Calamos Growth Fund (CVGRX)

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Calamos Growth Fund (CVGRX) is up 11.3% since the beginning of the year. CVGRX is currently trading at $53 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of CVGRX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,806.

Calamos Growth Fund (CVGRX) has returned 11.25% so far this year and 28.82% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, CVGRX has achieved an annualized return of 14.86%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Aug 31, 1990, CVGRX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.09%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 5.3 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was Feb 2000 with a return of +41.5%, while the worst month was Dec 1997 at -22.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 13 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, CVGRX closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +12.9%, while the worst single day was Dec 8, 1997 at -20.8%.

Calamos Growth Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.26%, beta of 1.06, and R2 of 0.74 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since September 04, 1990.

• This fund captured 113.65% of S&P 500 Index gains and 103.78% of its losses - amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 2.26% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 1.06 and R2 of 0.74, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

CVGRX has a high expense ratio of 1.28%, indicating above-average management fees.

CVGRX ranks 33 for risk / return — below 33% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Calamos Growth Fund (CVGRX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Calamos Growth Fund provided a 7.92% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $4.17 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Calamos Growth 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 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 1206 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.