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Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

   PRINCIPAL   

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
 

CORPORATE BONDS (14.1%)

 
  Airlines (0.3%)  
  65,858    

Air Canada Pass Through Trust

 
 

Series 2015-1, Class B*

 
 

3.875%, 09/15/24

  $ 65,602  
  9,833    

Air Canada Pass Through Trust

 
 

Series 2015-2, Class B*

 
 

5.000%, 06/15/25

    9,586  
  46,377    

Alaska Airlines Pass Through

 
 

Trust Series 2020-1, Class A*µ

 
 

4.800%, 02/15/29

    45,276  
  29,870    

Alaska Airlines Pass Through

 
 

Trust Series 2020-1, Class B*

 
 

8.000%, 02/15/27

    30,468  
  47,926    

British Airways Pass Through

 
 

Trust Series 2021-1, Class B*

 
 

3.900%, 03/15/33

    40,979  
  31,653    

JetBlue Pass Through Trust

 
 

Series 2020-1, Class B

 
 

7.750%, 05/15/30

    31,246  
  63,800    

Spirit Loyalty Cayman, Ltd. /

 
 

Spirit IP Cayman, Ltd.*

 
 

8.000%, 09/20/25

    65,219  
  20,740    

United Airlines Pass Through

 
 

Trust Series 2019-2, Class B

 
 

3.500%, 11/01/29

    18,632  
   

 

 

 

      307,008  
   

 

 

 

  Communication Services (1.3%)  
  55,000    

APi Group DE, Inc.*

 
 

4.750%, 10/15/29

    49,661  
  75,000    

Arrow Bidco, LLC*

 
 

9.500%, 03/15/24

    75,428  
 

Audacy Capital Corp.*

 
  57,000    

6.750%, 03/31/29

    10,243  
  27,000    

6.500%, 05/01/27

    4,701  
  33,000    

Beasley Mezzanine Holdings, LLC*

 
 

8.625%, 02/01/26

    21,582  
  30,000    

Cincinnati Bell Telephone

 
 

Company, LLC

 
 

6.300%, 12/01/28

    27,025  
  10,000    

CMG Media Corp.*

 
 

8.875%, 12/15/27

    7,837  
  70,000    

Consolidated Communications, Inc.*^

 
 

6.500%, 10/01/28

    57,225  
  200,000    

CSC Holdings, LLC*

 
 

5.500%, 04/15/27

    176,310  
 

Diamond Sports Group, LLC /

 
 

Diamond Sports Finance

 
 

Company*

 
  45,000    

6.625%, 08/15/27

    944  
  27,000    

5.375%, 08/15/26

    1,996  
  56,000    

Directv Financing, LLC / Directv

 
 

Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.*

 
 

5.875%, 08/15/27

    50,812  
  33,000    

Embarq Corp.

 
 

7.995%, 06/01/36

    15,944  
  45,000    

Frontier California, Inc.

 
 

6.750%, 05/15/27

    42,656  

   PRINCIPAL   

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
 

Frontier Communications

 
 

Holdings, LLC*

 
  28,000    

5.000%, 05/01/28

  $ 25,434  
  11,000    

8.750%, 05/15/30

    11,404  
  65,000    

Frontier Florida, LLC@

 
 

6.860%, 02/01/28

    60,466  
  65,000    

Frontier North, Inc.@

 
 

6.730%, 02/15/28

    60,191  
 

Go Daddy Operating Company,

 
 

LLC / GD Finance Company, Inc.*

 
  40,000    

3.500%, 03/01/29

    34,650  
  13,000    

5.250%, 12/01/27

    12,606  
  15,000    

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.

 
 

5.250%, 08/01/26

    14,645  
 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA*@&

 
  30,000    

9.750%, 07/15/25

     
  25,000    

5.500%, 08/01/23

     
  35,044    

Ligado Networks, LLC*

 
 

15.500%, 11/01/23

 
 

15.500% PIK rate

    12,271  
 

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

 
  63,000    

7.600%, 09/15/39

    42,648  
  23,000    

4.500%, 01/15/29*

    15,479  
  22,000    

Match Group Holdings II, LLC*

 
 

3.625%, 10/01/31

    17,677  
 

Netflix, Inc.

 
  40,000    

4.875%, 06/15/30*

    39,650  
  25,000    

4.875%, 04/15/28

    25,006  
  22,000    

Paramount Global‡

 
 

6.375%, 03/30/62

 
 

5 year CMT + 4.00%

    19,165  
 

Scripps Escrow II, Inc.*

 
  23,000    

3.875%, 01/15/29

    19,330  
  11,000    

5.375%, 01/15/31

    8,884  
  40,000    

Scripps Escrow, Inc.*

 
 

5.875%, 07/15/27

    35,755  
 

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*

 
  65,000    

5.500%, 07/01/29

    61,070  
  33,000    

4.000%, 07/15/28

    29,380  
  20,000    

3.125%, 09/01/26

    18,053  
  11,000    

3.875%, 09/01/31

    9,062  
  20,000    

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.*

 
 

9.750%, 03/01/26

    11,825  
  110,000    

Sprint, LLC

 
 

7.125%, 06/15/24

    112,534  
  35,000    

Stagwell Global, LLC*

 
 

5.625%, 08/15/29

    30,714  
  35,000    

Telecom Italia Capital, SA

 
 

6.000%, 09/30/34

    28,127  
  42,000    

Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC*

 
 

4.875%, 06/01/27

    19,330  
  15,000    

Time Warner Cable, LLC

 
 

7.300%, 07/01/38

    16,131  
  75,000    

United States Cellular Corp.

 
 

6.700%, 12/15/33

    69,803  
   

 

 

 

      1,403,654  
   

 

 

 

  Consumer Discretionary (2.4%)  
  53,000    

Abercrombie & Fitch Management

 
 

Company*^

 
 

8.750%, 07/15/25

    53,597  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

1


Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

   PRINCIPAL   

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
  46,000    

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.^

 
 

6.875%, 07/01/28

  $ 41,969  
 

Ashton Woods USA, LLC / Ashton

 
 

Woods Finance Company*

 
  39,000    

6.625%, 01/15/28

    35,701  
  38,000    

4.625%, 08/01/29

    31,754  
  53,000    

At Home Group, Inc.*^

 
 

4.875%, 07/15/28

    38,768  
 

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

 
  57,000    

6.694%, 01/15/27

    57,461  
  55,000    

6.875%, 11/01/35

    50,761  
 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

 
  28,000    

4.625%, 10/15/29^

    23,942  
  21,000    

8.125%, 07/01/27^

    21,333  
  21,000    

6.250%, 07/01/25

    20,935  
 

Carnival Corp.*

 
  21,000    

10.500%, 02/01/26

    21,989  
  11,000    

7.625%, 03/01/26^

    10,022  
  50,000    

Carriage Services, Inc.*

 
 

4.250%, 05/15/29

    41,185  
  30,000    

Carvana Company*

 
 

4.875%, 09/01/29

    13,401  
 

CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO

 
 

Holdings Capital Corp.*

 
  155,000    

5.125%, 05/01/27

    147,854  
  50,000    

6.375%, 09/01/29

    48,294  
  50,000    

4.750%, 03/01/30

    43,766  
  46,000    

4.250%, 02/01/31

    38,353  
  25,000    

4.500%, 08/15/30

    21,391  
  22,000    

4.750%, 02/01/32

    18,718  
  20,000    

5.000%, 02/01/28

    18,680  
  22,000    

CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.*

 
 

5.750%, 04/01/30

    20,877  
  39,000    

Cedar Fair, LP^

 
 

5.250%, 07/15/29

    35,955  
 

Dana, Inc.

 
  40,000    

4.250%, 09/01/30

    34,035  
  22,000    

4.500%, 02/15/32

    18,565  
 

DISH DBS Corp.

 
  50,000    

5.250%, 12/01/26*

    43,117  
  41,000    

7.750%, 07/01/26

    33,316  
  30,000    

7.375%, 07/01/28

    21,604  
  20,000    

5.125%, 06/01/29

    12,751  
  46,000    

DISH Network Corp.*

 
 

11.750%, 11/15/27

    47,752  
  47,000    

Everi Holdings, Inc.*

 
 

5.000%, 07/15/29

    42,564  
  90,000    

Ford Motor Company

 
 

6.100%, 08/19/32

    88,409  
  200,000    

Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC

 
 

2.900%, 02/16/28

    173,092  
 

Gap, Inc.*

 
  16,000    

3.875%, 10/01/31

    12,000  
  2,000    

3.625%, 10/01/29

    1,539  
 

goeasy, Ltd.*

 
  75,000    

5.375%, 12/01/24

    71,971  
  40,000    

4.375%, 05/01/26

    35,933  
  52,000    

Goodyear Tire & Rubber

 
 

Company^

 
 

5.000%, 07/15/29

    45,900  
  19,000    

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.*

 
 

4.000%, 08/15/28

    16,718  
  65,000    

Guitar Center, Inc.*^&

 
 

8.500%, 01/15/26

    56,863  
  45,000    

Liberty Interactive, LLC

 
 

8.250%, 02/01/30

    21,252  

   PRINCIPAL   

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
 

Life Time, Inc.*

 
  50,000    

5.750%, 01/15/26

  $ 48,392  
  33,000    

8.000%, 04/15/26^

    32,097  
  28,000    

Lindblad Expeditions, LLC*

 
 

6.750%, 02/15/27

    27,457  
  30,000    

M/I Homes, Inc.

 
 

3.950%, 02/15/30

    25,274  
 

Macy’s Retail Holdings, LLC

 
  46,000    

6.700%, 07/15/34*

    38,909  
  27,000    

5.875%, 03/15/30*

    24,732  
  25,000    

4.300%, 02/15/43

    15,526  
  55,000    

Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC /

 
 

Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.*

 
 

4.875%, 05/01/29

    48,700  
  58,000    

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority*

 
 

8.000%, 02/01/26

    55,006  
 

Newell Brands, Inc.

 
  10,000    

6.375%, 09/15/27

    10,066  
  6,000    

6.625%, 09/15/29^

    6,089  
 

Nordstrom, Inc.

 
  23,000    

4.250%, 08/01/31

    17,319  
  20,000    

5.000%, 01/15/44

    13,479  
  50,000    

Penn Entertainment, Inc.*^

 
 

4.125%, 07/01/29

    41,491  
  60,000    

Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC /

 
 

Premier Entertainment Finance

 
 

Corp.*

 
 

5.625%, 09/01/29

    43,722  
  111,000    

Rite Aid Corp.*

 
 

8.000%, 11/15/26

    62,023  
  63,000    

Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons

 
 

Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons

 
 

Pet Food, Inc. / Simmons Feed*

 
 

4.625%, 03/01/29

    53,512  
  50,000    

Sonic Automotive, Inc.*^

 
 

4.625%, 11/15/29

    41,620  
  36,000    

Speedway Motorsports, LLC /

 
 

Speedway Funding II, Inc.*

 
 

4.875%, 11/01/27

    33,818  
  90,000    

Station Casinos, LLC*

 
 

4.500%, 02/15/28

    81,101  
  31,000    

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*

 
 

5.750%, 01/15/28

    30,107  
  13,000    

Viking Cruises, Ltd.*

 
 

13.000%, 05/15/25

    13,797  
  50,000    

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

 
 

4.500%, 03/15/29

    40,540  
  11,000    

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.*

 
 

4.625%, 08/15/28

    10,202  
   

 

 

 

      2,449,066  
   

 

 

 

  Consumer Staples (0.6%)  
  51,000    

Central Garden & Pet Company*

 
 

4.125%, 04/30/31

    42,848  
  53,000    

Edgewell Personal Care

 
 

Company*

 
 

4.125%, 04/01/29

    46,218  
 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.*

 
  59,000    

4.375%, 03/31/29

    51,227  
  10,000    

6.500%, 12/31/27

    9,776  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

   PRINCIPAL   

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
 

JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA

 
 

Food Company / JBS USA

 
 

Finance, Inc.*

 
  65,000    

5.500%, 01/15/30

  $ 63,207  
  50,000    

5.125%, 02/01/28

    49,048  
  15,000    

5.750%, 04/01/33

    14,775  
  33,000    

New Albertsons, LP

 
 

7.750%, 06/15/26

    33,611  
  43,000    

Performance Food Group, Inc.*

 
 

4.250%, 08/01/29

    38,423  
 

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.*

 
  45,000    

5.875%, 09/30/27

    44,682  
  35,000    

4.250%, 04/15/31

    30,383  
  21,000    

Post Holdings, Inc.*

 
 

5.750%, 03/01/27

    20,724  
  42,000    

Prestige Brands, Inc.*

 
 

3.750%, 04/01/31

    35,683  
  50,000    

United Natural Foods, Inc.*^

 
 

6.750%, 10/15/28

    48,328  
  70,000    

Vector Group, Ltd.*

 
 

5.750%, 02/01/29

    61,162  
   

 

 

 

      590,095  
   

 

 

 

  Energy (1.7%)  
  44,000    

Antero Resources Corp.*

 
 

5.375%, 03/01/30

    41,075  
  45,000    

Apache Corp.

 
 

5.100%, 09/01/40

    39,319  
 

Buckeye Partners, LP

 
  40,000    

3.950%, 12/01/26

    36,747  
  25,000    

5.850%, 11/15/43

    19,235  
  60,000    

Callon Petroleum Company*

 
 

7.500%, 06/15/30

    58,120  
  23,000    

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

 
 

4.625%, 10/15/28

    21,937  
  32,000    

Chesapeake Energy Corp.*

 
 

6.750%, 04/15/29

    31,604  
 

Continental Resources, Inc.*

 
  35,000    

2.875%, 04/01/32

    27,480  
  25,000    

5.750%, 01/15/31

    24,571  
  80,000    

DCP Midstream Operating, LP*‡

 
 

5.850%, 05/21/43

 
 

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.85%

    79,242  
  349    

Diamond Foreign Asset Company

 
 

/ Diamond Finance, LLC

 
 

9.000%, 04/22/27

 
 

13.000% PIK rate

    338  
  32,000    

DT Midstream, Inc.*

 
 

4.125%, 06/15/29

    28,261  
  64,000    

Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC*

 
 

8.000%, 04/15/27

    62,497  
  25,000    

Enbridge, Inc.‡

 
 

7.375%, 01/15/83

 
 

5 year CMT + 3.71%

    25,040  
 

Energy Transfer, LP‡

 
  65,000    

7.831%, 11/01/66

 
 

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.02%

    52,679  
  32,000    

6.500%, 11/15/26

 
 

5 year CMT + 5.69%

    30,198  
 

EnLink Midstream Partners, LP

 
  60,000    

8.879%, 03/03/23‡

 
 

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%

    50,510  
  50,000    

4.850%, 07/15/26

    48,638  
  25,000    

Enlink Midstream, LLC*^

 
 

6.500%, 09/01/30

    25,514  

   PRINCIPAL   

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
  50,000    

EQM Midstream Partners, LP*

 
 

7.500%, 06/01/27

  $ 50,189  
 

Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis

 
 

Energy Finance Corp.

 
  43,000    

6.250%, 05/15/26^

    41,264  
  11,000    

8.875%, 04/15/30

    11,186  
 

Gulfport Energy Corp.

 
  45,000    

6.375%, 05/15/25@&

     
  30,000    

8.000%, 05/17/26*

    29,806  
  13,752    

8.000%, 05/17/26

    13,663  
  50,000    

Hilcorp Energy I, LP / Hilcorp

 
 

Finance Company*

 
 

6.000%, 04/15/30

    46,860  
  32,000    

Howard Midstream Energy

 
 

Partners, LLC*

 
 

6.750%, 01/15/27

    31,242  
  44,000    

Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating,

 
 

LLC / Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*

 
 

6.000%, 08/01/26

    42,625  
 

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*

 
  25,000    

10.500%, 05/15/27

    24,312  
  25,000    

7.500%, 01/15/26

    23,118  
  40,000    

MPLX, LP‡

 
 

6.875%, 02/15/23

 
 

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.65%

    40,026  
  25,000    

Nabors Industries, Inc.*

 
 

7.375%, 05/15/27

    25,052  
 

New Fortress Energy, Inc.*

 
  40,000    

6.750%, 09/15/25

    38,423  
  22,000    

6.500%, 09/30/26

    20,332  
  69,000    

Par Petroleum, LLC / Par

 
 

Petroleum Finance Corp.*

 
 

7.750%, 12/15/25

    68,174  
  45,000    

Parkland Corp.*

 
 

5.875%, 07/15/27

    43,266  
  43,000    

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

 
 

5.150%, 11/15/29

    40,173  
  50,000    

Plains All American Pipeline, LP‡

 
 

8.716%, 03/03/23

 
 

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%

    45,244  
  40,000    

Rockcliff Energy II, LLC*

 
 

5.500%, 10/15/29

    38,137  
 

Southwestern Energy Company

 
  32,000    

5.375%, 03/15/30

    29,844  
  21,000    

4.750%, 02/01/32

    18,527  
  20,000    

5.375%, 02/01/29

    18,814  
  11,000    

Sunoco, LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.

 
 

4.500%, 04/30/30

    9,818  
  23,000    

Transocean, Inc.*

 
 

8.750%, 02/15/30

    23,767  
 

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC*

 
  10,000    

4.125%, 08/15/31

    8,888  
  10,000    

3.875%, 08/15/29

    8,930  
  5,000    

6.250%, 01/15/30

    5,099  
 

Vital Energy, Inc.

 
  52,000    

10.125%, 01/15/28^

    51,863  
  23,000    

9.500%, 01/15/25

    23,229  
  45,000    

VOC Escrow, Ltd.*

 
 

5.000%, 02/15/28

    39,675  
  40,000    

W&T Offshore, Inc.*

 
 

9.750%, 11/01/23

    40,036  
 

Weatherford International, Ltd.*

 
  47,000    

6.500%, 09/15/28

    46,843  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

3


Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

   PRINCIPAL   

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
  30,000    

8.625%, 04/30/30

  $ 30,276  
   

 

 

 

      1,731,706  
   

 

 

 

  Financials (2.5%)  
 

Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*

 
  64,000    

6.000%, 08/01/29

    52,882  
  56,000    

7.000%, 11/15/25

    53,387  
  67,000    

Aethon United BR, LP / Aethon

 
 

United Finance Corp.*

 
 

8.250%, 02/15/26

    66,738  
  73,000    

AG Issuer, LLC*

 
 

6.250%, 03/01/28

    69,080  
 

Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC

 
 

/ Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer*

 
  110,000    

6.750%, 10/15/27

    103,091  
  10,000    

5.875%, 11/01/29

    8,726  
  10,000    

4.250%, 10/15/27

    9,183  
 

Ally Financial, Inc.

 
  49,000    

4.700%, 05/15/26‡

5 year CMT + 3.87%

    40,366  
  35,000    

8.000%, 11/01/31

    38,463  
  20,000    

4.700%, 05/15/28‡

 
 

7 year CMT + 3.48%

    15,425  
  86,000    

AmWINS Group, Inc.*

 
 

4.875%, 06/30/29

    75,892  
  85,000    

AssuredPartners, Inc.*

 
 

7.000%, 08/15/25

    84,012  
  48,000    

Aviation Capital Group, LLC*µ

 
 

3.500%, 11/01/27

    43,124  
 

Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*µ

 
  30,000    

3.950%, 07/01/24

    29,115  
  20,000    

5.500%, 01/15/26

    19,605  
  88,000    

BroadStreet Partners, Inc.*

 
 

5.875%, 04/15/29

    77,791  
 

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. /

 
 

BPR Cumulus, LLC / BPR

 
 

Nimbus, LLC / GGSI Sellco, LLC*

 
  85,000    

4.500%, 04/01/27

    75,061  
  56,000    

5.750%, 05/15/26

    52,827  
  48,000    

Castlelake Aviation Finance DAC*^

 
 

5.000%, 04/15/27

    43,969  
 

Credit Acceptance Corp.

 
  65,000    

6.625%, 03/15/26^

    59,513  
  52,000    

5.125%, 12/31/24*

    48,945  
  58,000    

Enact Holdings, Inc.*

 
 

6.500%, 08/15/25

    57,220  
  64,000    

Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global

 
 

Net Lease Operating Partnership, LP*

 
 

3.750%, 12/15/27

    54,099  
  84,000    

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC*

 
 

5.750%, 12/01/25

    83,015  
 

HUB International, Ltd.*

 
  67,000    

7.000%, 05/01/26

    66,735  
  66,000    

5.625%, 12/01/29

    59,457  
 

Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn

Enterprises Finance Corp.

 
  40,000    

5.250%, 05/15/27

    37,481  
  31,000    

4.375%, 02/01/29

    27,047  
  100,000    

ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡

6.538%, 12/21/65

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.80%

    67,521  

   PRINCIPAL   

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
  90,000    

Iron Mountain, Inc.*

 
 

5.250%, 03/15/28

  $ 85,669  
 

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings,

 
 

LLLP / Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*

 
  88,000    

5.250%, 10/01/25

    84,789  
  22,000    

4.750%, 06/15/29

    18,304  
  63,000    

LD Holdings Group, LLC*

 
 

6.125%, 04/01/28

    41,147  
 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.*

 
  82,000    

3.875%, 11/15/29

    66,553  
  45,000    

4.250%, 07/01/28

    35,700  
  30,000    

LPL Holdings, Inc.*

 
 

4.000%, 03/15/29

    26,865  
  100,000    

MetLife, Inc.

 
 

6.400%, 12/15/66

    102,522  
  60,000    

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*

 
 

5.500%, 08/15/28

    52,486  
 

Navient Corp.

 
  95,000    

5.000%, 03/15/27

    86,848  
  50,000    

4.875%, 03/15/28

    44,297  
  50,000    

Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. /

 
 

American Finance Operating

 
 

Partner, LP*

 
 

4.500%, 09/30/28

    38,462  
 

OneMain Finance Corp.

 
  30,000    

3.875%, 09/15/28

    25,308  
  27,000    

7.125%, 03/15/26

    26,878  
  23,000    

Park Intermediate Holdings, LLC /

 
 

PK Domestic Property, LLC / PK

 
 

Finance Co-Issuer*

 
 

5.875%, 10/01/28

    21,303  
  73,000    

PHH Mortgage Corp.*

 
 

7.875%, 03/15/26

    66,831  
  10,000    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.µ‡

 
 

6.000%, 05/15/27

 
 

5 year CMT + 3.00%

    9,935  
  50,000    

RHP Hotel Properties, LP / RHP

 
 

Finance Corp.*

 
 

4.500%, 02/15/29

    44,750  
 

Rocket Mortgage, LLC / Rocket

Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.*

 
  20,000    

3.875%, 03/01/31

    16,325  
  20,000    

3.625%, 03/01/29

    16,900  
  10,000    

2.875%, 10/15/26

    8,930  
  43,000    

StoneX Group, Inc.*

 
 

8.625%, 06/15/25

    43,610  
  10,000    

SVB Financial Group‡

 
 

4.000%, 05/15/26

 
 

5 year CMT + 3.20%

    8,044  
 

United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC*

 
  52,000    

5.500%, 04/15/29

    44,791  
  20,000    

5.750%, 06/15/27

    18,029  
  25,000    

Uniti Group, LP / Uniti Group

 
 

Finance, Inc. / CSL Capital, LLC*

 
 

6.500%, 02/15/29

    17,312  
  47,000    

XHR, LP*

 
 

6.375%, 08/15/25

    46,642  
   

 

 

 

      2,619,000  
   

 

 

 

  Health Care (1.3%)  
 

Bausch Health Companies, Inc.*

 
  95,000    

11.000%, 09/30/28

    74,636  
  16,000    

14.000%, 10/15/30

    10,334  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

4


Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

   PRINCIPAL   

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
  16,000    

6.125%, 02/01/27

  $ 10,929  
 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.*

 
  88,000    

6.125%, 04/01/30

    53,467  
  60,000    

8.000%, 03/15/26

    58,337  
  25,000    

6.875%, 04/15/29

    15,835  
  5,000    

5.250%, 05/15/30

    4,038  
 

DaVita, Inc.*

 
  89,000    

4.625%, 06/01/30

    75,038  
  52,000    

3.750%, 02/15/31

    40,490  
 

Embecta Corp.*

 
  33,000    

5.000%, 02/15/30

    27,211  
  11,000    

6.750%, 02/15/30

    9,922  
 

Encompass Health Corp.

 
  20,000    

4.750%, 02/01/30

    18,357  
  20,000    

4.500%, 02/01/28

    18,691  
  52,000    

HCA, Inc.

 
 

7.500%, 11/06/33

    57,691  
  200,000    

Jazz Securities DAC*

 
 

4.375%, 01/15/29

    183,066  
  18,000    

Mallinckrodt International Finance,

 
 

SA / Mallinckrodt CB, LLC*

 
 

10.000%, 06/15/29

    10,350  
 

Medline Borrower, LP*

 
  55,000    

3.875%, 04/01/29

    47,108  
  53,000    

5.250%, 10/01/29^

    44,546  
  200,000    

Organon & Company / Organon

 
 

Foreign Debt Co-Issuer, BV*

 
 

5.125%, 04/30/31

    180,382  
  62,000    

Team Health Holdings, Inc.*

 
 

6.375%, 02/01/25

    41,435  
 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

 
  120,000    

6.250%, 02/01/27

    117,714  
  70,000    

6.875%, 11/15/31

    64,886  
  190,000    

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance

 
 

Netherlands III, BV

 
 

3.150%, 10/01/26

    170,569  
   

 

 

 

      1,335,032  
   

 

 

 

  Industrials (2.3%)  
  50,000    

ACCO Brands Corp.*

 
 

4.250%, 03/15/29

    43,292  
  50,000    

Air Lease Corp.‡

 
 

4.125%, 12/15/26

 
 

5 year CMT + 3.15%

    38,888  
 

Albertsons Companies, Inc. /

 
 

Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons,

 
 

LP / Albertsons, LLC*

 
  75,000    

4.625%, 01/15/27

    71,365  
  48,000    

3.500%, 03/15/29

    41,432  
  30,000    

5.875%, 02/15/28

    29,359  
  50,000    

Allegiant Travel Company*

 
 

7.250%, 08/15/27

    49,083  
  10,000    

American Airlines Group, Inc.*^

 
 

3.750%, 03/01/25

    9,358  
  52,525    

American Airlines Pass Through

 
 

Trust Series 2021-1, Class B

 
 

3.950%, 01/11/32

    44,547  
 

American Airlines, Inc. /

 
 

AAdvantage Loyalty IP, Ltd.*

 
  33,000    

5.500%, 04/20/26

    32,390  
  11,000    

5.750%, 04/20/29

    10,659  
  25,000    

Arcosa, Inc.*

 
 

4.375%, 04/15/29

    22,354  

   PRINCIPAL   

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
  200,000    

ARD Finance, SA*

 
 

6.500%, 06/30/27

 
 

7.250% PIK rate

  $ 157,166  
  15,000    

Ball Corp.

 
 

6.875%, 03/15/28

    15,496  
  34,000    

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

 
 

4.125%, 05/15/29

    29,318  
  44,000    

BWX Technologies, Inc.*

 
 

4.125%, 04/15/29

    39,821  
 

Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*

 
  26,000    

5.375%, 01/15/28

    24,276  
  20,000    

5.125%, 01/15/26

    18,727  
  12,000    

Delta Air Lines, Inc.^

 
 

7.375%, 01/15/26

    12,567  
  11,000    

Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP, Ltd.*

 
 

4.750%, 10/20/28

    10,703  
  58,000    

Deluxe Corp.*

 
 

8.000%, 06/01/29

    49,734  
  22,000    

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.*^

 
 

5.000%, 12/15/29

    19,649  
  33,000    

Eco Material Technologies, Inc.*

 
 

7.875%, 01/31/27

    31,812  
  55,000    

Endurance International Group

 
 

Holdings, Inc.*

 
 

6.000%, 02/15/29

    39,945  
  25,000    

EnerSys*

 
 

4.375%, 12/15/27

    23,120  
  35,000    

Fly Leasing, Ltd.*

 
 

7.000%, 10/15/24

    30,522  
  25,000    

Graham Packaging Company, Inc.*

 
 

7.125%, 08/15/28

    22,006  
  25,000    

Granite US Holdings Corp.*

 
 

11.000%, 10/01/27

    26,386  
 

Graphic Packaging International, LLC*

 
  30,000    

4.750%, 07/15/27

    28,908  
  20,000    

3.500%, 03/01/29

    17,632  
  51,000    

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*^

 
 

5.250%, 06/01/29

    43,071  
  101,000    

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*

 
 

3.875%, 12/15/28

    89,193  
  69,000    

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual

 
 

Property, Ltd. / HawaiianMiles

 
 

Loyalty, Ltd.*

 
 

5.750%, 01/20/26

    66,025  
  65,000    

Herc Holdings, Inc.*

 
 

5.500%, 07/15/27

    62,357  
  61,000    

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

 
 

5.125%, 10/01/24

    60,926  
  50,000    

IEA Energy Services, LLC*

 
 

6.625%, 08/15/29

    49,124  
  62,000    

JELD-WEN, Inc.*

 
 

4.625%, 12/15/25

    54,944  
  70,000    

Ken Garff Automotive, LLC*

 
 

4.875%, 09/15/28

    60,378  
  21,000    

MasTec, Inc.*

 
 

4.500%, 08/15/28

    19,480  
  33,000    

Moog, Inc.*

 
 

4.250%, 12/15/27

    30,635  
  52,000    

Novelis Corp.*

 
 

4.750%, 01/30/30

    47,587  
  15,000    

OI European Group, BV*

 
 

4.750%, 02/15/30

    13,498  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

5


Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

     PRINCIPAL     

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
  50,000    

Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer,

 
 

Inc. / Pactiv Evergreen Group

 
 

Issuer, LLC*

 
 

4.000%, 10/15/27

  $ 45,005  
  67,000    

Patrick Industries, Inc.*

 
 

4.750%, 05/01/29

    57,333  
 

QVC, Inc.

 
  39,000    

4.375%, 09/01/28

    25,075  
  20,000    

5.450%, 08/15/34

    11,827  
 

Sealed Air Corp.*

 
  35,000    

6.125%, 02/01/28

    35,340  
  11,000    

5.000%, 04/15/29

    10,441  
  40,000          

Sensata Technologies, Inc.*

 
 

3.750%, 02/15/31

    34,240  
 

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.*

 
  33,000    

4.125%, 12/01/30

    26,273  
  20,000    

5.500%, 03/01/30^

    15,974  
  50,000    

Standard Industries, Inc.*

 
 

5.000%, 02/15/27

    47,673  
  35,000    

Stericycle, Inc.*

 
 

3.875%, 01/15/29

    31,150  
  35,000    

STL Holding Company, LLC*

 
 

7.500%, 02/15/26

    30,921  
 

TransDigm, Inc.

 
  97,000    

6.250%, 03/15/26*

    97,063  
  60,000    

7.500%, 03/15/27

    60,512  
  34,000    

Tronox, Inc.*

 
 

4.625%, 03/15/29

    29,120  
  44,000    

Vertiv Group Corp.*

 
 

4.125%, 11/15/28

    38,389  
  46,000    

Wabash National Corp.*

 
 

4.500%, 10/15/28

    40,556  
  35,000    

Waste Pro USA, Inc.*

 
 

5.500%, 02/15/26

    32,590  
 

WESCO Distribution, Inc.*

 
  27,000    

7.125%, 06/15/25

    27,448  
  13,000    

7.250%, 06/15/28

    13,380  
  43,000    

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.*

 
 

6.125%, 06/15/25

    43,214  
   

 

 

 

      2,341,257  
   

 

 

 

  Information Technology (0.7%)  
  21,000    

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.*

 
 

4.000%, 07/01/29

    18,882  
  80,000    

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.*

 
 

3.875%, 07/01/28

    71,520  
  39,000    

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

 
 

5.125%, 08/15/27

    35,592  
  23,000    

Coherent Corp.*

 
 

5.000%, 12/15/29

    21,065  
  60,000    

CommScope Technologies, LLC*

 
 

6.000%, 06/15/25

    56,909  
  40,000    

CommScope, Inc.*

 
 

4.750%, 09/01/29

    33,308  
  55,000    

Dell International, LLC / EMC Corp.µ

 
 

6.020%, 06/15/26

    56,596  
  26,000    

Fair Isaac Corp.*

 
 

4.000%, 06/15/28

    24,174  
  50,000    

KBR, Inc.*

 
 

4.750%, 09/30/28

    45,660  
 

MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC*

 
  50,000    

5.750%, 11/01/28^

    36,391  
  20,000    

5.500%, 09/01/28

    16,658  
     PRINCIPAL     
AMOUNT
               VALUE      
  22,000    

NCR Corp.*

 
 

5.125%, 04/15/29

  $ 19,162  
  34,000    

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

 
 

3.875%, 09/01/28

    31,050  
 

Open Text Corp.*

 
  39,000    

3.875%, 02/15/28

    33,937  
  20,000    

6.900%, 12/01/27

    20,512  
  16,000    

3.875%, 12/01/29

    13,337  
  16,000    

Open Text Holdings, Inc.*

 
 

4.125%, 12/01/31

    13,022  
  22,000    

Playtika Holding Corp.*

 
 

4.250%, 03/15/29

    18,294  
  36,000          

PTC, Inc.*

 
 

4.000%, 02/15/28

    33,571  
  60,000    

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

 
 

4.000%, 03/01/29

    52,449  
 

Twilio, Inc.

 
  30,000    

3.625%, 03/15/29

    25,513  
  11,000    

3.875%, 03/15/31

    9,131  
  55,000    

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

 
 

3.750%, 10/01/29

    48,009  
  50,000    

ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC / ZoomInfo Finance Corp.*^

 
 

3.875%, 02/01/29

    43,178  
   

 

 

 

      777,920  
   

 

 

 

  Materials (0.5%)  
  25,000    

ArcelorMittal, SA

 
 

7.000%, 10/15/39

    27,073  
  27,000    

ATI, Inc.

 
 

5.875%, 12/01/27

    26,234  
  12,000    

Carpenter Technology Corp.

 
 

7.625%, 03/15/30

    12,331  
  35,000    

Chemours Company*

 
 

4.625%, 11/15/29

    29,263  
  65,000    

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

 
 

4.750%, 08/15/28

    58,178  
 

Commercial Metals Company

 
  22,000    

4.125%, 01/15/30

    19,758  
  11,000    

4.375%, 03/15/32

    9,742  
  34,000    

HB Fuller Company

 
 

4.250%, 10/15/28

    30,147  
  40,000    

JW Aluminum Continuous Cast Company*

 
 

10.250%, 06/01/26

    40,671  
 

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*

 
  50,000    

4.625%, 03/01/28

    45,766  
  5,000    

4.500%, 06/01/31

    4,237  
  30,000    

LSF11 A5 HoldCo, LLC*

 
 

6.625%, 10/15/29

    25,057  
  46,000    

Mercer International, Inc.

 
 

5.125%, 02/01/29

    39,405  
  70,000    

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.*^

 
 

6.625%, 05/13/27

    68,918  
  56,000    

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

 
 

4.125%, 02/01/28

    52,395  
  21,000    

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA / Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.*^

 
 

5.125%, 04/01/29

    15,193  
  19,000    

Univar Solutions USA, Inc.*

 
 

5.125%, 12/01/27

    18,482  
   

 

 

 

      522,850  
   

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

6


Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

     PRINCIPAL     
AMOUNT
               VALUE      
  Other (0.1%)  
  52,000    

1375209 B.C., Ltd.*

 
 

9.000%, 01/30/28

  $ 51,863  
 

Gen Digital, Inc.*

 
  25,000    

7.125%, 09/30/30

    25,402  
  25,000    

6.750%, 09/30/27

    25,385  
   

 

 

 

      102,650  
   

 

 

 

  Real Estate (0.2%)  
  34,000          

EPR Properties

 
 

3.750%, 08/15/29

    28,407  
 

Forestar Group, Inc.*

 
  38,000    

5.000%, 03/01/28

    33,421  
  21,000    

3.850%, 05/15/26

    18,844  
  50,000    

MIWD Holdco II, LLC / MIWD Finance Corp.*

 
 

5.500%, 02/01/30

    41,662  
 

Service Properties Trust

 
  65,000    

4.350%, 10/01/24

    61,343  
  20,000    

5.250%, 02/15/26

    17,349  
   

 

 

 

      201,026  
   

 

 

 

  Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.1%)  
 

Fertitta Entertainment, LLC / Fertitta Entertainment Finance Company, Inc.*

 
  45,000    

6.750%, 01/15/30

    37,410  
  23,000    

4.625%, 01/15/29

    20,315  
   

 

 

 

      57,725  
   

 

 

 

  Utilities (0.1%)  
  16,000    

PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡

 
 

7.395%, 03/30/67

 
 

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.67%

    14,088  
  65,000    

TerraForm Power Operating, LLC*

 
 

5.000%, 01/31/28

    61,160  
 

Vistra Corp.*‡

 
  25,000    

8.000%, 10/15/26

 
 

5 year CMT + 6.93%

    24,526  
  20,000    

7.000%, 12/15/26

 
 

5 year CMT + 5.74%

    18,876  
   

 

 

 

      118,650  
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $15,369,857)

    14,557,639  
   

 

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (27.9%)

 
  Communication Services (0.9%)  
  900,000    

Liberty Media Corp.*

2.250%, 08/15/27

    946,647  
   

 

 

 

  Consumer Discretionary (6.9%)  
  595,000    

Burlington Stores, Inc.

2.250%, 04/15/25

    737,556  
  101,000    

DISH Network Corp.

2.375%, 03/15/24

    94,133  
  1,000,000 AUD   

Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd.

2.500%, 11/17/27

    714,468  
  3,160,000    

Ford Motor Company

0.000%, 03/15/26

    3,217,259  
  90,000,000 JPY   

Kyoritsu Maintenance Company, Ltd.

0.000%, 01/29/26

    917,210  

     PRINCIPAL     

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
  58,000    

Li Auto, Inc.

0.250%, 05/01/28

  $ 66,027  
  685,000    

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

0.000%, 01/15/26

    740,252  
  500,000 GBP   

WH Smith, PLC

1.625%, 05/07/26

    567,351  
   

 

 

 

      7,054,256  
   

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (1.9%)

 
  1,255,000    

Post Holdings, Inc.*

2.500%, 08/15/27

    1,369,469  
  915,000 CAD   

Premium Brands Holdings Corp.

4.200%, 09/30/27

    622,761  
   

 

 

 

      1,992,230  
   

 

 

 

 

Energy (0.8%)

 
  367,000    

Northern Oil And Gas, Inc.*

3.625%, 04/15/29

    419,396  
  260,000    

Transocean, Inc.

4.000%, 12/15/25

    400,689  
   

 

 

 

      820,085  
   

 

 

 

 

Financials (2.7%)

 
  12,000,000 HKD   

Citigroup Global Markets Funding Luxembourg SCA

0.000%, 07/25/24

    1,483,374  
  170,000,000 JPY   

SBI Holdings, Inc.

0.000%, 09/13/23

    1,306,401  
   

 

 

 

      2,789,775  
   

 

 

 

 

Health Care (1.3%)

 
  221,000    

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

1.000%, 09/15/27

    236,426  
  437,000    

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.^

0.599%, 08/01/24

    482,837  
  562,000    

Dexcom, Inc.^

0.250%, 11/15/25

    592,488  
   

 

 

 

      1,311,751  
   

 

 

 

 

Industrials (4.1%)

 
  70,000,000 JPY   

ANA Holdings, Inc.

0.000%, 12/10/31

    586,620  
  300,000 EUR   

Duerr, AG

0.750%, 01/15/26

    383,465  
  797,000    

Parsons Corp.

0.250%, 08/15/25

    872,412  
  800,000 EUR   

Prysmian S.p.A

0.000%, 02/02/26

    927,539  
  1,500,000 SGD   

Singapore Airlines, Ltd.

1.625%, 12/03/25

    1,275,982  
  170,000    

ZTO Express Cayman, Inc.*

1.500%, 09/01/27

    189,328  
   

 

 

 

      4,235,346  
   

 

 

 

 

Information Technology (4.4%)

 
  835,000    

Block, Inc.

0.125%, 03/01/25

    853,395  
  1,605,000    

CyberArk Software, Ltd.

0.000%, 11/15/24

    1,768,902  
  671,000    

Datadog, Inc.µ

0.125%, 06/15/25

    736,181  
  3,000,000 HKD   

Kingsoft Corp, Ltd.

0.625%, 04/29/25

    414,892  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

7


Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

     PRINCIPAL     

AMOUNT

               VALUE      
  692,000    

Shift4 Payments, Inc.

0.000%, 12/15/25

  $ 740,973  
   

 

 

 

      4,514,343  
   

 

 

 

 

Materials (3.2%)

 
  2,200,000    

Glencore Funding, LLC

0.000%, 03/27/25

    2,549,008  
  270,000    

Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd.*

2.500%, 04/15/26

    374,177  
  476,000    

Lithium Americas Corp.

1.750%, 01/15/27

    415,629  
   

 

 

 

      3,338,814  
   

 

 

 

 

Other (0.6%)

 
  930,000 EUR   

Edenred

0.000%, 09/06/24

    615,163  
  20,000    

Multiplan Corp.*

6.000%, 10/15/27

 
 

7.000%, PIK Rate

    13,087  
   

 

 

 

      628,250  
   

 

 

 

 

Real Estate (1.1%)

 
  800,000 EUR   

ANLLIAN Capital, Ltd.

0.000%, 02/05/25

    1,104,084  
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS

(Cost $30,767,201)

    28,735,581  
   

 

 

 

 

BANK LOANS (0.1%) ¡

 
 

Airlines (0.0%)

 
  40,500    

Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC‡

9.996%, 06/21/27

3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%

    42,295  
   

 

 

 

 

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
  43,000    

Entercom Media Corp.‡

7.047%, 11/18/24

1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%

    31,005  
   

 

 

 

 

Information Technology (0.1%)

 
  46,251    

Banff Merger Sub, Inc.‡

8.320%, 10/02/25

1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%

    45,508  
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL BANK LOANS

(Cost $126,039)

    118,808  
   

 

 

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES (1.5%)

 
 

Other (1.5%)

 
 

U.S. Treasury Noteµ

 
  1,010,000    

2.000%, 06/30/24

    974,867  
  595,000    

2.500%, 04/30/24

    579,672  
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT

AND AGENCY SECURITIES

(Cost $1,595,829)

    1,554,539  
   

 

 

 

NUMBER OF
SHARES
               VALUE      
 

COMMON STOCKS (84.5%)

 
 

Communication Services (6.7%)

 
  32,000    

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A^#

    3,162,880  

     NUMBER OF     

SHARES

               VALUE      
  925    

Altice USA, Inc. - Class A#

  $ 4,532  
  24,150 HKD   

Baidu, Inc. - Class A#

    405,962  
  310    

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class A#

    2,077  
  615 EUR   

IPSOS

    39,857  
  2,900    

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A^#

    432,013  
  27,000 HKD   

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    1,315,681  
  15,060    

Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (ADR)

    734,175  
  7,610    

Walt Disney Company#~

    825,609  
   

 

 

 

      6,922,786  
   

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary (12.0%)

 
  37,500 HKD   

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#

    515,575  
  1,745    

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. (ADR)#

    192,299  
  25,200    

Amazon.com, Inc.^#

    2,598,876  
  23,950    

Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. - Class A

    203,575  
  975 BRL   

Arezzo Industria e Comercio, SA

    16,825  
  315    

AutoZone, Inc.#

    768,238  
  1,283,300 PHP   

Bloomberry Resorts Corp.#

    217,103  
  356 EUR   

Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A

    29,651  
  3,400 CNY   

BYD Company, Ltd. - Class A

    145,230  
  5,700 CNY   

China Tourism Group Duty Free

Corp., Ltd. - Class A

    180,483  
  552 EUR   

CIE Automotive, SA

    16,397  
  6,975 CHF   

Cie Financiere Richemont, SA - Class A

    1,075,247  
  28,800 GBP   

Compass Group, PLC

    687,974  
  5,500    

Coupang, Inc.#

    92,895  
  17,700 BRL   

Cyrela Brazil Realty, SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

    52,930  
  19,000 HKD   

Galaxy Entertainment Group, Ltd.

    132,265  
  42,600 HKD   

JD.com, Inc. - Class A

    1,264,937  
  57,000 HKD   

Jiumaojiu International Holdings, Ltd.*

    146,044  
  400 JPY   

Kyoritsu Maintenance Company, Ltd.^

    18,270  
  17,200    

Las Vegas Sands Corp.^#

    1,014,800  
  33,500 HKD   

Li Ning Company, Ltd.

    331,170  
  525 EUR   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis

Vuitton, SE

    458,312  
  6,350 INR   

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

    107,201  
  4,780 HKD   

Meituan - Class B*#

    106,861  
  310    

MercadoLibre, Inc.#

    366,324  
  34,400 HKD   

New Oriental Education &

Technology Group, Inc.#

    146,022  
  500 JPY   

Nextage Company, Ltd.^

    11,247  
  1,465 GBP   

Pearson, PLC

    16,707  
  680 CAD   

Pet Valu Holdings, Ltd.^

    20,335  
  2,235 EUR   

Prosus, NV#

    180,466  
  145,800 HKD   

Samsonite International, SA*#

    434,336  
  64,000 HKD   

Sands China, Ltd.#

    240,005  
  590 EUR   

Sanlorenzo S.p.A. / Ameglia

    25,902  
  1,200    

Tesla, Inc.µ#

    207,864  
  1,430 INR   

TVS Motor Company, Ltd.

    18,237  
  3,020 AUD   

Webjet, Ltd.^#

    14,719  
  14,400 HKD   

Wynn Macau, Ltd.^#

    16,481  
  2,750 HKD   

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    166,617  
  23,000 HKD   

Zhongsheng Group Holdings, Ltd.

    130,138  
   

 

 

 

      12,368,558  
   

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (5.1%)

 
  1,360 INR   

Britannia Industries, Ltd.

    72,000  
  20,850 GBP   

British American Tobacco, PLC

    799,260  
  9,474    

Coca-Cola Company^

    580,946  
  1,070    

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    546,920  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

8


Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

     NUMBER OF     
SHARES
               VALUE      
  7,050    

General Mills, Inc.

  $ 552,438  
  1,570 INR   

Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.

    49,532  
  700 JPY   

Kobe Bussan Company, Ltd.^

    20,210  
  100 JPY   

Kose Corp.

    11,033  
  700 CNY   

Kweichow Moutai Company, Ltd. - Class A

    191,919  
  5,250 HKD   

L’Occitane International, SA

    14,607  
  5,900 CHF   

Nestle, SA

    719,853  
  4,000 CNY   

Proya Cosmetics Company, Ltd. - Class A

    97,888  
  19,550 BRL   

Raia Drogasil, SA

    95,626  
  18,000 JPY   

Seven & i Holdings Company, Ltd.

    849,832  
  26,000 HKD   

Smoore International Holdings, Ltd.*^

    39,194  
  636,300 IDR   

Sumber Alfaria Trijaya, Tbk PT

    120,281  
  36,700 PHP   

Universal Robina Corp.

    92,711  
  8,155 INR   

Varun Beverages, Ltd.

    114,902  
  33,525 MXN   

Wal-Mart de Mexico, SAB de CV

    130,945  
  40,000 HKD   

Yihai International Holding, Ltd.^#

    142,339  
   

 

 

 

      5,242,436  
   

 

 

 

 

Energy (5.1%)

 
  1,700 CAD   

ARC Resources, Ltd.

    19,753  
  21,400 CAD   

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.^

    1,313,546  
  18,935 CAD   

CES Energy Solutions Corp.^

    41,270  
  479    

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A&#

    20,357  
  131    

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    11,360  
  8,810    

Chevron Corp.^

    1,533,116  
  3,045    

Energy Transfer, LP

    40,438  
  1,815    

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

    46,464  
  341    

EP Energy Corp.&#

    2,685  
  11,400    

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    552,216  
  585    

Magellan Midstream Partners, LP

    31,239  
  4,775    

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    613,683  
  9,260 EUR   

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries, SA

    226,294  
  37,400 THB   

PTT Exploration & Production, PCL

    194,065  
  7,500 INR   

Reliance Industries, Ltd.

    216,613  
  3,975    

Schlumberger, Ltd.µ

    226,495  
  1,940    

TechnipFMC, PLCµ#

    26,947  
  59,500 IDR   

United Tractors, Tbk PT

    97,684  
  450    

Williams Companies, Inc.^

    14,508  
   

 

 

 

      5,228,733  
   

 

 

 

 

Financials (14.2%)

 
  116,000 HKD   

AIA Group, Ltd.

    1,311,687  
  3,000    

Aon, PLC - Class A

    956,040  
  38,500 BRL   

B3, SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao

    98,292  
  317,750 IDR   

Bank Central Asia, Tbk PT

    180,326  
  750,300 IDR   

Bank Mandiri Persero, Tbk PT

    499,952  
  53,325    

Bank of America Corp.^~

    1,891,971  
  5,970 EUR   

Bank of Ireland Group, PLC

    63,783  
  94,800 PHP   

Bank of the Philippine Islands

    182,538  
  4,750 GBP   

Beazley, PLC

    39,090  
  3,100    

Chubb, Ltd.

    705,219  
  3,300 JPY   

Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.

    14,501  
  29,304 AED   

First Abu Dhabi Bank, PJSC

    108,700  
  24,350 ZAR   

FirstRand, Ltd.

    90,475  
  23,050 MXN   

Grupo Financiero Banorte, SAB de CV - Class O

    190,956  
  9,430 KRW   

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

    374,628  
  70,850 INR   

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

    1,396,231  

     NUMBER OF     

SHARES

               VALUE      
  3,770 INR   

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

  $ 121,638  
  9,210    

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (ADR)

    191,844  
  37,925    

Itau Unibanco Holding, SA

    188,866  
  10,325    

JPMorgan Chase & Company~

    1,445,087  
  312 DKK   

Jyske Bank, A/S#

    22,502  
  42,800 THB   

Kasikornbank PCL

    188,064  
  1,170,000 GBP   

Lloyds Banking Group, PLC

    761,431  
  11,725    

Morgan Stanleyµ^

    1,141,194  
  48,500 HKD   

Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Ltd. - Class H

    376,734  
  4,940 AUD   

Steadfast Group, Ltd.

    18,353  
  18,000 JPY   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    782,299  
  26,150    

UBS Group, AG^

    561,179  
  15,425    

Wells Fargo & Company^

    722,970  
   

 

 

 

      14,626,550  
   

 

 

 

 

Health Care (8.8%)

 
  1,665    

Abcam, PLC#

    23,094  
  6,125 GBP   

AstraZeneca, PLC

    802,451  
  13,400 THB   

Bumrungrad Hospital PCL

    88,088  
  3,900    

Danaher Corp.^

    1,031,082  
  385 GBP   

Dechra Pharmaceuticals, PLC

    13,654  
  4,780    

Eli Lilly & Company^

    1,645,037  
  1,955 GBP   

Ergomed, PLC#

    28,962  
  1,630    

Humana, Inc.

    834,071  
  21,205 BRL   

Hypera, SA

    193,825  
  1,475 CHF   

Lonza Group, AG

    841,401  
  657    

Mallinckrodt, PLC#

    4,927  
  17,500    

Novo Nordisk, A/S

    2,428,650  
  1,200 JPY   

Sosei Group Corp.^#

    22,730  
  58 CHF   

Tecan Group, AG

    24,341  
  1,645    

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.^

    821,167  
  26,500 HKD   

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.*#

    221,286  
   

 

 

 

      9,024,766  
   

 

 

 

 

Industrials (8.5%)

 
  730 EUR   

Aalberts, NV

    34,516  
  7,250 EUR   

Airbus, SE

    908,902  
  85,100 THB   

Airports of Thailand PCL#

    191,417  
  11,626 GBP   

Ashtead Group, PLC

    765,790  
  1,000 JPY   

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.^

    42,510  
  32 CHF   

Burckhardt Compression Holding, AG

    19,813  
  8,775 CAD   

Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.^

    692,609  
  1,300 CNY   

Contemporary Amperex Technology Company, Ltd. - Class A

    90,175  
  520 EUR   

DO & CO, AG#

    55,068  
  1,060 EUR   

Duerr, AG

    40,443  
  350 JPY   

Ebara Corp.

    14,861  
  1,400    

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    207,550  
  7,450 MXN   

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, SAB de CV - Class B

    128,316  
  700 SEK   

Hexatronic Group, AB

    8,616  
  4,570 INR   

Hindustan Aeronautics, Ltd.

    143,503  
  24,600 PHP   

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

    93,518  
  567 EUR   

Interpump Group S.p.A

    29,569  
  400 JPY   

Japan Airport Terminal Company, Ltd.#

    20,850  
  2,050 INR   

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.

    53,280  
  5,080 SEK   

Munters Group, AB*

    48,708  
  8,700 CNY   

Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables Company, Ltd. - Class A

    82,991  
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

9


Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

     NUMBER OF     

SHARES

               VALUE      
  9,500    

Quanta Services, Inc.µ

  $ 1,445,805  
  8,350    

Raytheon Technologies Corp.µ

    833,747  
  8,600 EUR   

Schneider Electric, SE

    1,395,054  
  14,700 CNY   

Shanghai International Airport Company, Ltd. - Class A#

    132,061  
  1,900 INR   

Siemens, Ltd.

    68,607  
  190 EUR   

Societe BIC, SA

    13,795  
  1,090 JPY   

Sojitz Corp.

    21,611  
  760 CAD   

Stantec, Inc.^

    39,618  
  12,000 HKD   

Techtronic Industries Company, Ltd.

    154,701  
  1,400 JPY   

THK Company, Ltd.

    29,711  
  200 JPY   

Visional, Inc.^#

    14,492  
  4,950    

Waste Management, Inc.

    765,914  
  49,000 CNY   

YTO Express Group Company, Ltd. - Class A

    152,560  
   

 

 

 

      8,740,681  
   

 

 

 

 

Information Technology (19.9%)

 
  3,260    

Accenture, PLC - Class A

    909,703  
  1,002 EUR   

AIXTRON, SE

    29,855  
  139 EUR   

Alten, SA

    21,358  
  16,095    

Apple, Inc.^

    2,322,348  
  3,710    

ASML Holding, NV

    2,451,716  
  2,470    

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    557,751  
  125    

CyberArk Software, Ltd.#

    17,610  
  220 EUR   

Elmos Semiconductor SE

    14,946  
  171    

Endava, PLC (ADR)#

    15,026  
  760    

Infosys, Ltd. (ADR)^

    14,288  
  1,780    

Intuit, Inc.

    752,353  
  2,500 JPY   

Keyence Corp.

    1,150,922  
  627 GBP   

Keywords Studios, PLC

    22,022  
  237 CAD   

Kinaxis, Inc.#

    27,546  
  86,000 HKD   

Kingdee International Software Group Company, Ltd.#

    187,696  
  750 KRW   

Koh Young Technology, Inc.#

    10,525  
  1,060 EUR   

Lectra

    44,146  
  5,000 TWD   

MediaTek, Inc.

    120,805  
  9,200    

Microsoft Corp.µ^

    2,279,852  
  5,700    

NVIDIA Corp.^

    1,113,609  
  14,300    

Oracle Corp.µ

    1,264,978  
  2,000 GBP   

Sage Group, PLC

    19,215  
  3,600    

salesforce, Inc.^#

    604,692  
  14,700 KRW   

Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.

    732,210  
  100 JPY   

SHIFT, Inc.#

    18,664  
  2,000 TWD   

Silergy Corp.

    40,699  
  3,010 KRW   

SK Hynix, Inc.

    217,755  
  204,000 TWD   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

    3,599,943  
  6,890    

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (ADR)

    638,910  
  20,910 BRL   

TOTVS, SA

    123,863  
  79,000 HKD   

Travelsky Technology, Ltd. - Class H

    164,206  
  30,300 CNY   

Venustech Group, Inc. - Class A

    134,122  
  3,910    

Visa, Inc. - Class A

    900,121  
   

 

 

 

      20,523,455  
   

 

 

 

 

Materials (3.1%)

 
  51,125 CAD   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    999,792  
  50,910    

Cemex, SAB de CV#

    271,859  
  55,150 AED   

Fertiglobe, PLC

    60,162  
  20,720    

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.~

    924,526  
  1,430 AUD   

IGO, Ltd.

    14,865  

     NUMBER OF     

SHARES

               VALUE      
  27,800 JPY   

Nippon Steel Corp.

  $ 578,649  
  670 JPY   

OSAKA Titanium Technologies Company, Ltd.

    19,011  
  5,575 ZAR   

Sasol, Ltd.

    101,280  
  5,250    

Vale, SA - Class B

    98,070  
  78,000 HKD   

Zijin Mining Group Company Ltd.- Class H

    129,016  
   

 

 

 

      3,197,230  
   

 

 

 

 

Real Estate (0.2%)

 
  179,500 PHP   

Ayala Land, Inc.

    96,815  
  22,500 INR   

DLF, Ltd.

    98,312  
   

 

 

 

      195,127  
   

 

 

 

 

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.9%)

 
  518    

Intelsat Emergence, SA&#

    12,044  
  32,050 EUR   

Shell, PLC

    939,967  
   

 

 

 

      952,011  
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $95,463,084)

    87,022,333  
   

 

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS (0.2%)

 
 

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
  305    

Guitar Center, Inc.&

    37,972  
   

 

 

 

 

Energy (0.1%)

 
  1,675    

NuStar Energy, LP‡

10.379%, 03/02/23

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.64%

    38,927  
  760    

NuStar Energy, LP^‡

11.502%, 03/02/23

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.77%

    19,015  
  2,270    

NuStar Logistics, LP‡

11.526%, 01/15/43

3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.73%

    56,909  
   

 

 

 

      114,851  
   

 

 

 

 

Financials (0.0%)

 
  1,082    

B Riley Financial, Inc.

5.250%, 08/31/28

    22,982  
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $175,488)

    175,805  
   

 

 

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (1.2%)

 
  Other (1.2%)  
  45,865    

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

    968,210  
  6,150    

iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF^

    241,142  
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $1,322,412)

    1,209,352  
   

 

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (1.8%)

 
  Consumer Discretionary (0.9%)  
  7,908    

Aptiv, PLC

5.500%, 06/15/23

    996,329  
   

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

     NUMBER OF     
SHARES
               VALUE      
  Energy (0.0%)  
  1    

Gulfport Energy Corp.&

10.000%, 03/03/23

15.000% PIK rate

  $ 5,850  
   

 

 

 

  Utilities (0.9%)  
 

NextEra Energy, Inc.

 
  10,000    

6.219%, 09/01/23

    478,900  
  8,700    

6.926%, 09/01/25

    417,165  
   

 

 

 

      896,065  
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE

PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $1,934,639)

    1,898,244  
   

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS (0.0%) #

 
  Energy (0.0%)  
  2,607          

Mcdermott International, Ltd.& 06/30/27, Strike $15.98

     
  2,347    

Mcdermott International, Ltd. 06/30/27, Strike $12.33

     
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Cost $1,002)

     
   

 

 

 

NUMBER OF

CONTRACTS/

NOTIONAL

AMOUNT

         VALUE
 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.6%) #

 
  Materials (0.1%)  
  1,470    

Cemex SAB de CV

 
  784,980    

Call, 07/21/23, Strike $5.00

    121,275  
   

 

 

 

  Other (0.5%)  
  700    

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

 
  5,008,500    

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $60.00

    94,500  
  260    

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

 
  1,650,220    

Call, 04/21/23, Strike $64.00

    72,150  
  350    

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

 
  1,568,350    

Call, 06/16/23, Strike $44.81

    97,125  
  220    

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

 
  8,942,560    

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $360.00

    266,310  
   

 

 

 

      530,085  
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS

(Cost $1,063,106)

    651,360  
   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (131.9%)
(Cost $147,818,657)

    135,923,661  
   

 

 

 

 
MANDATORY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED
SHARES, AT LIQUIDATION VALUE (-16.5%)
    (17,000,000
   

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-15.4%)

    (15,890,313
   

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

  $ 103,033,348  
   

 

 

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

*

Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are exempted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers (“QIBs”), such as the Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements.

µ

Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for note payable aggregating a total value of $7,657,725.

^

Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

@

In default status and considered non-income producing.

&

Illiquid security.

Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at January 31, 2023.

¡

Bank loans generally are subject to mandatory and/or optional prepayment. As a result, the actual remaining maturity of bank loans may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown.

#

Non-income producing security.

~

Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options.

 

The aggregate value of such securities is $2,435,590.

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS
AED    UAE Dirham
AUD    Australian Dollar
BRL    Brazilian Real
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc
CNY    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
DKK    Danish Krone
EUR    European Monetary Unit
GBP    British Pound Sterling
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
INR    Indian Rupee
JPY    Japanese Yen
KRW    South Korean Won
MXN    Mexican Peso
PHP    Philippine Peso
SEK    Swedish Krona
SGD    Singapore Dollar
THB    Thai Baht
TWD    New Taiwan Dollar
ZAR    South African Rand

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. The principal amount for such securities is shown in the respective foreign currency. The date on options represents the expiration date of the option contract. The option contract may be exercised at any date on or before the date shown.

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Calamos Global Total Return Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS JANUARY 31, 2023 (UNAUDITED)

 

CURRENCY EXPOSURE JANUARY 31, 2023            

 

 
     Value      % of Total  
        Investments  

 

 

US Dollar

   $ 86,382,857        63.6%  

Hong Kong Dollar

     9,991,826        7.4%  

European Monetary Unit

     7,598,532        5.6%  

Japanese Yen

     6,451,634        4.7%  

British Pound Sterling

     4,523,907        3.3%  

Canadian Dollar

     3,777,230        2.8%  

New Taiwan Dollar

     3,761,447        2.8%  

Swiss Franc

     2,680,655        2.0%  

Indian Rupee

     2,460,056        1.8%  

South Korean Won

     1,335,118        1.0%  

Singapore Dollar

     1,275,982        0.9%  

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

     1,207,429        0.9%  

Indonesian Rupiah

     898,243        0.7%  

Australian Dollar

     762,405        0.6%  

Philippine Peso

     682,685        0.5%  

Thai Baht

     661,634        0.5%  

Brazilian Real

     581,361        0.4%  

Mexican Peso

     450,217        0.3%  

South African Rand

     191,755        0.1%  

UAE Dirham

     168,862        0.1%  

Swedish Krona

     57,324        —%  

Danish Krone

     22,502        —%  
  

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $         135,923,661        100.0%  

Currency exposure may vary over time.

     

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

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Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization. Calamos Global Total Return (the “Fund”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on March 30, 2004 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund commenced operations on October 27, 2005.

The Fund’s investment strategy is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest primarily in a portfolio of common and preferred stocks, convertible securities and income producing securities such as investment grade and below investment grade (high yield/high risk) debt securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 50% of its managed assets in equity securities (including securities that are convertible into equity securities). The Fund may invest up to 100% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers, including debt and equity securities of corporate issuers and debt securities of government issuers, in developed and emerging markets. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 40% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers. “Managed assets” means the Fund’s total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage that may be outstanding) minus total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

Significant Accounting Policies. The Schedule of Investments has been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and the Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Fund Valuation. The Trust’s Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, have designated Calamos Advisors LLC (“Calamos Advisors”) to perfom fair valuation determinations related to all Fund investments under the oversight of the Board. As “valuation designee” the Calamos Advisors has adopted procedures to guide the determination of the NAV on any day on which the Fund’s NAVs are dertermined. The valuation of the Fund’s investments is in accordance with these procedures.

Fund securities that are traded on U.S. securities exchanges, except option securities, are valued at the official closing price, which is the last current reported sales price on its principal exchange at the time each Fund determines its net asset value (“NAV”). Securities traded in the over-the-counter market and quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, as determined by NASDAQ, or lacking a NASDAQ Official Closing Price, the last current reported sale price on NASDAQ at the time the Fund determines its NAV. When a last sale or closing price is not available, equity securities, other than option securities, that are traded on a U.S. securities exchange and other equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations on its principal exchange in accordance with guidelines adopted by the board of trustees. Each option security traded on a U.S. securities exchange is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, also in accordance with guidelines adopted by the board of trustees. Each over-the-counter option that is not traded through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued either by an independent pricing agent approved by the board of trustees or based on a quotation provided by the counterparty to such option under the ultimate supervision of the board of trustees.

Fixed income securities, bank loans, certain convertible preferred securities, and non-exchange traded derivatives are normally valued by independent pricing services or by dealers or brokers who make markets in such securities. Valuations of such fixed income securities, bank loans, certain convertible preferred securities, and non-exchange traded derivatives consider yield or price of equivalent securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data and do not rely exclusively upon exchange or over-the-counter prices.

Trading on European and Far Eastern exchanges and over-the-counter markets is typically completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open. Each security trading on these exchanges or in over-the-counter markets may be valued utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service approved by the board of trustees. The valuation of each security that meets certain criteria in relation to the valuation model is systematically adjusted to reflect the impact of movement in the U.S. market after the foreign markets close. Securities that do not meet the criteria, or that are principally traded in other foreign markets, are valued as of the last reported sale price at the time the Fund determines its NAV, or when reliable market prices or quotations are not readily available, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the appropriate exchange or other designated time. Trading of foreign securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the NYSE is not open and on which the Fund’s NAV is not calculated.

If the pricing committee determines that the valuation of a security in accordance with the methods described above is not reflective of a fair value for such security, the security is valued at a fair value by the pricing committee.

The Fund also may use fair value pricing, pursuant to guidelines adopted by Calamos Advisors, if trading in the security is halted or if the value of a security it holds is materially affected by events occurring before the Fund’s pricing time but after the close of the primary market or exchange on which the security is listed. Those procedures may utilize valuations furnished by pricing services approved by Calamos Advisors, which may be based on market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers in those securities.

When fair value pricing of securities is employed, the prices of securities used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from market quotations or official closing prices. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”).

Foreign Currency Translation. Values of investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using a rate quoted by a major bank or dealer in the particular currency market, as reported by a recognized quotation dissemination service.

Option Transactions. For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase or write (sell) put and call options. One of the risks associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of premium and change in value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. The Fund as writer of an option bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

 

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Note 2 – Investments

The cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes at January 31, 2023 was as follows*:

 

Cost basis of investments

   $147,818,657  

Gross unrealized appreciation

   3,606,912  

Gross unrealized depreciation

   (15,501,908)  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $(11,894,996)  

* Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table does not reflect tax adjustments. For the previous fiscal year’s federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual report.

Note 3 – Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares

The Fund issued MRPS on August 24, 2021 and September 6, 2017. On August 24, 2021, 360,000 MRPS were issued with an aggregate liquidation preference of $9.0 million. On September 6, 2017, 480,000 were issued mandatory redeemable preferred shares (“MRPS”) with an aggregate liquidation preference of $12.0 million. Offering costs incurred by the Fund in connection with the MRPS issuance are aggregated with the outstanding liability and are being amortized to Interest expense and amortization of offering costs on MRPS over the respective life of each series of MRPS and shown in the Statement of Operations.

The MRPS are divided into four series with different mandatory redemption dates and dividend rates. The table below summarizes the key terms of each series of the MRPS at January 31, 2023.

 

    Series    Term
Redemption Date
   Dividend Rate   Shares (000’s)    Liquidation Preference Per Share        Aggregate Liquidation Preference

  Series B

   9/06/24    4.00%   160    $25    $4,000,000

  Series C

   9/06/27    4.24%   160    $25    $4,000,000

  Series D

   8/24/26    2.45%   200    $25    $5,000,000

  Series E

   5/24/27    2.68%   160    $25    $4,000,000
             

 

           Total    $17,000,000
             

 

The MRPS are not listed on any exchange or automated quotation system. The MRPS are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation preference, which approximates fair value of the MRPS, is recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities net of deferred offering costs. The MRPS are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

During the period ended January 31, 2023, all MRPS were rated `AA-’ by Kroll Bond Rating Agency LLC (“KBRA”). If the ratings of the MRPS are downgraded, the Fund’s dividend expense may increase, as described below.

Holders of MRPS are entitled to receive monthly cumulative cash dividends payable on the first business day of each month. The MRPS currently are rated “AA-” by Kroll. If on the first day of a monthly dividend period the MRPS of any class are rated lower than “A” by Kroll, the dividend rate for such period shall be increased by 0.5%, 2.0% or 4.0% according to an agreed upon schedule. The MRPS’ dividend rate is also subject to increase during periods when the Fund has not made timely payments to MRPS holders and/or the MRPS do not have a current credit rating, subject to various terms and conditions. Dividends accrued and paid to the shareholders of MRPS are included in “Interest expense and amortization of offering costs on Mandatory Redeemable Preferred Shares” within the Statement of Operations.

With regard to the Series A, B and C MRPS, so long as any MRPS are outstanding, the Fund will not declare, pay or set apart for payment any dividend or other distribution (other than non-cash distributions) with respect to Fund shares ranking junior to or on parity with the MRPS, unless (1) the Fund has satisfied the MRPS Overcollateralization Test (as defined below) on at least one “valuation date” in the preceding 65 calendar days, (2) immediately after such transaction the Fund would satisfy the MRPS Asset Coverage Test (as defined below), (3) full cumulative dividends on the MRPS due on or prior to the date of the transaction have been declared and paid to the holders of MRPS and (4) the Fund has redeemed the full number of MRPS required to be redeemed by any provision for mandatory redemption or deposited sufficient monies with the Fund’s paying agent for that purpose, subject to certain grace periods and exceptions.

MRPS Asset Coverage Test: Asset coverage with respect to all outstanding senior securities and preferred shares, including the MRPS, determined in accordance with Section 18(h) of the 1940 Act, on the basis of values calculated as of a time within 48 hours (not including Sundays or holidays) next preceding the time of determination, must be greater than or equal to 225%.

MRPS Overcollateralization Test: So long as Fitch or any other NSRSO, such as Kroll, is then rating any class of the outstanding MRPS pursuant to the request of the Fund, satisfaction of only those overcollateralization ratios applicable to closed-end fund issuers with the same rating(s) as the Fund’s MRPS’ then-current rating(s) issued by Fitch or such other NSRSO, such as Kroll, by application of the applicable rating agency guidelines.

With regard to Series D and E MRPS, for so long as any MRPS are Outstanding, the Fund will not declare, pay or set apart for payment any dividend or other distribution (other than a dividend or distribution paid in shares of, or options, warrants or rights to subscribe for or purchase, Common Shares or other shares of beneficial interest, if any, ranking junior to the MRPS as to dividends or upon liquidation (collectively “non-cash distributions”) with respect to Common Shares or any other shares of the Series or Fund ranking junior to or on a parity with the MRPS as to dividends or upon liquidation, or call for redemption, redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any Common Shares or any other such junior shares (except by conversion into or exchange for shares of the Fund ranking junior to the MRPS as to dividends and upon liquidation) or any such parity shares (except by conversion into or exchange for shares of the Fund ranking junior to or on a parity with the MRPS as to dividends and upon liquidation), unless (1) immediately after such transaction the Fund would satisfy the MRPS Asset Coverage Test, (2) full cumulative dividends on the MRPS due on or prior to the date of the transaction have been declared and paid to the Holders of MRPS, and (3) the Fund has redeemed the full number of MRPS required to be redeemed by any provision for mandatory redemption contained in Section 3(a) or deposited sufficient monies with the Paying Agent for that purpose (without regard to the provisions of the Special Proviso); provided that the Fund may make any distributions reasonably necessary for the Fund to continue to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and to avoid excise tax under Section 4982 of the Internal Revenue Code (“Tax Required Payments”). For the avoidance of doubt, any such Tax Required Payments would only be paid to holders

 

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of Common Shares after full cumulative dividends due on or prior to the date of the applicable distribution and any mandatory redemptions occurring on or prior to the date of the applicable distribution have been paid to the holders of MRPS.

Except as otherwise required pursuant to the Fund’s governing documents or applicable law, the holders of the MRPS have one vote per share and vote together with the holders of common stock of the Fund as a single class except on matters affecting only the holders of MRPS or the holders of common stock. Pursuant to the 1940 Act, holders of the MRPS have the right to elect at least two trustees of the Fund, voting separately as a class. Except during any time when the Fund has failed to make a dividend or redemption payment in respect of MRPS outstanding, the holders of MRPS have agreed to vote in accordance with the recommendation of the board of trustees on any matter submitted to them for their vote or to the vote of shareholders of the Fund generally.

 

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