Calamos Global Opportunities Fund (CVLOX)
The fund invests primarily in a globally-diversified portfolio of convertible, equity and fixed-income securities, which may include synthetic convertible instruments, without regard to market capitalization. The Advisor attempts to utilize these different types of securities to strike, in the investment adviser's opinion, the appropriate balance between risk and reward in terms of growth and income. The fund will invest at least 40% of its assets in securities of foreign issuers.
Fund Info
US1281195008
128119500
Sep 8, 1996
$2,500
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
CVLOX has a high expense ratio of 1.22%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Calamos Global Opportunities Fund (CVLOX) returned 4.15% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.44% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, CVLOX returned 7.99% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
CVLOX
4.15%
5.97%
1.97%
9.44%
10.67%
12.11%
7.99%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of CVLOX, 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 | 2.40% | -1.61% | -4.82% | 2.76% | 5.70% | 4.15% | |||||||
| 2024 | 3.22% | 6.51% | 3.91% | -2.40% | 5.35% | 3.31% | -0.94% | 2.84% | 0.78% | -1.14% | 3.39% | -2.75% | 23.82% |
| 2023 | 5.89% | -3.13% | 3.44% | 0.30% | -0.70% | 3.95% | 1.95% | -1.53% | -4.70% | -2.15% | 7.21% | 3.30% | 13.88% |
| 2022 | -6.50% | -2.23% | 1.09% | -8.66% | -0.30% | -7.82% | 5.80% | -4.37% | -7.54% | 5.05% | 6.45% | -4.11% | -22.17% |
| 2021 | 0.82% | 3.70% | -0.79% | 3.95% | 0.59% | 0.10% | 1.01% | 3.41% | -3.77% | 6.35% | -1.97% | 1.71% | 15.73% |
| 2020 | -0.11% | -5.43% | -11.84% | 11.40% | 6.09% | 5.35% | 6.32% | 7.49% | -1.99% | -2.34% | 10.68% | 4.97% | 31.77% |
| 2019 | 6.46% | 1.74% | 1.13% | 3.37% | -3.96% | 4.42% | 0.12% | -1.28% | -1.06% | 1.43% | 2.70% | 2.25% | 18.27% |
| 2018 | 5.91% | -3.49% | -1.55% | -0.21% | 0.84% | -1.02% | 0.95% | 1.57% | -0.51% | -6.84% | 0.67% | -6.02% | -9.88% |
| 2017 | 2.27% | 1.64% | 1.15% | 2.27% | 1.33% | 0.62% | 2.84% | 0.42% | 1.16% | 2.82% | 1.42% | 0.50% | 20.04% |
| 2016 | -5.38% | -1.89% | 5.54% | 0.61% | 0.97% | -0.60% | 3.62% | -0.35% | 1.17% | -2.08% | -1.42% | 0.91% | 0.67% |
| 2015 | -0.71% | 4.90% | -0.68% | 1.72% | -0.68% | -1.48% | 0.35% | -4.48% | -2.29% | 6.28% | -0.23% | -1.54% | 0.68% |
| 2014 | -2.50% | 5.74% | -1.56% | -0.59% | 2.28% | 2.13% | -2.85% | 2.25% | -2.77% | 0.49% | 1.37% | -1.44% | 2.20% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of CVLOX is 48, 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 Global Opportunities Fund (CVLOX) 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 Global Opportunities Fund provided a 7.81% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.99 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.99 | $0.99 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.69 | $0.67 | $0.11 | $0.96 | $0.57 | $0.06 | $0.11 | $1.76 |
Dividend yield | 7.81% | 8.15% | 0.61% | 0.00% | 5.72% | 6.12% | 1.28% | 12.65% | 6.05% | 0.67% | 1.29% | 20.91% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Calamos Global Opportunities 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.96 | $0.99 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.07 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.66 | $0.69 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.66 | $0.67 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.11 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.93 | $0.96 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.57 | $0.57 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.75 | $1.76 |
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 Global 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 Global Opportunities Fund was 46.61%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 610 trading sessions.
The current Calamos Global Opportunities Fund drawdown is 0.85%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -46.61% | Nov 1, 2007 | 266 | Nov 20, 2008 | 610 | Apr 26, 2011 | 876 |
| -29.97% | Nov 9, 2021 | 235 | Oct 14, 2022 | 397 | May 15, 2024 | 632 |
| -28.29% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 53 | Jun 8, 2020 | 76 |
| -26.55% | Mar 13, 2000 | 644 | Oct 9, 2002 | 319 | Jan 16, 2004 | 963 |
| -18.63% | Jan 29, 2018 | 229 | Dec 24, 2018 | 257 | Jan 2, 2020 | 486 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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