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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund I (CIHEX) Total Return
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Oct '24Jan '25Apr '25Jul '250.00%9.03%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.90% 726.20M -- 20.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide total return with lower volatility than equity markets. The Fund invests in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities while also writing (selling) index call and put options and/or entering into other options strategies on equity securities and/or broad based indices.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Global Peer Group Absolute Return USD Medium
Peer Group Absolute Return Funds
Global Macro Absolute Return
US Macro Alternative Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Absolute Return Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Calamos Investments
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 15
-35.33M Peer Group Low
39.69M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 54
-2.235M
-257.90M Peer Group Low
404.08M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 21
-161.61M Peer Group Low
137.73M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 63
-2.890B Peer Group Low
372.28M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 36
-114.59M Peer Group Low
219.31M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 19
-2.486B Peer Group Low
749.37M Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 38
-114.59M Peer Group Low
219.31M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 15
-7.323B Peer Group Low
2.287B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
0.89%
14.47%
9.66%
13.31%
-11.11%
15.88%
14.95%
4.61%
-9.41%
26.60%
16.25%
18.54%
-18.36%
22.20%
17.49%
10.32%
-4.18%
11.12%
7.19%
11.49%
-11.85%
14.70%
15.37%
3.30%
-6.10%
5.27%
8.13%
14.67%
-9.95%
15.70%
17.36%
3.23%
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13.31%
14.71%
12.16%
-7.91%
15.87%
18.22%
0.71%
-3.08%
15.79%
4.73%
17.97%
-8.65%
16.80%
16.52%
3.96%
As of July 08, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (7-3-25) 0.45%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 30.24
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 7.315
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.46
Weighted Median ROE 52.35%
Weighted Median ROA 16.17%
ROI (TTM) 23.42%
Return on Investment (TTM) 23.42%
Earning Yield 0.0422
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.239
As of April 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 25.24%
EPS Growth (3Y) 14.99%
EPS Growth (5Y) 19.27%
Sales Growth (1Y) 14.06%
Sales Growth (3Y) 12.81%
Sales Growth (5Y) 13.52%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 17.39%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.77%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 15.53%
As of April 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of April 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.20%
Stock 98.61%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 1.20%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Apple Inc 6.47% 209.95 -1.69%
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Amazon.com Inc 3.53% 223.47 0.03%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.39% 620.68 -0.75%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.43% 718.35 -0.09%
Broadcom Inc 1.84% 274.18 -0.36%
Alphabet Inc 1.77% 177.56 -1.66%
Alphabet Inc 1.75% 176.79 -1.53%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.74%
Administration Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 1.00M None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide total return with lower volatility than equity markets. The Fund invests in a broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities while also writing (selling) index call and put options and/or entering into other options strategies on equity securities and/or broad based indices.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Alternative
Broad Category Alternative
Global Peer Group Absolute Return USD Medium
Peer Group Absolute Return Funds
Global Macro Absolute Return
US Macro Alternative Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Absolute Return Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Calamos Investments
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACWINTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (7-3-25) 0.45%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 30.24
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 7.315
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.46
Weighted Median ROE 52.35%
Weighted Median ROA 16.17%
ROI (TTM) 23.42%
Return on Investment (TTM) 23.42%
Earning Yield 0.0422
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.239
As of April 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 25.24%
EPS Growth (3Y) 14.99%
EPS Growth (5Y) 19.27%
Sales Growth (1Y) 14.06%
Sales Growth (3Y) 12.81%
Sales Growth (5Y) 13.52%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 17.39%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.77%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 15.53%
As of April 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 12/31/2014
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 2/28/2025
Share Classes
CAHEX A
CCHEX C
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund Yes
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:CIHEX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:CIHEX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:CIHEX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:CIHEX", "prospectus_objective")
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