Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund (CHYDX)

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Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund (CHYDX) is up 2.0% since the beginning of the year. CHYDX is currently trading at $8 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of CHYDX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,204.

Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund (CHYDX) has returned 2.03% so far this year and 6.08% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, CHYDX has returned 5.01% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jul 29, 1999, CHYDX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.47%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 12.3 years.

Historically, 68% of months were positive and 32% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +8.7%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -16.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, CHYDX closed higher 46% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2020 with a return of +3.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -4.1%.

Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund has an annualized alpha of 4.23%, beta of 0.17, and R2 of 0.37 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since July 29, 1999.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (39.60%) than losses (34.59%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.17 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.37 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.37 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

CHYDX has a high expense ratio of 1.00%, indicating above-average management fees.

CHYDX ranks 90 for risk / return — in the top 90% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund provided a 6.06% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.47 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund was 35.03%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 219 trading sessions.

The current Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund drawdown is 0.13%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.