Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund (CSTIX)
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a broad range of investment grade debt securities that have a dollar weighted average portfolio maturity of three years or less. It will invest primarily in investment grade debt securities. In addition, the fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in below investment grade debt securities, which are sometimes referred to as high yield or "junk" bonds, which include bonds, bank loans and preferred securities.
Fund Info
US1281204339
Sep 19, 2018
$1,000,000
Expense Ratio
CSTIX has an expense ratio of 0.40%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund (CSTIX) returned 2.07% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.51% over the past 12 months.
CSTIX
2.07%
0.28%
2.66%
6.51%
4.34%
3.06%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of CSTIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.49% | 0.79% | 0.39% | 0.60% | -0.21% | 2.07% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.42% | -0.32% | 0.55% | -0.29% | 0.80% | 0.60% | 1.24% | 0.91% | 0.81% | -0.55% | 0.59% | 0.09% | 4.96% |
| 2023 | 1.43% | -0.71% | 1.11% | 0.48% | -0.25% | -0.04% | 0.50% | 0.41% | -0.24% | -0.02% | 1.59% | 1.56% | 5.92% |
| 2022 | -0.71% | -0.50% | -1.22% | -0.83% | 0.56% | -1.12% | 0.96% | -0.54% | -1.21% | -0.02% | 1.08% | 0.97% | -2.60% |
| 2021 | 1.77% | -0.03% | 0.00% | 0.25% | 0.10% | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.16% | -0.07% | -0.40% | -0.09% | 0.11% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 0.60% | 0.60% | -2.33% | 1.23% | 0.81% | 1.10% | 0.69% | 0.28% | -0.01% | 0.18% | 0.57% | 0.32% | 4.06% |
| 2019 | 0.63% | 0.23% | 0.74% | 0.23% | 0.63% | 0.62% | 0.13% | 0.72% | -0.00% | 0.45% | 0.12% | 0.24% | 4.83% |
| 2018 | 0.00% | 0.21% | -0.09% | 0.50% | 0.62% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 97, CSTIX is among the top 3% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund (CSTIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund provided a 4.70% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.45 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.45 | $0.43 | $0.37 | $0.30 | $0.52 | $0.35 | $0.35 | $0.07 |
Dividend yield | 4.70% | 4.51% | 3.90% | 3.24% | 5.25% | 3.39% | 3.43% | 0.72% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.15 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.43 |
| 2023 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.09 | $0.37 |
| 2022 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.15 | $0.30 |
| 2021 | $0.35 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.52 |
| 2020 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.12 | $0.35 |
| 2019 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.09 | $0.35 |
| 2018 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.07 |
Drawdowns
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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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Calamos Short-Term Bond 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 Short-Term Bond Fund was 5.60%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 262 trading sessions.
The current Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund drawdown is 0.21%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5.6% | Sep 16, 2021 | 280 | Oct 20, 2022 | 262 | Nov 3, 2023 | 542 |
| -4.79% | Mar 10, 2020 | 11 | Mar 24, 2020 | 54 | Jun 10, 2020 | 65 |
| -1.05% | Apr 4, 2025 | 6 | Apr 11, 2025 | 12 | Apr 30, 2025 | 18 |
| -1.04% | Oct 2, 2024 | 21 | Oct 30, 2024 | 24 | Dec 4, 2024 | 45 |
| -0.84% | Feb 2, 2024 | 8 | Feb 13, 2024 | 17 | Mar 8, 2024 | 25 |
Volatility
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