Calamos Growth Fund (CVGRX)
The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in equity securities issued by U.S. companies. It currently anticipates that substantially all of its portfolio will consist of securities of companies with large and mid-sized market capitalizations. The fund's investment adviser generally defines a large cap company to have a market capitalization in excess of $25 billion and a mid-sized company to have a market capitalization greater than $1 billion, up to $25 billion. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities.
Fund Info
US1281193029
128119302
Sep 4, 1990
$2,500
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
CVGRX has a high expense ratio of 1.28%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Calamos Growth Fund (CVGRX) returned -6.59% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.53% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, CVGRX had an annualized return of 10.76%, slightly ahead of the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.
CVGRX
-6.59%
8.89%
-6.53%
9.53%
14.19%
10.76%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
7.44%
-5.60%
8.37%
14.12%
10.46%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of CVGRX, 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 | 2.73% | -4.06% | -9.29% | 1.79% | 2.65% | -6.59% | |||||||
| 2024 | 2.97% | 6.94% | 2.14% | -3.83% | 5.46% | 6.19% | -2.38% | 2.39% | 2.52% | -0.11% | 6.89% | -0.15% | 32.32% |
| 2023 | 7.89% | -1.71% | 6.08% | 1.38% | 4.66% | 6.70% | 2.58% | -1.19% | -5.80% | -1.55% | 10.50% | 4.04% | 37.64% |
| 2022 | -10.01% | -3.80% | 3.63% | -13.21% | -3.63% | -7.99% | 10.82% | -4.50% | -9.62% | 5.10% | 4.14% | -7.79% | -33.33% |
| 2021 | -0.19% | 3.23% | -0.03% | 5.92% | -1.90% | 5.65% | 1.78% | 3.74% | -4.97% | 8.65% | -0.72% | 0.55% | 23.06% |
| 2020 | 2.22% | -7.16% | -14.24% | 13.85% | 8.66% | 4.53% | 5.03% | 9.38% | -4.43% | -2.86% | 12.67% | 5.16% | 32.97% |
| 2019 | 9.51% | 3.36% | 2.24% | 4.57% | -4.43% | 5.83% | 1.94% | -1.69% | -0.63% | 1.35% | 4.72% | 1.35% | 31.11% |
| 2018 | 7.33% | -2.64% | -2.27% | 0.69% | 3.08% | -0.06% | 2.73% | 3.54% | -0.93% | -8.60% | 1.09% | -9.00% | -6.14% |
| 2017 | 4.42% | 3.08% | 1.27% | 2.04% | 1.91% | 0.63% | 1.95% | 0.65% | 1.46% | 2.48% | 2.67% | 1.29% | 26.58% |
| 2016 | -7.38% | -2.16% | 6.08% | -0.80% | 2.43% | -2.47% | 4.73% | -1.52% | 0.72% | -1.98% | 0.90% | 0.00% | -2.13% |
| 2015 | -1.57% | 6.92% | -0.61% | 0.05% | 1.36% | -0.44% | 3.06% | -5.92% | -3.38% | 6.05% | -0.02% | -2.20% | 2.59% |
| 2014 | -1.87% | 6.18% | -3.82% | -3.00% | 3.15% | 2.59% | -1.95% | 4.92% | -2.45% | 3.44% | 2.89% | -0.74% | 9.07% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of CVGRX is 53, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Calamos Growth Fund (CVGRX) 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
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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 Growth 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 Growth Fund was 61.65%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 1205 trading sessions.
The current Calamos Growth Fund drawdown is 11.13%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -61.65% | Nov 1, 2007 | 266 | Nov 20, 2008 | 1205 | Sep 9, 2013 | 1471 |
| -47.14% | Mar 13, 2000 | 589 | Jul 23, 2002 | 838 | Nov 17, 2005 | 1427 |
| -44.86% | Oct 10, 1997 | 260 | Oct 8, 1998 | 189 | Jun 30, 1999 | 449 |
| -37.43% | Nov 22, 2021 | 226 | Oct 14, 2022 | 396 | May 14, 2024 | 622 |
| -35.74% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 72 | Jul 6, 2020 | 95 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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