingly south. However, subsequently, and amazingly quickly, investors were able to incorporate strong government support with diminished growth expectations and move forward once again. Market timing has consistently proven to be difficult at best and requires two extremely well timed decisions. We believe our strategy can help investors worry less about market timing by managing the up and down cycles through our differentiated approach to equity markets. We believe that collectively, we will be able to persevere through this pandemic and, as such, keep an eye toward growth. That said, there are significant potential risks associated with the reopening of global economies, the main danger being a secondary wave of infections. To that end, we will position the portfolio aiming to capture significant equity market opportunities in secular and cyclical growth business, while being mindful of downside resilience as risk management must be a continual focus.

 

 

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (9/18/97) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Lipper, Inc.

 

*

Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund

 

 

 

 

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
   5
YEARS
   10
YEARS

Class A Shares – Inception 9/22/88

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -1.40 %        1.33 %        7.08 %        7.74 %

With Sales Charge

      -6.10        -3.48        6.04        7.22

Class C Shares – Inception 8/5/96

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -1.75        0.57        6.26        6.93

With Sales Charge

      -2.71        -0.41        6.26        6.93

Class I Shares – Inception 9/18/97

      -1.25        1.60        7.34        8.01

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.10%, Class C shares is 1.86% and Class I shares is 0.86%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market. Source: Lipper, Inc.

The ICE BofAML All U.S. Convertibles ex Mandatory Index represents the U.S. convertibles securities market excluding mandatory convertibles.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund

 

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests in companies that we believe have the ability to increase dividends over time, either through increasing profits or more efficient use of capital.

KEY FEATURES

    Employs bottom-up stock picking and a benchmark-agnostic approach.  

 

    Focuses on good businesses with solid cash flows and value prices.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund may be suitable for investors seeking a regular stream of income and dividend-paying equity investments that tend to be less volatile than non-dividend payers.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CADVX

C Shares

  CCDVX

I Shares

  CIDVX
     
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128120839

C Shares

  128120821

I Shares

  128120813
     

CALAMOS DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Dividend Growth Fund returned -3.32% (Class I shares at net asset value), performing broadly in line with the S&P 500 Index return of -3.16%. The Fund outperformed the Morningstar Large Blend category average of -5.96% and ranked in the 31st percentile (1-year).*

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

An 11-year bull market in equities came to an abrupt halt during the period. COVID-19, which initially was viewed as more regional than global, overtook economics, politics, world health organizations and investors’ psyches. The events, decisions and results, which all had significant influence on Fund and market performance for the period, will be the topic of case studies in history books for years to come. Headlines referenced many “first,” “most” and “fastest” in terms of market history being made. Economic activity plummeted globally as governments mandated shutting down large swaths of their economies to “flatten the curve.” However, governments and central banks around the world also responded quickly with enormous fiscal and monetary relief. Equity markets cratered, as investors de-risked their portfolios in a sprint for the exits. The equity market dropped 34%, only to see a rapid rebound and 27% gain from market bottom to the end of the reporting period. The VIX Index, a measure of U.S. equity market volatility, began the period with a sanguine reading of 13, but registered an alarming 82 by mid-March 2020. To add to the drama, oil markets went into freefall as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia engaged in an unfortunately timed price war, and at one point oil futures’ prices went negative. This was truly a remarkable period.

Investors showed a clear preference for growth stocks, with the S&P 500 Growth Index’s 4.18% return significantly outpacing the S&P 500 Value Index decline of -11.48%. Many of the businesses that had been leading the U.S. equity market prior to the COVID-19 crisis saw their relative business prospects actually accelerate in light of economic and social conditions. Companies that provide connectivity for working from home, home entertainment, retail delivery, and innovative health care solutions were all market favorites for the period. Within the S&P 500 Index, information technology (+11%), health care (+8%), consumer discretionary (+2%), communication services (+1%) and consumer staples (-3%) all led the market. Energy (-30%) was the biggest laggard, with financials (-19%), industrials (-18%), real estate (-12%), utilities (-8%) and materials (-8%) also trailing the overall index.

The Fund benefitted from owning high-quality growth stocks and avoiding more cyclically oriented stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Selection and an overweight to internet & direct marketing retail was additive to relative performance as current social and economic conditions consolidated many of the advantages businesses had in this arena. Avoiding the struggling luxury goods space also helped within the consumer discretionary sector. Strong security selection and an underweight

 

*

Data is as of 4/30/20. Morningstar category percentile rankings are based on annualized total returns for the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods. Calamos Dividend Growth Fund Class I Shares were in the 31st, 32nd and 40th percentiles of 1,331, 1,199 and 1,022 funds for the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods, respectively, for the Morningstar Large Blend category.

 

 

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund

 

 

to the challenged real estate sector was also additive. Fund holdings favored specialized REITs as opposed to retail, hotel & resort, residential and office REITs that all suffered a difficult six-month period.

In the financials sector, security selection was a drag on relative performance. The Fund was generally market-weight the sector over the course of the six months but active in managing individual securities vis-a-vis market volatility. Multi-line insurance holdings and securities within financial exchanges & data trailed those of the broad market and weighed on relative performance. Security selection as well as a modest underweight to the strong-performing health care sector also detracted from relative performance. Fund holdings within biotechnology performed very well, but a modest underweight was a drag on relative performance. Additionally, under performance within the pharmaceuticals industry weighed on the Fund.

How is the Fund positioned?

In light of macro conditions, the Fund continues to favor strong, market-share-dominating names that continue to enjoy growth in their businesses. However, as pessimism has weighed heavily on many cyclical growth opportunities, the Fund has sought to add to positions, given the highly attractive entry points. As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund maintained overweights to the consumer discretionary and information technology sectors. The Fund increased its weightings in consumer discretionary names that may benefit from a cyclical upturn when the economy goes from “bad” to “less bad.” Information technology is a diverse sector, which has many strong, secular growth names that continue to dominate, as well as cyclical opportunities such as semiconductors and semiconductor capital equipment. The Fund is underweight to consumer staples and real estate. During the six-month period, the Fund reduced its allocation to consumer staples as many of those names became overly favored during the market and economic crisis.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

We are viewing the economic impact of global shelter-at-home orders in line with what we have seen from natural disasters such as hurricanes. However, there was nothing usual about the speed and magnitude of the decline in equity markets, so we should not expect to see anything normal about the market’s recovery. The debate going forward appears centered around the contrast of slow growth versus a quicker jump-start from the massive amount of support and stimulus provided by governments and central banks around the world. Many of the high quality growth businesses can and should continue to dominate in light of current economic conditions, and are likely to do well even as some sense of normalcy returns. In addition, investors may have been overly pessimistic with regard to cyclical names that, in our view, should benefit as we make progress as a country and globally against the pandemic.

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS  

Information Technology

    26.4

Health Care

    14.6  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.6  

Communication Services

    11.2  

Financials

    10.5  

Industrials

    8.6  

Consumer Staples

    6.2  

Energy

    3.0  

Utilities

    2.7  

Real Estate

    1.8  

Materials

    1.6  

Other

    0.5  

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

 

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION (8/5/13) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
  

5

YEARS

   SINCE
INCEPTION

Class A Shares – Inception 8/5/2013

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -3.44 %        -0.14 %        7.62 %        7.24 %

With Sales Charge

      -8.05        -4.91        6.58        6.47

Class C Shares – Inception 8/5/2013

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -3.79        -0.91        6.83        6.44

With Sales Charge

      -4.65        -1.80        6.83        6.44

Class I Shares – Inception 8/5/2013

      -3.32        0.10        7.91        7.51

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.95%, Class C shares is 2.66% and Class I shares is 1.68%. The Fund’s Investment Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through 3/1/22 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C and Class I shares are limited to 1.35%, 2.10%,1.10% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund’s expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum frontend sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares. Returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Calamos Select Fund

 

 

CALAMOS SELECT FUND

(formerly, Calamos Opportunistic Value Fund)

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Select Fund returned -7.73% (Class I shares at net asset value), outperforming the S&P 1500 Value Index return of -12.48%, but lagging the broad market as measured by the S&P 500 Index return of -3.16%.

Seeking to improve the opportunity set rather than limit the focus to the value side of U.S. equity markets, the Fund changed its primary benchmark on February 28, 2020, from the S&P 1500 Value Index to the S&P 500 Index, which more closely aligns with the Fund’s investment universe, and additionally changed its name to Calamos Select Fund.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

An 11-year bull market in equities came to an abrupt halt during the period. COVID-19, which initially was viewed as more regional than global, overtook economics, politics, world health organizations and investors’ psyches. The events, decisions and results, which all had significant influence on Fund and market performance for the period, will be the topic of case studies in history books for years to come. Headlines referenced many “first,” “most” and “fastest” in terms of market history being made. Economic activity plummeted globally as governments mandated shutting down large swaths of their economies to “flatten the curve.” However, governments and central banks around the world also responded quickly with enormous fiscal and monetary relief. Equity markets cratered, as investors de-risked their portfolios in a sprint for the exits. The equity market dropped 34%, only to see a rapid rebound and 27% gain from market bottom to the end of the reporting period. The VIX Index, a measure of U.S. equity market volatility, began the period with a sanguine reading of 13, but registered an alarming 82 by mid-March 2020. To add to the drama, oil markets went into freefall as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Russia engaged in an unfortunately timed price war, and at one point oil futures’ prices went negative. This was truly a remarkable period.

Investors showed a clear preference for growth stocks, as the S&P 1500 Growth Index returned 2.88%, significantly outpacing the S&P 500 1500 Value Index’s decline of -12.48%. Many of the businesses that had been leading the U.S. equity market prior to the COVID-19 crisis saw their relative business prospects actually accelerate in light of economic and social conditions. Connectivity for working remotely, home entertainment, retail delivery, and innovative health care solutions were all market favorites for the period. Within the S&P 500 Index, information technology (+11%), health care (+8%), consumer discretionary (+2%), communication services (+1%) and consumer staples (-3%) all lead the market. Energy (-30%) was the biggest laggard, with financials (-19%), industrials (-18%), real estate (-12%), utilities (-8%) and materials (-8%) all trailing the overall index return.

Fund holdings in the information technology sector contributed the most to Fund performance and outperformed those of the S&P 500 Index, with notable strength coming from selection in hardware, storage & peripherals and semiconductors. During

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund primarily invests in a concentrated portfolio of large-cap U.S. equities with broad representation across sectors and industries. In addition, the fund can invest across investment styles in the U.S. equity market.

KEY FEATURES

    Security selection is based mainly on Calamos analysts’ highest conviction ideas. We leverage the collective expertise of the firm’s research analysts, who average 15+ years of experience in their areas of expertise.  

 

    The investment process is driven by rigorous fundamental and sector-specific research. The goal is to maximize exposure to opportunities the team believes are compelling.  

 

    Quantitative tools help minimize systematic risks across both sectors and factors. We use quantitative tools to minimize unintended bets and maximize the impact of security selection.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

Because the Fund pairs a high-conviction approach with a broad investment universe, we believe it is an attractive choice for investors seeking a long-term core equity allocation to U.S. stocks.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CVAAX

C Shares

  CVACX

I Shares

  CVAIX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128119666

C Shares

  128119641

I Shares

  128119633
 
 

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Information Technology

    25.6

Health Care

    16.4  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.4  

Communication Services

    9.8  

Financials

    9.8  

Industrials

    9.4  

Consumer Staples

    5.9  

Utilities

    3.1  

Materials

    2.8  

Real Estate

    1.5  

Energy

    1.4  
         

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

the period, the Fund increased its allocation to the sector, ending the period with a slight overweight relative to the S&P 500 Index. Health care stocks were also strong contributors to performance, as the sector was clearly favored in light of the pandemic. Fund selection within pharmaceuticals, life sciences & tools, and biotechnology all contributed to Fund performance.

Holdings in financials detracted most from the Fund’s performance during the period, underperforming those of the S&P 500 Index. An overweight to the sector was a drag on performance as well. The financials sector struggled in light of the historic economic slowdown, and Fund holdings in diversified banks and multi-line insurance weighed heavily on performance during the period. An overweight to the cyclically oriented industrials sector and issue selection within the space also detracted from Fund performance. Aerospace & defense names as well as airlines holdings struggled during the period, as global travel slowed to a near standstill. The Fund was very active in the industrials sector during the period, looking to decrease exposures during the market sell-off and selectively adding to businesses with the potential to benefit as conditions improve.

How is the Fund positioned?

In light of macro conditions, the Fund continues to favor strong, market-share-dominating names that continue to enjoy growth in their businesses. However, as pessimism has weighed heavily on many cyclical growth opportunities, the Fund also has invested in those areas, given the outstanding values. As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund maintained overweights to the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors. The Fund increased its weightings in consumer discretionary names that have been market leaders despite economic conditions. While the Fund’s relative weight to the industrials sector did not change significantly during the period, we did look to add to businesses that could benefit from a cyclical upturn from “bad” to “less bad.” The Fund is underweight to consumer staples and real estate as well. During the six-month period, the Fund reduced its allocation to consumer staples as many names in the sector became overly favored during the market and economic crisis.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

We are viewing the economic impact of global shelter-at-home orders in line with what we have seen from natural disasters such as hurricanes. However, there was nothing usual about the speed and magnitude of the decline in equity markets, so we should not expect to see anything normal about the market’s recovery. The debate going forward appears centered around the contrast of slow growth versus a quicker jump-start from the massive amount of support and stimulus provided by governments and central banks around the world. Many of the high quality growth businesses can and should continue to dominate in light of current economic conditions, and are likely to do well even as some sense of normalcy returns. In addition, investors may have been overly pessimistic with regard to cyclical names that, in our view, should benefit as we make progress as a country and globally against the pandemic.

 

 

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Calamos Select Fund

 

 

 

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (3/1/02) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Performance shown reflects an expense reimbursement that improved results. Source: State Street Corporation and Lipper, Inc.

 

*

Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
   5
YEARS
   10
YEARS

Class A Shares – Inception 1/2/02

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -7.89 %        -4.88 %        4.90 %        6.37 %

With Sales Charge

      -12.27        -9.42        3.89        5.85

Class C Shares – Inception 1/2/02

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -8.25        -5.58        4.11        5.58

With Sales Charge

      -9.17        -6.52        4.11        5.58

Class I Shares – Inception 3/1/02

      -7.73        -4.53        5.17        6.64

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.63%, Class C shares is 2.36% and Class I shares is 1.37%. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2022, to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.15%, 1.90%, and 0.90% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund’s expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results and was in effect until March 31, 2004. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The S&P 1500 Value Index is designed to provide investors with a measure of the performance of U.S. value equities.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Calamos International Growth Fund

 

 

CALAMOS INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos International Growth Fund returned -2.91% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus the -7.03% return for the MSCI EAFE Growth Index and -13.02% return for the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Index for the same period.

Since its inception on March 17, 2005, the Fund has returned 6.41% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) compared with a 5.18% return for the MSCI EAFE Growth Index and 4.13% return for the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Index. We believe this demonstrates the Fund’s ability to generate long-term excess returns over complete market cycles.

What factors influenced performance?

During the first half of the six-month period, international stocks rose against a backdrop of positive earnings growth, progress in global trade negotiations and accommodative central bank policy. The second half of the period ushered in a sea change in market conditions and sharp correction in international stocks as markets were upended by the coronavirus pandemic and its immediate impacts on economic activity and market volatility.

Reflecting the extremely challenging environment across global markets, the Fund declined over the period but significantly outperformed the benchmark indexes and category peers (finishing in the 18th percentile of its Morningstar category for the 1-year period*) due to better individual security selection and more favorable sector positioning. Many of our key fund holdings in higher quality international companies with advantaged business models, stronger balance sheets, and secular demand tailwinds held up better than the benchmark, as investors sought the relative stability of these companies during the worst of the turbulence.

What helped and hurt the Fund’s performance?

The Fund experienced a modest decline over the six-month period but significantly outperformed relative to the steeper declines in the indexes. This Fund’s individual investment selection and overall positioning across geographic regions and sectors helped it outdistance the benchmark indexes.

Positive Influences on Performance

Information Technology. The fund’s security selection and an average overweight position in information technology boosted relative results. Specifically, internet services & infrastructure and semiconductor equipment were sources of strength.

Communication Services. Security selection and an average overweight stance in communication services also added to the fund’s results. The main contributors within this sector were interactive media & services and interactive home entertainment.

 

*

Data is as of 4/30/20. Morningstar category percentile rankings are based on annualized total returns for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods. Calamos International Growth Fund Class I Shares were in the 18th, 27th, 44th and 43rd percentiles of 463, 415, 344 and 247 funds for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods, respectively, for the Morningstar Foreign Large Growth category.

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund offers a dynamic approach to accessing international growth opportunities. We apply our active investment approach to build a portfolio of companies with superior growth and quality attributes across developed and emerging markets.

KEY FEATURES

    Identifies companies with compelling growth, competitive advantages and financial strength.  

 

    Identifies durable secular themes that provide a tailwind for sustainable growth and a franchise premium.  

 

    Investment universe spans geographies and market caps, providing a wide breadth of opportunities.  

 

    Takes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account, evaluating the effects on a company’s risk profile, cash flow and long-term returns.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

As an active, true growth offering with a differentiated return profile, the Fund can potentially help investors optimize capital appreciation within their international allocation.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CIGRX

C Shares

  CIGCX

I Shares

  CIGIX

R6 Shares

  CIGOX
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS     

A Shares

  128119575

C Shares

  128119559

I Shares

  128119542

R6 Shares

  128120425
 

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Information Technology

    19.7

Consumer Discretionary

    16.1  

Health Care

    15.5  

Industrials

    14.9  

Financials

    11.3  

Communication Services

    6.7  

Materials

    5.6  

Consumer Staples

    4.4  

Energy

    3.1  

Utilities

    0.7  

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

Negative Influences on Performance

Energy. Over the period, an average overweight stance and security selection within the energy sector hampered relative performance, as holdings in the integrated oil & gas and oil & gas exploration & production industries lost ground.

Financials. Selection and an average overweight allocation in financials underperformed, especially names in the diversified banks and life & health insurance industries.

Geographic Performance

Favorable security selection in Emerging Asia added to Fund performance. Specifically, our holdings in China and Australia buoyed results.

In contrast, security selection in EMEA curbed relative results. The Fund’s holdings fell short of MSCI EAFE Growth Index constituents, especially those in Ghana and Zambia.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund’s regional and country positioning reflects the combined inputs from our top-down global framework and bottom-up security analysis. Our investment team evaluates macroeconomic factors and growth opportunities and actively integrates these into the investment decision-making process.

 

  We hold a combination of core and secular growth companies, in addition to select cyclical opportunities as we contemplate the opportunities ahead of a potential second-half recovery when we hopefully gain an upper hand over the virus and economic conditions improve.

 

  Technology, consumer discretionary, health care, industrials and communications services are the largest weights in the fund, reflecting the most promising secular growth and attractive demand segments.

 

  Key industry positions industries include interactive media & services, internet retail, semiconductors, health care supplies, biotechnology, financial exchanges and industrial machinery.

 

  We have an underweight stance in more defensive areas including utilities, real estate, traditional telecoms and certain high-valuation consumer staples.

 

  We are underweight in energy and materials, though we hold companies with stronger balance sheets and sustainable dividends in these sectors.

 

  We own diversified holdings in Europe, with a blend of end markets and business types. The Fund’s positioning is largely in global secular demand opportunities and, in some cases, more regionally exposed businesses with stable, less-cyclical characteristics.

 

  We own a range of investments in emerging markets within key demand areas such as interactive media & services, e-commerce, semiconductors, higher quality banks and insurance.
 

 

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  We are underweight in Japan. Monetary and fiscal programs are extremely accommodative but weak global growth and supply chain pressures continue to challenge many Japanese companies.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

Markets continue to navigate a dynamic set of headwinds and tailwinds in international equities. We are analyzing the pandemic’s impact on all aspects of economic activity, alongside policy actions and the future path of corporate earnings. Global monetary policy is extremely accommodative and central banks have implemented an unprecedented set of programs to support economic activity and market liquidity. Given this underlying support, we see opportunities in international stocks, benefiting from abundant global liquidity, a record level of coordinated stimulus, and the potential for virus mitigation and vaccine development to progress over the coming months. Despite these potential positives, we are mindful that markets will likely remain volatile and we remain closely attuned to the near-term risks, including the possibility of new infection hot spots and waves.

 

 

 

ANNUALIZED RETURN: (3/16/05) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Lipper, Inc.

 

*

Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

 
     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
   5
YEARS
   10 YEARS
OR ^SINCE
INCEPTION

Class A Shares – Inception 3/16/05

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -3.06 %        0.11 %        2.53 %        5.19 %

With Sales Charge

      -7.68        -4.65        1.54        4.68

Class C Shares – Inception 3/16/05

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -3.39        -0.65        1.77        4.41

With Sales Charge

      -4.36        -1.64        1.77        4.41

Class I Shares – Inception 3/16/05

      -2.91        0.33        2.79        5.46

Class R6 Shares – Inception 9/17/18^

      -2.84        0.44                   -0.97

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.48%, Class C shares is 2.26%, Class I shares is 1.23% and Class R6 shares is 1.15%. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2022 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.10%, 1.85%, and 0.85% of average net assets, respectively. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s annual ordinary operating expenses for Class R6 shares (as a percentage of average net assets) to 0.85% less the annual sub-transfer agency ratio for the Fund. The annual sub-transfer agency ratio is equal to the aggregate sub-transfer agency expenses common to the other share classes of the Fund divided by the aggregate average annual net assets of the Fund’s other share classes. For purposes of these expense limitations, operating expenses do not include taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, all commissions and other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, and extraordinary expenses, if any. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund’s expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results and was in effect until March 31, 2005. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The MSCI EAFE Growth Index measures developed market growth equity performance (excluding the U.S. and Canada). Source: Lipper, Inc.

The MSCI ACWI ex US Index is designed to measure the equity market performance of companies outside of the United States in developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI ex US Index is provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund

 

 

CALAMOS EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund returned -0.30% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus a -10.39% return for the MSCI Emerging Market Index. The Fund’s return significantly outperformed the benchmark and its category peer average return, landing it in the 3rd percentile (1-year) of the Morningstar Diversified Emerging Markets category.1

Since its inception on August 15, 2008, the Fund has returned 3.68% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) compared with a 2.32% return for the MSCI Emerging Market Index. We believe this demonstrates the Fund’s ability to access growth opportunities in emerging markets and deliver competitive returns while pursuing a risk-managed investment approach over complete market cycles.

What factors influenced performance?

During the first half of the six-month period, emerging market stocks and convertibles advanced against a backdrop of positive earnings growth, progress in global trade negotiations (for example, Brexit) and accommodative central bank policy. However, the second half of the period ushered in a sea change in conditions and a sharp market correction, as investors were stunned by the coronavirus pandemic and the abrupt impact on economic activity and market volatility.

Reflecting the challenging environment across global markets, the Fund declined in value over the six-month period but significantly outperformed the larger decline in the index and category peer funds. The Fund’s outperformance was primarily attributable to active risk-management tactics, which included using convertibles and options strategies in concert with better individual security selection and favorable sector positioning. Many of our key Fund holdings in higher quality emerging market companies with advantaged business models, stronger balance sheets, and secular demand tailwinds outperformed benchmark peers, as investors sought the relative stability of these companies in a turbulent period.

Positive Influences on Performance

Communication Services. The Fund’s favorable security selection and an average overweight allocation in communication services outperformed. Specifically, interactive home entertainment and interactive media & services propelled relative returns.

Financials. An average underweight position and favorable security selection in financials added to performance, especially names in diversified banks and life & health insurance.

Negative Influences on Performance

Utilities. Over the period, a lack of exposure within the utilities sector underperformed.

 

1 

Data is as of 4/30/20. Morningstar category percentile rankings are based on annualized total returns for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods. Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund Class I Shares were in the 3rd, 9th, 28th and 18th percentiles of 800, 688, 568 and 233 funds for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods, respectively, for the Morningstar Diversified Emerging Markets category.

 

2 

Skew defines the extent to which a distribution differs from the norm. In this case, skew describes how the Fund’s performance is favorably asymmetric compared with its peers.

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund offers an active, risk-managed strategy to access growth opportunities in emerging markets. The Fund invests in emerging market-domiciled and developed market-domiciled companies with significant revenue exposures attributable to emerging markets.

KEY FEATURES

    Focuses on higher-quality companies with compelling growth attributes.  

 

    Conducts research across the capital structure and utilizes Calamos’ experience in convertible securities to dynamically manage the risk profile, seeking to improve skew2 and provide asymmetric returns.  

 

    Emphasizes countries enacting structural reforms and improving economic freedoms, which we believe enhances growth prospects and mitigates risk.  

 

    Identifies durable secular themes that provide a tailwind for sustainable growth and a franchise premium.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

Because of its focus on risk management, the fund can serve as a long-term emerging market allocation.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CNWGX

C Shares

  CNWDX

I Shares

  CNWIX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128119161

C Shares

  128119146

I Shares

  128119138
 
 

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

 

Consumer Discretionary

    21.0

Information Technology

    20.6  

Communication Services

    15.4  

Financials

    13.7  

Health Care

    6.3  

Materials

    6.0  

Industrials

    5.5  

Energy

    3.9  

Consumer Staples

    3.3  

Real Estate

    1.4  

Other

    1.2  
         

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

Real Estate. The Fund’s real estate position lost ground on a relative basis, especially holdings in the real estate development and diversified real estate activities industries.

Geographic Performance

From a regional standpoint, favorable security selection in Emerging Asia helped buoy return. In particular, positions in China and Taiwan outperformed.

Conversely, Canada was a drag on the Fund’s performance.

How is the Fund positioned?

In terms of Fund positioning, we favor a blend of investments in secular growth and select defensive businesses, in addition to select opportunities with cyclical characteristics that we believe are well positioned for a potential recovery in the second half of this year.

 

  We have a positive view of the investment opportunities in emerging markets following the first-quarter correction. Since equities hit their lows, we have taken a number of steps to increase the equity sensitivity of the Fund, so it participates more fully in potential upside as conditions improve in many markets within our coverage.

 

  We own diversified investments with larger weight in the technology, consumer discretionary, communication services and financials sectors. We favor businesses in semiconductors, internet retail, interactive media & services, diversified banks and insurance. We focus on names that exhibit sound business models, stronger balance sheets, and alignment with our key secular demand themes.

 

  We hold underweight allocations in the energy and materials sectors, though we do own select opportunities with better capital management, supply-and-demand fundamentals and asset value.

 

  We have an underweight stance in more defensive areas such as utilities and real estate, while we favor select exposure to names in consumer staples addressing key areas of demand.

 

  From a geographic perspective, we own a significant weight in Emerging Asia, our preferred region in the Fund, though we also hold select names in Latin America and Emerging Europe.

 

  We favor investments in individual markets including China, Taiwan, South Korea, India and Brazil.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

Global markets continue to navigate a dynamic set of headwinds and tailwinds. We are analyzing the pandemic’s impacts on all aspects of economic activity, alongside policy actions and the future path of corporate earnings. Global monetary policy is extremely accommodative and central banks have implemented an unprecedented array of programs to support economic activity and market liquidity. Given this underlying support, we see opportunities in emerging markets, benefiting from abundant global liquidity, the record level of coordinated stimulus, and the potential for virus mitigation and vaccine development to progress over the coming months. Despite these potential positives, we are mindful that markets will likely remain volatile and we remain closely attuned to near-term risks, including the possibility of new infection hot spots and waves.

 

 

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ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (8/15/08) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Lipper, Inc.

 

*

Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
   5
YEARS
   10
YEARS

Class A Shares – Inception 8/15/08

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -0.42 %        -0.28 %        0.28 %        2.58 %

With Sales Charge

      -5.12        -4.99        -0.69        2.08

Class C Shares – Inception 8/15/08

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -0.84        -1.06        -0.48        1.81

With Sales Charge

      -1.83        -2.05        -0.48        1.81

Class I Shares – Inception 8/15/08

      -0.30        -0.02        0.54        2.84

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.64%, Class C shares is 2.39% and Class I shares is 1.39%.The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index considered broadly representative of emerging market equity performance. The index represents companies within the constituent emerging markets that are available to investors worldwide.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Calamos Global Equity Fund

 

 

CALAMOS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Global Equity Fund returned 0.60% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus the -7.03% decrease for the MSCI World Index and -7.43% return for the MSCI ACWI Index for the same period. The Fund’s return significantly outperformed the benchmarks and category peer returns, landing in the 18th percentile of the Morningstar World Large Stock category (1-year).

Since its inception on March 2, 2007, the Fund has returned 7.10% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) compared with a 5.24% return for the MSCI World Index and 4.95% return for the MSCI ACWI Index. We believe this compelling record demonstrates the Fund’s ability to generate long-term excess returns over complete market cycles and varied investment environments.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

During the first half of the six-month period, global stocks advanced against a backdrop of positive earnings growth, progress in global trade negotiations (for example, Brexit) and accommodative central bank policy. However, the second half of the period ushered in a sea change in conditions and a sharp correction in global securities, as markets were upended by the coronavirus pandemic and its abrupt impacts on economic activity and market volatility.

Reflecting the challenging environment across global markets, the Fund delivered a modest gain over the period but significantly outperformed the index and category peer funds by means of individual security selection and favorable sector positioning. Many of our key Fund holdings in higher quality global companies with advantaged business models, stronger balance sheets, and secular demand tailwinds outperformed benchmark peers, as investors sought the relative stability of these companies in a turbulent period for stocks.

Positive Influences on Performance

Information Technology. The Fund’s overweight and selection in information technology. boosted portfolio return. In particular, our holdings in interactive media & services as well as data processing & outsourced services were additive.

Consumer Discretionary. The Fund’s security selection and an average underweight position in consumer discretionary drove return. Specifically, internet & direct marketing retail and apparel, accessories & luxury goods represented major contributors.

Negative Influences on Performance

Industrials. Over the period, security selection within the industrials sector hampered relative results, as holdings in the aerospace & defense and electrical components & equipment industries lagged.

 

*

Data is as of 4/30/20. Morningstar category percentile rankings are based on annualized total returns for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods. Calamos Global Equity Fund Class I Shares were in the 18th, 23rd, 25th and 23rd percentiles of 849, 751, 613 and 364 funds for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods, respectively, for the Morningstar World Large Stock category.

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests in equities of companies around the globe. We seek firms demonstrating what we believe to be key growth characteristics, including increasing profit margins and high returns on invested capital.

KEY FEATURES

    Flexibly seeks growth globally, searching for the best risk/reward opportunities across countries, market capitalizations and sectors.  

 

    Seeks global growth companies that may benefit from long-term secular themes, including a burgeoning global middle class and increasing demand for information and entertainment.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund can serve as a growth-oriented addition to a strategic global equity allocation and may complement or provide an alternative to value or blended styles.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CAGEX

C Shares

  CCGEX

I Shares

  CIGEX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128119484

C Shares

  128119468

I Shares

  128119450
 
 

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS  

Information Technology

    29.3

Consumer Discretionary

    16.9  

Health Care

    13.9  

Communication Services

    13.7  

Industrials

    10.1  

Financials

    7.8  

Materials

    3.8  

Energy

    2.1  

Consumer Staples

    1.8  
         

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

Consumer Staples. Selection and an average underweight stance in consumer staples weighed on results, especially in the packaged foods & meats industry.

Geographic Performance

The Fund benefitted from security selection and an overweight stance in Emerging Asia. Our holdings in China and Australia boosted relative performance. Conversely, the Fund’s position in India hampered relative performance, as did selection in Germany.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund’s regional and country positioning reflects the combined inputs from our top-down global framework and our bottom-up security analysis. Our investment team evaluates macroeconomic factors and growth opportunities and actively integrates these into the investment decision-making process.

 

  We hold a combination of core and secular growth companies, in addition to select cyclical opportunities. We are contemplating market opportunities in a potential second-half recovery, when we hopefully gain an upper hand over the virus and market conditions improve.

 

  We have an underweight position in the U.S. The stance reflects our view of relatively less favorable risk/reward compared to international markets. Our domestic holdings emphasize secular growth opportunities and higher quality businesses with defensible business models.

 

  We own diversified holdings in Europe, with a blend of end markets and business types. Positioning is largely in global secular demand opportunities and, in some cases, more regionally exposed businesses with stable, less-cyclical characteristics.

 

  We own a range of investments in emerging markets within key demand areas, such as interactive media & services, e-commerce, semiconductors, higher-quality banks and insurance.

 

  We are modestly underweight in Japan. Monetary and fiscal conditions are extremely accommodative, but weak global growth and supply chain pressures continue to challenge many companies.

 

  Technology, consumer discretionary, health care, communication services, and financials are the largest sector weights in the portfolio, reflecting our view of where secular growth and attractive demand segments can be found. Key industry positions include interactive media & services, internet retail, entertainment, biotechnology, diversified banks and insurance.

 

  We have an underweight stance in more defensive areas, including utilities, real estate, more traditional telecoms and certain slow-growth, highly valued consumer staples.

 

  We have an underweight in energy and materials, with select holdings in companies with stronger balance sheets and sustainable dividends.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

Markets continue to navigate a dynamic set of headwinds and tailwinds in international

 

 

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equities. We are analyzing the pandemic impacts on all aspects of economic activity, alongside policy actions and the future path of corporate earnings. Global monetary policy is extremely accommodative and the central banks have implemented an unprecedented array of programs to support economic activity and market liquidity. Given this underlying support, we see opportunities in global stocks, benefiting from abundant global liquidity, the record level of coordinated stimulus, and the potential for virus mitigation and vaccine development over the coming months. Despite these potential positives, we are mindful that markets will likely remain volatile and we remain closely attuned to the near-term risks, including the possibility of new infection hot spots and waves.

In terms of Fund positioning, we favor a blend of investments in secular growth and select defensive businesses, in addition to select opportunities with more cyclical characteristics that we believe are well positioned for a potential recovery in the second half of the year. We favor investments in companies with sound business models, stronger balance sheets, and the ability to compound growth over the medium to longer-term period. From a thematic and sector perspective, we see opportunities in technology, communications services, consumer discretionary and health care companies with competitive advantages while targeting critical demand areas within their industry. Our investment approach and long-term perspective positions us to take advantage of the volatility and potential opportunities in global stocks.

 

 

 

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (3/1/07) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Lipper, Inc.

 

*

Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

    

6

MONTHS

  

1

YEAR

  

5

YEARS

  

10

YEARS

Class A Shares – Inception 3/1/07

                  

Without Sales Charge

      0.44 %        0.53 %        5.66 %        8.07 %

With Sales Charge

      -4.32        -4.25        4.64        7.55

Class C Shares – Inception 3/1/07

                  

Without Sales Charge

      0.19        -0.20        4.88        7.28

With Sales Charge

      -0.73        -1.11        4.88        7.28

Class I Shares – Inception 3/1/07

      0.60        0.76        5.91        8.34

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.51%, Class C shares is 2.26% and Class I shares is 1.26%. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2022 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.40%, 2.15%, and 1.15% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund’s expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The MSCI World Index (U.S. Dollars) is a market-capitalization weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of developed market countries in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region.

The MSCI ACWI (USD) Index is designed to measure the equity market performance of companies in developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI (USD) Index is provided to show how the Fund’s performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

 

 

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Calamos Global Growth and Income Fund

 

 

CALAMOS GLOBAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the six-month period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Global Growth & Income Fund returned -2.48% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus -7.43% for the MSCI ACWI Index and -7.03% for the MSCI World Index.

Since its inception on September 10, 1996, the Fund has returned 6.69% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) compared with a 5.69% return for the MSCI ACWI Index and a 5.81% return for the MSCI World Index. We manage the Fund with the goal of achieving upside equity participation and potential downside risk mitigation over full market cycles. We believe this performance demonstrates the Fund’s ability to generate attractive long-term returns while pursuing a risk-managed investment approach.

What factors influenced performance?

During the first half of the six-month period, global stocks and convertibles advanced against a backdrop of positive earnings growth, progress in global trade negotiations (for example, Brexit) and accommodative central bank policy. However, the second half of the period ushered in a sea change in conditions and a sharp correction in global securities, as markets were upended by the coronavirus pandemic and its abrupt impacts on economic activity and market volatility.

Reflecting the challenging environment across global markets, the Fund declined in value over the six-month period but significantly outperformed the index and category peer funds. The Fund’s outperformance was primarily attributable to active risk-management tactics, which included using convertibles and options strategies in concert with better individual security selection and favorable sector positioning. Many of our key Fund holdings in higher quality global companies with advantaged business models, stronger balance sheets, and secular demand tailwinds outperformed benchmark peers, as investors sought the relative stability of these companies in a turbulent period.

Positive Influences on Performance

Consumer Discretionary. The Fund’s security selection and an average underweight position in consumer discretionary drove return. Specifically, internet & direct marketing retail and hotels, resorts & cruise lines represented major contributors.

Financials. Leading security selection and an average underweight stance in financials added to results. The main contributors within the sector were property & casualty insurance and life & health insurance.

Negative Influences on Performance

Industrials. Over the period, security selection within the industrials sector hampered relative results, as holdings in the aerospace & defense and electrical components & equipment industries lagged.

 

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests primarily in global equity and convertible securities in an attempt to balance risk/reward while providing growth and income.

KEY FEATURES

    Combines equity and convertible holdings in order to limit downside risk while potentially capturing upside equity participation.  

 

    Provides a core holding option that seeks to maintain a consistent risk posture throughout the market cycle.  

 

    Seeks to participate in the upside movements of the global equity market while lessening the impact of down periods.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund can provide a long-term core allocation to global equities with the potential for lower volatility over full market cycles.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CVLOX

C Shares

  CVLCX

I Shares

  CGCIX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128119500

C Shares

  128119708

I Shares

  128119609
 
 

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Information Technology

    23.1

Consumer Discretionary

    13.5  

Communication Services

    12.8  

Health Care

    11.8  

Financials

    10.3  

Industrials

    8.8  

Energy

    5.2  

Consumer Staples

    3.8  

Materials

    3.8  

Utilities

    3.1  

Real Estate

    1.8  

Other

    0.4  

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

Health Care. An average underweight stance and selection in health care underperformed, especially in the pharmaceuticals and managed health care industries.

Geographic Performance

The Fund benefitted from security selection and an overweight stance in Emerging Asia. Our holdings in China and Australia boosted relative performance. In addition, the Fund received a lift from favorable security selection in the United States.

Conversely, the Fund’s security selection in Canada hampered relative performance. In addition, EMEA underperformed in this period. Specifically, positions in Ghana hurt relative performance. Additionally, our lack of exposure to Israel held back return.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund’s regional and country positioning reflects the combined inputs of our top-down global framework and bottom-up security analysis. Our investment team continually evaluates macroeconomic factors and growth opportunities and actively integrates these into investment decision making.

 

  We hold a combination of core and secular growth companies, in addition to select cyclical opportunities as we contemplate opportunities and a potential second half-recovery, when we hopefully gain an upper hand over the virus and market conditions improve.

 

  We also aim to position the Fund to generate equity-like returns with lower volatility, while also seeking investments that pay attractive current income across multiple asset classes. In addition to convertible securities, our team identifies opportunities in corporate debt and dividend-paying stocks. By investing in these as well as more growth-oriented stocks, we can pursue a potentially lower-volatility outcome while also seeking to provide attractive income distribution.

 

  From a geographic perspective, we hold significant weight in the U.S. while also being quite selective in our investments. It is a continual balancing act: comparing U.S. company fundamentals and risk/reward against overseas markets’ prospects. Our domestic holdings emphasize secular growth opportunities and higher quality businesses with defensible business models.

 

  We own diversified holdings in Europe, with a blend of end markets and business types. The Fund is positioned largely in core global growth opportunities and, in some cases, more regionally exposed businesses.

 

  We own a range of investments in emerging markets within key demand areas such as interactive media & services, e-commerce, semiconductors, higher quality banks and insurance.

 

  We are underweight in Japan. Monetary and fiscal conditions are extremely accommodative but weak global demand and supply chain pressures continue to challenge many large Japanese companies.

 

  In terms of sector positioning, technology, consumer discretionary, health care, and communication services represent the largest weights in the Fund. These allocations reflect attractive industry areas and secular demand opportunities. For example, key industry holdings include interactive media & services, semiconductors, internet retail, entertainment, biotechnology, diversified banks and industrial machinery.
 

 

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  We hold modest weight in energy and materials, with select holdings in companies with relatively stronger balance sheets and a lower cost structure versus peers.

 

  We also have an underweight in more defensive areas, including real estate, consumer staples and traditional telecoms and utilities.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

Global markets continue to navigate a dynamic set of headwinds and tailwinds. We are analyzing the pandemic’s impacts on all aspects of economic activity, alongside policy actions and the future path of corporate earnings. Global monetary policy is extremely accommodative and central banks have implemented an unprecedented array of programs to support economic activity and market liquidity. Given this underlying support, we see opportunities in global stocks, benefiting from abundant global liquidity, a record level of coordinated stimulus, and the potential for virus mitigation and vaccine development over the coming months. Despite these potential positives, we are mindful that markets will likely remain volatile and we remain closely attuned to the near-term risks, including the possibility of new infection hot spots and waves.

 

 

 

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (9/18/97) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Lipper, Inc.

 

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Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

    

6

MONTHS

  

1

YEAR

  

5

YEARS

  

10

YEARS

Class A Shares – Inception 9/9/96

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -2.59 %        -3.10 %        2.74 %        4.87 %

With Sales Charge

      -7.17        -7.72        1.75        4.36

Class C Shares – Inception 9/24/96

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -2.96        -3.86        1.97        4.09

With Sales Charge

      -3.92        -4.81        1.97        4.09

Class I Shares – Inception 9/18/97

      -2.48        -2.86        3.01        5.13

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.49%, Class C shares is 2.28% and Class I shares is 1.25%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlight section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results and was in effect until March 31, 2003. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets.

The MSCI World Index (U.S. Dollars) is a market-capitalization weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of developed market countries in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. Since inception data for the index is shown from 9/30/97 since data is only available for full monthly periods. Source: Lipper, Inc.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

 

 

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Calamos Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

CALAMOS TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the semiannual period ended April 30, 2020, the Fund returned 2.95% (Class I shares at net asset value) underperforming the 4.86% return of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Since its inception on September 19, 2018, the Fund gained 4.54% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) versus a 4.66% return for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

What factors influenced performance?

Following a series of three cuts to the federal funds rate in mid-2019, capital markets returned to a sense of normalcy through the end of the year and into the first six weeks of 2020. Risk assets performed well, with equity markets trading at all-time highs in mid-February, while corporate bond spreads in both the high yield and investment-grade markets traded near cyclical tights during the same time frame.

As cases of COVID-19 quickly spread beyond the Wuhan region of China, concerns of how the virus could negatively affect global economic conditions mounted. Markets reacted sharply, and the S&P 500 Index plummeted more than 30% between February 20 and March 23, representing the fastest drawdown in the index’s history. As if the COVID-19 crisis wasn’t enough, Saudi Arabia and Russia were unable to reach an agreement on oil production cuts in early March and threatened a price war, which sent a supply shock jolt through the energy sector, already reeling from a global demand shock brought on by the pandemic. The energy environment has improved since, as OPEC agreed to production cuts to offset the demand destruction caused by global quarantines and the drop off in industrial demand.

 

 

 

LOGO

 

Both the Federal Reserve and the federal government took unprecedented actions during the course of the quarter. Early on, the Fed slashed its overnight rate from 1.50% to 0.00% in a pair of inter-meeting cuts while introducing hundreds of billions

 

OVERVIEW

Through its multi-sector fixed income strategy, the Fund invests predominantly in U.S. issuers with the goal of generating a high level of both current income and total return in excess of the benchmark over full market cycles.

KEY FEATURES

    Employs bond-by-bond portfolio construction with a focus on being well compensated for risks taken. We believe a disciplined process, grounded in fundamental research, enables us to achieve higher total returns with less volatility.  

 

    Draws on a broader investable universe to enhance portfolio construction and risk management. The inclusion of high yield bonds, bank loans and preferreds provides additional opportunities.  

 

    Utilizes robust, independent credit research. Our fixed income investment process unites quantitative and qualitative analyses into historical and forward-looking models. The result is a credit rating reflective of where a company is heading.  

 

    Applies a macro overlay to capitalize on misunderstood industries and sectors. The overlay acts as a risk control that also considers the business cycle, geopolitical factors, inflation and real rate expectations.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund may be suitable as the cornerstone of a fixed income allocation, with investments diversified across the major sectors of the U.S. bond market. Allocations to specialized fixed income strategies seek to enhance return potential and better manage risk.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CTRAX

C Shares

  CTRCX

I Shares

  CTRIX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128119310

C Shares

  128119286

I Shares

  128119278
 
 

 

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ASSET ALLOCATION  

Corporate Bonds

    48.9

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

    37.9  

Asset Backed Securities

    6.5  

Bank Loans

    1.3  

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

    1.0  

Convertible Bond

    0.3  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

    0.2  
         

Fund asset allocations are calculated as a percentage of net assets and may vary over time. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents.

of repo lines intended to keep the financial system functioning normally with good liquidity. It reintroduced quantitative easing on a previously unseen scale, taking over $650 billion of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities out of the market per week. In terms of scale, that weekly amount is equivalent to the size of the entire QE2 program enacted in 2010. Following up, the Fed introduced several asset purchase programs in support of liquidity and trading for risk assets including asset-backed securities and, for the first time, investment-grade corporate bonds. Those programs were scheduled to begin in April. Alongside these actions, Congress and the administration passed a $2 trillion support bill, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. CARES includes support for individuals, small and large businesses, public schools, public health initiatives, and state and local governments. Even though it is broad sweeping legislation, the government will likely need to take additional fiscal steps to get ahead of the crisis.

After reversing course and reaching cyclical wides in the third week of March, corporate credit spreads in both the investment-grade and high yield markets retraced substantial amounts of the widening that transpired in late February and early March. After spending the first half of the semiannual period trading sub 125 basis points, the option-adjusted spread1 on the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index traded as wide as 373 basis points before ending the period at 202 basis points over like-maturity Treasuries. Interestingly, through the peak of the crisis in mid-March, the full spectrum of maturities for investment-grade credit traded within the 1-3 year subcomponent of the market. In part, we believe this was related to concerns regarding the ability to liquidate and refinance shorter-term debt, while companies that have a longer runway before they need to clean up maturities were viewed as slightly safer.

Both the unprecedented monetary policy and a flight to quality assets drove Treasury yields substantially lower with two, five, 10 and 30-year maturities falling by 133, 116, 105 and 89 basis points, respectively. In addition, the yield curve steepened markedly, spurred by expectations of inflation and long-term debt needed to support quantitative easing programs. Given the Treasury rally and spread widening during the period, major sectors of the U.S. Aggregate market experienced markedly different performance. The Treasury component of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index led with an +8.0% return, securitized products returned +3.7%, with the corporate sector returning only +2.0%, and the government-related sector trailing at +1.3%.

The Fund held an overweight in corporate debt over the six-month period. As a result, the overweight allocation to corporate bonds across financial, industrial and utility related sectors detracted from performance, while security selection in both the financial and industrial sectors also set back results. The overweight allocation to the asset-backed security sector also weighed on performance, while the team’s security selectin in both Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities supported performance. Over the long-term, we continue to favor an overweight to corporate bonds and asset-backed securities in the Fund, as the additional yield has shown historically to generate superior long-term returns.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund has a duration of 5.6 years neutral to the 5.6 years duration of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

 

1 

Option-adjusted spread (OAS) is the yield spread which has to be added to a benchmark yield curve to discount a security’s payments to match its market price; uses a dynamic pricing model that accounts for embedded options and is usually measured in basis points.

 

 

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Calamos Total Return Bond Fund

 

 

The Fund continues to hold an overweight in corporate bonds in both the investment-grade and out-of-benchmark high yield ratings categories. These overweights led to a lower overall credit quality of A when compared with the AA quality of the benchmark. The strong rally in Treasury rates coupled with the widening of spreads in risk assets led to positive returns during the reporting period, ahead of peer group averages, but trailing the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The Fund’s weighting of corporate bonds was increased during the six-month period, primarily by adding industrial-related names during the dislocation that occurred during the liquidity crisis phase of the pandemic-induced downturn. We also added significantly to the allocation in mortgage-backed securities following the Fed announcement of reinstituting a quantitative easing program in that sector, though we remain underweight versus the benchmark allocation. The Fund continues to hold overweight positions in corporate and asset-backed securities and underweight positions in Treasuries and Agencies following the changes. Within the corporate bond allocation, our largest overweight allocations are found in the consumer cyclical and consumer non-cyclical sectors.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Both the domestic and global economies are in contraction, and we believe that the second quarter of 2020 is likely to be the worst ever recorded. While the length and severity of the recession is certainly tied to the duration of shutdowns across broad swaths of the economy, we also view the unprecedented actions taken by both the Federal Reserve and the federal government as critical to maintaining normal market operations and enabling economic recovery in the most timely fashion possible. We expect more liquidity programs to emerge from the Federal Reserve, as they are operating with a “whatever it takes” mentality to ensure that capital flows to both businesses and consumers alike. Furthermore, we believe it is unlikely that Congress and the administration are finished delivering relief and support to families and small businesses.

Aside from the difference of origin, there are key differences between this downturn and the Great Financial Crisis. Most importantly, the banking system currently remains healthy. Availability of credit is flowing in the corporate bond market, and we have seen record issuance as companies look to shore up liquidity and balance sheet strength, albeit at increased costs. We do anticipate significant spikes in defaults, particularly in energy-related industries. In the coming weeks and months, we will continue to monitor the economic impact of COVID-19. We will study macroeconomic data points both domestic and global. How quickly the nations of the world are able to return to work with a relative sense of normalcy will be a critical indicator. In the meantime, we are adhering to our disciplined approach of building portfolios bond-by-bond with a focus on being well compensated for the risks taken.

 

 

 

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ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (6/27/07) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Mellon Analytical Solutions, LLC.

Duration is useful in measuring a bond fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration, the more a bond fund’s price will fluctuate when interest rates change.

 

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Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

    

6

MONTHS

  

1

YEAR

  

5

YEARS

  

10

YEARS

Class A Shares – Inception 6/27/07

                  

Without Sales Charge

      2.92 %        8.05 %        3.14 %        3.25 %

With Sales Charge

      0.63        5.66        2.36        2.86

Class C Shares – Inception 6/27/07

                  

Without Sales Charge

      2.54        7.25        2.37        2.49

With Sales Charge

      1.54        6.25        2.37        2.49

Class I Shares – Inception 6/27/07

      2.95        8.32        3.39        3.52

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.09%, Class C shares is 1.84% and Class I shares is 0.84%. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2022 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 0.90%, 1.65%, and 0.65% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund’s expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is considered generally representative of the investment-grade bond market. Source: Lipper, Inc.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

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Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund

 

 

OVERVIEW

Through its multi-sector fixed income strategy, the Fund invests mainly in high yield securities from U.S. issuers with the goal of generating a high level of current income and total return in excess of the benchmark index over full market cycles.

KEY FEATURES

    Employs bond-by-bond portfolio construction with a focus on being well compensated for risks taken. We believe a disciplined process, grounded in fundamental research, enables us to achieve higher total returns with less volatility.  

 

    Draws on broader investable universe to enhance portfolio construction and risk management. Expanding the universe to include bank loans and preferred securities provides additional opportunities.  

 

    Utilizes robust, independent credit research. Our fixed income investment process unites quantitative and qualitative analyses into historical and forward-looking models. The result is a credit rating that reflects where a company is heading.  

 

    Applies a macro overlay to capitalize on opportunities in misunderstood industries and sectors. The overlay acts as a risk control that also considers the business cycle, geopolitics, inflation and real rate expectations.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund can complement investment-grade credit exposure, providing attractive income and total return potential for more risk-tolerant investors.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CHYDX

C Shares

  CCHYX

I Shares

  CIHYX
 
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128119815

C Shares

  128119799

I Shares

  128119781
 

CALAMOS HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the semiannual period ended April 30, 2020, the Fund returned -9.24% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus a decrease of -6.60% for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index.

Since its inception on August 2, 1999, the Fund gained 5.59% on an annualized basis (Class I share at net asset value) versus a 7.50% return for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index.

What factors influenced performance?

Following a series of series of three cuts to the Federal Funds rate in mid-2019, capital markets returned to a sense of normalcy in the months that followed through the end of the year and into the first six weeks of 2020. Risk assets performed well, with equity markets trading to all-time highs in mid-February and corporate bond spreads in both the high yield and investment grade markets trading near cyclical tights during the same period.

As cases of COVID-19 quickly spread beyond the Wuhan region of China, concerns of how the virus could negatively affect global economic conditions mounted. Markets reacted sharply, and the S&P 500 Index plummeted more than 30% between February 20 and March 23, representing the fastest drawdown in the index’s history. As if the COVID-19 crisis wasn’t enough, Saudi Arabia and Russia were unable to reach an agreement on oil production cuts in early March and threatened a price war, which sent a supply shock jolt through the energy sector, which was already reeling from a global demand shock brought on by the pandemic.

 

 

LOGO

 

Both the Federal Reserve and the federal government took unprecedented actions during the course of the quarter. Early on, the Fed slashed its overnight rate from

 

 

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1.50% to 0.00% in a pair of inter-meeting cuts while introducing hundreds of billions of repo lines intended to keep the financial system functioning normally with good liquidity. It reintroduced quantitative easing on a previously unseen scale, taking over $650 billion of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities out of the market per week. In terms of scale, that weekly amount is equivalent to the size of the entire QE2 program enacted in 2010. Following up, the Fed introduced several asset purchase programs in support of liquidity and trading for risk assets including asset-backed securities and, for the first time, investment-grade corporate bonds. Alongside these actions, Congress and the administration passed a $2 trillion support bill, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. CARES includes support for individuals, small and large businesses, public schools, public health initiatives, and state and local governments. Even though it is broad sweeping legislation, it is unlikely to represent the final fiscal steps taken by the government during the crisis.

Before the crisis began, high yield spreads had spent the first half of the reporting period trading in a range of 315 to 400 basis points on an option-adjusted basis. With the advent of the crisis, but prior to the Fed announcing its intention to support corporate credit markets through both primary and secondary market purchase programs, fear of widespread liquidity issues took spreads on the broad high yield market out to 1100 basis points. In addition to purchasing investment grade bonds, the Fed announced in late March that its program would include buying BB-rated credits, so long as the company was downgraded on or after March 23. This additional show of support for corporate bond markets, along with generally improving liquidity conditions, led to a retracement of roughly half of the spread widening. The Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index closed the semi-annual period with option-adjusted spreads at 744 basis points over like maturity Treasuries. Excluding energy, the yield on the index closed at 7.15%.

Higher-quality, below-investment-grade bonds rated BB delivered returns of -2.5%, whereas CCC-rated issuers delivered a loss of -17.1%. At the beginning of the semiannual period, the trailing 12-month default rate was 2.8%, still running lower than the long-term average of 3.5%. By the end of the reporting period, default rates had increased to 4.5%, much of which was driven by energy-related businesses in both exploration and production and oil field services. We expect the overall default rate, and that of energy to continue increasing as businesses find themselves insolvent. Regarding our credit-quality positioning, our underweight to BB-rated bonds impeded performance, while security selection among our CCC-rated holdings was a positive.

From a sector perspective, the team’s overweight allocation to the insurance sector and security selection within the consumer non-cyclical sector contributed to return. Conversely, our security selection within the energy sector and underweight to the technology sector detracted from performance.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund is currently overweight the property and casualty insurance, pharmaceuticals and brokerage/asset managers industries. The pharmaceuticals overweight is a result of idiosyncratic opportunities in two companies, in particular, while the property and casualty insurance overweight is related to favorable consolidation trends in the industry. Our notable underweights fall within the technology, independent industry and wireless communications industries. In the case of independent energy, we chose to pare back its allocation during the reporting period.

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS       

Financials

    15.3

Consumer Discretionary

    15.1  

Communication Services

    15.0  

Industrials

    15.0  

Health Care

    11.4  

Energy

    8.3  

Materials

    4.2  

Consumer Staples

    4.0  

Information Technology

    3.0  

Utilities

    1.3  

Real Estate

    0.9  
         

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

 

 

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From a credit-quality perspective, the Fund is underweight in the BB category, while currently overweight toward both B-rated and CCC-rated issuers. The Fund is positioned short (3.5 years) in comparison with the option-adjusted duration of the Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (3.9 years).

Over the annual period, the team has added to positions in the property and casualty insurance, technology, and metals and mining industries. In addition, we reduced the portfolio exposure to wireless, pharmaceutical and midstream energy credits. Independent energy and wireless are more underweight than the beginning of the period, while we reduced the midstream exposure an overweight to an underweight.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Both the domestic and global economies are in contraction, and we believe that the second quarter of 2020 is likely to be the worst ever recorded. The length and severity of the recession certainly depends on the duration of shutdowns across broad swaths of the economy. We also view the unprecedented actions taken by both the Federal Reserve and the Federal government as critical to both maintaining normal market operations during these extraordinary times and allowing for economic recovery in the timeliest fashion possible. We expect more liquidity programs to emerge from the Federal Reserve, as they are operating in a “whatever it takes” mentality to ensure that capital flows to both businesses and consumers alike. In addition, we believe it is unlikely that Congress and the administration are finished delivering relief and support to families and small businesses.

Aside from the difference of origin, there are key differences between this downturn and the Great Financial Crisis. Most importantly, the banking system currently remains healthy. Availability of credit is flowing in the corporate bond market, and we have seen record issuance as companies look to shore up liquidity and balance sheet strength, albeit at increased costs. We do anticipate significant spikes in defaults, particularly in energy-related industries. In the coming weeks and months, we will continue to monitor the economic impact of COVID-19. We will study macroeconomic data points both domestic and global. How quickly the nations of the world are able to return to work with a relative sense of normalcy will be a critical indicator. In the meantime, we adhere to our disciplined approach of building portfolios bond-by-bond with a focus on being well compensated for the risks taken.

 

 

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ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (3/1/02) THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund’s Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Mellon Analytical Solutions, LLC.

 

*

Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

 

 

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Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

 

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
  

5

YEARS

   10
YEARS

Class A Shares – Inception 8/2/99

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -9.35 %        -8.31 %        0.96 %        3.62 %

With Sales Charge

      -11.37        -10.42        -0.02        3.11

Class C Shares – Inception 12/21/00

                  

Without Sales Charge

      -9.64        -9.03        0.21        2.84

With Sales Charge

      -10.52        -9.89        0.21        2.84

Class I Shares – Inception 3/1/02

      -9.24        -8.08        1.21        3.88

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.24%, Class C shares is 2.09% and Class I shares is 1.00%. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2022, to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.00%, 1.75%, and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund’s expense ratio falls below the contractual expenses limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results and was in effect until March 31, 2003. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index measures the performance of high yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund

 

 

CALAMOS SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the semiannual period ended April 30, 2020, the Fund returned 0.40% (Class I shares at net asset value) underperforming the 2.58% return of the Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index and 1.47% gain for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Credit Index.

Since its inception on September 19, 2018, the Fund gained 3.48% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) versus a 4.78% return for the Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index and 4.42% increase for the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Credit Index.

What factors influenced performance?

Following a series of series of three cuts to the federal funds rate in mid-2019, capital markets returned to a sense of normalcy through the end of the year and into the first six weeks of 2020. Risk assets performed well, with equity markets trading to all-time highs in mid-February. Corporate bond spreads in both the high yield and investment-grade markets traded near cyclical tights during the same time frame.

As cases of COVID-19 quickly spread beyond the Wuhan region of China, concerns of how the virus could negatively affect global economic conditions mounted. Markets reacted sharply, and the S&P 500 Index plummeted more than 30% between February 20 and March 23, representing the fastest drawdown in the index’s history. As if the COVID-19 crisis wasn’t enough, Saudi Arabia and Russia were unable to reach an agreement on oil production cuts in early March and threatened a price war, which sent a supply shock jolt through the energy sector, already reeling from a global demand shock brought on by the pandemic. The energy environment has improved since, as OPEC agreed to production cuts to offset the demand destruction caused by global quarantines and the drop off in industrial demand.

Both the Federal Reserve and the federal government took unprecedented actions during the course of the quarter. Early on, the Fed slashed its overnight rate from 1.50% to 0.00% in a pair of inter-meeting cuts while introducing hundreds of billions of repo lines intended to keep the financial system functioning normally with good liquidity. It reintroduced quantitative easing on a previously unseen scale, taking over $650 billion of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities out of the market per week. In terms of scale, that weekly amount is equivalent to the size of the entire QE2 program enacted in 2010. Following up, the Fed introduced several asset purchase programs in support of liquidity and trading for risk assets including asset-backed securities and, for the first time, investment-grade corporate bonds. Those programs were scheduled to begin in April. Alongside these actions, Congress and the administration passed a $2 trillion support bill, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. CARES includes support for individuals, small and large businesses, public schools, public health initiatives, and state and local governments. Even though it is broad sweeping legislation, the government will likely need to take additional fiscal steps to get ahead of the crisis.

After reversing course and reaching cyclical wides in the third week of March, corporate credit spreads in both the investment-grade and high yield markets retraced substantial amounts of the widening that transpired in late February and early March.

 

OVERVIEW

Through its multi-sector fixed income strategy, the fund invests predominantly in U.S. issuers with the goal of generating a high level of current income and total return in excess of the benchmark over full market cycles.

KEY FEATURES

    Employs bond-by-bond portfolio construction with a focus on being well compensated for risks taken. We believe a disciplined process, grounded in fundamental research, enables us to achieve higher total returns with less volatility.  

 

    Draws on a broader investable universe to enhance portfolio construction and risk management. Expanding the universe to include high yield bonds, bank loans and preferreds provides additional opportunities.  

 

    Utilizes robust, independent credit research. Our fixed income investment process unites quantitative and qualitative analyses into historical and forward-looking models. The result is a credit rating reflective of where a company is heading.  

 

    Applies a macro overlay to capitalize on misunderstood industries and sectors. The overlay acts as a risk control that also considers the business cycle, geopolitics, inflation and real rate expectations.  

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund may be suitable for investors seeking current income accompanied by lower volatility over a one-year to two-year time horizon.

 

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CSTBX

I Shares

  CSTIX
FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

  128120441

I Shares

  128120433
 

 

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ASSET ALLOCATION  

Corporate Bonds

    74.4

Asset Backed Securities

    14.1  

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

    5.2  

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

    2.3  

Bank Loans

    1.8  

Municipal Obligations

    0.9  

Convertible Bonds

    0.5  
         

Fund asset allocations are calculated as a percentage of net assets and may vary over time. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents.

After spending the first half of the semiannual period trading sub 50 basis points, the option adjusted spread on the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate 1-3 Year Index traded as wide as 390 basis points before ending the period at 151 basis points over like-maturity Treasuries.

Short-duration Treasury yields moved substantially lower with one, two and three year maturities falling by 135, 133, and 127 basis points, respectively. This was driven by both the unprecedented monetary policy and a flight to quality assets. Given the Treasury rally and spread widening during the period, major sectors of the short-duration market experienced markedly different performance. The Treasury component of the Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate 1-3 Year Index led with a +3.1% return, with the government-related sector trailing at +2.6%, and the corporate sector returning only +1.1%. As a result, the Fund’s overweight allocation to corporate bonds across financial, industrial and utility related sectors detracted from performance, while security selection in each sector also detracted from performance. The out-of-benchmark allocation to the asset-backed security sector also weighed on performance. Over the long-term, we continue to favor an overweight to corporate bonds and asset-backed securities in the Fund, as the additional yield in short duration securities has historically generated superior long-term returns.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund has a duration of 1.9 years versus the 1.8 years duration of the Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index.

The Fund continues to hold an overweight in corporate bonds in both the investment-grade and out-of-benchmark high yield ratings categories. These overweights result in a lower overall credit quality of A- compared with the AA quality of the benchmark. The strong rally in Treasury rates coupled with the widening of spreads in risk assets led to slightly positive returns during the reporting period. The Fund’s weighting of corporate bonds was increased during the six-month period, primarily during the dislocation that occurred during the liquidity crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Fund continues to hold overweight positions in corporate and asset-backed securities, it has underweight positions in Treasuries and agencies following the changes. Within the corporate bond allocation, our largest overweight allocations reside in the consumer cyclical and consumer non-cyclical sectors.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Both the domestic and global economies are in contraction, and we believe that the second quarter of 2020 is likely to be the worst ever recorded. The length and severity of the recession certainly depends on the duration of shutdowns across broad swaths of the economy. We also view the unprecedented actions taken by both the Federal Reserve and the Federal government as critical to both maintaining normal market operations during these extraordinary times and allowing for economic recovery in the timeliest fashion possible. We expect more liquidity programs to emerge from the Federal Reserve, as they are operating in a “whatever it takes” mentality to ensure that capital flows to both businesses and consumers alike. In addition, we believe it is unlikely that Congress and the administration are finished delivering relief and support to families and small businesses.

 

 

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Aside from the difference of origin, there are key differences between this downturn and the Great Financial Crisis. Most importantly, the banking system currently remains healthy. Availability of credit is flowing in the corporate bond market, and we have seen record issuance as companies look to shore up liquidity and balance sheet strength, albeit at increased costs. We do anticipate significant spikes in defaults, particularly in energy-related industries. In the coming weeks and months, we will continue to monitor the economic impact of COVID-19. We will study macroeconomic data points both domestic and global. How quickly the nations of the world are able to return to work with a relative sense of normalcy will be a critical indicator. In the meantime, we are adhering to our disciplined approach of building portfolios bond-by-bond with a focus on being well compensated for the risks taken.

 

 

 

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION THROUGH 4/30/20

 

 

LOGO

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN AS OF 4/30/20

 

 

     6
MONTHS
   1
YEAR
   SINCE
INCEPTION

Class A Shares – Inception 9/19/18

             

Without Sales Charge

      0.28 %        2.73 %        3.23 %

With Sales Charge

      -1.94        0.44        1.78

Class I Shares – Inception 9/19/18

      0.40        2.98        3.48

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 2/28/20, the Fund’s gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 0.74% and Class I shares is 0.47%. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through 3/1/22 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A and Class I are limited to 0.65% and 0.40% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund’s expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

 

Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares.

NOTES:

The Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years and are publicly issued.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Credit Index measures the investment-grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate and government-related bond markets. It is composed of the U.S. Corporate Index and a non-corporate component that includes foreign agencies, sovereigns, supranationals and local authorities that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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Expense Overview

 

 

EXPENSE OVERVIEW

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs. You incur:

1) Transaction costs, including sales charges, or loads, on purchase payment and redemption fees.

2) Ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other fund expenses.

The examples in this report are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from November 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020. It is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs associated with investing in each mutual fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

There are two parts of each Fund’s chart:

Actual

In this part of the chart, you’ll see the actual expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period in each fund from November 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020, the period covered by this report. This chart also shows the actual returns, after expenses, you would have earned during that time. This chart can help you estimate your own expenses. For example, if you invested $8,600 in Class A shares of the fund, simply divide $8,600 by $1,000, then multiply that result by the figure in the Actual Expenses per $1,000 row. In this example, you would multiply 8.6 times the figure.

Hypothetical

In this part of the chart, you’ll see the hypothetical expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment from November 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020, and the hypothetical returns, after expenses, you would have earned during that time. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established the guidelines for this chart, including the assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which is what you’ll see in the chart. Note that this chart will not help you determine your own expenses, but will help you compare expenses of the fund you own to the expenses of another fund since the information for that fund should be calculated using the same assumptions.

Please note that the expenses shown in the chart are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the chart is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Expense Example

 

 

The actual and hypothetical examples shown assume a $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period, November 1, 2019 and held through April 30, 2020.

 

     CLASS A
SHARES
       CLASS C
SHARES
       CLASS I
SHARES
       CLASS R6
SHARES
 
CALAMOS MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 6.06        $ 9.76        $ 4.82        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 997.50        $ 993.60        $ 998.80        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 6.12        $ 9.87        $ 4.87        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,018.80        $ 1,015.07        $ 1,020.04        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(1),(2)

     1.22%          1.97%          0.97%           
CALAMOS HEDGED EQUITY FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.72        $ 9.43        $ 4.47        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 999.00        $ 996.50        $ 999.60        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.77        $ 9.52        $ 4.52        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,019.14        $ 1,015.42        $ 1,020.39        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(3)

     1.15%          1.90%          0.90%           
CALAMOS PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 15.09        $ 18.66        $ 13.67        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 964.00        $ 959.40        $ 964.10        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 15.44        $ 19.10        $ 14.00        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,009.50        $ 1,005.82        $ 1,010.94        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(1),(2)

     3.09%          3.83%          2.80%           
CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.84        $ 9.64        $ 4.58        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 1,044.20        $ 1,040.00        $ 1,045.40        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.77        $ 9.52        $ 4.52        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,019.14        $ 1,015.42        $ 1,020.39        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio

     1.15%          1.90%          0.90%           
CALAMOS GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 6.64        $ 10.43        $ 5.38        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 1,039.60        $ 1,035.50        $ 1,041.00        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 6.57        $ 10.32        $ 5.32        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,018.35        $ 1,014.62        $ 1,019.59        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio

     1.31%          2.06%          1.06%           
CALAMOS TIMPANI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000

   $ 6.39        $        $ 5.17        $ 4.87  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 978.20        $        $ 979.60        $ 980.00  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000

   $ 6.52        $        $ 5.27        $ 4.97  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,018.40        $        $ 1,019.94        $ 1,019.90  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(3)

     1.30%                   1.05%          0.99%  
CALAMOS TIMPANI SMID GROWTH

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

   $ 6.71        $        $ 5.47        $ 5.46  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 997.80        $        $ 998.90        $ 997.80  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

   $ 6.77        $        $ 5.52        $ 5.52  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,018.15        $        $ 1,019.39        $ 1,019.39  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(3)

     1.35%                   1.10%          1.10%  

 

*

Expenses for all Fund Classes A, C, and I are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366.

 

**

Expenses for all Fund Classes A, I, and R6 are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366.

 

(1)

Annualized Expense Ratios for Market Neutral Income Fund and Phineus Long/Short Fund are adjusted to reflect fee waiver related to their investment in an affiliated fund.

 

(2)

Includes 0.18% and 1.36% related to dividend expense on short positions for Market Neutral Income Fund and Phineus Long/Short Fund, respectively.

 

(3)

Annualized Expense Ratios for Hedged Equity Fund, Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund and Timpani SMID Growth Fund are adjusted to reflect an expense limitation agreement.

 

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Expense Example

 

 

The actual and hypothetical examples shown assume a $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period, November 1, 2019 and held through April 30, 2020.

 

     CLASS A
SHARES
       CLASS C
SHARES
       CLASS I
SHARES
       CLASS R6
SHARES
 
CALAMOS GROWTH FUND                  

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 6.66        $ 10.34        $ 5.43        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 983.30        $ 979.40        $ 984.70        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 6.77        $ 10.52        $ 5.52        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,018.15        $ 1,014.42        $ 1,019.39        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(1)

     1.35%          2.10%          1.10%           
CALAMOS GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.38        $ 9.07        $ 4.15        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 986.00        $ 982.50        $ 987.50        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.47        $ 9.22        $ 4.22        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,019.44        $ 1,015.71        $ 1,020.69        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio

     1.09%          1.84%          0.84%           
CALAMOS DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 6.60        $ 10.24        $ 5.38        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 965.60        $ 962.10        $ 966.80        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 6.77        $ 10.52        $ 5.52        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,018.15        $ 1,014.42        $ 1,019.39        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(2)

     1.35%          2.10%          1.10%           
CALAMOS SELECT FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.49        $ 9.06        $ 4.30        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 921.10        $ 917.50        $ 922.70        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.77        $ 9.52        $ 4.52        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,019.14        $ 1,015.42        $ 1,020.39        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(2)

     1.15%          1.90%          0.90%           
CALAMOS INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND(a)

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.39        $ 9.04        $ 4.17        $ 3.73  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 969.40        $ 966.10        $ 970.90        $ 971.60  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.52        $ 9.27        $ 4.27        $ 3.82  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,019.39        $ 1,015.66        $ 1,020.64        $ 1,021.08  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(2)

     1.10%          1.85%          0.85%          0.76%  
CALAMOS EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 8.29        $ 11.98        $ 7.05        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 995.80        $ 991.60        $ 997.00        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 8.37        $ 12.11        $ 7.12        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,016.56        $ 1,012.83        $ 1,017.80        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(2)

     1.67%          2.42%          1.42%           
CALAMOS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 6.98        $ 10.70        $ 5.74        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 1,004.40        $ 1,001.90        $ 1,006.00        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 7.02        $ 10.77        $ 5.77        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,017.90        $ 1,014.17        $ 1,019.14        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(2)

     1.40%          2.15%          1.15%           

 

*

Expenses for all Fund Classes A, C, and I are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366.

 

(1)

Annualized Expense Ratios for Growth Fund is adjusted to reflect fee waiver related to its investment in an affiliated fund.

 

(2)

Annualized Expense Ratios for Dividend Growth Fund, Select Fund, International Growth Fund, Evolving World Growth Fund and Global Equity Fund are adjusted to reflect an expense limitation agreement.

 

(a)

Expenses for Fund Class R6 of the International Growth Fund are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366.

 

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Expense Example

 

 

The actual and hypothetical examples shown assume a $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period, November 1, 2019 and held through April 30, 2020.

 

     CLASS A
SHARES
       CLASS C
SHARES
       CLASS I
SHARES
       CLASS R6
SHARES
 
CALAMOS GLOBAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND                  

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 7.56        $ 11.22        $ 6.34        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 974.10        $ 970.40        $ 975.20        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 7.72        $ 11.46        $ 6.47        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,017.21        $ 1,013.48        $ 1,018.45        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(2)

     1.54%          2.29%          1.29%           
CALAMOS TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 4.54        $ 8.31        $ 3.28        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 1,029.20        $ 1,025.40        $ 1,029.50        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 4.52        $ 8.27        $ 3.27        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,020.39        $ 1,016.66        $ 1,021.63        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(2)

     0.90%          1.65%          0.65%           
CALAMOS HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 4.74        $ 8.28        $ 3.56        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 906.50        $ 903.60        $ 907.60        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

   $ 5.02        $ 8.77        $ 3.77        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,019.89        $ 1,016.16        $ 1,021.13        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(2)

     1.00%          1.75%          0.75%           
CALAMOS SHORT-TERM BOND FUND(b)

 

         

Actual Expenses per $1,000

   $ 3.24        $        $ 1.99        $  

Actual – Ending Balance

   $ 1,002.80        $        $ 1,004.00        $  
  

 

 

 

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000

   $ 3.27        $        $ 2.01        $  

Hypothetical – Ending Value

   $ 1,021.63        $        $ 1,022.87        $  
  

 

 

 

Annualized expense ratio(2)

     0.65%                   0.40%           

 

*

Expenses for all Fund Classes A, C, and I are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366.

 

(2)

Annualized Expense Ratios for Global Growth and Income Fund, Total Return Bond Fund, High Income Opportunities Fund and Short-Term Bond Fund are adjusted to reflect fee waiver.

 

(b)

Expenses for all Fund Classes of the Short-Term Bond Fund are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366.

 

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Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS (47.5%)  
    Communication Services (4.6%)

 

  2,500,000       Bandwidth, Inc.*
0.250%, 03/01/26
  $ 2,705,150  
  12,000,000       Bilibili, Inc.*~
1.375%, 04/01/26
    15,491,640  
  15,000,000     EUR   Cellnex Telecom, SA
1.500%, 01/16/26
    25,269,826  
  1,000,000,000     JPY   CyberAgent, Inc.
0.000%, 02/19/25
    9,998,043  
  1,500,000       Gogo, Inc.
6.000%, 05/15/22
    813,833  
  5,000,000       IAC FinanceCo 3, Inc.*
2.000%, 01/15/30
    5,225,800  
  30,000,000       IAC FinanceCo, Inc.*~
0.875%, 10/01/22
    46,321,200  
    iQIYI, Inc.  
  20,000,000       2.000%, 04/01/25     16,871,000  
  10,000,000       3.750%, 12/01/23^     9,471,950  
    JOYY, Inc.*^  
  10,000,000       1.375%, 06/15/26     9,187,400  
  10,000,000       0.750%, 06/15/25     9,291,900  
    Liberty Media Corp.*  
  12,500,000       2.750%, 12/01/49     11,673,250  
  5,000,000       2.250%, 12/01/48     4,988,750  
  5,000,000       Liberty Media Corp. / Liberty Formula One^
1.000%, 01/30/23
    5,269,425  
  15,000,000       Momo, Inc.^
1.250%, 07/01/25
    12,124,800  
    Sea, Ltd.  
  12,500,000       1.000%, 12/01/24*     16,088,875  
  10,000,000       2.250%, 07/01/23~     28,295,700  
    Snap, Inc.*  
  29,970,000       0.750%, 08/01/26~     31,060,608  
  15,000,000       0.250%, 05/01/25     15,792,600  
    Twitter, Inc.  
  34,000,000       0.250%, 06/15/24~     32,047,040  
  15,000,000       1.000%, 09/15/21^     14,571,675  
  7,500,000       Vonage Holdings Corp.*
1.750%, 06/01/24
    6,748,987  
  13,000,000       World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.~
3.375%, 12/15/23
    24,645,725  
    Zillow Group, Inc.*  
  15,500,000       0.750%, 09/01/24~^     18,292,480  
  7,500,000       1.375%, 09/01/26     8,831,925  
  22,500,000       Zynga, Inc.*~
0.250%, 06/01/24
    25,057,575  
     

 

 

 
        406,137,157  
     

 

 

 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Consumer Discretionary (9.4%)

 

  5,000,000       American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.*
3.750%, 04/15/25
  $ 5,483,150  
    Booking Holdings, Inc.  
  40,500,000       0.350%, 06/15/20~     45,763,380  
  15,000,000       0.750%, 05/01/25*^     16,964,100  
  12,500,000       Burlington Stores, Inc.*^
2.250%, 04/15/25
    13,338,688  
  3,000,000       Callaway Golf Company*
2.750%, 05/01/26
    3,118,350  
  55,686,000       Carnival Corp.*~^
5.750%, 04/01/23
    94,319,276  
    Chegg, Inc.  
  17,500,000       0.250%, 05/15/23~     28,861,700  
  13,457,000       0.125%, 03/15/25^     14,214,831  
  10,000,000     EUR   Delivery Hero, SE^
1.000%, 01/23/27
    11,693,756  
  8,174,000       Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.*
3.250%, 04/15/25
    8,728,320  
  500,000,000     JPY   EDION Corp.
0.000%, 06/19/25
    4,708,568  
    Etsy, Inc.^  
  11,500,000       0.125%, 10/01/26*     11,676,525  
  10,000,000       0.000%, 03/01/23~     18,575,100  
  10,000,000       Farfetch, Ltd.*
3.750%, 05/01/27
    10,627,700  
  15,000,000       Guess, Inc.*~
2.000%, 04/15/24
    9,395,025  
  15,500,000     EUR   Just Eat Takeaway.com, NV
2.250%, 01/25/24
    25,170,213  
  27,500,000       MercadoLibre, Inc.~^
2.000%, 08/15/28
    40,788,825  
  30,000,000       NIO, Inc.
4.500%, 02/01/24
    15,444,650  
  10,000,000       Pinduoduo, Inc.*^
0.000%, 10/01/24
    12,789,950  
  7,000,000       Quotient Technology, Inc.
1.750%, 12/01/22
    6,203,925  
    Tesla, Inc.~  
  65,000,000       2.375%, 03/15/22     162,278,675  
  55,000,000       2.000%, 05/15/24     141,832,350  
  25,000,000       1.250%, 03/01/21^     55,211,500  
    Wayfair, Inc.  
  35,000,000       1.000%, 08/15/26*~     35,656,950  
  19,821,000       1.125%, 11/01/24~     24,430,175  
  12,500,000       0.375%, 09/01/22^     16,107,438  
  5,000,000       Winnebago Industries, Inc.*
1.500%, 04/01/25
    4,806,375  
     

 

 

 
        838,189,495  
     

 

 

 
 

 

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Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Consumer Staples (0.2%)  
  10,000,000       Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd.
2.625%, 03/15/24
  $ 9,189,100  
  4,000,000       Turning Point Brands, Inc.*
2.500%, 07/15/24
    3,167,620  
  160,000,000     JPY   Yaoko Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 06/20/24
    1,728,377  
     

 

 

 
        14,085,097  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (0.2%)  
  15,000,000       Chesapeake Energy Corp.
5.500%, 09/15/26
    659,550  
  5,000,000       Nabors Industries, Inc.
0.750%, 01/15/24
    549,100  
  5,000,000       Oasis Petroleum, Inc.~
2.625%, 09/15/23
    563,600  
  4,000,000       Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
4.000%, 06/15/36
    9,488,820  
  4,000,000       SEACOR Holdings, Inc.
3.250%, 05/15/30
    3,004,780  
     

 

 

 
        14,265,850  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (1.0%)  
  3,500,000       Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
4.750%, 08/23/22
    2,459,888  
  21,120,000       AXA, SA*~
7.250%, 05/15/21
    18,554,976  
  10,000,000       Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
4.500%, 04/01/22
    9,608,750  
  5,000,000       Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.
5.875%, 08/01/37
    5,874,950  
  5,000,000       Hope Bancorp, Inc.
2.000%, 05/15/38
    4,161,475  
  25,000,000       LendingTree, Inc.~
0.625%, 06/01/22
    33,604,500  
  5,000,000       PennyMac Corp.*
5.500%, 11/01/24
    3,869,025  
  5,000,000       PRA Group, Inc.
3.500%, 06/01/23
    4,209,700  
  7,500,000       Qudian, Inc.*
1.000%, 07/01/26
    3,934,500  
  4,000,000       Redwood Trust, Inc.
4.750%, 08/15/23
    2,858,720  
  5,000,000       RWT Holdings, Inc.*
5.750%, 10/01/25
    3,413,075  
     

 

 

 
        92,549,559  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (6.2%)  
  5,000,000       Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
1.500%, 10/01/24
    4,634,350  
  7,500,000       Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*
0.875%, 01/01/27
    5,679,300  
  5,000,000       AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.~
3.250%, 06/01/22
    4,254,400  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  6,000,000       Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.*
2.500%, 03/15/27
  $ 5,812,800  
  3,759,000       Coherus Biosciences, Inc.*^
1.500%, 04/15/26
    4,012,695  
  3,500,000       Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. 2.625%, 02/15/26     3,522,960  
  10,000,000       CONMED Corp.^
2.625%, 02/01/24
    10,737,950  
  22,953,000       DexCom, Inc.~
0.750%, 05/15/22
    77,275,291  
  5,000,000       Evolent Health, Inc.
1.500%, 10/15/25
    3,218,925  
  10,000,000       Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*
1.250%, 12/01/24
    11,470,150  
  17,000,000       Innoviva, Inc.~
2.500%, 08/15/25
    18,364,675  
  10,000,000       Insmed, Inc.~
1.750%, 01/15/25
    9,467,700  
    Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
  5,000,000       3.250%, 07/01/23     4,417,350  
  5,000,000       2.000%, 05/15/26     5,065,200  
  3,000,000       Invacare Corp.
4.500%, 06/01/22
    2,679,000  
  5,000,000       Invitae Corp.*
2.000%, 09/01/24
    4,520,025  
  29,243,000       Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*~
0.125%, 12/15/24
    28,136,152  
    Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
  9,500,000       1.500%, 06/15/26*~     9,694,513  
  7,500,000       0.750%, 06/15/24*     7,640,813  
  2,423,000       2.250%, 06/15/22     2,507,042  
  15,000,000       Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.~
0.750%, 05/15/23
    13,192,500  
  5,000,000       Luckin Coffee, Inc.*
0.750%, 01/15/25
    1,700,000  
  2,343,000       NanoString Technologies, Inc.* 2.625%, 03/01/25     2,276,400  
  10,000,000       Natera, Inc.*
2.250%, 05/01/27
    11,816,200  
  15,000,000       Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.~
2.250%, 05/15/24
    21,112,350  
  2,000,000       Nevro Corp.
2.750%, 04/01/25
    2,692,210  
    NuVasive, Inc.  
  22,050,000       2.250%, 03/15/21~     25,596,742  
  4,000,000       0.375%, 03/15/25*     3,699,660  
  5,000,000       OPKO Health, Inc.
4.500%, 02/15/25
    4,083,525  
  10,000,000       Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
2.375%, 04/01/22
    10,170,350  
  6,661,000       Quidel Corp.~
3.250%, 12/15/20
    28,893,953  
 

 

82   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  5,000,000       Radius Health, Inc.
3.000%, 09/01/24
  $ 3,836,650  
  5,000,000       Retrophin, Inc.
2.500%, 09/15/25
    3,783,625  
  4,000,000       Revance Therapeutics, Inc.*
1.750%, 02/15/27
    3,362,700  
  20,000,000       Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.~
1.500%, 11/15/24
    35,289,600  
  10,000,000       Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.^
0.625%, 04/01/23
    8,595,250  
  6,276,000       Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*^
1.750%, 02/15/26
    6,965,638  
    Teladoc Health, Inc.~  
  16,500,000       1.375%, 05/15/25^     50,687,257  
  13,000,000       3.000%, 12/15/22     50,607,505  
  5,000,000       Theravance Biopharma, Inc.
3.250%, 11/01/23
    5,499,875  
  5,000,000       Tilray, Inc.
5.000%, 10/01/23
    1,598,000  
  11,461,000       Wright Medical Group, Inc.^
1.625%, 06/15/23
    11,685,865  
  13,500,000       Wright Medical Group, NV~
2.250%, 11/15/21
    18,993,555  
     

 

 

 
        549,250,701  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (0.6%)  
  5,000,000       Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.~ 2.250%, 12/15/23     8,188,350  
  11,250,000       FTI Consulting, Inc.^
2.000%, 08/15/23
    15,641,831  
  25,000,000       Southwest Airlines Company
1.250%, 05/01/25
    27,487,500  
     

 

 

 
        51,317,681  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (23.9%)

 

  5,000,000       2U, Inc.*
2.250%, 05/01/25
    5,083,225  
  7,500,000       8x8, Inc.
0.500%, 02/01/24
    7,007,925  
  38,500,000       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.~ 2.125%, 09/01/26     251,858,722  
  21,500,000       Akamai Technologies, Inc.*
0.375%, 09/01/27
    22,599,617  
  10,000,000       Altair Engineering, Inc.~
0.250%, 06/01/24
    9,752,700  
    Alteryx, Inc.  
  12,500,000       0.500%, 06/01/23~     32,369,812  
  10,000,000       1.000%, 08/01/26*^     9,523,300  
  10,000,000       0.500%, 08/01/24*     9,557,250  
  49,000,000       Atlassian, Inc.~
0.625%, 05/01/23
    95,358,655  
  5,000,000       Avaya Holdings Corp.
2.250%, 06/15/23
    4,041,875  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  7,500,000       Benefitfocus, Inc.
1.250%, 12/15/23
  $ 5,364,900  
  14,000,000       Blackline, Inc.*~
0.125%, 08/01/24
    14,834,750  
  3,000,000       CalAmp Corp.
2.000%, 08/01/25
    2,196,615  
  8,800,000       Cardtronics, Inc.~
1.000%, 12/01/20
    8,488,304  
  11,376,000       Coupa Software, Inc.*~
0.125%, 06/15/25
    14,531,702  
  10,000,000       Cree, Inc.*
1.750%, 05/01/26
    11,372,700  
  11,000,000       CSG Systems International, Inc.~
4.250%, 03/15/36
    11,880,660  
  10,000,000       CyberArk Software, Ltd.*^
0.000%, 11/15/24
    9,312,650  
  22,500,000       Cypress Semiconductor Corp.~ 4.500%, 01/15/22     39,748,050  
  3,000,000       DocuSign, Inc.^
0.500%, 09/15/23
    4,696,935  
    FireEye, Inc.  
  12,500,000       0.875%, 06/01/24     10,768,687  
  5,000,000       1.625%, 06/01/35     4,655,250  
  5,000,000       1.000%, 06/01/35~     4,977,425  
  17,000,000       Five9, Inc.~^
0.125%, 05/01/23
    38,923,285  
  5,000,000       GDS Holdings, Ltd.^
2.000%, 06/01/25
    6,228,600  
  20,000,000       Guidewire Software, Inc.
1.250%, 03/15/25
    21,100,300  
  35,341,000       HubSpot, Inc.~
0.250%, 06/01/22
    65,042,107  
  2,500,000       i3 Verticals, LLC*
1.000%, 02/15/25
    2,179,988  
  5,000,000       II-VI, Inc.
0.250%, 09/01/22
    4,939,075  
  2,500,000       Impinj, Inc.*
2.000%, 12/15/26
    2,365,950  
  15,000,000       Infinera Corp.~
2.125%, 09/01/24
    13,437,450  
    Inphi Corp.  
  8,000,000       1.125%, 12/01/20~     19,168,160  
  8,000,000       0.750%, 09/01/21     13,960,600  
  5,000,000       0.750%, 04/15/25*     5,289,400  
  10,000,000       Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
0.750%, 02/15/25
    10,014,500  
  25,000,000       j2 Global, Inc.~
3.250%, 06/15/29
    31,979,125  
  7,500,000       LivePerson, Inc.*
0.750%, 03/01/24
    6,988,950  
  20,000,000       Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*
0.500%, 12/15/26
    21,257,200  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     83  


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    Microchip Technology, Inc.  
  20,000,000       1.625%, 02/15/25~   $ 36,890,800  
  19,903,000       1.625%, 02/15/27     25,091,414  
  7,500,000       2.250%, 02/15/37     9,164,663  
  17,475,000       Micron Technology, Inc.
3.125%, 05/01/32
    82,585,190  
    MongoDB, Inc.  
  35,000,000       0.250%, 01/15/26*^     36,646,400  
  3,000,000       0.750%, 06/15/24     7,277,265  
  15,000,000       New Relic, Inc.~
0.500%, 05/01/23
    13,616,775  
  20,000,000       Nice Systems, Inc.~^
1.250%, 01/15/24
    40,312,200  
  20,229,000       Nuance Communications, Inc.~
1.000%, 12/15/35
    21,086,103  
  12,500,000       Nutanix, Inc.~
0.000%, 01/15/23
    10,763,063  
    Okta, Inc.~  
  22,500,000       0.250%, 02/15/23     70,458,075  
  22,500,000       0.125%, 09/01/25*^     23,815,012  
  25,000,000       ON Semiconductor Corp.~^
1.625%, 10/15/23
    27,430,875  
  10,000,000       OSI Systems, Inc.~
1.250%, 09/01/22
    9,566,150  
  40,925,000       Palo Alto Networks, Inc.~
0.750%, 07/01/23
    41,924,798  
  4,500,000       PAR Technology Corp.*
2.875%, 04/15/26
    3,529,755  
  14,000,000       Pegasystems, Inc.*^
0.750%, 03/01/25
    13,447,070  
  10,000,000       Pluralsight, Inc.
0.375%, 03/01/24
    8,534,150  
  7,000,000       Proofpoint, Inc.*
0.250%, 08/15/24
    7,334,285  
  5,000,000       PROS Holdings, Inc.*
1.000%, 05/15/24
    4,356,175  
  10,000,000       Pure Storage, Inc.^
0.125%, 04/15/23
    9,251,450  
    Q2 Holdings, Inc.  
  15,000,000       0.750%, 02/15/23~     22,115,175  
  5,625,000       0.750%, 06/01/26*     6,031,294  
  5,000,000       Rapid7, Inc.^
1.250%, 08/01/23
    6,271,825  
  20,000,000       RealPage, Inc.~
1.500%, 11/15/22
    32,089,900  
    RingCentral, Inc.~  
  32,000,000       0.000%, 03/01/25*^     30,908,960  
  28,000,000       0.000%, 03/15/23     78,663,900  
  14,500,000       SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc.*
0.125%, 09/15/24
    13,563,155  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  50,000,000       ServiceNow, Inc.~
0.000%, 06/01/22
  $ 131,297,000  
  18,500,000       Silicon Laboratories, Inc.~^
1.375%, 03/01/22
    22,282,232  
  7,500,000       Slack Technologies, Inc.*
0.500%, 04/15/25
    8,329,238  
  3,000,000       SMART Global Holdings, Inc.*
2.250%, 02/15/26
    2,669,130  
    Splunk, Inc.~  
  35,000,000       0.500%, 09/15/23     40,129,075  
  25,000,000       1.125%, 09/15/25     29,430,625  
    Square, Inc.  
  34,000,000       0.125%, 03/01/25*^     31,359,900  
  25,000,000       0.375%, 03/01/22~     71,253,125  
  6,500,000       0.500%, 05/15/23~     7,288,353  
  12,500,000       Synaptics, Inc.~
0.500%, 06/15/22
    13,703,062  
  15,000,000       Teradyne, Inc.~^
1.250%, 12/15/23
    30,533,850  
  15,000,000       TTM Technologies, Inc.~
1.750%, 12/15/20
    18,523,275  
  30,000,000       Twilio, Inc.~^
0.250%, 06/01/23
    49,644,300  
  6,000,000       Viavi Solutions, Inc.~^
1.000%, 03/01/24
    6,754,380  
  10,000,000       Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.^
2.250%, 06/15/25
    9,249,000  
  10,000,000       Weibo Corp.^
1.250%, 11/15/22
    9,139,950  
    Workday, Inc.~  
  35,000,000       0.250%, 10/01/22     42,738,850  
  12,500,000       1.500%, 07/15/20     23,513,000  
  12,500,000       Workiva, Inc.*
1.125%, 08/15/26
    10,049,188  
  11,500,000       Zendesk, Inc.~^
0.250%, 03/15/23
    15,633,502  
     

 

 

 
        2,119,103,311  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (0.3%)  
  10,000,000       Allegheny Technologies, Inc.~
4.750%, 07/01/22
    8,603,500  
  5,000,000       SSR Mining, Inc.^
2.500%, 04/01/39
    6,143,150  
  5,000,000       TimkenSteel Corp.
6.000%, 06/01/21
    3,893,725  
  5,000,000       United States Steel Corp.*
5.000%, 11/01/26
    3,898,325  
     

 

 

 
        22,538,700  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (1.1%)  
  10,000,000     EUR   Deutsche Wohnen, SE
0.325%, 07/26/24
    11,371,905  
  47,500,000       Extra Space Storage, LP*~^
3.125%, 10/01/35
    50,939,713  
 

 

84   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  17,700,000       IH Merger Sub, LLC
3.500%, 01/15/22
  $ 20,494,122  
  10,500,000     EUR   IMMOFINANZ, AG
1.500%, 01/24/24
    11,579,601  
  7,500,000       iStar, Inc.
3.125%, 09/15/22
    7,023,450  
     

 

 

 
        101,408,791  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $3,496,996,527)
    4,208,846,342  
     

 

 

 
  CORPORATE BONDS (0.2%)  
    Communication Services (0.0%)

 

  470,000       Charter Communications Operating, LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital
4.464%, 07/23/22
    496,214  
  3,000,000       Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
3.875%, 08/01/22
    3,021,300  
     

 

 

 
        3,517,514  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 

    Lennar Corp.  
  3,000,000       8.375%, 01/15/21     3,102,360  
  894,000       4.750%, 04/01/21     901,067  
     

 

 

 
        4,003,427  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.1%)  
  2,000,000       Discover Bank
3.100%, 06/04/20
    2,000,170  
  1,200,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
5.750%, 01/24/22
    1,284,912  
  3,000,000       Level 3 Financing, Inc.
5.375%, 08/15/22
    3,005,520  
     

 

 

 
        6,290,602  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.0%)

 

  1,400,000       Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.*
5.875%, 06/15/21
    1,403,542  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (0.0%)  
  1,223,000       DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
3.766%, 11/15/20
    1,235,200  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (0.0%)  
  220,000       Exelon Corp.^
2.450%, 04/15/21
    221,687  
    Exelon Generation Company, LLC  
  1,500,000       3.400%, 03/15/22     1,555,095  
  1,000,000       4.250%, 06/15/22     1,053,310  
     

 

 

 
        2,830,092  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $18,226,187)
    19,280,377  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (4.9%)  
    Consumer Staples (0.1%)  
  100,000       Energizer Holdings, Inc.^
7.500%, 01/15/22
  $ 8,525,000  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.9%)  
  280,000       2017 Mandatory Exchangeable Trust*~
5.188%, 12/01/20
    43,587,600  
  322,820       Assurant, Inc.~^
6.500%, 03/15/21
    34,574,022  
     

 

 

 
        78,161,622  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (0.7%)  
  200,000       Avantor, Inc.~
6.250%, 05/15/22
    11,516,000  
  814,735       Becton Dickinson and Company~
6.125%, 05/01/20
    48,264,901  
     

 

 

 
        59,780,901  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (0.7%)  
  230,000       Colfax Corp.
5.750%, 01/15/22
    26,197,000  
  25,500       Fortive Corp.
5.000%, 07/01/21
    21,159,390  
  154,200       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.^
5.250%, 11/15/22
    12,260,442  
     

 

 

 
        59,616,832  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.1%)

 

  10,000       Broadcom, Inc.^
8.000%, 09/30/22
    10,174,400  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (0.1%)  
  242,647       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
6.000%, 09/15/21
    11,537,865  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (0.4%)  
  22,856       Crown Castle International Corp.~
6.875%, 08/01/20
    31,838,408  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (1.9%)  
  99,780       American Electric Power Company, Inc.
6.125%, 03/15/22
    5,068,824  
  400,000       CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Warner Media, LLC, Charter Communications Time, Inc.)§
7.000%, 09/01/21
    13,536,000  
  300,000       DTE Energy Company
6.250%, 11/01/22
    12,540,000  
  308,881       Essential Utilities, Inc.
6.000%, 04/30/22
    17,637,105  
    NextEra Energy, Inc.  
  650,000       4.872%, 09/01/22~     31,161,000  
  205,000       5.279%, 03/01/23     8,853,950  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     85  


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
    Sempra Energy  
  463,385       6.000%, 01/15/21~   $ 47,408,919  
  135,000       6.750%, 07/15/21     13,676,850  
  88,235       South Jersey Industries, Inc.
7.250%, 04/15/21
    4,102,928  
  400,000       Southern Company~
6.750%, 08/01/22
    18,936,000  
     

 

 

 
        172,921,576  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $441,266,388)
    432,556,604  
     

 

 

 
  COMMON STOCKS (47.2%)  
    Communication Services (5.1%)

 

  117,306       Activision Blizzard, Inc.     7,475,911  
  49,941       Alphabet, Inc. - Class A~#     67,255,545  
  51,692       Alphabet, Inc. - Class C~#     69,714,933  
  1,259,807       AT&T, Inc.~     38,386,319  
  33,756       Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A#     16,716,984  
  832,773       Comcast Corp. - Class A~     31,337,248  
  501,562       Facebook, Inc. - Class A~#     102,674,757  
  143,912       Fox Corp. - Class A     3,723,003  
  89,569       Netflix, Inc.#     37,605,545  
  137,611       Twitter, Inc.#     3,946,683  
  741,097       Verizon Communications, Inc.~     42,576,023  
  325,291       Walt Disney Company~     35,180,222  
     

 

 

 
        456,593,173  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (5.2%)

 

  73,760       Amazon.com, Inc.~#     182,482,240  
  116,475       Aptiv, PLC     8,100,836  
  6,667       Booking Holdings, Inc.~#     9,870,960  
  518,000       Caesars Entertainment Corp.#     5,003,880  
  154,554       D.R. Horton, Inc.~     7,298,040  
  50,875       Darden Restaurants, Inc.~     3,754,066  
  44,129       Dollar General Corp.~     7,735,814  
  177,912       eBay, Inc.     7,086,235  
  70,129       Expedia Group, Inc.     4,977,756  
  690,980       Ford Motor Company~     3,517,088  
  184,064       General Motors Company     4,102,787  
  212,544       Home Depot, Inc.~     46,723,548  
  104,358       Leggett & Platt, Inc.     3,666,097  
  174,908       Lowe’s Companies, Inc.~     18,321,613  
  172,027       McDonald’s Corp.     32,265,384  
  302,061       MGM Resorts International     5,083,687  
  42,142       Mohawk Industries, Inc.~#     3,696,696  
  230,023       Nike, Inc. - Class B~     20,053,405  
  20,920       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.#     8,082,233  
  42,048       PVH Corp.~     2,070,023  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  87,851       Ross Stores, Inc.~   $ 8,026,067  
  93,451       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.^     4,370,703  
  213,365       Starbucks Corp.~     16,371,496  
  131,955       Target Corp.~     14,480,742  
  100,040       Tiffany & Company     12,655,060  
  274,619       TJX Companies, Inc.~     13,470,062  
  16,094       Ulta Beauty, Inc.#     3,507,205  
  92,690       VF Corp.     5,385,289  
  2,300       Wynn Resorts, Ltd.     196,719  
     

 

 

 
        462,355,731  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (3.5%)  
  357,646       Altria Group, Inc.~     14,037,606  
  145,473       Archer-Daniels-Midland Company~     5,402,867  
  93,491       Church & Dwight Company, Inc.     6,543,435  
  728,770       Coca-Cola Company     33,443,255  
  144,150       Colgate-Palmolive Company~     10,129,421  
  48,175       Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A     7,933,941  
  57,249       Costco Wholesale Corp.~     17,346,447  
  157,669       General Mills, Inc.     9,442,796  
  116,208       Kellogg Company~     7,611,624  
  86,613       Kimberly-Clark Corp.     11,994,168  
  200,306       Kraft Heinz Company     6,075,281  
  207,611       Kroger Company     6,562,584  
  334,526       Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A     17,208,017  
  90,000       Monster Beverage Corp.#     5,562,900  
  241,423       PepsiCo, Inc.~     31,937,849  
  191,952       Philip Morris International, Inc.~     14,319,619  
  431,217       Procter & Gamble Company     50,827,548  
  120,275       Sysco Corp.     6,767,874  
  146,265       Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.     6,331,812  
  317,399       Walmart, Inc.~     38,579,848  
     

 

 

 
        308,058,892  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (1.5%)  
  393,769       Chevron Corp.~     36,226,748  
  323,120       ConocoPhillips~     13,603,352  
  71,284       EOG Resources, Inc.~     3,386,703  
  437,374       Exxon Mobil Corp.~     20,324,770  
  166,548       Hess Corp.     8,100,895  
  493,352       Kinder Morgan, Inc.     7,513,751  
  369,354       Marathon Petroleum Corp.     11,848,876  
  153,117       Occidental Petroleum Corp.     2,541,742  
  98,898       ONEOK, Inc.     2,960,017  
  69,415       Phillips 66~     5,079,095  
  88,957       Pioneer Natural Resources Company     7,944,750  
  220,050       Schlumberger, Ltd.     3,701,241  
 

 

86   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  67,156       Valero Energy Corp.~   $ 4,254,333  
  248,927       Williams Companies, Inc.     4,821,716  
     

 

 

 
        132,307,989  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (5.2%)  
  122,626       Aflac, Inc.~     4,566,592  
  95,669       Allstate Corp.~     9,731,451  
  110,548       American Express Company~     10,087,505  
  349,800       American International Group, Inc.~     8,895,414  
  47,935       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     5,509,649  
  85,520       Arthur J. Gallagher & Company     6,713,320  
  71,903       Assurant, Inc.     7,638,975  
  1,944,182       Bank of America Corp.~     46,757,577  
  178,527       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     6,701,904  
  316,189       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B~#     59,241,171  
  18,523       BlackRock, Inc.~     9,299,287  
  247,874       Capital One Financial Corp.~     16,052,320  
  123,039       Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     12,227,616  
  135,181       Charles Schwab Corp.~     5,099,027  
  79,848       Chubb, Ltd.~     8,624,382  
  414,276       Citigroup, Inc.~     20,117,243  
  38,523       CME Group, Inc.     6,865,184  
  84,565       Discover Financial Services     3,633,758  
  105,462       E*TRADE Financial Corp.     4,282,812  
  88,695       First Republic Bank     9,250,002  
  103,846       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.~     19,047,433  
  635,271       JPMorgan Chase & Company~     60,833,551  
  47,651       M&T Bank Corp.     5,340,724  
  132,199       Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     12,866,929  
  144,039       MetLife, Inc.~     5,196,927  
  346,942       Morgan Stanley~     13,679,923  
  76,324       Northern Trust Corp.     6,041,808  
  57,360       Prudential Financial, Inc.~     3,577,543  
  49,791       S&P Global, Inc.     14,582,788  
  72,084       State Street Corp.~     4,544,175  
  63,936       Travelers Companies, Inc.~     6,470,963  
  128,836       Truist Financial Corp.     4,808,159  
  386,446       US Bancorp     14,105,279  
  634,742       Wells Fargo & Company~     18,439,255  
  230,073       Zions Bancorporation, N.A.     7,272,607  
     

 

 

 
        458,103,253  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (7.4%)  
  248,045       Abbott Laboratories~     22,842,464  
  257,920       AbbVie, Inc.~     21,201,024  
  210,481       Agilent Technologies, Inc.     16,135,473  
  126,327       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.~#     13,576,363  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  123,494       Allergan, PLC   $ 23,135,366  
  69,748       Amgen, Inc.~     16,685,117  
  224,689       Baxter International, Inc.     19,947,889  
  59,617       Becton Dickinson and Company     15,055,081  
  36,303       Biogen, Inc.~#     10,775,820  
  233,419       Boston Scientific Corp.#     8,748,544  
  456,489       Bristol-Myers Squibb Company~     27,759,096  
  112,942       Centene Corp.#     7,519,678  
  48,063       Cigna Corp.#     9,409,774  
  212,307       CVS Health Corp.~     13,067,496  
  91,286       Danaher Corp.     14,921,610  
  35,605       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.~#     7,744,088  
  143,725       Eli Lilly and Company     22,225,634  
  184,501       Gilead Sciences, Inc.     15,498,084  
  48,565       HCA Healthcare, Inc.     5,336,322  
  32,700       Health Catalyst, Inc.^#     872,109  
  56,973       Humana, Inc.     21,753,431  
  26,781       Illumina, Inc.#     8,543,942  
  27,069       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#     13,829,011  
  456,494       Johnson & Johnson~     68,492,360  
  61,663       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings~#     10,140,480  
  44,779       McKesson Corp.     6,325,034  
  275,287       Medtronic, PLC     26,876,270  
  458,090       Merck & Company, Inc.     36,344,861  
  993,683       Pfizer, Inc.~     38,117,680  
  58,286       Quest Diagnostics, Inc.~     6,417,871  
  11,838       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.~#     6,225,367  
  42,227       Stryker Corp.~     7,872,380  
  8,411       Teleflex, Inc.     2,821,049  
  53,670       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.~     17,962,276  
  204,101       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.~     59,693,419  
  38,504       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     9,672,205  
  183,316       Wright Medical Group, NV#     5,338,162  
  45,659       Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     5,465,382  
  58,872       Zoetis, Inc.     7,612,738  
     

 

 

 
        651,960,950  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (3.6%)  
  96,241       3M Company     14,620,933  
  50,453       Allegion, PLC     5,072,545  
  93,248       Boeing Company~     13,149,833  
  128,764       Carrier Global Corp.#     2,280,410  
  147,055       Caterpillar, Inc.~     17,114,261  
  241,850       CSX Corp.~     16,017,725  
  49,848       Deere & Company     7,230,951  
  218,646       Delta Air Lines, Inc.~     5,665,118  
  73,406       Eaton Corp., PLC     6,129,401  
  194,554       Emerson Electric Company~     11,095,415  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     87  


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  36,781       FedEx Corp.   $ 4,662,727  
  106,038       Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     5,111,032  
  42,761       General Dynamics Corp.     5,585,442  
  1,477,656       General Electric Company     10,048,061  
  152,138       Honeywell International, Inc.     21,588,382  
  61,004       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.~     9,913,150  
  167,502       Johnson Controls International, PLC     4,875,983  
  56,746       L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     10,991,700  
  34,959       Lockheed Martin Corp.     13,601,149  
  144,073       Masco Corp.     5,912,756  
  38,377       Norfolk Southern Corp.     6,566,305  
  55,271       Northrop Grumman Corp.     18,276,462  
  64,382       Otis Worldwide Corp.#     3,277,688  
  101,296       PACCAR, Inc.     7,012,722  
  119,692       Pentair, PLC     4,140,146  
  232,352       Raytheon Technologies Corp.~     15,058,733  
  126,942       Southwest Airlines Company~#     3,966,937  
  70,985       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     7,822,547  
  135,523       Union Pacific Corp.~     21,655,220  
  83,538       United Airlines Holdings, Inc.#     2,471,054  
  116,137       United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B     10,993,528  
  56,794       Verisk Analytics, Inc.     8,679,827  
  24,564       Wabtec Corp.     1,385,901  
  108,511       Waste Management, Inc.     10,853,270  
  79,899       Xylem, Inc.     5,744,738  
     

 

 

 
        318,572,052  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (11.9%)  
  103,312       Accenture, PLC - Class A~     19,132,349  
  83,100       Adobe, Inc.#     29,387,484  
  427,659       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#     22,405,055  
  73,954       Amphenol Corp. - Class A~     6,527,180  
  662,920       Apple, Inc.~     194,765,896  
  415,062       Applied Materials, Inc.~     20,620,280  
  48,751       Autodesk, Inc.#     9,122,775  
  96,211       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     14,113,192  
  76,270       Broadcom, Inc.     20,716,457  
  950,477       Cisco Systems, Inc.~     40,281,215  
  63,107       Citrix Systems, Inc.     9,151,146  
  125,112       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A~     7,258,998  
  113,656       Fiserv, Inc.#     11,713,387  
  461,000       Fitbit, Inc. - Class A#     3,084,090  
  97,864       FLIR Systems, Inc.     4,247,298  
  42,251       Gartner, Inc.#     5,019,841  
  64,419       Global Payments, Inc.     10,694,842  
  243,469       HP, Inc.     3,776,204  
  700,885       Intel Corp.~     42,039,082  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  115,654       International Business Machines Corp.   $ 14,521,516  
  48,441       Intuit, Inc.     13,069,866  
  42,946       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     7,023,818  
  48,038       Lam Research Corp.     12,263,141  
  12,601       LogMeIn, Inc.     1,076,881  
  156,120       MasterCard, Inc. - Class A     42,928,316  
  317,112       Micron Technology, Inc.~#     15,186,494  
  1,327,294       Microsoft Corp.~     237,864,358  
  126,185       NVIDIA Corp.     36,881,352  
  331,173       Oracle Corp.     17,542,234  
  90,299       Paychex, Inc.     6,187,288  
  180,817       PayPal Holdings, Inc.#     22,240,491  
  208,282       QUALCOMM, Inc.     16,385,545  
  191,188       Salesforce.com, Inc.#     30,962,897  
  62,696       TE Connectivity, Ltd.     4,605,648  
  42,354       Tech Data Corp.#     5,956,667  
  112,669       Texas Instruments, Inc.~     13,077,491  
  349,223       Visa, Inc. - Class A~     62,413,135  
  63,271       Western Digital Corp.     2,915,528  
  290,148       Western Union Company^     5,533,122  
  127,469       Xilinx, Inc.     11,140,791  
     

 

 

 
        1,053,833,350  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (1.1%)  
  57,365       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.~     12,940,397  
  46,771       Avery Dennison Corp.     5,163,051  
  129,767       Ball Corp.     8,511,417  
  163,028       Corteva, Inc.#     4,269,703  
  163,027       Dow, Inc.#     5,981,461  
  163,026       DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     7,665,482  
  446,716       Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     3,944,502  
  125,319       Linde, PLC     23,057,443  
  146,381       Newmont Mining Corp.     8,706,742  
  70,440       PPG Industries, Inc.     6,398,065  
  14,064       Sherwin-Williams Company     7,543,508  
     

 

 

 
        94,181,771  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (1.3%)  
  48,642       Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     7,641,172  
  67,117       American Tower Corp.~     15,973,846  
  109,475       Apartment Investment & Management Company - Class A     4,123,923  
  44,749       AvalonBay Communities, Inc.~     7,291,850  
  62,007       Crown Castle International Corp.     9,885,776  
  53,093       Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     7,936,873  
  12,857       Equinix, Inc.     8,681,046  
  43,203       Federal Realty Investment Trust     3,597,514  
  57,990       Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     6,490,241  
 

 

88   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  91,139       Prologis, Inc.~   $ 8,132,333  
  31,933       Public Storage~     5,921,975  
  110,707       Realty Income Corp.     6,080,028  
  90,299       Regency Centers Corp.     3,965,029  
  73,247       Simon Property Group, Inc.     4,890,702  
  50,158       Taubman Centers, Inc.     2,161,810  
  140,479       UDR, Inc.     5,263,748  
  113,615       Welltower, Inc.     5,820,496  
  216,990       Weyerhaeuser Company     4,745,571  
     

 

 

 
        118,603,933  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (1.4%)  
  347,157       AES Corp.~     4,599,830  
  135,759       American Electric Power Company, Inc.~     11,282,931  
  126,044       CMS Energy Corp.~     7,195,852  
  105,532       Consolidated Edison, Inc.     8,315,922  
  124,740       Dominion Energy, Inc.~     9,621,196  
  172,376       Duke Energy Corp.~     14,593,352  
  82,854       Edison International     4,864,358  
  77,166       Entergy Corp.     7,370,125  
  116,004       Exelon Corp.~     4,301,428  
  174,684       FirstEnergy Corp.~     7,209,209  
  71,218       NextEra Energy, Inc.     16,459,904  
  213,807       NiSource, Inc.     5,368,694  
  134,218       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.~     6,806,195  
  191,859       Southern Company     10,884,161  
  153,565       Xcel Energy, Inc.     9,760,591  
     

 

 

 
        128,633,748  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $3,820,225,467)
    4,183,204,842  
     

 

 

 
  INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED FUND (1.7%)  
    Other (1.7%)  
  14,938,002       Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund - Class I
(Cost $150,000,000)
    149,977,536  
     

 

 

 
  RIGHTS (0.0%)    
  20,458       Bristol-Myers Squibb Company# - (Expiration date 03/31/21)
(Cost $43,576)
    92,266  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.6%) #  
    Communication Services (0.0%)

 

    CyberAgent, Inc.  
 
70
735,455,000
 
 
  JPY   Call, 02/17/23, Strike 95.44     490,178  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
30
300,000,000
 
 
  JPY   Call, 02/19/25, Strike 93.40   $ 214,546  
 
10
100,000,000
 
 
  JPY   Call, 02/17/23, Strike 95.84     75,379  
 
50
500,000,000
 
 
  JPY   Zenrin Company, Ltd.
Call, 03/31/23, Strike 96.21
     
     

 

 

 
        780,103  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (0.2%)

 

 
550
11,146,850
 
 
    Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $190.00
    1,036,750  
 
100
14,805,700
 
 
    Booking Holdings, Inc.
Put, 05/15/20, Strike $1,680.00
    2,042,500  
    DCM Holdings Company, Ltd.  
 
1,000
1,000,000,000
 
 
  JPY   Call, 12/21/20, Strike 99.13     930,776  
 

900

900,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/21/20, Strike 99.35     837,699  
  EDION Corp.  
 

60

600,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 06/19/25, Strike 99.51     55,887  
 

50

504,335,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 06/19/25, Strike 94.30     219,648  
 

100

1,000,000,000

 

 

  JPY   HIS Company, Ltd.
Call, 11/15/24, Strike 96.54
     
 

500

2,338,500

 

 

    Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $110.00
    3,162,500  
    Takashimaya Company, Ltd.  
 

100

964,460,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/06/23, Strike 97.28      
 

50

482,230,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/06/23, Strike 97.29      
 

50

482,230,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/06/23, Strike 97.18      
 

250

19,547,000

 

 

    Tesla, Inc.
Put, 01/15/21, Strike $600.00
    2,356,875  
 

500

4,276,500

 

 

    Wynn Resorts, Ltd.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $140.00
    2,717,500  
     

 

 

 
        13,360,135  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (0.0%)  
    Ezaki Glico Company, Ltd.  
 

100

1,003,790,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 01/30/24, Strike 97.57     63,861  
 

50

501,895,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 01/30/24, Strike 96.89     40,926  
     

 

 

 
        104,787  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (0.0%)  
 

1,200

19,615,200

 

 

    Danaher Corp.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $180.00
    213,000  
 

100

1,000,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Medipal Holdings Corp.
Call, 10/07/22, Strike 98.52
    707,239  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     89  


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 

100

997,090,000

 

 

  JPY   Nipro Corp.
Call, 01/29/21, Strike 98.68
  $  
 

72

720,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
Call, 12/13/23, Strike 97.95
    818,161  
 

100

1,000,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Toho Holdings Company, Ltd.
Call, 06/23/23, Strike 98.43
    117,892  
     

 

 

 
        1,856,292  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (0.1%)  
 

100

951,050,000

 

 

  JPY   ANA Holdings, Inc.
Call, 09/19/24, Strike 96.53
     
 

70

700,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Fuji Corp/Aichi
Call, 03/25/21, Strike 98.73
    1,858,361  
 

45

450,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Maeda Kosen Company, Ltd.
Call, 04/18/22, Strike 97.72
    42  
    Nagoya Railroad Company, Ltd.  
 

100

1,144,890,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/09/22, Strike 97.53     1,469,524  
 

100

1,000,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/09/22, Strike 98.92     1,491,927  
 

50

572,445,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/09/22, Strike 98.07     722,305  
 

28

280,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/09/22, Strike 98.77     423,962  
 

22

220,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/09/22, Strike 98.94     328,224  
 

54

540,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Senko Company, Ltd.
Call, 03/28/22, Strike 98.82
    275,246  
     

 

 

 
        6,569,591  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.0%)  
 

375

11,017,500

 

 

    Apple, Inc.
Call, 07/17/20, Strike $325.00
    156,562  
    Digital Garage, Inc.  
 

150

1,583,820,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 09/14/23, Strike 94.68     1,015,418  
 

50

527,940,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 09/14/23, Strike 94.80     338,473  
 

6,000

4,014,000

 

 

    Fitbit, Inc.
Put, 05/15/20, Strike $5.00
    6,000  
 

1,000

17,921,000

 

 

    Microsoft Corp.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $230.00
    21,500  
 

250

7,307,000

 

 

    NVIDIA Corp.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $230.00
    111,875  
     

 

 

 
        1,649,828  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (0.0%)  
 

100

1,000,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
Call, 03/30/22, Strike 98.83
     
    Teijin, Ltd.  
 

100

1,000,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/10/21, Strike 99.18     447,610  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 

100

1,000,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 12/10/21, Strike 99.19   $ 491,078  
     

 

 

 
        938,688  
     

 

 

 
    Other (0.3%)  
    S&P 500 Index  
 
4,000
1,164,972,000
 
 
    Call, 05/29/20, Strike $3,250.00     770,000  
 
3,500
1,019,350,500
 
 
    Put, 05/29/20, Strike $2,600.00     9,940,000  
 

3,250

946,539,750

 

 

    Put, 05/29/20, Strike $2,300.00     2,518,750  
 

2,500

728,107,500

 

 

    Put, 07/31/20, Strike $2,100.00     5,837,500  
 

1,750

509,675,250

 

 

    Put, 06/30/20, Strike $2,050.00     1,793,750  
 

1,500

436,864,500

 

 

    Put, 05/29/20, Strike $2,000.00     360,000  
 

1,500

436,864,500

 

 

    Put, 06/30/20, Strike $2,400.00     5,100,000  
 

1,500

436,864,500

 

 

    Call, 12/31/20, Strike $3,800.00     682,500  
 

1,000

291,243,000

 

 

    Call, 06/30/20, Strike $3,300.00     640,000  
 

1,000

291,243,000

 

 

    Call, 12/31/20, Strike $3,700.00     825,000  
     

 

 

 
        28,467,500  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (0.0%)  
    Chugoku Electric Power Company, Inc.  
 

100

1,000,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 01/25/22, Strike 98.54     720,653  
 

100

1,000,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 01/25/22, Strike 98.97     720,653  
 

50

534,745,000

 

 

  JPY   Call, 01/25/22, Strike 98.22     360,327  
 

100

981,000,000

 

 

  JPY   Kyushu Electric Power Company, Inc.
Call, 03/31/22, Strike 98.05
     
     

 

 

 
        1,801,633  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $108,305,460)
    55,528,557  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.1%)  
  50,757,222       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     50,802,903  
 

 

90   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  50,744,477       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***   $ 50,744,477  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $101,545,133)
    101,547,380  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (1.4%)
 
 
  71,873,286       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***†     71,873,286  
  50,805,508       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†     50,805,508  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED
(Cost $122,678,794)
    122,678,794  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (104.6%)
(Cost $8,259,287,532)

    9,273,712,698  
     

 

 

 
 
PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN
(-1.4%)
    (122,678,794
     

 

 

 
  LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-3.2%)     (281,796,828
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 8,869,237,076  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT (-37.3%)#  
    Communication Services (-2.9%)

 

  (18,977     Bandwidth, Inc. - Class A     (1,547,764
  (389,000     Bilibili, Inc.     (10,654,710
  (285,500   EUR   Cellnex Telecom, SA*     (14,954,950
  (132,800   JPY   CyberAgent, Inc.     (5,618,152
  (173,950     IAC/InterActive Corp.     (38,874,346
  (580,200     iQIYI, Inc.     (9,845,994
  (126,800     JOYY, Inc.     (7,729,728
  (73,000     Liberty Media Corp. / Liberty Formula One     (2,349,870
  (28,500     Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.     (1,278,795
  (71,700     Momo, Inc.     (1,726,536
  (1,294,000     New York Times Company - Class A     (42,080,880
  (685,600     Sea, Ltd.     (38,105,648
  (725,100     Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.     (4,285,341
  (945,000     Snap, Inc. - Class A     (16,641,450
  (218,900     Twitter, Inc.     (6,278,052
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  (179,500     Vonage Holdings Corp.   $ (1,500,620
  (484,500     World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. - Class A     (21,545,715
  (381,500     Zillow Group, Inc. - Class C     (16,770,740
  (1,697,700     Zynga, Inc. - Class A     (12,800,658
     

 

 

 
        (254,589,949
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (-7.6%)

 

  (34,100     Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.     (6,911,047
  (435,000     American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     (3,458,250
  (34,700     Booking Holdings, Inc.     (51,375,779
  (44,400     Burlington Stores, Inc.     (8,111,436
  (10,000     Callaway Golf Company     (143,200
  (4,175,231     Carnival Corp.     (66,386,173
  (727,950     Chegg, Inc.     (31,119,862
  (1,002,900   JPY   DCM Holdings Company, Ltd.     (9,868,727
  (73,500   EUR   Delivery Hero, SE*     (6,201,961
  (172,000     Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.     (5,055,080
  (532,400   JPY   EDION Corp.     (4,653,508
  (46,568     Eldorado Resorts, Inc.     (998,418
  (328,600     Etsy, Inc.     (21,316,282
  (485,498     Farfetch, Ltd.     (6,427,993
  (249,080     Guess, Inc.     (2,328,898
  (172,312   EUR   Just Eat Takeaway.com, NV*     (17,564,784
  (54,904     MercadoLibre, Inc.     (32,037,033
  (176,000     Pinduoduo, Inc.     (8,349,440
  (112,500     Quotient Technology, Inc.     (807,750
  (40,000   JPY   Takashimaya Company, Ltd.     (364,162
  (429,780     Tesla, Inc.     (336,036,386
  (389,827     Wayfair, Inc. - Class A     (48,354,141
  (49,800     Winnebago Industries, Inc.     (2,209,626
     

 

 

 
        (670,079,936
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (-0.1%)  
  (170,108     Energizer Holdings, Inc.     (6,627,408
  (33,800   JPY   Ezaki Glico Company, Ltd.     (1,483,465
  (60,200     Herbalife Nutrition, Ltd.     (2,248,470
  (29,561     Turning Point Brands, Inc.     (688,771
  (18,500   JPY   Yaoko Company, Ltd.     (1,148,115
     

 

 

 
        (12,196,229
     

 

 

 
    Energy (-0.1%)  
  (365,400     Renewable Energy Group, Inc.     (9,065,574
  (25,000     SEACOR Holdings, Inc.     (706,500
     

 

 

 
        (9,772,074
     

 

 

 
    Financials (-0.9%)  
  (255,327     Assurant, Inc.     (27,125,941
  (816,000     Equitable Holdings, Inc.     (14,949,120
  (211,300     Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.     (2,396,142
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     91  


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  (34,000     Hope Bancorp, Inc.   $ (338,300
  (95,429     LendingTree, Inc.     (23,797,130
  (110,017     Morgan Stanley     (4,337,970
  (55,000     PRA Group, Inc.     (1,525,700
  (218,000     Qudian, Inc.     (377,140
     

 

 

 
        (74,847,443
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (-4.8%)  
  (55,680     AbbVie, Inc.     (4,576,896
  (140,000     Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (2,133,600
  (322,000     Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.     (2,093,000
  (549,900     Avantor, Inc.     (9,243,819
  (192,300     Becton Dickinson and Company     (48,561,519
  (109,500     Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.     (3,343,035
  (157,790     Coherus Biosciences, Inc.     (2,619,314
  (64,000     Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.     (1,323,520
  (61,500     CONMED Corp.     (4,545,465
  (229,750     DexCom, Inc.     (77,012,200
  (30,000     Evolent Health, Inc. - Class A     (216,300
  (287,525     Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.     (6,513,879
  (89,500     Innoviva, Inc.     (2,609,820
  (743,600     Innoviva, Inc.     (10,544,248
  (127,431     Insmed, Inc.     (2,930,913
  (36,500     Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (2,990,080
  (50,000     Invacare Corp.     (376,000
  (195,600     Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (10,861,668
  (1,005,487     Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (10,054,870
  (7,500     Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (739,275
  (189,900   JPY   Medipal Holdings Corp.     (3,705,452
  (33,000     NanoString Technologies, Inc.     (1,048,080
  (206,000     Natera, Inc.     (7,630,240
  (170,371     Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.     (16,720,210
  (4,500     Nevro Corp.     (529,380
  (147,600   JPY   Nipro Corp.     (1,662,847
  (160,900     NuVasive, Inc.     (9,795,592
  (500,000     OPKO Health, Inc.     (1,110,000
  (67,000     Pacira BioSciences, Inc.     (2,766,430
  (207,750     Quidel Corp.     (28,877,250
  (43,137     Retrophin, Inc.     (656,545
  (86,000     Revance Therapeutics, Inc.     (1,591,860
  (237,500     Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.     (27,996,500
  (47,400   JPY   Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.     (2,155,449
  (51,000     Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     (1,193,400
  (60,100     Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.     (3,806,734
  (592,900     Teladoc Health, Inc.     (97,585,411
  (44,600   JPY   Toho Holdings Company, Ltd.     (931,357
  (530,217     Wright Medical Group, NV     (15,439,919
     

 

 

 
        (428,492,077
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
    Industrials (-1.1%)  
  (165,659     Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.   $ (6,815,211
  (905,000     Colfax Corp.     (23,339,950
  (241,500     Fortive Corp.     (15,456,000
  (91,050     FTI Consulting, Inc.     (11,596,128
  (381,000   JPY   Fuji Corp/Aichi     (6,429,586
  (33,600   JPY   Maeda Kosen Company, Ltd.     (654,686
  (567,600   JPY   Nagoya Railroad Company, Ltd.     (16,369,771
  (197,300   JPY   Senko Group Holdings Company, Ltd.     (1,610,537
  (336,900     Southwest Airlines Company     (10,528,125
  (72,500     Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     (7,989,500
     

 

 

 
        (100,789,494
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (-17.1%)

 

  (16,000     2U, Inc.     (380,000
  (186,000     8x8, Inc.     (3,154,560
  (4,795,600     Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.     (251,241,484
  (119,700     Akamai Technologies, Inc.     (11,695,887
  (107,500     Altair Engineering, Inc. - Class A     (3,546,425
  (330,800     Alteryx, Inc. - Class A     (37,439,944
  (537,050     Atlassian Corp., PLC - Class A     (83,505,905
  (113,641     Blackline, Inc.     (6,902,554
  (27,975     Broadcom, Inc.     (7,598,569
  (13,999     Cardtronics, PLC - Class A     (320,577
  (52,800     Coupa Software, Inc.     (9,297,552
  (165,500     Cree, Inc.     (7,138,015
  (75,000     CSG Systems International, Inc.     (3,643,500
  (36,000     CyberArk Software, Ltd.     (3,555,360
  (132,000   JPY   Digital Garage, Inc.     (4,797,093
  (35,600     DocuSign, Inc.     (3,729,100
  (206,500     FireEye, Inc.     (2,376,815
  (395,200     Five9, Inc.     (36,623,184
  (84,250     GDS Holdings, Ltd.     (4,829,210
  (87,333     Guidewire Software, Inc.     (7,933,330
  (328,900     HubSpot, Inc.     (55,462,407
  (40,000     i3 Verticals, Inc. - Class A     (929,600
  (43,500     II-VI, Inc.     (1,497,270
  (49,500     Impinj, Inc.     (1,111,770
  (813,959     Infinera Corp.     (5,018,057
  (326,000     Inphi Corp.     (31,472,040
  (66,100     Insight Enterprises, Inc.     (3,588,569
  (299,900     j2 Global, Inc.     (24,183,936
  (120,400     LivePerson, Inc.     (2,882,376
  (140,800     Lumentum Holdings, Inc.     (11,392,128
  (688,000     Microchip Technology, Inc.     (60,358,240
  (1,742,415     Micron Technology, Inc.     (83,444,254
  (152,750     MongoDB, Inc.     (24,765,358
  (47,000     New Relic, Inc.     (2,523,430
 

 

92   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  (233,900     Nice, Ltd.   $ (38,429,770
  (365,099     Nuance Communications, Inc.     (7,375,000
  (52,500     Nutanix, Inc. - Class A     (1,075,725
  (528,250     Okta, Inc.     (79,924,225
  (688,000     ON Semiconductor Corp.     (11,038,960
  (45,100     OSI Systems, Inc.     (3,264,338
  (59,641     Palo Alto Networks, Inc.     (11,720,053
  (71,400     PAR Technology Corp.     (1,350,174
  (39,600     Pegasystems, Inc.     (3,311,352
  (97,175     Pluralsight, Inc. - Class A     (1,597,557
  (27,792     Proofpoint, Inc.     (3,383,120
  (35,700     PROS Holdings, Inc.     (1,227,723
  (139,973     Pure Storage, Inc. - Class A     (2,015,611
  (257,800     Q2 Holdings, Inc.     (20,551,816
  (84,000     Rapid7, Inc.     (3,826,200
  (418,729     RealPage, Inc.     (27,003,833
  (378,305     RingCentral, Inc. - Class A     (86,454,042
  (274,400     SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc.     (5,101,096
  (365,450     ServiceNow, Inc.     (128,470,293
  (119,100     Silicon Laboratories, Inc.     (11,578,902
  (37,000     Slack Technologies, Inc. - Class A     (987,530
  (51,800     SMART Global Holdings, Inc.     (1,310,022
  (271,000     Splunk, Inc.     (38,037,560
  (1,225,700     Square, Inc. - Class A     (79,842,098
  (91,500     Synaptics, Inc.     (5,983,185
  (437,975     Teradyne, Inc.     (27,390,957
  (1,255,139     TTM Technologies, Inc.     (14,547,061
  (351,000     Twilio, Inc. - Class A     (39,417,300
  (332,400     Viavi Solutions, Inc.     (4,015,392
  (116,000     Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.     (1,924,440
  (298,997     Workday, Inc. - Class A     (46,015,638
  (74,800     Workiva, Inc.     (2,868,580
  (142,500     Zendesk, Inc.     (10,955,400
     

 

 

 
        (1,520,333,452
     

 

 

 
    Materials (-0.3%)  
  (312,000     Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     (2,343,120
  (71,000     International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.     (9,303,130
  (196,000     SSR Mining, Inc.     (3,428,040
  (487,100   JPY   Teijin, Ltd.     (7,829,730
  (190,000     United States Steel Corp.     (1,459,200
     

 

 

 
        (24,363,220
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (-0.8%)  
  (198,403     Crown Castle International Corp.     (31,631,390
  (65,560   EUR   Deutsche Wohnen, SE     (2,658,224
  (268,286     Extra Space Storage, Inc.     (23,673,557
  (183,300   EUR   IMMOFINANZ, AG     (3,390,673
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  (437,359     Invitation Homes, Inc.   $ (10,343,540
  (247,100     iStar, Inc.     (2,475,942
     

 

 

 
        (74,173,326
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (-1.6%)  
  (44,000     American Electric Power Company, Inc.     (3,656,840
  (575,000     CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     (9,792,250
  (919,000   JPY   Chugoku Electric Power Company, Inc.     (12,382,929
  (84,100     DTE Energy Company     (8,724,534
  (330,733     Essential Utilities, Inc.     (13,821,332
  (121,325     NextEra Energy, Inc.     (28,040,634
  (370,600     Sempra Energy     (45,898,810
  (114,706     South Jersey Industries, Inc.     (3,279,444
  (262,500     Southern Company     (14,891,625
     

 

 

 
        (140,488,398
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $2,381,672,079)
    (3,310,125,598
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  WRITTEN OPTIONS (-4.4%)#  
    Communication Services (0.0%)

 

 

1,769

288,347

 

 

    Gogo, Inc.
Put, 01/15/21, Strike $5.00
    (663,375
 

100

4,198,500

 

 

    Netflix, Inc.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $400.00
    (371,750
     

 

 

 
        (1,035,125
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (-0.2%)

 

    Booking Holdings, Inc.  
 
200
29,611,400
 
 
    Put, 05/15/20, Strike $1,500.00     (1,464,000
 
200
29,611,400
 
 
    Put, 05/15/20, Strike $1,300.00     (205,000
    Carnival Corp.  
 
7,500
11,925,000
 
 
    Call, 01/21/22, Strike $10.00     (6,937,500
 
2,500
3,975,000
 
 
    Put, 01/21/22, Strike $10.00     (937,500
 
5,000
1,705,000
 
 
    NIO, Inc.
Call, 01/15/21, Strike $5.00
    (417,500
 

981

4,588,137

 

 

    Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $100.00
    (5,277,780
 
500
39,094,000
 
 
    Tesla, Inc.
Put, 01/15/21, Strike $480.00
    (2,673,750
 

977

8,356,281

 

 

    Wynn Resorts, Ltd.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $125.00
    (3,903,115
     

 

 

 
        (21,816,145
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     93  


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Health Care (0.0%)  
  1,000 803,000       AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Call, 01/15/21, Strike $15.00
  $ (232,500
  50 1,484,150       Biogen, Inc.
Call, 07/17/20, Strike $340.00
    (35,500
    Danaher Corp.  
 
1,200
19,615,200
 
 
    Call, 06/19/20, Strike $185.00     (108,600
  400 6,538,400       Put, 06/19/20, Strike $135.00     (45,600
  400 6,538,400       Put, 06/19/20, Strike $130.00     (39,800
  410 3,444,000       Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Put, 05/08/20, Strike $75.00
    (31,365
 
1,350
2,234,250
 
 
    Invitae Corp.
Call, 06/18/21, Strike $30.00
    (300,375
  575 252,425       Luckin Coffee, Inc.
Call, 01/21/22, Strike $45.00
    (20,413
     

 

 

 
        (814,153
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (-0.1%)  
    Southwest Airlines Company  
 
2,500
7,812,500
 
 
    Call, 01/21/22, Strike $30.00     (2,637,500
 
2,500
7,812,500
 
 
    Put, 01/21/22, Strike $27.50     (1,750,000
     

 

 

 
        (4,387,500
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.0%)

 

 
2,500
13,097,500
 
 
    Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Put, 03/19/21, Strike $15.00
    (97,500
 
375
11,017,500
 
 
    Apple, Inc.
Call, 07/17/20, Strike $350.00
    (58,125
 
4,000
2,676,000
 
 
    Fitbit, Inc.
Call, 08/21/20, Strike $7.00
    (76,000
    Microsoft Corp.  
 
2,000
35,842,000
 
 
    Call, 06/19/20, Strike $250.00     (22,000
  200 3,584,200       Put, 06/19/20, Strike $140.00     (15,500
  383 6,209,579       MongoDB, Inc.
Put, 01/15/21, Strike $65.00
    (73,727
 
500
14,614,000
 
 
    NVIDIA Corp.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $210.00
    (118,250
     

 

 

 
        (461,102
     

 

 

 
    Other (-4.1%)  
    S&P 500 Index  
 
4,000
1,164,972,000
 
 
    Call, 12/31/20, Strike $2,900.00     (104,840,000
 
3,500
1,019,350,500
 
 
    Call, 07/31/20, Strike $2,900.00     (58,817,500
 
3,000
873,729,000
 
 
    Call, 05/29/20, Strike $2,650.00     (85,440,000
 
2,000
582,486,000
 
 
    Call, 06/30/20, Strike $2,600.00     (71,780,000
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
1,500
436,864,500
 
 
    Put, 06/30/20, Strike $2,100.00   $ (1,830,000
 
500
145,621,500
 
 
    Call, 05/29/20, Strike $2,800.00     (8,152,500
 
500
145,621,500
 
 
    Call, 06/30/20, Strike $2,350.00     (28,782,500
 
250
72,810,750
 
 
    Call, 05/29/20, Strike $2,900.00     (2,336,250
     

 

 

 
        (361,978,750
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premium $317,461,453)
  $ (390,492,775
     

 

 

 

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 segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options and securities sold short. The aggregate value of such securities is $2,540,300,273.

 

^

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.

 

#

Non-income producing security.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATION

EUR    European Monetary Unit
GBP    British Pound Sterling
JPY    Japanese Yen

 

 

 

94   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Market Neutral Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS

 

COUNTERPARTY   UNDERLYING
REFERENCE
INSTRUMENT
  FIXED RATE
(FUND PAYS)
  FLOATING RATE
(FUND RECEIVES)
    TERMINATION
DATE
    PERIODIC
PAYMENT
FREQUENCY
    NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
    UPFRONT
PAYMENTS
(PAID)/
RECEIVED
    MARKET
VALUE
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Goldman Sachs & Co.   Health Catalyst, Inc.   Equity Returns on 32,700 shares of Health Catalyst, Inc.     OBFR Flat       05/14/20       Monthly     $ 784,800     $     $ (87,263   $ (87,263
Goldman Sachs & Co.   Snap, Inc. - Class A   Equity Returns on 380,500 shares of Snap, Inc.     OBFR Flat       05/28/20       Monthly       6,110,830             (589,755     (589,755
Goldman Sachs & Co.   Callaway Golf Company   Equity Returns on 117,500 shares of Callaway Golf Company     OBFR Flat       06/08/20       Monthly       1,592,125                    
Goldman Sachs & Co.   NIO, Inc.   Equity returns on 1,232,800 shares of NIO, Inc.     OBFR less 1.500     01/31/22       Monthly       3,427,184             (3,865     (3,865
Morgan Stanley & Co.   Bandwidth, Inc. - Class A   Equity Returns on 709 shares of Bandwith, Inc.     FED Funds       05/05/20       2 Month       48,708       2       (9,193     (9,195
Morgan Stanley & Co.   Nevro Corp.   Equity Returns on 11,400 shares of NVRO Corp.     FED Funds       05/07/20       Monthly       957,600       342       (383,464     (383,806
Morgan Stanley & Co.   Slack Technologies, Inc. - Class A   Equity Returns on 146,000 shares of Slack Technologies, Inc.     FED Funds       05/13/20       Monthly       3,549,260       1,546       (347,377     (348,923
Morgan Stanley & Co.   Inphi Corp.   Equity Returns on 26,500 shares of Inphi Corp.     FED Funds       05/29/20       Monthly       2,498,155       795       (60,135     (60,930
Morgan Stanley & Co.   2U, Inc.   Equity Returns on 117,000 shares of 2U, Inc.     FED Funds       06/04/20       Monthly       2,593,890       2,841       (184,835     (187,676
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 5,526     $ (1,665,887   $ (1,671,413
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

ABBREVIATION

OBFR    Overnight Bank Funding Rate

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

COUNTERPARTY  

SHORT

CONTRACTS

 

SETTLEMENT

DATE

 

LOCAL

CURRENCY

   

CURRENT

VALUE

   

UNREALIZED

GAIN/LOSS

 
Goldman Sachs & Co.   Japanese Yen   07/29/20     228,729,000     $ 2,134,228     $ (4,598
Goldman Sachs & Co.   Japanese Yen   07/29/20     494,257,000       4,611,820       15,912  
State Street Bank and Trust   European Monetary Unit   07/29/20     4,291,000       4,710,623       (51,928
State Street Bank and Trust   Japanese Yen   07/29/20     3,226,287,000       30,103,881       (12,468
State Street Bank and Trust   European Monetary Unit   07/29/20     68,204,000       74,873,771       (482,045
         

 

 

 
  $ (535,127
         

 

 

 

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. The principal amount for such securities is shown in the respective foreign currency. 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. For purchased options denominated in JPY, the strike price shown is a percentage of the par value of the underlying.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     95  


 

Hedged Equity Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS (0.0%)  
    Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

 

  85,000       Carnival Corp.*^
5.750%, 04/01/23
(Cost $108,743)
  $ 143,970  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (91.8%)  
    Communication Services (10.2%)

 

  7,653       Activision Blizzard, Inc.     487,726  
  3,317       Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#~     4,467,004  
  3,370       Alphabet, Inc. - Class C#~     4,544,984  
  82,167       AT&T, Inc.~     2,503,628  
  2,197       Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A#~     1,088,020  
  54,623       Comcast Corp. - Class A~     2,055,463  
  33,060       Facebook, Inc. - Class A#~     6,767,713  
  9,619       Fox Corp. - Class A     248,844  
  5,566       Netflix, Inc.#~     2,336,885  
  9,212       Twitter, Inc.#     264,200  
  49,651       Verizon Communications, Inc.~     2,852,450  
  21,790       Walt Disney Company~     2,356,589  
     

 

 

 
        29,973,506  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (10.0%)

 

  4,928       Amazon.com, Inc.#~     12,191,872  
  7,579       Aptiv, PLC     527,119  
  431       Booking Holdings, Inc.#~     638,126  
  10,340       D.R. Horton, Inc.     488,255  
  3,328       Darden Restaurants, Inc.     245,573  
  3,007       Dollar General Corp.     527,127  
  11,614       eBay, Inc.     462,586  
  4,613       Expedia Group, Inc.     327,431  
  45,169       Ford Motor Company     229,910  
  12,025       General Motors Company     268,037  
  13,854       Home Depot, Inc.~     3,045,525  
  7,015       Leggett & Platt, Inc.     246,437  
  11,721       Lowe’s Companies, Inc.~     1,227,775  
  11,277       McDonald’s Corp.~     2,115,114  
  19,673       MGM Resorts International     331,097  
  2,832       Mohawk Industries, Inc.#     248,423  
  14,985       Nike, Inc. - Class B~     1,306,392  
  1,362       O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.#     526,195  
  2,762       PVH Corp.     135,973  
  5,735       Ross Stores, Inc.     523,950  
  5,855       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.^     273,838  
  13,904       Starbucks Corp.~     1,066,854  
  8,847       Target Corp.~     970,870  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  17,919       TJX Companies, Inc.~   $ 878,927  
  1,055       Ulta Beauty, Inc.#     229,906  
  6,214       VF Corp.     361,033  
     

 

 

 
        29,394,345  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (6.8%)

 

  22,097       Altria Group, Inc.~     867,307  
  9,741       Archer-Daniels-Midland Company     361,781  
  6,249       Church & Dwight Company, Inc.     437,368  
  47,573       Coca-Cola Company~     2,183,125  
  9,412       Colgate-Palmolive Company     661,381  
  3,015       Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A     496,540  
  3,842       Costco Wholesale Corp.~     1,164,126  
  10,277       General Mills, Inc.     615,490  
  7,797       Kellogg Company     510,704  
  5,810       Kimberly-Clark Corp.     804,569  
  13,425       Kraft Heinz Company     407,180  
  13,523       Kroger Company     427,462  
  22,444       Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A~     1,154,519  
  5,868       Monster Beverage Corp.#     362,701  
  15,735       PepsiCo, Inc.~     2,081,583  
  12,608       Philip Morris International, Inc.~     940,557  
  28,120       Procter & Gamble Company~     3,314,504  
  8,043       Sysco Corp.     452,580  
  9,536       Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.~     412,813  
  19,113       Walmart, Inc.~     2,323,185  
     

 

 

 
        19,979,475  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (3.0%)

 

  26,453       Chevron Corp.~     2,433,676  
  21,861       ConocoPhillips~     920,348  
  4,787       EOG Resources, Inc.     227,430  
  29,123       Exxon Mobil Corp.~     1,353,346  
  11,020       Hess Corp.     536,013  
  32,208       Kinder Morgan, Inc.     490,528  
  23,014       Marathon Petroleum Corp.~     738,289  
  9,563       Occidental Petroleum Corp.     158,746  
  6,454       ONEOK, Inc.     193,168  
  4,524       Phillips 66     331,021  
  5,807       Pioneer Natural Resources Company     518,623  
  13,624       Schlumberger, Ltd.     229,156  
  4,499       Valero Energy Corp.~     285,011  
  16,256       Williams Companies, Inc.     314,879  
     

 

 

 
        8,730,234  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (10.0%)

 

  6,676       Aflac, Inc.     248,614  
  5,127       Allstate Corp.     521,518  
  7,385       American Express Company~     673,881  
 

 

96   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Hedged Equity Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  22,824       American International Group, Inc.~   $ 580,414  
  3,140       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     360,912  
  5,718       Arthur J. Gallagher & Company     448,863  
  4,716       Assurant, Inc.~     501,028  
  126,800       Bank of America Corp.~     3,049,540  
  11,636       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     436,815  
  21,134       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B#~     3,959,666  
  1,207       BlackRock, Inc.     605,962  
  16,203       Capital One Financial Corp.~     1,049,306  
  8,023       Cboe Global Markets, Inc.~     797,326  
  9,023       Charles Schwab Corp.     340,348  
  5,203       Chubb, Ltd.     561,976  
  27,653       Citigroup, Inc.~     1,342,830  
  2,513       CME Group, Inc.     447,842  
  5,127       Discover Financial Services     220,307  
  5,939       First Republic Bank     619,378  
  6,773       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.~     1,242,304  
  41,680       JPMorgan Chase & Company~     3,991,277  
  3,122       M&T Bank Corp.     349,914  
  8,869       Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.~     863,220  
  9,671       MetLife, Inc.     348,930  
  22,724       Morgan Stanley~     896,007  
  5,000       Northern Trust Corp.     395,800  
  3,745       Prudential Financial, Inc.     233,576  
  3,249       S&P Global, Inc.~     951,567  
  4,406       State Street Corp.     277,754  
  4,174       Travelers Companies, Inc.     422,451  
  7,926       Truist Financial Corp.     295,798  
  25,903       US Bancorp~     945,460  
  41,365       Wells Fargo & Company~     1,201,653  
  14,986       Zions Bancorporation, N.A.     473,707  
     

 

 

 
        29,655,944  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (14.0%)

 

  16,571       Abbott Laboratories~     1,526,023  
  17,233       AbbVie, Inc.~     1,416,553  
  13,801       Agilent Technologies, Inc.~     1,057,985  
  7,367       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#~     791,731  
  3,867       Allergan, PLC     724,444  
  4,659       Amgen, Inc.~     1,114,526  
  14,658       Baxter International, Inc.~     1,301,337  
  3,892       Becton Dickinson and Company~     982,847  
  2,425       Biogen, Inc.#~     719,813  
  15,292       Boston Scientific Corp.#     573,144  
  29,833       Bristol-Myers Squibb Company~     1,814,145  
  7,568       Centene Corp.#     503,877  
  3,215       Cigna Corp.#     629,433  
  14,220       CVS Health Corp.~     875,241  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  5,684       Danaher Corp.~   $ 929,107  
  2,291       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.#~     498,293  
  9,108       Eli Lilly and Company~     1,408,461  
  12,370       Gilead Sciences, Inc.~     1,039,080  
  3,172       HCA Healthcare, Inc.     348,539  
  3,745       Humana, Inc.~     1,429,916  
  1,746       Illumina, Inc.#     557,026  
  1,809       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#~     924,182  
  30,595       Johnson & Johnson~     4,590,474  
  4,133       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings#     679,672  
  2,920       McKesson Corp.     412,450  
  16,067       Medtronic, PLC     1,568,621  
  29,872       Merck & Company, Inc.~     2,370,044  
  66,535       Pfizer, Inc.~     2,552,283  
  3,623       Quest Diagnostics, Inc.     398,929  
  773       Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     406,505  
  2,829       Stryker Corp.     527,410  
  591       Teleflex, Inc.     198,221  
  3,503       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.~     1,172,384  
  13,394       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.~     3,917,343  
  2,508       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#~     630,010  
  2,814       Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.     336,836  
  3,829       Zoetis, Inc.     495,128  
     

 

 

 
        41,422,013  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (7.1%)

 

  6,437       3M Company~     977,909  
  3,376       Allegion, PLC     339,423  
  6,068       Boeing Company~     855,709  
  8,451       Carrier Global Corp.#     149,667  
  9,592       Caterpillar, Inc.~     1,116,317  
  15,858       CSX Corp.~     1,050,275  
  3,233       Deere & Company~     468,979  
  14,369       Delta Air Lines, Inc.~     372,301  
  4,438       Eaton Corp., PLC     370,573  
  12,697       Emerson Electric Company~     724,110  
  2,417       FedEx Corp.     306,403  
  6,894       Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.     332,291  
  2,808       General Dynamics Corp.     366,781  
  95,725       General Electric Company~     650,930  
  10,199       Honeywell International, Inc.~     1,447,238  
  4,001       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     650,162  
  10,320       Johnson Controls International, PLC     300,415  
  3,792       L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     734,510  
  2,253       Lockheed Martin Corp.~     876,552  
  9,440       Masco Corp.     387,418  
  2,565       Norfolk Southern Corp.     438,872  
  3,707       Northrop Grumman Corp.~     1,225,794  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     97  


 

Hedged Equity Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  4,225       Otis Worldwide Corp.#   $ 215,095  
  6,603       PACCAR, Inc.     457,126  
  8,003       Pentair, PLC     276,824  
  15,541       Raytheon Technologies Corp.~     1,007,212  
  8,347       Southwest Airlines Company#     260,844  
  4,637       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     510,997  
  9,088       Union Pacific Corp.~     1,452,172  
  5,471       United Airlines Holdings, Inc.#     161,832  
  7,569       United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B~     716,482  
  3,798       Verisk Analytics, Inc.     580,448  
  1,651       Wabtec Corp.     93,149  
  7,270       Waste Management, Inc.~     727,145  
  5,223       Xylem, Inc.~     375,534  
     

 

 

 
        20,977,489  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (23.2%)

 

  6,902       Accenture, PLC - Class A     1,278,181  
  5,434       Adobe, Inc.#~     1,921,680  
  27,898       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#~     1,461,576  
  4,935       Amphenol Corp. - Class A     435,563  
  42,638       Apple, Inc.~     12,527,044  
  27,055       Applied Materials, Inc.~     1,344,092  
  3,201       Autodesk, Inc.#     599,003  
  6,429       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.~     943,070  
  5,073       Broadcom, Inc.~     1,377,928  
  62,363       Cisco Systems, Inc.~     2,642,944  
  4,229       Citrix Systems, Inc.     613,247  
  7,705       Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A     447,044  
  7,622       Fiserv, Inc.#~     785,523  
  6,367       FLIR Systems, Inc.     276,328  
  2,840       Gartner, Inc.#     337,420  
  4,220       Global Payments, Inc.     700,604  
  15,839       HP, Inc.     245,663  
  46,986       Intel Corp.~     2,818,220  
  7,750       International Business Machines Corp.~     973,090  
  3,245       Intuit, Inc.~     875,534  
  2,880       Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     471,024  
  3,221       Lam Research Corp.~     822,257  
  10,175       MasterCard, Inc. - Class A~     2,797,820  
  20,659       Micron Technology, Inc.#~     989,360  
  88,370       Microsoft Corp.~     15,836,788  
  8,224       NVIDIA Corp.~     2,403,711  
  22,179       Oracle Corp.~     1,174,822  
  6,045       Paychex, Inc.     414,203  
  11,708       PayPal Holdings, Inc.#~     1,440,084  
  13,569       QUALCOMM, Inc.~     1,067,473  
  12,469       Salesforce.com, Inc.#~     2,019,355  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  4,120       TE Connectivity, Ltd.   $ 302,655  
  7,555       Texas Instruments, Inc.~     876,909  
  22,901       Visa, Inc. - Class A~     4,092,867  
  4,183       Western Digital Corp.     192,753  
  19,383       Western Union Company^     369,634  
  8,375       Xilinx, Inc.~     731,975  
     

 

 

 
        68,607,444  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (2.1%)

 

  3,730       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.~     841,413  
  3,046       Avery Dennison Corp.     336,248  
  8,669       Ball Corp.     568,600  
  10,627       Corteva, Inc.#     278,321  
  10,626       Dow, Inc.#     389,868  
  10,623       DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     499,493  
  29,960       Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.     264,547  
  8,333       Linde, PLC     1,533,189  
  9,678       Newmont Mining Corp.     575,647  
  4,724       PPG Industries, Inc.     429,081  
  964       Sherwin-Williams Company     517,061  
     

 

 

 
        6,233,468  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (2.5%)

 

  3,249       Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     510,385  
  4,082       American Tower Corp.     971,516  
  7,322       Apartment Investment & Management Company - Class A     275,820  
  2,986       AvalonBay Communities, Inc.     486,569  
  4,052       Crown Castle International Corp.     646,010  
  3,230       Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     482,853  
  748       Equinix, Inc.     505,050  
  2,891       Federal Realty Investment Trust     240,734  
  3,888       Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.     435,145  
  5,598       Prologis, Inc.     499,509  
  2,139       Public Storage     396,677  
  7,434       Realty Income Corp.     408,275  
  6,058       Regency Centers Corp.     266,007  
  4,488       Simon Property Group, Inc.     299,664  
  9,407       UDR, Inc.     352,480  
  7,611       Welltower, Inc.     389,911  
  14,165       Weyerhaeuser Company     309,789  
     

 

 

 
        7,476,394  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (2.9%)

 

  23,183       AES Corp.     307,175  
  9,077       American Electric Power Company, Inc.~     754,389  
  8,444       CMS Energy Corp.     482,068  
  7,070       Consolidated Edison, Inc.     557,116  
 

 

98   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Hedged Equity Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  8,361       Dominion Energy, Inc.   $ 644,884  
  11,562       Duke Energy Corp.~     978,839  
  5,116       Edison International     300,360  
  5,176       Entergy Corp.     494,360  
  7,130       Exelon Corp.     264,380  
  11,708       FirstEnergy Corp.     483,189  
  4,649       NextEra Energy, Inc.~     1,074,477  
  14,306       NiSource, Inc.     359,224  
  8,990       Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     455,883  
  12,835       Southern Company     728,130  
  10,304       Xcel Energy, Inc.     654,922  
     

 

 

 
        8,539,396  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $261,803,449)
    270,989,708  
     

 

 

 
     
  EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (7.9%)  
    Other (7.9%)

 

  80,077       SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust^
(Cost $20,957,344)
    23,260,767  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  PURCHASED OPTIONS (1.3%) #  
    Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 

  30 140,310       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $110.00
    189,750  
  28 239,484       Wynn Resorts, Ltd.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $140.00
    152,180  
     

 

 

 
        341,930  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (0.0%)

 

 
72
1,176,912
 
 
    Danaher Corp.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $180.00
    12,780  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.0%)

 

  23 675,740       Apple, Inc.
Call, 07/17/20, Strike $325.00
    9,603  
 
65
1,164,865
 
 
    Microsoft Corp.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $230.00
    1,398  
  17 496,876       NVIDIA Corp.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $230.00
    7,607  
     

 

 

 
        18,608  
     

 

 

 
    Other (1.2%)

 

    S&P 500 Index  
 
350
101,935,050
 
 
    Put, 05/29/20, Strike $2,600.00     994,000  
 
300
87,372,900
 
 
    Call, 05/29/20, Strike $3,250.00     57,750  
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
300
87,372,900
 
 
    Call, 06/30/20, Strike $3,300.00   $ 192,000  
 
300
87,372,900
 
 
    Put, 06/30/20, Strike $2,400.00     1,020,000  
 
250
72,810,750
 
 
    Put, 07/31/20, Strike $2,100.00     583,750  
 
150
43,686,450
 
 
    Call, 12/31/20, Strike $3,800.00     68,250  
 
125
36,405,375
 
 
    Put, 05/29/20, Strike $2,300.00     96,875  
 
100
29,124,300
 
 
    Call, 05/29/20, Strike $3,100.00     125,500  
 
75
21,843,225
 
 
    Put, 05/29/20, Strike $2,000.00     18,000  
 
50
14,562,150
 
 
    Put, 05/29/20, Strike $2,700.00     213,500  
 
50
14,562,150
 
 
    Put, 05/29/20, Strike $2,100.00     17,750  
 
50
14,562,150
 
 
    Call, 12/31/20, Strike $3,700.00     41,250  
     

 

 

 
        3,428,625  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $5,938,632)
    3,801,943  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (3.8%)  
  5,560,595       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     5,565,600  
  5,561,095       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     5,561,095  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $11,125,302)     11,126,695  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (3.4%)
 
 
  9,893,179       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†
(Cost $9,893,179)
    9,893,179  
 

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (108.2%)
(Cost $309,826,649)

    319,216,262  
 

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-3.4%)     (9,893,179
 

 

 

 
  LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-4.8%)     (14,180,767
 

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 295,142,316  
 

 

 

 
     
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     99  


 

Hedged Equity Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  WRITTEN OPTIONS (-5.6%)#  
    Communication Services (0.0%)  
  7 293,895       Netflix, Inc.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $400.00
  $ (26,023
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (-0.2%)

 

  60 280,620       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $100.00
    (322,800
  56 478,968       Wynn Resorts, Ltd.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $125.00
    (223,720
     

 

 

 
    (546,520
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (0.0%)

 

  3 89,049       Biogen, Inc.
Call, 07/17/20, Strike $340.00
    (2,130
    Danaher Corp.  
 
72
1,176,912
 
 
    Call, 06/19/20, Strike $185.00     (6,516
  24 392,304       Put, 06/19/20, Strike $135.00     (2,736
  24 392,304       Put, 06/19/20, Strike $130.00     (2,388
  30 252,000       Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Put, 05/08/20, Strike $75.00
    (2,295
     

 

 

 
    (16,065
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.0%)

 

  23 675,740       Apple, Inc.
Call, 07/17/20, Strike $350.00
    (3,565
    Microsoft Corp.  
 
130
2,329,730
 
 
    Call, 06/19/20, Strike $250.00     (1,430
  13 232,973       Put, 06/19/20, Strike $140.00     (1,007
  34 993,752       NVIDIA Corp.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $210.00
    (8,041
     

 

 

 
    (14,043
     

 

 

 
    Other (-5.4%)

 

    S&P 500 Index  
 
300
87,372,900
 
 
    Put, 06/30/20, Strike $2,100.00     (366,000
 
250
72,810,750
 
 
    Call, 07/31/20, Strike $2,900.00     (4,201,250
 
200
58,248,600
 
 
    Call, 05/29/20, Strike $2,800.00     (3,261,000
 
150
43,686,450
 
 
    Call, 05/29/20, Strike $2,650.00     (4,272,000
 
70
20,387,010
 
 
    Call, 09/30/20, Strike $2,900.00     (1,473,500
 
50
14,562,150
 
 
    Call, 05/29/20, Strike $2,900.00     (467,250
 
50
14,562,150
 
 
    Call, 06/30/20, Strike $2,600.00     (1,794,500
 
25
7,281,075
 
 
    Call, 05/29/20, Strike $3,000.00     (101,500
     

 

 

 
        (15,937,000
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premium $10,018,878)
  $ (16,539,651
     

 

 

 

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.

 

#

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 $74,616,640.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

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.

 

 

100   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Phineus Long/Short Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (98.7%)  
    Communication Services (12.5%)

 

  19,500       Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#~   $ 26,260,650  
  132,500       Facebook, Inc. - Class A#~     27,124,075  
  105,500       Walt Disney Company~     11,409,825  
     

 

 

 
        64,794,550  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (4.9%)

 

  339,500       Las Vegas Sands Corp.~     16,302,790  
  196,700       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.^     9,199,659  
     

 

 

 
        25,502,449  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (7.6%)

 

  769,000       Marathon Petroleum Corp.~     24,669,520  
  450,000       Royal Dutch Shell, PLC - Class A~^     14,908,500  
     

 

 

 
        39,578,020  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (25.9%)

 

  660,000       Bank of America Corp.~     15,873,000  
  87,500       Cboe Global Markets, Inc.~     8,695,750  
  86,500       Chubb, Ltd.     9,342,865  
  88,300       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.~     16,195,986  
  159,500       JPMorgan Chase & Company~     15,273,720  
  6,686,000     GBP   Legal & General Group, PLC     17,189,701  
  600,000       Morgan Stanley~     23,658,000  
  13,383,500     GBP   Royal Bank of Scotland Group, PLC     18,671,473  
  852,500       UBS Group, AG#~^     9,172,900  
     

 

 

 
        134,073,395  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (8.6%)

 

  103,200       Alcon, Inc.#^     5,449,992  
  155,000       Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     16,657,850  
  375,000       Boston Scientific Corp.#     14,055,000  
  88,500       Medtronic, PLC     8,640,255  
     

 

 

 
        44,803,097  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (21.8%)

 

  780,500       Air Lease Corp.~     20,410,075  
  75,000       Boeing Company~     10,576,500  
  260,000       Delta Air Lines, Inc.~     6,736,600  
  38,200       Honeywell International, Inc.~     5,420,580  
  122,000       L3Harris Technologies, Inc.~     23,631,400  
  503,500       Lyft, Inc. - Class A#~     16,529,905  
  375,902       Raytheon Technologies Corp.~     24,362,209  
  72,000       Republic Services, Inc.     5,640,480  
     

 

 

 
        113,307,749  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (8.0%)

 

  144,000       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.~     18,992,160  
  221,000       First Solar, Inc.#~^     9,726,210  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  79,000       Salesforce.com, Inc.#~   $ 12,794,050  
     

 

 

 
        41,512,420  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (5.8%)

 

  49,500       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.~     11,166,210  
  103,500       Linde, PLC~     19,042,965  
     

 

 

 
        30,209,175  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (3.6%)  
  740,000       MGM Growth Properties, LLC     18,625,800  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $559,786,634)
    512,406,655  
     

 

 

 
     
  INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED FUND (2.2%)  
    Other (2.2%)

 

  1,118,000       Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund - Class I
(Cost $11,147,154)
    11,224,716  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  PURCHASED OPTIONS (1.7%)#  
    Communication Services (0.0%)

 

 
125
16,833,750
 
 
    Alphabet, Inc.
Put, 05/01/20, Strike $1,200.00
    937  
 
520
10,644,920
 
 
    Facebook, Inc.
Put, 05/01/20, Strike $180.00
    1,820  
     

 

 

 
        2,757  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (0.9%)

 

 
12,000
20,196,000
 
 
    MGM Resorts International
Call, 05/15/20, Strike $13.00
    4,920,000  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.3%)

 

 
3,000
12,891,000
 
 
    Discover Financial Services
Call, 05/15/20, Strike $40.00
    1,305,000  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (0.4%)

 

    Delta Air Lines, Inc.  
 
4,100
10,623,100
 
 
    Call, 05/01/20, Strike $30.00     14,350  
 
4,000
10,364,000
 
 
    Call, 06/19/20, Strike $25.00     1,360,000  
 
5,485
18,007,255
 
 
    Lyft, Inc.
Put, 05/15/20, Strike $28.00
    493,650  
     

 

 

 
        1,868,000  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.0%)

 

 
870
15,591,270
 
 
    Microsoft Corp.
Put, 05/01/20, Strike $160.00
    435  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     101  


 

Phineus Long/Short Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Other (0.1%)

 

 
24,000
54,696,000
 
 
    Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund
Call, 05/01/20, Strike $23.50
  $ 132,000  
 
2,350
68,262,800
 
 
    SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust May20
Call, 05/15/20, Strike $300.00
    521,700  
     

 

 

 
        653,700  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $7,623,076)
    8,749,892  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.0%)  
  621       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     622  
  220       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     220  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $842)     842  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (2.7%)
 
 
  13,880,868       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†
(Cost $13,880,868)
    13,880,868  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (105.3%)
(Cost $592,438,574)

    546,262,973  
 

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-2.7%)     (13,880,868
 

 

 

 
  LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-2.6%)     (13,519,969
 

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)     518,862,136  
 

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT (-9.0%)#  
    Communication Services (-1.0%)

 

  (12,300     Netflix, Inc.     (5,164,155
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (-5.5%)

 

  (50,200     Clorox Company     (9,359,288
  (23,200     Costco Wholesale Corp.     (7,029,600
  (98,300     Walmart, Inc.     (11,948,365
     

 

 

 
    (28,337,253
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
    Information Technology (-2.5%)

 

  (45,000     Apple, Inc.   $ (13,221,000
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $40,114,470)
    (46,722,408
     

 

 

 
  EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND SOLD SHORT (-61.6%)#  
    Other (-61.6%)

 

  (1,101,000     SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
(Proceeds $332,382,774)
    (319,818,480
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $372,497,244)
    (366,540,888
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  WRITTEN OPTIONS (-2.1%)#  
    Communication Services (-0.1%)

 

 
250
33,667,500
 
 
    Alphabet, Inc.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $1,000.00
    (49,375
 
130
2,661,230
 
 
    Facebook, Inc.
Call, 05/01/20, Strike $192.50
    (149,825
     

 

 

 
    (199,200
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (0.0%)

 

 
165
6,300,030
 
 
    Humana, Inc.
Put, 08/21/20, Strike $300.00
    (171,600
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (-1.6%)

 

 
3,815
9,884,665
 
 
    Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $45.00
    (7,353,413
 
5,485
18,007,255
 
 
    Lyft, Inc.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $37.50
    (1,036,665
     

 

 

 
    (8,390,078
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.0%)

 

 
410
4,758,870
 
 
    Texas Instruments, Inc.
Call, 05/15/20, Strike $120.00
    (55,760
     

 

 

 
    Other (-0.4%)

 

    SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust  
 
9,400
273,051,200
 
 
    Put, 06/19/20, Strike $230.00     (1,818,900
 
8,000
232,384,000
 
 
    Put, 05/01/20, Strike $260.00     (4,000
 
1,075
31,226,600
 
 
    Put, 05/15/20, Strike $276.00     (352,062
     

 

 

 
        (2,174,962
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premium $17,365,831)
  $ (10,991,600
     

 

 

 
 

 

102   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Phineus Long/Short Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

#

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 $265,273,484.

 

^

Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATION

GBP    British Pound Sterling

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. 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 Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     103  


 

Convertible Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS (77.8%)  
    Communication Services (9.9%)

 

  4,250,000       Bandwidth, Inc.*
0.250%, 03/01/26
  $ 4,598,755  
  8,900,000       GCI Liberty, Inc.*
1.750%, 09/30/46
    12,312,349  
  7,750,000       IAC FinanceCo 3, Inc.*
2.000%, 01/15/30
    8,099,990  
    Liberty Media Corp.  
  8,380,000       1.375%, 10/15/23^     8,743,692  
  7,200,000       2.250%, 09/30/46     3,498,228  
  7,079,000       2.750%, 12/01/49*^     6,610,795  
  8,000,000       Liberty Media Corp. / Liberty Formula One~
1.000%, 01/30/23
    8,431,080  
  4,000,000       Sea, Ltd.*
1.000%, 12/01/24
    5,148,440  
    Snap, Inc.*  
  4,250,000       0.750%, 08/01/26     4,404,658  
  3,273,000       0.250%, 05/01/25     3,445,945  
  7,600,000       Zynga, Inc.*
0.250%, 06/01/24
    8,463,892  
     

 

 

 
        73,757,824  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (17.3%)

 

  15,419,000       Booking Holdings, Inc.*^
0.750%, 05/01/25
    17,437,964  
  6,750,000       Burlington Stores, Inc.*
2.250%, 04/15/25
    7,202,891  
  1,094,000       Callaway Golf Company*
2.750%, 05/01/26
    1,137,158  
  10,149,000       Carnival Corp.*
5.750%, 04/01/23
    17,190,072  
  7,093,000       Chegg, Inc.^
0.125%, 03/15/25
    7,492,442  
  7,000,000       Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.*
3.250%, 04/15/25
    7,474,705  
  8,000,000       DISH Network Corp.
3.375%, 08/15/26
    6,565,320  
  9,750,000       Etsy, Inc.*^
0.125%, 10/01/26
    9,899,662  
  1,435,000       Guess, Inc.*
2.000%, 04/15/24
    898,791  
    RH  
  3,750,000       0.000%, 09/15/24*     3,427,781  
  3,250,000       0.000%, 06/15/23     3,182,173  
    Tesla, Inc.  
  10,500,000       1.250%, 03/01/21~     23,188,830  
  4,500,000       2.000%, 05/15/24^     11,604,465  
  8,250,000       Wayfair, Inc.*
1.000%, 08/15/26
    8,404,853  
  4,000,000       Winnebago Industries, Inc.*
1.500%, 04/01/25
    3,845,100  
     

 

 

 
        128,952,207  
     

 

 

 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Energy (0.8%)

 

  2,200,000       Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
4.125%, 09/15/23
  $ 1,644,214  
  4,000,000       Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*
0.500%, 08/15/25
    3,768,880  
  4,000,000       Transocean, Inc.
0.500%, 01/30/23
    791,800  
     

 

 

 
        6,204,894  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.9%)

 

  6,300,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
0.000%, 12/30/20
    6,613,772  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (13.6%)  
  9,500,000       BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.^
1.500%, 10/15/20
    10,323,080  
  3,000,000       CONMED Corp.
2.625%, 02/01/24
    3,221,385  
  3,750,000       DexCom, Inc.
0.750%, 12/01/23
    7,856,981  
  6,750,000       Exact Sciences Corp.^
0.375%, 03/15/27
    6,597,450  
  2,400,000       Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
3.375%, 05/01/24
    1,787,184  
  4,750,000       Illumina, Inc.^
0.500%, 06/15/21
    6,371,294  
  1,500,000       Insmed, Inc.
1.750%, 01/15/25
    1,420,155  
  14,750,000       Insulet Corp.*^
0.375%, 09/01/26
    16,559,530  
  5,250,000       Invitae Corp.*
2.000%, 09/01/24
    4,746,026  
  2,750,000       Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
0.125%, 12/15/24
    2,645,912  
  4,080,000       NanoString Technologies, Inc.*
2.625%, 03/01/25
    3,964,026  
  2,802,000       Natera, Inc.*
2.250%, 05/01/27
    3,310,899  
  2,740,000       Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
2.250%, 05/15/24
    3,856,523  
  1,951,000       Nevro Corp.
2.750%, 04/01/25
    2,626,251  
  4,250,000       NuVasive, Inc.*
0.375%, 03/15/25
    3,930,889  
  6,805,000       Repligen Corp.
0.375%, 07/15/24
    8,068,144  
  2,000,000       Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
1.500%, 11/15/24
    3,528,960  
  3,700,000       Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*
1.750%, 02/15/26
    4,106,574  
  2,120,000       Teladoc Health, Inc.
1.375%, 05/15/25
    6,512,545  
     

 

 

 
        101,433,808  
     

 

 

 
 

 

104   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Convertible Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Industrials (3.8%)

 

  7,000,000       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
1.125%, 10/15/24
  $ 6,275,955  
  3,250,000       Chart Industries, Inc.*
1.000%, 11/15/24
    2,946,499  
  2,501,000       FTI Consulting, Inc.
2.000%, 08/15/23
    3,477,353  
  14,630,000       Southwest Airlines Company
1.250%, 05/01/25
    16,085,685  
     

 

 

 
        28,785,492  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (30.6%)

 

  3,750,000       8x8, Inc.
0.500%, 02/01/24
    3,503,963  
  1,415,000       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
2.125%, 09/01/26
    9,256,626  
  9,500,000       Akamai Technologies, Inc.^
0.125%, 05/01/25
    11,267,522  
    Alteryx, Inc.*  
  4,445,000       0.500%, 08/01/24     4,248,198  
  4,000,000       1.000%, 08/01/26     3,809,320  
  10,250,000       Coupa Software, Inc.*
0.125%, 06/15/25
    13,093,350  
  4,250,000       DocuSign, Inc.
0.500%, 09/15/23
    6,653,991  
  3,250,000       Envestnet, Inc.^
1.750%, 06/01/23
    3,607,305  
  6,750,000       Everbridge, Inc.*
0.125%, 12/15/24
    7,978,905  
  6,250,000       II-VI, Inc.
0.250%, 09/01/22
    6,173,844  
  14,500,000       Inphi Corp.*^
0.750%, 04/15/25
    15,339,260  
  7,750,000       Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*^~
0.500%, 12/15/26
    8,237,165  
  15,250,000       Microchip Technology, Inc.~
1.625%, 02/15/27
    19,225,446  
  7,500,000       MongoDB, Inc.*
0.250%, 01/15/26
    7,852,800  
  8,000,000       Okta, Inc.*
0.125%, 09/01/25
    8,467,560  
  9,500,000       Palo Alto Networks, Inc.~
0.750%, 07/01/23
    9,732,085  
  13,250,000       Proofpoint, Inc.*
0.250%, 08/15/24
    13,882,754  
  3,500,000       Q2 Holdings, Inc.*
0.750%, 06/01/26
    3,752,805  
  4,295,000       RingCentral, Inc.*
0.000%, 03/01/25
    4,148,562  
  2,500,000       Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
1.375%, 03/01/22
    3,011,113  
  6,250,000       Slack Technologies, Inc.*
0.500%, 04/15/25
    6,941,031  
  13,870,000       Splunk, Inc.^
1.125%, 09/15/25
    16,328,111  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  9,500,000       Square, Inc.
0.500%, 05/15/23
  $ 10,652,207  
  3,500,000       Twilio, Inc.^
0.250%, 06/01/23
    5,791,835  
  3,250,000       Viavi Solutions, Inc.^
1.000%, 03/01/24
    3,658,622  
  3,250,000       Wix.com, Ltd.^
0.000%, 07/01/23
    3,739,710  
  9,500,000       Workday, Inc.^
0.250%, 10/01/22
    11,600,545  
  4,500,000       Zendesk, Inc.
0.250%, 03/15/23
    6,117,457  
     

 

 

 
        228,072,092  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (0.9%)

 

  6,000,000       IH Merger Sub, LLC
3.500%, 01/15/22
    6,947,160  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $530,810,600)
    580,767,249  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
  CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (16.0%)  
    Consumer Staples (0.4%)

 

  39,465       Energizer Holdings, Inc.^
7.500%, 01/15/22
    3,364,391  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (4.5%)

 

  30,400       Assurant, Inc.
6.500%, 03/15/21
    3,255,840  
  10,300       Bank of America Corp.~‡‡
7.250%
    14,238,720  
  11,405       Wells Fargo & Company~‡‡
7.500%
    15,953,770  
     

 

 

 
        33,448,330  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (1.1%)

 

  6,755       Danaher Corp.
4.750%, 04/15/22
    8,032,506  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (2.2%)

 

  11,795       Fortive Corp.
5.000%, 07/01/21
    9,787,255  
  80,180       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
5.250%, 11/15/22
    6,375,112  
     

 

 

 
        16,162,367  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (2.2%)

 

  16,605       Broadcom, Inc.^
8.000%, 09/30/22
    16,894,591  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (0.7%)

 

  3,650       Crown Castle International Corp.
6.875%, 08/01/20
    5,084,450  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     105  


 

Convertible Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
    Utilities (4.9%)

 

  135,685       American Electric Power Company, Inc.^~
6.125%, 03/15/22
  $ 6,892,798  
  92,540       Dominion Energy, Inc.
7.250%, 06/01/22
    9,090,204  
  73,315       DTE Energy Company
6.250%, 11/01/22
    3,064,567  
    NextEra Energy, Inc.  
  149,730       4.872%, 09/01/22     7,178,056  
  86,590       5.279%, 03/01/23     3,739,822  
    Sempra Energy  
  33,430       6.750%, 07/15/21     3,386,794  
  30,000       6.000%, 01/15/21     3,069,300  
     

 

 

 
        36,421,541  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $118,500,474)
    119,408,176  
     

 

 

 
     
  COMMON STOCKS (3.4%)  
    Health Care (0.9%)

 

  24,945       Anthem, Inc.     7,002,810  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (2.5%)

 

  26,385       Lam Research Corp.     6,735,563  
  76,370       Micron Technology, Inc.#     3,657,359  
  17,850       RingCentral, Inc. - Class A^#     4,079,260  
  11,735       ServiceNow, Inc.#     4,125,322  
     

 

 

 
        18,597,504  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $24,246,495)
    25,600,314  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.6%)#  
    Consumer Discretionary (0.3%)

 

 
375
7,600,125
 
 
    Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $220.00
    160,313  
 
41
10,143,400
 
 
    Amazon.com, Inc.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $2,300.00
    988,100  
 
175
13,682,900
 
 
    Tesla, Inc.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $675.00
    696,062  
     

 

 

 
        1,844,475  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.2%)

 

 
1,455
6,967,995
 
 
    Micron Technology, Inc.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $57.50
    101,850  
 
395
13,885,830
 
 
    ServiceNow, Inc.
Call, 08/21/20, Strike $340.00
    1,668,875  
     

 

 

 
        1,770,725  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Other (0.1%)

 

 
1,475
42,845,800
 
 
    SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Put, 05/29/20, Strike $280.00
  $ 932,938  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $5,679,645)
    4,548,138  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (3.6%)  
  13,343,442       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     13,355,451  
  13,273,790       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     13,273,790  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $26,624,554)
    26,629,241  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (9.1%)
 
 
  17,957,012       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***†     17,957,012  
  49,883,318       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†     49,883,318  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED
(Cost $67,840,330)
    67,840,330  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (110.5%)
(Cost $773,702,098)

    824,793,448  
     

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-9.1%)     (67,840,330
     

 

 

 
  LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-1.4%)     (10,730,360
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 746,222,758  
     

 

 

 

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.

 

~

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 $37,735,706.

 

 

106   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Convertible Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

#

Non-income producing security.

 

Perpetual maturity.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

COUNTERPARTY  

SHORT

CONTRACTS

 

SETTLEMENT

DATE

 

LOCAL

CURRENCY

   

CURRENT

VALUE

   

UNREALIZED

GAIN/LOSS

 
State Street Bank and Trust   Hong Kong Dollar   07/29/20     2,264,000     $ 291,735     $ 11  
State Street Bank and Trust   Hong Kong Dollar   07/29/20     3,140,000       404,614       58  
State Street Bank and Trust   Hong Kong Dollar   07/29/20     15,501,000       1,997,429       322  
         

 

 

 
          $ 391  
         

 

 

 

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 Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     107  


 

Global Convertible Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS (79.5%)  
    Communication Services (10.9%)

 

  1,363,000       Bharti Airtel, Ltd.*
1.500%, 02/17/25
  $ 1,538,916  
  600,000     EUR   Cellnex Telecom, SA
1.500%, 01/16/26
    1,010,793  
    CyberAgent, Inc.  
  50,000,000     JPY   0.000%, 02/17/23     490,179  
  50,000,000     JPY   0.000%, 02/19/25     499,902  
  941,000       GCI Liberty, Inc.*
1.750%, 09/30/46
    1,301,789  
  670,000       IAC FinanceCo 3, Inc.*
2.000%, 01/15/30
    700,257  
  760,000       iQIYI, Inc.
2.000%, 04/01/25
    641,098  
  710,000       Liberty Media Corp.
1.375%, 10/15/23
    740,814  
  665,000       Liberty Media Corp. (Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.)*§
2.125%, 03/31/48
    645,595  
  660,000       Liberty Media Corp. / Liberty Formula One
1.000%, 01/30/23
    695,564  
  750,000       Momo, Inc.^
1.250%, 07/01/25
    606,240  
  675,000       Sea, Ltd.*
1.000%, 12/01/24
    868,799  
    Snap, Inc.*  
  2,236,000       0.750%, 08/01/26     2,317,368  
  476,000       0.250%, 05/01/25     501,152  
  2,090,000       Twitter, Inc.
0.250%, 06/15/24
    1,969,950  
  675,000       Zynga, Inc.*
0.250%, 06/01/24
    751,727  
     

 

 

 
        15,280,143  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (13.5%)

 

  613,000       Baozun, Inc.
1.625%, 05/01/24
    527,683  
  1,957,000       Booking Holdings, Inc.*
0.750%, 05/01/25
    2,213,250  
  644,000       Burlington Stores, Inc.*
2.250%, 04/15/25
    687,209  
  3,042,000       Carnival Corp.*
5.750%, 04/01/23
    5,152,448  
  5,000,000     HKD   China Yuhua Education Corp, Ltd.
0.900%, 12/27/24
    768,178  
  600,000       Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, SCA
0.000%, 01/10/22
    582,429  
  600,000     EUR   Delivery Hero, SE
0.250%, 01/23/24
    690,083  
  650,000       Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.*
3.250%, 04/15/25
    694,080  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  1,155,000       DISH Network Corp.
3.375%, 08/15/26
  $ 947,868  
  665,000       Guess, Inc.*
2.000%, 04/15/24
    416,513  
  1,220,000       NIO, Inc.
4.500%, 02/01/24
    642,245  
  557,000       Pinduoduo, Inc.*
0.000%, 10/01/24
    712,400  
  650,000       RH
0.000%, 06/15/23
    636,434  
  416,000     EUR   SEB, SA
0.000%, 11/17/21
    814,381  
  270,000       Shanghai Port Group BVI Holding Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 08/09/22
    273,969  
    Tesla, Inc.  
  614,000       2.000%, 05/15/24     1,583,365  
  610,000       2.375%, 03/15/22^     1,522,923  
     

 

 

 
        18,865,458  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (3.0%)

 

  3,800,000       Carrefour, SA
0.000%, 03/27/24
    3,602,267  
  729,000       Turning Point Brands, Inc.*
2.500%, 07/15/24
    577,299  
     

 

 

 
        4,179,566  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (1.5%)

 

  390,000       Nabors Industries, Inc.
0.750%, 01/15/24
    42,830  
  430,000       SM Energy Company
1.500%, 07/01/21
    199,703  
  2,000,000       TOTAL, SA^
0.500%, 12/02/22
    1,928,320  
     

 

 

 
        2,170,853  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (5.1%)

 

  2,300,000     EUR   AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co., KGaA
1.000%, 12/01/20
    2,317,708  
  2,700,000     EUR   Corestate Capital Holding, SA
1.375%, 11/28/22
    2,336,752  
  1,200,000       JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
0.000%, 08/07/22
    1,361,112  
  900,000     EUR   LEG Immobilien, AG
0.875%, 09/01/25
    1,129,924  
     

 

 

 
        7,145,496  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (9.0%)

 

  1,230,000       BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
1.500%, 10/15/20
    1,336,567  
  650,000       Coherus Biosciences, Inc.*
1.500%, 04/15/26
    693,868  
  651,000       DexCom, Inc.
0.750%, 12/01/23
    1,363,972  
 

 

108   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Global Convertible Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  600,000     EUR   GN Store Nord, A/S
0.000%, 05/21/24
  $ 649,883  
  252,000       Innoviva, Inc.
2.500%, 08/15/25
    272,229  
  970,000       Insulet Corp.*^
0.375%, 09/01/26
    1,089,000  
  1,100,000       Luckin Coffee, Inc.*
0.750%, 01/15/25
    374,000  
  525,000       Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
2.250%, 05/15/24
    738,932  
  369,000       Nevro Corp.
2.750%, 04/01/25
    496,713  
    NuVasive, Inc.  
  765,000       2.250%, 03/15/21     888,050  
  710,000       0.375%, 03/15/25*     656,690  
  595,000       Pacira BioSciences, Inc.^
2.375%, 04/01/22
    605,136  
  130,000,000     JPY   Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/13/23
    1,330,115  
  630,000       Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.*^
1.750%, 02/15/26
    699,227  
  1,200,000       WuXi AppTec Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 09/17/24
    1,449,696  
     

 

 

 
        12,644,078  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (4.4%)

 

  60,000,000     JPY   Kandenko Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 03/31/21
    558,400  
  60,000,000     JPY   Nippon Flour Mills Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 06/20/25
    574,759  
  2,618,000       Southwest Airlines Company
1.250%, 05/01/25
    2,878,491  
  400,000     EUR   Symrise, AG
0.238%, 06/20/24
    524,884  
  1,400,000       Vinci, SA
0.375%, 02/16/22
    1,590,106  
     

 

 

 
        6,126,640  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (25.0%)

 

  1,205,000       8x8, Inc.
0.500%, 02/01/24
    1,125,940  
  1,310,000       Akamai Technologies, Inc.
0.125%, 05/01/25
    1,553,732  
    Alteryx, Inc.*  
  664,000       0.500%, 08/01/24     634,601  
  655,000       1.000%, 08/01/26     623,776  
  670,000       Coupa Software, Inc.*
0.125%, 06/15/25
    855,858  
  673,000       CyberArk Software, Ltd.*^
0.000%, 11/15/24
    626,741  
  660,000       DocuSign, Inc.
0.500%, 09/15/23
    1,033,326  
  673,000       Everbridge, Inc.*
0.125%, 12/15/24
    795,526  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    FireEye, Inc.  
  330,000       1.625%, 06/01/35   $ 307,246  
  183,000       1.000%, 06/01/35     182,174  
  455,000       II-VI, Inc.
0.250%, 09/01/22
    449,456  
  653,000       Inphi Corp.*
0.750%, 04/15/25
    690,796  
  1,346,000       Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*
0.500%, 12/15/26
    1,430,610  
  1,920,000       Microchip Technology, Inc.
1.625%, 02/15/27
    2,420,515  
  291,000       Micron Technology, Inc.
2.125%, 02/15/33
    1,275,777  
  904,000       New Relic, Inc.
0.500%, 05/01/23
    820,638  
  600,000     EUR   Nexi S.p.A
1.750%, 04/24/27
    663,809  
  1,325,000       Okta, Inc.*
0.125%, 09/01/25
    1,402,440  
  380,000       ON Semiconductor Corp.
1.000%, 12/01/20
    397,997  
  650,000       Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
0.750%, 07/01/23
    665,879  
  729,000       Pegasystems, Inc.*^
0.750%, 03/01/25
    700,208  
  305,000       Pluralsight, Inc.
0.375%, 03/01/24
    260,292  
  660,000       Proofpoint, Inc.*
0.250%, 08/15/24
    691,518  
  670,000       Q2 Holdings, Inc.*
0.750%, 06/01/26
    718,394  
  960,000       Silicon Laboratories, Inc.
1.375%, 03/01/22
    1,156,267  
  1,200,000       Slack Technologies, Inc.*
0.500%, 04/15/25
    1,332,678  
  550,000     EUR   SOITEC
0.000%, 06/28/23
    650,709  
  1,430,000       Splunk, Inc.
1.125%, 09/15/25
    1,683,432  
  1,545,000       Square, Inc.
0.500%, 05/15/23
    1,732,385  
  1,000,000       STMicroelectronics, NV
0.000%, 07/03/22
    1,310,055  
  359,000       Twilio, Inc.
0.250%, 06/01/23
    594,077  
  650,000       Wix.com, Ltd.
0.000%, 07/01/23
    747,942  
  1,870,000       Workday, Inc.
0.250%, 10/01/22
    2,283,476  
  680,000       Workiva, Inc.*
1.125%, 08/15/26
    546,676  
  1,367,000       Xero Investments, Ltd.
2.375%, 10/04/23
    1,787,592  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     109  


 

Global Convertible Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  610,000       Zendesk, Inc.^
0.250%, 03/15/23
  $ 829,255  
     

 

 

 
        34,981,793  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (3.5%)

 

  4,000,000       BASF, SE
0.925%, 03/09/23
    3,842,460  
  50,000,000     JPY   Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
0.000%, 03/29/24
    445,334  
  60,000,000     JPY   Teijin, Ltd.
0.000%, 12/10/21
    584,736  
     

 

 

 
        4,872,530  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (3.6%)

 

  700,000     EUR   ANLLIAN Capital, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/05/25
    689,668  
  1,750,000     SGD   CapitaLand, Ltd.
1.950%, 10/17/23
    1,180,653  
  1,900,000     EUR   Grand City Properties, SA
0.250%, 03/02/22
    2,105,705  
  525,000       IH Merger Sub, LLC
3.500%, 01/15/22
    607,876  
  60,000,000     JPY   Relo Group, Inc.
0.000%, 03/22/21
    546,701  
     

 

 

 
        5,130,603  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $109,775,457)
    111,397,160  
     

 

 

 
  BANK LOAN (0.1%)¡  
    Financials (0.1%)  
  1,005,294     EUR   Steenbok Lux Finco 2 Sarl‡
0.000%, 12/31/21
6 mo. EURIBOR + 10.00%
(Cost $501,275)
    170,756  
     

 

 

 
  SYNTHETIC CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES (2.1%)¤  
    U.S. Government and Agency Security (2.0%)  
  2,693,000       United States Treasury Note
1.875%, 05/31/22
    2,786,413  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITY     2,786,413  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  Purchased Options (0.1%)#  
    Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 

 
122
2,472,574
 
 
    Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $210.00
    92,720  
  9 1,332,513       Booking Holdings, Inc.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $1,880.00
    2,182  
     

 

 

 
        94,902  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Health Care (0.0%)

 

 
765
1,890,315
 
 
    Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
Call, 07/17/20, Strike $33.00
  $ 9,563  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS     104,465  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SYNTHETIC CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
(Cost $3,252,676)
    2,890,878  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (10.8%)  
    Financials (5.4%)

 

  6,030       Assurant, Inc.
6.500%, 03/15/21
    645,813  
  2,487       Bank of America Corp.‡‡
7.250%
    3,438,029  
  2,530       Wells Fargo & Company‡‡
7.500%
    3,539,065  
     

 

 

 
        7,622,907  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (1.1%)

 

  1,295       Danaher Corp.
4.750%, 04/15/22
    1,539,910  
     

 

 

 
   

Information Technology (1.5%)

 

  1,995       Broadcom, Inc.
8.000%, 09/30/22
    2,029,793  
     

 

 

 
   

Real Estate (0.4%)

 

  425       Crown Castle International Corp.
6.875%, 08/01/20
    592,025  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (2.4%)

 

  12,955       American Electric Power Company, Inc.
6.125%, 03/15/22
    658,114  
  13,250       DTE Energy Company
6.250%, 11/01/22
    553,850  
  13,215       Essential Utilities, Inc.
6.000%, 04/30/22
    754,576  
    Sempra Energy  
  6,535       6.750%, 07/15/21     662,061  
  6,415       6.000%, 01/15/21     656,319  
     

 

 

 
        3,284,920  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $13,820,089)
    15,069,555  
     

 

 

 
     
 

 

110   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Global Convertible Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (0.6%)  
    Consumer Discretionary (0.2%)

 

  922     EUR   LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, SE   $ 356,438  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (0.4%)

 

  8,853     EUR   Airbus, SE#     560,559  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $969,589)
    916,997  
     

 

 

 
     
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (4.9%)  
  3,414,040       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     3,417,113  
  3,413,609       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     3,413,609  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $6,829,727)
    6,830,722  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (3.1%)
 
 
  4,308,065       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†
(Cost $4,308,065)
    4,308,065  
     

 

 

 
  TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.1%)
(Cost $139,456,878)
    141,584,133  
     

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-3.1%)     (4,308,065
     

 

 

 
  OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (2.0%)     2,800,456  
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 140,076,524  
     

 

 

 

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.

 

§

Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of one or more entities that are different than the issuer. Each entity is identified in the parenthetical.

 

^

Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

 

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at April 30, 2020.

 

¤

The synthetic convertible securities strategy combines separate securities that together possess the economic characteristics similar to a convertible security.

#

Non-income producing security.

 

Perpetual maturity.

 

¡

Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

EUR    European Monetary Unit
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
JPY    Japanese Yen
SGD    Singapore Dollar

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. The principal amount for such securities is shown in the respective foreign currency. 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.

 

 

CURRENCY EXPOSURE

APRIL 30, 2020

 

     Value      % of Total
Investments
 
US Dollar   $ 119,933,124        84.7%  
European Monetary Unit     14,672,052        10.4%  
Japanese Yen     5,030,126        3.6%  
Singapore Dollar     1,180,653        0.8%  
Hong Kong Dollar     768,178        0.5%  
Total Investments   $ 141,584,133        100.0%  

Currency exposure may vary over time.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     111  


 

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (99.2%)  
    Communication Services (3.9%)

 

  12,003       Bandwidth, Inc. - Class A#   $ 978,965  
  15,209       Cardlytics, Inc.#     683,644  
  24,375       EverQuote, Inc. - Class A#     949,894  
  34,840       IMAX Corp.#     400,660  
     

 

 

 
        3,013,163  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (12.3%)

 

  17,597       Chegg, Inc.#     752,272  
  6,296       Deckers Outdoor Corp.#     936,593  
  18,573       DraftKings, Inc. - Class A#     361,431  
  5,582       Five Below, Inc.#     503,273  
  7,347       LGI Homes, Inc.#     445,081  
  15,374       Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A     1,699,749  
  67,846       Noodles & Company#     424,038  
  11,278       Planet Fitness, Inc. - Class A#     680,402  
  78,478       Rubicon Project, Inc.#     562,687  
  14,301       Texas Roadhouse, Inc.#     673,434  
  16,775       TopBuild Corp.#     1,563,262  
  23,761       Wendy’s Company     471,894  
  20,794       YETI Holdings, Inc.#     574,122  
     

 

 

 
        9,648,238  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (2.0%)  
  2,467       Boston Beer Company, Inc. - Class A#     1,150,880  
  12,933       Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.#     430,281  
     

 

 

 
        1,581,161  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (7.4%)  
  34,120       Assetmark Financial Holdings, Inc.#     818,539  
  18,811       eHealth, Inc.#     2,007,133  
  23,427       LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     1,410,774  
  26,302       Palomar Holdings, Inc.#     1,538,667  
     

 

 

 
        5,775,113  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (27.3%)  
  26,915       ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     1,300,264  
  5,420       Addus HomeCare Corp.#     439,128  
  11,957       Amedisys, Inc.#     2,202,001  
  12,833       Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     439,787  
  21,287       Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.#     685,654  
  18,878       Castle Biosciences, Inc.#     583,896  
  4,128       Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.#     305,266  
  5,705       Ensign Group, Inc.     213,424  
  40,471       Exagen, Inc.#     631,348  
  12,049       Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.#     921,989  
  27,178       Icad, Inc.#     310,373  
  27,072       Immunomedics, Inc.#     822,447  
  21,221       Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.#     1,520,697  
  2,354       Insulet Corp.#     470,141  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  63,367       Itamar Medical, Ltd.#   $ 934,663  
  9,636       LHC Group, Inc.#     1,252,584  
  9,844       MyoKardia, Inc.#     618,400  
  3,208       Penumbra, Inc.#     568,842  
  14,067       Pfenex, Inc.#     80,885  
  33,310       Phreesia, Inc.#     845,741  
  4,479       Repligen Corp.#     520,236  
  7,654       Schrodinger, Inc.#     355,146  
  12,725       Simulations Plus, Inc.     484,186  
  17,224       Staar Surgical Company#     660,024  
  14,782       Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.#     763,047  
  10,479       Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.#     836,015  
  5,672       Teladoc Health, Inc.#     933,554  
  18,932       Vericel Corp.#     274,514  
  77,854       Zynex, Inc.#     1,374,902  
     

 

 

 
        21,349,154  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (15.0%)  
  33,091       Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     1,341,509  
  11,607       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.#     234,926  
  10,578       Axon Enterprise, Inc.#     769,126  
  19,020       Casella Waste Systems, Inc. - Class A#     882,148  
  15,242       Federal Signal Corp.     410,467  
  12,242       FTI Consulting, Inc.#     1,559,141  
  10,621       Generac Holdings, Inc.#     1,034,910  
  27,484       Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.     1,021,855  
  4,960       Landstar System, Inc.     512,418  
  18,286       Mercury Systems, Inc.#     1,630,380  
  6,187       Saia, Inc.#     572,421  
  50,326       Spartan Motors, Inc.     709,093  
  10,610       Trex Company, Inc.#     1,010,284  
     

 

 

 
        11,688,678  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (30.7%)  
  26,422       ACM Research, Inc. - Class A#     1,055,030  
  19,984       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.#     1,111,110  
  50,556       AudioCodes, Ltd.     1,547,519  
  26,586       Diodes, Inc.#     1,352,962  
  18,401       Dynatrace, Inc.#     549,270  
  10,479       Enphase Energy, Inc.#     490,732  
  8,169       Everbridge, Inc.#     909,863  
  19,611       Fastly, Inc. - Class A#     424,578  
  14,470       Five9, Inc.#     1,340,935  
  12,833       GDS Holdings, Ltd.#     735,588  
  4,610       Globant, SA#     533,239  
  7,961       Inphi Corp.#     768,555  
  56,041       Lattice Semiconductor Corp.#     1,261,483  
  214,213       Limelight Networks, Inc.#     1,086,060  
  83,964       Luna Innovations, Inc.#     640,645  
 

 

112   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  5,311       Nice, Ltd.#   $ 872,597  
  6,088       Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd.#     233,231  
  6,958       Pegasystems, Inc.     581,828  
  17,816       Ping Identity Holding Corp.#     443,975  
  9,483       RingCentral, Inc. - Class A#     2,167,150  
  20,264       Sapiens International Corp., NV     501,331  
  31,733       ShotSpotter, Inc.#     1,090,663  
  16,914       Silicon Motion Technology Corp.     743,201  
  19,414       SiTime Corp.#     420,507  
  4,982       SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.#     555,941  
  51,169       Sprout Social, Inc. - Class A#     860,663  
  9,811       Varonis Systems, Inc.#     657,828  
  21,096       WNS Holdings, Ltd.#     1,030,540  
     

 

 

 
        23,967,024  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (0.6%)  
  21,352       Redfin Corp.#     451,168  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $61,960,972)
    77,473,699  
     

 

 

 
     
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.8%)  
  295,733       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     295,999  
  294,951       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     294,951  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $590,809)
    590,950  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%)
(Cost $62,551,781)

    78,064,649  
     

 

 

 
  OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (0.0%)     26,614  
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 78,091,263  
     

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

#

Non-income producing security.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     113  


 

Timpani SMID Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (99.3%)  
    Communication Services (4.1%)  
  1,730       Bandwidth, Inc. - Class A#   $ 141,099  
  1,473       Cardlytics, Inc.#     66,211  
  1,804       EverQuote, Inc. - Class A#     70,302  
  5,436       IMAX Corp.#     62,514  
  699       Roku, Inc.#     84,740  
  564       Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.#     68,272  
     

 

 

 
        493,138  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (12.3%)  
  2,295       Chegg, Inc.#     98,111  
  1,963       Chewy, Inc. - Class A#     84,880  
  822       Deckers Outdoor Corp.#     122,281  
  160       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     57,909  
  2,638       DraftKings, Inc. - Class A#     51,336  
  1,135       Five Below, Inc.#     102,332  
  859       LGI Homes, Inc.#     52,038  
  2,319       Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A     256,389  
  2,098       Planet Fitness, Inc. - Class A#     126,572  
  430       Pool Corp.     91,014  
  1,792       Texas Roadhouse, Inc.#     84,385  
  2,332       TopBuild Corp.#     217,319  
  4,344       Wendy’s Company     86,272  
  2,786       YETI Holdings, Inc.#     76,921  
     

 

 

 
        1,507,759  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (1.6%)  
  319       Boston Beer Company, Inc. - Class A#     148,817  
  1,463       Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.#     48,674  
     

 

 

 
        197,491  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (7.0%)  
  4,590       Assetmark Financial Holdings, Inc.#     110,114  
  2,718       eHealth, Inc.#     290,011  
  4,455       LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     268,280  
  3,264       Palomar Holdings, Inc.#     190,944  
     

 

 

 
        859,349  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (25.1%)  
  3,448       ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     166,573  
  356       Addus HomeCare Corp.#     28,843  
  2,025       Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     266,692  
  1,681       Amedisys, Inc.#     309,573  
  1,092       Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     37,423  
  2,933       Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.#     94,472  
  994       DexCom, Inc.#     333,189  
  405       Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.#     29,950  
  1,338       Encompass Health Corp.     88,642  
  871       Ensign Group, Inc.     32,584  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  1,718       Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.#   $ 131,461  
  3,718       Icad, Inc.#     42,460  
  3,387       Immunomedics, Inc.#     102,897  
  2,663       Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.#     190,831  
  724       Insulet Corp.#     144,597  
  1,350       LHC Group, Inc.#     175,486  
  221       Masimo Corp.#     47,274  
  1,129       MyoKardia, Inc.#     70,924  
  761       Penumbra, Inc.#     134,941  
  762       Pfenex, Inc.#     4,381  
  4,209       Phreesia, Inc.#     106,866  
  552       Repligen Corp.#     64,115  
  957       Schrodinger, Inc.#     44,405  
  2,197       Staar Surgical Company#     84,189  
  1,595       Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.#     82,334  
  1,374       Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.#     109,618  
  344       Teladoc Health, Inc.#     56,619  
  5,326       Zynex, Inc.#     94,057  
     

 

 

 
        3,075,396  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (12.6%)  
  4,479       Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     181,579  
  1,546       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.#     31,291  
  1,289       Axon Enterprise, Inc.#     93,723  
  1,841       Casella Waste Systems, Inc. - Class A#     85,386  
  1,988       Federal Signal Corp.     53,537  
  1,927       FTI Consulting, Inc.#     245,423  
  1,301       Generac Holdings, Inc.#     126,769  
  4,320       Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.     160,618  
  663       Landstar System, Inc.     68,494  
  2,258       Mercury Systems, Inc.#     201,323  
  920       Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     133,667  
  2,160       Spartan Motors, Inc.     30,434  
  1,387       Trex Company, Inc.#     132,070  
     

 

 

 
        1,544,314  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (36.1%)  
  2,908       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.#     161,685  
  1,338       Akamai Technologies, Inc.#     130,736  
  626       Alteryx, Inc. - Class A#     70,851  
  5,964       AudioCodes, Ltd.     182,558  
  2,712       Diodes, Inc.#     138,014  
  5,945       Dynatrace, Inc.#     177,458  
  1,374       Enphase Energy, Inc.#     64,344  
  847       EPAM Systems, Inc.#     187,094  
  908       Everbridge, Inc.#     101,133  
  515       Fair Isaac Corp.#     181,764  
  2,528       Fastly, Inc. - Class A#     54,731  
  1,855       Five9, Inc.#     171,903  
 

 

114   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Timpani SMID Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  2,405       GDS Holdings, Ltd.#   $ 137,855  
  2,651       Genpact, Ltd.     91,274  
  969       Globant, SA#     112,084  
  834       Inphi Corp.#     80,514  
  6,259       Lattice Semiconductor Corp.#     140,890  
  27,893       Limelight Networks, Inc.#     141,417  
  442       Lumentum Holdings, Inc.#     35,762  
  994       Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     198,710  
  2,025       Nice, Ltd.#     332,707  
  945       Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd.#     36,203  
  1,706       Pegasystems, Inc.     142,656  
  2,172       Ping Identity Holding Corp.#     54,126  
  1,988       RingCentral, Inc. - Class A#     454,318  
  1,951       Sapiens International Corp., NV     48,268  
  1,767       ShotSpotter, Inc.#     60,732  
  2,221       Silicon Motion Technology Corp.     97,591  
  1,154       SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.#     128,775  
  6,418       Sprout Social, Inc. - Class A#     107,951  
  1,264       Teradyne, Inc.     79,051  
  356       Trade Desk, Inc. - Class A#     104,158  
  1,338       Varonis Systems, Inc.#     89,713  
  2,626       WNS Holdings, Ltd.#     128,280  
     

 

 

 
    4,425,306  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (0.5%)  
  2,687       Redfin Corp.#     56,776  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $11,161,564)
    12,159,529  
     

 

 

 
     
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.7%)  
  106,436       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     106,532  
  106,331       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     106,331  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $212,851)
    212,863  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.0%)
(Cost $11,374,415)

    12,372,392  
     

 

 

 
  LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-1.0%)     (121,454
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 12,250,938  
     

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

#

Non-income producing security.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     115  


 

Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (98.9%)  
    Communication Services (12.9%)  
  14,800       Activision Blizzard, Inc.   $ 943,204  
  45,166       Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#~     60,825,052  
  7,518       Bandwidth, Inc. - Class A#     613,168  
  6,404       Cardlytics, Inc.#^     287,860  
  7,845       EverQuote, Inc. - Class A#     305,720  
  289,939       Facebook, Inc. - Class A#~     59,353,413  
  23,596       IMAX Corp.#     271,354  
  220,728       Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.#     9,904,065  
  2,250       Netflix, Inc.#     944,663  
  6,992       Roku, Inc.#^     847,640  
  2,442       Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.#     295,604  
  18,750       Tencent Holdings, Ltd.     986,625  
  77,972       Verizon Communications, Inc.     4,479,491  
  218,651       Walt Disney Company     23,647,106  
     

 

 

 
        163,704,965  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (17.0%)  
  4,750       Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#     962,682  
  40,865       Amazon.com, Inc.#~     101,100,010  
  8,520       Aptiv, PLC     592,566  
  9,979       Chegg, Inc.#     426,602  
  8,539       Chewy, Inc. - Class A#^     369,226  
  12,180       Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.#     10,700,739  
  3,576       Deckers Outdoor Corp.#     531,966  
  689       Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     249,370  
  11,449       DraftKings, Inc. - Class A#^     222,798  
  4,931       Five Below, Inc.#     444,579  
  3,736       LGI Homes, Inc.#     226,327  
  10,071       Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A     1,113,450  
  57,127       Lululemon Athletica, Inc.#~     12,766,742  
  71,445       McDonald’s Corp.~     13,400,224  
  1,271,412       MGM Resorts International~     21,397,864  
  228,160       Nike, Inc. - Class B~     19,890,989  
  9,126       Planet Fitness, Inc. - Class A#     550,572  
  1,868       Pool Corp.     395,381  
  320,051       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.^     14,968,785  
  18,108       Tesla, Inc.#     14,158,283  
  7,791       Texas Roadhouse, Inc.     366,878  
  10,140       TopBuild Corp.#     944,947  
  18,863       Wendy’s Company     374,619  
  12,114       YETI Holdings, Inc.#^     334,467  
     

 

 

 
        216,490,066  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (4.4%)  
  1,390       Boston Beer Company, Inc. - Class A#     648,449  
  234,541       Coca-Cola Company     10,763,086  
  110,929       Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A     18,268,897  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  28,244       Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A   $ 4,982,242  
  6,358       Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.#     211,531  
  57,838       Procter & Gamble Company     6,817,365  
  112,081       Walmart, Inc.     13,623,445  
     

 

 

 
        55,315,015  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (0.5%)  
  132,130       Hess Corp.     6,426,803  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (4.9%)  
  19,959       Assetmark Financial Holdings, Inc.#     478,816  
  112,067       Cboe Global Markets, Inc.~     11,137,218  
  251,300       Charles Schwab Corp.     9,479,036  
  11,810       eHealth, Inc.#     1,260,127  
  43,787       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     8,031,412  
  124,882       JPMorgan Chase & Company     11,958,700  
  19,358       LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.     1,165,739  
  79,338       Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     7,721,968  
  14,195       Palomar Holdings, Inc.#     830,408  
  1,205,973       SLM Corp.^     10,057,815  
     

 

 

 
        62,121,239  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (10.3%)  
  14,972       ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#^     723,297  
  1,548       Addus HomeCare Corp.#     125,419  
  8,805       Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#^     1,159,619  
  7,311       Amedisys, Inc.#     1,346,394  
  4,750       Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     162,783  
  12,754       Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.#^     410,806  
  107,204       Baxter International, Inc.     9,517,571  
  90,109       BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.#     8,291,830  
  530,839       Boston Scientific Corp.#     19,895,846  
  146,571       Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     8,912,983  
  4,323       DexCom, Inc.#     1,449,070  
  93,059       Eli Lilly and Company     14,390,644  
  1,755       Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.#     129,782  
  5,817       Encompass Health Corp.     385,376  
  3,789       Ensign Group, Inc.     141,746  
  7,456       Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.#^     570,533  
  16,163       Icad, Inc.#     184,581  
  14,702       Immunomedics, Inc.#     446,647  
  11,580       Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.#     829,823  
  3,149       Insulet Corp.#     628,918  
  990       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#     505,771  
  5,870       LHC Group, Inc.#     763,041  
  986       Masimo Corp.#     210,915  
  4,910       MyoKardia, Inc.#^     308,446  
  3,309       Penumbra, Inc.#^     586,752  
 

 

116   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  18,304       Phreesia, Inc.#   $ 464,739  
  2,409       Repligen Corp.#     279,805  
  4,172       Schrodinger, Inc.#     193,581  
  9,552       Staar Surgical Company#     366,033  
  6,938       Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.#^     358,140  
  5,977       Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.#     476,845  
  7,394       Teladoc Health, Inc.#     1,216,978  
  56,891       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.~     16,638,911  
  104,651       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     26,288,331  
  98,759       Zoetis, Inc.     12,770,526  
  23,156       Zynex, Inc.#^     408,935  
     

 

 

 
        131,541,417  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (11.5%)  
  19,479       Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.     789,679  
  757,000       Air Lease Corp.     19,795,550  
  6,724       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.#     136,094  
  5,603       Axon Enterprise, Inc.#     407,394  
  175,435       Boeing Company     24,739,844  
  8,005       Casella Waste Systems, Inc. - Class A#     371,272  
  163,167       CSX Corp.     10,806,550  
  8,645       Federal Signal Corp.     232,810  
  8,370       FTI Consulting, Inc.#     1,066,003  
  5,657       Generac Holdings, Inc.#     551,218  
  18,785       Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.     698,426  
  140,386       L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     27,192,768  
  2,882       Landstar System, Inc.     297,739  
  666,584       Lyft, Inc. - Class A#^     21,883,953  
  452,880       Masco Corp.     18,586,195  
  9,819       Mercury Systems, Inc.#     875,462  
  16,020       Northrop Grumman Corp.     5,297,333  
  3,988       Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.     579,417  
  9,392       Spartan Motors, Inc.     132,333  
  6,030       Trex Company, Inc.#     574,177  
  18,300       Uber Technologies, Inc.#     553,941  
  102,085       Waste Management, Inc.     10,210,542  
     

 

 

 
    145,778,700  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (34.7%)

 

  12,620       Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.#     701,672  
  17,400       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#     911,586  
  5,817       Akamai Technologies, Inc.#     568,379  
  2,722       Alteryx, Inc. - Class A#^     308,076  
  56,623       Apple, Inc.     16,635,837  
  234,000       Applied Materials, Inc.     11,625,120  
  3,440       ASML Holding, NV     992,199  
  25,905       AudioCodes, Ltd.^     792,952  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  47,000       Broadcom, Inc.   $ 12,766,140  
  4,800       CDW Corp.     531,840  
  52,499       Coupa Software, Inc.#     9,244,549  
  11,794       Diodes, Inc.#     600,197  
  25,834       Dynatrace, Inc.#     771,145  
  5,977       Enphase Energy, Inc.#     279,903  
  3,653       EPAM Systems, Inc.#     806,911  
  3,949       Everbridge, Inc.#^     439,840  
  2,225       Fair Isaac Corp.#     785,292  
  10,993       Fastly, Inc. - Class A#     237,998  
  181,143       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     23,890,950  
  8,060       Five9, Inc.#^     746,920  
  10,460       GDS Holdings, Ltd.#     599,567  
  11,527       Genpact, Ltd.     396,875  
  99,289       Global Payments, Inc.     16,483,960  
  4,216       Globant, SA#^     487,665  
  3,629       Inphi Corp.#     350,344  
  27,196       Lattice Semiconductor Corp.#     612,182  
  121,301       Limelight Networks, Inc.#     614,996  
  1,921       Lumentum Holdings, Inc.#     155,428  
  507,500       Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.     13,570,550  
  286,414       Micron Technology, Inc.#     13,716,366  
  649,095       Microsoft Corp.~     116,324,315  
  3,200       MongoDB, Inc.#^     518,816  
  4,323       Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.     864,211  
  8,805       Nice, Ltd.#^     1,446,662  
  4,109       Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd.#     157,416  
  125,714       NVIDIA Corp.     36,743,688  
  2,260       Paycom Software, Inc.#     589,905  
  111,000       PayPal Holdings, Inc.#     13,653,000  
  7,409       Pegasystems, Inc.     619,541  
  9,446       Ping Identity Holding Corp.#^     235,394  
  10,745       RingCentral, Inc. - Class A#     2,455,555  
  194,942       Salesforce.com, Inc.#~     31,570,857  
  8,473       Sapiens International Corp., NV     209,622  
  3,370       ServiceNow, Inc.#     1,184,690  
  7,692       ShotSpotter, Inc.#^     264,374  
  9,625       Silicon Motion Technology Corp.     422,923  
  166,921       Slack Technologies, Inc. - Class A#^     4,455,121  
  5,016       SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.#     559,735  
  3,740       Splunk, Inc.#     524,946  
  27,887       Sprout Social, Inc. - Class A#^     469,059  
  8,550       Square, Inc. - Class A#     556,947  
  5,497       Teradyne, Inc.     343,782  
  3,748       Trade Desk, Inc. - Class A#^     1,096,590  
  281,538       Twilio, Inc. - Class A#^     31,616,717  
  5,817       Varonis Systems, Inc.#     390,030  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     117  


 

Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  210,537       Visa, Inc. - Class A~   $ 37,627,173  
  11,400       WNS Holdings, Ltd.#     556,890  
  79,500       Workday, Inc. - Class A#     12,235,050  
  165,489       Zendesk, Inc.#     12,722,794  
  6,900       Zscaler, Inc.#^     462,852  
     

 

 

 
    441,504,094  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (1.5%)  
  101,619       Linde, PLC     18,696,880  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (1.2%)  
  47,181       Crown Castle International Corp.     7,522,067  
  11,326       Equinix, Inc.     7,647,315  
  11,700       Redfin Corp.#^     247,221  
     

 

 

 
    15,416,603  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,052,991,335)
    1,256,995,782  
     

 

 

 
     
  INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED FUND (0.4%)  
    Other (0.4%)  
  555,115       Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund - Class I
(Cost $5,540,119)
    5,573,357  
     

 

 

 
     
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.4%)  
  9,027,895       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     9,036,020  
  9,029,034       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     9,029,034  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $18,063,433)
    18,065,054  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 

INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES

LOANED (1.6%)

 

 

  3,636,257       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***†     3,636,257  
  16,080,085       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†     16,080,085  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED
(Cost $19,716,342)
    19,716,342  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (102.3%)
(Cost $1,096,311,229)

    1,300,350,535  
     

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-1.6%)     (19,716,342
     

 

 

 
  LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-0.7%)     (9,436,757
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 1,271,197,436  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  WRITTEN OPTION (-0.6%) #  
    Industrials (-0.6%)  
 
3,740
9,690,340
 
 
    Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Put, 06/19/20, Strike $45.00
(Premium $220,510)
  $ (7,208,850
     

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

#

Non-income producing security.

 

~

Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or potential collateral for future transactions) for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $126,434,079.

 

^

Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

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.

 

 

118   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Growth and Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CORPORATE BONDS (0.9%)  
    Consumer Discretionary (0.7%)  
  5,153,000       Dana, Inc.
5.500%, 12/15/24
  $ 4,869,378  
  6,716,000       L Brands, Inc.
5.625%, 02/15/22
    5,920,624  
  2,429,000       Lowe’s Companies, Inc.^
3.875%, 09/15/23
    2,610,969  
     

 

 

 
        13,400,971  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (0.2%)  
  3,000,000       Universal Health Services, Inc.*
4.750%, 08/01/22
    3,015,165  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $17,443,349)
    16,416,136  
     

 

 

 
     
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS (15.9%)  
    Communication Services (3.4%)  
  6,600,000       GCI Liberty, Inc.*
1.750%, 09/30/46
    9,130,506  
  3,000,000       IAC FinanceCo 2, Inc.^*
0.875%, 06/15/26
    3,052,680  
  2,500,000       IAC FinanceCo 3, Inc.*
2.000%, 01/15/30
    2,612,900  
    Liberty Media Corp.  
  9,685,000       2.250%, 09/30/46     4,705,603  
  6,963,000       1.375%, 10/15/23     7,265,194  
  4,530,000       2.750%, 12/01/49*     4,230,386  
  5,125,000       Liberty Media Corp. (Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.)*§
2.125%, 03/31/48
    4,975,452  
  8,050,000       Liberty Media Corp. / Liberty Formula One
1.000%, 01/30/23
    8,483,774  
  2,090,000       Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
2.500%, 03/15/23
    2,006,693  
  4,060,000       Sea, Ltd.*
1.000%, 12/01/24
    5,225,667  
  3,937,000       Snap, Inc.*
0.750%, 08/01/26
    4,080,267  
  1,870,000       Twitter, Inc.^
0.250%, 06/15/24
    1,762,587  
  5,000,000       Zynga, Inc.*
0.250%, 06/01/24
    5,568,350  
     

 

 

 
        63,100,059  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (2.7%)  
  13,861,000       Booking Holdings, Inc.^*
0.750%, 05/01/25
    15,675,959  
  7,115,000       Burlington Stores, Inc.*
2.250%, 04/15/25
    7,592,381  
  818,000       Callaway Golf Company*
2.750%, 05/01/26
    850,270  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  5,050,000       Carnival Corp.*
5.750%, 04/01/23
  $ 8,553,538  
  1,856,000       Chegg, Inc.
0.125%, 03/15/25
    1,960,521  
  3,605,000       Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.*
3.250%, 04/15/25
    3,849,473  
  2,150,000       DISH Network Corp.
3.375%, 08/15/26
    1,764,430  
  5,815,000       Etsy, Inc.*
0.125%, 10/01/26
    5,904,260  
  1,143,000       Guess, Inc.*
2.000%, 04/15/24
    715,901  
  4,010,000       Winnebago Industries, Inc.*
1.500%, 04/01/25
    3,854,713  
     

 

 

 
        50,721,446  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (1.6%)  
  3,950,000       Ares Capital Corp.
4.625%, 03/01/24
    3,800,058  
    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.  
  10,300,000       0.000%, 12/30/20     10,812,991  
  5,230,000       0.125%, 01/01/23^*     5,595,525  
  9,720,000       JPMorgan Chase Financial Company, LLC (Voya Financial, Inc.)*§
0.250%, 05/01/23
    9,414,306  
     

 

 

 
        29,622,880  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (1.6%)  
  1,750,000       BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
1.500%, 10/15/20
    1,901,620  
  2,325,000       CONMED Corp.^
2.625%, 02/01/24
    2,496,573  
  4,750,000       Exact Sciences Corp.^
0.375%, 03/15/27
    4,642,650  
  4,920,000       Insulet Corp.*
0.375%, 09/01/26
    5,523,586  
  2,856,000       NanoString Technologies, Inc.*
2.625%, 03/01/25
    2,774,818  
  2,130,000       Natera, Inc.^*
2.250%, 05/01/27
    2,516,851  
  1,600,000       Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
2.250%, 05/15/24
    2,251,984  
  1,480,000       Nevro Corp.
2.750%, 04/01/25
    1,992,236  
  1,940,000       NuVasive, Inc.*
0.375%, 03/15/25
    1,794,335  
  2,699,000       Repligen Corp.
0.375%, 07/15/24
    3,199,988  
     

 

 

 
        29,094,641  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (1.7%)  
  3,950,000       Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
1.125%, 10/15/24
    3,541,432  
  2,600,000       Chart Industries, Inc.^*
1.000%, 11/15/24
    2,357,199  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     119  


 

Growth and Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  23,010,000       Southwest Airlines Company
1.250%, 05/01/25
  $ 25,299,495  
     

 

 

 
        31,198,126  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (4.1%)  
  4,605,000       Akamai Technologies, Inc.*
0.375%, 09/01/27
    4,840,523  
  3,120,000       Alteryx, Inc.*
1.000%, 08/01/26
    2,971,270  
  5,950,000       Coupa Software, Inc.*
0.125%, 06/15/25
    7,600,530  
  2,340,000       DocuSign, Inc.^
0.500%, 09/15/23
    3,663,609  
  1,760,000       II-VI, Inc.
0.250%, 09/01/22
    1,738,554  
  3,535,000       Inphi Corp.*
0.750%, 04/15/25
    3,739,606  
  4,085,000       Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*
0.500%, 12/15/26
    4,341,783  
  6,200,000       Microchip Technology, Inc.
1.625%, 02/15/27
    7,816,247  
  3,875,000       MongoDB, Inc.^*
0.250%, 01/15/26
    4,057,280  
  4,920,000       Okta, Inc.^*
0.125%, 09/01/25
    5,207,549  
  2,480,000       ON Semiconductor Corp.
1.000%, 12/01/20
    2,597,453  
  1,990,000       Proofpoint, Inc.*
0.250%, 08/15/24
    2,085,032  
  1,935,000       Q2 Holdings, Inc.^*
0.750%, 06/01/26
    2,074,765  
  2,995,000       RingCentral, Inc.*
0.000%, 03/01/25
    2,892,885  
  4,375,000       Silicon Laboratories, Inc.^
1.375%, 03/01/22
    5,269,447  
  3,395,000       Slack Technologies, Inc.*
0.500%, 04/15/25
    3,770,368  
  2,655,000       Splunk, Inc.^
0.500%, 09/15/23
    3,044,077  
  1,710,000       Wix.com, Ltd.^
0.000%, 07/01/23
    1,967,663  
  3,470,000       Workday, Inc.^
0.250%, 10/01/22
    4,237,252  
  2,335,000       Zendesk, Inc.
0.250%, 03/15/23
    3,174,281  
     

 

 

 
        77,090,174  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (0.3%)  
  5,340,000       IH Merger Sub, LLC
3.500%, 01/15/22
    6,182,973  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (0.5%)  
  9,205,000       NRG Energy, Inc.^
2.750%, 06/01/48
    9,319,418  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $279,954,175)
    296,329,717  
     

 

 

 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (8.2%)  
    Consumer Staples (0.1%)  
  31,130       Energizer Holdings, Inc.^
7.500%, 01/15/22
  $ 2,653,833  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.4%)  
  80,250       AMG Capital Trust II^
5.150%, 10/15/37
    3,262,965  
  46,665       Assurant, Inc.
6.500%, 03/15/21
    4,997,821  
     

 

 

 
        8,260,786  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (1.0%)  
  104,250       Becton Dickinson and Company
6.125%, 05/01/20
    6,175,770  
  9,890       Danaher Corp.
4.750%, 04/15/22
    11,760,397  
     

 

 

 
        17,936,167  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (1.4%)  
  12,770       Fortive Corp.
5.000%, 07/01/21
    10,596,291  
    Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.  
  96,816       5.250%, 11/15/22     7,697,840  
  85,560       5.375%, 05/15/20^     6,849,078  
     

 

 

 
        25,143,209  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.7%)  
  12,805       Broadcom, Inc.^
8.000%, 09/30/22
    13,028,319  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (1.1%)  
  14,350       Crown Castle International Corp.
6.875%, 08/01/20
    19,989,550  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (3.5%)  
  302,205       American Electric Power Company, Inc.
6.125%, 03/15/22
    15,352,014  
  80,675       CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Warner Media, LLC, Charter Communications Time, Inc.)§**
4.566%, 09/15/29
    4,320,187  
  139,385       Dominion Energy, Inc.
7.250%, 06/01/22
    13,691,789  
  157,250       DTE Energy Company
6.250%, 11/01/22
    6,573,050  
  33,665       Essential Utilities, Inc.
6.000%, 04/30/22
    1,922,271  
  326,000       NextEra Energy, Inc.
4.872%, 09/01/22
    15,628,440  
    Sempra Energy  
  41,640       6.750%, 07/15/21     4,218,548  
  30,200       6.000%, 01/15/21     3,089,762  
     

 

 

 
        64,796,061  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $154,246,089)
    151,807,925  
     

 

 

 
     
 

 

120   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Growth and Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (73.3%)  
    Communication Services (8.0%)  
  40,455       Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#~   $ 54,480,748  
  271,175       AT&T, Inc.     8,262,702  
  321,635       Comcast Corp. - Class A     12,103,125  
  170,250       Facebook, Inc. - Class A#     34,851,878  
  27,710       Netflix, Inc.#     11,634,044  
  269,540       Verizon Communications, Inc.     15,485,073  
  108,500       Walt Disney Company     11,734,275  
     

 

 

 
        148,551,845  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (9.0%)  
  19,120       Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#     3,875,050  
  32,625       Amazon.com, Inc.#     80,714,250  
  54,435       Aptiv, PLC     3,785,954  
  47,325       Dollar Tree, Inc.#     3,770,383  
  110,420       General Motors Company     2,461,262  
  102,610       Home Depot, Inc.     22,556,756  
  91,730       Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     9,608,718  
  47,685       McDonald’s Corp.     8,943,799  
  100,640       Nike, Inc. - Class B     8,773,795  
  38,060       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.     1,780,066  
  66,830       Starbucks Corp.     5,127,866  
  105,330       Target Corp.     11,558,914  
  100,120       TJX Companies, Inc.     4,910,886  
     

 

 

 
        167,867,699  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (5.5%)  
  347,765       Coca-Cola Company     15,958,936  
  35,575       Costco Wholesale Corp.     10,779,225  
  215,050       Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A     11,062,172  
  125,755       PepsiCo, Inc.     16,636,129  
  159,000       Philip Morris International, Inc.     11,861,400  
  192,475       Procter & Gamble Company     22,687,028  
  117,332       Walmart, Inc.     14,261,705  
     

 

 

 
        103,246,595  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (2.4%)  
  216,685       Chevron Corp.     19,935,020  
  114,035       ConocoPhillips     4,800,874  
  141,960       Hess Corp.     6,904,934  
  195,995       Kinder Morgan, Inc.     2,985,004  
  111,565       Marathon Petroleum Corp.     3,579,005  
  61,540       Pioneer Natural Resources Company     5,496,137  
     

 

 

 
        43,700,974  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (7.8%)  
  299,650       American International Group, Inc.     7,620,100  
  727,315       Bank of America Corp.~     17,491,926  
  81,815       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     3,071,335  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  44,530       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B#   $ 8,343,141  
  101,675       Capital One Financial Corp.     6,584,473  
  42,480       Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     4,221,662  
  148,010       Charles Schwab Corp.     5,582,937  
  39,835       Chubb, Ltd.     4,302,578  
  214,655       Citigroup, Inc.     10,423,647  
  44,000       Discover Financial Services     1,890,680  
  43,170       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     7,918,241  
  111,325       Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     9,958,021  
  232,540       JPMorgan Chase & Company~     22,268,031  
  299,725       KeyCorp     3,491,796  
  122,180       Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     11,891,779  
  157,145       Morgan Stanley     6,196,227  
  37,360       Northern Trust Corp.     2,957,418  
  183,130       Starwood Property Trust, Inc.     2,369,702  
  127,650       US Bancorp     4,659,225  
  119,275       Zions Bancorporation, N.A.     3,770,283  
     

 

 

 
        145,013,202  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (11.2%)  
  26,795       Abbott Laboratories     2,467,552  
  119,860       Agilent Technologies, Inc.     9,188,468  
  38,070       Amgen, Inc.     9,107,105  
  15,820       Anthem, Inc.     4,441,149  
  181,725       Baxter International, Inc.     16,133,546  
  128,820       Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     7,833,544  
  24,100       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.#     5,241,750  
  56,825       Gilead Sciences, Inc.     4,773,300  
  26,750       Humana, Inc.     10,213,685  
  10,955       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#     5,596,690  
  129,370       Johnson & Johnson~     19,410,675  
  61,020       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings#     10,034,739  
  156,780       Medtronic, PLC     15,306,431  
  222,685       Merck & Company, Inc.     17,667,828  
  366,640       Pfizer, Inc.     14,064,310  
  17,665       Stryker Corp.     3,293,286  
  7,500       Teleflex, Inc.     2,515,500  
  36,935       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     12,361,406  
  111,850       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     32,712,769  
  22,415       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     5,630,648  
     

 

 

 
        207,994,381  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (7.1%)  
  61,740       Boeing Company     8,706,575  
  299,015       CSX Corp.     19,803,764  
  472,245       General Electric Company     3,211,266  
  120,840       Honeywell International, Inc.     17,147,196  
  60,105       Lockheed Martin Corp.     23,384,451  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     121  


 

Growth and Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  453,435       Masco Corp.   $ 18,608,972  
  58,345       Northrop Grumman Corp.     19,292,941  
  124,561       Raytheon Technologies Corp.     8,072,798  
  92,435       Union Pacific Corp.     14,770,189  
     

 

 

 
        132,998,152  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (20.3%)  
  67,175       Accenture, PLC - Class A     12,440,138  
  26,280       Adobe, Inc.#     9,293,659  
  295,345       Apple, Inc.~     86,772,361  
  10,020       Broadcom, Inc.     2,721,632  
  266,660       Cisco Systems, Inc.     11,301,051  
  100,905       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     13,308,360  
  37,285       Global Payments, Inc.     6,190,056  
  143,100       Intel Corp.     8,583,138  
  47,891       Lam Research Corp.     12,225,615  
  100,500       Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.     2,687,370  
  77,215       MasterCard, Inc. - Class A     21,231,809  
  133,330       Micron Technology, Inc.#     6,385,174  
  573,465       Microsoft Corp.~     102,770,663  
  45,985       NVIDIA Corp.     13,440,496  
  113,400       Oracle Corp.     6,006,798  
  57,205       QUALCOMM, Inc.     4,500,317  
  72,820       Salesforce.com, Inc.#     11,793,199  
  18,370       ServiceNow, Inc.#     6,457,790  
  37,550       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     3,900,694  
  73,010       Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.     3,879,021  
  179,460       Visa, Inc. - Class A     32,073,091  
     

 

 

 
        377,962,432  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (1.0%)  
  67,185       Corteva, Inc.#     1,759,575  
  72,650       Linde, PLC     13,366,874  
  34,135       PPG Industries, Inc.     3,100,482  
     

 

 

 
        18,226,931  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (1.0%)  
  69,530       American Tower Corp.     16,548,140  
  49,000       Welltower, Inc.     2,510,270  
     

 

 

 
        19,058,410  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $915,938,087)
    1,364,620,621  
     

 

 

 
  EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (0.5%)  
    Other (0.5%)  
  162,640      

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

(Cost $11,098,065)

    9,200,545  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.7%)#  
    Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)  
 
46
11,380,400
 
 
    Amazon.com, Inc.
Put, 05/08/20, Strike $2,390.00
  $ 265,880  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.0%)  
 
1,320
4,955,280
 
 
    Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Call, 06/19/20, Strike $50.00
    1,980  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.0%)  
 
650
11,648,650
 
 
    Microsoft Corp.
Put, 05/08/20, Strike $170.00
    55,250  
     

 

 

 
    Other (0.7%)  
 
2,125
46,518,375
 
 
    Invesco QQQ Trust Series
Put, 05/08/20, Strike $217.00
    787,312  
 
11,900
45,922,100
 
 
    iShares China Large-Cap ETF
Call, 09/18/20, Strike $43.00
    755,650  
    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF  
 
15,000
84,855,000
 
 
    Call, 06/19/20, Strike $60.00     870,000  
 
9,700
54,872,900
 
 
    Call, 06/30/20, Strike $57.00     1,847,850  
 
1,170
4,286,880
 
 
    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
Call, 05/15/20, Strike $46.00
    4,680  
 
2,600
33,880,600
 
 
    iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Call, 07/17/20, Strike $142.00
    894,400  
 
1,550
8,041,400
 
 
    Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
Call, 05/15/20, Strike $55.00
    54,250  
    S&P 500 Index  
 
155
45,142,665
 
 
    Put, 05/08/20, Strike $2,980.00     1,428,325  
 
149
43,395,207
 
 
    Put, 05/29/20, Strike $3,310.00     6,126,135  
     

 

 

 
    12,768,602  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $11,469,874)
    13,091,712  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.3%)  
  12,316,439       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     12,327,524  
  12,309,081       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     12,309,081  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $24,634,300)
    24,636,605  
     

 

 

 
     
 

 

122   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Growth and Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (1.5%)
 
 
  17,481,005       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***†   $ 17,481,005  
  10,893,788       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†     10,893,788  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED
(Cost $28,374,793)
    28,374,793  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (102.3%)
(Cost $1,443,158,732)

    1,904,478,054  
     

 

 

 
 

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON

LOAN (-1.5%)

    (28,374,793
     

 

 

 
  LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-0.8%)     (14,474,472
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 1,861,628,789  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  WRITTEN OPTIONS (-0.1%)#  
    Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)  
    Amazon.com, Inc.  
 
46
11,380,400
 
 
    Call, 05/08/20, Strike $2,620.00     (178,135
 
46
11,380,400
 
 
    Put, 05/08/20, Strike $2,275.00     (99,590
     

 

 

 
    (277,725
     

 

 

 
    Other (-0.1%)  
 
9,700
54,872,900
 
 
    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Call, 06/30/20, Strike $59.00
    (1,008,800
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premium $1,186,996)
  $ (1,286,525
     

 

 

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

COUNTERPARTY  

SHORT

CONTRACTS

 

SETTLEMENT

DATE

 

LOCAL

CURRENCY

   

CURRENT

VALUE

   

UNREALIZED

GAIN/LOSS

 
State Street Bank and Trust   New Taiwanese Dollar   07/29/20     7,900,000     $ 266,272     $ 3,444  
State Street Bank and Trust   Hong Kong Dollar   07/29/20     3,702,000       477,033       18  
State Street Bank and Trust   Hong Kong Dollar   07/29/20     5,134,000       661,557       94  
State Street Bank and Trust   Hong Kong Dollar   07/29/20     25,343,000       3,265,650       527  
State Street Bank and Trust   New Taiwanese Dollar   07/29/20     105,061,000       3,541,119       4,262  
         

 

 

 
  $ 8,345  
         

 

 

 

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.

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

^

Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

 

*

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.

 

§

Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of one or more entities that are different than the issuer. Each entity is identified in the parenthetical.

 

#

Non-income producing security.

 

**

Step coupon security. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown is the rate in effect at April 30, 2020.

 

~

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 $2,461,660.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     123  


 

Dividend Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (98.2%)  
    Communication Services (11.2%)

 

  335       Alphabet, Inc. - Class C#   $ 451,801  
  4,476       AT&T, Inc.     136,384  
  100       Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A#     49,523  
  3,410       Comcast Corp. - Class A     128,318  
  190       Electronic Arts, Inc.#     21,709  
  1,350       Facebook, Inc. - Class A#     276,358  
  235       Netflix, Inc.#     98,665  
  1,435       Verizon Communications, Inc.     82,441  
  1,485       Walt Disney Company     160,603  
     

 

 

 
        1,405,802  
     

 

 

 
  Consumer Discretionary (11.6%)  
  260       Amazon.com, Inc.#     643,240  
  485       Aptiv, PLC     33,732  
  25       Booking Holdings, Inc.#     37,014  
  235       Dollar Tree, Inc.#     18,722  
  1,160       General Motors Company     25,856  
  765       Home Depot, Inc.     168,170  
  865       Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     90,609  
  430       McDonald’s Corp.     80,651  
  1,360       Nike, Inc. - Class B     118,565  
  595       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.^     27,828  
  680       Starbucks Corp.     52,176  
  855       Target Corp.     93,828  
  1,235       TJX Companies, Inc.     60,577  
     

 

 

 
        1,450,968  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (6.2%)  
  2,355       Coca-Cola Company     108,071  
  245       Costco Wholesale Corp.     74,235  
  1,455       Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A     74,845  
  985       PepsiCo, Inc.     130,306  
  1,105       Philip Morris International, Inc.     82,433  
  1,345       Procter & Gamble Company     158,535  
  1,160       Walmart, Inc.     140,998  
     

 

 

 
        769,423  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (3.0%)  
  1,625       Chevron Corp.     149,500  
  1,485       ConocoPhillips     62,518  
  900       Hess Corp.     43,776  
  1,785       Kinder Morgan, Inc.     27,186  
  1,125       Marathon Petroleum Corp.     36,090  
  390       Pioneer Natural Resources Company     34,831  
  885       Schlumberger, Ltd.     14,886  
     

 

 

 
        368,787  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
    Financials (10.5%)  
  299       American Express Company   $ 27,284  
  1,830       American International Group, Inc.     46,537  
  350       Assurant, Inc.     37,184  
  6,185       Bank of America Corp.     148,749  
  755       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.     28,343  
  265       Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B#     49,650  
  755       Capital One Financial Corp.     48,894  
  355       Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     35,280  
  1,665       Charles Schwab Corp.     62,804  
  290       Chubb, Ltd.     31,323  
  2,065       Citigroup, Inc.     100,276  
  550       Discover Financial Services     23,634  
  475       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     87,124  
  780       Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     69,771  
  1,900       JPMorgan Chase & Company     181,944  
  3,145       KeyCorp     36,639  
  820       Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.     79,811  
  2,195       Morgan Stanley     86,549  
  400       Northern Trust Corp.     31,664  
  1,885       US Bancorp     68,802  
  985       Zions Bancorporation, N.A.     31,136  
     

 

 

 
        1,313,398  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (14.6%)  
  810       Abbott Laboratories     74,593  
  865       Agilent Technologies, Inc.     66,311  
  315       Amgen, Inc.     75,354  
  110       Anthem, Inc.     30,880  
  1,110       Baxter International, Inc.     98,546  
  1,610       Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     97,904  
  305       Danaher Corp.     49,855  
  185       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.#     40,237  
  280       Eli Lilly and Company     43,299  
  590       Gilead Sciences, Inc.     49,560  
  158       Humana, Inc.     60,328  
  75       Illumina, Inc.#     23,927  
  95       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#     48,534  
  1,120       Johnson & Johnson     168,045  
  475       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings#     78,114  
  1,340       Medtronic, PLC     130,824  
  1,940       Merck & Company, Inc.     153,920  
  3,045       Pfizer, Inc.     116,806  
  225       Stryker Corp.     41,947  
  70       Teleflex, Inc.     23,478  
  270       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     90,364  
  790       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     231,051  
  155       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     38,936  
     

 

 

 
        1,832,813  
     

 

 

 
 

 

124   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Dividend Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
    Industrials (8.6%)  
  470       Boeing Company   $ 66,279  
  1,950       CSX Corp.     129,148  
  1,155       Fortive Corp.     73,920  
  3,115       General Electric Company     21,182  
  905       Honeywell International, Inc.     128,419  
  325       Lockheed Martin Corp.     126,445  
  2,995       Masco Corp.     122,915  
  290       Northrop Grumman Corp.     95,894  
  837       Raytheon Technologies Corp.     54,246  
  3,330       Southwest Airlines Company#     104,063  
  520       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.     57,304  
  625       Union Pacific Corp.     99,869  
     

 

 

 
        1,079,684  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (26.4%)

 

  545       Accenture, PLC - Class A     100,928  
  265       Adobe, Inc.#     93,715  
  2,430       Apple, Inc.     713,934  
  715       Applied Materials, Inc.     35,521  
  350       Broadcom, Inc.     95,067  
  2,110       Cisco Systems, Inc.     89,422  
  765       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     100,896  
  485       Global Payments, Inc.     80,520  
  1,825       Intel Corp.     109,463  
  295       International Business Machines Corp.     37,040  
  260       Intuit, Inc.     70,151  
  255       Lam Research Corp.     65,096  
  870       Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.     23,264  
  540       MasterCard, Inc. - Class A     148,484  
  510       Microchip Technology, Inc.     44,742  
  930       Micron Technology, Inc.#     44,538  
  4,070       Microsoft Corp.     729,385  
  425       NVIDIA Corp.     124,219  
  1,075       Oracle Corp.     56,943  
  465       QUALCOMM, Inc.     36,581  
  800       Salesforce.com, Inc.#     129,560  
  135       ServiceNow, Inc.#     47,458  
  280       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.     29,086  
  500       Texas Instruments, Inc.     58,035  
  1,380       Visa, Inc. - Class A     246,634  
     

 

 

 
        3,310,682  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (1.6%)  
  750       Corteva, Inc.#     19,643  
  530       Linde, PLC     97,515  
  410       LyondellBasell Industries, NV - Class A     23,759  
  245       PPG Industries, Inc.     22,253  
  70       Sherwin-Williams Company     37,546  
     

 

 

 
        200,716  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
    Real Estate (1.8%)  
  435       American Tower Corp.   $ 103,530  
  620       Crown Castle International Corp.     98,847  
  440       Welltower, Inc.     22,541  
     

 

 

 
        224,918  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (2.7%)  
  785       American Electric Power Company, Inc.     65,241  
  865       Dominion Energy, Inc.     66,717  
  365       DTE Energy Company     37,865  
  610       NextEra Energy, Inc.     140,983  
  190       Sempra Energy     23,532  
     

 

 

 
        334,338  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $9,127,906)
    12,291,529  
     

 

 

 
     
  EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (0.5%)  
    Other (0.5%)  
  490       iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF^
(Cost $54,500)
    60,760  
     

 

 

 
     
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (2.1%)  
  134,429       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     134,550  
  134,530       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     134,530  
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $269,070)

    269,080  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (0.7%)
 
 
  92,269       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio† (Cost $92,269)     92,269  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.5%)
(Cost $9,543,745)

    12,713,638  
     

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-0.7%)     (92,269
     

 

 

 
  LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-0.8%)     (100,655
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 12,520,714  
     

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

#

Non-income producing security.

 

^

Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     125  


 

Select Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (97.1%)  
    Communication Services (9.8%)

 

  1,290       Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#   $ 1,737,243  
  7,245       Facebook, Inc. - Class A#     1,483,124  
  10,710       Verizon Communications, Inc.     615,290  
  6,350       Walt Disney Company     686,752  
     

 

 

 
        4,522,409  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (11.4%)

 

  980       Amazon.com, Inc.#     2,424,520  
  3,385       Lululemon Athletica, Inc.#     756,480  
  4,615       McDonald’s Corp.     865,589  
  8,035       Nike, Inc. - Class B     700,491  
  4,405       Target Corp.     483,405  
     

 

 

 
        5,230,485  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (5.9%)

 

  27,490       Coca-Cola Company     1,261,516  
  2,710       Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A     446,310  
  8,315       Walmart, Inc.     1,010,688  
     

 

 

 
        2,718,514  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (1.4%)

 

  6,890       Chevron Corp.     633,880  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (9.8%)

 

  7,355       American Express Company     671,144  
  16,045       American International Group, Inc.     408,024  
  30,870       Bank of America Corp.     742,423  
  9,065       Cboe Global Markets, Inc.     900,880  
  2,800       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     513,576  
  9,690       JPMorgan Chase & Company     927,914  
  26,925       Starwood Property Trust, Inc.     348,410  
     

 

 

 
        4,512,371  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (16.4%)

 

  11,995       Baxter International, Inc.     1,064,916  
  16,530       Boston Scientific Corp.#     619,544  
  7,590       Bristol-Myers Squibb Company     461,548  
  2,045       Edwards Lifesciences Corp.#     444,788  
  5,255       Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings#     864,185  
  4,405       Medtronic, PLC     430,060  
  5,380       Merck & Company, Inc.     426,849  
  1,955       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     654,299  
  4,110       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     1,202,052  
  2,570       Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#     645,584  
  5,425       Zoetis, Inc.     701,507  
     

 

 

 
        7,515,332  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (9.4%)

 

  10,980       CSX Corp.     727,206  
  4,360       Honeywell International, Inc.     618,684  
  16,170       Lyft, Inc. - Class A#     530,861  
  14,660       Masco Corp.     601,646  
  2,090       Northrop Grumman Corp.     691,100  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  2,840       Union Pacific Corp.   $ 453,804  
  6,890       Waste Management, Inc.     689,138  
     

 

 

 
        4,312,439  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (25.6%)

 

  7,770       Apple, Inc.     2,282,826  
  11,600       Applied Materials, Inc.     576,288  
  12,220       Cisco Systems, Inc.     517,884  
  6,045       Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     797,275  
  2,000       MasterCard, Inc. - Class A     549,940  
  8,840       Micron Technology, Inc.#     423,348  
  15,070       Microsoft Corp.     2,700,695  
  5,200       NVIDIA Corp.     1,519,856  
  3,420       Salesforce.com, Inc.#     553,869  
  5,425       Twilio, Inc. - Class A#^     609,227  
  4,750       Visa, Inc. - Class A     848,920  
  5,105       Zendesk, Inc.#     392,472  
     

 

 

 
        11,772,600  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (2.8%)

 

  2,050       Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     462,439  
  4,400       Linde, PLC     809,556  
     

 

 

 
        1,271,995  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (1.5%)

 

  1,020       Equinix, Inc.     688,704  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (3.1%)

 

  9,430       Dominion Energy, Inc.     727,336  
  3,105       NextEra Energy, Inc.     717,628  
     

 

 

 
        1,444,964  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $44,535,115)
    44,623,693  
     

 

 

 
     
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (2.7%)  
  614,120       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     614,672  
  613,954       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     613,954  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,228,516)
    1,228,626  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.8%)
(Cost $45,763,631)

    45,852,319  
     

 

 

 
  OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (0.2%)     70,372  
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 45,922,691  
     

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

#

Non-income producing security.

 

^

Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

 

126   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

International Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (98.0%)  
    Communication Services (6.7%)

 

  50,700       Sea, Ltd.#   $ 2,817,906  
  167,500     HKD   Tencent Holdings, Ltd.     8,805,380  
  25,500       Yandex, NV - Class A#     963,390  
     

 

 

 
        12,586,676  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (16.1%)  
  36,362       Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#~     7,369,487  
  36,700       Aptiv, PLC     2,552,485  
  16,000     EUR   Delivery Hero, SE#*     1,357,042  
  44,500     SEK   Evolution Gaming Group, AB#*     2,037,947  
  21,000       JD.com, Inc.#     905,100  
  25,140       Lululemon Athletica, Inc.#     5,618,287  
  8,900     EUR   LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, SE     3,440,674  
  59,000       Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd.     933,380  
  3,965       MercadoLibre, Inc.#     2,313,617  
  10,300     JPY   Oriental Land Company, Ltd.     1,302,385  
  15,000       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.     701,550  
  21,900       Sony Corp.     1,407,075  
     

 

 

 
        29,939,029  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (4.4%)

 

  50,000     SEK   Essity, AB - Class B#     1,619,668  
  16,100     EUR   Kerry Group, PLC - Class A     1,843,703  
  32,550       Nestlé, SA~     3,421,005  
  18,000     JPY   Welcia Holdings Company, Ltd.     1,306,770  
     

 

 

 
        8,191,146  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (3.1%)

 

  58,500       BP, PLC^     1,392,300  
  56,000     EUR   Neste Oyj     1,977,669  
  125,000     INR   Reliance Industries, Ltd.     2,427,061  
     

 

 

 
        5,797,030  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (11.3%)

 

  21,800     EUR   Amundi, SA#*     1,446,955  
  113,900     BRL   B3, SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao     804,729  
  711,000     IDR   Bank Central Asia, Tbk PT     1,231,587  
  15,850     EUR   Deutsche Böerse, AG     2,457,359  
  361,100     INR   HDFC Bank, Ltd.     4,733,351  
  54,400     HKD   Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.     1,744,180  
  21,200     EUR   KBC Group, NV     1,149,908  
  2,828,000     GBP   Lloyds Banking Group, PLC     1,144,231  
  30,000     GBP   London Stock Exchange Group, PLC     2,807,904  
  250,000     HKD   Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Ltd. - Class H     2,544,065  
  86,000       UBS Group, AG#     925,360  
     

 

 

 
        20,989,629  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (15.5%)

 

  104,600       Alcon, Inc.#^     5,523,926  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  30,700     AUD   CSL, Ltd.   $ 6,119,347  
  4,400     EUR   Galapagos, NV#     971,580  
  19,300     JPY   Hoya Corp.     1,760,031  
  5,400     JPY   JCR Pharmaceuticals Company, Ltd.     517,237  
  9,000     CHF   Lonza Group, AG     3,929,990  
  3,700     EUR   MorphoSys, AG#     388,173  
  83,100       Novo Nordisk, A/S     5,262,723  
  175,700     HKD   Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company, Ltd.#*     2,420,441  
  12,400     KRW   Seegene, Inc.     933,941  
  60,000     SEK   Vitrolife, AB     1,088,733  
     

 

 

 
        28,916,122  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (14.9%)

 

  27,100     EUR   Airbus, SE#     1,715,931  
  54,000     TWD   Airtac International Group     1,034,816  
  58,700     EUR   Alstom, SA     2,407,814  
  67,000     SEK   Atlas Copco, AB - Class A     2,309,119  
  9,200     CAD   Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.     2,090,960  
  47,000     CNY   Contemporary Amperex Technology Company, Ltd. - Class A     932,776  
  10,300       Copa Holdings, SA - Class A     455,363  
  21,400     DKK   DSV, A/S     2,223,464  
  60,000     GBP   Experian, PLC     1,801,822  
  45,800     JPY   Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.^     2,115,909  
  23,800     EUR   Kingspan Group, PLC     1,212,777  
  25,000     JPY   Nidec Corp.     1,455,351  
  44,500     JPY   Recruit Holdings Company, Ltd.     1,298,118  
  122,700     SEK   Sandvik, AB#     1,887,545  
  957,914     CNY   Sany Heavy Industry Company, Ltd. - Class A     2,629,838  
  23,800     EUR   Schneider Electric, SE     2,199,413  
     

 

 

 
        27,771,016  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (19.7%)

 

  10,500       Accenture, PLC - Class A     1,944,495  
  2,625     EUR   Adyen, NV#*     2,592,397  
  10,000     EUR   Amadeus IT Group, SA     477,325  
  18,450     EUR   ASML Holding, NV     5,388,973  
  9,200       Atlassian Corp., PLC - Class A#     1,430,508  
  11,800     EUR   Dassault Systèmes SE     1,728,349  
  10,300     JPY   Keyence Corp.     3,677,224  
  910,000     HKD   Kingdee International Software Group Company, Ltd.#     1,301,459  
  11,000     TWD   Largan Precision Company, Ltd.     1,499,449  
  20,600     JPY   Lasertec Corp.     1,384,019  
  41,000     KRW   Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.     1,685,819  
  22,400     EUR   SAP, SE     2,668,000  
  3,800       Shopify, Inc., Class A#     2,402,702  
  27,700     KRW   SK Hynix, Inc.     1,906,246  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     127  


 

International Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  473,000     TWD   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.   $ 4,771,527  
  34,550       Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.     1,835,641  
     

 

 

 
        36,694,133  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (5.6%)

 

  115,500     HKD   Anhui Conch Cement Company, Ltd. - Class H     910,761  
  267,000     CAD   First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.     1,630,447  
  147,950     AUD   James Hardie Industries, PLC     2,123,910  
  7,300       Linde, PLC     1,343,127  
  3,000     KRW   POSCO     453,316  
  12,400     CHF   Sika, AG     2,051,074  
  421,000     CAD   Yamana Gold, Inc.     1,984,094  
     

 

 

 
        10,496,729  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (0.7%)

 

  82,500     GBP  

SSE, PLC

    1,294,043  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $154,488,831)
    182,675,553  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.0%)#  
    Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)  
 

1,445

773,075

 

 

   

Grupo Televisa, SAB

Call, 07/17/20, Strike $12.00

    14,450  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.0%)  
 

2,185

6,021,860

 

 

  EUR  

Estx Banks

Call, 06/19/20, Strike 100.00

    2,993  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $397,390)
    17,443  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.3%)  
  243,281       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     243,500  
  242,646       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     242,646  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $486,074)
    486,146  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (2.1%)
 
  3,872,960       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio† (Cost $3,872,960)   $ 3,872,960  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.4%)
(Cost $159,245,255)

    187,052,102  
     

 

 

 
 
PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN
(-2.1%)
    (3,872,960
     

 

 

 
  OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (1.7%)     3,165,462  
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 186,344,604  
     

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

#

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 $74,880.

 

*

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.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

 

COUNTERPARTY  

LONG

CONTRACTS

 

SETTLEMENT

DATE

 

LOCAL

CURRENCY

   

CURRENT

VALUE

   

UNREALIZED

GAIN/LOSS

 
State Street Bank and Trust   British Pound Sterling   06/30/20     4,697,000     $ 5,917,300     $ 343,125  
Goldman Sachs & Co.   European Monetary Unit   06/30/20     2,959,000       3,246,308       33,994  
         

 

 

 
          $ 377,119  
         

 

 

 
 

 

128   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

International Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

AUD    Australian Dollar
BRL    Brazilian Real
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc
CNY    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
DKK    Danish Krone
EUR    European Monetary Unit
GBP    British Pound Sterling
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
INR    Indian Rupee
JPY    Japanese Yen
KRW    South Korean Won
SEK    Swedish Krona
TWD    New Taiwan Dollar

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. 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.

 

 

CURRENCY EXPOSURE

APRIL 30, 2020

 

     Value      % of Total
Investments
 
US Dollar   $ 55,892,983        29.9%  
European Monetary Unit     35,427,035        18.9%  
Hong Kong Dollar     17,726,286        9.5%  
Japanese Yen     14,817,044        7.9%  
Swedish Krona     8,943,012        4.8%  
Australian Dollar     8,243,257        4.4%  
New Taiwan Dollar     7,305,792        3.9%  
Indian Rupee     7,160,412        3.8%  
British Pound Sterling     7,048,000        3.8%  
Swiss Franc     5,981,064        3.2%  
Canadian Dollar     5,705,501        3.0%  
South Korean Won     4,979,322        2.7%  
Chinese Yuan Renminbi     3,562,614        1.9%  
Danish Krone     2,223,464        1.2%  
Indonesian Rupiah     1,231,587        0.7%  
Brazilian Real     804,729        0.4%  
Total Investments   $ 187,052,102        100.0%  

Currency exposure may vary over time.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     129  


 

Evolving World Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS (12.9%)  
    Communication Services (5.2%)

 

  4,756,000       Sea, Ltd.*
1.000%, 12/01/24
  $ 6,121,495  
  1,200,000       Yandex, NV
0.750%, 03/03/25
    1,146,810  
     

 

 

 
        7,268,305  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (3.0%)

 

  19,000,000     HKD   China Conch Venture Holdings International, Ltd.
0.000%, 09/05/23
    2,760,864  
  9,000,000     HKD   Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd. 0.000%, 05/23/23     1,346,639  
     

 

 

 
        4,107,503  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (1.0%)  
  1,355,000       Copa Holdings, SA*
4.500%, 04/15/25
    1,381,368  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (1.4%)  
  1,250,000       Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.
0.000%, 07/07/22
    2,011,031  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (2.3%)  
  1,200,000     CHF   Sika, AG
3.750%, 01/30/22
    1,508,010  
  1,300,000       Taiwan Cement Corp.
0.000%, 12/10/23
    1,633,333  
     

 

 

 
        3,141,343  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $15,604,708)
    17,909,550  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (83.6%)  
    Communication Services (10.1%)

 

  10,500     KRW   Kakao Corp.     1,586,747  
  8,500     KRW   NAVER Corp.     1,378,110  
  189,600     HKD   Tencent Holdings, Ltd.     9,967,164  
  30,300       Yandex, NV - Class A#     1,144,734  
     

 

 

 
        14,076,755  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (18.0%)  
  49,415       Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#     10,014,938  
  18,600       Aptiv, PLC     1,293,630  
  14,100       Arco Platform, Ltd. - Class A#^     708,102  
  266,063     CNY   Hangzhou Robam Appliances Company, Ltd. - Class A     1,187,082  
  16,900       JD.com, Inc.#     728,390  
  388,600     HKD   Li Ning Company, Ltd.     1,226,994  
  73,580     BRL   Lojas Renner, SA     519,454  
  4,250     EUR   LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, SE     1,643,018  
  86,400     BRL   Magazine Luiza, SA     789,658  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  79,600     HKD   Meituan Dianping - Class B#   $ 1,065,771  
  66,500       Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd.     1,052,030  
  6,280.       MercadoLibre, Inc.#     3,664,443  
  146,200     CNY   Midea Group Company, Ltd. - Class A     1,095,538  
     

 

 

 
        24,989,048  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (3.3%)

 

  377,000     HKD   China Feihe, Ltd.*#     784,626  
  26,500     PLN   Dino Polska, SA*#     1,120,679  
  9,719     CNY   Kweichow Moutai Company, Ltd. - Class A     1,731,380  
  421,600     MXN   Wal-Mart de Mexico, SAB de CV     1,017,571  
     

 

 

 
        4,654,256  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (3.7%)

 

  17,050       Chevron Corp.     1,568,600  
  6,350       CNOOC, Ltd.     713,549  
  151,560     INR   Reliance Industries, Ltd.     2,942,763  
     

 

 

 
        5,224,912  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (13.6%)

 

  239,700     BRL   B3, SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao     1,693,535  
  1,026,400     IDR   Bank Central Asia, Tbk PT     1,777,920  
  437,200     INR   HDFC Bank, Ltd.     5,730,880  
  61,200     HKD   Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing, Ltd.     1,962,203  
  59,100     INR   Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.     1,495,039  
  193,000     INR   ICICI Bank, Ltd.     962,009  
  151,500       Itau Unibanco Holding, SA     637,815  
  312,500     HKD   Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Ltd. - Class H     3,180,081  
  55,327       Shinhan Financial Group Company, Ltd.^     1,411,945  
     

 

 

 
        18,851,427  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (6.3%)

 

  167,108     CNY   Aier Eye Hospital Group Company, Ltd. - Class A     1,035,770  
  25,287       Alcon, Inc.#^     1,335,406  
  91,811     CNY   Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Company, Ltd. - Class A     984,158  
  189,000     HKD   Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company, Ltd.*#     2,603,662  
  14,000     KRW   Seegene, Inc.     1,054,449  
  110,500     HKD   Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.*#     1,720,089  
     

 

 

 
        8,733,534  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (4.5%)

 

  86,961     TWD   Airtac International Group     1,666,456  
  3,830       Boeing Company     540,107  
  57,300     CNY   Contemporary Amperex Technology Company, Ltd. - Class A     1,137,193  
  726,924     CNY   Sany Heavy Industry Company, Ltd. - Class A     1,995,682  
  130,100     BRL   WEG, SA     955,552  
     

 

 

 
        6,294,990  
     

 

 

 
 

 

130   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Evolving World Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
    Information Technology (19.0%)

 

  19,400       ACM Research, Inc. - Class A#^   $ 774,642  
  15,800       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#     827,762  
  5,670     EUR   ASML Holding, NV     1,656,124  
  50,900     CNY   Glodon Company, Ltd. - Class A     373,866  
  687,000     HKD   Kingdee International Software Group Company, Ltd.#     982,530  
  10,000     TWD   Largan Precision Company, Ltd.     1,363,135  
  108,000     TWD   MediaTek, Inc.     1,491,310  
  108,900     KRW   Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.     4,477,699  
  14,000     CNY   Sangfor Technologies, Inc. - Class A     377,519  
  29,600     CNY   Shanghai Weaver Network Company, Ltd. - Class A     339,352  
  39,800     KRW   SK Hynix, Inc.     2,738,938  
  66,800     HKD   Sunny Optical Technology Group Company, Ltd.     930,224  
  811,649     TWD   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.     8,187,749  
  36,200       Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.     1,923,306  
     

 

 

 
        26,444,156  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (3.7%)

 

  175,000     HKD   Anhui Conch Cement Company, Ltd. - Class H     1,379,941  
  200,700     CAD   First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.     1,225,583  
  6,700     KRW   POSCO     1,012,406  
  316,400     CAD   Yamana Gold, Inc.     1,491,134  
     

 

 

 
        5,109,064  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (1.4%)

 

  191,100     HKD   China Evergrande Group     339,725  
  394,000     HKD   China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.     1,455,415  
  25,000     HKD   Longfor Group Holdings, Ltd.*     127,101  
     

 

 

 
        1,922,241  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $91,209,312)
    116,300,383  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  PURCHASED OPTIONS (1.8%)#  
    Communication Services (0.1%)

 

 

563

2,127,014

 

 

   

Yandex, NV

Call, 01/15/21, Strike $47.00

    123,860  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

 

 

1,079

577,265

 

 

   

Grupo Televisa, SAB

Call, 07/17/20, Strike $12.00

    10,790  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (0.2%)

 

 

2,635

1,820,785

 

 

    Petroleo Brasileiro, SA
Call, 10/16/20, Strike $7.00
    310,930  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Financials (0.1%)

 

 

2,250

2,259,000

 

 

   

Sberbank of Russia, PJSC

Call, 03/19/21, Strike $12.00

  $ 110,250  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.2%)

 

 

1,310

6,960,030

 

 

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Put, 07/17/20, Strike $50.00
    275,100  
     

 

 

 
    Other (1.2%)

 

 

5,497

20,141,008

 

 

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
Put, 05/15/20, Strike $35.00
    258,359  
 

1,200

3,512,400

 

 

    iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF
Call, 09/18/20, Strike $30.00
    274,800  
 

1,350

4,229,550

 

 

    iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
Call, 10/16/20, Strike $34.00
    357,750  
 

1,900

3,602,400

 

 

    VanEck Vectors Russia ETF
Call, 11/20/20, Strike $18.00
    494,000  
 

205

2,741,465

 

 

    VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF Put, 08/21/20, Strike $120.00     143,500  
 

1,200

3,230,400

 

 

    Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A ETF Call, 01/15/21, Strike $29.71     112,200  
     

 

 

 
        1,640,609  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $3,439,597)
    2,471,539  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.4%)  
  261,786       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     262,021  
     

 

 

 
  261,326       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     261,326  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $523,347)
    523,347  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (1.6%)
 
 
  2,235,691       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†
(Cost $2,235,691)
    2,235,691  
     

 

 

 
     
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.3%)
(Cost $113,012,655)

    139,440,510  
     

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-1.6%)     (2,235,691
     

 

 

 
  OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (1.3%)     1,829,078  
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 139,033,897  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     131  


 

Evolving World Growth Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  WRITTEN OPTIONS (-0.2%)#  
    Information Technology (-0.1%)  
 
1,310
6,960,030
 
 
    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Put, 07/17/20, Strike $45.00
  $ (117,900
     

 

 

 
    Other (-0.1%)  
 
5,497
20,141,008
 
 
    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets
Put, 05/15/20, Strike $32.00
    (82,455
 
205
2,741,465
 
 
    VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF Put, 08/21/20, Strike $105.00     (71,750
     

 

 

 
        (154,205
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premium $681,635)
  $ (272,105
     

 

 

 

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.

 

#

Non-income producing security.

 

^

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.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

BRL    Brazilian Real
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc
CNY    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    European Monetary Unit
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
INR    Indian Rupee
KRW    South Korean Won
MXN    Mexican Peso
PLN    Polish Zloty
TWD    New Taiwan Dollar

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. The principal amount for such securities is shown in the respective foreign currency. 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.

 

 

CURRENCY EXPOSURE

APRIL 30, 2020

 

     Value      % of Total
Investments
 
US Dollar   $ 45,591,908        32.8%  
Hong Kong Dollar     31,833,029        22.9%  
New Taiwan Dollar     12,708,650        9.1%  
South Korean Won     12,248,349        8.8%  
Indian Rupee     11,130,691        8.0%  
Chinese Yuan Renminbi     10,257,540        7.4%  
Brazilian Real     3,958,199        2.8%  
European Monetary Unit     3,299,142        2.4%  
Canadian Dollar     2,716,717        1.9%  
Indonesian Rupiah     1,777,920        1.3%  
Swiss Franc     1,508,010        1.1%  
Polish Zloty     1,120,679        0.8%  
Mexican Peso     1,017,571        0.7%  
Total Investments Net of Written Options   $ 139,168,405        100.0%  

Currency exposure may vary over time.

 

 

132   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Global Equity Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  COMMON STOCKS (99.4%)  
    Communication Services (13.7%)  
  5,500       Activision Blizzard, Inc.   $ 350,515  
  1,720       Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#     2,316,324  
  4,085       Facebook, Inc. - Class A#     836,240  
  20,675       Sea, Ltd.#     1,149,116  
  55,000     HKD   Tencent Holdings, Ltd.     2,891,319  
  24,179       Walt Disney Company~     2,614,959  
     

 

 

 
        10,158,473  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (16.9%)  
  11,285       Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#     2,287,131  
  1,800       Amazon.com, Inc.#~     4,453,200  
  15,455       Aptiv, PLC     1,074,895  
  8,500       Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     890,375  
  10,450       Lululemon Athletica, Inc.#~     2,335,366  
  1,230       MercadoLibre, Inc.#     717,718  
  9,100       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.     425,607  
  3,700       Tractor Supply Company     375,291  
     

 

 

 
        12,559,583  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (1.8%)  
  3,000       Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A     529,200  
  6,750     EUR   Kerry Group, PLC - Class A     772,981  
     

 

 

 
        1,302,181  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (2.1%)  
  22,600     EUR   Neste Oyj     798,131  
  40,400     INR   Reliance Industries, Ltd.     784,426  
     

 

 

 
        1,582,557  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (7.8%)  
  38,825       Bank of America Corp.     933,741  
  97,690     INR   HDFC Bank, Ltd.     1,280,535  
  8,000       JPMorgan Chase & Company     766,080  
  726,100     GBP   Lloyds Banking Group, PLC     293,786  
  10,500     GBP   London Stock Exchange Group, PLC     982,766  
  96,500     HKD   Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Ltd. - Class H     982,009  
  19,300       Wells Fargo & Company     560,665  
     

 

 

 
  .           5,799,582  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (13.9%)  
  5,800       Abbott Laboratories     534,122  
  41,175       Alcon, Inc.#^     2,174,452  
  10,525     AUD   CSL, Ltd.     2,097,919  
  900     EUR   Galapagos, NV#     198,732  
  7,700     JPY   Hoya Corp.     702,189  
  5,600       Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.#     401,296  
  1,735       Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#     886,377  
  1,600     JPY   JCR Pharmaceuticals Company, Ltd.     153,256  
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  2,860     CHF   Lonza Group, AG   $ 1,248,863  
  1,500     EUR   MorphoSys, AG#     157,367  
  17,600       Novo Nordisk, A/S     1,114,608  
  48,200     HKD   Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company, Ltd.#*     664,003  
     

 

 

 
        10,333,184  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (10.1%)  
  12,400     EUR   Alstom, SA     508,635  
  15,700     SEK   Atlas Copco, AB - Class A     541,092  
  3,950       Boeing Company     557,029  
  9,390       CSX Corp.     621,900  
  18,500     GBP   Experian, PLC     555,562  
  18,500     JPY   Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.^     854,680  
  3,900       L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     755,430  
  10,800     JPY   Nidec Corp.     628,712  
  35,500     SEK   Sandvik, AB#     546,111  
  293,758     CNY   Sany Heavy Industry Company, Ltd. - Class A#     806,477  
  7,550     EUR   Schneider Electric, SE     697,713  
  13,000       Southwest Airlines Company#     406,250  
     

 

 

 
        7,479,591  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (29.3%)  
  5,320       Accenture, PLC - Class A     985,211  
  2,140       Adobe, Inc.#     756,790  
  13,400       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#     702,026  
  1,075     EUR   Adyen, NV#*     1,061,648  
  3,900       Apple, Inc.     1,145,820  
  5,480     EUR   ASML Holding, NV     1,600,627  
  4,300       Atlassian Corp., PLC - Class A#     668,607  
  6,625       Coupa Software, Inc.#     1,166,596  
  4,100     JPY   Keyence Corp.     1,463,749  
  246,000     HKD   Kingdee International Software Group Company, Ltd.#     351,823  
  1,550       Lam Research Corp.     395,684  
  6,195       MasterCard, Inc. - Class A     1,703,439  
  8,300       Micron Technology, Inc.#     397,487  
  13,350       Microsoft Corp.     2,392,454  
  2,760       NVIDIA Corp.     806,693  
  8,850       PayPal Holdings, Inc.#     1,088,550  
  3,700       Salesforce.com, Inc.#     599,215  
  8,350     KRW   Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.     343,331  
  2,500       ServiceNow, Inc.#     878,850  
  1,570       Shopify, Inc., Class A#     992,695  
  95,000     TWD   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.     958,341  
  24,700       Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (ADR)     1,312,311  
     

 

 

 
        21,771,947  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     133  


 

Global Equity Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
    Materials (3.8%)  
  44,700     AUD   James Hardie Industries, PLC   $ 641,695  
  3,100       Linde, PLC     570,369  
  5,000     CHF   Sika, AG     827,046  
  172,900     CAD   Yamana Gold, Inc.     814,845  
     

 

 

 
        2,853,955  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $58,357,003)
    73,841,053  
     

 

 

 
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.2%)  
  421,233       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     421,612  
  421,031       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     421,031  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $842,610)
    842,643  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (0.8%)
 
 
  616,410       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio† (Cost $616,410)     616,410  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.4%)
(Cost $59,816,023)
    75,300,106  
     

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-0.8%)     (616,410
     

 

 

 
  LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-0.6%)     (396,407
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 74,287,289  
     

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

#

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 $46,435.

 

^

Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

 

*

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.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

AUD    Australian Dollar
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc
CNY    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    European Monetary Unit
GBP    British Pound Sterling
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
INR    Indian Rupee
JPY    Japanese Yen
KRW    South Korean Won
SEK    Swedish Krona
TWD    New Taiwan Dollar

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars.

 

 

CURRENCY EXPOSURE

APRIL 30, 2020

 

     Value      % of Total
Investments
 
US Dollar   $ 48,089,737        63.9%  
European Monetary Unit     5,795,834        7.7%  
Hong Kong Dollar     4,889,154        6.5%  
Japanese Yen     3,802,586        5.0%  
Australian Dollar     2,739,614        3.6%  
Swiss Franc     2,075,909        2.8%  
Indian Rupee     2,064,961        2.7%  
British Pound Sterling     1,832,114        2.4%  
Swedish Krona     1,087,203        1.4%  
New Taiwan Dollar     958,341        1.3%  
Canadian Dollar     814,845        1.1%  
Chinese Yuan Renminbi     806,477        1.1%  
South Korean Won     343,331        0.5%  
Total Investments   $ 75,300,106        100.0%  

Currency exposure may vary over time.

 

 

134   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Global Growth and Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS (19.3%)  
    Communication Services (3.3%)

 

  463,000       GCI Liberty, Inc.*
1.750%, 09/30/46
  $ 640,519  
  642,000       Liberty Media Corp. / Liberty Formula One
1.000%, 01/30/23
    676,594  
  635,000       Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
2.500%, 03/15/23
    609,689  
  1,672,000       Sea, Ltd.*
1.000%, 12/01/24
    2,152,048  
     

 

 

 
        4,078,850  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (5.6%)

 

  970,000       Booking Holdings, Inc.*
0.750%, 05/01/25
    1,097,012  
  1,163,000       Burlington Stores, Inc.*
2.250%, 04/15/25
    1,241,032  
  206,000       Callaway Golf Company*
2.750%, 05/01/26
    214,127  
  464,000       Carnival Corp.*
5.750%, 04/01/23
    785,909  
  4,000,000     HKD   China Conch Venture Holdings International, Ltd.     581,234  
  615,000       Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.*
3.250%, 04/15/25
    656,706  
  615,000       Farfetch, Ltd.*
3.750%, 05/01/27
    653,604  
  463,000       Tesla, Inc.
2.375%, 03/15/22
    1,155,923  
  689,000       Winnebago Industries, Inc.*
1.500%, 04/01/25
    662,318  
     

 

 

 
        7,047,865  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (0.9%)

 

    Premium Brands Holdings Corp.  
  732,000     CAD   4.650%, 04/30/21     554,226  
  780,000     CAD   4.600%, 12/31/23     552,027  
     

 

 

 
        1,106,253  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (0.2%)

 

  315,000       Scorpio Tankers, Inc.
3.000%, 05/15/22
    300,967  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (2.1%)

 

  779,000       Insulet Corp.*
0.375%, 09/01/26
    874,568  
  341,000       NanoString Technologies, Inc.*
2.625%, 03/01/25
    331,307  
  491,000       Natera, Inc.*
2.250%, 05/01/27
    580,175  
  756,000       Repligen Corp.
0.375%, 07/15/24
    896,329  
     

 

 

 
        2,682,379  
     

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL

AMOUNT

              VALUE  
     
    Industrials (0.9%)

 

  1,039,000       Southwest Airlines Company
1.250%, 05/01/25
  $ 1,142,380  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (4.9%)

 

  475,000       DocuSign, Inc.
0.500%, 09/15/23
    743,681  
  600,000     EUR   Nexi S.p.A
1.750%, 04/24/27
    663,809  
  1,174,000       Slack Technologies, Inc.*
0.500%, 04/15/25
    1,303,803  
  1,206,000       Square, Inc.
0.500%, 05/15/23
    1,352,270  
  1,595,000       Xero Investments, Ltd.
2.375%, 10/04/23
    2,085,742  
     

 

 

 
        6,149,305  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (1.4%)

 

  1,400,000     CHF   Sika, AG
3.750%, 01/30/22
    1,759,344  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $22,107,325)
    24,267,343  
     

 

 

 
  CORPORATE BONDS (3.2%)  
    Communication Services (0.7%)  
    Netflix, Inc.  
  585,000       5.375%, 02/01/21     598,069  
  292,000       3.625%, 06/15/25*     295,643  
     

 

 

 
        893,712  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (0.2%)

 

  310,000       Ford Motor Company
8.500%, 04/21/23
    307,470  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (0.6%)

 

  250,000       Reliance Holding USA, Inc.*
5.400%, 02/14/22
    260,099  
  465,000       Reliance Industries, Ltd.*
4.125%, 01/28/25
    482,440  
     

 

 

 
        742,539  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (0.5%)

 

  580,000       Centene Corp.*
4.750%, 01/15/25
    598,313  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (1.0%)

 

  620,000       CDW, LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
4.125%, 05/01/25
    626,634  
  585,000       Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.*
5.450%, 06/15/23
    618,857  
     

 

 

 
        1,245,491  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (0.2%)

 

  200,000       Fresnillo, PLC^
5.500%, 11/13/23
    209,962  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $3,995,315)
    3,997,487  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     135  


 

Global Growth and Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (10.9%)  
    Financials (2.5%)  
  5,600       Assurant, Inc.
6.500%, 03/15/21
  $ 599,760  
  1,840       Bank of America Corp.‡‡
7.250%
    2,543,616  
     

 

 

 
        3,143,376  
     

 

 

 
  Health Care (2.1%)  
  2,255       Danaher Corp.
4.750%, 04/15/22
    2,681,465  
     

 

 

 
  Industrials (1.0%)  
  15,837       Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
5.250%, 11/15/22
    1,259,200  
     

 

 

 
  Information Technology (2.0%)  
  2,470       Broadcom, Inc.
8.000%, 09/30/22
    2,513,077  
     

 

 

 
  Real Estate (1.3%)  
  1,151       Crown Castle International Corp.
6.875%, 08/01/20
    1,603,343  
     

 

 

 
  Utilities (2.0%)  
  14,200       American Electric Power Company, Inc.
6.125%, 03/15/22
    721,360  
  38,289       NextEra Energy, Inc.
4.872%, 09/01/22
    1,835,575  
     

 

 

 
        2,556,935  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $12,939,586)
    13,757,396  
     

 

 

 
  COMMON STOCKS (61.5%)  
  Communication Services (8.5%)  
  1,500       Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#     2,020,050  
  57,700     HKD   Tencent Holdings, Ltd.     3,033,256  
  20,800       Verizon Communications, Inc.     1,194,960  
  40,430       Walt Disney Company~     4,372,505  
     

 

 

 
        10,620,771  
     

 

 

 
  Consumer Discretionary (5.7%)  
  29,010       Aptiv, PLC     2,017,645  
  9,600       Lowe’s Companies, Inc.     1,005,600  
  11,585       Lululemon Athletica, Inc.#     2,589,016  
  6,900       McDonald’s Corp.     1,294,164  
  5,100       Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.     238,527  
     

 

 

 
        7,144,952  
     

 

 

 
  Consumer Staples (2.9%)  
  51,000       Coca-Cola Company     2,340,390  
  12,200     CHF   Nestlé, SA     1,292,102  
     

 

 

 
        3,632,492  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
  Energy (4.4%)  
  22,200       Chevron Corp.   $ 2,042,400  
  36,100     EUR   Neste Oyj     1,274,890  
  78,100     INR   Reliance Industries, Ltd.     1,516,428  
  41,500     EUR   Royal Dutch Shell, PLC - Class A     693,649  
     

 

 

 
        5,527,367  
     

 

 

 
  Financials (7.8%)  
  84,410       Bank of America Corp.     2,030,060  
  366,000     HKD   China Construction Bank Corp. - Class H     293,775  
  5,000       Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     917,100  
  90,700     INR   HDFC Bank, Ltd.     1,188,909  
  18,575       JPMorgan Chase & Company     1,778,742  
  245,000     HKD   Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Ltd. - Class H     2,493,183  
  39,600       Wells Fargo & Company     1,150,380  
     

 

 

 
        9,852,149  
     

 

 

 
  Health Care (7.1%)  
  6,600       Abbott Laboratories     607,794  
  41,086       Alcon, Inc.^#     2,169,752  
  17,750     AUD   CSL, Ltd.     3,538,059  
  40,600       Novo Nordisk, A/S     2,571,198  
     

 

 

 
        8,886,803  
     

 

 

 
  Industrials (6.9%)  
  21,600     SEK   Atlas Copco, AB - Class A     744,432  
  5,150       Boeing Company     726,253  
  13,500     JPY   FANUC Corp.^     2,203,379  
  17,300     JPY   Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.     799,241  
  1,800       Lockheed Martin Corp.     700,308  
  20,200     EUR   Schneider Electric, SE     1,866,729  
  4,400       Union Pacific Corp.     703,076  
  11,100     EUR   Vinci, SA     909,334  
     

 

 

 
        8,652,752  
     

 

 

 
  Information Technology (14.4%)  
  14,700       Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#     770,133  
  1,670     EUR   Adyen, NV*#     1,649,258  
  6,100       Apple, Inc.     1,792,180  
  6,825     EUR   ASML Holding, NV     1,993,482  
  5,900       Coupa Software, Inc.#     1,038,931  
  6,000     JPY   Keyence Corp.     2,142,072  
  15,050       Micron Technology, Inc.#     720,744  
  13,080       Microsoft Corp.~     2,344,067  
  1,900       NVIDIA Corp.     555,332  
  1,435       RingCentral, Inc. - Class A^#     327,941  
  21,700     KRW   Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.     892,250  
  299,000     TWD   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.     3,016,251  
 

 

136   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Global Growth and Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  17,100       Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (ADR)   $ 908,523  
     

 

 

 
        18,151,164  
     

 

 

 
  Materials (2.2%)  
  34,200     EUR   CRH, PLC     1,037,580  
  5,700       Linde, PLC     1,048,743  
  435,000     TWD   Taiwan Cement Corp.#     627,607  
     

 

 

 
        2,713,930  
     

 

 

 
  Real Estate (0.5%)  
  178,000     HKD   China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.     657,522  
     

 

 

 
  Utilities (1.1%)  
  92,000     GBP   SSE, PLC     1,443,054  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $68,687,459)
    77,282,956  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  PURCHASED OPTIONS (3.5%) #  
    Communication Services (0.3%)

 

 
100
2,047,100
 
 
    Facebook, Inc.
Call, 06/18/21, Strike $200.00
    326,500  
     

 

 

 
  Consumer Discretionary (2.0%)  
 
170
3,445,390
 
 
    Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.
Call, 06/18/21, Strike $205.00
    509,575  
    Amazon.com, Inc.  
 
21
5,195,400
 
 
    Call, 01/21/22, Strike $2,500.00     925,575  
 
22
5,442,800
 
 
    Call, 06/18/21, Strike $2,200.00     1,140,700  
     

 

 

 
        2,575,850  
     

 

 

 
  Information Technology (0.8%)  
 
75
1,214,625
 
 
    Salesforce.com, Inc.
Call, 01/21/22, Strike $175.00
    193,125  
 
31
1,089,774
 
 
    ServiceNow, Inc.
Call, 01/21/22, Strike $350.00
    248,000  
 
225
4,021,200
 
 
    Visa, Inc.
Call, 01/21/22, Strike $195.00
    505,687  
     

 

 

 
        946,812  
     

 

 

 
  Other (0.4%)  
    SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust  
 
220
6,390,560
 
 
    Put, 05/22/20, Strike $290.00     183,370  
 
355
10,312,040
 
 
    Call, 05/15/20, Strike $325.00     2,308  
 
1,005
29,193,240
 
 
    Put, 05/22/20, Strike $270.00     347,730  
     

 

 

 
        533,408  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $3,895,825)
    4,382,570  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.7%)  
  1,071,971       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***   $ 1,072,936  
  1,073,595       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     1,073,595  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,146,335)
    2,146,531  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (0.8%)
 
 
  983,202       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†
(Cost $983,202)
    983,202  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.9%)
(Cost $114,755,047)

    126,817,485  
     

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-0.8%)     (983,202
     

 

 

 
  LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-0.1%)     (160,980
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 125,673,303  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  WRITTEN OPTION (-0.1%)  
    Other (-0.1%)  
 
1,005
29,193,240
 
 
    SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Put, 05/22/20, Strike $245.00
(Premium $503,299)
    (108,038
     

 

 

 

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.

 

‡‡

Perpetual maturity.

 

#

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 $880,625.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     137  


 

Global Growth and Income Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

AUD    Australian Dollar
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc
EUR    European Monetary Unit
GBP    British Pound Sterling
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
INR    Indian Rupee
JPY    Japanese Yen
KRW    South Korean Won
SEK    Swedish Krona
TWD    New Taiwan Dollar

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. The principal amount for such securities is shown in the respective foreign currency. 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.

 

 

CURRENCY EXPOSURE

APRIL 30, 2020

 

     VALUE      % OF TOTAL
INVESTMENTS
 
US Dollar   $ 87,292,365        68.9%  
European Monetary Unit     10,088,731        8.0%  
Hong Kong Dollar     7,058,970        5.6%  
Japanese Yen     5,144,692        4.0%  
New Taiwan Dollar     3,643,858        2.9%  
Australian Dollar     3,538,059        2.8%  
Swiss Franc     3,051,446        2.4%  
Indian Rupee     2,705,337        2.1%  
British Pound Sterling     1,443,054        1.1%  
Canadian Dollar     1,106,253        0.9%  
South Korean Won     892,250        0.7%  
Swedish Krona     744,432        0.6%  
Total Investments   $ 126,709,447        100.0%  

Currency exposure may vary over time.

 

 

138   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Total Return Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CORPORATE BONDS (48.9%)  
    Airlines (0.4%)

 

  124,684       Air Canada Pass Through Trust Series 2015-2, Class AA*
3.750%, 06/15/29
  $ 114,817  
  150,000       British Airways Pass Through Trust Series 2019-1, Class A*
3.350%, 12/15/30
    108,232  
  97,240       UAL Pass Through Trust Series 2007-1
6.636%, 01/02/24
    84,120  
     

 

 

 
        307,169  
     

 

 

 
    Communication Services (3.4%)

 

  150,000       Activision Blizzard, Inc.
2.600%, 06/15/22
    153,928  
  125,000       AT&T, Inc.
3.600%, 07/15/25
    134,073  
  150,000       CenturyLink, Inc.*
4.000%, 02/15/27
    147,069  
  7,000       Charter Communications Operating, LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital
4.464%, 07/23/22
    7,390  
  250,000       Comcast Corp.
3.900%, 03/01/38
    292,339  
  110,000       Crown Castle Towers, LLC*
3.720%, 07/15/43
    114,095  
  200,000       CSC Holdings, LLC*
5.500%, 05/15/26
    208,150  
  175,000       Electronic Arts, Inc.
4.800%, 03/01/26
    202,859  
  75,000       Embarq Corp.
7.995%, 06/01/36
    78,483  
  150,000       Fox Corp.
3.666%, 01/25/22
    155,770  
  110,000       Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
5.250%, 08/01/26
    116,171  
  125,000       Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
3.875%, 08/01/22
    125,888  
    T-Mobile USA, Inc.  
  250,000       3.500%, 04/15/25*     264,504  
  125,000       4.000%, 04/15/22     127,968  
  200,000       United States Cellular Corp.
6.700%, 12/15/33
    211,323  
  255,000       Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.016%, 12/03/29
    299,450  
     

 

 

 
        2,639,460  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (7.3%)

 

  200,000       Allergan Funding SCS
3.800%, 03/15/25
    213,354  
  150,000       American Honda Finance Corp.^
2.350%, 01/08/27
    146,202  
  250,000       BMW US Capital, LLC*
3.100%, 04/12/21
    251,535  
  275,000       Cargill, Inc.*^
3.250%, 03/01/23
    290,349  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  240,000       CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.*
5.750%, 02/15/26
  $ 250,618  
  250,000       D.R. Horton, Inc.
4.750%, 02/15/23
    263,780  
  130,000       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust Series 2019-1, Class AA
3.204%, 10/25/25
    118,672  
  128,000       DISH DBS Corp.^
7.750%, 07/01/26
    126,287  
  125,000       Expedia Group, Inc.*
7.000%, 05/01/25
    127,914  
  250,000       Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC
5.875%, 08/02/21
    246,372  
  250,000       General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
3.700%, 05/09/23
    239,910  
  200,000       Hanesbrands, Inc.*
5.375%, 05/15/25
    200,000  
  250,000       Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.*
4.050%, 02/04/22
    251,094  
  250,000       Hasbro, Inc.
3.150%, 05/15/21
    252,684  
    Home Depot, Inc.  
  250,000       3.300%, 04/15/40     272,757  
  250,000       2.800%, 09/14/27     271,159  
  125,000       International Game Technology, PLC*
6.250%, 02/15/22
    122,413  
  150,000       JetBlue Pass Through Trust Series 2019-1, Class AA
2.750%, 11/15/33
    130,263  
    Lennar Corp.  
  150,000       4.750%, 11/15/22     153,817  
  100,000       8.375%, 01/15/21     103,412  
  200,000       Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
4.000%, 04/15/25
    222,208  
  100,000       Mattel, Inc.*
6.750%, 12/31/25
    101,743  
  125,000       MGM Resorts International
6.000%, 03/15/23
    121,624  
  125,000       Newell Brands, Inc.
4.350%, 04/01/23
    127,827  
  100,000       NIKE, Inc.
2.850%, 03/27/30
    108,691  
  12,000       Nordstrom, Inc.*
8.750%, 05/15/25
    12,863  
  125,000       Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
3.750%, 08/15/20
    123,966  
  250,000       Target Corp.
2.650%, 09/15/30
    268,444  
  350,000       Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
2.900%, 03/30/23
    366,261  
  163,153       US Airways Pass Through Trust Series 2012-2, Class B
6.750%, 12/03/22
    131,067  
     

 

 

 
        5,617,286  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     139  


 

Total Return Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Consumer Staples (4.4%)

 

  250,000       Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.
3.300%, 02/01/23
  $ 263,749  
  250,000       Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.^
3.500%, 06/01/30
    267,485  
    Archer-Daniels-Midland Company  
  250,000       3.250%, 03/27/30^     275,690  
  250,000       2.750%, 03/27/25     265,943  
  250,000       Coca-Cola Company
2.950%, 03/25/25
    272,231  
  250,000       Costco Wholesale Corp.
1.600%, 04/20/30
    248,271  
  250,000       General Mills, Inc.
2.600%, 10/12/22
    258,794  
  175,000       JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc.*
5.875%, 07/15/24
    179,031  
  200,000       Kimberly-Clark Corp.^
3.100%, 03/26/30
    223,001  
  150,000       Land O’Lakes, Inc.*
6.000%, 11/15/22
    155,138  
  150,000       PepsiCo, Inc.
2.250%, 03/19/25
    158,913  
  250,000       Sysco Corp.
5.650%, 04/01/25
    280,314  
  250,000       Walmart, Inc.
3.050%, 07/08/26
    277,107  
  250,000       WM Wrigley Jr. Company*
3.375%, 10/21/20
    252,140  
     

 

 

 
        3,377,807  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (0.3%)

 

  150,000       Continental Resources, Inc.
4.500%, 04/15/23
    133,130  
  175,000       Energy Transfer Operating, LP‡
4.781%, 11/01/66
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.02%
    98,817  
     

 

 

 
        231,947  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (14.0%)

 

    Ally Financial, Inc.  
  150,000       4.125%, 02/13/22     152,404  
  100,000       8.000%, 11/01/31     122,469  
  250,000       American Express Company
3.000%, 10/30/24
    263,264  
  150,000       Ares Capital Corp.
3.250%, 07/15/25
    133,547  
  250,000       Axis Specialty Finance, PLC^
4.000%, 12/06/27
    267,152  
    Bank of America Corp.‡  
  300,000       3.366%, 01/23/26
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.81%
    319,968  
  25,000       6.250%, 09/05/24
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.71%
    26,041  
  250,000       Bank of Montreal
3.300%, 02/05/24
    264,514  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  75,000       Bank of Montreal‡
4.800%, 08/25/24
5 year CMT + 2.98%
  $ 68,831  
  11,000       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.‡
4.625%, 09/20/26
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.13%
    10,895  
  125,000       Bank of Nova Scotia^
2.450%, 09/19/22
    129,115  
  150,000       Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.^
4.250%, 01/15/49
    191,039  
  200,000       Capital One Financial Corp.
3.200%, 01/30/23
    203,951  
  150,000       Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
2.150%, 11/08/24
    155,651  
  250,000       CIT Bank, N.A.‡
2.969%, 09/27/25
SOFR + 1.72%
    228,284  
    Citigroup, Inc.‡  
  250,000       3.106%, 04/08/26
SOFR + 2.75%
    261,906  
  150,000       4.412%, 03/31/31
SOFR + 3.91%
    172,685  
  142,000       Credit Acceptance Corp.*^
5.125%, 12/31/24
    125,027  
  250,000       Credit Suisse AG
2.100%, 11/12/21
    252,817  
  250,000       CyrusOne, LP / CyrusOne Finance Corp.
2.900%, 11/15/24
    249,394  
  200,000       Danske Bank, A/S*‡
3.001%, 09/20/22
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.25%
    200,810  
  350,000       Discover Bank
3.450%, 07/27/26
    348,780  
  150,000       Duke Realty, LP
2.875%, 11/15/29
    156,210  
  200,000       Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec*
2.050%, 02/10/25
    200,481  
    Fifth Third Bancorp  
  200,000       3.650%, 01/25/24     211,645  
  200,000       2.550%, 05/05/27     199,606  
  125,000       Franklin Resources, Inc.
2.850%, 03/30/25
    132,443  
    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  
  250,000       3.500%, 04/01/25     266,302  
  125,000       3.814%, 04/23/29‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.16%
    135,180  
  150,000       Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
2.550%, 02/04/30
    145,429  
  250,000       ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡
3.570%, 12/21/65
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.80%
    125,029  
    Iron Mountain, Inc.  
  125,000       4.375%, 06/01/21*     125,290  
  75,000       6.000%, 08/15/23     76,074  
 

 

140   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Total Return Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  300,000       JPMorgan Chase & Company‡
3.220%, 03/01/25
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.16%
  $ 315,949  
  125,000       Life Storage, LP
4.000%, 06/15/29
    129,803  
  200,000       Lloyds Banking Group, PLC‡
2.858%, 03/17/23
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.25%
    202,402  
  200,000       Macquarie Group, Ltd.*‡
4.150%, 03/27/24
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.33%
    211,176  
  250,000       Markel Corp.
3.500%, 11/01/27
    259,479  
  200,000       MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, 12/15/66
    222,032  
  200,000       Morgan Stanley‡
2.720%, 07/22/25
SOFR + 1.15%
    206,289  
  250,000       National Securities Clearing Corp.*
1.500%, 04/23/25
    251,357  
    PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.  
  150,000       2.200%, 11/01/24     155,539  
  75,000       6.750%, 08/01/21^‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.68%
    76,040  
  75,000       Principal Financial Group, Inc.‡
4.700%, 05/15/55
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.04%
    67,788  
  250,000       Prologis, LP
2.250%, 04/15/30
    251,964  
  125,000       Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
3.900%, 05/15/29
    131,896  
  250,000       RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc.^
3.450%, 07/01/27
    260,929  
  125,000       Sabra Health Care, LP
4.800%, 06/01/24
    121,678  
  96,000       SBA Tower Trust*
2.877%, 07/15/46
    96,207  
  150,000       Shell International Finance, BV^
2.000%, 11/07/24
    151,628  
  125,000       Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
3.625%, 02/01/21
    119,871  
  150,000       State Street Corp.^‡
2.354%, 11/01/25
SOFR + 0.94%
    155,867  
  125,000       Torchmark Corp.
4.550%, 09/15/28
    135,441  
  170,000       Toronto-Dominion Bank
3.250%, 03/11/24
    180,939  
  250,000       Travelers Companies, Inc.
2.550%, 04/27/50
    247,911  
  150,000       US Bancorp
3.600%, 09/11/24
    161,546  
  200,000       USAA Capital Corp.*
2.125%, 05/01/30
    206,591  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  125,000       Ventas Realty, LP
4.000%, 03/01/28
  $ 124,498  
    VICI Properties, LP / VICI Note Company, Inc.*  
  150,000       3.500%, 02/15/25     142,403  
  66,000       4.625%, 12/01/29^     61,052  
    Wells Fargo & Company  
  125,000       4.400%, 06/14/46     141,488  
  125,000       3.196%, 06/17/27‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.17%
    132,180  
     

 

 

 
        10,844,176  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (4.1%)

 

  125,000       Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
5.625%, 02/15/23
    119,863  
  250,000       Baxter International, Inc.*^
3.750%, 10/01/25
    279,001  
  400,000       Bristol-Myers Squibb Company*
3.200%, 06/15/26
    441,228  
  150,000       CVS Health Corp.
4.780%, 03/25/38
    177,212  
  125,000       DaVita, Inc.
5.125%, 07/15/24
    127,045  
  200,000       Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
4.662%, 08/27/21
    205,083  
  200,000       Humana, Inc.
3.850%, 10/01/24
    215,611  
  250,000       Johnson & Johnson
3.400%, 01/15/38
    292,477  
  400,000       Pfizer, Inc.
2.625%, 04/01/30
    433,030  
    Tenet Healthcare Corp.  
  125,000       4.625%, 09/01/24*^     123,209  
  115,000       4.625%, 07/15/24     113,807  
    Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III, BV  
  250,000       2.200%, 07/21/21     244,109  
  150,000       2.800%, 07/21/23     138,139  
  120,000       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
4.133%, 03/25/25
    135,342  
  125,000       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
2.375%, 08/15/24
    131,616  
     

 

 

 
        3,176,772  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (4.0%)

 

    3M Company  
  250,000       3.700%, 04/15/50     297,832  
  250,000       3.050%, 04/15/30     273,169  
  205,000       Aircastle, Ltd.
5.000%, 04/01/23
    194,240  
  100,000       Albertsons Companies, Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP / Albertson’s, LLC
5.750%, 03/15/25
    102,750  
  150,000       Albertsons Companies, Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP / Albertsons, LLC*
3.500%, 02/15/23
    148,762  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     141  


 

Total Return Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  50,000       American Airlines Group, Inc.*^
5.000%, 06/01/22
  $ 28,447  
  200,000       Delta Air Lines, Inc.
3.625%, 03/15/22
    179,041  
  150,000       Equifax, Inc.
2.600%, 12/01/24
    152,604  
  84,852       Hawaiian Airlines Pass Through Certificates Series 2013-1, Class B
4.950%, 07/15/23
    75,547  
  35,000       Hertz Corp.*
7.625%, 06/01/22
    13,376  
  250,000       Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.*
3.844%, 05/01/25
    263,149  
  125,000       John Deere Capital Corp.
1.750%, 03/09/27
    126,008  
  250,000       Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd.*
5.250%, 08/15/22
    229,774  
  200,000       Rockwell Collins, Inc.
2.800%, 03/15/22
    205,074  
  125,000       Ryder System, Inc.^
2.500%, 09/01/24
    122,511  
  125,000       TransDigm, Inc.*
6.250%, 03/15/26
    123,101  
  174,231       United Airlines Pass Through Trust Series 2018-1, Class B
4.600%, 09/01/27
    122,946  
  250,000       Verisk Analytics, Inc.
4.125%, 09/12/22
    266,565  
  200,000       Volkswagen Group of America Finance, LLC*
2.500%, 09/24/21
    198,919  
     

 

 

 
        3,123,815  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (4.8%)

 

  125,000       Anixter, Inc.
5.125%, 10/01/21
    127,416  
  250,000       Apple, Inc.
4.375%, 05/13/45
    326,565  
  23,000       Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
3.375%, 09/15/25
    25,543  
  250,000       Broadcom, Inc.*^
4.700%, 04/15/25
    275,566  
    Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.*  
  250,000       5.850%, 07/15/25     273,159  
  23,000       5.875%, 06/15/21     23,058  
  250,000       Fiserv, Inc.
3.500%, 10/01/22
    262,850  
  125,000       Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
4.900%, 10/15/25
    136,031  
  250,000       Mastercard, Inc.
3.350%, 03/26/30
    284,352  
  250,000       Microsoft Corp.
4.100%, 02/06/37
    311,975  
  250,000       NVIDIA Corp.
3.500%, 04/01/40
    280,835  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  250,000       NXP, BV / NXP Funding, LLC*
4.125%, 06/01/21
  $ 255,502  
  500,000       Oracle Corp.
2.650%, 07/15/26
    531,420  
  250,000       PayPal Holdings, Inc.
2.200%, 09/26/22
    254,838  
  125,000       PTC, Inc.*^
3.625%, 02/15/25
    123,414  
  250,000       Visa, Inc.
2.050%, 04/15/30
    256,591  
     

 

 

 
        3,749,115  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.3%)

 

  200,000       CDW, LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
4.125%, 05/01/25
    202,140  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (1.1%)

 

  200,000       Alcoa Nederland Holding, BV*
6.750%, 09/30/24
    202,062  
  75,000       ArcelorMittal, SA
7.000%, 10/15/39
    78,693  
  150,000       Cascades, Inc.*
5.750%, 07/15/23
    150,524  
  250,000       Georgia-Pacific, LLC*
3.600%, 03/01/25
    269,656  
  150,000       Sealed Air Corp.*
4.875%, 12/01/22
    155,369  
     

 

 

 
        856,304  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (0.9%)

 

  150,000       EPR Properties
4.950%, 04/15/28
    127,941  
  190,000       Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
3.250%, 07/15/26
    190,970  
  125,000       Hospitality Properties Trust
3.950%, 01/15/28
    96,622  
  150,000       SL Green Operating Partnership, LP
3.250%, 10/15/22
    149,065  
  125,000       Tanger Properties, LP^
3.875%, 07/15/27
    114,011  
     

 

 

 
        678,609  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (3.9%)

 

  250,000       AES Corp.
4.000%, 03/15/21
    249,656  
  250,000       Alabama Power Company
2.450%, 03/30/22
    257,149  
  150,000       Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company
3.800%, 07/15/48
    178,487  
  250,000       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
3.850%, 02/01/24
    267,011  
  200,000       Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
3.350%, 04/01/30
    221,886  
  10,000       Dominion Energy, Inc.‡
4.650%, 12/15/24
5 year CMT + 2.99%
    9,764  
 

 

142   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Total Return Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  150,000       DTE Energy Company
2.250%, 11/01/22
  $ 152,883  
  150,000       Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
3.700%, 12/01/47
    179,106  
  250,000       Exelon Corp.
2.450%, 04/15/21
    251,917  
  250,000       Florida Power & Light Company
2.850%, 04/01/25
    270,879  
  150,000       Northern States Power Co.
3.750%, 12/01/47
    167,816  
  250,000       PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
4.125%, 04/15/30
    279,361  
  150,000       Public Service Electric & Gas Company
3.600%, 12/01/47
    179,898  
  250,000       Southern California Edison Company
3.400%, 06/01/23
    262,971  
  125,000       WEC Energy Group, Inc.
3.100%, 03/08/22
    129,144  
     

 

 

 
        3,057,928  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $36,611,734)
    37,862,528  
     

 

 

 
  CONVERTIBLE BOND (0.3%)  
    Communication Services (0.3%)

 

  250,000       Twitter, Inc.
1.000%, 09/15/21
(Cost $244,513)
    242,861  
     

 

 

 
  BANK LOANS (1.3%)‡¡  
  Financials (0.4%)  
  190,485       GLP Financing, LLC
2.516%, 04/28/21
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.50%
    186,675  
  168,664       Level 3 Financing, Inc.
2.154%, 03/01/27
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%
    162,093  
     

 

 

 
        348,768  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (0.6%)

 

  279,145       Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA
4.200%, 09/24/24
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%
    198,193  
  270,124       Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC
3.938%, 05/04/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%
    243,815  
     

 

 

 
        442,008  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (0.3%)

 

  123,734       Navistar International Corp.
4.220%, 11/06/24
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%
    113,004  
  125,000       Berry Global, Inc.
2.829%, 10/01/22
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%
    122,335  
     

 

 

 
        235,339  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $1,157,236)
    1,026,115  
     

 

 

 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (0.2%)  
  Financials (0.2%)  
  1,200       Allstate Corp.
5.100%, 10/15/24
  $ 30,720  
  1,325       Wells Fargo & Company
4.750%, 03/15/25
    31,641  
  1,425       WR Berkley Corp.
5.100%, 12/30/59
    34,799  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $70,732)
    97,160  
     

 

 

 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES (37.9%)  
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
  614,665       4.000%, 05/01/49     654,759  
  292,999       2.500%, 02/01/35     306,494  
    Federal National Mortgage Association  
  2,493,760       3.500%, 04/01/50     2,649,216  
  2,493,375       2.500%, 04/01/50     2,597,749  
  2,491,821       3.000%, 04/01/50     2,632,615  
  870,417       3.000%, 07/01/46     923,737  
  790,133       3.500%, 02/01/49     834,584  
  701,217       3.500%, 08/01/47     744,671  
  700,613       3.500%, 11/01/49     739,814  
  620,090       4.000%, 06/01/48     659,751  
  435,420       3.000%, 03/01/47     462,093  
  364,739       4.500%, 04/01/48     392,967  
  361,711       3.000%, 07/01/49     381,806  
  346,505       3.000%, 02/01/33     366,272  
  314,621       4.000%, 03/01/47     336,766  
  285,902       2.500%, 09/01/31     301,079  
  216,663       3.000%, 01/01/35     228,982  
    Government National Mortgage Association II Pool  
  599,798       3.500%, 10/20/47     641,134  
  430,017       3.000%, 10/20/47     458,550  
    United States Treasury Bond  
  1,500,000       2.000%, 02/15/50^     1,762,852  
  1,400,000       2.250%, 08/15/49     1,724,953  
  1,000,000       3.500%, 02/15/39     1,430,937  
  750,000       2.875%, 11/15/46^     1,018,125  
  500,000       3.000%, 05/15/47^     696,055  
  300,000       3.000%, 02/15/49     423,258  
  125,000       2.375%, 11/15/49     158,125  
    United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Note  
  1,048,600       0.500%, 01/15/28     1,118,577  
  545,355       0.375%, 07/15/25     566,694  
    United States Treasury Note  
  1,250,000       1.125%, 02/28/25^     1,296,680  
  1,000,000       1.125%, 02/28/27^     1,040,234  
  630,000       1.500%, 02/15/30^     681,237  
  500,000       2.875%, 11/30/25     567,148  
  500,000       2.500%, 02/28/26     558,652  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES
(Cost $27,248,981)
    29,356,566  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     143  


 

Total Return Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (6.4%)  
  570,000       BA Credit Card Trust
Series 2017-A2, Class A2
1.840%, 01/17/23
  $ 571,470  
  500,000       Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust Series 2018-3A, Class A*
3.550%, 08/15/27
    502,020  
  235,000       Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2017-2, Class B*
2.470%, 10/24/22
    234,740  
  250,000       DT Auto Owner Trust
Series 2020-1A, Class B*
2.160%, 05/15/24
    246,114  
  81,035       Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC Series 2018-1, Class A2*
2.870%, 10/20/23
    81,263  
  500,000       Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2018-1, Class A1
2.950%, 05/15/23
    497,024  
  232,557       Hertz Fleet Lease Funding, LP Series 2018-1, Class A2*
3.230%, 05/10/32
    224,421  
  416,441       MVW Owner Trust
Series 2019-1A, Class A*
2.890%, 11/20/36
    397,165  
  610,000       OSCAR US Funding Trust IX, LLC Series 2018-2A, Class A3*
3.390%, 09/12/22
    613,083  
  388,474       SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust Series 2018-4, Class A*
3.540%, 11/26/27
    388,325  
  199,626       SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2016-C, Class A2B*
2.360%, 12/27/32
    198,859  
  500,000       SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2017-F, Class A2FX*
2.840%, 01/25/41
    505,703  
  500,000       Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2019-1A, Class A*
2.560%, 11/25/31
    515,247  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $4,965,676)
    4,975,434  
     

 

 

 
  RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (1.0%)  
  250,000       BX Trust Series 2019-OC11, Class A*
3.202%, 12/09/41
    249,290  
  460,000       Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates Class A2
3.350%, 01/25/28
    521,287  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $716,765)
    770,577  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.0%)  
  225       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***   $ 226  
  73       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     73  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $299)
    299  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (6.4%)
 
 
  4,953,745       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†
(Cost $4,953,745)
    4,953,745  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (102.4%)
(Cost $75,969,681)

    79,285,285  
     

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-6.4%)     (4,953,745
     

 

 

 
  OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (4.0%)     3,102,106  
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 77,433,646  
     

 

 

 

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.

 

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at April 30, 2020.

 

¡

Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
   NOTIONAL
VALUE
     MARKET VALUE/
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Buys 10   U.S. Treasury Note 5-Year    Jun 2020    $ 1,254,844      $ 8,530  
 

 

144   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

High Income Opportunities Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CORPORATE BONDS (78.1%)  
    Communication Services (12.6%)

 

  200,000       Altice France, SA*
7.375%, 05/01/26
  $ 209,418  
  125,000       Arrow Bidco, LLC*
9.500%, 03/15/24
    69,232  
    CenturyLink, Inc.*  
  110,000       4.000%, 02/15/27     107,850  
  45,000       5.125%, 12/15/26     43,147  
  170,000       Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*
8.000%, 10/15/25
    172,349  
  115,000       CommScope, Inc.*
5.500%, 03/01/24
    115,226  
  80,000       Consolidated Communications, Inc.^
6.500%, 10/01/22
    72,709  
    CSC Holdings, LLC*  
  315,000       5.750%, 01/15/30     328,186  
  200,000       5.500%, 05/15/26     208,150  
  200,000       5.500%, 04/15/27     208,474  
  125,000       Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc.*
6.750%, 07/01/26
    102,125  
  75,000       Diamond Sports Group, LLC / Diamond Sports Finance Company*
5.375%, 08/15/26
    57,217  
  562,000       Embarq Corp.
7.995%, 06/01/36
    588,102  
    Entercom Media Corp.*^  
  138,000       6.500%, 05/01/27     101,642  
  84,000       7.250%, 11/01/24     53,073  
    Frontier Communications Corp.@  
  610,000       7.125%, 01/15/23     165,966  
  80,000       8.500%, 04/01/26*     74,054  
  50,000       8.000%, 04/01/27*     51,105  
  25,000       Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC / GD Finance Company, Inc.*
5.250%, 12/01/27
    25,717  
  80,000       Gray Television, Inc.*^
7.000%, 05/15/27
    80,701  
    Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.  
  67,000       6.625%, 08/01/26     71,793  
  30,000       5.250%, 08/01/26     31,683  
  55,000       iHeartCommunications, Inc.
8.375%, 05/01/27
    46,002  
    Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA  
  195,000       9.750%, 07/15/25*     113,241  
  50,000       5.500%, 08/01/23     27,312  
    Netflix, Inc.  
  80,000       4.875%, 06/15/30*     85,887  
  45,000       4.875%, 04/15/28     47,982  
  175,000       Scripps Escrow, Inc.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
    149,383  
    Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*  
  125,000       5.500%, 07/01/29     132,137  
  125,000       4.625%, 07/15/24     127,777  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    Sprint Corp.  
  310,000       7.125%, 06/15/24   $ 348,403  
  145,000       7.625%, 03/01/26     171,812  
  80,000       Telecom Italia Capital, SA
6.000%, 09/30/34
    83,312  
    Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC*  
  81,000       4.875%, 06/01/27^     79,076  
  45,000       6.500%, 10/15/27     42,675  
  216,000       United States Cellular Corp.
6.700%, 12/15/33
    228,229  
    Windstream Services, LLC / Windstream Finance Corp.@  
  42,000       7.750%, 10/01/21     1,427  
  24,000       10.500%, 06/30/24*     1,384  
     

 

 

 
        4,623,958  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (11.9%)  
  83,000       Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*
4.500%, 03/01/28
    69,720  
    Ashton Woods USA, LLC / Ashton Woods Finance Company*  
  72,000       6.625%, 01/15/28     59,275  
  54,000       9.875%, 04/01/27     52,155  
  115,000       Beverages & More, Inc.*
11.500%, 06/15/22
    63,767  
  140,000       Boyd Gaming Corp.
6.000%, 08/15/26
    126,820  
  180,000       Caesars Resort Collection, LLC / CRC Finco, Inc.*
5.250%, 10/15/25
    141,789  
    CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.*  
  200,000       5.125%, 05/01/27     209,000  
  120,000       5.750%, 02/15/26     125,309  
  55,000       5.000%, 02/01/28     56,788  
  75,000       Cedar Fair, LP*^
5.250%, 07/15/29
    64,567  
    Century Communities, Inc.  
  125,000       6.750%, 06/01/27     109,795  
  85,000       5.875%, 07/15/25     78,635  
  128,000       DISH DBS Corp.^
7.750%, 07/01/26
    126,287  
    ESH Hospitality, Inc.*  
  85,000       5.250%, 05/01/25     80,013  
  50,000       4.625%, 10/01/27     45,321  
    Expedia Group, Inc.*  
  55,000       7.000%, 05/01/25     56,282  
  33,000       6.250%, 05/01/25     33,659  
    Ford Motor Company  
  55,000       8.500%, 04/21/23     54,551  
  25,000       9.000%, 04/22/25     24,371  
  23,000       9.625%, 04/22/30^     22,644  
    Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC  
  200,000       4.134%, 08/04/25     173,106  
  200,000       3.664%, 09/08/24     173,625  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     145  


 

High Income Opportunities Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  23,000       Gap, Inc.*
8.375%, 05/15/23
  $ 24,100  
  200,000       goeasy, Ltd.*
5.375%, 12/01/24
    179,214  
  175,000       Guitar Center, Inc.*
9.500%, 10/15/21
    122,683  
  25,000       Installed Building Products, Inc.*
5.750%, 02/01/28
    24,050  
  200,000       International Game Technology, PLC*^
6.250%, 01/15/27
    194,500  
  137,000       L Brands, Inc.
6.875%, 11/01/35
    101,792  
  135,000       Lennar Corp.
5.250%, 06/01/26
    140,299  
    M/I Homes, Inc.  
  170,000       5.625%, 08/01/25     156,862  
  70,000       4.950%, 02/01/28*     61,666  
  108,000       Macy’s, Inc.
3.875%, 01/15/22
    89,994  
    Mattel, Inc.*  
  125,000       5.875%, 12/15/27^     122,348  
  115,000       6.750%, 12/31/25     117,004  
  200,000       Mclaren Finance, PLC*^
5.750%, 08/01/22
    133,238  
  21,000       MGM Resorts International
6.750%, 05/01/25
    20,532  
  24,000       Michaels Stores, Inc.*^
8.000%, 07/15/27
    16,769  
  92,000       Newell Brands, Inc.
4.700%, 04/01/26
    93,272  
  11,000       Nordstrom, Inc.*
8.750%, 05/15/25
    11,791  
  328,000       Rite Aid Corp.*
6.125%, 04/01/23
    300,433  
  75,000       Salem Media Group, Inc.*
6.750%, 06/01/24
    60,445  
  125,000       Speedway Motorsports, LLC / Speedway Funding II, Inc.*
4.875%, 11/01/27
    110,614  
  75,000       Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/28
    68,072  
  125,000       Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*
6.750%, 06/01/27
    99,719  
  45,845       US Airways Pass Through Trust Series 2012-2, Class B
6.750%, 12/03/22
    36,829  
  23,000       Vail Resorts, Inc.*
6.250%, 05/15/25
    23,759  
  105,000       VOC Escrow, Ltd.*
5.000%, 02/15/28
    82,723  
     

 

 

 
        4,340,187  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (4.0%)  
  75,000       Dean Foods Company*@
6.500%, 03/15/23
    2,364  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  85,000       Energizer Holdings, Inc.*
6.375%, 07/15/26
  $ 87,585  
  120,000       Fresh Market, Inc.*
9.750%, 05/01/23
    76,594  
    JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc.*  
  270,000       5.875%, 07/15/24     276,219  
  205,000       6.750%, 02/15/28     219,978  
  42,000       JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Food Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.*
6.500%, 04/15/29
    44,733  
    New Albertson’s, Inc.  
  63,000       7.750%, 06/15/26     64,416  
  27,000       8.000%, 05/01/31     27,640  
    Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*  
  145,000       5.875%, 09/30/27     147,883  
  60,000       5.750%, 03/15/25     60,691  
    Post Holdings, Inc.*  
  110,000       5.750%, 03/01/27     113,060  
  35,000       5.500%, 12/15/29     35,365  
  30,000       5.625%, 01/15/28     30,564  
  104,000       Simmons Foods, Inc.*^
7.750%, 01/15/24
    109,405  
    Vector Group, Ltd.*  
  131,000       6.125%, 02/01/25     127,234  
  50,000       10.500%, 11/01/26     46,929  
     

 

 

 
        1,470,660  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (5.9%)  
  85,000       Apergy Corp.
6.375%, 05/01/26
    69,804  
  82,000       Bruin E&P Partners, LLC*
8.875%, 08/01/23
    2,115  
    Buckeye Partners, LP  
  75,000       3.950%, 12/01/26^     68,455  
  50,000       5.850%, 11/15/43     36,210  
    Calfrac Holdings, LP*  
  52,000       8.500%, 06/15/26     3,290  
  26,950       10.875%, 03/15/26     14,224  
  215,000       California Resources Corp.*
8.000%, 12/15/22
    7,655  
  145,000       Chaparral Energy, Inc.*
8.750%, 07/15/23
    3,354  
  110,000       Cheniere Energy Partners, LP
5.625%, 10/01/26
    106,032  
  74,000       Chesapeake Energy Corp.*
11.500%, 01/01/25
    2,149  
  45,000       Continental Resources, Inc.
3.800%, 06/01/24
    37,561  
  125,000       DCP Midstream Operating, LP*‡
5.850%, 05/21/43
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.85%
    59,511  
    Denbury Resources, Inc.  
  129,000       7.750%, 02/15/24*     22,965  
  45,000       9.250%, 03/31/22*     8,247  
  33,000       5.500%, 05/01/22     794  
 

 

146   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

High Income Opportunities Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  75,000       Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.@
7.875%, 08/15/25
  $ 8,025  
  220,000       Energy Transfer Operating, LP‡
4.781%, 11/01/66
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.02%
    124,227  
    EnLink Midstream Partners, LP  
  120,000       6.000%, 12/15/22‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%
    30,798  
  120,000       4.850%, 07/15/26     74,639  
    EP Energy, LLC / Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.*@  
  100,000       9.375%, 05/01/24     1,858  
  60,000       7.750%, 05/15/26     7,423  
    EQT Corp.  
  75,000       7.000%, 02/01/30     70,773  
  40,000       6.125%, 02/01/25     38,424  
  117,000       Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
6.250%, 05/15/26
    97,967  
    Gulfport Energy Corp.  
  130,000       6.375%, 05/15/25     61,740  
  100,000       6.000%, 10/15/24     49,989  
  24,000       Hess Midstream Operations, LP*
5.125%, 06/15/28
    21,151  
  24,000       Holly Energy Partners, LP / Holly Energy Finance Corp.*
5.000%, 02/01/28
    21,810  
  45,000       Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
10.125%, 01/15/28
    18,393  
  183,000       Lonestar Resources America, Inc.*
11.250%, 01/01/23
    25,897  
  135,000       Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC / Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*
6.000%, 08/01/26
    109,232  
  205,000       McDermott Technology Americas, Inc. / McDermott Technology U.S., Inc.*@
10.625%, 05/01/24
    10,470  
    Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*  
  50,000       7.500%, 01/15/26     16,930  
  45,000       10.500%, 05/15/27     16,844  
  50,000       Murphy Oil Corp.
5.875%, 12/01/27
    34,127  
  45,000       Nine Energy Service, Inc.*
8.750%, 11/01/23
    8,826  
  145,000       NuStar Logistics, LP^
4.750%, 02/01/22
    134,141  
  65,000       Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*
6.250%, 05/01/26
    8,550  
    Occidental Petroleum Corp.  
  150,000       2.700%, 08/15/22     130,707  
  70,000       4.300%, 08/15/39     44,363  
  150,000       Par Petroleum, LLC / Par Petroleum Finance Corp.*
7.750%, 12/15/25
    107,095  
  75,000       Parkland Fuel Corp.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
    72,443  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  100,000       Plains All American Pipeline, LP‡
6.125%, 11/15/22
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%
  $ 69,538  
  100,000       SESI, LLC
7.750%, 09/15/24
    20,794  
  60,000       SM Energy Company
6.750%, 09/15/26
    16,407  
    Transocean, Inc.*  
  70,000       7.500%, 01/15/26     26,641  
  45,000       8.000%, 02/01/27     17,569  
  150,000       Vine Oil & Gas, LP / Vine Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*
8.750%, 04/15/23
    79,613  
  50,000       Viper Energy Partners, LP*
5.375%, 11/01/27
    44,541  
  140,000       W&T Offshore, Inc.*
9.750%, 11/01/23
    46,221  
  47,000       Weatherford International, Ltd.*
11.000%, 12/01/24
    34,868  
  95,000       Whiting Petroleum Corp.@
6.625%, 01/15/26
    9,723  
     

 

 

 
        2,155,123  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (14.5%)  
  337,000       Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*
7.000%, 11/15/25
    302,948  
  48,000       AG Issuer, LLC*
6.250%, 03/01/28
    42,292  
  205,000       Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC / Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer*
6.750%, 10/15/27
    204,762  
    Ally Financial, Inc.  
  160,000       8.000%, 11/01/31     195,950  
  45,000       5.800%, 05/01/25     47,974  
  205,000       Amwins Group, Inc.*
7.750%, 07/01/26
    211,984  
  310,000       Ardonagh Midco 3, PLC*^
8.625%, 07/15/23
    286,361  
  215,000       AssuredPartners, Inc.*
7.000%, 08/15/25
    200,764  
  70,000       Bank of America Corp.‡
4.300%, 01/28/25
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.66%
    63,002  
  230,000       Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. / BPR Cumulus, LLC / BPR Nimbus, LLC / GGSI Sellco, LLC*
5.750%, 05/15/26
    185,812  
    Credit Acceptance Corp.  
  130,000       6.625%, 03/15/26     117,173  
  89,000       5.125%, 12/31/24*     78,362  
  125,000       Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.
8.250%, 10/15/24
    116,537  
  82,000       Global Aircraft Leasing Company, Ltd.*
6.500%, 09/15/24
7.250% PIK rate
    49,701  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     147  


 

High Income Opportunities Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  156,000       Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC*
5.750%, 12/01/25
  $ 143,314  
    HAT Holdings I, LLC / HAT Holdings II, LLC*  
  75,000       5.250%, 07/15/24     74,847  
  18,000       6.000%, 04/15/25     18,027  
  420,000       HUB International, Ltd.*
7.000%, 05/01/26
    418,925  
    Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.  
  115,000       5.250%, 05/15/27     109,441  
  12,000       4.750%, 09/15/24     11,400  
  160,000       ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡
3.570%, 12/21/65
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.80%
    80,018  
  230,000       Iron Mountain, Inc.*
5.250%, 03/15/28
    225,656  
    Jefferies Finance, LLC / JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.*  
  275,000       7.250%, 08/15/24     247,466  
  200,000       6.250%, 06/03/26     181,758  
    Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*  
  140,000       5.250%, 10/01/25     102,026  
  25,000       4.250%, 02/01/27     17,908  
  230,000       LPL Holdings, Inc.*
5.750%, 09/15/25
    228,196  
  260,000       MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, 12/15/66
    288,642  
    Navient Corp.  
  217,000       5.000%, 03/15/27     183,419  
  100,000       6.750%, 06/25/25^     92,785  
  125,000       Radian Group, Inc.
4.875%, 03/15/27
    111,518  
    Springleaf Finance Corp.  
  185,000       6.875%, 03/15/25     175,117  
  140,000       7.125%, 03/15/26     130,977  
  25,000       6.625%, 01/15/28     22,105  
  150,000       Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
4.750%, 03/15/25
    128,802  
  45,000       Tronox Finance, PLC*
5.750%, 10/01/25
    41,180  
    VICI Properties, LP / VICI Note Company, Inc.*  
  96,000       3.750%, 02/15/27     89,360  
  56,000       4.625%, 12/01/29^     51,802  
  48,000       4.125%, 08/15/30     43,857  
     

 

 

 
        5,322,168  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (8.2%)  
  180,000       Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
6.500%, 03/01/24
    172,498  
  295,000       Bausch Health Americas, Inc.*
8.500%, 01/31/27
    325,422  
  100,000       Centene Corp.*
4.250%, 12/15/27
    104,795  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.  
  388,000       8.125%, 06/30/24*^   $ 260,080  
  110,000       8.000%, 03/15/26*     105,652  
  75,000       6.250%, 03/31/23     70,596  
  200,000       Endo DAC / Endo Finance, LLC / Endo Finco, Inc.*
6.000%, 07/15/23
    150,387  
  130,000       HCA, Inc.
7.500%, 11/06/33
    148,125  
  78,000       Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.*
4.375%, 09/15/27
    79,681  
  80,000       Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA / Mallinckrodt CB, LLC*
5.625%, 10/15/23
    23,026  
  107,000       Team Health Holdings, Inc.*
6.375%, 02/01/25
    59,118  
    Tenet Healthcare Corp.  
  220,000       6.250%, 02/01/27*     217,123  
  140,000       4.625%, 07/15/24     138,548  
  130,000       6.875%, 11/15/31     112,408  
  125,000       4.875%, 01/01/26*     124,093  
  145,000       Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Company, BV
2.950%, 12/18/22
    138,083  
    Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III, BV  
  325,000       2.800%, 07/21/23     299,301  
  200,000       6.000%, 04/15/24^     199,493  
  30,000       2.200%, 07/21/21     29,293  
  240,000       West Street Merger Sub, Inc.*
6.375%, 09/01/25
    226,171  
     

 

 

 
        2,983,893  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (13.0%)  
  200,000       ACCO Brands Corp.*^
5.250%, 12/15/24
    198,874  
    Albertsons Companies, Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP / Albertsons, LLC  
  125,000       5.750%, 03/15/25     128,437  
  120,000       4.625%, 01/15/27*     120,802  
  73,000       4.875%, 02/15/30*     74,106  
    Allison Transmission, Inc.*  
  175,000       4.750%, 10/01/27     164,069  
  25,000       5.875%, 06/01/29^     24,308  
    American Airlines Group, Inc.*  
  100,000       5.000%, 06/01/22^     56,895  
  75,000       3.750%, 03/01/25     35,212  
  225,000       ARD Finance, SA*
6.500%, 06/30/27
7.250% PIK rate
    210,918  
  40,000       Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*
2.875%, 02/15/25
    33,110  
  150,000       Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
4.875%, 11/01/25
    132,607  
    Cascades, Inc. /Cascades USA, Inc.*  
  75,000       5.125%, 01/15/26     75,560  
  50,000       5.375%, 01/15/28     50,765  
 

 

148   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

High Income Opportunities Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    Covanta Holding Corp.  
  160,000       5.875%, 03/01/24   $ 158,697  
  45,000       5.875%, 07/01/25     43,580  
  155,000       Delphi Technologies, PLC*
5.000%, 10/01/25
    145,123  
  23,000       Delta Air Lines, Inc.*^
7.000%, 05/01/25
    23,621  
  45,000       EnerSys*
4.375%, 12/15/27
    43,659  
  200,000       Fly Leasing, Ltd.
5.250%, 10/15/24
    163,982  
    Golden Nugget, Inc.*  
  155,000       8.750%, 10/01/25     89,688  
  135,000       6.750%, 10/15/24     106,634  
  50,000       Granite US Holdings Corp.*
11.000%, 10/01/27
    42,634  
  60,000       Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
4.750%, 07/15/27
    62,125  
  155,000       Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.
8.000%, 05/15/22
    158,425  
  165,000       H&E Equipment Services, Inc.^
5.625%, 09/01/25
    157,380  
  125,000       Herc Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/15/27
    118,654  
    Hertz Corp.*  
  97,000       6.000%, 01/15/28     17,727  
  62,000       7.625%, 06/01/22     23,695  
    Howmet Aerospace, Inc.  
  115,000       5.125%, 10/01/24     111,317  
  40,000       6.875%, 05/01/25     40,992  
  150,000       Jeld-Wen, Inc.*
4.625%, 12/15/25
    135,316  
  47,000       KeHE Distributors, LLC / KeHE Finance Corp.*
8.625%, 10/15/26
    49,882  
  205,000       Meritor, Inc.
6.250%, 02/15/24
    201,798  
  60,000       Moog, Inc.*
4.250%, 12/15/27
    56,600  
  120,000       Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*
6.000%, 01/15/27
    103,351  
    Navistar International Corp.*  
  80,000       6.625%, 11/01/25     68,639  
  45,000       9.500%, 05/01/25     47,228  
  95,000       Novelis Corp.*
4.750%, 01/30/30
    84,376  
  175,000       Park-Ohio Industries, Inc.^
6.625%, 04/15/27
    135,009  
  50,000       Patrick Industries, Inc.*
7.500%, 10/15/27
    47,063  
  80,000       Scientific Games International, Inc.*
5.000%, 10/15/25
    69,949  
    Station Casinos, LLC*  
  145,000       4.500%, 02/15/28     116,195  
  124,000       5.000%, 10/01/25     103,486  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  105,000       Tennant Company
5.625%, 05/01/25
  $ 105,171  
    TransDigm, Inc.  
  195,000       7.500%, 03/15/27     177,996  
  125,000       6.250%, 03/15/26*     123,101  
    United Rentals North America, Inc.  
  75,000       5.875%, 09/15/26     77,250  
  55,000       6.500%, 12/15/26     57,747  
  75,000       Waste Pro USA, Inc.*
5.500%, 02/15/26
    74,915  
  115,000       XPO Logistics, Inc.*
6.750%, 08/15/24
    118,695  
     

 

 

 
        4,767,363  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (1.8%)  
  50,000       CDK Global, Inc.*
5.250%, 05/15/29
    51,003  
  130,000       CommScope Technologies, LLC*
6.000%, 06/15/25
    116,022  
    Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.*  
  70,000       6.100%, 07/15/27^     76,878  
  40,000       5.850%, 07/15/25     43,705  
  48,000       Fair Isaac Corp.*
4.000%, 06/15/28
    47,740  
  75,000       MTS Systems Corp.*
5.750%, 08/15/27
    71,004  
  72,000       Open Text Corp.*
3.875%, 02/15/28
    70,440  
  66,000       PTC, Inc.*
4.000%, 02/15/28
    64,692  
  150,000       Vericast Corp.*
8.375%, 08/15/22
    109,264  
     

 

 

 
        650,748  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (4.0%)  
  47,000       Allegheny Technologies, Inc.^
5.875%, 12/01/27
    39,455  
  75,000       ArcelorMittal, SA
7.000%, 10/15/39
    78,693  
  200,000       Ardagh Packaging Finance, PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.*
6.000%, 02/15/25
    200,704  
  55,000       Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. / Baffinland Iron Mines, LP*
8.750%, 07/15/26
    48,445  
  25,000       Compass Minerals International, Inc.*
6.750%, 12/01/27
    24,781  
    Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.  
  65,000       5.000%, 09/01/27     63,156  
  48,000       5.450%, 03/15/43     44,257  
  45,000       5.400%, 11/14/34     41,979  
  200,000       INEOS Group Holdings, SA*^
5.625%, 08/01/24
    194,297  
  85,000       JW Aluminum Continuous Cast Company*
10.250%, 06/01/26
    87,422  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     149  


 

High Income Opportunities Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*  
  75,000       4.625%, 03/01/28   $ 70,085  
  40,000       6.500%, 05/01/25     40,798  
  25,000       Mineral Resources, Ltd.*
8.125%, 05/01/27
    25,676  
  140,000       New Gold, Inc.*
6.375%, 05/15/25
    135,084  
  25,000       Norbord, Inc.*
5.750%, 07/15/27
    22,911  
  205,000       PBF Holding Company, LLC / PBF Finance Corp.
7.250%, 06/15/25
    157,579  
  23,000       Polyone Corp.*
5.750%, 05/15/25
    23,304  
  110,000       Silgan Holdings, Inc.*
4.125%, 02/01/28
    108,376  
  75,000       Univar Solutions USA, Inc.*
5.125%, 12/01/27
    74,648  
     

 

 

 
        1,481,650  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (0.9%)  
  130,000       CBL & Associates, LP
5.250%, 12/01/23
    35,485  
    Forestar Group, Inc.*  
  125,000       8.000%, 04/15/24     123,354  
  67,000       5.000%, 03/01/28     58,638  
  125,000       Service Properties Trust
4.350%, 10/01/24
    105,135  
     

 

 

 
        322,612  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (1.3%)  
  72,000       Calpine Corp.*
4.500%, 02/15/28
    70,009  
  25,000       NextEra Energy Operating Partners, LP*
4.250%, 07/15/24
    25,296  
  179,000       PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡
4.040%, 03/30/67
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.67%
    135,840  
    Talen Energy Supply, LLC*  
  55,000       10.500%, 01/15/26     45,463  
  25,000       7.250%, 05/15/27     24,801  
  150,000       TerraForm Power Operating, LLC*
5.000%, 01/31/28
    157,747  
     

 

 

 
        459,156  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $33,670,017)
    28,577,518  
     

 

 

 
     
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS (1.5%)  
    Communication Services (0.0%)

 

  47,000       Intelsat, SA
4.500%, 06/15/25
    8,898  
     

 

 

 
     
    Consumer Discretionary (1.0%)  
  244,000       DISH Network Corp.
2.375%, 03/15/24
    205,865  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    Liberty Interactive, LLC  
  125,000       3.750%, 02/15/30   $ 82,771  
  120,000       4.000%, 11/15/29     80,949  
     

 

 

 
        369,585  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (0.1%)  
  47,000       Denbury Resources, Inc.*
6.375%, 12/31/24
    20,810  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.3%)  
  125,000       Prospect Capital Corp.^
4.950%, 07/15/22
    119,751  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (0.1%)  
  45,000       Patrick Industries, Inc.
1.000%, 02/01/23
    37,170  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $653,343)
    556,214  
     

 

 

 
     
  BANK LOANS (12.2%)¡  
    Communication Services (2.3%)  
  124,375       Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.‡
4.260%, 08/21/26
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%
    108,673  
  124,043       Frontier Communications Corp.‡
5.350%, 06/15/24
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%
    121,263  
  94,763       iHeartCommunications, Inc.‡
3.404%, 05/01/26
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%
    85,523  
  233,900       Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA
6.625%, 01/02/24
    234,229  
  125,000       Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA‡
6.750%, 01/02/24
3 mo. PRIME + 3.50%
    124,167  
  70,000       Parexel International Corp.‡
3.154%, 09/27/24
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%
    64,500  
  109,725       Terrier Media Buyer, Inc.‡
5.700%, 12/17/26
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%
    102,579  
     

 

 

 
        840,934  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (2.2%)  
  99,433       Michaels Stores, Inc.‡
3.534%, 01/30/23
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%
    82,616  
  329,099       PetSmart, Inc.‡
5.000%, 03/11/22
6 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%
    320,323  
  174,123       Staples, Inc.‡
6.016%, 04/16/26
1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%
    140,023  
  246,769       Weight Watchers International, Inc.‡
5.500%, 11/29/24
1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%
    241,526  
     

 

 

 
        784,488  
     

 

 

 
 

 

150   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

High Income Opportunities Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Energy (0.7%)  
  100,000       Epic Crude Services, LP‡
6.620%, 03/02/26
3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%
  $ 61,800  
  147,748       McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.‡
7.250%, 05/09/25
3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%
    51,096  
  30,404       McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.‡
10.647%, 10/21/20
3 mo. LIBOR + 9.00%
    29,066  
  13,598       McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.‡
10.370%, 10/21/20
3 mo. LIBOR + 9.00%
    13,000  
  123,355       Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.‡
7.969%, 01/12/26
3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%
    94,983  
     

 

 

 
        249,945  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.5%)  
  130,000       Connect Finco Sarl‡
5.500%, 12/11/26
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%
    120,684  
  76,194       GLP Financing, LLC‡
2.516%, 04/28/21
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.50%
    74,670  
     

 

 

 
        195,354  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (3.2%)  
  270,124       Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC‡
3.938%, 05/04/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%
    243,815  
  164,577       Endo International, PLC‡
5.000%, 04/29/24
1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%
    150,948  
  167,794       Gentiva Health Services, Inc.‡
3.688%, 07/02/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%
    158,985  
  255,882       Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA‡
4.200%, 09/24/24
3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%
    181,677  
  263,656       Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, SA‡
4.266%, 06/30/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%
    235,972  
  268,766       Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
3.750%, 02/06/24
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%
    199,615  
     

 

 

 
        1,171,012  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (1.9%)  
  198,500       Berry Global, Inc.‡
2.829%, 07/01/26
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%
    190,264  
  98,750       BW Gas & Convenience Holdings, LLC‡
6.880%, 11/18/24
1 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%
    89,986  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  95,000       Dun & Bradstreet Corp.‡
4.487%, 02/06/26
1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%
  $ 89,348  
  99,500       Granite US Holdings Corp.‡
6.322%, 09/30/26
6 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%
    81,590  
  123,734       Navistar International Corp.‡
4.220%, 11/06/24
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%
    113,005  
  154,606       Scientific Games International, Inc.‡
3.522%, 08/14/24
6 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%
    128,688  
     

 

 

 
        692,881  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (1.2%)  
  246,875       BMC Software Finance, Inc.‡
4.654%, 10/02/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%
    214,473  
  124,688       Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Company‡
3.654%, 10/31/26
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%
    120,012  
  121,835       VFH Parent, LLC‡
3.864%, 03/01/26
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%
    118,515  
     

 

 

 
    453,000  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (0.2%)  
  80,000       Innophos, Inc.‡
4.614%, 02/04/27
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%
    76,400  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $5,055,186)
    4,464,014  
     

 

 

 
     
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (0.7%)  
    Energy (0.7%)  
    NuStar Energy, LP‡  
  6,130       7.625%, 06/15/22
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.64%
    98,693  
  3,692       8.500%, 12/15/21
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.77%
    63,871  
  4,185      

NuStar Logistics, LP‡
7.953%, 01/15/43

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.73%

    79,850  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $362,419)
    242,414  
     

 

 

 
     
  COMMON STOCKS (1.0%)  
    Communication Services (0.1%)

 

  1,527       Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class A#     6,764  
  1,140       Loral Space & Communications, Inc.#     25,080  
     

 

 

 
    31,844  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     151  


 

High Income Opportunities Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
     
    Energy (0.9%)  
  215       Chevron Corp.   $ 19,780  
  6,100       Energy Transfer, LP     51,240  
  4,645       Enterprise Products Partners, LP     81,566  
  1,525       GasLog, Ltd.     7,046  
  1,840       Magellan Midstream Partners, LP     75,679  
  790       Schlumberger, Ltd.     13,288  
  2,675       Targa Resources Corp.     34,668  
  4,769       Tidewater, Inc.#     27,469  
  5,504       Transocean, Ltd.^#     7,045  
  1,565       Weatherford International, PLC#     7,043  
  965       Williams Companies, Inc.     18,692  
     

 

 

 
    343,516  
 

 

 

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $808,305)
    375,360  
     

 

 

 
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (5.1%)  
  924,310       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     925,142  
  924,745       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     924,745  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,849,611)
    1,849,887  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (8.0%)
 
 
  2,937,720       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†
(Cost $2,937,720)
    2,937,720  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (106.6%)
(Cost $45,336,601)

    39,003,127  
     

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-8.0%)     (2,937,720
     

 

 

 
  OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (1.4%)     521,708  
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 36,587,115  
     

 

 

 

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.

 

@

In default status and considered non-income producing.

 

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at April 30, 2020.

 

#

Non-income producing security.

 

¡

Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

 

 

152   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Short-Term Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  CORPORATE BONDS (74.4%)  
    Airlines (1.1%)

 

  463,581       Air Canada Pass Through Trust Series 2013-1, Class B*
5.375%, 11/15/22
  $ 415,677  
  198,776       Air Canada Pass Through Trust Series 2015-1, Class B*
3.875%, 09/15/24
    171,658  
  336,666       Air Canada Pass Through Trust Series 2015-2, Class B*
5.000%, 06/15/25
    320,780  
  178,474       American Airlines Pass Through Trust Series 2013-2, Class B*
5.600%, 01/15/22
    175,445  
  315,689       British Airways Pass Through Trust Series 2013-1, Class A*
4.625%, 12/20/25
    303,169  
  322,398       Southwest Airlines Company Pass Through Trust Series 2007-1
6.650%, 08/01/22
    317,497  
  457,029       UAL Pass Through Trust Series 2007-1
6.636%, 01/02/24
    395,367  
     

 

 

 
        2,099,593  
     

 

 

 
    Communication Services (3.7%)

 

  500,000       Activision Blizzard, Inc.
2.300%, 09/15/21
    507,570  
    AT&T, Inc.  
  250,000       2.800%, 02/17/21     253,223  
  225,000       2.450%, 06/30/20     225,209  
  223,000       Charter Communications Operating, LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital
4.464%, 07/23/22
    235,438  
    Crown Castle Towers, LLC*  
  690,000       3.222%, 05/15/42     700,498  
  300,000       3.720%, 07/15/43     311,168  
    CSC Holdings, LLC*  
  250,000       6.625%, 10/15/25     261,986  
  245,000       10.875%, 10/15/25     265,345  
  500,000       Electronic Arts, Inc.
3.700%, 03/01/21
    510,182  
  500,000       Fox Corp.
3.666%, 01/25/22
    519,235  
  500,000       Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
7.625%, 06/15/21
    519,785  
    Netflix, Inc.  
  250,000       5.500%, 02/15/22     260,508  
  250,000       5.375%, 02/01/21     255,585  
  250,000       Qwest Corp.
6.750%, 12/01/21
    261,550  
  220,000       SBA Communications Corp.
4.000%, 10/01/22
    221,641  
  875,000       Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
3.875%, 08/01/22
    881,212  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  187,500       Sprint Spectrum Company, LLC / Sprint Spectrum Company II, LLC / Sprint Spectrum Company III, LLC*
3.360%, 03/20/23
  $ 188,338  
  250,000       T-Mobile USA, Inc.
4.000%, 04/15/22
    255,935  
  500,000       Verizon Communications, Inc.
3.125%, 03/16/22
    522,030  
     

 

 

 
        7,156,438  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Discretionary (9.6%)

 

    American Honda Finance Corp.  
  500,000       2.200%, 06/27/22     502,527  
  250,000       3.150%, 01/08/21     252,283  
  250,000       1.950%, 05/10/23     248,460  
    BMW US Capital, LLC*  
  250,000       3.100%, 04/12/21     251,535  
  250,000       2.950%, 04/14/22^     253,420  
  250,000       2.000%, 04/11/21     248,888  
    Cargill, Inc.*  
  500,000       3.250%, 11/15/21     517,332  
  250,000       3.050%, 04/19/21     255,155  
  500,000       CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.*
5.875%, 04/01/24
    515,752  
  130,778       Continental Airlines Pass Through Trust Series 2012-2, Class B
5.500%, 04/29/22
    132,869  
  250,000       D.R. Horton, Inc.
2.550%, 12/01/20
    250,270  
    Daimler Finance North America, LLC*  
  500,000       3.000%, 02/22/21     500,337  
  250,000       3.400%, 02/22/22     250,863  
  505,482       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust Series 2007-1, Class A
6.821%, 02/10/24
    484,654  
  222,251       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust Series 2007-1, Class B
8.021%, 02/10/24
    206,825  
  259,769       Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust Series 2012-1, Class A
4.750%, 11/07/21
    259,582  
    Expedia Group, Inc.  
  752,000       5.950%, 08/15/20     757,084  
  250,000       7.000%, 05/01/25*     255,828  
    Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC  
  750,000       3.339%, 03/28/22     694,140  
  250,000       3.350%, 11/01/22     228,464  
    General Motors Financial Company, Inc.  
  400,000       3.200%, 07/06/21     393,022  
  250,000       3.200%, 07/13/20     249,245  
  300,000       Hanesbrands, Inc.*
5.375%, 05/15/25
    300,000  
  500,000       Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.*
3.550%, 05/21/21
    500,310  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     153  


 

Short-Term Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    Hasbro, Inc.  
  750,000       3.150%, 05/15/21^   $ 758,051  
  500,000       2.600%, 11/19/22     505,260  
  250,000       International Game Technology, PLC*
6.250%, 02/15/22
    244,826  
    Lennar Corp.  
  500,000       4.750%, 11/15/22     512,722  
  250,000       6.250%, 12/15/21     257,096  
  150,000       8.375%, 01/15/21     155,118  
    Marriott International, Inc.‡  
  500,000       1.649%, 03/08/21
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.65%
    483,462  
  250,000       2.180%, 12/01/20
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.60%
    245,800  
  250,000       MGM Resorts International
6.000%, 03/15/23
    243,249  
  500,000       Newell Brands, Inc.
4.350%, 04/01/23
    511,310  
  750,000       Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.*
2.150%, 07/13/20
    746,996  
  500,000       Panasonic Corp.*
2.536%, 07/19/22
    505,085  
  500,000       Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
3.750%, 08/15/20
    495,865  
  500,000       Penske Truck Leasing Company, LP / PTL Finance Corp.*
3.650%, 07/29/21
    506,522  
  525,000       PulteGroup, Inc.
4.250%, 03/01/21
    532,240  
  500,000       Service Corp. International
8.000%, 11/15/21
    528,550  
  250,000       Target Corp.
2.250%, 04/15/25
    263,205  
  605,000       Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*
5.875%, 04/15/23
    586,257  
  355,000       Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
5.875%, 02/15/22
    365,945  
  500,000       Toyota Motor Corp.
2.157%, 07/02/22
    508,500  
    Toyota Motor Credit Corp.  
  250,000       2.900%, 03/30/23     261,615  
  250,000       2.650%, 04/12/22^     256,828  
  534,629       US Airways Pass Through Trust Series 2012-2, Class B
6.750%, 12/03/22
    429,489  
     

 

 

 
        18,412,836  
     

 

 

 
    Consumer Staples (3.0%)

 

  500,000       Altria Group, Inc.
3.490%, 02/14/22
    516,580  
  133,000       Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
2.500%, 07/15/22
    137,036  
  250,000       Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
3.375%, 03/15/22
    260,410  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  100,000       Conagra Brands, Inc.‡
1.820%, 10/09/20
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.50%
  $ 99,726  
  250,000       Constellation Brands, Inc.
2.250%, 11/06/20
    252,355  
  516,000       General Mills, Inc.
3.200%, 04/16/21
    523,895  
  750,000       JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Finance, Inc.*
5.875%, 07/15/24
    767,276  
  653,000       Land O’Lakes, Inc.*
6.000%, 11/15/22
    675,369  
  350,000       McCormick & Company, Inc.
2.700%, 08/15/22
    359,375  
    Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands, BV*  
  500,000       2.000%, 10/28/21     505,137  
  250,000       2.125%, 09/19/22     254,186  
  250,000       PepsiCo, Inc.
2.250%, 03/19/25
    264,855  
  350,000       Unilever Capital Corp.
4.250%, 02/10/21
    359,585  
  685,000       WM Wrigley Jr. Company*
3.375%, 10/21/20
    690,864  
     

 

 

 
        5,666,649  
     

 

 

 
    Energy (3.3%)

 

  750,000       Baltimore Gas & Electric Company
2.800%, 08/15/22
    782,741  
  300,000       CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC
1.850%, 06/01/21
    302,298  
  313,000       Continental Resources, Inc.
5.000%, 09/15/22
    294,395  
  500,000       DCP Midstream Operating, LP*
4.750%, 09/30/21
    475,870  
    Enterprise Products Operating, LLC  
  250,000       3.500%, 02/01/22     256,724  
  125,000       2.850%, 04/15/21     125,179  
  500,000       Halliburton Company
3.250%, 11/15/21
    498,783  
  225,000       Magellan Midstream Partners, LP
4.250%, 02/01/21
    226,970  
  750,000       Midwest Connector Capital Company, LLC*
3.625%, 04/01/22
    732,289  
  1,000,000       Occidental Petroleum Corp.
2.700%, 08/15/22
    871,380  
  250,000       ONEOK, Inc.
2.750%, 09/01/24
    226,756  
  500,000       Phillips 66
4.300%, 04/01/22
    521,580  
  500,000       Saudi Arabian Oil Company*
2.750%, 04/16/22
    505,570  
 

 

154   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Short-Term Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  500,000       TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.
3.800%, 10/01/20
  $ 503,632  
     

 

 

 
        6,324,167  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (29.7%)

 

    AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust  
  500,000       2.875%, 08/14/24     422,375  
  150,000       4.450%, 12/16/21     142,603  
  355,000       AerCap Ireland Capital, Ltd. / AerCap Global Aviation Trust
4.625%, 10/30/20
    351,276  
  250,000       AIG Global Funding*
2.300%, 07/01/22
    254,518  
    Ally Financial, Inc.  
  500,000       4.125%, 02/13/22     508,012  
  250,000       4.250%, 04/15/21     252,069  
    American Express Company  
  250,000       3.700%, 11/05/21     257,550  
  250,000       3.000%, 02/22/21     253,030  
  250,000       2.750%, 05/20/22     256,314  
    American International Group, Inc.  
  500,000       3.300%, 03/01/21     507,512  
  250,000       4.875%, 06/01/22     266,824  
  1,051,000       Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
3.000%, 03/22/22
    1,085,294  
    Aon Corp.  
  500,000       2.200%, 11/15/22     510,345  
  350,000       5.000%, 09/30/20     354,851  
  680,000       Ares Capital Corp.
3.500%, 02/10/23
    649,363  
  1,000,000       Asian Development Bank
1.625%, 03/16/21
    1,010,990  
  750,000       Aviation Capital Group, LLC*
2.875%, 01/20/22
    649,639  
  608,000       Axis Specialty Finance, LLC
5.875%, 06/01/20
    610,195  
    Bank of America Corp.‡  
  500,000       2.369%, 07/21/21
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.66%
    500,475  
  250,000       2.456%, 10/22/25
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.87%
    256,456  
    Bank of Montreal  
  500,000       2.900%, 03/26/22     515,000  
  500,000       2.050%, 11/01/22     508,982  
  250,000       2.100%, 06/15/20     250,443  
    Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  
  500,000       1.950%, 08/23/22     508,667  
  250,000       2.450%, 11/27/20     251,781  
    Bank of Nova Scotia  
  500,000       2.500%, 01/08/21     505,790  
  500,000       2.375%, 01/18/23     514,020  
  250,000       1.950%, 02/01/23     252,996  
  400,000       BP Capital Markets, PLC
3.561%, 11/01/21
    410,872  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    Buffalo State College Foundation Housing Corp.  
  450,000       2.100%, 11/01/22   $ 456,576  
  400,000       2.000%, 11/01/21     404,970  
  500,000       Capital One Financial Corp.
3.450%, 04/30/21
    507,635  
  500,000       Capital One N.A.
2.150%, 09/06/22
    499,077  
    Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.  
  400,000       3.350%, 12/07/20^     405,220  
  250,000       2.950%, 02/26/22     258,388  
  250,000       2.650%, 05/17/21     254,224  
  500,000       Citibank, N.A.‡
3.165%, 02/19/22
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.53%
    506,325  
  250,000       Citigroup, Inc.‡
2.312%, 11/04/22
SOFR Plus + 0.87%
    252,071  
  250,000       Citizens Bank, N.A.
3.250%, 02/14/22
    256,485  
  500,000       Comerica Bank
2.500%, 06/02/20
    500,525  
  475,000       Credit Acceptance Corp.*
5.125%, 12/31/24
    418,223  
  625,000       Credit Suisse AG
2.100%, 11/12/21
    632,044  
  750,000       Danske Bank, A/S*‡
3.001%, 09/20/22
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.25%
    753,037  
    Discover Bank  
  500,000       3.100%, 06/04/20     500,042  
  250,000       2.450%, 09/12/24     245,271  
  500,000       ERP Operating, LP
4.625%, 12/15/21
    523,527  
  500,000       Essex Portfolio, LP
3.625%, 08/15/22
    514,315  
  500,000       Fifth Third Bancorp
4.300%, 01/16/24
    535,470  
  500,000       Fifth Third Bank
2.875%, 10/01/21
    510,297  
  500,000       FNB Corp.
2.200%, 02/24/23
    499,210  
  1,000,000       Franklin Resources, Inc.
2.800%, 09/15/22
    1,039,175  
    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  
  500,000       3.000%, 04/26/22     506,827  
  225,000       2.625%, 04/25/21     227,516  
  150,000       5.750%, 01/24/22     160,614  
  250,000       HAT Holdings I, LLC / HAT Holdings II, LLC*
5.250%, 07/15/24
    249,491  
  500,000       Huntington National Bank
1.800%, 02/03/23
    504,635  
    Hyundai Capital America*  
  250,000       3.950%, 02/01/22     251,668  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     155  


 

Short-Term Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  250,000       3.000%, 06/20/22   $ 246,943  
  250,000       2.375%, 02/10/23     240,913  
    Inter-American Development Bank  
  1,000,000       1.750%, 04/14/22     1,026,705  
  1,000,000       1.750%, 03/14/25     1,056,470  
  1,000,000       0.771%, 03/15/22‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.03%
    999,955  
    International Bank for Reconstruction & Development  
  1,000,000       1.625%, 02/10/22     1,022,150  
  1,000,000       1.625%, 01/15/25     1,049,995  
  100,000       International Lease Finance Corp.
4.625%, 04/15/21
    98,845  
    Iron Mountain, Inc.  
  175,000       4.375%, 06/01/21*     175,406  
  150,000       6.000%, 08/15/23     152,149  
  500,000       KeyCorp
2.900%, 09/15/20
    501,897  
  2,000,000       Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
2.500%, 02/15/22
    2,076,140  
  500,000       Lloyds Banking Group, PLC‡
2.858%, 03/17/23
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.25%
    506,005  
  250,000       Macquarie Bank, Ltd.*
2.100%, 10/17/22
    252,663  
  650,000       Macquarie Group, Ltd.*‡
4.150%, 03/27/24
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.33%
    686,322  
  250,000       Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
4.800%, 07/15/21
    259,018  
  500,000       Metropolitan Life Global Funding I*
3.375%, 01/11/22
    519,940  
  750,000       Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
3.218%, 03/07/22
    771,154  
  750,000       Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.‡
2.721%, 07/16/23
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.84%
    762,675  
    National Bank of Canada  
  500,000       2.150%, 10/07/22*     506,840  
  500,000       2.100%, 02/01/23     505,327  
  500,000       National Securities Clearing Corp.*
1.200%, 04/23/23
    500,282  
  500,000       NatWest Markets, PLC*
3.625%, 09/29/22
    517,217  
  500,000       Navient Corp.
5.875%, 03/25/21
    492,682  
  1,000,000       Oesterreichische Kontrollbank, AG
1.500%, 02/12/25
    1,039,100  
    PACCAR Financial Corp.  
  500,000       2.850%, 03/01/22     515,415  
  500,000       2.000%, 09/26/22     508,527  
    PNC Bank, N.A.  
  500,000       2.500%, 01/22/21     505,467  
  250,000       2.232%, 07/22/22‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.44%
    253,158  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  250,000       PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
2.200%, 11/01/24
  $ 259,231  
  250,000       Prudential Financial, Inc.
4.500%, 11/16/21
    262,057  
  1,000,000       Reliance Standard Life Global Funding II* 3.850%, 09/19/23     1,048,195  
    Royal Bank of Canada  
  500,000       2.500%, 01/19/21     505,942  
  250,000       2.800%, 04/29/22     257,460  
  250,000       1.950%, 01/17/23     253,720  
  750,000       Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
3.700%, 03/28/22
    761,389  
    SBA Tower Trust*  
  500,000       3.168%, 04/09/47     508,355  
  260,000       3.156%, 10/10/45     260,360  
  165,000       3.722%, 04/09/48     169,349  
    Shell International Finance, BV  
  500,000       1.875%, 05/10/21     502,535  
  250,000       2.000%, 11/07/24     252,714  
  750,000       Silversea Cruise Finance, Ltd.*
7.250%, 02/01/25
    675,229  
    Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, AB*  
  750,000       3.050%, 03/25/22     775,069  
  250,000       2.200%, 12/12/22     253,773  
  200,000       Springleaf Finance Corp.
6.125%, 05/15/22
    197,726  
  500,000       Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
3.625%, 02/01/21
    479,485  
    State Street Corp.‡  
  500,000       2.354%, 11/01/25
SOFR plus + 0.94%
    519,557  
  250,000       2.825%, 03/30/23*
SOFR plus + 2.69%
    257,248  
  1,000,000       Svensk Exportkredit, AB
2.375%, 03/09/22
    1,033,975  
    Toronto-Dominion Bank  
  350,000       2.550%, 01/25/21     354,433  
  150,000       3.150%, 09/17/20     151,390  
  500,000       Travelers Companies, Inc.
3.900%, 11/01/20
    507,832  
  250,000       Truist Bank
2.800%, 05/17/22
    258,323  
  250,000       Truist Financial Corp.
3.050%, 06/20/22
    258,548  
    Truist Financial Corp.  
  500,000       2.900%, 03/03/21     506,790  
  250,000       2.200%, 03/16/23     255,744  
    USAA Capital Corp.*  
  500,000       1.500%, 05/01/23     504,305  
  250,000       2.625%, 06/01/21     254,288  
  500,000       Ventas Realty, LP
3.125%, 06/15/23
    494,910  
  500,000       VICI Properties, LP / VICI Note Company, Inc.*
3.500%, 02/15/25
    474,677  
 

 

156   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Short-Term Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  100,000       Weingarten Realty Investors^
3.375%, 10/15/22
  $ 99,621  
  500,000       Zions Bancorporation, N.A.
3.350%, 03/04/22
    500,820  
     

 

 

 
        56,795,510  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (5.3%)

 

    AbbVie, Inc.  
  250,000       3.375%, 11/14/21     258,133  
  250,000       2.500%, 05/14/20     250,098  
  250,000       2.300%, 11/21/22*     256,268  
  750,000       Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
5.625%, 02/15/23
    719,175  
  250,000       Amgen, Inc.
2.125%, 05/01/20
    250,000  
    AstraZeneca, PLC  
  500,000       2.375%, 11/16/20     503,165  
  250,000       2.375%, 06/12/22     256,639  
  250,000       Baxter International, Inc.*
3.750%, 10/01/25
    279,001  
    Bristol-Myers Squibb Company*  
  500,000       2.875%, 08/15/20^     502,683  
  250,000       3.550%, 08/15/22     264,441  
    Centene Corp.  
  500,000       4.750%, 05/15/22     507,697  
  250,000       4.750%, 01/15/25*     257,894  
  500,000       DaVita, Inc.^
5.125%, 07/15/24
    508,180  
  750,000       Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
4.662%, 08/27/21
    769,061  
    Gilead Sciences, Inc.  
  500,000       3.250%, 09/01/22     524,227  
  250,000       2.550%, 09/01/20     251,446  
    GlaxoSmithKline Capital, PLC  
  500,000       2.850%, 05/08/22     519,307  
  100,000       2.054%, 05/14/21‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.35%
    99,801  
  167,000       HCA, Inc.
4.750%, 05/01/23
    178,256  
  250,000       McKesson Corp.
3.650%, 11/30/20
    253,204  
    Tenet Healthcare Corp.  
  500,000       4.625%, 09/01/24*^     492,838  
  450,000       4.625%, 07/15/24     445,331  
  1,125,000       Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III, BV
2.200%, 07/21/21
    1,098,489  
  100,000       UnitedHealth Group, Inc.‡
1.001%, 06/15/21
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.26%
    99,360  
    Zoetis, Inc.  
  254,000       3.450%, 11/13/20     254,038  
  250,000       3.250%, 08/20/21     256,194  
     

 

 

 
        10,054,926  
     

 

 

 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Industrials (6.8%)

 

  200,000       3M Company
3.000%, 09/14/21
  $ 205,918  
    Air Lease Corp.  
  520,000       3.500%, 01/15/22     493,160  
  250,000       2.250%, 01/15/23     233,530  
  200,000       3.375%, 06/01/21     192,608  
  500,000       Aircastle, Ltd.
5.500%, 02/15/22
    481,148  
  500,000       Albertsons Companies, Inc. / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP / Albertsons, LLC*
3.500%, 02/15/23
    495,875  
  500,000       Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.*
2.700%, 07/26/22
    503,237  
  250,000       American Airlines Group, Inc.*^
5.000%, 06/01/22
    142,236  
  500,000       Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*
3.625%, 05/01/22
    458,498  
  500,000       BMW Finance, NV*
2.250%, 08/12/22
    500,140  
  250,000       Boeing Company^
2.300%, 08/01/21
    245,816  
  500,000       Equifax, Inc.
3.300%, 12/15/22
    514,445  
  250,000       FedEx Corp.
3.400%, 01/14/22
    257,915  
  400,000       Fly Leasing, Ltd.
5.250%, 10/15/24
    327,964  
  100,000       GATX Corp.‡
2.461%, 11/05/21
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.72%
    97,316  
  100,000       General Dynamics Corp.‡
2.111%, 05/11/21
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.38%
    99,742  
  500,000       Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.
8.000%, 05/15/22
    511,050  
  135,084       Hawaiian Airlines Pass Through Certificates Series 2013-1, Class B
4.950%, 07/15/23
    120,271  
  140,000       Hertz Corp.*
7.625%, 06/01/22
    53,505  
  250,000       Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.*
3.844%, 05/01/25
    263,149  
    John Deere Capital Corp.  
  500,000       3.200%, 01/10/22^     517,782  
  250,000       2.950%, 04/01/22     258,999  
  500,000       Meritor, Inc.
6.250%, 02/15/24
    492,190  
  500,000       Norfolk Southern Corp.
3.250%, 12/01/21
    513,785  
  500,000       Otis Worldwide Corp.*‡
2.088%, 04/05/23
3 mo. USD LIBOR + .45%
    486,367  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     157  


 

Short-Term Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    Park Aerospace Holdings, Ltd.*  
  250,000       5.250%, 08/15/22   $ 229,774  
  250,000       3.625%, 03/15/21     235,596  
  250,000       QVC, Inc.
5.125%, 07/02/22
    245,368  
  500,000       Roper Technologies, Inc.
2.800%, 12/15/21
    510,907  
  500,000       Ryder System, Inc.
2.875%, 06/01/22
    499,765  
    Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij, NV*  
  500,000       1.700%, 09/15/21     504,785  
  250,000       2.150%, 05/27/20     250,258  
  1,000,000       SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC*
4.125%, 07/15/23
    1,031,785  
  500,000       Southwest Airlines Company
2.650%, 11/05/20
    498,402  
  500,000       Union Pacific Corp.
2.950%, 03/01/22
    518,457  
     

 

 

 
        12,991,743  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (3.5%)

 

  500,000       Anixter, Inc.
5.125%, 10/01/21
    509,662  
  434,000       Apple, Inc.
2.700%, 05/13/22
    452,992  
  500,000       Broadcom, Inc.*
3.125%, 04/15/21
    503,647  
  500,000       Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
3.950%, 09/01/20
    504,960  
  250,000       Cisco Systems, Inc.
2.200%, 02/28/21
    253,053  
  77,000       Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.*
5.875%, 06/15/21
    77,195  
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company  
  500,000       3.600%, 10/15/20     503,588  
  300,000       2.250%, 04/01/23     304,502  
  225,000       3.500%, 10/05/21     230,207  
  245,000       NetApp, Inc.
3.375%, 06/15/21
    249,600  
  120,000       NortonLifeLock, Inc.^
4.200%, 09/15/20
    120,423  
  500,000       NVIDIA Corp.
2.200%, 09/16/21
    509,767  
  500,000       NXP, BV / NXP Funding, LLC*
4.125%, 06/01/21
    511,005  
  500,000       Oracle Corp.
2.400%, 09/15/23
    523,147  
  750,000       PayPal Holdings, Inc.
2.200%, 09/26/22
    764,512  
  375,000       PTC, Inc.*^
3.625%, 02/15/25
    370,241  
  250,000       QUALCOMM, Inc.
2.250%, 05/20/20
    250,159  
     

 

 

 
        6,638,660  
     

 

 

 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Information Technology (0.4%)

 

  300,000       CDW, LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
4.125%, 05/01/25
  $ 303,210  
  500,000       Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.*
5.450%, 06/15/23
    528,937  
     

 

 

 
        832,147  
     

 

 

 
    Materials (1.6%)

 

  485,000       Alcoa Nederland Holding, BV*
6.750%, 09/30/24
    490,000  
  645,000       Cascades, Inc.*
5.750%, 07/15/23
    647,251  
  601,000       DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
3.766%, 11/15/20
    606,995  
  750,000       Georgia-Pacific, LLC*
5.400%, 11/01/20
    763,762  
  500,000       Sealed Air Corp.*
4.875%, 12/01/22
    517,898  
  100,000       Vulcan Materials Company‡
2.230%, 03/01/21
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.65%
    99,806  
     

 

 

 
        3,125,712  
     

 

 

 
    Real Estate (1.6%)

 

    American Tower Corp.  
  500,000       2.800%, 06/01/20     500,087  
  159,000       3.450%, 09/15/21     163,651  
  200,000       Federal Realty Investment Trust
2.550%, 01/15/21
    201,944  
    Kimco Realty Corp.  
  500,000       3.125%, 06/01/23     502,207  
  250,000       3.200%, 05/01/21     250,833  
  500,000       Service Properties Trust
4.250%, 02/15/21
    476,000  
    Simon Property Group, LP  
  250,000       2.500%, 09/01/20     250,338  
  250,000       2.000%, 09/13/24     236,481  
  500,000       Welltower, Inc.
3.625%, 03/15/24
    507,385  
     

 

 

 
        3,088,926  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (4.8%)  
  250,000       AES Corp.
4.000%, 03/15/21
    249,656  
  510,000       American Electric Power Company, Inc.
3.650%, 12/01/21
    531,555  
  225,000       CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
3.600%, 11/01/21
    231,762  
  100,000       Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.‡
1.616%, 06/25/21
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.40%
    98,881  
  500,000       Consolidated Edison, Inc.
2.000%, 05/15/21
    503,477  
 

 

158   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Short-Term Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
    Dominion Energy, Inc.  
  500,000       2.715%, 08/15/21***   $ 507,730  
  250,000       2.579%, 07/01/20     250,094  
    DTE Energy Company  
  500,000       2.600%, 06/15/22     508,150  
  250,000       2.250%, 11/01/22     254,805  
  500,000       Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
3.350%, 05/15/22
    527,182  
  760,000       Entergy Arkansas, LLC
3.750%, 02/15/21
    771,237  
  500,000       Exelon Corp.
2.850%, 06/15/20
    500,295  
  250,000       Florida Power & Light Company
2.850%, 04/01/25
    270,879  
  750,000       Georgia Power Company
2.100%, 07/30/23
    773,741  
    NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.  
  500,000       2.900%, 04/01/22     516,880  
  500,000       2.403%, 09/01/21     508,595  
  500,000       NGPL PipeCo, LLC*
4.375%, 08/15/22
    502,505  
  100,000       PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡
4.040%, 03/30/67
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.67%
    75,889  
  100,000       Sempra Energy‡
1.191%, 03/15/21
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.45%
    98,334  
    WEC Energy Group, Inc.  
  250,000       3.375%, 06/15/21     256,701  
  250,000       3.100%, 03/08/22     258,289  
  250,000       Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
3.350%, 11/21/21
    258,759  
  733,000       Xcel Energy, Inc.
2.600%, 03/15/22
    748,169  
     

 

 

 
        9,203,565  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $142,381,295)
    142,390,872  
     

 

 

 
  CONVERTIBLE BONDS (0.5%)  
    Communication Services (0.3%)  
  650,000      

Twitter, Inc.

1.000%, 09/15/21

    631,439  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.2%)  
  400,000      

Prospect Capital Corp.

4.950%, 07/15/22

    383,202  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $1,034,798)
    1,014,641  
     

 

 

 
  U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES (5.2%)  
    United States Treasury Note  
  4,500,000       1.375%, 06/30/23^     4,657,676  
  2,000,000       2.000%, 05/31/24^     2,136,172  
  2,000,000       1.750%, 07/31/24     2,119,531  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  1,000,000       1.250%, 08/31/24   $ 1,039,336  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES
(Cost $9,405,662)
    9,952,715  
     

 

 

 
  BANK LOANS (1.8%)‡¡  
    Communication Services (0.3%)  
  497,503       CSC Holdings, LLC
3.314%, 04/15/27
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%
    478,093  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (0.3%)

 

  505,992       Level 3 Financing, Inc.
2.154%, 03/01/27
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%
    486,278  
     

 

 

 
    Health Care (0.2%)

 

  433,279       Bausch Health Companies, Inc.
3.468%, 11/27/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%
    417,980  
     

 

 

 
    Industrials (0.9%)  
  875,000       Berry Global, Inc.
2.829%, 10/01/22
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%
    856,345  
  494,937       Navistar International Corp.
4.220%, 11/06/24
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%
    452,018  
  494,972       TransDigm, Inc.
2.654%, 12/09/25
1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%
    435,422  
     

 

 

 
        1,743,785  
     

 

 

 
    Information Technology (0.1%)

 

  249,375       Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Company
3.654%, 10/31/26
1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%
    240,024  
     

 

 

 
   

TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $3,545,619)

    3,366,160  
     

 

 

 
  ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (14.1%)  
    Airlines (0.1%)  
  262,752      

American Airlines Pass Through Trust Series 2013-1, Class B*
5.625%, 07/15/22

    268,094  
     

 

 

 
    Communication Services (0.5%)  
  24,880      

Verizon Owner Trust Series 2017-1A, Class A*
2.060%, 09/20/21

    24,885  
  1,000,000      

Verizon Owner Trust Series 2020-A, Class B
1.980%, 07/22/24

    992,522  
     

 

 

 
        1,017,407  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     159  


 

Short-Term Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Consumer Discretionary (0.9%)  
  250,000      

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, LLC Series 2015-2A, Class A*
2.630%, 12/20/21

  $ 232,480  
  1,500,000      

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, LLC Series 2017-1A, Class A*
3.070%, 09/20/23

    1,454,788  
     

 

 

 
        1,687,268  
     

 

 

 
    Financials (11.4%)  
  500,000      

American Tower Trust #1 Series 2013-2A* 3.070%, 03/15/48

    501,388  
  14,460      

CarMax Auto Owner Trust Series 2018-3, Class A2A
2.880%, 10/15/21

    14,470  
  450,889      

Commonbond Student Loan Trust Series 2019-AGS, Class A1*
2.540%, 01/25/47

    447,424  
  107,145      

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust Series 2017-3A, Class A*
2.650%, 06/15/26

    106,539  
  8,860      

Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2017-2, Class A3*
2.190%, 10/24/22

    8,858  
  655,000      

Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2017-2, Class B*
2.470%, 10/24/22

    654,275  
  236,717      

Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2018-1, Class A3*
3.180%, 06/22/23

    237,430  
  49,957      

Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2018-2, Class A2*
3.160%, 02/22/21

    50,006  
  1,000,000      

Dell Equipment Finance Trust Series 2018-2, Class A3*
3.370%, 10/22/23

    1,005,365  
  460,116      

DT Auto Owner Trust Series 2019-3A, Class A*
2.550%, 08/15/22

    460,429  
  1,000,000      

DT Auto Owner Trust Series 2020-1A, Class B*
2.160%, 05/15/24

    984,458  
  206,640      

Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC Series 2018-1, Class A2*
2.870%, 10/20/23

    207,222  
  1,000,000      

Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC Series 2019-3, Class A2*
2.060%, 05/20/25

    990,054  
  1,000,000      

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2019-1, Class A
2.840%, 03/15/24

    989,005  
  147,147      

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Series 2018-3, Class A3
3.020%, 05/16/23

    149,387  
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  664,449      

Hertz Fleet Lease Funding, LP Series 2018-1, Class A2*
3.230%, 05/10/32

  $ 641,201  
  500,000      

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust Series 2018-4, Class A3
3.160%, 01/17/23

    509,291  
  1,000,000       Kubota Credit Owner Trust Series 2020-1A, Class A3*
1.960%, 03/15/24
    1,001,501  
  1,000,000       MMAF Equipment Finance, LLC Series 2019-B, Class A2*
2.070%, 10/12/22
    996,715  
  1,000,000       Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II Series 2019-1, Class A*‡
1.127%, 05/25/24
1 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.64%
    975,816  
  1,200,000       NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust Series 2019-1A, Class A2*
3.210%, 02/15/24
    1,193,099  
  1,350,375       OSCAR US Funding Trust VIII, LLC Series 2018-1A, Class A3*
3.230%, 05/10/22
    1,353,684  
  1,000,000       OSCAR US Funding Trust X, LLC Series 2019-1A, Class A3*
3.180%, 05/10/23
    1,001,763  
  1,723,836       Palmer Square Loan Funding, Ltd. Series 2019-3A, Class A1*‡
2.545%, 08/20/27
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 0.85%
    1,672,672  
  310,779       SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust Series 2018-4, Class A*
3.540%, 11/26/27
    310,660  
  1,010,753       SoFi Professional Loan Program LLC Series 2016-E, Class A2B*
2.490%, 01/25/36
    1,010,088  
  456,800       SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust Series 2020-A, Class A1FX*
2.060%, 05/15/46
    454,066  
  1,615,000       Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust Series 2019-1A, Class A*
2.560%, 11/25/31
    1,664,248  
  500,000       Volvo Financial Equipment, LLC Series 2018-1A, Class A4*
2.760%, 10/17/22
    502,788  
  1,525,000       Volvo Financial Equipment, LLC Series 2018-1A, Class B*
2.910%, 01/17/23
    1,534,698  
  30,000       World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust Series 2015-B, Class A
2.550%, 06/17/24
    29,996  
  140,000       World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust Series 2017-A, Class A
2.120%, 03/15/24
    139,982  
     

 

 

 
        21,798,578  
     

 

 

 
 

 

160   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments


 

Short-Term Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
     
    Other (1.0%)  
  832,882       MVW Owner Trust Series 2019-1A, Class A*
2.890%, 11/20/36
  $ 794,330  
  91,046       SCF Equipment Leasing, LLC Series 2018-1A, Class A2*
3.630%, 10/20/24
    89,274  
  582,992       SCF Equipment Leasing, LLC Series 2019-2A, Class A1*
2.220%, 06/20/24
    563,374  
  393,902       World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2019- A, Class A2
3.020%, 04/15/22
    395,308  
     

 

 

 
        1,842,286  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (0.2%)

 

  400,000       Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2020-A, Class A3
1.870%, 10/15/24
    405,648  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $27,203,204)
    27,019,281  
     

 

 

 
  RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (2.3%)  
  1,548,000       CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-CX9, Class A2
3.054%, 09/15/50
    1,578,378  
  662,455       Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
3.000%, 01/25/26
    666,263  
  95,945       Federal National Mortgage Association‡
2.606%, 04/01/21
    96,257  
  3,391       Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2016-C29, Class A1
1.597%, 05/15/49
    3,385  
  110,324       Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2018-H3, Class A1
3.176%, 07/15/51
    112,374  
  216,463       Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2015-LC20, Class A2
2.678%, 04/15/50
    216,535  
  675,000       Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2017-RC1, Class A2
3.118%, 01/15/60
    685,002  
  534,000       WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2011-C4, Class A4*‡
4.902%, 06/15/44
    548,592  
  196,802       WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2012-C10, Class ASB
2.453%, 12/15/45
    197,925  
  230,056       WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2014-LC14, Class ASB
3.522%, 03/15/47
    236,062  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $4,320,324)
    4,340,773  
     

 

 

 
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
  MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (0.9%)  
    Industrials (0.1%)  
  100,000       Metropolitan Transportation Authority
5.269%, 11/15/20
  $ 101,116  
     

 

 

 
    Other (0.2%)  
  260,000       City of Miami, Florida*
3.558%, 01/01/21
    262,164  
  200,000       City of Ridgecrest, California
5.000%, 06/01/20
    200,454  
     

 

 

 
        462,618  
     

 

 

 
    Utilities (0.6%)

 

  505,000       Augusta GA Water & Sewer Revenue
4.300%, 10/01/26
    538,540  
  500,000       Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
1.812%, 12/01/20
    498,944  
     

 

 

 
        1,037,484  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $1,611,587)
    1,601,218  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
              VALUE  
  SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.8%)  
  785,284       Fidelity Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Class, 0.490%***     785,991  
  785,669       Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio, 0.150%***     785,669  
     

 

 

 
    TOTAL SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS

(Cost $1,571,457)
    1,571,660  
     

 

 

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
              VALUE  
 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (1.3%)
 
 
  2,445,765       State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio†
(Cost $2,445,765)
    2,445,765  
     

 

 

 
 

      TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.3%)
(Cost $193,519,711)


    193,703,085  
     

 

 

 
  PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-1.3%)     (2,445,765
     

 

 

 
  OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (0.0%)     49,505  
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS (100.0%)   $ 191,306,825  
     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments   www.calamos.com     161  


 

Short-Term Bond Fund    Schedule of Investments April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

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.

 

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at April 30, 2020.

 

**

Step coupon security. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown is the rate in effect at April 30, 2020.

 

¡

Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

 

***

The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of April 30, 2020.

 

Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of April 30, 2020.

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  DESCRIPTION    EXPIRATION
DATE
   NOTIONAL
VALUE
     MARKET VALUE/
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Buys 60   U.S. Treasury Note 5-Year    Jun 2020    $ 7,529,063      $ 198,447  
 

 

162   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities    April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

     MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
    HEDGED EQUITY
FUND
    PHINEUS
LONG/SHORT
FUND
   

CONVERTIBLE

FUND

    GLOBAL
CONVERTIBLE
FUND
 

ASSETS

         

Investments in securities, at cost

  $ 8,109,287,532     $ 309,826,649     $ 581,291,420     $ 773,702,098     $ 139,456,878  

Investments in affiliated funds, at cost

    150,000,000             11,147,154              

Investment in securities, at value

  $ 9,123,735,162     $ 319,216,262     $ 535,038,257     $ 824,793,448     $ 141,584,133  

Investments in affiliated funds, at value

    149,977,536             11,224,716              

Restricted cash

    19,360,000                          

Restricted cash for short positions (interest bearing)

    3,209,203,865             369,614,877              

Restricted foreign currency for short positions (cost $122,554,864)

    123,460,785                          

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    15,912                   391        

Receivables:

         

Accrued interest and dividends

    17,231,937       234,532       1,484,953       1,090,868       315,848  

Investments sold

    91,745,651       1,533,083       35,635,194       3,269,467       2,512,860  

Upfront payments received on open swap contracts

    5,526                          

Fund shares sold

    41,993,794       3,705,568       592,192       4,339,562       3,298,025  

Due from investment advisor

          7,425                   488  

Prepaid expenses

    347,737       52,102       68,177       57,246       42,976  

Other assets

    124,341       1,482       4,904       120,664       1,492  

Total assets

    12,777,202,246       324,750,454       953,663,270       833,671,646       147,755,822  

LIABILITIES

         

Due to custodian bank

    4,618,640       193,028       38,534,104       130        

Collateral for securities loaned

    122,678,794       9,893,179       13,880,868       67,840,330       4,308,065  

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $2,381,672,079 and $372,497,244)

    3,310,125,598             366,540,888              

Options written, at value (premium $317,461,453, $10,018,878, and $17,365,831)

    390,492,775       16,539,651       10,991,600              

Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps

    1,671,413                          

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

    551,039                          

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

    56,468,062       2,349,247       891,343       17,148,511       2,760,405  

Open swap contracts

    792,610                          

Fund shares redeemed

    12,452,108       382,970       3,009,574       1,690,088       462,440  

Affiliates:

         

Investment advisory fees

    4,649,097       172,215       512,581       413,572       89,229  

Distribution fees

    23,772       316       2,175       5,911       318  

Deferred compensation to trustees

    121,817       1,482       1,972       120,664       1,492  

Trustees’ fees and officer compensation

    25,244       1,279       7,823       3,771       1,819  

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    3,294,201       74,771       428,206       225,911       55,530  

Total liabilities

    3,907,965,170       29,608,138       434,801,134       87,448,888       7,679,298  

NET ASSETS

  $ 8,869,237,076     $ 295,142,316     $ 518,862,136     $ 746,222,758     $ 140,076,524  

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

         

Paid in capital

  $ 8,742,240,707     $ 288,965,708     $ 634,633,446     $ 651,865,434     $ 128,888,809  

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    33,700,613       514,359       (1,804,893     5,715,177       1,400,837  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, written options, short positions, and total return swaps

    81,676,790       2,793,409       (80,139,614     37,550,406       7,661,033  

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, foreign currency translations, written options, short positions, and total return swaps

    11,618,966       2,868,840       (33,826,803     51,091,741       2,125,845  

NET ASSETS

  $ 8,869,237,076     $ 295,142,316     $ 518,862,136     $ 746,222,758     $ 140,076,524  

CLASS A SHARES

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 736,036,486     $ 11,339,619     $ 51,831,812     $ 242,374,494     $ 9,414,195  

Shares outstanding

    55,226,650       960,461       4,630,109       13,402,507       830,830  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 13.33     $ 11.81     $ 11.19     $ 18.08     $ 11.33  

Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value, plus 4.75% of offering price)

  $ 13.64   $ 12.40     $ 11.75     $ 18.50   $ 11.59

CLASS C SHARES**

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 252,542,969     $ 3,004,404     $ 26,711,057     $ 47,968,260     $ 3,508,833  

Shares outstanding

    18,630,995       257,937       2,459,880       2,679,530       314,507  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 13.55     $ 11.65     $ 10.86     $ 17.90     $ 11.16  

CLASS I SHARES

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 7,880,657,621     $ 280,798,293     $ 440,319,267     $ 455,880,004     $ 127,153,496  

Shares outstanding

    599,055,780       23,812,023       39,042,575       28,645,591       11,217,960  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 13.16     $ 11.79     $ 11.28     $ 15.91     $ 11.33  

 

No par value; unlimited number of shares authorized.

 

#

For Market Neutral Income Fund, Convertible Fund and Global Convertible Fund maximum offering price per share is Net asset value plus 2.25% of offering price.

 

**

Redemption price may be reduced by contingent deferred sales charge.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     163  


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities    April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

     TIMPANI SMALL
CAP GROWTH
FUND
    TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
    GROWTH FUND     GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
    DIVIDEND
GROWTH FUND
 

ASSETS

         

Investments in securities, at cost

  $ 62,551,781     $ 11,374,415     $ 1,090,771,110     $ 1,443,158,732     $ 9,543,745  

Investments in affiliated funds, at cost

                5,540,119              

Investment in securities, at value

  $ 78,064,649     $ 12,372,392     $ 1,294,777,178     $ 1,904,478,054     $ 12,713,638  

Investments in affiliated funds, at value

                5,573,357              

Restricted cash for short positions (interest bearing)

                1,630              

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

                      8,345        

Receivables:

         

Accrued interest and dividends

    585       3       256,407       2,245,959       9,523  

Investments sold

    2,314,344       276,410       1,164,621       13,393,972       118,110  

Fund shares sold

    126,556       32,203       342,571       1,497,454       11,829  

Due from investment advisor

    4,060       17,234                   5,669  

Prepaid expenses

    68,960       12,572       73,107       93,677       20,893  

Deferred offering costs

          28,774                    

Other assets

                574,232       250,063       1,974  

Total assets

    80,579,154       12,739,588       1,302,763,103       1,921,967,524       12,881,636  

LIABILITIES

         

Due to custodian bank

                3,348              

Collateral for securities loaned

                19,716,342       28,374,793       92,269  

Options written, at value (premium $220,510 and $1,186,996)

                7,208,850       1,286,525        

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

    2,365,688       441,688       1,508,194       27,176,988       220,060  

Fund shares redeemed

    13,792             1,101,441       1,587,356       4,354  

Affiliates:

         

Investment advisory fees

    52,892       7,868       896,923       1,002,827       10,408  

Distribution fees

    89       2       15,009       20,422       84  

Deferred compensation to trustees

                574,232       250,063       1,974  

Trustees’ fees and officer compensation

    154       37       8,287       10,267       1,347  

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    55,276       39,055       533,041       629,494       30,426  

Total liabilities

    2,487,891       488,650       31,565,667       60,338,735       360,922  

NET ASSETS

  $ 78,091,263     $ 12,250,938     $ 1,271,197,436     $ 1,861,628,789     $ 12,520,714  

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

         

Paid in capital

  $ 63,751,953     $ 13,228,414     $ 965,686,607     $ 1,372,093,777     $ 8,213,482  

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (366,903     (45,487     (1,442,698     (13,055,565     4,541  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, and written options

    (806,655     (1,929,966     109,904,832       41,362,439       1,132,798  

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, foreign currency translations, and written options

    15,512,868       997,977       197,048,695       461,228,138       3,169,893  

NET ASSETS

  $ 78,091,263     $ 12,250,938     $ 1,271,197,436     $ 1,861,628,789     $ 12,520,714  

CLASS A SHARES†

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 6,416,288     $ 150,347     $ 962,513,673     $ 1,052,490,220     $ 3,393,229  

Shares outstanding

    309,007       16,729       33,347,951       32,978,010       294,059  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 20.76     $ 8.99     $ 28.86     $ 31.91     $ 11.54  

Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value, plus 4.75% of offering price)

  $ 21.80     $ 9.44     $ 30.30     $ 33.50     $ 12.12  

CLASS C SHARES†**

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $     $     $ 38,096,794     $ 112,091,765     $ 695,669  

Shares outstanding

                2,528,983       3,481,865       61,847  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $     $     $ 15.06     $ 32.19     $ 11.25  

CLASS I SHARES

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 70,575,431     $ 12,091,588     $ 270,586,969     $ 697,046,804     $ 8,431,816  

Shares outstanding

    3,311,455       1,342,742       6,662,204       22,834,091       731,514  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 21.31     $ 9.01     $ 40.62     $ 30.53     $ 11.53  

CLASS R6 SHARES

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 1,099,544     $ 9,003     $     $     $  

Shares Outstanding

    51,555       1,000                    

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 21.33     $ 9.00     $     $     $  

 

No par value; unlimited number of shares authorized.

 

**

Redemption price may be reduced by contingent deferred sales charge.

 

164   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities    April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

     SELECT FUND     INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND
    EVOLVING
WORLD GROWTH
FUND
    GLOBAL
EQUITY FUND
    GLOBAL GROWTH
AND INCOME
FUND
 

ASSETS

         

Investments in securities, at cost

  $ 45,763,631     $ 159,245,255     $ 113,012,655     $ 59,816,023     $ 114,755,047  

Investment in securities, at value

  $ 45,852,319     $ 187,052,102     $ 139,440,510     $ 75,300,106     $ 126,817,485  

Foreign currency (cost $20,258, $4,747, and $18,790)

          20,432             4,788       18,814  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

          377,119                    

Receivables:

         

Accrued interest and dividends

    17,452       661,705       301,067       89,837       328,893  

Investments sold

          3,929,694       2,469,146             1,271,803  

Fund shares sold

    70,327       104,809       143,145       9,770       101,791  

Due from investment advisor

    16,612       64,040       6,885       34,451       4,103  

Prepaid expenses

    36,806       301,737       21,762       29,820       29,718  

Other assets

    62,253       41,376       14,072       22,203       94,595  

Total assets

    46,055,769       192,553,014       142,396,587       75,490,975       128,667,202  

LIABILITIES

         

Collateral for securities loaned

          3,872,960       2,235,691       616,410       983,202  

Options written, at value (premium $681,635 and $503,299)

                272,105             108,038  

Payables:

         

Investments purchased

          1,655,995       225,856       370,517       1,418,564  

Open swap contracts

                             

Fund shares redeemed

    8,743       111,655       345,689       78,914       198,031  

Affiliates:

         

Investment advisory fees

    32,483       137,195       118,669       59,631       99,752  

Distribution fees

    379       1,034       885       595       1,585  

Deferred compensation to trustees

    62,253       41,376       14,072       22,203       94,595  

Trustees’ fees and officer compensation

    134       2,328       2,296       1,698       2,150  

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    29,086       385,867       147,427       53,718       87,982  

Total liabilities

    133,078       6,208,410       3,362,690       1,203,686       2,993,899  

NET ASSETS

  $ 45,922,691     $ 186,344,604     $ 139,033,897     $ 74,287,289     $ 125,673,303  

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

         

Paid in capital

  $ 42,794,775     $ 159,093,893     $ 128,785,245     $ 56,856,201     $ 110,072,554  

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    127,578       33,376       (611,027     (232,990     234,500  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, and written options

    2,911,650       (967,026     (15,953,862     2,180,647       2,909,865  

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, foreign currency translations, and written options

    88,688       28,184,361       26,813,541       15,483,431       12,456,384  

NET ASSETS

  $ 45,922,691     $ 186,344,604     $ 139,033,897     $ 74,287,289     $ 125,673,303  

CLASS A SHARES

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 9,614,429     $ 47,470,077     $ 21,468,445     $ 17,361,783     $ 74,127,058  

Shares outstanding

    738,734       2,722,093       1,538,421       1,599,737       9,031,577  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 13.01     $ 17.44     $ 13.95     $ 10.85     $ 8.21  

Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value, plus 4.75% of offering price)

  $ 13.66     $ 18.31     $ 14.65     $ 11.39     $ 8.62  

CLASS C SHARES**

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 4,572,368     $ 7,014,101     $ 10,829,514     $ 6,616,573     $ 10,565,969  

Shares outstanding

    403,080       456,126       829,711       709,466       1,477,691  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 11.34     $ 15.38     $ 13.05     $ 9.33     $ 7.15  

CLASS I SHARES

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 31,735,894     $ 125,426,622     $ 106,735,938     $ 50,308,933     $ 40,980,276  

Shares outstanding

    2,372,453       6,968,941       7,588,493       4,470,177       4,828,316  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 13.38     $ 18.00     $ 14.07     $ 11.25     $ 8.49  

CLASS R6 SHARES

         

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $     $ 6,433,804     $     $     $  

Shares Outstanding

          354,559                    

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $     $ 18.15     $     $     $  

 

No par value; unlimited number of shares authorized.

 

**

Redemption price may be reduced by contingent deferred sales charge.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     165  


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities    April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

     TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
    HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
    SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
 

ASSETS

     

Investments in securities, at cost

  $ 75,969,681     $ 45,336,601     $ 193,519,711  

Investment in securities, at value

  $ 79,285,285     $ 39,003,127     $ 193,703,085  

Cash with custodian (interest bearing)

    3,341,805       27,107       2,724  

Restricted cash for futures (interest bearing)

    19,956              

Variation margin on open futures contracts

    8,555             198,596  

Receivables:

     

Accrued interest and dividends

    400,833       613,781       1,328,119  

Investments sold

    201,066       259,669       805,104  

Fund shares sold

    22,876       41,088       17,233  

Due from investment advisor

          9,763       5,003  

Prepaid expenses

    19,881       28,334       23,742  

Other assets

    24,576       68,612        

Total assets

    83,324,833       40,051,481       196,083,606  

LIABILITIES

     

Due to custodian bank for restricted cash for futures (interest bearing)

                23,210  

Due to Investment advisor

    1,007              

Collateral for securities loaned

    4,953,745       2,937,720       2,445,765  

Payables:

     

Investments purchased

    725,461       253,357       1,851,582  

Fund shares redeemed

    112,133       130,751       4,156  

Dividends payable

    6,617       12,129       357,538  

Affiliates:

     

Investment advisory fees

    27,488       17,427       46,937  

Distribution fees

    476       473       35  

Deferred compensation to trustees

    24,576       68,612        

Trustees’ fees and officer compensation

    1,430       1,470       1,478  

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    38,254       42,427       46,080  

Total liabilities

    5,891,187       3,464,366       4,776,781  

NET ASSETS

  $ 77,433,646     $ 36,587,115     $ 191,306,825  

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

     

Paid in capital

  $ 74,274,276     $ 53,297,195     $ 190,703,733  

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

    (53,618     (446,686     (121,638

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, and futures

    (111,146     (9,929,920     342,909  

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, and futures

    3,324,134       (6,333,474     381,821  

NET ASSETS

  $ 77,433,646     $ 36,587,115     $ 191,306,825  

CLASS A SHARES

     

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 23,791,665     $ 28,928,577     $ 2,569,598  

Shares outstanding

    2,218,377       3,950,632       256,009  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 10.72     $ 7.32     $ 10.04  

Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value, plus 4.75% of offering price)

  $ 10.97   $ 7.49   $ 10.27

CLASS C SHARES**

     

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 2,760,934     $ 1,434,509     $  

Shares outstanding

    257,460       184,811        

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 10.72     $ 7.76     $  

CLASS I SHARES

     

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

  $ 50,881,047     $ 6,224,029     $ 188,737,227  

Shares outstanding

    4,744,307       849,833       18,800,884  

Net asset value and redemption price per share

  $ 10.72     $ 7.32     $ 10.04  

 

No par value; unlimited number of shares authorized.

 

**

Redemption price may be reduced by contingent deferred sales charge.

 

#

For Total Return Bond Fund, High Income Opportunities Fund, and Short-Term Bond Fund, maximum offering price per share is Net asset value plus 2.25% of offering price.

 

166   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Statements of Operations    Six Months Ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

     MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
     HEDGED
EQUITY FUND
     PHINEUS
LONG/SHORT FUND
     CONVERTIBLE
FUND
     GLOBAL
CONVERTIBLE FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

             

Interest

  $ 60,881,167      $ 299      $ 2,229,053      $ 10,669,407      $ 1,944,550  

Dividends

    59,953,514        2,806,889        6,146,279        3,419,939        466,546  

Dividends from affiliated funds

    2,301,946               455,901                

Dividend taxes withheld

                  (37,436             (1,574

Other income

    12,735,780                              

Total investment income

    135,872,407        2,807,188        8,793,797        14,089,346        2,409,522  

EXPENSES

             

Investment advisory fees

    29,399,542        1,001,419        4,112,628        2,751,136        569,853  

Distribution fees

             

Class A

    931,734        14,361        80,788        310,318        11,422  

Class C

    1,290,522        13,225        160,201        261,350        17,970  

Dividend or interest expense on short positions

    7,898,990               4,531,496                

Transfer agent fees

    4,175,248        93,175        398,162        379,653        52,643  

Fund administration fees

    360,798        9,880        33,049        31,082        5,530  

Printing and mailing fees

    310,524        10,916        47,185        31,881        8,243  

Accounting fees

    251,805        17,038        23,605        26,215        11,200  

Trustees’ fees and officer compensation

    202,215        12,111        22,100        23,360        9,285  

Legal fees

    196,249        8,916        28,833        24,949        7,534  

Registration fees

    136,778        26,010        29,379        31,898        21,319  

Audit fees

    133,800        7,899        14,528        15,303        6,073  

Custodian fees

    107,163        15,187        36,482        8,302        4,672  

Other

    524,648        11,811        98,286        38,128        11,858  

Total expenses

    45,920,016        1,241,948        9,616,722        3,933,575        737,602  

Less expense reductions

    (225,234      (7,425      (43,039             (488

Net expenses

    45,694,782        1,234,523        9,573,683        3,933,575        737,114  

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

    90,177,625        1,572,665        (779,886      10,155,771        1,672,408  

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

             

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investments, excluding purchased options

    186,329,642        (2,438,781      33,359,147        17,221,350        4,974,829  

Affiliated funds

                  491,925                

Purchased options

    124,785,036        11,055,633        (13,204,519      2,597,669        344,286  

Foreign currency transactions

    (73,910             (165,183             (10,074

Forward foreign currency contracts

    2,568,754                      (49,292       

Written options

    (223,742,377      334,996        (19,359,584      (612,361       

Short positions

    30,148,262               (55,711,081              

Total return swaps

    (766,629                            

Realized capital gain distribution from Affiliated fund

    695,812               164,677                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

             

Investments, excluding purchased options

    17,893,605        (11,461,076      (74,568,619      (4,485,056      (1,599,261

Affiliated funds

    (2,390,081             (732,368              

Purchased options

    (40,724,043      (1,173,871      4,351,196        (523,031      (313,568

Foreign currency translations

    180,818               19,138               (847

Forward foreign currency contracts

    (327,403                    1,545         

Written options

    169,595,988        (115,092      5,910,862        (142,629       

Short positions

    (403,342,849             81,065,319                

Total return swaps

    (1,776,051                            

NET GAIN (LOSS)

    (140,945,426      (3,798,191      (38,379,090      14,008,195        3,395,365  

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (50,767,801    $ (2,225,526    $ (39,158,976    $ 24,163,966      $ 5,067,773  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     167  


 

Statements of Operations    Six Months Ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

     TIMPANI SMALL
CAP GROWTH FUND
     TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
     GROWTH
FUND
     GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
     DIVIDEND
GROWTH FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

             

Interest

  $      $      $      $ 2,560,131      $ 394  

Dividends

    62,510        9,972        7,617,869        17,198,826        152,303  

Dividends from affiliated funds

                  85,544                

Dividend taxes withheld

    (576             (3,367      (12,766       

Other income

                  50,575                

Total investment income

    61,934        9,972        7,750,621        19,746,191        152,697  

EXPENSES

             

Investment advisory fees

    360,457        47,810        6,139,517        6,746,994        82,041  

Distribution fees

             

Class A

    8,629        101        1,287,176        1,383,921        4,509  

Class C

                  221,294        631,221        3,375  

Transfer agent fees

    28,985        4,387        870,698        1,004,995        7,490  

Fund administration fees

    3,393        293        58,787        83,674        727  

Printing and mailing fees

    3,122        2,011        87,648        83,960        4,714  

Accounting fees

    8,360        6,984        41,260        56,884        7,711  

Trustees’ fees and officer compensation

    9,313        7,515        37,373        50,694        6,716  

Legal fees

    6,451        4,403        40,273        42,621        1,464  

Audit fees

    5,315        4,264        24,439        33,507        4,374  

Custodian fees

    3,276        2,730        21,890        20,139        3,424  

Registration fees

    9,163        2,927        35,020        46,466        16,599  

Offering costs

           58,058                       

Other

    5,900        1,800        79,664        100,703        6,537  

Total expenses

    452,364        143,283        8,945,039        10,285,779        149,681  

Less expense reductions

    (23,527      (87,824      (8,370             (51,200

Net expenses

    428,837        55,459        8,936,669        10,285,779        98,481  

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

    (366,903      (45,487      (1,186,048      9,460,412        54,216  

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

             

Net realized gain (loss) from:

             

Investments, excluding purchased options

    (566,399      (1,038,213      116,641,735        44,878,967        1,131,196  

Purchased options

                  2,468,376        (2,775,728       

Foreign currency transactions

                  8,818        (5,066       

Forward foreign currency contracts

                         (6,051       

Written options

                  (7,033,964      440,917         

Realized capital gain distribution from Affiliated fund

                  25,857                

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

             

Investments, excluding purchased options

    (727,346      1,099,430        (125,560,115      (87,913,289      (1,955,729

Affiliated funds

                  (88,818              

Purchased options

                  372,703        4,290,043         

Foreign currency translations

                  (475              

Forward foreign currency contracts

                         10,385         

Written options

                  (6,882,682      (146,198       

NET GAIN (LOSS)

    (1,293,745      61,217        (20,048,565      (41,226,020      (824,533

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (1,660,648    $ 15,730      $ (21,234,613    $ (31,765,608    $ (770,317

 

168   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Statements of Operations    Six Months Ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

     SELECT FUND      INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND
    EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND
    GLOBAL
EQUITY FUND
    GLOBAL
GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

          

Interest

  $ 441      $ 34,173     $ 111,497     $ 3,965     $ 574,626  

Dividends

    411,924        1,000,518       598,252       374,202       971,933  

Securities lending income

                             5,218  

Dividend taxes withheld

    (64      (99,946     (76,197     (21,716     (36,327

Total investment income

    412,301        934,745       633,552       356,451       1,515,450  

EXPENSES

          

Investment advisory fees

    220,229        957,439       837,190       394,265       712,736  

Performance fees

                       10,639        

Distribution fees

          

Class A

    13,525        64,665       30,366       23,446       99,307  

Class C

    25,063        41,010       60,264       37,413       63,529  

Transfer agent fees

    17,840        111,626       95,089       39,319       93,360  

Fund administration fees

    1,888        8,532       6,748       3,423       6,330  

Printing and mailing fees

    5,594        11,583       13,417       6,507       11,944  

Accounting fees

    9,370        13,222       10,946       8,613       10,684  

Trustees’ fees and officer compensation

    13,028        10,798       9,776       8,130       9,585  

Legal fees

    6,055        7,935       8,244       9,791       12,080  

Audit fees

    4,788        7,099       6,398       5,303       6,269  

Custodian fees

    1,824        26,927       47,089       7,694       9,332  

Registration fees

    18,168        29,527       15,723       20,079       18,522  

Other

    5,567        40,041       38,351       36,632       31,907  

Total expenses

    342,939        1,330,404       1,179,601       611,254       1,085,585  

Less expense reductions

    (106,038      (384,355     (6,885     (96,991     (4,103

Net expenses

    236,901        946,049       1,172,716       514,263       1,081,482  

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

    175,400        (11,304     (539,164     (157,812     433,968  

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

          

Net realized gain (loss) from:

          

Investments, excluding purchased options

    2,747,978        2,754,475       4,513,997       2,448,489       1,627,448 (a) 

Purchased options

    57,590        (1,925,702     (960,879     (325,624     387,169  

Foreign currency transactions

           (52,381     (124,421     18,779       35,213  

Forward foreign currency contracts

           (930,144                  

Written options

           511,867       (1,038,460     80,837       (497,558

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

          

Investments, excluding purchased options

    (6,548,956      (7,335,910 )(b)      (3,854,862 )(b)      (1,769,624 )(b)      (7,966,281 )(b) 

Purchased options

           1,148,008       969,206       239,300       1,514,273  

Foreign currency translations

           5,361       (12,309     535       2,314  

Forward foreign currency contracts

           375,917                    

Written options

           (500,496     409,530       (80,150     317,125  

NET GAIN (LOSS)

    (3,743,388      (5,949,005     (98,198     612,542       (4,580,297

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (3,567,988    $ (5,960,309   $ (637,362   $ 454,730     $ (4,146,329

 

(a)

Net of foreign capital gains tax of $6,115.

 

(b)

Net of change of $109,190, $128,363, $30,824 and $45,922, respectively in deferred capital gains tax.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     169  


 

Statements of Operations    Six Months Ended April 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

     TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
     HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
     SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Interest

  $ 923,627      $ 1,303,662      $ 3,090,146  

Dividends

    12,199        42,720        16,834  

Total investment income

    935,826        1,346,382        3,106,980  

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory fees

    138,766        122,860        313,054  

Distribution fees

       

Class A

    28,589        41,453        1,535  

Class C

    13,545        8,293         

Transfer agent fees

    30,130        26,243        16,745  

Fund administration fees

    2,471        1,821        8,960  

Printing and mailing fees

    6,267        7,129        6,401  

Accounting fees

    10,458        12,771        15,960  

Trustees’ fees and officer compensation

    7,638        7,283        11,394  

Legal fees

    2,072        4,072        8,832  

Audit fees

    5,005        4,737        7,204  

Custodian fees

    1,342        2,349        3,762  

Registration fees

    14,806        20,321        20,152  

Other

    10,871        14,154        18,510  

Total expenses

    271,960        273,486        432,509  

Less expense reductions

    (29,386      (70,114      (11,501

Net expenses

    242,574        203,372        421,008  

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

    693,252        1,143,010        2,685,972  

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments

    796,467        (309,858      663,494  

Futures contracts

    15,341               218,113  

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

       

Investments

    1,341,892        (4,587,593      (2,673,387

Futures contracts

    8,530               203,810  

NET GAIN (LOSS)

    2,162,230        (4,897,451      (1,587,970

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 2,855,482      $ (3,754,441    $ 1,098,002  

 

170   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND      HEDGED EQUITY FUND      PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND  
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
 

OPERATIONS

                

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 90,177,625      $ 170,096,398      $ 1,572,665      $ 1,897,834      $ (779,886    $ 4,723,997  

Net realized gain (loss)

    119,944,590        50,822,790        8,951,848        (3,199,865      (54,424,618      (7,413,880

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    (260,890,016      124,044,043        (12,750,039      14,213,560        16,045,528        (3,054,093

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (50,767,801      344,963,231        (2,225,526      12,911,529        (39,158,976      (5,743,976

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

                

Class A

    (5,841,906      (34,356,827      (53,862      (150,877      (75,742      (3,642,160

Class C

    (992,669      (11,097,627      (6,428      (18,780             (1,859,837

Class I

    (73,189,095      (295,713,301      (1,557,138      (3,729,094      (2,809,068      (32,415,010

Class R6

                                        

Total distributions

    (80,023,670      (341,167,755      (1,617,428      (3,898,751      (2,884,810      (37,917,007

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

    284,874,718        2,005,517,149        62,188,243        130,427,738        (232,011,375      (327,777,704

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    154,083,247        2,009,312,625        58,345,289        139,440,516        (274,055,161      (371,438,687

NET ASSETS

                

Beginning of period

  $ 8,715,153,829      $ 6,705,841,204      $ 236,797,027      $ 97,356,511      $ 792,917,297      $ 1,164,355,984  

End of period

  $ 8,869,237,076      $ 8,715,153,829      $ 295,142,316      $ 236,797,027      $ 518,862,136      $ 792,917,297  

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     171  


 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    CONVERTIBLE FUND      GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND  
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
 

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 10,155,771      $ 19,729,612      $ 1,672,408      $ 1,460,309  

Net realized gain (loss)

    19,157,366        (5,341,123      5,309,041        (31,968

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    (5,149,171      48,663,588        (1,913,676      8,141,643  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    24,163,966        63,052,077        5,067,773        9,569,984  

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

          

Class A

    (1,635,214      (24,667,990      (149,379      (528,376

Class C

    (129,160      (14,196,158      (54,369      (168,024

Class I

    (4,024,478      (38,620,881      (2,172,413      (6,172,780

Class R6

                          

Total distributions

    (5,788,852      (77,485,029      (2,376,161      (6,869,180

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

    (17,076,898      143,816,325        4,451,524        (6,005,413

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    1,298,216        129,383,373        7,143,136        (3,304,609

NET ASSETS

          

Beginning of period

  $ 744,924,542      $ 615,541,169      $ 132,933,388      $ 136,237,997  

End of period

  $ 746,222,758      $ 744,924,542      $ 140,076,524      $ 132,933,388  

 

172   CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS SEMIANNUAL REPORT   See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

    TIMPANI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND     TIMPANI SMID GROWTH FUND  
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     PERIOD ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     FOR THE
ELEVEN MONTHS
ENDED
MAY  31,
2019(a)
    (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     PERIOD ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019(c)
 

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (366,903    $ (320,902    $ (651,771   $ (45,487    $ (20,531

Net realized gain (loss)

    (566,399      2,606,534        2,119,354       (1,038,213      (891,753

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

    (727,346      (3,290,127      (4,315,675     1,099,430        (101,453

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,660,648      (1,004,495      (2,848,092     15,730        (1,013,737

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

            

Class A

    (355,909             (313,214 )(b)              

Class I

    (3,556,011             (3,947,336 )(b)              

Class R6

    (53,959                           

Total distributions

    (3,965,879             (4,260,550             

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

    3,258,966        7,080,673        6,226,365       2,868,945        10,380,000  

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

    (2,367,561      6,076,178        (882,277     2,884,675        9,366,263  

NET ASSETS

            

Beginning of period

  $ 80,458,824      $ 74,382,646    $ 75,234,923     $ 9,366,263      $  

End of period

  $ 78,091,263      $ 80,458,824      $ 74,352,646     $ 12,250,938      $ 9,366,263  

 

(a)

Prior to May 31, 2019, the figures shown are for the predecessor fund.

 

(b)

Prior to May 31, 2019, figures shown for Class A represent the precessor fund’s class Y, and figures shown for Class I represent precessor fund’s Service class and Institutional class. The Class I distributions include $15,669 from the Service class.

 

(c)

Timpani SMID Growth Fund commenced operations on July 31, 2019.

 

*

Beginning net assets for period ended October 31, 2019, include $30,000 in capital share transactions made to the Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund prior to the completion of the conversion.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements   www.calamos.com     173  


 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     GROWTH FUND      GROWTH AND INCOME FUND      DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND  
      (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
 

OPERATIONS

                 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,186,048    $ (1,861,663    $ 9,460,412      $ 19,957,891      $ 54,216      $ 158,657  

Net realized gain (loss)

     112,110,822        156,324,648        42,533,039        56,092,610        1,131,196        2,559,388  

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     (132,159,387      29,477,114        (83,759,059      137,463,621        (1,955,729      (545,355

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (21,234,613      183,940,099        (31,765,608      213,514,122        (770,317      2,172,690  

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

                 

Class A

     (98,134,931      (110,345,634      (36,216,071      (63,407,471      (424,220      (103,054

Class C

     (7,680,613      (66,517,149      (3,658,096      (31,205,466      (78,044      (38,283

Class I

     (18,544,308      (27,706,322      (25,851,745      (52,024,069      (1,467,834      (892,276

Class R6

                                         

Total distributions

     (124,359,852      (204,569,105      (65,725,912      (146,637,006      (1,970,098      (1,033,613

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     19,117,030        (45,231,198      (41,742,660      (44,462,882      (2,021,592      (7,816,392

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (126,477,435      (65,860,204      (139,234,180      22,414,234        (4,762,007      (6,677,315

NET ASSETS

                 

Beginning of period

   $ 1,397,674,871      $ 1,463,535,075      $ 2,000,862,969      $ 1,978,448,735      $ 17,282,721      $ 23,960,036  

End of period

   $ 1,271,197,436      $ 1,397,674,871      $ 1,861,628,789      $ 2,000,862,969      $ 12,520,714      $ 17,282,721  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     SELECT FUND      INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND      EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND  
      (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
 

OPERATIONS

                 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 175,400      $ 448,973      $ (11,304    $ 1,316,447      $ (539,164    $ 1,410,485  

Net realized gain (loss)

     2,805,568        461,174        358,115        (1,661,553      2,390,237        2,537,859  

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     (6,548,956      3,268,273        (6,307,120      25,638,578        (2,488,435      18,719,546  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (3,567,988      4,178,420        (5,960,309      25,293,472        (637,362      22,667,890  

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

                 

Class A

     (70,752      (1,446,325             (6,172,737      (185,052       

Class C

            (1,259,904             (2,405,608              

Class I

     (242,385      (4,646,839             (15,226,176      (1,308,635       

Class R6

                          (2,420              

Total distributions

     (313,137      (7,353,068             (23,806,941      (1,493,687       

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     4,777,338        642,283        (12,692,359      (29,839,329      (20,799,281      (65,234,868

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     896,213        (2,532,365      (18,652,668      (28,352,798      (22,930,330      (42,566,978

NET ASSETS

                 

Beginning of period

   $ 45,026,478      $ 47,558,843      $ 204,997,272      $ 233,350,070      $ 161,964,227      $ 204,531,205  

End of period

   $ 45,922,691      $ 45,026,478      $ 186,344,604      $ 204,997,272      $ 139,033,897      $ 161,964,227  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     GLOBAL EQUITY FUND      GLOBAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND      TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND  
      (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
 

OPERATIONS

                 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (157,812    $ (26,751    $ 433,968      $ 1,902,079      $ 693,252      $ 1,447,122  

Net realized gain (loss)

     2,222,481        8,001,572        1,552,272        2,269,269        811,808        (52,743

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     (1,609,939      764,987        (6,132,569      5,904,583        1,350,422        3,779,147  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     454,730        8,739,808        (4,146,329      10,075,931        2,855,482        5,173,526  

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

                 

Class A

     (1,443,237      (5,307,306      (816,110      (6,498,883      (252,585      (537,649

Class C

     (677,355      (2,645,190      (157,436      (5,796,232      (19,847      (85,932

Class I

     (3,950,779      (10,702,340      (518,421      (6,363,175      (440,364      (819,442

Class R6

                                         

Total distributions

     (6,071,371      (18,654,836      (1,491,967      (18,658,290      (712,796      (1,443,023

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (961,553      (5,673,079      (20,094,197      (30,348,373      14,227,419        923,652  

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (6,578,194      (15,588,107      (25,732,493      (38,930,732      16,370,105        4,654,155  

NET ASSETS

                 

Beginning of period

   $ 80,865,483      $ 96,453,590      $ 151,405,796      $ 190,336,528      $ 61,063,541      $ 56,409,386  

End of period

   $ 74,287,289      $ 80,865,483      $ 125,673,303      $ 151,405,796      $ 77,433,646      $ 61,063,541  

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND      SHORT-TERM BOND FUND  
      (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
     (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
APRIL 30,
2020
     YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2019
 

OPERATIONS

           

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,143,010      $ 2,603,613      $ 2,685,972      $ 4,345,800  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (309,858      (791,826      881,607        887,418  

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     (4,587,593      644,222        (2,469,577      2,888,442  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (3,754,441      2,456,009        1,098,002        8,121,660  

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

           

Class A

     (1,043,948      (2,025,174      (18,902      (7,328

Class C

     (43,113      (244,119              

Class I

     (203,051      (442,113      (4,189,983      (4,362,670

Class R6

                           

Total distributions

     (1,290,112      (2,711,406      (4,208,885      (4,369,998

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (2,382,900      (5,490,171      (23,735,319      199,258,390  

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (7,427,453      (5,745,568      (26,846,202      203,010,052  

NET ASSETS

           

Beginning of period

   $ 44,014,568      $ 49,760,136      $ 218,153,027      $ 15,142,975  

End of period

   $ 36,587,115      $ 44,014,568      $ 191,306,825      $ 218,153,027  

 

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Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization.  CALAMOS INVESTMENT TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust organized December 21, 1987 (the “Trust”), consists of eighteen series, Market Neutral Income Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, Phineus Long/Short Fund, Convertible Fund, Global Convertible Fund, Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (formerly “Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund”), Timpani SMID Growth Fund (commenced operations on July 31, 2019), Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, Dividend Growth Fund, Select Fund (formerly Opportunistic Value Fund), International Growth Fund , Evolving World Growth Fund, Global Equity Fund, Global Growth and Income Fund, Total Return Bond Fund, High Income Opportunities Fund, and Short-Term Bond Fund, (commenced operations on September 19, 2018), (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The Trust currently offers Class A, Class C (except Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund, Timpani SMID Growth Fund and Short-Term Bond Fund), and Class I shares of each of the Funds. Class R6 shares are offered in Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund, Timpani SMID Growth Fund, and International Growth Fund only.

Significant Accounting Policies.  The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and the Funds’ are each considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follow the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The Funds adhere to the accounting and reporting requirements set forth in ASU 2013-08 and ASC 946. Under U.S. GAAP, management is required to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements and actual results may differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

In March 2017, FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The ASU shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. The Funds adopted this ASU as of November 1, 2019, with no material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

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

Fund 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 each Fund 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 Fund 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, bank loans, 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, bank loans, 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

 

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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 respective Fund 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 respective Fund’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.

Each Fund 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 Fund’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 the Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from market quotations or official closing prices. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”).

Investment Transactions.  Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis as of April 30, 2020. Net realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income is recognized using the accrual method and includes accretion of original issue and market discount and amortization of premium. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the information becomes available after the ex-dividend date.

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.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from disposition of foreign currency, the difference in the foreign exchange rates between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the ex-date or accrual date and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes (due to the changes in the exchange rate) in the value of foreign currency and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies held at period end.

Allocation of Expenses Among Funds and Classes.  Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund; certain other common expenses of the Trust, Calamos Advisors Trust, Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund and Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust are allocated proportionately among each Fund to which the expenses relate in relation to the net assets of each Fund or on another reasonable basis. Expenses directly attributable to a particular class of a fund in the Trust are charged directly to such class. In calculating the net asset value per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day plus current day fund share activity.

 

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Income Taxes.  No provision has been made for U.S. income taxes because the Trust’s policy is to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and distribute to shareholders substantially all of the Funds’ taxable income and net realized gains.

Dividends and distributions paid to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent these “book/tax” differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, contingent payment debt instruments and methods of amortizing and accreting for fixed income securities. The financial statements are not adjusted for temporary differences.

The Fund recognized no liability for uncertain tax positions. A reconciliation is not provided as the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized benefits are zero, with no interim additions, reductions or settlements. Tax years 2016—2019 remain subject to examination by the U.S. and the State of Illinois tax jurisdictions for those Funds that have been in existence during that time, and for all years since inception for those Funds created subsequent to October 31, 2014.

Indemnifications.  Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trust is obligated to indemnify its officers and trustees against certain liabilities incurred by them by reason of having been an officer or trustee of the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Funds’ management expects the risk of material loss in connection to a potential claim to be remote.

Note 2 – Investment Adviser and Transactions With Affiliates Or Certain Other Parties

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with Calamos Advisors LLC (“Calamos Advisors”), each Fund pays a monthly investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of the Fund, as shown below:

 

AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS    GROWTH FUND
ANNUAL RATE
     EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND,
ANNUAL RATE
     TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
ANNUAL RATE
    

SELECT FUND,

DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND,
INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND*,
GLOBAL EQUITY FUND*,
GLOBAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND
ANNUAL RATE

 
First $500 million      1.00%        1.10%        0.45%        1.00%  
  

 

 

 
Next $500 million      0.90%        1.05%        0.43%        0.95%  
  

 

 

 
Next $5 billion      0.80%        1.00%        0.41%        0.90%  
  

 

 

 
Over $6 billion      0.70%        0.90%        0.35%        0.80%  
  

 

 

 

 

*

International Growth Fund and Global Equity Fund are subject to a possible adjustment based on performance as described below.

 

AVERAGE DAILY
NET ASSETS
 

GLOBAL

CONVERTIBLE
FUND
ANNUAL RATE

  SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
ANNUAL RATE
 

TIMPANI

SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
ANNUAL RATE

 

TIMPANI SMID

GROWTH FUND

ANNUAL RATE

 

GROWTH AND

INCOME FUND,
CONVERTIBLE FUND,
MARKET NEUTRAL

INCOME FUND,
HEDGED EQUITY
INCOME FUND
ANNUAL RATE

  HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  PHINEUS
LONG/SHORT FUND
ANNUAL RATE
First $500 million   0.85%   0.30%   0.90%   0.95%   0.75%   0.60%   1.25%
 

 

Next $500 million   0.80%   0.27%   0.80%   0.85%   0.70%   0.55%   1.20%
 

 

Over $1 billion   0.75%   0.25%   0.75%   0.80%   0.65%   0.50%   1.15%
 

 

 

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The average investment advisory fee as of the period ended April 30, 2020 was as follows:

 

FUND    PERCENTAGE  
Market Neutral Income Fund      0.66
Hedged Equity Fund      0.75  
Phineus Long/Short Fund      1.24  
Convertible Fund      0.73  
Global Convertible Fund      0.85  
Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund      0.90  
Timpani SMID Growth Fund      0.95  
Growth Fund      0.91  
Growth and Income Fund      0.69  
Dividend Growth Fund      1.00  
Select Fund      1.00  
International Growth Fund      0.97  
Evolving World Growth Fund      1.10  
Global Equity Fund      1.00  
Global Growth and Income Fund      1.00  
Total Return Bond Fund      0.45  
High Income Opportunities Fund      0.60  
Short-Term Bond Fund      0.30  

Each of the International Growth and Global Equity Funds pays a fee based on average daily net assets of the Fund that is accrued daily and paid on a monthly basis, subject to possible adjustment based on the Fund’s investment performance (since March 2006 for International Growth Fund and since February 2008 for Global Equity Fund). The performance adjustment increases or decreases the management fee, on a monthly basis, by 1/12 of 0.03% of a Fund’s average daily net assets over the performance period for each full 1% increment amount by which a Fund outperforms or underperforms the benchmark index (“Index”), on an annualized basis, over the performance measurement period. The benchmark indexes are the MSCI EAFE Growth Index and the MSCI World Index for the International Growth Fund and Global Equity Fund, respectively.

The base fee is shown in the table above. The performance adjustment rate is calculated by comparing over the performance measurement period the Fund’s Class A share performance to that of the respective Index. The performance measurement period commenced at the beginning of each Fund’s first full month of operation (April 2005 and March 2007 for the International Growth Fund and Global Equity Fund, respectively). The first performance adjustment was applied to the advisory fee at the end of the twelfth month. Each month subsequent to the twelfth month, a new month is added to the performance measurement period until the performance measurement period includes 36 months. Thereafter, the performance measurement period consists of the most recent month plus the previous 35 months.

The performance comparison is made at the end of each month. The maximum annualized performance adjustment rate is +/- 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets over the performance measurement period. The performance adjustment rate is divided by twelve and multiplied by the Fund’s average daily net assets over the performance measurement period, and the resulting dollar amount is then added to or subtracted from the base fee. Calamos Advisors may receive a positive performance adjustment even if the Fund has a negative return over a performance measurement period if it otherwise outperforms the Index during that period.

Each Fund may invest in shares of the Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (“SCG”), Timpani SMID Growth Fund (“SMID”) or Short Term Bond Fund (“STBF”). Calamos Advisors has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee charged to the Fund equal to the advisory fee paid by SCG, SMID or STBF, respectively, attributable to the Fund’s investment in SCG, SMID or STBF, respectively, based on daily net assets. For the period ended April 30, 2020, the total advisory fees waived pursuant to such agreement were $8,370, $225,234, and $43,039 for the Growth Fund, Market Neutral Income Fund, Phineus Long/Short Fund, respectively, and are included in the Statements of Operations under the caption “Expense reductions”.

As of April 30, 2020, Market Neutral Income Fund, Phineus Long/Short Fund, and Growth Fund had holdings of $150.0 million, $11.2 million, and $5.6 million respectively in STBF. During the period from November 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020, Market

 

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Neutral Income Fund, Phineus Long/Short Fund, and Growth Fund earned $2,997.8 thousand, $620.6 thousand, and $111.4 thousand, in dividends respectively. Phineus Long/Short Fund sold $24.6 million of its investment in STBF over the same period, with no change in investment from the other funds.

The Funds reimburses Calamos Advisors for a portion of compensation paid to the Trust’s Chief Compliance Officer. This compensation is reported as part of the “Trustees’ fees and officer compensation” expense on the Statements of Operations.

Calamos Advisors has contractually agreed to limit the annual ordinary operating expenses of each Fund as a percentage of the average daily net assets as follows:

 

Fund    CLASS A
SHARES
       CLASS C
SHARES
       CLASS I
SHARES
       CLASS R6
SHARES
 
Market Neutral Income Fund      1.75%          2.50%          1.50%           
Hedged Equity Fund      1.25%          2.00%          1.00%           
Phineus Long/Short Fund      2.00%          2.75%          1.75%           
Convertible Fund      1.75%          2.50%          1.50%           
Global Convertible Fund      1.35%          2.10%          1.10%           
Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund      1.30%                   1.05%         



1.05% less
the annual
sub-transfer
agency
ratio
 
 
 
 
Timpani SMID Growth Fund      1.35%                   1.10%         



1.10% less
the annual
sub-transfer
agency
ratio
 
 
 
 
Growth Fund      1.75%          2.50%          1.50%           
Growth and Income Fund      1.75%          2.50%          1.50%           
Dividend Growth Fund      1.35%          2.10%          1.10%           
Select Fund      1.15%          1.90%          0.90%           
International Growth Fund      1.10%          1.85%          0.85%         



0.85% less
the annual
sub-transfer
agency
ratio
 
 
 
 
Evolving World Growth Fund      1.75%          2.50%          1.50%           
Global Equity Fund      1.40%          2.15%          1.15%           
Global Growth and Income Fund      1.75%          2.50%          1.50%           
Total Return Bond Fund      0.90%          1.65%          0.65%           
High Income Opportunities Fund      1.00%          1.75%          0.75%           
Short-Term Bond Fund      0.65%                   0.40%           

 

For the period of January 22, 2020 through February 28, 2021, CALAMOS ADVISORS has contractually agreed to limit the annual operating expenses of the Hedged Equity Fund, as a percentage of the average net assets of the particular class of shares, to 1.15% for Class A shares, 1.90% for Class C shares, and 0.90% for Class I shares.

*The

annual sub-transfer agency ratio is equal to the aggregate sub-transfer agency expenses common to the other share classes of the Fund divided by the aggregated average annual net assets of the Fund’s other share classes.

These agreements are binding on Calamos Advisors through March 1, 2022.

 

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For the period ended April 30, 2020, Calamos Advisors waived or absorbed the following expenses:

 

FUND    AMOUNT  
Market Neutral Income Fund    $ 225,234  
Hedged Equity Fund      7,425  
Phineus Long/Short Fund      43,039  
Global Convertible Fund      488  
Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund      23,527  
Timpani SMID Growth Fund      87,824  
Growth Fund      8,370  
Dividend Growth Fund      51,200  
Select Fund      106,038  
International Growth Fund      384,355  
Evolving World Growth Fund      6,885  
Global Equity Fund      96,991  
Global Growth and Income Fund      4,103  
Total Return Bond Fund      29,386  
High Income Opportunities Fund      70,114  
Short-Term Bond Fund      11,501  

These amounts are included in the Statements of Operations under the caption “Expense reductions”.

As Distributor, Calamos Financial Services LLC (“CFS”) assumed all expenses of personnel, office space, office facilities and equipment incidental to such service. Each Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act whereby the Fund pays to CFS a distribution and/or service fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class A shares; a service fee at the annual rate of 0.25% and a distribution fee at the rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class B and Class C shares; a service fee at the annual rate of 0.25% and a distribution fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Class R shares. No such fees are paid on each Fund’s Class I or Class R6 shares.

CFS also receives a sales commission and/or an underwriting fee on certain sales of each Fund’s Class A shares. During the period ended April 30, 2020, CFS received commissions and underwriting fees as follows:

 

FUND    AMOUNT  
Market Neutral Income Fund    $ 21,230  
Hedged Equity Fund      6,721  
Phineus Long/Short Fund      5,702  
Convertible Fund      5,499  
Global Convertible Fund      379  
Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund      2,002  
Timpani SMID Growth Fund      14  
Growth Fund      23,815  
Growth and Income Fund      48,274  
Dividend Growth Fund      529  
Select Fund      656  
International Growth Fund      404  
Evolving World Growth Fund      827  
Global Equity Fund      363  
Global Growth and Income Fund      1,216  
Total Return Bond Fund      397  
High Income Opportunities Fund      219  
Short-Term Bond Fund      1  

 

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A trustee and certain officers of the Trust are also officers and directors of CFS and Calamos Advisors. Such trustee and officers serve without direct compensation from the Trust. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trust’s Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, at www.calamos.com or by calling 800.582.6959.

As of April 30, 2020, certain affiliates of Calamos Advisors hold material investments in the Funds as follows:

 

FUND    PERCENTAGE  
Timpani SMID Growth Fund      74
Select Fund      42  
Global Equity Fund      28  
High Income Opportunities Fund      31  

As of April 30, 2020, the Growth Fund, Market Neutral Income Fund, and Phineus Long/Short Fund held 3.0%, 65.6%, and 19.4% of the outstanding shares respectively of Short Term Bond Fund.

The Trust has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, a trustee who is not an “interested person” (as defined in the 1940 Act) and has elected to participate in the Plan (a “participating trustee”) may defer receipt of all or a portion of his compensation from the Trust. The deferred compensation payable to the participating trustee is credited to the trustee’s deferral account as of the business day such compensation would have been paid to the participating trustee. The value of amounts deferred for a participating trustee is determined by reference to the change in value of Class I shares of one or more funds of the Trust designated by the participant. The value of the account increases with contributions to the account or with increases in the value of the measuring shares, and the value of the account decreases with withdrawals from the account or with declines in the value of the measuring shares.

At April 30, 2020, the Funds had deferred compensation balances, which are included in “Other assets” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as follows:

 

FUND    AMOUNT  
Market Neutral Income Fund    $ 121,817  
Hedged Equity Fund      1,482  
Phineus Long/Short Fund      1,972  
Convertible Fund      120,664  
Global Convertible Fund      1,492  
Growth Fund      574,232  
Growth and Income Fund      250,063  
Dividend Growth Fund      1,974  
Select Fund      62,253  
International Growth Fund      41,376  
Evolving World Growth Fund      14,072  
Global Equity Fund      22,203  
Global Growth and Income Fund      94,595  
Total Return Bond Fund      24,576  
High Income Opportunities Fund      68,612  

Each Fund’s obligation to make payments under the Plan is a general obligation of the Fund and is included in “Payable for deferred compensation to trustees” on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at April 30, 2020.

Interfund Lending Program

The Funds have adopted, effective April 23, 2020, an Interim InterFund Lending Program (the “InterFund Program”) in reliance upon the exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2020 (the “March 23, 2020 Order”). The InterFund Program allows the Funds to borrow money from and lend money to each other for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to satisfy redemption requests or to cover unanticipated cash shortfalls, subject to the requirements of the March 23, 2020

 

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Order. The Funds’ InterFund Program is limited in terms of duration and will only remain in place for the period from the adoption date up to and including June 30, 2020 (unless extended by the board of trustees upon any extension by the SEC). As of the end of the reporting period, no Fund has participated in the InterFund Program or has had to rely on the March 23, 2020 Order. Please see the supplement to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated April 30, 2020 for more information about the Interfund Program.

Note 3 – Investments

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of long-term investments for the period ended April 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

     COST OF PURCHASES        PROCEEDS FROM SALES  
Fund    U.S. GOV’T
SECURITIES
       OTHER        U.S. GOV’T
SECURITIES
       OTHER  
Market Neutral Income Fund    $        $ 5,024,398,222        $ 50,318,359        $ 4,883,496,818  
Hedged Equity Fund               154,990,080                   97,648,122  
Phineus Long/Short Fund               1,393,419,564                   1,169,440,466  
Convertible Fund               289,700,149          12,346,453          264,019,073  
Global Convertible Fund      2,771,389          32,942,831          10,929,094          20,969,340  
Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund               76,728,149                   74,919,166  
Timpani SMID Growth Fund               12,685,917                   9,685,676  
Growth Fund               973,992,409                   930,389,543  
Growth and Income Fund               281,456,499          34,620,246          306,208,990  
Dividend Growth Fund               1,668,635                   5,279,347  
Select Fund               47,178,080                   43,408,086  
International Growth Fund               78,468,338                   94,744,762  
Evolving World Growth Fund               83,791,296                   107,948,955  
Global Equity Fund               26,405,151                   34,565,542  
Global Growth and Income Fund      671,455          79,310,181          14,557,442          86,166,110  
Total Return Bond Fund      25,451,611          24,707,812          21,108,341          10,697,829  
High Income Opportunities Fund               11,862,876                   13,909,556  
Short-Term Bond Fund               47,474,549          5,840,359          52,189,419  

The following information is presented on a federal income tax basis as of April 30, 2020. Differences between the cost basis under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to temporary differences.

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at April 30, 2020 was as follows*:

 

FUND    COST BASIS OF
INVESTMENTS
       GROSS
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
       GROSS
UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
       NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
Market Neutral Income Fund    $ 5,560,159,526        $ 1,907,797,488        $ (1,896,528,576      $ 11,268,912  
Hedged Equity Fund      299,807,771          34,623,836          (31,754,996        2,868,840  
Phineus Long/Short Fund      202,575,499          64,499,449          (98,344,463        (33,845,014
Convertible Fund      773,702,098          90,340,515          (39,249,165        51,091,350  
Global Convertible Fund      139,456,878          12,783,093          (10,655,838        2,127,255  
Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund      62,551,781          16,861,370          (1,348,502        15,512,868  
Timpani SMID Growth Fund      11,374,415          1,258,823          (260,846        997,977  
Growth Fund      1,096,090,719          250,189,232          (53,138,266        197,050,966  
Growth and Income Fund      1,441,971,736          564,886,513          (103,666,720        461,219,793  
Dividend Growth Fund      9,543,745          3,915,047          (745,154        3,169,893  
Select Fund      45,763,631          3,051,175          (2,962,487        88,688  

 

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FUND    COST BASIS OF
INVESTMENTS
       GROSS
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
       GROSS
UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
       NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 
International Growth Fund    $ 159,245,255        $ 36,454,220        $ (8,647,373      $ 27,806,847  
Evolving World Growth Fund      112,331,020          33,376,284          (6,538,899        26,837,385  
Global Equity Fund      59,816,023          18,755,351          (3,271,268        15,484,083  
Global Growth and Income Fund      114,251,748          18,579,935          (6,122,236        12,457,699  
Total Return Bond Fund      75,969,681          4,211,550          (887,416        3,324,134  
High Income Opportunities Fund      45,336,601          381,328          (6,714,802        (6,333,474
Short-Term Bond Fund      193,519,711          2,993,441          (2,611,620        381,821  
*

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 Funds’ most recent annual report.

Note 4 – Income Taxes

The tax character of distributions for the period ended April 30, 2020 will be determined at the end of each Fund’s current fiscal year. Distributions during the fiscal period ended October 31, 2019 were characterized for federal income tax purposes as follows:

 

    

YEAR OR PERIOD ENDED

OCTOBER 31, 2019

 
FUND    ORDINARY
INCOME
       LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN
       RETURN OF
CAPITAL
 
Market Neutral Income Fund    $ 217,846,961        $ 123,320,794           
Hedged Equity Fund      1,391,398          2,507,353           
Phineus Long/Short Fund      39,979,878          8,774,837           
Convertible Fund      25,865,067          52,484,924           
Global Convertible Fund      4,182,325          2,821,821           
Timpani SMID Growth Fund                         
Growth Fund      55,623,655          183,241,565           
Growth and Income Fund      40,039,934          111,810,729           
Dividend Growth Fund      159,783          1,542,903           
Select Fund      1,915,605          5,732,033           
International Growth Fund      824,415          23,806,913           
Evolving World Growth Fund      233,278                    
Global Equity Fund      856,978          19,728,912           
Global Growth and Income Fund      3,954,070          16,447,349           
Total Return Bond Fund      1,448,909                    
High Income Opportunities Fund      2,714,610                    
Short-Term Bond Fund      4,371,556                    

 

FUND    YEAR OR
PERIOD ENDED
      

ORDINARY

INCOME

       LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN
       RETURN OF
CAPITAL
 
Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund      June 30, 2018        $        $        $  
     June 30, 2019                   4,768,338           
     October 31, 2019                   90,869           

 

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As of October 31, 2019, the components of accumulated earnings/(loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
    HEDGED EQUITY
FUND
    PHINEUS
LONG/SHORT FUND
    CONVERTIBLE
FUND
    GLOBAL
CONVERTIBLE FUND
 
Undistributed ordinary income   $ 26,284,243     $ 545,135     $ 1,884,471     $ 2,468,298     $ 1,451,990  
Undistributed capital gains                             685,870  
 

 

 

 
Total undistributed earnings     26,284,243       545,135       1,884,471       2,468,298       2,137,860  
Accumulated capital and other losses     (294,470,932     (11,335,520                  
Net unrealized gains/(losses)     573,409,775       20,825,547       (74,012,650     73,624,966       6,374,327  
 

 

 

 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)     305,223,086       10,035,162       (72,128,179     76,093,264       8,512,187  
Other     (47,435,246     (15,600     (1,599,345     (111,054     (16,084
Paid-in-capital     8,457,365,989       226,777,465       866,644,821       668,942,332       124,437,285  
 

 

 

 
Net assets applicable to common shareholders   $ 8,715,153,829     $ 236,797,027     $ 792,917,297     $ 744,924,542     $ 132,933,388  
 

 

 

 
     TIMPANI SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
    TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
    GROWTH FUND     GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
        
Undistributed ordinary income   $     $     $     $ 4,972,055    
Undistributed capital gains     3,965,852             124,358,575       48,354,057    
 

 

 

   
Total undistributed earnings     3,965,852             124,358,575       53,326,112    
Accumulated capital and other losses           (849,029              
Net unrealized gains/(losses)     15,999,985       (144,177     327,010,817       533,872,836    
 

 

 

   
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)     19,965,837       (993,206     451,369,392       587,198,948    
Other                 (264,098     (172,416  
Paid-in-capital     60,492,987       10,359,469       946,569,577       1,413,836,437    
 

 

 

   
Net assets applicable to common shareholders   $ 80,458,824     $ 9,366,263     $ 1,397,674,871     $ 2,000,862,969    
 

 

 

   
     DIVIDEND GROWTH
FUND
    SELECT FUND     INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND
    EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND
    GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
 
Undistributed ordinary income   $ 29,164     $ 313,127     $     $ 1,493,605     $  
Undistributed capital gains     1,897,921                         6,071,360  
 

 

 

 
Total undistributed earnings     1,927,085       313,127             1,493,605       6,071,360  
Accumulated capital and other losses                 (1,687,258     (18,344,051      
Net unrealized gains/(losses)     5,127,231       6,776,471       34,853,598       29,301,928       17,068,728  
 

 

 

 
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)     7,054,316       7,089,598       33,166,340       12,451,482       23,140,088  
Other     (6,669     (80,557     44,680       (71,781     (92,359
Paid-in-capital     10,235,074       38,017,437       171,786,252       149,584,526       57,817,754  
 

 

 

 
Net assets applicable to common shareholders   $ 17,282,721     $ 45,026,478     $ 204,997,272     $ 161,964,227     $ 80,865,483  
 

 

 

 

 

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     GLOBAL GROWTH
AND INCOME FUND
    TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
    HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
    SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
        
Undistributed ordinary income   $     $ 18,056     $ 24,873     $ 1,392,893    
Undistributed capital gains     1,481,802                   12,636    
 

 

 

   
Total undistributed earnings     1,481,802       18,056       24,873       1,405,529    
Accumulated capital and other losses           (843,473     (9,544,054        
Net unrealized gains/(losses)     19,946,688       1,894,225       (2,029,684     2,310,490    
 

 

 

   
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)     21,428,490       1,068,808       (11,548,865     3,716,019    
Other     (189,445     (52,124     (116,662     (2,044  
Paid-in-capital     130,166,751       60,046,857       55,680,095       214,439,052    
 

 

 

   
Net assets applicable to common shareholders   $ 151,405,796     $ 61,063,541     $ 44,014,568     $ 218,153,027    
 

 

 

   

The following Funds had capital loss carryforwards for the year ended October 31, 2019, with no expiration date, available to offset future realized capital gains:

 

FUND    SHORT-TERM        LONG-TERM  
Market Neutral Income Fund    $ (177,336,915      $ (117,134,017
Hedged Equity Fund      (4,293,571        (7,041,949
Timpani SMID Growth Fund      (849,029         
International Growth Fund      (1,687,258         
Evolving World Growth Fund      (18,344,051         
Total Return Bond Fund      (335,762        (507,711
High Income Opportunities Fund      (1,082,399        (8,461,655

Note 5 – Short Sales

Securities sold short represent obligations to deliver the securities at a future date. A Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security before the delivery date. When the Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. Dividends paid on securities sold short are disclosed as an expense on the Statements of Operations. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be realized upon the termination of a short sale.

To secure its obligation to deliver to the broker-dealer the securities sold short, the Fund must segregate an amount of cash or liquid securities with its custodian equal to any excess of the current market value of the securities sold short over any cash or liquid securities deposited as collateral with the broker in connection with the short sale (not including the proceeds of the short sale). As a result of that requirement, the Fund will not gain any leverage merely by selling short, except to the extent that it earns interest or other income or gains on the segregated cash or liquid securities while also being subject to the possibility of gain or loss from the securities sold short.

Note 6 – Derivative Investments

Foreign Currency Risk.  Each Fund 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.

To mitigate the counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative

 

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financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Generally, collateral is exchanged between the Fund and the counterparty and the amount of collateral due from the Fund or to a counterparty has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. When a Fund is required to post collateral under the terms of a derivatives transaction and master netting agreement, the Fund’s custodian holds the collateral in a segregated account, subject to the terms of a tri-party agreement among the Fund, the custodian and the counterparty. The master netting agreement and tri-party agreement provide, in relevant part, that the counterparty may have rights to the amounts in the segregated account in the event that the Fund defaults in its obligation with respect to the derivative instrument that is subject to the collateral requirement. When a counterparty is required to post collateral under the terms of a derivatives transaction and master netting agreement, the counterparty delivers such amount to the Fund’s custodian. The master netting agreement provides, in relevant part, that the Fund may have rights to such collateral in the event that the counterparty defaults in its obligation with respect to the derivative instrument that is subject to the collateral requirement. Generally before a default, neither a Fund nor the counterparty may resell, rehypothecate, or repledge any collateral that it receives.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund’s net counterparty exposure is reflected in the counterparty table below. The net unrealized gain, if any, represents the credit risk to the respective Fund on a forward foreign currency contract. The contracts are valued daily at forward foreign exchange rates. The Funds realize a gain or loss when a position is closed or upon settlement of the contracts. Please see the disclosure regarding ISDA Master Agreements under Foreign Currency Risk within this note.

As of April 30, 2020, the Funds had outstanding forward foreign currency contracts listed on the Schedules of Investments.

Equity Risk.  Each Fund may engage in option transactions and in doing so achieves similar objectives to what it would achieve through the sale or purchase of individual securities. A call option, upon payment of a premium, gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the seller of the option the obligation to sell, the underlying security, index or other instrument at the exercise price. A put option gives the purchaser of the option, upon payment of a premium, the right to sell, and the seller the obligation to buy, the underlying security, index, or other instrument at the exercise price.

To seek to offset some of the risk of a potential decline in value of certain long positions, each Fund may also purchase put options on individual securities, broad-based securities indexes or certain exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Each Fund may also seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options on a portion of the equity securities (including securities that are convertible into equity securities) in the Fund’s portfolio, on broad-based securities indexes, or certain ETFs.

When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When a Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires unexercised, a Fund realizes a gain or loss to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost basis of the purchase. The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid on a closing purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain or loss. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid. Gain or loss on written options and purchased options is presented separately on the Statements of Operations as net realized gain or loss on written options and net realized gain or loss on purchased options, respectively.

Options written by each Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk since options written obligate each Fund and not the counterparty to perform. Exchange traded purchased options have minimal counterparty credit risk to each Fund since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default.

As of April 30, 2020, Market Neutral Income Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, Phineus Long/Short Fund, Convertible Fund, Global Convertible Fund, Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, International Growth Fund, Evolving World Growth Fund, and Global Growth and Income Fund had outstanding purchased options and/or written options as listed on the Schedules of Investments.

 

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As of April 30, 2020, the Funds had outstanding derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

    ASSET
DERIVATIVES
     LIABILITY
DERIVATIVES
 
     MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:  
Forward foreign currency contracts(1)   $ 15,912      $ 551,039  
Purchased options(2)     55,528,557         
Total Return Swaps(4)            1,671,413  
Written options(3)            390,492,775  
 

 

 

 
  $ 55,544,469      $ 392,715,227  
 

 

 

 
     HEDGED EQUITY FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:  
Purchased options(2)   $ 3,801,943      $  
Written options(3)            16,539,651  
 

 

 

 
  $ 3,801,943      $ 16,539,651  
 

 

 

 
     PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:     
Purchased Options(2)   $ 8,749,892      $  
Written options(3)            10,991,600  
 

 

 

 
  $ 8,749,892      $ 10,991,600  
 

 

 

 
     CONVERTIBLE FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:     
Forward foreign currency contracts(1)   $ 391      $  
Purchased options(2)     4,548,138         
 

 

 

 
  $ 4,548,529      $  
 

 

 

 
     GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:     
Purchased options(2)   $ 104,465      $  
 

 

 

 
  $ 104,465      $  
 

 

 

 
     GROWTH FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:     
Written options(3)   $      $ 7,208,850  
 

 

 

 
           7,208,850  
 

 

 

 
     GROWTH AND INCOME FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:     
Forward foreign currency contracts(1)   $ 8,345      $  
Purchased options(2)     13,091,712         
Written options(3)            1,286,525  
 

 

 

 
  $ 13,100,057      $ 1,286,525  
 

 

 

 

For a listing of the footnotes used in these tables, please refer to page 192.

 

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    ASSET
DERIVATIVES
     LIABILITY
DERIVATIVES
 
     INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:     
Forward foreign currency contracts(1)   $ 377,119      $  
Purchased options(2)     17,443         
 

 

 

 
  $ 394,562      $  
 

 

 

 
     EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:     
Purchased options(2)   $ 2,471,539      $  
Written options(3)            272,105  
 

 

 

 
  $ 2,471,539      $ 272,105  
 

 

 

 
     GLOBAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:     
Purchased options(2)   $ 4,382,570      $  
Written options(3)            108,038  
 

 

 

 
  $ 4,382,570      $ 108,038  
 

 

 

 
     TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:     
Futures contracts(5)   $ 8,530      $  
 

 

 

 
  $ 8,530      $  
 

 

 

 
     SHORT-TERM BOND FUND  
Gross amounts at fair value:     
Futures contracts(5)   $ 203,810      $  
 

 

 

 
  $ 203,810      $  
 

 

 

 

For a listing of the footnotes used in these tables, please refer to page 192.

The following table presents the outstanding derivative contracts, organized by counterparty, that are subject to enforceable master netting agreements as of April 30, 2020:

 

    GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET
IN THE STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 
MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND   GROSS AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES
    

COLLATERAL

PLEDGED

    

NET AMOUNT
RECEIVABLE IN
THE EVENT

OF DEFAULT

    

NET
AMOUNT
PAYABLE IN
THE EVENT

OF DEFAULT

 
Counterparty           ASSETS      LIABILITIES  
State Street Bank and Trust     ISDA      $      $ 546,441      $      $      $ 546,441  
Goldman Sachs & Co.     ISDA        15,912        685,481                      669,569  
Morgan Stanley & Co.     ISDA               990,530                      990,530  
 

 

 

 
   $ 15,912      $ 2,222,452      $      $      $ 2,206,540  
 

 

 

 
CONVERTIBLE FUND   GROSS AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
    

COLLATERAL
PLEDGED

    

NET AMOUNT
RECEIVABLE IN

THE EVENT
OF DEFAULT

    

NET
AMOUNT
PAYABLE IN

THE EVENT
OF DEFAULT

 
Counterparty           ASSETS      LIABILITIES  
State Street Bank and Trust     ISDA      $ 391      $      $      $ 391      $  
 

 

 

 
   $ 391      $      $      $ 391      $  
 

 

 

 

 

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GROWTH AND INCOME FUND   GROSS AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
    

COLLATERAL
PLEDGED

    

NET AMOUNT
RECEIVABLE IN

THE EVENT
OF DEFAULT

    

NET
AMOUNT
PAYABLE IN

THE EVENT
OF DEFAULT

 
Counterparty           ASSETS      LIABILITIES  
State Street Bank and Trust     ISDA      $ 8,345      $      $      $ 8,345      $  
 

 

 

 
   $ 8,345      $      $      $ 8,345      $  
 

 

 

 
INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND   GROSS AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES
    

COLLATERAL

PLEDGED

    

NET AMOUNT
RECEIVABLE IN
THE EVENT

OF DEFAULT

    

NET
AMOUNT
PAYABLE IN
THE EVENT

OF DEFAULT

 
Counterparty           ASSETS      LIABILITIES  
Goldman Sachs & Co.     ISDA      $ 33,994      $      $      $ 33,994      $  
State Street Bank and Trust     ISDA        343,125                      343,125         
 

 

 

 
   $ 377,119      $      $      $ 377,119      $  
 

 

 

 

For the period ended April 30, 2020, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund is reflected below:*

 

FUND    FORWARD
CONTRACTS(1)
       FUTURES
CONTRACTS(5)
       PURCHASED
OPTIONS(2)
       WRITTEN
OPTIONS(3)
       SWAPS(4)  
Market Neutral Income Fund      234,702,320                   110,790          100,179          6,610,294  
Hedged Equity Fund                        8,995          4,914           
Phineus Long/Short Fund                        305,564          377,514           
Convertible Fund      12,372,980                   5,777          325           
Global Convertible Fund                        1,120                    
Growth Fund                        40,195          52,766           
Growth and Income Fund      32,648,282                   208,076          14,102           
Select Fund                        270                    
International Growth Fund      39,831,502                   11,325                    
Evolving World Growth Fund                        49,343          21,312           
Global Equity Fund                        1,250                    
Global Growth and Income Fund      517,582                   7,770          3,363           
Total Return Bond Fund               20                             
Short-Term Bond Fund               170                             

 

*

Activity during the period is measured by opened number of contracts for options purchased or written, opened foreign currency contracts (measured in notional), opened futures contracts (measured in notional), and opened total return swaps (measured in notional).

 

(1)

Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Forward contracts is Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts for asset derivatives and Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts for liability derivatives.

 

(2)

Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Purchased Options is Investments in securities, at value.

 

(3)

Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Written Options is Options written, at value.

 

(4)

Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Swap contracts is Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps for asset derivatives and Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps for liability derivatives.

 

(5)

Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Futures contracts is Variation margin on open futures contracts for asset derivatives and Variation margin on open futures contracts for liability derivatives.

Note 7 – Securities Lending

The Funds may loan one or more of their securities to broker-dealers and banks. Any such loan must be secured by collateral in cash or cash equivalents maintained on a current basis in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned by the Funds. The Funds continue to receive the equivalent of the interest or dividends paid by the issuer on the securities loaned and also receive an

 

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additional return that may be in the form of a fixed fee or a percentage of the collateral. The additional return is disclosed on a net basis as Securities lending income in the Statement of Operations. Upon receipt of cash or cash equivalent collateral, the Funds’ securities lending agent invests the collateral into short term investments following investment guidelines approved by Calamos Advisors. The Funds record the investment of collateral as an asset and the value of the collateral as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. If the value of the invested collateral declines below the value of the collateral deposited by the borrower, the Funds will record unrealized depreciation equal to the decline in value of the invested collateral. The Funds will pay reasonable fees to persons unaffiliated with the Funds for services in arranging these loans. The Funds have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time. The Funds do not have the right to vote the securities during the existence of the loan but could call the loan in an attempt to permit voting of the securities in certain circumstances. Upon return of the securities loaned, the cash or cash equivalent collateral will be returned to the borrower. In the event of bankruptcy or other default of the borrower, the Funds could experience both delays in liquidating the loan collateral or recovering the loaned securities and losses, including (a) possible decline in the value of the collateral or in the value of the securities loaned during the period while the Funds seek to enforce its rights thereto, (b) possible subnormal levels of income and lack of access to income during this period, and (c) the expenses of enforcing their rights. In an effort to reduce these risks, the Funds’ security lending agent monitors and reports to Calamos Advisors on the creditworthiness of the firms to which a Fund lends securities.

The following table indicates the total amount of securities loaned by asset class, reconciled to the gross liability payable upon return of the securities loaned by the Funds as of April 30, 2020.

 

     VALUE OF SECURITIES
ON LOAN TO
BROKER-DEALERS
AND BANKS
     AMOUNT OF COLLATERAL HELD IN SHORT TERM  INVESTMENTS
AND RESTRICTED CASH BY ASSET CLASS ON LOAN
     EXCESS AMOUNT
DUE TO/FROM
COUNTERPARTY
 
FUND    EQUITY      FIXED INCOME      TOTAL  
Market Neutral Income Fund    $ 122,678,794      $ 60,466,584      $ 127,603,161      $ 188,069,745      $ 65,390,951  
Hedged Equity Fund      9,893,179        22,890,695        143,535        23,034,230        13,141,051  
Phineus Long/Short Fund      13,880,868        20,023,928               20,023,928        6,143,060  
Convertible Fund      67,840,330        19,561,133        54,119,205        73,680,338        5,840,008  
Global Convertible Fund      4,308,065               4,230,483        4,230,483        (77,582
Growth Fund      19,716,342        57,808,925               57,808,925        38,092,583  
Growth and Income Fund      28,374,793        2,341,101        28,538,093        30,879,194        2,504,401  
Dividend Growth Fund      92,269        88,588               88,588        (3,681
Select Fund             531,179               531,179        531,179  
International Growth Fund      3,872,960        4,530,970               4,530,970        658,010  
Evolving World Growth Fund      2,235,691        3,118,798               3,118,798        883,107  
Global Equity Fund      616,410        931,111               931,111        314,701  
Global Growth and Income Fund      983,202        2,039,249        214,853        2,254,102        1,270,900  
Total Return Bond Fund      4,953,745               7,656,926        7,656,926        2,703,181  
High Income Opportunities Fund      2,937,720        643        3,201,324        3,201,967        264,247  
Short-Term Bond Fund      2,445,765               9,445,648        9,445,648        6,999,883  

Note 8 – Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels as follows:

 

   

Level 1 – Prices are determined using inputs from unadjusted quoted prices from active markets (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange) for identical assets.

 

   

Level 2 – Prices are determined using significant observable market inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices, including quoted prices of similar securities, fair value adjustments to quoted foreign securities, interest rates, credit risk, prepayment speeds, and other relevant data.

 

   

Level 3 – Prices reflect unobservable market inputs (including the Funds’ own judgments about assumptions market participants would use in determining fair value) when observable inputs are unavailable.

 

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Debt securities are valued based upon evaluated prices received from an independent pricing service or from a dealer or broker who makes markets in such securities. Pricing services utilize various observable market data and as such, debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2. The levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity of the Fund’s investments.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Funds’ holdings at fair value:

 

     MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:

 

Convertible Bonds

   $      $ 4,208,846,342      $      $ 4,208,846,342  

Corporate Bonds

            19,280,377               19,280,377  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     388,969,004        43,587,600               432,556,604  

Common Stocks U.S.

     4,183,204,842                      4,183,204,842  

Investment in Affiliated Funds

     149,977,536                      149,977,536  

Rights

     92,266                      92,266  

Purchased options

     40,292,562        15,235,995               55,528,557  

Short Term Investments

     101,547,380                      101,547,380  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

     71,873,286        50,805,508               122,678,794  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            15,912               15,912  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,935,956,876      $ 4,337,771,734      $      $ 9,273,728,610  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities:

 

Common Stocks Sold Short U.S.

   $ 3,183,689,440      $      $      $ 3,183,689,440  

Common Stocks Sold Short Foreign

     126,436,158                      126,436,158  

Written options

     390,492,775                      390,492,775  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            551,039               551,039  

Total Return Swaps

            1,671,413               1,671,413  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,700,618,373      $ 2,222,452      $      $ 3,702,840,825  
  

 

 

 
     HEDGED EQUITY FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:

 

Convertible Bonds

   $      $ 143,970      $      $ 143,970  

Common Stocks U.S.

     270,989,708                      270,989,708  

Exchange-Traded Funds

     23,260,767                      23,260,767  

Purchased options

     3,801,943                      3,801,943  

Short Term Investments

     11,126,695                      11,126,695  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            9,893,179               9,893,179  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 309,179,113      $ 10,037,149      $      $ 319,216,262  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities:

 

Written options

   $ 16,539,651      $      $      $ 16,539,651  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 16,539,651      $      $      $ 16,539,651  
  

 

 

 

 

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     PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Common Stocks U.S.

   $ 476,545,481      $      $      $ 476,545,481  

Common Stocks Foreign

            35,861,174               35,861,174  

Investments in Affiliated Funds

     11,224,716                      11,224,716  

Purchased options

     8,749,892                      8,749,892  

Short Term Investments

     842                      842  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            13,880,868               13,880,868  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 496,520,931      $ 49,742,042      $      $ 546,262,973  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities:            

Common Stocks Sold Short U.S.

   $ 46,722,408      $      $      $ 46,722,408  

Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short

     319,818,480                      319,818,480  

Written options

     10,991,600                      10,991,600  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 377,532,488      $      $      $ 377,532,488  
  

 

 

 
     CONVERTIBLE FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Convertible Bonds

   $      $ 580,767,249      $      $ 580,767,249  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     119,408,176                      119,408,176  

Common Stocks U.S.

     25,600,314                      25,600,314  

Purchased options

     4,548,138                      4,548,138  

Short Term Investments

     26,629,241                      26,629,241  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

     17,957,012        49,883,318               67,840,330  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            391               391  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 194,142,881      $ 630,650,958      $      $ 824,793,839  
  

 

 

 
     GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Convertible Bonds

   $      $ 111,397,160      $      $ 111,397,160  

Bank Loan

            170,756               170,756  

Synthetic Convertible Securities (U.S. Government and Agency Security)

            2,786,413               2,786,413  

Synthetic Convertible Securities (Purchased Options)

     104,465                      104,465  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     15,069,555                      15,069,555  

Common Stocks Foreign

            916,997               916,997  

Short Term Investments

     6,830,722                      6,830,722  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            4,308,065               4,308,065  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 22,004,742      $ 119,579,391      $      $ 141,584,133  
  

 

 

 
     TIMPANI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Common Stocks U.S.

   $ 77,473,699      $      $      $ 77,473,699  

Short Term Investments

     590,950                      590,950  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 78,064,649      $      $      $ 78,064,649  
  

 

 

 

 

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     TIMPANI SMID GROWTH FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Common Stocks U.S.

   $ 12,159,529      $      $      $ 12,159,529  

Short Term Investments

     212,863                      212,863  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 12,372,392      $      $      $ 12,372,392  
  

 

 

 
     GROWTH FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Common Stocks U.S.

   $ 1,256,995,782      $      $      $ 1,256,995,782  

Investment in Affiliated Funds

     5,573,357                      5,573,357  

Short Term Investments

     18,065,054                      18,065,054  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

     3,636,257        16,080,085               19,716,342  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,284,270,450      $ 16,080,085      $      $ 1,300,350,535  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities:            

Written options

   $ 7,208,850      $      $      $ 7,208,850  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,208,850      $      $      $ 7,208,850  
  

 

 

 
     GROWTH AND INCOME FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Corporate Bonds

   $      $ 16,416,136      $      $ 16,416,136  

Convertible Bonds

            296,329,717               296,329,717  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     144,224,773        7,583,152               151,807,925  

Common Stocks U.S.

     1,364,620,621                      1,364,620,621  

Exchange-Traded Fund

     9,200,545                      9,200,545  

Purchased options

     13,091,712                      13,091,712  

Short Term Investments

     24,636,605                      24,636,605  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

     17,481,005        10,893,788               28,374,793  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            8,345               8,345  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,573,255,261      $ 331,231,138      $      $ 1,904,486,399  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities:            

Written options

   $ 1,286,525      $      $      $ 1,286,525  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,286,525      $      $      $ 1,286,525  
  

 

 

 
     DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Common Stocks U.S.

   $ 12,291,529      $      $      $ 12,291,529  

Exchange-Traded Fund

     60,760                      60,760  

Short Term Investments

     269,080                      269,080  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            92,269               92,269  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 12,621,369      $ 92,269      $      $ 12,713,638  
  

 

 

 

 

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     SELECT FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Common Stocks U.S.

   $ 44,623,693      $      $      $ 44,623,693  

Short Term Investments

     1,228,626                      1,228,626  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 45,852,319      $      $      $ 45,852,319  
  

 

 

 
     INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Common Stocks U.S.

   $ 51,519,427      $      $      $ 51,519,427  

Common Stocks Foreign

     14,028,045        117,128,081               131,156,126  

Purchased options

     17,443                      17,443  

Short Term Investments

     486,146                      486,146  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            3,872,960               3,872,960  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

            377,119               377,119  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 66,051,061      $ 121,378,160      $      $ 187,429,221  
  

 

 

 
     EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Convertible Bonds

   $      $ 17,909,550      $      $ 17,909,550  

Common Stocks Foreign

     7,692,487        80,268,497               87,960,984  

Common Stocks U.S.

     28,339,399                      28,339,399  

Purchased options

     2,471,539                      2,471,539  

Short Term Investments

     523,347                      523,347  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            2,235,691               2,235,691  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 39,026,772      $ 100,413,738      $      $ 139,440,510  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities:            

Written options

   $ 272,105      $      $      $ 272,105  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 272,105      $      $      $ 272,105  
  

 

 

 
     GLOBAL EQUITY FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Common Stocks U.S.

   $ 46,630,684      $      $      $ 46,630,684  

Common Stocks Foreign

     2,075,225        25,135,144               27,210,369  

Short Term Investments

     842,643                      842,643  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            616,410               616,410  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 49,548,552      $ 25,751,554      $      $ 75,300,106  
  

 

 

 

 

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     GLOBAL GROWTH AND INCOME FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Convertible Bonds

   $      $ 24,267,343      $      $ 24,267,343  

Corporate Bonds

            3,997,487               3,997,487  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     13,757,396                      13,757,396  

Common Stocks U.S.

     41,976,514                      41,976,514  

Common Stocks Foreign

     1,649,258        33,657,184               35,306,442  

Purchased options

     4,382,570                      4,382,570  

Short Term Investments

     2,146,531                      2,146,531  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            983,202               983,202  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 63,912,269      $ 62,905,216      $      $ 126,817,485  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities:            

Written options

   $ 108,038      $      $      $ 108,038  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 108,038      $      $      $ 108,038  
  

 

 

 
     TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Corporate Bonds

   $      $ 37,862,528      $      $ 37,862,528  

Convertible Bond

            242,861               242,861  

Bank Loans

            1,026,115               1,026,115  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     97,160                      97,160  

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

            29,356,566               29,356,566  

Asset Backed Securities

            4,975,434               4,975,434  

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

            770,577               770,577  

Short Term Investments

     299                      299  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            4,953,745               4,953,745  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 97,459      $ 79,187,826      $      $ 79,285,285  
  

 

 

 
     HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Corporate Bonds

   $      $ 28,577,518      $      $ 28,577,518  

Convertible Bonds

            556,214               556,214  

Bank Loans

            4,464,014               4,464,014  

Convertible Preferred Stocks

     242,414                      242,414  

Common Stocks U.S.

     375,360                      375,360  

Short Term Investments

     1,849,887                      1,849,887  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            2,937,720               2,937,720  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,467,661      $ 36,535,466      $      $ 39,003,127  
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    (Unaudited)

 

 

     SHORT-TERM BOND FUND  
      LEVEL 1      LEVEL 2      LEVEL 3      TOTAL  
Assets:            

Corporate Bonds

   $      $ 142,390,872      $      $ 142,390,872  

Convertible Bonds

            1,014,641               1,014,641  

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

            9,952,715               9,952,715  

Bank Loans

            3,366,160               3,366,160  

Asset Backed Securities

            27,019,281               27,019,281  

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

            4,340,773               4,340,773  

Municipal Obligations

            1,601,218               1,601,218  

Short Term Investments

     1,571,660                      1,571,660  

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

            2,445,765               2,445,765  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,571,660      $ 192,131,425      $      $ 193,703,085  
  

 

 

 

 

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Note 9 – Capital Share Transactions

The following table summarizes the activity in capital shares of the Funds for the Six Months ended April 30, 2020:

 

    MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND     HEDGED EQUITY FUND     PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND  
Class A   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     10,359,890     $ 138,742,767       558,699     $ 6,677,845       456,724     $ 5,205,749  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     396,979       5,211,517       4,559       53,862       6,418       75,411  
Less shares redeemed     (10,775,364     (142,648,218     (479,123     (5,401,718     (2,424,386     (26,699,443
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (18,495   $ 1,306,066       84,135     $ 1,329,989       (1,961,244   $ (21,418,283
 

 

 

 
Class C   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     2,467,547     $ 33,696,948       119,105     $ 1,398,954       131,595     $ 1,459,744  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     59,006       793,598       538       6,428              
Less shares redeemed     (2,974,220     (40,135,298     (45,222     (515,852     (1,035,340     (11,047,537
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (447,667   $ (5,644,752     74,421     $ 889,530       (903,745   $ (9,587,793
 

 

 

 
Class I   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     143,196,428     $ 1,887,299,315       9,665,374     $ 114,226,215       8,984,912     $ 98,491,391  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     4,683,077       60,611,440       131,617       1,528,441       235,680       2,785,741  
Less shares redeemed     (128,389,599     (1,658,697,351     (4,877,470     (55,785,932     (27,908,691     (302,282,431
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     19,489,906     $ 289,213,404       4,919,521     $ 59,968,724       (18,688,099   $ (201,005,299
 

 

 

 
Class R6   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold         $           $           $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                                    
Less shares redeemed                                    
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)         $           $           $  
 

 

 

 

 

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    CONVERTIBLE FUND     GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE
FUND
    TIMPANI SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
 
Class A   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     1,445,375     $ 26,015,711       100,546     $ 1,154,131       42,833     $ 961,516  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     90,842       1,473,078       13,385       149,379       16,119       355,909  
Less shares redeemed     (2,224,186     (37,923,717     (95,495     (1,043,283     (57,212     (1,195,133
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (687,969   $ (10,434,928     18,436     $ 260,227       1,740     $ 122,292  
 

 

 

 
Class C   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     188,134     $ 3,269,915       39,246     $ 440,200           $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     7,484       119,553       4,864       53,603              
Less shares redeemed     (763,592     (13,125,808     (41,560     (452,033            
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (567,974   $ (9,736,340     2,550     $ 41,770           $  
 

 

 

 
Class I   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     8,251,074     $ 128,542,599       2,395,965     $ 26,660,274       555,011     $ 11,876,562  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     274,745       3,922,826       195,570       2,172,401       156,927       3,554,389  
Less shares redeemed     (8,675,100     (129,371,055     (2,250,206     (24,683,148     (575,447     (12,414,780
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (149,281   $ 3,094,370       341,329     $ 4,149,527       136,491     $ 3,016,171  
 

 

 

 
Class R6   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold         $           $       2,774     $ 68,575  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                             2,381       53,959  
Less shares redeemed                             (99     (2,031
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)         $           $       5,056     $ 120,503  
 

 

 

 

 

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    TIMPANI SMID GROWTH FUND     GROWTH FUND     GROWTH AND INCOME
FUND
 
Class A   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     15,729     $ 148,818       768,321     $ 22,572,154       1,283,946     $ 42,174,506  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                 2,949,175       90,952,566       985,101       32,549,037  
Less shares redeemed                 (3,475,084     (103,691,909     (3,070,193     (98,615,621
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     15,729     $ 148,818       242,412     $ 9,832,811       (801,146   $ (23,892,078
 

 

 

 
Class C   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold         $       102,855     $ 1,571,961       295,209     $ 9,874,168  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                 439,533       7,094,039       94,399       3,193,416  
Less shares redeemed                 (776,256     (12,629,843     (955,180     (31,167,352
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)         $       (233,868   $ (3,963,843     (565,572   $ (18,099,768
 

 

 

 
Class I   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     306,198     $ 2,720,127       693,575     $ 28,873,905       2,674,758     $ 83,058,445  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                 418,999       18,167,781       805,408       25,349,745  
Less shares redeemed                 (802,456     (33,793,624     (3,604,093     (108,159,004
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     306,198     $ 2,720,127       310,118     $ 13,248,062       (123,927   $ 249,186  
 

 

 

 
Class R6   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold         $           $           $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                                    
Less shares redeemed                                    
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)         $           $           $  
 

 

 

 

 

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    DIVIDEND GROWTH
FUND
    SELECT FUND     INTERNATIONAL GROWTH
FUND
 
Class A   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     54,397     $ 646,908       36,627     $ 531,076       96,894     $ 1,741,056  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     33,274       418,590       4,489       66,529              
Less shares redeemed     (65,609     (710,963     (102,038     (1,403,570     (376,207     (6,728,257
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     22,062     $ 354,535       (60,922   $ (805,965     (279,313   $ (4,987,201
 

 

 

 
Class C   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     22,624     $ 247,792       2,707     $ 34,583       2,679     $ 41,539  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     6,350       78,044                          
Less shares redeemed     (17,527     (178,610     (26,505     (332,340     (113,623     (1,805,400
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     11,447     $ 147,226       (23,798   $ (297,757     (110,944   $ (1,763,861
 

 

 

 
Class I   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     60,504     $ 689,068       562,953     $ 7,441,620       845,631     $ 15,413,281  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     116,997       1,467,834       15,886       241,795              
Less shares redeemed     (417,984     (4,680,255     (148,599     (1,802,355     (1,139,326     (20,434,101
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (240,483   $ (2,523,353     430,240     $ 5,881,060       (293,695   $ (5,020,820
 

 

 

 
Class R6   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold         $           $       62,268     $ 1,156,839  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                                    
Less shares redeemed                             (107,434     (2,077,316
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)         $           $       (45,166   $ (920,477
 

 

 

 

 

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    EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND     GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
    GLOBAL GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
 
Class A   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     102,233     $ 1,460,712       120,066     $ 1,329,084       567,906     $ 4,402,695  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     11,579       172,408       112,095       1,289,097       84,099       740,914  
Less shares redeemed     (570,552     (8,135,719     (371,512     (4,168,702     (1,379,273     (11,409,923
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (456,740   $ (6,502,599     (139,351   $ (1,550,521     (727,268   $ (6,266,314
 

 

 

 
Class C   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     6,971     $ 91,147       8,156     $ 80,620       22,818     $ 177,513  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                 60,883       603,351       18,357       141,350  
Less shares redeemed     (201,456     (2,649,891     (148,639     (1,403,567     (541,229     (3,928,657
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (194,485   $ (2,558,744     (79,600   $ (719,596     (500,054   $ (3,609,794
 

 

 

 
Class I   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     861,214     $ 12,118,740       291,281     $ 3,387,522       298,517     $ 2,651,656  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     86,887       1,302,432       329,656       3,929,499       55,239       500,421  
Less shares redeemed     (1,797,947     (25,159,110     (528,044     (6,008,457     (1,621,828     (13,370,166
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (849,846   $ (11,737,938     92,893     $ 1,308,564       (1,268,072   $ (10,218,089
 

 

 

 
Class R6   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold         $           $           $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                                    
Less shares redeemed                                    
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)         $           $           $  
 

 

 

 

 

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     TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND      HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 
Class A    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      367,415      $ 3,896,874        156,531      $ 1,323,575  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      20,369        216,317        123,733        983,524  
Less shares redeemed      (311,352      (3,282,934      (543,503      (4,435,324
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      76,432      $ 830,257        (263,239    $ (2,128,225
  

 

 

 
Class C    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      85,262      $ 916,694        9,063      $ 73,758  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      1,723        18,282        5,024        42,281  
Less shares redeemed      (107,598      (1,141,788      (43,231      (376,504
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      (20,613    $ (206,812      (29,144    $ (260,465
  

 

 

 
Class I    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      3,127,916      $ 32,387,921        232,415      $ 1,779,962  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      41,064        436,447        23,948        190,056  
Less shares redeemed      (1,800,654      (19,220,394      (246,662      (1,964,228
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      1,368,326      $ 13,603,974        9,701      $ 5,790  
  

 

 

 
Class R6    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold           $             $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                            
Less shares redeemed                            
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)           $             $  
  

 

 

 

 

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     SHORT-TERM BOND FUND  
Class A    Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      219,233      $ 2,204,986  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      1,860        18,737  
Less shares redeemed      (24,046      (237,801
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      197,047      $ 1,985,922  
  

 

 

 
Class C    Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold           $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions              
Less shares redeemed              
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)           $  
  

 

 

 
Class I    Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      133,429      $ 1,340,535  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      45,227        457,458  
Less shares redeemed      (2,709,105      (27,519,234
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      (2,530,449    $ (25,721,241
  

 

 

 
Class R6    Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold           $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions              
Less shares redeemed              
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)           $  
  

 

 

 

 

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The following table summarizes the activity in capital shares of the Funds for the year ended October 31, 2019:

 

     MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND      HEDGED EQUITY FUND      PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND  
Class A    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      29,680,352      $ 393,434,323        925,177      $ 10,546,955        2,254,270      $ 26,483,229  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      2,440,956        31,487,658        13,843        150,877        325,291        3,636,756  
Less shares redeemed      (31,909,968      (423,741,284      (512,821      (5,874,811      (4,940,696      (57,831,780
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      211,340      $ 1,180,697        426,199      $ 4,823,021        (2,361,135    $ (27,711,795
  

 

 

 
Class C    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      5,630,014      $ 75,990,349        210,465      $ 2,373,495        566,072      $ 6,503,222  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      747,645        9,756,404        1,761        18,780        170,003        1,859,837  
Less shares redeemed      (9,405,506      (126,560,124      (83,016      (944,143      (1,750,780      (20,083,924
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      (3,027,847    $ (40,813,371      129,210      $ 1,448,132        (1,014,705    $ (11,720,865
  

 

 

 
Class I    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      271,275,266      $ 3,554,451,162        14,314,809      $ 163,261,984        26,643,604      $ 315,706,970  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      19,385,503        247,263,382        341,162        3,725,247        2,860,728        32,211,796  
Less shares redeemed      (134,555,579      (1,756,564,721      (3,761,065      (42,830,646      (53,808,028      (636,263,810
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      156,105,190      $ 2,045,149,823        10,894,906      $ 124,156,585        (24,303,696    $ (288,345,044
  

 

 

 
Class R6    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold           $             $             $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                                          
Less shares redeemed                                          
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)           $             $             $  
  

 

 

 

 

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    CONVERTIBLE FUND     GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE
FUND
    TIMPANI SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
MAY 31, 2019
THROUGH
OCTOBER 31, 2019
    TIMPANI SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
JULY 1, 2018
THROUGH
MAY 31, 2019*
 
Class A   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     6,464,165     $ 109,061,464       224,720     $ 2,390,163       69,544     $ 1,650,315       44,877     $ 1,083,466  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     1,415,747       21,910,099       52,472       528,310                   14,580       286,931  
Less shares redeemed     (5,432,904     (92,274,164     (499,335     (5,383,927     (9,348     (215,624     (48,199     (1,178,916
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     2,447,008     $ 38,697,399       (222,143   $ (2,465,454     60,196     $ 1,434,691       11,258     $ 191,481  
 

 

 

 
Class C   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     744,331     $ 12,386,248       39,365     $ 411,226           $           $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     866,407       13,169,660       16,672       165,169                          
Less shares redeemed     (5,557,821     (92,761,975     (107,257     (1,138,486                        
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (3,947,083   $ (67,206,067     (51,220   $ (562,091         $           $  
 

 

 

 
Class I   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     19,705,724     $ 294,220,340       4,110,369     $ 43,882,156       447,370     $ 10,684,843       612,221     $ 14,843,109  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     2,759,584       37,785,812       610,630       6,166,716                   179,215       3,600,415  
Less shares redeemed     (10,664,606     (159,681,159     (5,045,984     (53,026,740     (261,577     (6,205,215     (525,834     (12,408,640
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     11,800,702     $ 172,324,993       (324,985   $ (2,977,868     185,793     $ 4,479,628       265,602     $ 6,034,884  
 

 

 

 
Class R6(a)   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold         $           $       46,065     $ 1,166,356           $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                                                
Less shares redeemed                                                
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)         $           $       46,065     $ 1,166,356           $  
 

 

 

 

 

*

Activity shown includes activity of the Predecessor Fund prior to May 31, 2019. The Class I activity prior to May 31, 2019 includes the Predecessor Fund’s Service and Institutional share classes that were reorganized into Class I.

 

(a)

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund Class R6 shares commenced operations on June 1, 2019.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    (Unaudited)

 

 

     TIMPANI SMID GROWTH
FUND(a)
     GROWTH FUND      GROWTH AND INCOME FUND  
Class A    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      1,000      $ 10,000        9,587,177      $ 284,967,966        12,497,710      $ 391,728,042  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                    3,896,550        99,712,712        1,925,650        55,053,122  
Less shares redeemed                    (6,077,197      (187,586,969      (6,230,340      (197,413,390
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      1,000      $ 10,000        7,406,530      $ 197,093,709        8,193,020      $ 249,367,774  
  

 

 

 
Class C    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold           $        323,807      $ 5,218,792        636,780      $ 19,754,168  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                    4,480,634        65,327,650        1,054,355        29,744,060  
Less shares redeemed                    (17,750,289      (302,227,922      (13,016,220      (409,666,760
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)           $        (12,945,848    $ (231,681,480      (11,325,085    $ (360,168,532
  

 

 

 
Class I    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      1,036,544      $ 10,360,000        838,179      $ 35,111,918        6,855,294      $ 204,430,740  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                    776,327        27,140,373        1,861,051        50,896,933  
Less shares redeemed                    (1,749,854      (72,895,718      (6,328,452      (188,989,797
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      1,036,544      $ 10,360,000        (135,348    $ (10,643,427      2,387,893      $ 66,337,876  
  

 

 

 
Class R6    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      1,000      $ 10,000             $             $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                                          
Less shares redeemed                                          
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      1,000      $ 10,000             $             $  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Timpani SMID Growth Fund commenced operations on July 31, 2019.

 

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     DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND      OPPORTUNISTIC VALUE
FUND
     INTERNATIONAL GROWTH
FUND
 
Class A    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      101,755      $ 1,250,779        231,417      $ 3,076,083        929,035      $ 15,634,398  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      9,354        102,817        111,969        1,322,359        362,648        5,305,535  
Less shares redeemed      (29,247      (358,368      (932,810      (14,108,734      (1,581,022      (26,727,598
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      81,862      $ 995,228        (589,424    $ (9,710,292      (289,339    $ (5,787,665
  

 

 

 
Class C    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      32,760      $ 358,846        270,582      $ 3,672,986        45,648      $ 628,378  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      3,605        38,283        119,355        1,232,939        171,935        2,240,319  
Less shares redeemed      (71,003      (857,004      (276,544      (3,194,104      (898,962      (13,296,115
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      (34,638    $ (459,875      113,393      $ 1,711,821        (681,379    $ (10,427,418
  

 

 

 
Class I    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      232,224      $ 2,874,396        737,982      $ 11,740,442        1,334,479      $ 22,380,624  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions      81,633        892,276        383,272        4,645,250        1,006,590        15,149,175  
Less shares redeemed      (1,011,497      (12,118,417      (564,747      (7,744,938      (3,344,240      (57,605,298
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      (697,640    $ (8,351,745      556,507      $ 8,640,754        (1,003,171    $ (20,075,499
  

 

 

 
Class R6    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold           $             $        455,301      $ 7,480,147  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                                  160        2,420  
Less shares redeemed                                  (56,933      (1,031,314
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)           $             $        398,528      $ 6,451,253  
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    (Unaudited)

 

 

     EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH
FUND
     GLOBAL EQUITY FUND      GLOBAL GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
 
Class A    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      384,571      $ 5,201,193        577,546      $ 6,138,141        4,520,918      $ 37,428,463  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                    421,580        4,009,226        741,067        5,601,253  
Less shares redeemed      (1,154,814      (15,562,395      (1,280,011      (14,645,366      (2,518,918      (21,112,416
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      (770,243    $ (10,361,202      (280,885    $ (4,497,999      2,743,067      $ 21,917,300  
  

 

 

 
Class C    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      53,119      $ 652,490        203,747      $ 2,231,301        392,744      $ 2,622,942  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                    289,494        2,417,271        832,154        5,492,212  
Less shares redeemed      (535,243      (6,774,470      (586,685      (5,706,218      (6,069,077      (44,055,702
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      (482,124    $ (6,121,980      (93,444    $ (1,057,646      (4,844,179    $ (35,940,548
  

 

 

 
Class I    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold      1,175,634      $ 15,961,982        402,501      $ 4,628,884        1,273,631      $ 10,798,427  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                    1,073,542        10,520,717        782,448        6,100,697  
Less shares redeemed      (4,778,472      (64,713,668      (1,267,362      (15,267,035      (3,833,527      (33,224,249
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)      (3,602,838    $ (48,751,686      208,681      $ (117,434      (1,777,448    $ (16,325,125
  

 

 

 
Class R6    Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars      Shares      Dollars  
Shares sold           $             $             $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                                          
Less shares redeemed                                          
  

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)           $             $             $  
  

 

 

 

 

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    TOTAL RETURN BOND
FUND
    HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
    SHORT-TERM BOND FUND  
Class A   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     997,327     $ 10,048,728       921,595     $ 7,738,365       62,838     $ 634,792  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     43,240       442,703       228,497       1,902,920       721       7,319  
Less shares redeemed     (643,180     (6,480,705     (791,789     (6,569,707     (7,105     (72,160
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     397,387     $ 4,010,726       358,303     $ 3,071,578       56,454     $ 569,951  
 

 

 

 
Class C   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     166,274     $ 1,656,441       47,632     $ 420,946           $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     7,828       79,230       27,606       240,276              
Less shares redeemed     (549,775     (5,533,304     (968,833     (8,562,524            
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     (375,673   $ (3,797,633     (893,595   $ (7,901,302         $  
 

 

 

 
Class I   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold     1,774,798     $ 18,474,632       206,491     $ 1,734,024       19,799,992     $ 198,535,221  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions     79,328       810,296       50,266       418,310       86,089       866,912  
Less shares redeemed     (1,831,206     (18,574,369     (336,941     (2,812,781     (70,159     (713,694
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)     22,920     $ 710,559       (80,184   $ (660,447     19,815,922     $ 198,688,439  
 

 

 

 
Class R6   Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars     Shares     Dollars  
Shares sold         $           $           $  
Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions                                    
Less shares redeemed                                    
 

 

 

 
Net increase (decrease)         $           $           $  
 

 

 

 

 

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.47       $13.52       $13.41       $13.13       $13.08       $13.13  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.12       0.27       0.30       0.26       0.25       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.16     0.28       0.19       0.35       0.16        

Total from investment operations

    (0.04     0.55       0.49       0.61       0.41       0.21  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.10     (0.19     (0.16     (0.13     (0.16     (0.12

Dividends from net realized gains

          (0.41     (0.22     (0.20     (0.20     (0.14

Total distributions*

    (0.10     (0.60     (0.38     (0.33     (0.36     (0.26

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.33       $13.47       $13.52       $13.41       $13.13       $13.08  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (0.25%     4.32%       3.79%       4.74%       3.16%       1.60%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $736,036       $744,356       $743,925       $682,451       $970,737       $1,051,576  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.22% (c)(h)      1.24% (d)      1.25% (e)      1.28% (f)      1.22% (g)      1.23%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.23% (h)      1.24%       1.25%       1.28%       1.22%       1.23%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.82% (h)      2.04%       2.26%       1.96%       1.91%       1.58%  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    40.9%       73.8%       66.8%       81.1%       37.5%       37.6%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.04% for the period ended April 30, 2020.

 

(d)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.06% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

(e)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.07% for the year ended October 31, 2018.

 

(f)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.08% for the year ended October 31, 2017.

 

(g)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.08% for the year ended October 31, 2016.

 

(h)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.70       $13.73       $13.62       $13.33       $13.27       $13.32  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.07       0.18       0.21       0.16       0.15       0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.17     0.28       0.19       0.36       0.17       0.01  

Total from investment operations

    (0.10     0.46       0.40       0.52       0.32       0.12  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.05     (0.08     (0.07     (0.03     (0.06     (0.03

Dividends from net realized gains

          (0.41     (0.22     (0.20     (0.20     (0.14

Total distributions*

    (0.05     (0.49     (0.29     (0.23     (0.26     (0.17

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.55       $13.70       $13.73       $13.62       $13.33       $13.27  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (0.64%     3.56%       3.03%       3.98%       2.41%       0.86%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $252,543       $261,352       $303,417       $282,115       $318,853       $339,054  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.97% (c)(h)      1.98% (d)      2.00% (e)      2.03% (f)      1.97% (g)      1.98%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.98% (h)      1.99%       2.00%       2.03%       1.97%       1.98%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.07% (h)      1.31%       1.51%       1.22%       1.16%       0.83%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.80% for the period ended April 30, 2020.

 

(d)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.80% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

(e)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.81% for the year ended October 31, 2018.

 

(f)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.83% for the year ended October 31, 2017.

 

(g)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.84% for the year ended October 31, 2016.

 

(h)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.30       $13.36       $13.26       $12.98       $12.94       $12.99  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.14       0.30       0.33       0.29       0.27       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.16     0.28       0.19       0.36       0.16        

Total from investment operations

    (0.02     0.58       0.52       0.65       0.43       0.24  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.12     (0.23     (0.20     (0.17     (0.19     (0.15

Dividends from net realized gains

          (0.41     (0.22     (0.20     (0.20     (0.14

Total distributions*

    (0.12     (0.64     (0.42     (0.37     (0.39     (0.29

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.16       $13.30       $13.36       $13.26       $12.98       $12.94  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (0.12%     4.62%       4.02%       5.07%       3.38%       1.89%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $7,880,658       $7,709,445       $5,658,499       $3,734,035       $2,587,922       $2,377,641  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.97% (c)(h)      0.99% (d)      0.99% (e)      1.02% (f)      0.97% (g)      0.98%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    0.98% (h)      0.99%       0.99%       1.02%       0.97%       0.98%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.07% (h)      2.28%       2.49%       2.22%       2.15%       1.83%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.80% for the period ended April 30, 2020.

 

(d)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.81% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

(e)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.81% for the year ended October 31, 2018.

 

(f)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.83% for the year ended October 31, 2017.

 

(g)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.84% for the year ended October 31, 2016.

 

(h)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,    

December 31, 2014•
through

October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.88     $ 11.44     $ 10.85     $ 10.03     $ 10.00     $ 10.00  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.06       0.10       0.08       0.12       0.10       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.07     0.64       0.57       0.76       0.17       0.01  

Total from investment operations

    (0.01     0.74       0.65       0.88       0.27       0.07  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.05     (0.06     (0.06     (0.15     (0.07

Dividends from net realized gains

          (0.25                 (0.09      

Total distributions*

    (0.06     (0.30     (0.06     (0.06     (0.24     (0.07

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.81     $ 11.88     $ 11.44     $ 10.85     $ 10.03     $ 10.00  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (0.10 %)      6.65     6.08     8.77     2.79     0.67

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 11,340     $ 10,412     $ 5,151     $ 1,007     $ 10,275     $ 5,661  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.15 %(c)      1.21     1.25     1.25     1.22     1.25 %(c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.16 %(c)      1.21     1.47     2.14     2.03     3.05 %(c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.96 %(c)      0.86     0.65     1.12     1.01     0.78 %(c) 
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,    

December 31, 2014•
through

October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    35.6     81.7     140.8     49.2     19.6     29.4

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,    

December 31, 2014•

through

October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.72       $11.35       $10.78       $10.00       $9.98       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.01       0.01       (0.01     0.02       0.03       0.00

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.05     0.63       0.58       0.79       0.16       0.01  

Total from investment operations

    (0.04     0.64       0.57       0.81       0.19       0.01  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.03     (0.02     (0.00 )*      (0.03     (0.08     (0.03

Dividends from net realized gains

          (0.25                 (0.09      

Total distributions**

    (0.03     (0.27     (0.00 )*      (0.03     (0.17     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.65       $11.72       $11.35       $10.78       $10.00       $9.98  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (0.35%     5.88%       5.31%       8.09%       1.92%       0.09%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $3,004       $2,151       $616       $173       $156       $100  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.90% (c)      1.96%       2.00%       2.00%       1.97%       2.00% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.91% (c)      1.96%       2.30%       3.03%       2.79%       3.79% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.18% (c)      0.11%       (0.07%     0.24%       0.26%       0.03% (c) 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,    

December 31, 2014•
through

October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.87       $11.45       $10.84       $10.04       $10.01       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.07       0.13       0.10       0.13       0.13       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.08     0.64       0.59       0.78       0.17        

Total from investment operations

    (0.01     0.77       0.69       0.91       0.30       0.09  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.07     (0.10     (0.08     (0.11     (0.18     (0.08

Dividends from net realized gains

          (0.25                 (0.09      

Total distributions*

    (0.07     (0.35     (0.08     (0.11     (0.27     (0.08

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.79       $11.87       $11.45       $10.84       $10.04       $10.01  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (0.04%     7.01%       6.38%       9.12%       3.02%       0.89%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $280,798       $224,234       $91,589       $11,883       $8,035       $5,527  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.90% (c)      0.96%       1.00%       1.00%       0.97%       1.00% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    0.91% (c)      0.96%       1.26%       2.06%       1.81%       2.80% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.20% (c)      1.12%       0.91%       1.22%       1.27%       1.03% (c) 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,     April 5, 2016•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.63     $ 12.15     $ 12.33     $ 10.77     $ 10.00  

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.02     0.04       (0.03     (0.16     (0.10

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.41     (0.12           1.82       0.87  

Total from investment operations

    (0.43     (0.08     (0.03     1.66       0.77  

Distributions:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.01                        

Dividends from net realized gains

          (0.44     (0.15     (0.10      

Total distributions*

    (0.01     (0.44     (0.15     (0.10      

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.19     $ 11.63     $ 12.15     $ 12.33     $ 10.77  

Ratios and supplemental data:

         

Total return(b)

    (3.60 %)      (0.45 %)      (0.34 %)      15.46     7.70

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 51,832     $ 76,689     $ 108,730     $ 66,854     $ 14,708  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    3.09 %(c)(d)      2.95 %(e)      2.28 %(f)      2.71 %(g)      2.99 %(c)(h) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    3.11 %(c)      2.96     2.28     2.71     4.04 %(c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.43 %)(c)      0.33     (0.27 %)      (1.34 %)      (1.77 %)(c) 
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,     April 5, 2016•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  

Portfolio turnover rate

    103.5     135.4     228.6     167.8     177.6

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

(d)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.69% for the period ended April 30, 2020.

 

(e)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.64% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

(f)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.64% for the year ended October 31, 2018.

 

(g)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.73% for the year ended October 31, 2017.

 

(h)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.01% for the period ended October 31, 2016.

 

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Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,     April 5, 2016•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.32       $11.92       $12.19       $10.73       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.06     (0.05     (0.13     (0.25     (0.15

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.40     (0.11     0.01       1.81       0.88  

Total from investment operations

    (0.46     (0.16     (0.12     1.56       0.73  

Distributions:

         

Dividends from net investment income

                             

Dividends from net realized gains

          (0.44     (0.15     (0.10      

Total distributions*

          (0.44     (0.15     (0.10      

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.86       $11.32       $11.92       $12.19       $10.73  

Ratios and supplemental data:

         

Total return(b)

    (4.06%     (1.15%     (1.09%     14.58%       7.30%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $26,711       $38,072       $52,169       $28,933       $4,936  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    3.83% (c)(d)      3.69% (e)      3.03% (f)      3.46% (g)      3.69% (c)(h) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    3.84% (c)      3.70%       3.03%       3.46%       4.82% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (1.16% )(c)      (0.42%     (1.02%     (2.11%     (2.54% )(c) 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

(d)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.45% for the period ended April 30, 2020.

 

(e)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.39% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

(f)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.39% for the year ended October 31, 2018.

 

(g)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.47% for the year ended October 31, 2017.

 

(h)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.67% for the period ended October 31, 2016.

 

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Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,     April 5, 2016•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.75       $12.23       $12.39       $10.80       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     0.07       0.01       (0.13     (0.08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.41     (0.11     (0.02     1.82       0.88  

Total from investment operations

    (0.42     (0.04     (0.01     1.69       0.80  

Distributions:

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.05                        

Dividends from net realized gains

          (0.44     (0.15     (0.10      

Total distributions*

    (0.05     (0.44     (0.15     (0.10      

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.28       $11.75       $12.23       $12.39       $10.80  

Ratios and supplemental data:

         

Total return(b)

    (3.59%     (0.16%     (0.10%     15.70%       8.00%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $440,319       $678,157       $1,003,457       $348,840       $56,319  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.80% (c)(d)      2.68% (e)      2.00% (f)      2.45% (g)      2.77% (c)(h) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.81% (c)      2.69%       2.00%       2.45%       4.04% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.16% )(c)      0.57%       0.05%       (1.09%     (1.33% )(c) 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

(d)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.44% for the period ended April 30, 2020.

 

(e)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.39% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

 

(f)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.39% for the year ended October 31, 2018.

 

(g)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.47% for the year ended October 31, 2017.

 

(h)

Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.76% for the period ended October 31, 2016.

 

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Calamos Convertible Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $17.45       $18.11       $18.27       $15.93       $16.56       $18.59  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.23       0.51       0.48       0.49       0.50       0.44  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.52       1.00       0.13       2.16       (0.30     (1.01

Total from investment operations

    0.75       1.51       0.61       2.65       0.20       (0.57

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.12     (0.35     (0.24     (0.31     (0.56     (0.58

Dividends from net realized gains

          (1.82     (0.53           (0.27     (0.88

Total distributions*

    (0.12     (2.17     (0.77     (0.31     (0.83     (1.46

Net asset value, end of period

    $18.08       $17.45       $18.11       $18.27       $15.93       $16.56  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    4.42%       10.02%       3.43%       16.88%       1.33%       (3.31%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $242,374       $245,948       $210,845       $222,017       $228,334       $385,844  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.15% (c)      1.16%       1.16%       1.18%       1.15%       1.13%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.15% (c)      1.16%       1.16%       1.18%       1.15%       1.13%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.61% (c)      2.98%       2.58%       2.87%       3.17%       2.53%  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    38.2%       36.7%       73.2%       55.7%       43.8%       63.0%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Convertible Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $17.27       $17.92       $18.09       $15.79       $16.41       $18.43  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.16       0.39       0.34       0.36       0.37       0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.51       0.99       0.12       2.14       (0.28     (1.00

Total from investment operations

    0.67       1.38       0.46       2.50       0.09       (0.69

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.21     (0.10     (0.20     (0.44     (0.45

Dividends from net realized gains

          (1.82     (0.53           (0.27     (0.88

Total distributions*

    (0.04     (2.03     (0.63     (0.20     (0.71     (1.33

Net asset value, end of period

    $17.90       $17.27       $17.92       $18.09       $15.79       $16.41  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    4.00%       9.21%       2.65%       15.99%       0.62%       (4.01%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $47,968       $56,070       $128,920       $147,112       $193,339       $265,686  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.90% (c)      1.91%       1.91%       1.93%       1.90%       1.88%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.90% (c)      1.91%       1.91%       1.93%       1.90%       1.88%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.86% (c)      2.34%       1.85%       2.14%       2.40%       1.78%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Convertible Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $15.38       $16.23       $16.45       $14.38       $15.03       $17.02  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.22       0.49       0.47       0.48       0.49       0.44  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.45       0.88       0.13       1.95       (0.27     (0.93

Total from investment operations

    0.67       1.37       0.60       2.43       0.22       (0.49

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.14     (0.40     (0.29     (0.36     (0.60     (0.62

Dividends from net realized gains

          (1.82     (0.53           (0.27     (0.88

Total distributions*

    (0.14     (2.22     (0.82     (0.36     (0.87     (1.50

Net asset value, end of period

    $15.91       $15.38       $16.23       $16.45       $14.38       $15.03  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    4.54%       10.31%       3.73%       17.14%       1.64%       (3.11%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $455,880       $442,907       $275,776       $233,077       $238,309       $455,702  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.90% (c)      0.91%       0.91%       0.93%       0.90%       0.88%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    0.90% (c)      0.91%       0.91%       0.93%       0.90%       0.88%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.86% (c)      3.21%       2.83%       3.12%       3.48%       2.77%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Global Convertible Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,    

December 31, 2014•
through

October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.08       $10.81       $11.24       $9.89       $9.93       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.13       0.10       0.33       0.25       0.26       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.31       0.70       (0.34     1.21       (0.14     (0.13

Total from investment operations

    0.44       0.80       (0.01     1.46       0.12        

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.04     (0.22     (0.08     (0.11     (0.16     (0.07

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.15     (0.31     (0.34                  

Total distributions*

    (0.19     (0.53     (0.42     (0.11     (0.16     (0.07

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.33       $11.08       $10.81       $11.24       $9.89       $9.93  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    3.96%       7.90%       (0.09%     14.86%       1.27%       —%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $9,414       $8,998       $11,184       $12,713       $29,037       $20,550  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.31% (c)      1.32%       1.34%       1.35%       1.35%       1.35% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.31% (c)      1.32%       1.35%       1.45%       1.46%       2.30% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.29% (c)      0.91%       2.98%       2.46%       2.64%       1.56% (c) 
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,    

December 31, 2014•
through

October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    24.8%       45.4%       32.0%       52.2%       38.4%       28.2%  

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Global Convertible Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,    

December 31, 2014•
through

October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.93       $10.69       $11.14       $9.85       $9.90       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.08       0.02       0.24       0.16       0.18       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.32       0.69       (0.33     1.21       (0.13     (0.12

Total from investment operations

    0.40       0.71       (0.09     1.37       0.05       (0.05

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.02     (0.16     (0.02     (0.08     (0.10     (0.05

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.15     (0.31     (0.34                  

Total distributions*

    (0.17     (0.47     (0.36     (0.08     (0.10     (0.05

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.16       $10.93       $10.69       $11.14       $9.85       $9.90  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    3.55%       7.01%       (0.77%     13.95%       0.50%       (0.52%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $3,509       $3,409       $3,884       $2,887       $2,440       $1,259  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.06% (c)      2.07%       2.09%       2.10%       2.10%       2.10% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.06% (c)      2.07%       2.10%       2.19%       2.21%       2.88% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.53% (c)      0.16%       2.21%       1.54%       1.89%       0.84% (c) 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Global Convertible Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
   

Year Ended October 31, 2019

    December 31, 2014•
through
October 31,
 
    2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.08       $10.82       $11.24       $9.92       $9.95       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.14       0.12       0.36       0.26       0.28       0.15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.31       0.70       (0.33     1.21       (0.13     (0.12

Total from investment operations

    0.45       0.82       0.03       1.47       0.15       0.03  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.05     (0.25     (0.11     (0.15     (0.18     (0.08

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.15     (0.31     (0.34                  

Total distributions*

    (0.20     (0.56     (0.45     (0.15     (0.18     (0.08

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.33       $11.08       $10.82       $11.24       $9.92       $9.95  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    4.10%       8.09%       0.24%       14.98%       1.60%       0.29%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $127,153       $120,526       $121,170       $91,086       $47,637       $23,054  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.06% (c)      1.07%       1.09%       1.10%       1.10%       1.10% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.06% (c)      1.07%       1.10%       1.18%       1.21%       1.80% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.54% (c)      1.16%       3.22%       2.47%       2.88%       1.81% (c) 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund     Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A*  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    May 31, 2019
through
October 31,
    July 1, 2018
through
May 31,
   

Year Ended June 30,

 
     2020     2019     2019†     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $22.31       $22.51       $25.02       $18.54       $14.62       $18.48       $16.04  

Income from investment operations:

             

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.12     (0.11     (0.29     (0.28     (0.18     (0.18     (0.23

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.29     (0.09     (0.80     6.76       4.10       (3.68     2.67  

Total from investment operations

    (0.41     (0.20     (1.09     6.48       3.92       (3.86     2.44  

Distributions:

             

Dividends from net investment income

                                         

Dividends from net realized gains

    (1.14           (1.42                        

Total distributions**

    (1.14           (1.42                        

Net asset value, end of period

    $20.76       $22.31       $22.51       $25.02       $18.54       $14.62       $18.48  

Ratios and supplemental data:

             

Total return(b)

    (2.18%     (0.89%     (3.52%     34.95%       26.81%       (20.84%     15.15%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $6,416       $6,857       $5,551       $5,890       $3,954       $3,369       $2,262  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.30% (c)      1.30% (c)      1.50% (c)      1.50%       1.50%       1.50%       1.50%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.36% (c)      1.35% (c)      1.71% (c)      1.74%       1.75%       1.70%       1.95%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (1.14% )(c)      (1.18% )(c)      (1.31% )(c)      (1.33%     (1.10%     (1.16%     (1.37%
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    May 31, 2019
through
October 31,
    July 1, 2018
through
May 31,
   

Year Ended June 30,

 
     2020     2019     2019†     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    94.7%       141.7%       112.3%       126.0%       179.0%       156.0%       124.0%  

 

*

Prior to May 31, 2019, Class A shares were Class Y shares of the predecessor fund.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

Pursuant to the Reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund, Class Y shareholders of the Predecessor Fund received Class A shares of the Fund, and Service Class and Institutional Class shareholders of the Predecessor Fund each received Class I shares of the Fund. As a result of the Reorganization, the Fund adopted the performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund. Accordingly, the data shown for periods prior to May 31, 2019 is the data of the Predecessor Fund.

 

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I*  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    May 31, 2019
through
October 31,
    July 1, 2018
through
May 31,
   

Year Ended June 30,

 
     2020     2019     2019†     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $22.85       $23.02       $25.47       $18.80       $14.77       $18.58       $16.06  

Income from investment operations:

             

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.10     (0.09     (0.20     (0.20     (0.10     (0.12     (0.16

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.30     (0.08     (0.83     6.87       4.13       (3.69     2.68  

Total from investment operations

    (0.40     (0.17     (1.03     6.67       4.03       (3.81     2.52  

Distributions:

             

Dividends from net investment income

                                         

Dividends from net realized gains

    (1.14           (1.42                        

Total distributions**

    (1.14           (1.42                        

Net asset value, end of period

    $21.31       $22.85       $23.02       $25.47       $18.80       $14.77       $18.58  

Ratios and supplemental data:

             

Total return(b)

    (2.04%     (0.74%     (3.21%     35.48%       27.29%       (20.51%     15.62%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $70,575       $72,539       $68,510       $69,095       $43,833       $52,595       $47,455  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.05% (c)      1.05% (c)      1.10% (c)      1.10%       1.10%       1.10%       1.10%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.11% (c)      1.11% (c)      1.34% (c)      1.36%       1.36%       1.32%       1.52%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.90% )(c)      (0.93% )(c)      (0.92% )(c)      (0.92%     (0.64%     (0.77%     (0.95%

 

*

Prior to May 31, 2019, Class I shares were Institutional Class shares or Service Class shares of the predecessor fund. Results shown are exclusive of the Service Class shares.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

Pursuant to the Reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund, Class Y shareholders of the Predecessor Fund received Class A shares of the Fund, and Service Class and Institutional Class shareholders of the Predecessor Fund each received Class I shares of the Fund. As a result of the Reorganization, the Fund adopted the performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund. Accordingly, the data shown for periods prior to May 31, 2019 is the data of the Predecessor Fund.

 

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS R6  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    May 31, 2019•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $22.86       $23.02  

Income from investment operations:

   

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.09     (0.08

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.30     (0.08

Total from investment operations

    (0.39     (0.16

Distributions:

   

Dividends from net investment income

           

Dividends from net realized gains

    (1.14      

Total distributions**

    (1.14      

Net asset value, end of period

    $21.33       $22.86  

Ratios and supplemental data:

   

Total return(b)

    (2.00%     (0.70%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $1,100       $1,063  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.99% (c)      1.00% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.06% (c)      0.96% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.84% )(c)      (0.84% )(c) 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Timpani SMID Growth    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    July 31, 2019•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.01       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

   

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.05     (0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.03       (0.96

Total from investment operations

    (0.02     (0.99

Distributions:

   

Dividends from net investment income

           

Dividends from net realized gains

           

Total distributions*

           

Net asset value, end of period

    $8.99       $9.01  

Ratios and supplemental data:

   

Total return(b)

    (0.22%     (9.90%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $150       $9  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.35% (c)      1.37% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    3.19% (c)      3.42% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (1.19% )(c)      (1.11% )(c) 
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    July 31, 2019•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019  

Portfolio turnover rate

    95.7%       55.0%  

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
   

(Unaudited)

Six Months
Ended
April 30,

    July 31, 2019•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.02       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.04     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.03       (0.96

Total from investment operations

    (0.01     (0.98

Distributions:

   

Dividends from net investment income

           

Dividends from net realized gains

           

Total distributions*

           

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.01       $9.02  

Ratios and supplemental data:

   

Total return(b)

    (0.11%     (9.80%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $12,092       $9,348  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.10% (c)      1.10% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.84% (c)      3.17% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.90% )(c)      (0.85% )(c) 

 

    CLASS R6  
   

(Unaudited)

Six Months
Ended
April 30,

    July 31, 2019•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.02       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.04     (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.02       (0.96

Total from investment operations

    (0.02     (0.98

Distributions:

   

Dividends from net investment income

         

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.00       $9.02  

Ratios and supplemental data:

   

Total return(b)

    (0.22%     (9.80%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $9       $9  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.10% (c)      1.07% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.80% (c)      3.16% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.90% )(c)      (0.81% )(c) 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Growth Fund     Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $32.23       $33.14       $35.54       $30.12       $42.80       $50.16  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.03     (0.04     (0.08     (0.17     (0.07     (0.07

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.31     3.53       2.15       6.79       (1.67     2.84  

Total from investment operations

    (0.34     3.49       2.07       6.62       (1.74     2.77  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                                   

Dividends from net realized gains

    (3.03     (4.40     (4.47     (1.20     (10.94     (10.13

Total distributions*

    (3.03     (4.40     (4.47     (1.20     (10.94     (10.13

Net asset value, end of period

    $28.86       $32.23       $33.14       $35.54       $30.12       $42.80  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (1.67%     13.97%       6.12%       22.79%       (4.76%     6.55%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $962,514       $1,066,939       $851,590       $967,725       $1,017,541       $1,424,967  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.35% (c)      1.34%       1.29%       1.39%       1.34%       1.31%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.35% (c)      1.34%       1.29%       1.39%       1.34%       1.31%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.20% )(c)      (0.12%     (0.22%     (0.52%     (0.21%     (0.17%
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    71.5%       68.9%       71.7%       104.4%       90.0%       60.0%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Growth Fund     Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
   

Year Ended October 31, 2019

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $18.26       $21.00       $24.26       $21.08       $33.48       $41.66  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.08     (0.13     (0.22     (0.28     (0.21     (0.32

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.09     1.79       1.43       4.66       (1.25     2.27  

Total from investment operations

    (0.17     1.66       1.21       4.38       (1.46     1.95  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                                   

Dividends from net realized gains

    (3.03     (4.40     (4.47     (1.20     (10.94     (10.13

Total distributions*

    (3.03     (4.40     (4.47     (1.20     (10.94     (10.13

Net asset value, end of period

    $15.06       $18.26       $21.00       $24.26       $21.08       $33.48  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (2.06%     13.18%       5.34%       21.85%       (5.45%     5.75%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $38,097       $50,442       $329,883       $398,115       $540,422       $792,046  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.10% (c)      2.11%       2.04%       2.14%       2.09%       2.06%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.10% (c)      2.12%       2.04%       2.14%       2.09%       2.06%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.94% )(c)      (0.73%     (0.97%     (1.26%     (0.96%     (0.92%

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Growth Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $44.13       $43.48       $45.18       $37.88       $50.84       $57.59  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.01       0.06       0.02       (0.11     0.02       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.49     4.99       2.75       8.61       (2.04     3.33  

Total from investment operations

    (0.48     5.05       2.77       8.50       (2.02     3.38  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                                   

Dividends from net realized gains

    (3.03     (4.40     (4.47     (1.20     (10.94     (10.13

Total distributions*

    (3.03     (4.40     (4.47     (1.20     (10.94     (10.13

Net asset value, end of period

    $40.62       $44.13       $43.48       $45.18       $37.88       $50.84  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (1.53%     14.24%       6.41%       23.09%       (4.51%     6.80%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $270,587       $280,294       $282,061       $301,237       $327,872       $480,028  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.10% (c)      1.09%       1.04%       1.14%       1.09%       1.06%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.10% (c)      1.09%       1.04%       1.14%       1.09%       1.06%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.05% (c)      0.15%       0.03%       (0.27%     0.04%       0.09%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $33.43       $32.53       $33.15       $30.17       $31.68       $35.22  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.15       0.32       0.25       0.49       0.48       0.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.59     2.99       1.41       4.53       0.16       0.51  

Total from investment operations

    (0.44     3.31       1.66       5.02       0.64       1.11  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.28     (0.50     (0.38     (0.84     (0.84     (0.89

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.80     (1.91     (1.90     (1.20     (1.31     (3.76

Total distributions*

    (1.08     (2.41     (2.28     (2.04     (2.15     (4.65

Net asset value, end of period

    $31.91       $33.43       $32.53       $33.15       $30.17       $31.68  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (1.40%     11.51%       5.20%       17.39%       2.26%       3.50%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $1,052,490       $1,129,201       $832,433       $918,695       $930,625       $1,105,102  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.09% (c)      1.09%       1.09%       1.11%       1.11%       1.10%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.09% (c)      1.09%       1.09%       1.11%       1.11%       1.10%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.92% (c)      1.01%       0.77%       1.58%       1.59%       1.86%  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    14.7%       18.5%       25.3%       31.6%       23.5%       23.8%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $33.68       $32.69       $33.30       $30.28       $31.81       $35.34  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.03       0.12       0.01       0.27       0.25       0.36  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.58     2.98       1.41       4.54       0.14       0.51  

Total from investment operations

    (0.55     3.10       1.42       4.81       0.39       0.87  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.14     (0.20     (0.13     (0.59     (0.61     (0.64

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.80     (1.91     (1.90     (1.20     (1.31     (3.76

Total distributions*

    (0.94     (2.11     (2.03     (1.79     (1.92     (4.40

Net asset value, end of period

    $32.19       $33.68       $32.69       $33.30       $30.28       $31.81  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (1.75%     10.68%       4.42%       16.54%       1.39%       2.73%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $112,092       $136,333       $502,593       $574,455       $739,780       $889,516  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.84% (c)      1.85%       1.84%       1.86%       1.86%       1.85%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.84% (c)      1.85%       1.84%       1.86%       1.86%       1.85%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.17% (c)      0.37%       0.02%       0.85%       0.84%       1.11%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $32.03       $31.28       $31.96       $29.15       $30.71       $34.28  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.18       0.39       0.32       0.55       0.53       0.66  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.56     2.85       1.37       4.38       0.14       0.50  

Total from investment operations

    (0.38     3.24       1.69       4.93       0.67       1.16  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.32     (0.58     (0.47     (0.92     (0.92     (0.97

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.80     (1.91     (1.90     (1.20     (1.31     (3.76

Total distributions*

    (1.12     (2.49     (2.37     (2.12     (2.23     (4.73

Net asset value, end of period

    $30.53       $32.03       $31.28       $31.96       $29.15       $30.71  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (1.25%     11.81%       5.45%       17.71%       2.43%       3.79%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $697,047       $735,329       $643,422       $554,490       $513,604       $577,449  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.84% (c)      0.85%       0.84%       0.86%       0.86%       0.85%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    0.84% (c)      0.85%       0.84%       0.86%       0.86%       0.85%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.17% (c)      1.27%       1.01%       1.83%       1.84%       2.11%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.37       $12.34       $12.73       $10.38       $10.52       $10.78  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.03       0.07       0.07       0.10       0.10       0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.36     1.50       0.57       2.30       0.11       (0.15

Total from investment operations

    (0.33     1.57       0.64       2.40       0.21       0.02  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.05     (0.08     (0.05     (0.05     (0.08     (0.15

Dividends from net realized gains

    (1.45     (0.46     (0.98           (0.27     (0.13

Total distributions*

    (1.50     (0.54     (1.03     (0.05     (0.35     (0.28

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.54       $13.37       $12.34       $12.73       $10.38       $10.52  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (3.44%     13.63%       5.26%       23.17%       2.17%       0.21%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $3,393       $3,638       $2,347       $2,031       $23,157       $28,030  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.35% (c)      1.35%       1.35%       1.35%       1.33%       1.35%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.97% (c)      1.94%       1.83%       1.87%       1.73%       1.74%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.49% (c)      0.60%       0.55%       0.93%       0.95%       1.66%  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    10.4%       15.4%       10.7%       15.3%       11.5%       107.6%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.07       $12.09       $12.52       $10.26       $10.41       $10.74  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.02     (0.01     (0.02     0.00     0.02       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.35     1.45       0.57       2.28       0.12       (0.15

Total from investment operations

    (0.37     1.44       0.55       2.28       0.14       (0.07

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                      (0.02     (0.02     (0.13

Dividends from net realized gains

    (1.45     (0.46     (0.98           (0.27     (0.13

Total distributions***

    (1.45     (0.46     (0.98     (0.02     (0.29     (0.26

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.25       $13.07       $12.09       $12.52       $10.26       $10.41  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (3.79%     12.74%       4.56%       22.26%       1.42%       (0.63%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $696       $659       $1,028       $1,039       $969       $702  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.10% (c)      2.10%       2.10%       2.10%       2.08%       2.10%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.72% (c)      2.65%       2.59%       2.73%       2.48%       2.51%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.28% )(c)      (0.06%     (0.19%     0.00% **      0.17%       0.77%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Amounts are less than 0.005%.

 

***

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.36       $12.33       $12.71       $10.39       $10.55       $10.79  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.05       0.11       0.10       0.11       0.12       0.20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.37     1.49       0.58       2.32       0.12       (0.16

Total from investment operations

    (0.32     1.60       0.68       2.43       0.24       0.04  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.06     (0.11     (0.08     (0.11     (0.13     (0.15

Dividends from net realized gains

    (1.45     (0.46     (0.98           (0.27     (0.13

Total distributions*

    (1.51     (0.57     (1.06     (0.11     (0.40     (0.28

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.53       $13.36       $12.33       $12.71       $10.39       $10.55  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (3.32%     13.93%       5.61%       23.46%       2.39%       0.47%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $8,432       $12,986       $20,585       $22,201       $7,989       $7,375  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.10% (c)      1.10%       1.10%       1.10%       1.08%       1.10%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.73% (c)      1.67%       1.60%       1.80%       1.48%       1.49%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.76% (c)      0.92%       0.82%       0.89%       1.17%       1.91%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Select Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $14.21       $15.37       $15.21       $12.60       $13.61       $15.07  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.05       0.15       0.10       0.15       0.21       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.16     0.95       0.58       2.56       (0.15     (0.52

Total from investment operations

    (1.11     1.10       0.68       2.71       0.06       (0.33

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.09     (0.06     (0.05     (0.10     (0.16     (0.14

Dividends from net realized gains

          (2.20     (0.47           (0.91     (0.99

Total distributions*

    (0.09     (2.26     (0.52     (0.10     (1.07     (1.13

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.01       $14.21       $15.37       $15.21       $12.60       $13.61  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (7.89%     10.14%       4.53%       21.56%       0.76%       (2.32%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $9,614       $11,363       $21,349       $21,894       $32,350       $44,792  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.15% (c)      1.15%       1.15%       1.15%       1.12%       1.15%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.63% (c)      1.62%       1.60%       1.67%       1.57%       1.61%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.74% (c)      1.06%       0.64%       1.10%       1.67%       1.38%  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    99.7%       77.7%       119.3%       104.7%       40.7%       139.8%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Select Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.36       $13.77       $13.74       $11.39       $12.38       $13.79  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.00 )*      0.02       (0.01     0.04       0.10       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.02     0.83       0.51       2.32       (0.13     (0.47

Total from investment operations

    (1.02     0.85       0.50       2.36       (0.03     (0.39

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

          (0.06           (0.01     (0.05     (0.03

Dividends from net realized gains

          (2.20     (0.47           (0.91     (0.99

Total distributions**

          (2.26     (0.47     (0.01     (0.96     (1.02

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.34       $12.36       $13.77       $13.74       $11.39       $12.38  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (8.25%     9.33%       3.77%       20.70%       (0.04%     (3.01%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $4,572       $5,274       $4,318       $4,728       $4,915       $5,738  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.90% (c)      1.90%       1.90%       1.90%       1.87%       1.90%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.38% (c)      2.35%       2.35%       2.42%       2.32%       2.35%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.01% )(c)      0.15%       (0.10%     0.31%       0.91%       0.64%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Select Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $14.62       $15.80       $15.63       $12.94       $13.96       $15.44  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.07       0.16       0.14       0.18       0.24       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.19     1.01       0.59       2.64       (0.14     (0.53

Total from investment operations

    (1.12     1.17       0.73       2.82       0.10       (0.30

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.12     (0.15     (0.09     (0.13     (0.21     (0.19

Dividends from net realized gains

          (2.20     (0.47           (0.91     (0.99

Total distributions*

    (0.12     (2.35     (0.56     (0.13     (1.12     (1.18

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.38       $14.62       $15.80       $15.63       $12.94       $13.96  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (7.73%     10.43%       4.78%       21.92%       0.98%       (2.08%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $31,736       $28,389       $21,892       $25,669       $16,672       $19,583  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.90% (c)      0.90%       0.90%       0.90%       0.87%       0.90%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.38% (c)      1.36%       1.36%       1.42%       1.32%       1.36%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.96% (c)      1.13%       0.90%       1.28%       1.91%       1.63%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $17.97       $18.10       $21.55       $16.65       $17.27       $19.27  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     0.09       0.15       0.07       0.05       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.52     1.80       (2.78     4.83       (0.65     0.02  

Total from investment operations

    (0.53     1.89       (2.63     4.90       (0.60     0.11  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                                   

Dividends from net realized gains

          (2.02     (0.82           (0.02     (2.11

Return of capital

                            (0.00 )*       

Total distributions**

          (2.02     (0.82           (0.02     (2.11

Net asset value, end of period

    $17.44       $17.97       $18.10       $21.55       $16.65       $17.27  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (3.06%     13.07%       (12.70%     29.43%       (3.46%     0.94%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $47,470       $53,950       $59,566       $72,491       $111,036       $209,548  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.10% (c)      1.10%       1.33%       1.40%       1.38%       1.31%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.49% (c)      1.48%       1.51%       1.46%       1.39%       1.31%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.16% )(c)      0.51%       0.71%       0.41%       0.32%       0.52%  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    40.6%       80.7%       111.8%       100.4%       69.0%       65.0%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $15.91       $16.38       $19.72       $15.35       $16.04       $18.18  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.07     (0.05     (0.03     (0.05     (0.07     (0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.46     1.60       (2.49     4.42       (0.60     0.01  

Total from investment operations

    (0.53     1.55       (2.52     4.37       (0.67     (0.03

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                                   

Dividends from net realized gains

          (2.02     (0.82           (0.02     (2.11

Return of capital

                            (0.00 )*       

Total distributions**

          (2.02     (0.82           (0.02     (2.11

Net asset value, end of period

    $15.38       $15.91       $16.38       $19.72       $15.35       $16.04  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (3.39%     12.21%       (13.35%     28.47%       (4.16%     0.15%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $7,014       $9,022       $20,449       $27,840       $35,537       $47,996  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.85% (c)      1.85%       2.06%       2.15%       2.13%       2.06%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.24% (c)      2.26%       2.26%       2.21%       2.14%       2.06%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.94% )(c)      (0.35%     (0.17%     (0.33%     (0.46%     (0.23%

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $18.53       $18.55       $22.01       $16.96       $17.54       $19.50  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.01       0.13       0.18       0.12       0.09       0.14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.54     1.87       (2.82     4.93       (0.65     0.01  

Total from investment operations

    (0.53     2.00       (2.64     5.05       (0.56     0.15  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                                   

Dividends from net realized gains

          (2.02     (0.82           (0.02     (2.11

Return of capital

                            (0.00 )*       

Total distributions**

          (2.02     (0.82           (0.02     (2.11

Net asset value, end of period

    $18.00       $18.53       $18.55       $22.01       $16.96       $17.54  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (2.91%     13.32%       (12.48%     29.78%       (3.18%     1.16%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $125,427       $134,562       $153,312       $175,070       $213,166       $339,909  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.85% (c)      0.85%       1.06%       1.15%       1.13%       1.06%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.24% (c)      1.23%       1.26%       1.21%       1.14%       1.06%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.10% (c)      0.75%       0.85%       0.66%       0.53%       0.78%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS R6  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended
October 31,
    September 17, 2018*
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019     2018  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $18.67       $18.66       $20.89  

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.02       0.20       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.54     1.83       (2.24

Total from investment operations

    (0.52     2.03       (2.23

Distributions:

     

Dividends from net investment income

                 

Dividends from net realized gains

          (2.02      

Total distributions*

          (2.02      

Net asset value, end of period

    $18.15       $18.67       $18.66  

Ratios and supplemental data:

     

Total return(b)

    (2.84%     13.41%       (10.67%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $6,434       $7,463       $22  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.76% (c)      0.77%       0.76% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.15% (c)      1.15%       1.21% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.17% (c)      1.13%       0.34% (c) 

 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $14.12       $12.54       $14.83       $12.11       $12.11       $13.73  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.06     0.09       (0.01     0.05       0.03       0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

          1.49       (2.28     2.67       (0.02     (1.31

Total from investment operations

    (0.06     1.58       (2.29     2.72       0.01       (1.29

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.11           (0.00 )*            (0.01     (0.03

Dividends from net realized gains

                                  (0.30

Return of capital

                (0.00 )*            (0.00 )*      (0.00 )* 

Total distributions**

    (0.11           (0.00 )*            (0.01     (0.33

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.95       $14.12       $12.54       $14.83       $12.11       $12.11  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (0.42%     12.60%       (15.43%     22.46%       0.08%       (9.56%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $21,468       $28,168       $34,678       $68,142       $102,545       $121,946  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.67% (c)      1.64%       1.63%       1.67%       1.64%       1.65%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.68% (c)      1.64%       1.63%       1.67%       1.64%       1.65%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.84% )(c)      0.63%       (0.08%     0.40%       0.23%       0.14%  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    57.1%       77.9%       97.3%       104.8%       87.4%       58.8%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $13.16       $11.78       $14.03       $11.55       $11.62       $13.26  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.11     (0.01     (0.12     (0.03     (0.06     (0.07

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

          1.39       (2.13     2.51       (0.01     (1.27

Total from investment operations

    (0.11     1.38       (2.25     2.48       (0.07     (1.34

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                                   

Dividends from net realized gains

                                  (0.30

Return of capital

                            (0.00 )*      (0.00 )* 

Total distributions**

                                  (0.30

Net asset value, end of period

    $13.05       $13.16       $11.78       $14.03       $11.55       $11.62  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (0.84%     11.71%       (16.04%     21.47%       (0.60%     (10.25%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $10,830       $13,478       $17,739       $24,846       $31,231       $36,532  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.42% (c)      2.39%       2.38%       2.41%       2.39%       2.40%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.43% (c)      2.39%       2.38%       2.41%       2.39%       2.40%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (1.59% )(c)      (0.11%     (0.85%     (0.29%     (0.54%     (0.59%

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $14.26       $12.63       $14.96       $12.19       $12.19       $13.83  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.04     0.12       0.02       0.09       0.06       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.01       1.51       (2.29     2.68       (0.01     (1.32

Total from investment operations

    (0.03     1.63       (2.27     2.77       0.05       (1.27

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.16           (0.06           (0.05     (0.07

Dividends from net realized gains

                                  (0.30

Return of capital

                (0.00 )*            (0.00 )*      (0.00 )* 

Total distributions**

    (0.16           (0.06           (0.05     (0.37

Net asset value, end of period

    $14.07       $14.26       $12.63       $14.96       $12.19       $12.19  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (0.30%     12.91%       (15.21%     22.72%       0.38%       (9.35%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $106,736       $120,318       $152,114       $225,339       $255,965       $351,571  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.42% (c)      1.39%       1.38%       1.41%       1.39%       1.40%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.43% (c)      1.39%       1.38%       1.41%       1.39%       1.40%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.59% )(c)      0.91%       0.14%       0.72%       0.50%       0.42%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.64       $13.61       $15.63       $12.74       $13.19       $15.67  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.03     (0.01     0.00     (0.00 )*      0.01       0.00

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.13       0.79       (0.63     3.45       (0.21     0.62  

Total from investment operations

    0.10       0.78       (0.63     3.45       (0.20     0.62  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                                   

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.89     (2.75     (1.39     (0.56     (0.25     (3.10

Total distributions***

    (0.89     (2.75     (1.39     (0.56     (0.25     (3.10

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.85       $11.64       $13.61       $15.63       $12.74       $13.19  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    0.44%       10.28%       (4.59%     28.42%       (1.47%     5.33%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $17,362       $20,236       $27,489       $26,957       $29,314       $67,141  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.40% (c)      1.40%       1.40%       1.40%       1.38%       1.34%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.65% (c)      1.51%       1.56%       1.53%       1.50%       1.34%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.50% )(c)      (0.08%     0.03%       (0.02%     0.06%       0.00% ** 
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    33.8%       72.4%       81.3%       102.0%       64.6%       43.0%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Amounts are less than 0.005%.

 

***

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Global Equity Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.15       $12.34       $14.40       $11.86       $12.39       $15.00  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.06     (0.09     (0.10     (0.09     (0.08     (0.09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.13       0.65       (0.57     3.19       (0.20     0.58  

Total from investment operations

    0.07       0.56       (0.67     3.10       (0.28     0.49  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                                   

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.89     (2.75     (1.39     (0.56     (0.25     (3.10

Total distributions*

    (0.89     (2.75     (1.39     (0.56     (0.25     (3.10

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.33       $10.15       $12.34       $14.40       $11.86       $12.39  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    0.19%       9.36%       (5.31%     27.53%       (2.23%     4.55%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $6,617       $8,011       $10,887       $13,769       $16,375       $21,227  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.15% (c)      2.15%       2.15%       2.15%       2.13%       2.09%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.39% (c)      2.26%       2.32%       2.27%       2.25%       2.09%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (1.25% )(c)      (0.86%     (0.76%     (0.76%     (0.68%     (0.76%

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $12.02       $13.93       $15.95       $12.95       $13.38       $15.81  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     0.02       0.03       0.03       0.04       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.13       0.82       (0.64     3.53       (0.22     0.63  

Total from investment operations

    0.12       0.84       (0.61     3.56       (0.18     0.67  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                (0.02                  

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.89     (2.75     (1.39     (0.56     (0.25     (3.10

Total distributions*

    (0.89     (2.75     (1.41     (0.56     (0.25     (3.10

Net asset value, end of period

    $11.25       $12.02       $13.93       $15.95       $12.95       $13.38  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    0.60%       10.52%       (4.38%     28.82%       (1.30%     5.64%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $50,309       $52,619       $58,078       $86,429       $87,605       $96,390  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.15% (c)      1.15%       1.15%       1.15%       1.13%       1.09%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.40% (c)      1.26%       1.31%       1.28%       1.25%       1.09%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.24% )(c)      0.14%       0.18%       0.23%       0.33%       0.26%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Global Growth and Income Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.51       $8.99       $9.85       $8.47       $8.63       $10.22  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.02       0.10       0.09       0.10       0.09       0.10  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.23     0.37       (0.35     1.35       (0.14     0.06  

Total from investment operations

    (0.21     0.47       (0.26     1.45       (0.05     0.16  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

          (0.07     (0.03     (0.01           (0.04

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.09     (0.88     (0.57     (0.06     (0.11     (1.71

Total distributions*

    (0.09     (0.95     (0.60     (0.07     (0.11     (1.75

Net asset value, end of period

    $8.21       $8.51       $8.99       $9.85       $8.47       $8.63  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (2.59%     6.67%       (2.91%     17.16%       (0.59%     2.02%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $74,127       $83,069       $63,069       $78,196       $84,648       $111,615  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.54% (c)      1.49%       1.50%       1.54%       1.46%       1.49%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.55% (c)      1.49%       1.50%       1.54%       1.46%       1.49%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.59% (c)      1.20%       0.93%       1.16%       1.09%       1.18%  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    57.9%       68.8%       75.0%       100.2%       58.0%       54.7%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $7.45       $7.98       $8.84       $7.65       $7.87       $9.50  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    (0.01     0.04       0.02       0.04       0.03       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.20     0.31       (0.31     1.21       (0.14     0.05  

Total from investment operations

    (0.21     0.35       (0.29     1.25       (0.11     0.08  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

                                   

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.09     (0.88     (0.57     (0.06     (0.11     (1.71

Total distributions*

    (0.09     (0.88     (0.57     (0.06     (0.11     (1.71

Net asset value, end of period

    $7.15       $7.45       $7.98       $8.84       $7.65       $7.87  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (2.96%     5.87%       (3.61%     16.41%       (1.42%     1.19%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $10,566       $14,742       $54,425       $70,210       $90,640       $119,620  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.29% (c)      2.28%       2.25%       2.29%       2.21%       2.24%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.29% (c)      2.28%       2.25%       2.29%       2.21%       2.24%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    (0.17% )(c)      0.50%       0.18%       0.44%       0.34%       0.43%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Global Growth and Income Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.79       $9.25       $10.11       $8.70       $8.84       $10.43  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.04       0.13       0.12       0.13       0.11       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.25     0.38       (0.36     1.38       (0.14     0.05  

Total from investment operations

    (0.21     0.51       (0.24     1.51       (0.03     0.18  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.00 )*      (0.09     (0.05     (0.04           (0.06

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.09     (0.88     (0.57     (0.06     (0.11     (1.71

Total distributions**

    (0.09     (0.97     (0.62     (0.10     (0.11     (1.77

Net asset value, end of period

    $8.49       $8.79       $9.25       $10.11       $8.70       $8.84  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (2.48%     6.95%       (2.65%     17.51%       (0.35%     2.23%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $40,980       $53,594       $72,843       $73,361       $124,175       $146,241  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.29% (c)      1.25%       1.25%       1.29%       1.21%       1.24%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.29% (c)      1.25%       1.25%       1.29%       1.21%       1.24%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    0.84% (c)      1.47%       1.18%       1.43%       1.34%       1.43%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.53       $9.81       $10.39       $10.54       $10.51       $10.70  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.11       0.27       0.25       0.22       0.24       0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.20       0.72       (0.49     (0.13     0.20       (0.05

Total from investment operations

    0.31       0.99       (0.24     0.09       0.44       0.21  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.12     (0.27     (0.26     (0.23     (0.28     (0.28

Dividends from net realized gains

                (0.05     (0.01     (0.13     (0.12

Return of capital

                (0.03                  

Total distributions*

    (0.12     (0.27     (0.34     (0.24     (0.41     (0.40

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.72       $10.53       $9.81       $10.39       $10.54       $10.51  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    2.92%       10.24%       (2.30%     0.92%       4.35%       2.04%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $23,792       $22,565       $17,109       $21,707       $57,339       $51,462  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.90% (c)      0.90%       0.90%       0.90%       0.88%       0.90%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.01% (c)      1.09%       1.05%       1.14%       1.07%       1.13%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.15% (c)      2.67%       2.44%       2.14%       2.25%       2.49%  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    52.4%       63.8%       64.3%       79.1%       54.0%       80.0%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Total Return Bond Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.53       $9.81       $10.39       $10.54       $10.51       $10.70  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.07       0.20       0.17       0.14       0.16       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.20       0.72       (0.48     (0.12     0.20       (0.05

Total from investment operations

    0.27       0.92       (0.31     0.02       0.36       0.13  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.08     (0.20     (0.20     (0.16     (0.20     (0.20

Dividends from net realized gains

                (0.05     (0.01     (0.13     (0.12

Return of capital

                (0.02                  

Total distributions*

    (0.08     (0.20     (0.27     (0.17     (0.33     (0.32

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.72       $10.53       $9.81       $10.39       $10.54       $10.51  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    2.54%       9.42%       (3.03%     0.17%       3.57%       1.28%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $2,761       $2,929       $6,413       $9,334       $16,340       $15,898  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.65% (c)      1.65%       1.65%       1.65%       1.63%       1.65%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.76% (c)      1.84%       1.80%       1.89%       1.82%       1.88%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    1.40% (c)      1.98%       1.69%       1.38%       1.51%       1.74%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.54       $9.81       $10.39       $10.54       $10.51       $10.70  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.12       0.30       0.27       0.24       0.26       0.29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.19       0.73       (0.48     (0.12     0.21       (0.05

Total from investment operations

    0.31       1.03       (0.21     0.12       0.47       0.24  

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.13     (0.30     (0.29     (0.26     (0.31     (0.31

Dividends from net realized gains

                (0.05     (0.01     (0.13     (0.12

Return of capital

                (0.03                  

Total distributions*

    (0.13     (0.30     (0.37     (0.27     (0.44     (0.43

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.72       $10.54       $9.81       $10.39       $10.54       $10.51  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    2.95%       10.62%       (2.06%     1.18%       4.60%       2.30%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $50,881       $35,570       $32,888       $40,290       $22,067       $16,561  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.65% (c)      0.65%       0.65%       0.65%       0.63%       0.65%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    0.74% (c)      0.84%       0.80%       0.90%       0.82%       0.88%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.38% (c)      2.92%       2.69%       2.32%       2.49%       2.73%  

 

*

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.34       $8.37       $8.87       $8.62       $8.63       $9.65  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.22       0.48       0.47       0.40       0.40       0.43  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.98     (0.01     (0.45     0.26       0.03       (0.74

Total from investment operations

    (0.76     0.47       0.02       0.66       0.43       (0.31

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.26     (0.50     (0.52     (0.41     (0.44     (0.47

Dividends from net realized gains

                                  (0.24

Return of capital

                                  (0.00 )* 

Total distributions**

    (0.26     (0.50     (0.52     (0.41     (0.44     (0.71

Net asset value, end of period

    $7.32       $8.34       $8.37       $8.87       $8.62       $8.63  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (9.35%     5.85%       0.25%       7.82%       5.26%       (3.25%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $28,929       $35,124       $32,282       $36,351       $41,046       $71,513  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.00% (c)      1.00%       1.00%       1.29%       1.33%       1.28%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.34% (c)      1.23%       1.46%       1.43%       1.33%       1.28%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    5.58% (c)      5.71%       5.41%       4.57%       4.81%       4.73%  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Portfolio turnover rate

    30.2%       45.6%       55.5%       93.1%       44.4%       65.3%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS C  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.82       $8.82       $9.31       $9.03       $9.03       $10.06  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.21       0.45       0.42       0.35       0.36       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.05     (0.02     (0.46     0.27       0.01       (0.78

Total from investment operations

    (0.84     0.43       (0.04     0.62       0.37       (0.40

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.22     (0.43     (0.45     (0.34     (0.37     (0.39

Dividends from net realized gains

                                  (0.24

Return of capital

                                  (0.00 )* 

Total distributions**

    (0.22     (0.43     (0.45     (0.34     (0.37     (0.63

Net asset value, end of period

    $7.76       $8.82       $8.82       $9.31       $9.03       $9.03  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (9.64%     5.04%       (0.42%     6.97%       4.35%       (3.94%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $1,435       $1,887       $9,772       $13,286       $17,479       $21,149  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    1.75% (c)      1.75%       1.75%       2.05%       2.08%       2.04%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    2.09% (c)      2.08%       2.22%       2.18%       2.08%       2.04%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    4.83% (c)      5.16%       4.66%       3.80%       4.07%       3.98%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended October 31,  
     2020     2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.34       $8.37       $8.86       $8.61       $8.63       $9.65  

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.23       0.50       0.49       0.43       0.42       0.45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.98     (0.01     (0.44     0.25       0.02       (0.74

Total from investment operations

    (0.75     0.49       0.05       0.68       0.44       (0.29

Distributions:

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.27     (0.52     (0.54     (0.43     (0.46     (0.49

Dividends from net realized gains

                                  (0.24

Return of capital

                                  (0.00 )* 

Total distributions**

    (0.27     (0.52     (0.54     (0.43     (0.46     (0.73

Net asset value, end of period

    $7.32       $8.34       $8.37       $8.86       $8.61       $8.63  

Ratios and supplemental data:

           

Total return(b)

    (9.24%     6.11%       0.62%       8.09%       5.41%       (3.00%

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $6,224       $7,003       $7,706       $10,026       $15,183       $17,452  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.75% (c)      0.75%       0.75%       1.02%       1.08%       1.04%  

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    1.09% (c)      0.99%       1.21%       1.18%       1.08%       1.04%  

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    5.82% (c)      5.97%       5.65%       4.84%       5.07%       4.98%  

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS A  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended
October 31,
    September 19, 2018•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019     2018  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.20       $9.98       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.12       0.25       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.09     0.23       (0.02

Total from investment operations

    0.03       0.48       0.01  

Distributions:

     

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.14     (0.26     (0.03

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.05     (0.00 )*       

Total distributions**

    (0.19     (0.26     (0.03

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.04       $10.20       $9.98  

Ratios and supplemental data:

     

Total return(b)

    0.28%       4.84%       0.12%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $2,570       $601       $25  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.65% (c)      0.65%       0.66% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    0.67% (c)      0.74%       48.01% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.34% (c)      2.47%       2.55% (c) 
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended
October 31,
    September 19, 2018•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019     2018  

Portfolio turnover rate

    23.2%       132.0%       3.3%  

 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund    Financial Highlights

 

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

 

    CLASS I  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
    Year Ended
October 31,
    September 19, 2018•
through
October 31,
 
     2020     2019     2018  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.20       $9.98       $10.00  

Income from investment operations:

     

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.13       0.28       0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.09     0.22       (0.02

Total from investment operations

    0.04       0.50       0.02  

Distributions:

     

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.15     (0.28     (0.04

Dividends from net realized gains

    (0.05     (0.00 )*       

Total distributions**

    (0.20     (0.28     (0.04

Net asset value, end of period

    $10.04       $10.20       $9.98  

Ratios and supplemental data:

     

Total return(b)

    0.40%       5.09%       0.16%  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $188,737       $217,552       $15,118  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    0.40% (c)      0.40%       0.42% (c) 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

    0.41% (c)      0.47%       2.13% (c) 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

    2.58% (c)      2.73%       3.22% (c) 

 

 

Commencement of operations.

 

*

Amounts are less than $0.005.

 

**

Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

(a)

Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

 

(b)

Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

(c)

Annualized.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Calamos Investment Trust

Results of Review of Interim Financial Information

We have reviewed the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Calamos Investment Trust (the “Trust”), including Calamos Growth Fund, Calamos Select Fund (formerly Calamos Opportunistic Value Fund), Calamos Dividend Growth Fund, Calamos International Growth Fund, Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund, Calamos Global Equity Fund, Calamos Growth and Income Fund, Calamos Global Growth and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible Fund, Calamos Global Convertible Fund, Calamos Total Return Bond Fund, Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund, Calamos Hedged Equity Fund, Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund, Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund, Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (formerly Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund), and Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund (the “Funds”), as of April 30, 2020, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the six month period then ended. Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements and financial highlights for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the statements of changes in net assets of the Funds and the financial highlights for each of the periods listed in the table below; and in our report dated December 18, 2019, we expressed an unqualified opinion on such statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights.

 

Individual Fund Comprising the Calamos
Investment Trust
  Statement of Changes in Net Assets   Financial Highlights
Calamos Growth Fund, Calamos Select Fund (formerly Calamos Opportunistic Value Fund), Calamos Dividend Growth Fund, Calamos International Growth Fund, Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund, Calamos Global Equity Fund, Calamos Growth and Income Fund, Calamos Global Growth and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible Fund, Calamos Total Return Bond Fund, Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund   For the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018   For the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015
Calamos Global Convertible Fund, Calamos Hedged Equity Fund   For the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018   For the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and the period from December 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2015
Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund   For the years ended October 31, 2019 and 2018   For the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018, 2017, and the period from April 5, 2016 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2016
Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund   For the year ended October 31, 2019 and the period from September 19, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019   For the year ended October 31,2019, and the period from September 19, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019
Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund   For the period from May 31, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019
Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund   For the period from July 31, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019
Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund   For the period from July 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019

The financial highlights for the year ended June 30, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015 of Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund were audited by other auditors whose report dated August 27, 2018, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial highlights.

Basis for Review Results

This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Funds’ management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements and financial highlights taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

 

LOGO

June 19, 2020

Chicago, Illinois

We have served as the auditor of one or more Calamos investment companies since 2003.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

 

Consistent with Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, Calamos Investment Trust (the “Trust”), on behalf of each series (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds” ), has established a liquidity risk management program to govern each Fund’s approach to managing liquidity risk (the “Program”). The Program is overseen by the Liquidity Committee, a committee comprised of representatives of the Trust’s investment adviser, Calamos Advisors LLC. The Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has approved the designation of the Liquidity Committee to oversee the Program.

The Program’s principal objectives include supporting the Funds’ compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that each Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner. The Program also includes a number of elements that support the management and assessment of liquidity risk, including an annual assessment of factors that influence each Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification and re-classification of each Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect the Liquidity Committee’s assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions.

At a meeting of the Board held on December 17, 2019, the Trustees received a report from the Liquidity Committee regarding the design and operational effectiveness of the Program since its implementation on June 1, 2019. The Liquidity Committee determined, and reported to the Board, that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk since implementation. The Liquidity Committee reported that during the period covered by the report, there were no liquidity events that impacted the Funds or their ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. Among other things, the Board noted that the Funds are not required to have a highly liquid investment minimum based on their liquidity classifications. The Board further noted that no material changes have been made to the Program since its implementation.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for more information regarding the Funds’ exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Funds may be subject.

 

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MANAGING YOUR CALAMOS FUNDS INVESTMENTS

Calamos Investments offers several convenient means to monitor, manage and feel confident about your Calamos investment choice.

 

24-HOUR AUTOMATED SHAREHOLDER ASSISTANCE: 800.823.7386

Through a single toll-free number, Calamos 24-Hour Shareholder Assistance is fast and easy. Get fund prices and account balances, review recent transactions, order statements, literature and more.

 

PERSONAL ASSISTANCE: 800.582.6959

Dial this toll-free number to speak with a knowledgeable Client Services Representative who can help answer questions or address issues concerning your Calamos Fund.

 

ONLINE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT: www.calamos.com

Manage your personal account of Calamos Funds online at www.calamos.com. On your account access page, you can view account history and download data.

 

YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR

We encourage you to talk to your financial advisor to determine how the Calamos Funds can benefit your investment portfolio based on your financial goals, risk tolerance, time horizon and income needs.


This report, including the audited financial statements contained herein, is submitted for general information for the shareholders of the Funds. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless accompanied by a currently effective prospectus of the Funds. The views expressed in this report reflect those of Calamos Advisors LLC only through April 30, 2020.

A description of the Calamos Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and the Funds’ proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30 are available free of charge upon request by calling 800.582.6959, by visiting the Calamos Web site at www.calamos.com, or by writing Calamos at: Calamos Investments, Attn: Client Services, 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, IL 60563. The Funds’ proxy voting record is also available free of charge by visiting the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file a complete list of their portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Forms N-PORT are available free of charge, upon request, by calling or writing Calamos Investments at the phone number or address provided above or by visiting the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. You may also review or, for a fee, copy the forms at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.732.0330.

FOR 24-HOUR AUTOMATED SHAREHOLDER ASSISTANCE: 800.823.7386

TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENTS: 800.582.6959

VISIT OUR WEB SITE: www.calamos.com

INVESTMENT ADVISER:

Calamos Advisors LLC

2020 Calamos Court

Naperville, IL 60563-2787

CUSTODIAN AND FUND ACCOUNTING AGENT:

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA

TRANSFER AGENT:

U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

615 E. Michigan St., 3rd Floor

Milwaukee, WI 53202

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM:

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chicago, IL

LEGAL COUNSEL:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Chicago, IL

 

 

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trademarks of Calamos Investments LLC.

MFSAN 1631 2020

 


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

The information required by this Item 2 is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The information required by this Item 3 is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

The information required by this Item 4 is only required in an annual report on this Form N-CSR.


ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

(a) Included in the Report to Shareholders in Item 1.

(b) Not applicable.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

No material changes.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.


ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics - Not applicable for this semiannual report.

(a)(2)(i) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.

(a)(2)(ii) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Calamos Investment Trust

 

By:   /s/    John P. Calamos, Sr.        
Name:   John P. Calamos, Sr.
Title:   Principal Executive Officer
Date:   June 29, 2020

 

By:   /s/    Thomas E. Herman        
Name:   Thomas E. Herman
Title:   Principal Financial Officer
Date:   June 29, 2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:   /s/    John P. Calamos, Sr.         
Name:   John P. Calamos, Sr.
Title:   Principal Executive Officer
Date:   June 29, 2020

 

By:   /s/    Thomas E. Herman        
Name:   Thomas E. Herman
Title:   Principal Financial Officer
Date:   June 29, 2020