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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): May 4, 2010
 
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
         
Delaware   0-51003   32-0122554
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)       Identification No.)
     
2020 Calamos Court    
Naperville, Illinois   60563
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (630) 245-7200
Not Applicable
(Former Name and Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Press Release
       
 EX-99.1

 


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
          On May 4, 2010, Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (“Corporation”) issued a press release reporting results for the first quarter of 2010. A copy of the press release issued by the Corporation is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (c) Exhibits
          99.1 Press release issued by the Corporation on May 4, 2010.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.
 
 
Date: May 4, 2010  By:   /s/ J. Christopher Jackson    
    J. Christopher Jackson   
    Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary 
 

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Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit Number   Description
99.1
  Press release dated May 4, 2010 issued by the Corporation reporting results for the first quarter of 2010.

EX-99.1 2 c57931exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
     
(CALAMOS LOGO)
  2020 Calamos Court
Naperville, IL 60563-2787
www.calamos.com

News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Cris Wasiak
Chief Financial Officer
630-577-9688
IR@calamos.com
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2010 Results and Declares Dividend
NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 4, 2010 – Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMS) today reported first quarter 2010 results, including revenues of $81.1 million and operating income of $30.5 million. Income before income taxes was $37.4 million for the current quarter. As a result of our ownership structure approximately 22% of pre-tax income is attributable to our common shareholders which results in net income of $4.8 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.24. At March 31, 2010, assets under management totaled $33.0 billion.
     Additionally, we declared a regular quarterly dividend of 7.5 cents per share payable on May 26, 2010 to shareholders of record on May 17, 2010.
Management Commentary
     “Our company produced solid financial results from both our core operations and our investment portfolio during the first quarter of 2010. These returns, coupled with our continued financial strength and significant liquidity, position us well for future success,” said John P. Calamos, Sr., chairman, chief executive and co-chief investment officer.
     “While last year’s massive fiscal and economic stimulus appears to have restored investor confidence and stabilized the global economy, investors have been slow to return to the domestic equity markets. Despite these headwinds, our global defensive equity and alternative strategies continued to see increasing demand and helped sustain our asset growth throughout the first quarter.”
     “Given the continued investor demand for emerging market and international equity strategies, we are optimistic that we will benefit from this trend as our international and global strategies continue to perform well over the short and long term. Our International Growth Fund, which recently reached its five-year performance milestone in March 2010, has ranked in the first 7% or better over the one-, three- and five-year periods in total return in its Morningstar category,1” continued Calamos.
     “The investment performance for our products has remained strong through March 31, 2010. In the short term, over the one-, three- and five-year periods, the percentage of Calamos open-end mutual funds that ranked in the upper half of their Lipper categories on a total return basis was 69%, 73% and 67%, respectively. Over the longer-term, five of six Calamos funds rank in the upper quartile of their Lipper categories over their 10-year history, and all four with a
 
1   All references to Morningstar ratings and rankings are based on total return for each respective Fund’s Class A shares at NAV for the period ending 3.31.2010. Complete Morningstar rankings for the Calamos Family of Funds are listed in the Appendix.

 


 

15-year history are in the upper third of their categories, including three in their respective top decile.2
     “During the first quarter we completed the planned build-out of our institutional distribution capabilities. We are pleased with our progress and are already seeing the results of this strategy. Institutional flows remained positive during the first quarter of 2010 and our team generated nearly $250 million in net new business. While institutional flows are difficult to predict, we continue to be encouraged by the level of interest and activity, including the number of finals presentations that we have participated in and the number of accounts awarded to us but not yet funded.”
Assets Under Management
     Assets under management as of March 31, 2010 were $33.0 billion, representing an increase of $249 million, or 1 percent, from the previous quarter end. The increase consisted of $796 million in market appreciation and net redemptions of $547 million. Average assets under management were $32.3 billion during the first quarter of 2010, compared to $23.1 billion for the same period one year ago.
     Net redemptions during the quarter were primarily attributable to net outflows from our managed accounts, which were partially offset by approximately $250 million of net inflows into our institutional separate accounts. The net outflows for the quarter were the result of our decision to increase the account minimums for our convertible-based strategies on separately-managed account (SMA) platforms. In our view, trading and market dynamics in the convertible securities markets have changed in a way that limits our ability to effectively manage lower-dollar convertible managed accounts in a manner consistent with our investment philosophy and process. As a result, we took action to raise the account minimums for these accounts and, where appropriate, to seek to transfer affected accounts to our mutual funds with similar investment objectives.
Investment Performance
     Mutual Funds
     Relative investment performance for our mutual funds remained strong with 69%, 73% and 67% of the Calamos open-end mutual funds in the upper half of their Lipper categories on a one-, three- and five-year total return basis, respectively, as of March 31, 2010. In long-term performance, 83% and 100% of the Calamos open-end mutual funds performed in the upper half of their Lipper categories on a ten- and fifteen-year total return basis, respectively, as of March 31, 2010.
     Domestic and global equity funds posted strong one-year performance as all but one fund ranked in the upper third of its respective Lipper category. On a three-year basis, 71% of our mutual funds ranked in the upper half. And on a five-year basis, 67% of our funds ranked in the upper half. Our Convertible Fund continues to be among the best performers on a three-
 
2   All references to Lipper ratings and rankings are based on total return for respective Fund’s Class A shares at NAV for the period ending 3.31.2010. Complete Lipper rankings for the Calamos Family of Funds are listed in the Appendix.

 


 

and five-year basis. On the alternative side, our Market Neutral Income Fund has posted upper quartile performance on a one- and three-year basis and in the upper 36% on a five-year basis.
     Institutional Strategies
     Relative investment performance for our institutional strategies as reported within the eVestment Alliance[3] database compared favorably with 64%, 73%, 50% and 80% of our institutional strategies performing in the upper half of their eVestment Alliance categories on a one-, three-, five- and ten-year total return basis, respectively, as of March 31, 2010.
     Leading the way were our global growth strategies where our International Growth strategy ranked in the upper 5% over the one-, three-, and five-year periods while Global Growth ranked in the upper 15% over the one- and three-year periods. Our U.S. and Global Opportunities strategies also ranked in the upper half of their peers over a three- and five-year basis. Our Growth strategy continues to perform strongly over the short term and ranked in the upper one-third over the past year but registers a three-year rank in the 52 percentile. Of the Convertible strategies, our Global Convertible strategy ranked in upper 17% on a five-year basis and in the top 38% on a three-year basis.
Financial Results
     First quarter revenues were $81.1 million, a 36 percent increase from the $59.6 million in the first quarter of 2009 driven mostly by a 40 percent increase in average assets under management.
     For the three months ended March 31, operating expenses were $50.6 million, an increase of $4.2 million compared to the same period of 2009. Compensation expense increased by $2.0 million, or 11%, from the same quarter a year ago mostly due to increases in performance-based incentive compensation. The rise in average mutual fund assets under management drove the increase in distribution expenses by $4.3 million during the current quarter when compared to the same quarter a year ago. These increases were partially offset by a $2.1 million, or 45%, reduction of amortization of deferred sales commissions that resulted from the change in estimated remaining life of the respective class B share mutual fund assets.
     Operating income was $30.5 million for the first quarter of 2010 positively comparing to $13.2 million for the first quarter of 2009. Operating margin was 37.6 percent for the current quarter, up from 22.1 percent in the year-earlier period. The significant improvement in operating performance from the first quarter 2009 is a result of revenue growth generated from the increase in assets under management coupled with our continued effective management of expenses. Diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2010 were $0.24 versus $0.17 for the same period a year ago.
 
[3]   eVestment Alliance rankings are based on total return for the period ending 3.31.2010, and do not take into account any investment advisory and/or management fees that may be associated with these strategies. eVestment Alliance is an independent 3rd party database that contains performance information for select investment advisors. Information contained in this database is supplied, on a voluntary basis, by investment advisors who choose to be included in the database. Please see the Appendix for complete ranking information for the investment strategies listed herein.

 


 

Non-Operating Results and Other Items
     Non-operating income, net of non-controlling interest in partnerships, was $6.9 million during the first quarter of 2010 as presented in Table A compared to $12.3 million in the prior-year period.
     Our financial condition remains strong with a high degree of liquidity. Our investment portfolio was approximately $391.4 million, and provides a significant source of liquidity as it consists primarily of diversified investments in our funds and cash equivalents. We seek to manage our investment portfolio conservatively and utilize exchange-traded equity option contracts as an economic hedge to reduce the downside risk and price volatility of the total portfolio value.
     For the three months ended March 31, 2010, the net gain on our investment portfolio as presented in Table B was $5.3 million, a return of 2.0% for the current quarter, compared to $11.7 million, a return of 5.6% for the first quarter of 2009. However, due to differing financial accounting treatments, not all changes in the portfolio’s value are reported in current earnings. Instead, all gains and losses from certain investment securities and derivatives held in the portfolio are reported in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations, while unrealized gains and losses on securities designated as “available-for-sale” are captured as a component of equity until realized. Therefore, in the current quarter investment income of $8.6 million (as presented in both Table A and Table B) increased earnings, while the component of our portfolio that directly impacts equity generated net unrealized losses of $3.3 million. It should also be noted that a portion of investment income includes the results from our initiation of a long-term trading strategy that seeks to harvest capital gains to realize certain deferred tax assets.
Market Capitalization
     Our fully consolidated market capitalization is estimated to be $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2010. This estimate assumes that the closing stock price of our shares of $14.34 did not recognize any value associated with Calamos Asset Management, Inc.’s wholly-owned assets. Please refer to Item 5 of our 2009 annual report filed on Form 10-K for a comprehensive discussion of the details and assumptions used in estimating our market capitalization.
Investor Conference Call
     Management will hold an investor conference call at 4 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, May 4. To access the live call and view management’s presentation, visit the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investors.calamos.com. Alternatively, participants may listen to the live call by dialing 888.529.1786 (706.634.9500 outside the U.S.), then entering conference ID number 68470425. A replay of the call will be available until the end of the day on May 14 by dialing 800.642.1687 (706.645.9291 outside the U.S.), then entering conference ID number 68470425. A webcast also will be available on the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investors.calamos.com for 90 days following the date of the call.
     Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMS) is a diversified investment firm offering equity, convertible, defensive equity, fixed income and alternative investment strategies, among others. We serve institutions and individuals via separately managed accounts and a

 


 

family of open-end and closed-end funds, offering a risk-managed approach to capital appreciation and income-producing strategies. For more information, visit www.calamos.com.
     From time to time, information or statements provided by us, including those within this news release, may contain certain forward-looking statements relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, the competitive environment and regulations. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. For a discussion concerning some of these and other risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could affect future results, see “Forward-Looking Information” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, where applicable, “Risk Factors” in our annual and quarterly reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 


 

Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share data)
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2010     2009  
     
Revenues:
               
Investment management fees
  $ 58,570     $ 42,001  
Distribution and underwriting fees
    21,835       17,028  
Other
    725       540  
     
Total revenues
    81,130       59,569  
Expenses:
               
Employee compensation and benefits
    20,132       18,091  
Distribution expenses
    16,790       12,478  
Amortization of deferred sales commissions
    2,566       4,654  
Marketing and sales promotion
    2,732       2,522  
General and administrative
    8,392       8,634  
     
Total operating expenses
    50,612       46,379  
     
Operating income
    30,518       13,190  
Non-operating income
    6,909       12,285  
     
Income before income tax provision
    37,427       25,475  
Income tax provision
    3,222       2,417  
     
Net income
    34,205       23,058  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Calamos Holdings LLC
    (29,387 )     (19,675 )
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in partnership investments
    (7 )     (31 )
     
Net income attributable to Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
  $ 4,811     $ 3,352  
     
 
               
Earnings per share
               
Basic
  $ 0.24     $ 0.17  
     
Diluted
  $ 0.24     $ 0.17  
     
 
               
Weighted average shares outstanding
               
Basic
    19,820,744       19,606,936  
     
Diluted
    20,122,940       19,751,288  
     

 


 

Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
Assets Under Management

(in millions)
                                 
    Quarter Ended March 31,   Change
    2010   2009   Amount   Percent
     
Mutual Funds
                               
Beginning assets under management
  $ 24,480     $ 17,498     $ 6,982       40 %
Net redemptions
    (32 )     (190 )     158       83  
Market appreciation (depreciation)
    592       (219 )     811     NM
             
Ending assets under management
    25,040       17,089       7,951       47  
             
Average assets under management
    24,347       16,810       7,537       45  
             
Separate Accounts
                               
Beginning assets under management
    8,234       6,542       1,692       26  
Net redemptions
    (515 )     (241 )     (274 )     (114 )
Market appreciation
    204       79       125       158  
             
Ending assets under management
    7,923       6,380       1,543       24  
             
Average assets under management
    8,001       6,295       1,706       27  
             
Total Assets Under Management
                               
Beginning assets under management
    32,714       24,040       8,674       36  
Net redemptions
    (547 )     (431 )     (116 )     (27 )
Market appreciation (depreciation)
    796       (140 )     936     NM
             
Ending assets under management
    32,963       23,469       9,494       40  
             
Average assets under management
  $ 32,348     $ 23,105     $ 9,243       40 %
             
                                 
    At March 31,   Change
    2010   2009   Amount   Percent
     
Mutual Funds
                               
Open-end funds
  $ 19,959     $ 13,330     $ 6,629       50 %
Closed-end funds
    5,081       3,759       1,322       35  
             
Total mutual funds
    25,040       17,089       7,951       47  
             
Separate Accounts
                               
Institutional accounts
    5,047       3,573       1,474       41  
Managed accounts
    2,876       2,807       69       2  
             
Total separate accounts
    7,923       6,380       1,543       24  
             
Ending assets under management
  $ 32,963     $ 23,469     $ 9,494       40 %
             
                                 
    At March 31,   Change
    2010   2009   Amount   Percent
     
Assets by Strategy
                               
Equity
  $ 11,940     $ 8,593     $ 3,347       39 %
Convertible
    7,275       4,795       2,480       52  
Defensive Equity
    6,181       4,554       1,627       36  
Enhanced Fixed Income
    2,793       2,086       707       34  
Total Return
    2,288       1,672       616       37  
Alternative
    1,952       1,147       805       70  
High Yield
    328       230       98       43  
Fixed Income
    206       392       (186 )     (47 )
             
Ending assets under management
  $ 32,963     $ 23,469     $ 9,494       40 %
             

 


 

Table A
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
Non-Operating Income, Net of Non-controlling Interest in Partnership Investments

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2010     2009  
Interest income
  $ 106     $ 164  
Interest expense
    (1,950 )     (1,950 )
 
           
Net interest expense
    (1,844 )     (1,786 )
 
Investment income
    8,602       13,880  
Miscellaneous other income
    151       191  
 
           
Investment and other income
    8,753       14,071  
 
           
Non-operating income
    6,909       12,285  
 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in partnership investments
    (7 )     (31 )
 
           
 
Non-operating income, net of non-controlling interest in partnership investments
  $ 6,902     $ 12,254  
 
           
Table B
Calamos Holdings LLC
Summary of Investment Portfolio Returns

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2010     2009  
Returns reflected in earnings:
               
Investment income
  $ 8,602     $ 13,880  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in partnership investments
    (7 )     (31 )
 
Returns reflected in equity:
               
Net unrealized loss reported in accumulated other comprehensive income
    (3,330 )     (2,111 )
 
           
 
Total investment portfolio returns
  $ 5,265     $ 11,738  
 
           
 
Average investment securities owned
  $ 259,261     $ 209,127  
 
Total portfolio return
    2.0 %     5.6 %

 


 

APPENDIX
eVestment Alliance
Institutional Strategy Rankings
                                                         
                    # of           # of           # of
Calamos Institutional   eVestment Alliance   1 Yr %   Funds   3 Yr %   Funds   5 Yr %   Funds
Strategies   Category   Rank   1 Yr   Rank   3 Yr   Rank   5 Yr
 
Growth
  US Mid Cap Growth Equity     27 %     151       52 %     145       81 %     130  
Large Cap Growth
  US Large Cap Growth Equity     23 %     385       48 %     373       47 %     343  
Mid Cap Growth
  US Mid Cap Growth Equity     14 %     151       38 %     145       80 %     130  
US Opportunities
  US All Cap Growth Equity     84 %     90       16 %     88       36 %     75  
Value
  US All Cap Value Equity     44 %     123       35 %     117       54 %     105  
Global Growth
  Global All Cap Growth Equity     7 %     45       11 %     36              
Global Opportunities
  Global All Cap Growth Equity     91 %     45       22 %     36       23 %     27  
International Growth
  EAFE All Cap Growth     4 %     50       3 %     44       5 %     39  
Convertible
  US Convertibles     79 %     30       69 %     30       73 %     30  
Global Convertibles
  US Convertibles     75 %     30       38 %     30       17 %     30  
High Yield
  US High Yield Fixed Income     50 %     135       64 %     130       52 %     128  
Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Strong rankings are not indicative of positive performance. Absolute performance for some strategies was negative.
Source: eVestment Alliance — rankings are based on total return for the period ending March 31,2010, and do not take into account any investment advisory and/or management fees that may be associated with these strategies. eVestment Alliance is an independent third party database that contains performance information for select investment advisors. Information contained in this database is supplied, on a voluntary basis, by investment advisors who choose to be included in the database and is reliant on the individual advisors to be timely and accurate.

 


 

Lipper Rankings
                                                         
            1 Yr %   Absolute   3 Yr %   Absolute   5 Yr %   Absolute
Calamos Fund   Lipper Category   Rank   Rank 1Yr   Rank   Rank 3Yr   Rank   Rank 5Yr
 
Calamos Growth
  MultiCap Growth     23     103 of 450     46     176 of 379     65     195 of 302
Calamos Growth & Income
  Flexible Portfolio     30     44 of 148     26     29 of 113     24     18 of 75
Calamos Convertible
  Convertible     86     57 of 66     14     7 of 51     22     11 of 49
Calamos High Yield
  High Current Yield     71     325 of 460     62     246 of 399     57     197 of 343
Calamos Global Growth & Income
  Global Flexible Portfolio     34     53 of 158     56     43 of 77     50     24 of 48
Calamos Market Neutral Income
  Equity Market Neutral     22     13 of 59     24     10 of 42     36     8 of 22
Calamos Global Equity
  Global MultiCap Growth     19     16 of 83     26     12 of 47            
Calamos Blue Chip
  Large Cap Growth     25     208 of 836     57     416 of 730     57     346 of 603
Calamos International Growth
  Intl MultiCap Gr     13     16 of 127     11     10 of 91     10     6 of 58
Calamos Multi-Fund Blend
  Mixed Asset Trg Alloc Gr     9     52 of 567     47     235 of 501            
Calamos Evolving World Growth
  Emerging Markets     97     367 of 378                        
Calamos Total Return Bond
  Interm Inv Grd Debt     86     475 of 554                        
Calamos Value
  Large Cap Core     11     107 of 933     27     214 of 802     39     263 of 669
                                         
                    Absolute           Absolute
            10 Yr %   Rank   15 Yr %   Rank
Calamos Fund   Lipper Category   Rank   10Yr   Rank   15Yr
 
Calamos Growth
  MultiCap Growth     6     10 of 179     1     1 of 67
Calamos Growth & Income
  Flexible Portfolio     23     10 of 43     8     2 of 25
Calamos Convertible
  Convertible     8     3 of 40     9     2 of 22
Calamos High Yield
  High Current Yield     9     20 of 222            
Calamos Global Growth & Income
  Global Flexible Portfolio     68     19 of 28            
Calamos Market Neutral Income
  Equity Market Neutral     18     2 of 11     33     1 of 3
Calamos Global Equity
  Global MultiCap Growth                        
Calamos Blue Chip
  Large Cap Growth                        
Calamos International Growth
  Intl MultiCap Gr                        
Calamos Multi-Fund Blend
  Mixed Asset Trg Alloc Gr                        
Calamos Evolving World Growth
  Emerging Markets                        
Calamos Total Return Bond
  Interm Inv Grd Debt                        
Calamos Value
  Large Cap Core                        
Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Strong rankings are not indicative of positive fund performance. Absolute performance for some funds was negative. For each fund rankings are for Class A Shares for the period ending March 31, 2010, and will differ for other shares classes.
Source: Lipper, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reuters, provides independent insight on global collective investments including mutual funds, retirement funds, hedge funds, fund fees and expenses to the asset management and media communities. Lipper ranks the performance of mutual funds within a classification of funds that have similar investment objectives. Rankings are historical with capital gains and dividends reinvested and do not include the effect of loads. If an expense waiver was in effect, it may have had a material effect on the total return or yield for the period.

 


 

Morningstar Rankings
                                                                             
                Absolute   # of           Absolute   # of           Absolute   # of
        1 Yr %   Rank 1   Funds   3 Yr %   Rank 3   Funds   5 Yr %   Rank 5   Funds
Calamos Fund   Morningstar Category   Rank   Yr   1 Yr   Rank   Yr   3 Yr   Rank   Yr   5 Yr
 
Calamos Growth
  Large Growth     8       137       1,775       49       759       1,547       58       747       1,276  
Calamos Growth & Income
  Large Growth     86       1,535       1,775       10       154       1,547       18       220       1,276  
Calamos Convertible
  Convertibles     85       66       78       12       8       61       22       13       57  
Calamos High Yield
  High Yield Bond     70       387       549       62       301       487       58       243       415  
Calamos Global Growth & Income
  World Stock     93       727       774       12       68       565       8       35       456  
Calamos Market Neutral Income
  Long-Short     36       76       213       26       33       125       43       30       69  
Calamos Global Equity
  World Stock     15       111       774       8       42       565                   456  
Calamos Blue Chip
  Large Growth     38       672       1,775       52       804       1,547       59       753       1,276  
Calamos International Growth
  Foreign Large Growth     7       18       273       5       11       215       4       7       158  
Calamos Multi-Fund Blend
  Large Growth     33       587       1,775       43       671       1,547                   1,276  
Calamos Evolving World Growth
  World Allocation     2       6       252                   150                   94  
Calamos Total Return Bond
  Intermediate-Term Bond     83       944       1,137                   991                   866  
Calamos Value
  Large Blend     18       350       2,025       21       363       1,785       39       540       1,402  
                                                     
        10 Yr %   Absolute   # of Funds   15 Yr %   Absolute   # of Funds
Calamos Fund   Morningstar Category   Rank   Rank 10 Yr   10 Yr   Rank   Rank 15 Yr   15 Yr
 
Calamos Growth
  Large Growth     4       28       718       1       1       281  
Calamos Growth & Income
  Large Growth     1       5       718       1       3       281  
Calamos Convertible
  Convertibles     8       4       41       4       2       27  
Calamos High Yield
  High Yield Bond     7       20       273                   107  
Calamos Global Growth & Income
  World Stock     16       41       255                   109  
Calamos Market Neutral Income
  Long-Short     16       4       20       15       2       8  
Calamos Global Equity
  World Stock                 255                   109  
Calamos Blue Chip
  Large Growth                 718                   281  
Calamos International Growth
  Foreign Large Growth                 81                   33  
Calamos Multi-Fund Blend
  Large Growth                 718                   281  
Calamos Evolving World Growth
  World Allocation                 49                   20  
Calamos Total Return Bond
  Intermediate-Term Bond                 501                   264  
Calamos Value
  Large Blend                 731                   292  
Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Strong rankings are not indicative of positive fund performance. Absolute performance for some funds was negative. For each fund rankings are for Class A Shares for the period ending March 31, 2010, and will differ for other shares classes.
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