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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-05443
   
EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER: Calamos Investment Trust
   
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville
  Illinois 60563-2787
   
   
NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE: John P Calamos, Sr., Founder, Chairman and
  Global Chief Investment Officer
  Calamos Advisors LLC
  2020 Calamos Court,
  Naperville, Illinois
  60563-2787

 

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:                  (630) 245-7200

 

DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: October 31, 2023

 

DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD:  November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1. REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS.

 

 

 

TIMELY INFORMATION INSIDE

Visit www.calamos.com/paperless to enroll. You can view shareholder communications, including fund prospectuses, annual reports and other shareholder materials online long before the printed publications arrive by traditional mail.

Family of Funds

ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 31, 2023

Alternative

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

Calamos Hedged Equity Fund

Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund

Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund

Convertible

Calamos Convertible Fund

Calamos Global Convertible Fund

US Equity

Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund

Calamos Growth Fund

Calamos Growth and Income Fund

Calamos Dividend Growth Fund

Calamos Select Fund

Global Equity

Calamos International Growth Fund

Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund

Calamos Global Equity Fund

Calamos Global Opportunities Fund

Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund

Fixed Income

Calamos Total Return Bond Fund

Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund

Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund


Experience and Foresight

About Calamos Investments

For over 40 years, we have helped investors like you manage and build wealth to meet long-term objectives. Because investors have different time horizons, risk tolerances and goals, we offer funds to suit a variety of asset allocation needs. Our 20 mutual funds include equity, fixed income, convertible and alternative funds. We offer US funds as well as global and international choices.

We are dedicated to helping our clients build and protect wealth. We understand when you entrust us with your assets, you also entrust us with your achievements, goals and aspirations. We believe we best honor this trust by making investment decisions guided by integrity, discipline and our conscientious research.

We believe an active, risk-conscious approach is essential for wealth creation. In our early years, we pioneered the use of convertible securities as a means to control risk in volatile markets. We followed with strategies that combine convertibles and stocks, with the aim of participating in equity market upside with potentially less volatility than an all-stock portfolio. In 1990, we introduced our first stock fund, which invests in growth companies both large and small. Across our funds, our investment process seeks to manage risk at multiple levels and draws upon our experience investing through many market cycles. In a rapidly changing environment, we believe that this active management is essential.

We are global in our perspective. We believe globalization offers tremendous opportunities for countries and companies all over the world. In our US, global and international portfolios, we are seeking to capitalize on the potential growth of the global economy.

We believe there are opportunities in all markets. Our history traces back to the 1970s, a period of significant volatility and economic concerns. Since then, we have invested through the ebb and flow of multiple markets, each with its own set of challenges. Out of this experience comes our belief that the flipside of volatility is opportunity.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter to Shareholders

   

1

   

The Funds

 

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

   

4

   

Calamos Hedged Equity Fund

   

8

   

Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund

   

11

   

Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund

   

18

   

Calamos Convertible Fund

   

20

   

Calamos Global Convertible Fund

   

24

   
Calamos Timpani Small Cap
Growth Fund
   

27

   

Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund

   

31

   

Calamos Growth Fund

   

35

   

Calamos Growth and Income Fund

   

39

   

Calamos Dividend Growth Fund

   

43

   

Calamos Select Fund

   

47

   

Calamos International Growth Fund

   

51

   

Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund

   

55

   

Calamos Global Equity Fund

   

59

   

Calamos Global Opportunities Fund

   

64

   
Calamos International Small Cap
Growth Fund
   

68

   

Calamos Total Return Bond Fund

   

71

   
Calamos High Income
Opportunities Fund
   

76

   

Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund

   

81

   

Expense Overview

   

85

   

Schedules of Investments

   

89

   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

181

   

Statements of Operations

   

186

   

Statements of Changes In Net Assets

   

190

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

197

   

Financial Highlights

   

235

   
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
   

300

   
Trustee Approval of Management
Agreement
   

302

   

Trustees and Officers

   

309

   

Tax Information

   

313

   

Letter to Shareholders

JOHN P. CALAMOS, SR.

Founder, Chairman, and Global Chief Investment Officer

Dear Fellow Shareholder:

Welcome to your annual report for the 12 months ending October 31, 2023. In this report, you will find commentary from our portfolio management teams, a listing of portfolio holdings, financial statements and highlights, and detailed information about the performance and positioning of the Calamos Funds.

Market Review

The reporting period was remarkable for its many ups and downs, which included leadership rotations, sell-offs, and rallies. Market turmoil reflected ongoing uncertainty and shifting sentiment around interest rates and Federal Reserve policy, energy prices, and inflation. Investors also grappled with waves of anxiety due to a wide variety of events, including the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, an autoworkers strike, and contentious debt ceiling negotiations in a polarized US Congress. Emerging secular themes—most notably advances in artificial intelligence and weight loss drugs—disrupted the markets as investors considered which companies and industries were positioned to win or lose.

The final months of the reporting period proved particularly difficult as investors grappled with deepening concerns about the sustainability of corporate earnings, the health of the consumer, and the trajectory of economic growth. Although the Federal Reserve paused its rate tightening in September, the central bank dashed hopes of imminent rate cuts by reinforcing prior guidance that rates would be higher for longer. The yield of the US 10-Year Treasury Bond reached multi-decade highs, while the onset of the Israel-Hamas war intensified geopolitical uncertainty.

Although broad stock market benchmarks posted healthy advances for the period, these returns often fall short of capturing the crosscurrents buffeting the markets. The market capitalization weighted S&P 500 Index gained more than 10% overall, but the S&P 500 Equal Weighted Index ended up in negative territory with a loss of -0.75%. In other words, there were a handful of strong performers that anchored the performance in the broad index, while the average stock was down slightly on the year.

Meanwhile, in the bond market, high yield securities and shorter-duration bonds outperformed the broader investment-grade market, which was more vulnerable to fears about inflation and higher interest rates. Convertible securities, which combine attributes of stocks and bonds, also encountered headwinds, reflecting the challenges in the stock and traditional bond markets.

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Letter to Shareholders

Outlook

We see many signs pointing to slower economic growth and increasing risks across sectors. Higher interest rates will take time to work through the economy, with far-reaching consequences for businesses and consumers. Global manufacturing data is trending down, and fuel prices are putting significant pressure on many companies and households. Meanwhile, retailers will likely struggle as consumer nest eggs amassed during the pandemic dwindle and student loan repayments resume. Fiscal policy uncertainty, already elevated, will intensify as the US presidential election approaches. We expect geopolitical crosscurrents will take a toll on individual markets, sectors, and industries. Monetary policy will also remain a focal point for the markets, as investors contemplate the Federal Reserve's next moves. Against this backdrop, we expect saw-toothed and volatile markets to continue.

In an economic and market environment with a lot going on "under the hood," we believe we are well positioned to serve our shareholders. My 50+ years experience in the markets supports my belief that although markets may be volatile in the short term, fundamentals ultimately win. We are confident that our teams have the long-term perspective and experience required to navigate an environment where discipline, individual security selection, and risk management matter.

Asset Allocation Considerations

In periods of heightened uncertainty and elevated volatility, it's especially important to remember that there are opportunities in all economic environments. However, there is typically a lot of noise in the headlines, which means that the emotion in the markets may not align with the long-term opportunities.

When global financial markets are as turbulent as they have been over recent months, investors may be tempted to retreat to the sidelines. However, as we've noted in the past, jumping in and out of the market is a dangerous strategy—investors tend to capture the downturns and miss the upturns. Instead, a far better course is to establish an asset allocation that aligns with your needs and risk tolerance.

I believe that a well-diversified blend of equity and fixed income funds provides a sound asset allocation foundation. I also encourage you to take a closer look at liquid alternative funds, which can employ a wider array of strategies than traditional funds. As a result, alternative investments can help investors optimize asset allocations and provide additional ballast during volatile markets.

Since we launched our first alternative fund in 1990, we've been committed to providing investors with these important asset allocation tools. Today, our alternative suite includes equity alternatives Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund and Calamos Hedged Equity Fund. Our flagship alternative fund, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund, focuses on providing consistent performance through an approach that is less vulnerable to interest rates than traditional fixed income approaches are. Finally, we're pleased to announce our newest fund, Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund, which we launched earlier this year.

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Letter to Shareholders

In Closing

Since the founding of Calamos Investments in the difficult financial markets of the 1970s, our firm has dedicated itself to helping investors achieve their long-term goals. I continue to believe that our disciplined, research-driven approaches will allow us to turn volatility into long-term opportunity for the shareholders of the Calamos Funds. In the commentaries that follow, you'll read about the many ways our teams are pursuing returns and managing risks in the current environment on your behalf.

As always, thank you for your continued trust. All of us at Calamos Investments are honored that you have chosen us to help you achieve your asset allocation goals.

Sincerely,

John P. Calamos, Sr.
Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer

Before investing, carefully consider a fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Please see the prospectus containing this and other information or call 800-582-6959. Please read the prospectus carefully. Performance data represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

Diversification and asset allocation do not guarantee a profit or protection against a loss. Investments in alternative strategies may not be suitable for all investors.

*  Returns for the 12 months ended October 31, 2023: The S&P 500 Index, a market-capitalization-weighted measure of the US stock market, returned 10.14%. The S&P 500 Equal Weighted Index, a non-market-capitalization-weighted measure of the US stock market returned -0.75%. The MSCI All Country World Index, a measure of global stock market performance, returned 11.06%. The MSCI Emerging Market Index, a measure of emerging market equity performance, returned 11.26%. The Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index, a measure of the performance of high-yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer, returned 6.23%. The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a measure of the US investment-grade bond market, returned 0.36%, the Bloomberg US Government/Credit 1-3 Year Index, a measure of US short-term bond performance, returned 3.23%. The ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index, a measure of the US convertible market, returned -0.48%.

Source: Calamos Advisors LLC.

Unmanaged index returns assume reinvestment of any and all distributions and, unlike fund returns, do not reflect fees, expenses or sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Returns are in US dollar terms.

Investments in overseas markets pose special risks, including currency fluctuation and political risks. These risks are generally intensified for investments in emerging markets. Countries, regions, and sectors mentioned are presented to illustrate countries, regions, and sectors in which a fund may invest. There are certain risks involved with investing in convertible securities in addition to market risk, such as call risk, dividend risk, liquidity risk and default risk, which should be carefully considered prior to investing.

Investments in alternative strategies may not be suitable for all investors.

Fund holdings are subject to change daily. The Funds are actively managed. The information contained herein is based on internal research derived from various sources and does not purport to be statements of all material facts relating to the securities mentioned. The information contained herein, while not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness, has been obtained from sources we believe to be reliable.

Opinions are as of the publication date, subject to change and may not come to pass.

This information is being provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice or an offer to buy or sell any security in the portfolio.

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (Unaudited)

OVERVIEW

The Fund combines two complementary strategies with different responses to volatility: arbitrage seeks alpha and uncorrelated returns, while hedged equity provides income from options writing and upside participation.

KEY FEATURES

  Generates returns not dependent on interest rates, a key differentiator from traditional bond strategies.

  Employs an absolute-return strategy with historically lower beta to fixed income and equity markets as well as lower volatility and limited drawdowns.

  As one of the first alternative mutual funds, capitalizes on more than four decades of experience in the convertible space.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund may provide potential diversification, with its low correlation to bonds and stability versus equities.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CVSIX

 

C Shares

 

CVSCX

 

I Shares

 

CMNIX

 

R6 Shares

 

CVSOX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119203

   

C Shares

   

128119849

   

I Shares

   

128119880

   

R6 Shares

   

128120342

   

CALAMOS MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

Please discuss the Fund's strategy and role within an asset allocation.

Launched more than 30 years ago, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund represents one of the first liquid alternative mutual funds and blends two main strategies—arbitrage and hedged equity—with the aim of monetizing volatility. Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund is designed to do the following:

  Potentially enhance an investor's fixed-income allocation.

  Actively pursue equity market upside while hedging downside risk.

  Provide consistent absolute total return over varying market cycles.

In addition to seeking an attractive historical risk/reward profile, the Fund may enhance long-term portfolio diversification potential, a vital benefit given recent bouts of elevated equity volatility.

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund returned 8.07% (Class I Shares at net asset value), strongly outperforming the 0.74% return of the Bloomberg US Government/Credit Bond Index and the 4.89% return of the Bloomberg Short Treasury 1-3 Month Index.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

During the annual period, investors notably focused on the Federal Reserve's response to persistent inflation and the potential for a recession. Geopolitical concerns, regional bank deposit stress, rising fuel prices, and potential impacts from the United Auto Workers strike also dominated headlines. Despite these headwinds, the equity market recovered from 2022's lows as the S&P 500 Index advanced 10.14% during the annual period. However, as measured by the Bloomberg US Government/Credit Index, the bond market rose just 0.74%, reflecting concerns that interest rates might stay persistently higher for longer.

As the Federal Reserve raised its fed funds target from 3.00%–3.25% to 5.25%–5.50%, the overall bond market experienced rising interest rates with the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index yield to maturity increasing 64 basis points to 5.65%. Credit spreads declined slightly as the Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Index average spread narrowed 38 basis points to 445 basis points over Treasuries.

The interest rate environment was supportive of the Fund's strategies. Regarding convertible arbitrage, the higher overnight interest rate meant a higher short interest rebate (the interest earned on the cash received from shorting the convertible's underlying stock). Additionally, new convertible issues have offered more favorable terms, including higher coupons and lower conversion premiums. Higher interest rates also have flowed through to the hedged equity strategy in the form of higher call prices and lower put prices, making our collar strategy more attractive. Finally, the Fund's special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) arbitrage strategy also benefited because higher short-term interest rates meant that the Fund earned more interest on the SPAC's cash in trust.

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (Unaudited)

While volatility was below average during the annual period, there was significant "volatility in volatility." Realized volatility, as measured by the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), averaged 18.36 over the one-year period, below the VIX long-term average of 19.53. The VIX began the period at 20.58, rose to 26.52 in March, fell to 12.82 in September before finishing the period at 18.14. These moves proved beneficial as the Fund's strategies actively benefit from trade rebalancing during changing volatility.

The advancing equity market, represented by the 10.14% gain of the S&P 500 Index, rewarded the Fund's hedged equity strategy because the equity basket rose toward the index's call option strike price. The option environment also provided an attractive opportunity to utilize call and put spreads, which allowed the Fund to sell deep out-of-the-money puts and buy closer-to-the-money puts to improve the Fund's downside risk mitigation. This approach meant that we did not need as heavy a call write, which provided additional runway to the upside.

The Fund's merger arbitrage sleeve also contributed positively to the annual result. The merger arbitrage holdings provide a complementary risk profile to the Fund, with a beta to S&P 500 somewhere between the convertible arbitrage and hedged equity strategies.

How is the Fund positioned?

We actively manage allocations to the strategies based on our view of market conditions and relative opportunities. At the end of the annual period, the Fund had 50.9% in its hedged equity strategy and 49.1% in its arbitrage strategies. The arbitrage strategies included 43.4% in convertible arbitrage, 1.8% in SPAC arbitrage, and 4.0% in merger arbitrage. At the beginning of the annual period, the Fund's allocation to the arbitrage strategy was 50.3% with 49.7% allocated to the hedged equity strategy.

Within the arbitrage strategy, we have the flexibility to utilize different strategies, including convertible arbitrage, merger arbitrage and SPAC arbitrage. We continue to like the opportunity in convertible arbitrage most, and the Fund's allocation to convertible arbitrage rose from 38.1% at the start of the annual period to 43.4% at the period end. We expect to continue adding to convertible arbitrage, particularly if we see the attractive new convertible issuance that we anticipate.

A principal driver for growing convertible arbitrage is heightened return expectations with the rise in overnight interest rates. Convertible arbitrage returns have historically been correlated with overnight rates because the rebate the Fund receives on its short stock positions is directly tied to the fed funds rate. Although returns don't necessarily go up tick-for-tick with rates, we expect a meaningful tailwind going forward.

The market environment for SPAC arbitrage has been waning as few SPAC IPOs have come to market, and the number of merger announcements has declined. The yield to expiration in SPACs has been attractive, but the allocation in SPAC arbitrage has decreased from 9.6% to 1.8% as SPACs reached expiration. Unless the environment changes, we expect the SPAC arbitrage allocation to continue to decline in favor of convertible arbitrage. It also bears mentioning that the allocation to merger arbitrage increased slightly from 2.6% to 4.0%.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

30.6

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

12.9

   

Health Care

   

11.1

   

Financials

   

7.7

   

Communication Services

   

7.6

   

Industrials

   

6.1

   

Energy

   

4.4

   

Consumer Staples

   

4.1

   

Other

   

4.6

   

Utilities

   

3.4

   

Real Estate

   

1.4

   

Materials

   

1.4

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (Unaudited)

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

As an alternative investment, we believe that Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund continues to provide an attractive role in asset allocation, especially when viewed within the fixed-income portion of an investment portfolio. As interest rates have moved higher, bonds have looked increasingly attractive to investors, given their higher income. Equally important, the same factors making bonds more attractive in the higher-interest-rate environment have also benefited Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund. As mentioned, the convertible arbitrage strategy, hedged equity strategy, and SPAC arbitrage holdings are all reaping rewards from the higher-rate environment. The potential for elevated volatility in the markets creates more trade rebalancing opportunities, which we also expect to add value to the Fund. Finally, the Fund has had a historically low correlation to traditional fixed income, providing attractive diversification benefits within a fixed-income allocation.

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (5/10/00) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS OR
^SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares – Inception 9/4/90

 

Without Sales Charge

   

7.76

%

   

3.25

%

   

3.28

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

5.33

     

2.79

     

2.78

   

Class C Shares – Inception 2/16/00

 

Without Sales Charge

   

6.93

     

2.47

     

2.50

   

With Sales Charge

   

5.93

     

2.47

     

2.50

   

Class I Shares – Inception 5/10/00

   

8.07

     

3.52

     

3.53

   

Class R6 Shares – Inception 6/23/20^

   

8.08

     

     

3.46

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.18%, Class C shares is 1.93%, Class I shares is 0.93% and Class R6 shares is 0.88%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 2.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Bloomberg US Government/Credit Index is comprised of long-term government and investment-grade corporate debt securities and is generally considered representative of the performance of the broad US bond market. The Bloomberg Short Treasury 1-3 Month Index is generally considered representative of the performance of short-term money market investments and is provided to show how the Fund's performance compares to public obligations of the US Treasury with maturities of 1-3 months.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is considered generally representative of the investment grade bond market. The Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield Bond Index measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody's, Fitch and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below.

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is a leading measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 Index (SPX) option prices.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund's use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund (Unaudited)

OVERVIEW

The Fund blends a core long-equity portfolio with an actively managed option overlay. Tactical management creates opportunities to add alpha from option market dynamics and equity market volatility.

KEY FEATURES

  Our investment approach is highly responsive to dynamic market conditions, unlike many less-active option-based strategies.

  The investment team seeks to take advantage of opportunities the market presents, with a focus on being favorably positioned for as many outcomes as possible.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund's options-based risk-management strategy can provide upside participation in equity markets while limiting downside exposure, thereby improving the quality of the ride.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CAHEX

 

C Shares

 

CCHEX

 

I Shares

 

CIHEX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128120698

   

C Shares

   

128120680

   

I Shares

   

128120672

   

CALAMOS HEDGED EQUITY FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

The Fund's Strategic Approach and Role in a Portfolio

Calamos Hedged Equity Fund's investment approach, which blends a core long-equity portfolio with an actively managed options overlay, can be highly responsive to dynamic market conditions and serve as a portfolio diversifier. The Fund is often considered alongside more systematic or defined outcome peers. Defined outcome products are designed to capture a certain amount of downside or upside each quarter, depending on where the market moves. However, there are disadvantages to not being nimble in these turbulent markets; a significant drawback is a capped upside that cannot cover successive losses to the downside.

Compared to our mechanistic peers, the Calamos tactical management approach creates opportunities to generate alpha via option market dynamics and equity market volatility. The Fund seeks to exploit these opportunities by being favorably positioned for many outcomes.

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Hedged Equity Fund returned 8.41% (Class I shares at net asset value), capturing most of the S&P 500 Index's 10.14% return. In reference to bonds, the Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index returned 0.36% for the annual period. At the end of the annual period, the markets faced higher for longer rates and crumbling volatility, which is a recipe for risk assets to underperform as risk-free yields potentially continue to increase. Let's be clear: trading markets still don't care about our opinion of yields and whether the Fed may be overshooting; the price is the price, and there is no denying that yields present a speed bump for stocks and bonds. Higher yields pressure equity prices because they create a higher discount rate and a higher cost of capital, and they pressure bond prices, which must mathematically reprice to the downside. In other words, the market backdrop is rate-driven, with equities and bonds being highly correlated.

The yield surge over the third quarter was spurred on by "higher for longer" Fed rhetoric regarding the future fed funds rate policy. We will continue to position out into 2024, taking advantage of the high-interest-rate environment. With the more prolonged higher-for-longer rate environment, the Fund can capture a high level of equity market upside, 83% for the annual period, while limiting drawdown to 35% or less. While the Fund maintained a since-inception beta of 0.50 through the end of October 2023, we are opportunistic, pursuing a significantly higher upside beta budget in line with the historically lower beta on the downside.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Higher moving yields have been a challenge for our equity basket. The collapse in volatility to near pre-pandemic levels has made calls cheaper and put spreads less attractive in the short term. Maybe yields have overshot, but there is no denying that yields present an impediment to stocks and bonds in the short term. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), aka the fear index, is trading around 18.14%, off its mean of 20.5% and well off the Covid mean of 23.5%. Although volatility has been depressed recently, off the year-to-date low on the VIX at 12.68%, it still requires monitoring because we're still firmly amid a market that could be subject to additional volatility.

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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund (Unaudited)

How is the Fund positioned?

We expect the market to be challenging, especially with the current volatility, which is even more settled than in the third quarter of 2023. The team is taking advantage of higher rates and lower volatility by structuring the option overlay out longer in time to capture more of the upside and less of the down. The interest rate and volatility landscape has allowed us to structure our hedges to emphasize better performance on the tails, i.e., 35 beta or less on the down and 65 beta or more on the up and further out in time. The repositioning provides additional mitigation over and above our average 40% to 50% put notional minimum while also adding upside participation potential. Lower volatility (with the VIX at 17) and relatively flat option skew made our "North Star" baseline trade more appealing through the end of the period. We used rallies to replace some of our protection with outright long puts, which appear attractive. At the end of the period, the Fund's net short put position was 53%, with an average strike of 4368.

Our call positioning included a call write of -34% and gross long calls of 15%, ending the year with net -18% short calls as of October 31, 2023. At the end of the annual period and relative to the S&P 500 Index, our sector positioning was slightly overweight in the consumer discretionary and information technology sectors. In contrast, we had underweight positions in the materials, financials, consumer staples, real estate, and materials sectors. Relative to the S&P 500 Index, the Fund's market-cap positioning maintained a heavier relative weight to larger-capitalization (>$25 billion) holdings and a lighter weight to small- and mid-capitalization ($1 to $25 billion) holdings.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

The effect of rising rates on option prices has made participation rates for long-leaning option strategies like Calamos Hedged Equity Fund appealing. For risk-averse clients worried about economic and macro risks, hedged equity strategies like the Fund can be an excellent fit for investors looking to reduce risk but stay invested in long-term equity markets.

In the short term, challenges are apparent for risk assets, but longer-term investors are being presented with good opportunities in portfolios using hedging strategies around their stocks; these are performing well this year as higher rates and volatility play to strategy strengths. Well-run hedging strategies such as that can to capture a high level of equity market upside while limiting drawdown.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

26.4

%

 

Health Care

   

13.3

   

Financials

   

12.3

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

10.3

   

Communication Services

   

8.3

   

Industrials

   

7.8

   

Consumer Staples

   

6.5

   

Other

   

6.3

   

Energy

   

4.6

   

Materials

   

2.2

   

Utilities

   

2.1

   

Real Estate

   

1.8

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION (12/31/14) THROUGH 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

 

Without Sales Charge

   

8.10

%

   

5.23

%

   

5.01

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

2.98

     

4.21

     

4.43

   

Class C Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

 

Without Sales Charge

   

7.28

     

4.48

     

4.26

   

With Sales Charge

   

6.28

     

4.48

     

4.26

   

Class I Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

   

8.41

     

5.51

     

5.29

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.17%, Class C shares is 1.92% and Class I shares is 0.92%.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown includes the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results and was in effect until March 31, 2021. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum frontend sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is considered generally representative of the investment-grade bond market.

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) is a leading measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 Index (SPX) option prices.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund's use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

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Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

What is the essence of the investment approach?

Through a global long/short structure, the Fund invests in publicly listed equity securities. Components of the strategy include:

  A fundamental global approach blends top-down and bottom-up considerations. Company analysis integrates industry, thematic, and macro research.

  An inclusive framework identifies potential returns and associated risks. The framework accounts for company, industry, style, country, and market factors.

  Flexible capital allocation allows for all investment styles, market caps, and geographic regions. The investment universe is global, liquid, and scalable. Exposure levels and investment styles depend upon market conditions and the economic cycle.

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund returned 2.40% (Class I shares at net asset value), underperforming the S&P 500 Index's 10.14% return and the MSCI World Index's 11.05% return.

Since its inception on May 1, 2002, the Fund has returned 9.56% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value), markedly outperforming both the S&P 500 Index and MSCI World Index, which returned 8.64% and 7.58%, respectively.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

The Fund's relative performance primarily reflected reduced net exposure, the narrowness of the market rally, underweights to select technology and health care names, and weakness in select defense and transport names. The Fund concluded the period with an average net equity delta-adjusted exposure of 41.95%, which compares to its average net equity exposure of approximately 28% (on a cash basis)​ since its inception in 2002. It also represents a decline in exposure over the period, as the delta-adjusted exposure on October 31, 2022, was 59.89%.

The annual period was extraordinary by most standards, marked by both a European war and a more recent war in the Middle East. Despite calls for a recession, a healthy US job market, firm housing prices, and consumer spending all thwarted that expectation. Fed activity continued over the period from 2022 marked by six additional rate increases of 225 basis points through July, settling at a fed funds rate of 5.25%–5.50%, a 22-year high. While many expected interest rate cuts to be on the table earlier in the period for 2024, this timing appears to be unlikely, even though inflationary pressures appear to be abating.

The ebullient mood earlier in the year was fueled by the promise of AI, strong summer travel, and further disinflation amid a resilient economy and healthy earnings releases. The consensus capitulated to this optimism, and we concluded that the controlling narrative of disinflation momentum had run its course and would give way to a more ambiguous outlook.

†  When the portfolio management team evaluates the Fund's exposures and related risks, it includes calculations based on a delta-adjusted basis that measures the price sensitivity of an option or portfolio to changes in the price of an underlying security. Delta-adjusted basis exposure is calculated by Calamos Advisors LLC and is specific only to that point in time since a security's delta changes continuously with market activity. The investment team began calculating the Fund's exposure on a delta-adjusted basis in August 2008.

OVERVIEW

The Fund seeks strong risk-adjusted and absolute returns across the global equity universe. The Fund uses a global long/short strategy to invest in publicly listed equity securities.

KEY FEATURES

  Fundamental global approach blends top-down and bottom-up considerations.

  Flexible asset allocation allows for all investment styles, market caps and geographic regions depending on the market environment.

  Comprehensive approach assesses stock, industry, style, country and market factors.

  Knowledge-based industry concentration includes technology, communications, media, financials and health care.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund seeks to provide strong risk-adjusted returns via an alternative solution that complements and diversifies a global or US equity allocation.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

    CPLSX    

C Shares

    CPCLX    

I Shares

    CPLIX    

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128120656

   

C Shares

   

128120649

   

I Shares

   

128120631

   

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Industrials

   

26.7

%

 

Information Technology

   

16.4

   

Health Care

   

14.4

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

11.6

   

Financials

   

10.3

   

Communication Services

   

5.3

   

Other

   

5.0

   

Consumer Staples

   

2.6

   

Materials

   

1.0

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

The key feature of the Q3 correction has been its controlled character, particularly in the context of the dramatic move higher in US interest rates. Our hesitation to turn bearish outright reflects our judgment that the US will remain in a disinflation rather than deflation setting through 2024. The impressive GDP releases for Q3 (+8.6% nominal) underline this momentum of US economic activity, which implies the challenge for equities is a question of "price" rather than fundamentals.

Positive real interest rates imply a new emphasis on the time value of money. In 2023, the market rewarded high free cash flows that compete with higher bond yields, high-quality balance sheets, and secular thematic growth. Other pockets of sectors and styles have been punished depending upon their sensitivity to higher rates. In 2022, higher rates primarily impacted the fast-growing technology and concept names. In Q3 of 2022, the less profitable and higher-leveraged names were punished regardless of sector and style.

Finally, 2023 has highlighted how powerful secular themes can overcome traditional sector and style behavior. In a later-cycle environment where the rate of change for corporate fundamentals grinds to less exciting levels, investors can overly discount the perceived winners and losers. This overshooting is likely true for AI and obesity (GLP-1) drugs. We anticipate much of this fever pitch to reverse in 2024.

What helped and hurt performance over the reporting period?

We maintained a focus on cyclicals that we believed offered compelling valuations and were still poised to outperform due to pent-up demand post-pandemic. Examples included airlines, hotels, gaming, transportation, and defensive stocks. We remain underweight in the poorest quality compartment of long-duration technology and high-multiple consumer staples but have maintained or increased exposure to mega-cap growth (quality GARP). Our exposure throughout the period was primarily focused on US positions, given that we believed there were far less favorable opportunities abroad.

Given the overall positive market returns for the period, our hedges on US equity markets have not been helpful over the period.

The Fund's long position in communication services, consumer discretionary, and information technology, as well as short positions on a market index later in the period, were the largest contributors. Conversely, short positions in information technology, and long positions in industrials, financials, and health care companies hindered performance. Both our long and short positions in the consumer staples sector hindered performance over the period.

Notable contributors during the period included a long position on Alphabet Inc. +5.12% average over the period (communication services), long positions on Microsoft Corp. +4.75% average over the period (information technology), and Amazon.com Inc. +4.70% average over the period (consumer discretionary). Notable detractors during the period included short positions on SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust -22.46% average over the period (Stock Market Hedge), a long position on United Airlines Holdings Inc. +2.43% average over the period (consumer discretionary), and a long position on L3 Harris Technologies Inc. +3.96% average over the period (industrials).

How is the Fund positioned in the context of the global economic cycle?

Net equity exposure (delta-adjusted) ended the annual period at 41.9% versus 59.9% at the start of the period. This compares with the average net equity exposure of approximately 28% (cash basis) since inception in 2002. The Fund

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leaned modestly out of equity risk throughout the year as markets were unsettled by higher interest rates, rapid inflation, interpretation of Fed policy, the continuing war in Ukraine, a new war in the Middle East, energy concerns in Europe, and increasing economic challenges in China.

The two major themes within technology have been slowing cloud services and further excitement around potential applications for artificial intelligence (AI) following the launch of ChatGPT. The major cloud providers dominate both themes, and we are positioned accordingly. Investors began 2023 concerned about slowing demand for such companies, yet attention quickly shifted to which ones stand to benefit most by incorporating AI into existing and new product offerings.

The Fund has avoided the high-multiple, long-duration software names in the past year, and this sidestep feels correct in a "higher for longer" rate setting. While the group's sensitivity to rates is diminishing, many names are merely controversial rather than crowded, and profitability is scarce if one factors in stock compensation. In our view, it will take years before cash flows can credibly support current valuations. We believe today's "time value of money" implies investors will be slow to re-embrace "growth at any price."

Outside technology, the Fund favors names that will benefit from a sustained economic expansion into 2024, with our largest exposure in industrials at the end of the period. The broadest exposure here is diversified industrials and transports. These rallied impressively in H1 2023 but retreated sharply in Q3.

Exposure to selective airlines remains intact. The pricing outlook for airfares should remain constructive for longer than expected due to structural changes on the capacity front. Higher financing costs, pilot shortages, and equipment delays have made it difficult for the lowest-cost players to add capacity. Meanwhile, the recovery in corporate and international travel has gained steam. The post-pandemic inflation surge implies the existing fleets of the legacy carriers cannot be replaced anywhere near their embedded costs, with positive implications for future returns.

In consumer discretionary, also a large sector position, the Fund is biased away from goods in favor of services, including core long positions in large hotel enterprises that stand to benefit from corporate and international travel as well as sustained revenue per available room (RevPAR) strength. We maintain select leisure-oriented names within the sector.

Health care is the one defensive sector to which the Fund has been adding exposure. We like its diversified growth theme, given the cyclicality of other parts of the portfolio, and its credible valuations versus other defensives. Although health care has underperformed in 2023, it is showing relative strength against broader defensives.

Energy remains problematic. The key swing factor will be China, which has been the primary source of consumption growth in recent decades. The setup for higher crude prices was ideal in 2022, yet the inability of markets to benefit from the war-related shortage fears points to a new dynamic in global oil markets.

Financials have been controversial, and banks have struggled to garner support in the wake of the March collapses. Higher rates, tepid loan demand and reduced capital returns in the face of heightened regulatory requirements have all weighed on banks. We reduced long exposures over the period.

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Finally, global investors have discovered the Chinese economic recovery from a disastrous 2022 is underwhelming. There is hope for policy stimulus later in 2023, but this overlooks China's structural problems. The trouble starts with an abrupt downshift in economic potential due to the country's overcommitment to a centralized investment-led growth model, which is susceptible to downturns in return on invested capital.

This points to the necessity for far-reaching structural reforms, but these are inherently political. The ability of the system to adapt is hindered by the reality that the entire system—interest rates, access to credit, tax policy, operating licenses, and so forth—is geared to this model. We await the response of Chinese leadership in late autumn, whose success or failure to regenerate economic vibrancy holds implications for global interest rates in 2024. The Fund has avoided China and had little exposure to other global markets throughout the period.

What is your macro perspective heading into 2024?

Headwinds to Growth, Not Recession

  Disinflation momentum was the key narrative in Q1 2023. Since July, markets have struggled to price the risks of a more normalized "higher for longer" rate environment.

  The good news is that rates are rising because they can. Recession risk has remained remarkably low in 2023 and may remain low through much of 2024.

  Nonetheless, unwinding the legacy of unnaturally low interest rates is a transition, and investors should consider how a normalized 5% 10-year yield changes the contours of our industry.

  The Fund's long positioning is balanced between select quality GARP1​ opportunities and cyclicals that appear "too cheap" given our bias that a US recession arrives later than many expect. A more tactical approach to equity allocation, style mix and security selection is appropriate.

Unprecedented low interest rates and central bank distortions have been the hallmark of the post-2008 era. The past quarter was notable for the gathering sense that this landscape is giving way to something very different, with real interest rates attaining their highest levels in more than two decades. Investors are grappling with the implications of this latest "new normal."

The short explanation for the rise in rates is the resiliency of the US economy and consumer incomes. Recession risk has remained remarkably low in 2023 and may remain low through 2024. This recession deferred may be why the equity correction has been orderly despite the headwinds of the spring 2023 banking crisis, the housing recession, and the acute pause in technology spending.

Put another way, yields are rising because they can and may signal the sustainability of today's economic expansion. Rather than fueling waves of asset-price distortion, positive real rates channel capital into productive uses and thus to higher real wages and returns. Not surprisingly, unwinding the legacy of unnaturally low interest rates is a transition, and markets are pricing this risk.

One consequence is a less favorable liquidity backdrop for financial asset prices. However, the economic implications are more nuanced because absolute levels

1​  Growth at a reasonable price (GARP): firms with superior top-line growth that are not excessively valued on earnings.

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of economic liquidity appear abundant. The prima facie evidence is the pristine condition of private sector balance sheets. In effect, liquidity is being drawn from the financial system and into the economy: good news for Main Street, less good for Wall Street.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

It is important to note that the rate sensitivity of the US economy is an echo of prior decades. Both consumers and corporates refinanced their debt obligations through the pandemic, and the rise in rates has, therefore, had minor effects on spending. For example, net debt servicing costs for US corporates have declined in 2023 because of the weighty share of firms with net cash positions.2

"Something" that undermines the business sector will likely be the catalyst of an eventual downturn. Yet this is hard to conceive given today's healthy profitability and balance sheets of larger corporates.3​ While fixed investment has been an important tailwind in 2023, this spending has not been financed by increased leverage. The "financing gap"4​ for the corporate sector remains at historically low levels.

There is a remarkable absence of the late-cycle excesses that would normally be the ingredients for a cyclical downturn. Of course, these aggregates do not capture the reality that rate pressures are troublesome for some parts of the economy. We view these pressures as more chronic than acute for the business cycle in 2024.

Housing is an example of this dichotomy. Housing sales and affordability have collapsed to the deep recessionary levels of the 2009 era, yet home prices and housing starts have proven resilient. Underlying demand relative to supply appears favorable, with positive implications for when rates pressures ease.

All of this contrasts with the vulnerabilities of an aged or mature expansion. A tight labor market is often associated with late-cycle risk, yet the usual spending or borrowing excesses are absent. In prior cycles, these included overspending on housing and autos, rising leverage across households and corporates, and downward pressure on profit margins. So far, little of this is apparent.

This aggregate data hides the harsher truth that parts of the economy are under duress due to normalized interest rates. This contrast between the broader economy and its interest-sensitive parts may provide insight into how the remaining years of this expansion unfold. These stresses can moderate activity, which is our forecast for 2024. Yet, it is difficult to conceive how they might cascade into recession-like conditions.

Inflation dynamics are an essential part of this outlook. The stunning disinflation of the past year has turned a potential crisis for the business cycle into a mild irritant. Chairman Powell is unlikely to declare victory anytime soon, which implies policy will continue to lean against economic growth. Nonetheless, the Federal Reserve can respond to any financial or economic breakage when it appears.

2​  Firms with more cash than debt have benefited from higher interest income that has offset higher interest expense. For US consumers, the embedded mortgage servicing cost of 3.6% is about half the current mortgage rate of 7% plus.

3​  With its predominance of fixed-rate debt, larger-cap companies have a circumscribed exposure to higher rates; more than 40% of their fixed-rate debt matures beyond 2030. Less than 20% of debt for S&P 500 companies is rate sensitive versus about 35% for small-cap stocks.

4​  The degree to which private non-residential capital investment is funded by savings versus borrowings.

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The timing of the next recession is hard to predict because so much of today's landscape is "different this time." Higher lending rates and tighter bank standards have been blunted by healthy balance sheets and robust corporate earnings. Recession may come later than many expect as the drag of higher rates is offset by fading supply shocks, the legacy of pandemic savings, and pro-cyclical fiscal support.

If the adage that "Bond Markets Never Lie" is true, what are they telling us?

Real interest rates have risen more than 100 basis points in 2023, with much of this move occurring since June. While equities have struggled in the past quarter, the pullback has been orderly and, for the major equity benchmarks, underwhelming given the sizable move in rates. Either investors do not believe this rate move will prove long-lasting, or markets are telling us there is a new resiliency to the economic outlook.

Bond markets rarely lie. The US 10-year yield has explained almost two-thirds of the cross-equity return distributions5​ in 2023—one of the highest readings in six decades.6​ This implies that rate pressures are becoming acute in parts of the economy regardless of its supportive features. These pressures need to culminate soon in a manner that moderates economic activity and eases financial conditions into 2024.

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (5/1/02) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

The performance shown for periods prior to April 6, 2016 is the performance of a predecessor investment vehicle (the "Predecessor Fund"). The Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Fund on April 6, 2016, the date upon which the Fund commenced operations. On October 1, 2015, the parent company of Calamos Advisors, purchased Phineus Partners LP, the prior investment adviser to the Predecessor Fund ("Phineus"), and Calamos Advisors served as the Predecessor Fund's investment adviser between October 1, 2015 until it was reorganized into the Fund. Phineus and Calamos Advisors managed the Predecessor Fund using investment policies, objectives, guidelines and restrictions that were in all material respects equivalent to those of the Fund. Phineus and Calamos Advisors managed the Predecessor Fund in this manner either directly or indirectly by investing all of the Predecessor Fund's assets in a master fund structure. The Predecessor Fund performance information has been adjusted to reflect Class A, Class C and Class I shares, expenses. However, the Predecessor Fund was not a registered mutual fund and thus was not subject to the same investment and tax restrictions as the Fund. If it had been, the Predecessor Fund's performance may have been lower.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

5​  The aggregate of individual stock deviations of performance versus the equity benchmark and the degree to which these deviations are correlated (or explained) by movements in the US 10-year yield.

6​  Today's result ranks in the top 15 readings of the past 70 years and more than 4X the average of that period.

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
 

Class A Shares (With Predecessor) – Inception 5/1/2002

 

Without Sales Charge

   

2.12

%

   

5.04

%

   

5.13

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

-2.74

     

4.01

     

4.62

   

Class C Shares (With Predecessor) – Inception 5/1/2002

 

Without Sales Charge

   

1.37

     

4.25

     

4.34

   

With Sales Charge

   

0.37

     

4.25

     

4.34

   

Class I Shares (With Predecessor) – Inception 5/1/2002

   

2.40

     

5.29

     

5.39

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 2.39%, Class C shares is 3.13% and Class I shares is 2.15%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares. Returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The MSCI World Index (US Dollars) is a market-capitalization weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of developed market countries in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund's use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

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Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund (Unaudited)

OVERVIEW

The Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund's investment process seeks to capture the completion risk premium—the price difference between the stock price of a company being acquired and the announced acquisition price.

KEY FEATURES

  A powerful equity market diversifier that can mitigate drawdowns in volatile stock markets.

  A core alternative allocation seeking positive returns over long time horizons in most market environments.

  An interest rate hedge with correlation to short-term interest rates.

PORTFOLIO FIT

Seeks to deliver absolute returns uncorrelated to equity and fixed income markets.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CMRAX

 

C Shares

 

CMRCX

 

I Shares

 

CMRGX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128120219

   

C Shares

   

128120193

   

I Shares

   

128120185

 

CALAMOS MERGER ARBITRAGE FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

The recently launched Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund provides investors a diversification opportunity that focuses on absolute returns largely uncorrelated to equity and fixed-income markets. Specifically, the Fund pursues an event-driven strategy, investing in companies involved in potential merger deals and other corporate transactions. The Fund seeks to take advantage of the dislocation between the price of a company's stock when a deal is announced versus its price when the deal is completed. For the period from September 29, 2023 (the Fund's inception), through October 31, 2023, Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund returned -2.70% (Class I Shares at net asset value), while the ICE BofA 3-Month US Treasury Bill Index returned 0.45%.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Over the very limited time frame of the current reporting period, one of the main factors that influenced performance was weak earnings and guidance reports across multiple sectors and industries where consolidation is occurring. On top of that, the antitrust and regulatory environment remains volatile as this administration has taken a more holistic approach to identifying harms. Regarding two recent well-known deals involving popular brands, the Federal Trade Commission made second requests for more information from the companies involved, and the Department of Justice recently sued to block an acquisition in the airline industry.

How is the Fund positioned?

At the close of the reporting period, the Fund held securities associated with 32 deals or potential deals and, in our view, is well positioned to take advantage of the current merger landscape. Convertible bonds and high-yield debt comprise 30% of the Fund's current market value.

What are your closing thoughts for Fund shareholders?

Our merger arbitrage team also manages the convertible arbitrage and hedged equity strategies. We believe this experience gives us an edge in corporate transactions where we can utilize convertible bonds, liquid options, or other securities within a target company's capital structure, allowing us to pursue optimal risk-reward through the trade structure.

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

  SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares – Inception 9/29/2023

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-2.70

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

-5.35

   

Class C Shares – Inception 9/29/2023

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-2.80

   

With Sales Charge

   

-3.77

   

Class I Shares – Inception 9/29/2023

   

-2.70

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 9/28/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 2.12%, Class C shares is 2.87% and Class I shares is 1.87%. The Fund's investment advisor has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through October 31, 2026 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares are limited to 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% of average net assets, respectively. For purposes of these expense limitations, operating expenses do not include taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, foreign tax reclaim expenses, and extraordinary expenses (as determined in the discretion of Calamos Advisors LLC ("Calamos Advisors")), such as litigation costs. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective share class's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares. Returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The ICE BofA 3-Month US Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of a single US Treasury issue with approximately three months to final maturity. The issue is purchased at the beginning of each month and held for one full month. At the end of the month, that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

28.3

%

 

Health Care

   

20.5

   

Energy

   

9.5

   

Consumer Staples

   

8.4

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

7.3

   

Utilities

   

6.8

   

Communication Services

   

6.0

   

Industrials

   

3.7

   

Other

   

1.8

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

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Calamos Convertible Fund (Unaudited)

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests primarily in convertible securities of US companies that are diversified across market sectors and credit quality.

KEY FEATURES

  Leverages more than four decades of research and experience in convertible security investing.

  Provides diversification across market sectors and credit quality, emphasizing midsize companies with higher-quality balance sheets.

  Seeks to provide upside participation in equity markets with less exposure to downside than an equity-only portfolio over a full market cycle.

  Takes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account, evaluating whether they impact a company's cash flow, risk profile and long-term returns.

PORTFOLIO FIT

When used in conjunction with an equity allocation, the Fund offers a potential way to manage risk by employing securities that engage in upside equity movements with limited downside participation.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CCVIX

 

C Shares

 

CCVCX

 

I Shares

  CICVX  

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119401

   

C Shares

   

128119823

   

I Shares

   

128119864

   

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Convertible Fund declined -1.04% (Class I shares at net asset value), modestly trailing the ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index (VXA0) -0.48% decrease.

Since the Class I shares inception on June 25, 1997, the Fund has returned 7.45% on an annualized basis, in line with an annualized gain of 7.63% for the ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index (VXA0) and slightly trailing the 8.06% annualized return of the S&P 500 Index.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

During the annual period, investors focused on the Federal Reserve's response to persistent inflation and the potential for a recession. Geopolitical concerns, regional bank stress, rising fuel prices, and potential impacts of the United Auto Workers strike also made headlines and induced volatility. Despite these headwinds, the equity market began to recover from 2022's lows, and the S&P 500 Index returned 10.14% over the period. The higher-for-longer interest rate environment continued to stoke volatility in the bond market as the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index rose just 0.36%.

The convertible market is well represented by small and mid-sized growth issuers, which lagged the broader equity market as evidenced by the Russell 2500 Growth Index's -4.80% return. More than half of the convertible market was priced below par on average during the annual period, and convertibles (-0.48%) held up much better than their underlying stocks (-8.2%).

From an economic sector perspective, the Fund benefited from its overweight position and favorable selection in the information technology and industrials sectors. In information technology, the Fund saw solid relative performance from its holdings in the data processing & outsourced services and semiconductors industries. In industrials, the Fund benefited from selection in the industrial machinery & supplies & components and aerospace & defense industries.

Lagging selection in the financials and energy sectors detracted from the Fund's results. In financials, the portfolio names within the transaction & payment processing services industry trailed, and the portfolio lacked an allocation to the relatively strong-performing mortgage REITs industry. In energy, the Fund's holdings in the oil & gas drilling industry notably lagged.

How is the Fund positioned?

We focus on actively managing the risk/reward trade-offs within the Fund's portfolio. The characteristics of convertible securities vary: some convertibles are more bond-like, some are more equity-like, and others offer balance. We have maintained a preference for the balanced portion of the convertible market to take advantage of recent equity-valuation resets. Balanced convertibles provide a favorable asymmetric payoff profile by offering an attractive level of upside equity participation with less exposure to downside moves. We also see opportunities in the bond-like segment of the convertible market in issues that can benefit from spread compression while offering attractive yields and sound structural risk mitigation during equity market weakness. Within this segment of the convertible

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market, most issuers retain strong cash balances along with minimal near-term refinancing risk. We are selective in the group's most distressed names.

Technology and health care remain the largest sector allocations in the Fund's portfolio. Reflecting our strong focus on bottom-up company analysis, we favor companies that are executing well despite macro uncertainties, are, in our view, best-in-class, and are long-term winners benefiting from lasting secular themes such as cybersecurity, automation and productivity enhancements. These long-term themes serve as a beacon in turbulent times, such as now, and help us identify innovative firms whose valuations will most likely be rewarded over time. Many of these are growth firms that have shifted their focus from growth-at-all-costs to improving margins, generating free cash flow, and increasing profitability. Holding these names should prove advantageous as higher-quality growth becomes scarce with the end of the era of free money. Financials and real estate are the most significant underweight positions in the portfolio. In our view, the risk/reward characteristics in this space are generally unfavorable, and many issuers are susceptible to the negative impact of higher rates.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

Looking forward, we are cautiously optimistic but see multiple positives and negatives pushing and pulling the market. We believe additional Fed moves will be data-dependent, likely generating heightened uncertainty. However, volatility has historically created opportunity in the convertible asset class. Any stabilization of the macro backdrop could shift narrow, larger-cap-driven S&P 500 leadership into broader strength, which we believe would benefit convertibles since many issuers lean toward more mid-cap, growth-oriented companies. The Calamos Convertible Fund remains positioned to participate in an attractive portion of the equity market's upside. Should the market continue to prove challenging, convertibles are situated near their bond floor and would be expected to provide defensive attributes.

Convertible new issuance was subdued in 2022 but has improved in 2023 with higher coupons and lower conversion premiums that are more favorable to investors. So far in 2023, global convertible issuance totaled $65.1 billion, far surpassing the $39.6 billion in 2022. We've also been encouraged to see more investment-grade companies issue convertibles. We remain optimistic about issuance prospects and believe the pace will continue to be strong as companies increasingly recognize the lower-borrowing-cost benefits of issuing convertibles in lieu of traditional bonds. The combination of a sizable amount of debt maturing in 2025 across bond markets and the Fed's higher-for-longer interest rate stance could be an accelerant for near-term issuance. Increased issuance should broaden the convertible market landscape and the number of investable opportunities.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

31.8

%

 

Health Care

   

18.6

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

16.3

   

Communication Services

   

7.6

   

Industrials

   

6.5

   

Energy

   

3.7

   

Utilities

   

3.6

   

Financials

   

3.2

   

Materials

   

2.6

   

Consumer Staples

   

1.3

   

Real Estate

   

0.5

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

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Calamos Convertible Fund (Unaudited)

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (6/25/97) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
 

Class A Shares – Inception 6/21/85

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-1.26

%

   

7.14

%

   

6.16

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

-3.49

     

6.65

     

5.65

   

Class C Shares – Inception 7/5/96

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-2.01

     

6.34

     

5.37

   

With Sales Charge

   

-2.98

     

6.34

     

5.37

   

Class I Shares – Inception 6/25/97

   

-1.04

     

7.41

     

6.43

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.10%, Class C shares is 1.85% and Class I shares is 0.85%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The ICE BofA All US Convertibles Index is comprised of approximately 700 issues of only convertible bonds and preferreds of all qualities. Since inception data for the index is shown from 6/30/97, since data is only available for full monthly periods.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher growth earning potential. The Russell 2500 Growth Index is published and maintained by FTSE Russell.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Global Convertible Fund (Unaudited)

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests in global convertible securities, striving to balance risk/reward while providing growth and income.

KEY FEATURES

  Provides broadly diversified exposure to the global convertible bond universe.

  Leverages more than 40 years of research in convertible security investing.

  Seeks to provide upside participation in equity markets with less exposure to downside than an equity-only portfolio over a full market cycle.

  Blends global investment themes and fundamental research via active management.

  Takes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account, evaluating whether they impact a company's cash flow, risk profile and long-term returns.

PORTFOLIO FIT

Consisting of convertible securities that can participate in upside equity movements with potentially limited downside exposure, the Fund can provide a means to manage risk in conjunction with an equity allocation. The Fund can also serve a role within a fixed-income allocation, as convertibles have performed well during periods of rising interest rates and inflation.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CAGCX

 

C Shares

 

CCGCX

 

I Shares

 

CXGCX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128120748

   

C Shares

   

128120730

   

I Shares

   

128120722

 

CALAMOS GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

Despite persistent inflation, geopolitical concerns, deposit risk in the banking sector, and interest-rate uncertainty, the convertible and equity markets posted positive returns during the annual period. The global convertible market, represented by the Refinitv Global Convertible Bond Index, advanced 4.33% and participated in the broader equity market's upside as represented by the MSCI World Index's 11.05% gain. The Calamos Global Convertible Fund returned 5.00% (Class I shares at net asset value), outperforming the convertible benchmark index.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), we saw volatility as investors focused on global central banks' response to persistent inflation, the potential for slowing growth, and the specter of higher-for-longer interest rates. Geopolitical concerns, regional bank stress, rising fuel prices, and potential impacts of the United Auto Workers strike added to investor concerns. Despite these headwinds, the equity market saw some recovery from 2022's lows, and the MSCI World Index returned 11.05% over the period. The higher-for-longer interest rate continued to stoke volatility in the bond market as the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index rose just 1.72%.

From an economic sector perspective, the Fund benefited most from security selection in the real estate and communication services sectors, where the portfolio's holdings in real estate services and real estate operating companies outperformed. In the communication services sector, holdings in the interactive home entertainment and cable & satellite industries outpaced the index's names. An underweight position and security selection in materials, along with an overweight position and lagging selection in health care, held back the portfolio's results. In materials, holdings in the specialty chemicals and steel industry lagged, and the holdings in the biotechnology and pharmaceuticals industries disappointed in health care.

From a geographic perspective, the Fund benefitted from its favorable selection in the United States and Emerging Europe & South Africa, as well as an underweight position and security selection in Europe. A relative overweight position and security selection in Canada, as well as lagging selection in Japan and Emerging Latin America held back the annual period performance.

How is the Fund positioned?

We focus on achieving the best risk/reward profile through bottom-up security selection. We continue to position the portfolio to participate in upside equity rallies while also seeking to manage the downside if the market pulls back. The global convertible market saw healthy issuance during the annual period, and we have been active in the new issuance market.

From a sector standpoint, information technology, consumer discretionary, and health care sectors represent the largest allocations, while materials, real estate, and consumer staples comprise the lightest exposures. Relative to the Refinitiv Global Convertible index, the largest overweight positions are in health care,

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information technology, and energy. Conversely, communication services, materials, and industrials constitute the most significant underweights.

From a regional perspective on an absolute basis, the portfolio has its heaviest allocation in the United States, Europe, and Emerging Latin America and lightest allocations in Canada, Japan, and Emerging Europe & South Africa. On a relative basis, the portfolio is overweight to Emerging Europe & South Africa, the United States, Emerging Asia, and Canada. Europe and Japan represent relative underweights. The war in Ukraine, inflation, and the possibility of recession in Europe are macro factors that continue to influence our current underweight allocation to the region.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

The equity, bond, and convertible markets delivered positive returns despite increasing geopolitical concern, rising interest rates and oil prices, banking stresses, and political and central bank uncertainty. We expect these challenges will also lead to greater uncertainty and bouts of volatility.

We believe that the US Federal Reserve is mostly done raising rates, but the market's obsession with the Fed continues, with investors now fixated on when the Fed will start cutting rates again. But with the economy holding up quite well, it's hard to see why the central bank would cut rates unless inflation falls below its 2% goal. With oil prices flirting with triple digits, that final drop in inflation may get pushed out further on the horizon, and that's before considering we have a big election next year. It's hard to see the Fed wanting to get in the middle of that potential mess.

All of this adds up to a questionable outlook for growth in 2024. This is a good point to remind our investors that we're not macro traders, just convertible managers. We will stick to our fundamental process and work to get the best risk/reward profile possible. We continue to position Calamos Global Convertible Fund to participate in upside equity rallies while also seeking to manage the downside if the market pulls back. The Fund remains overweight to the US and the technology sector and underweight Europe.

Convertible new issuance was subdued in 2022 but improved in 2023, with higher coupons and lower conversion premiums that have been more favorable to investors. So far in 2023, global convertible issuance totaled $65.1 billion, surpassing the $39.5 billion for all of 2022. We are optimistic about issuance prospects going forward as a large maturity wall looms across the credit markets beginning in 2025. As companies begin to address their refinancing needs, we maintain our belief that convertibles will be a popular choice for issuers, providing increased attractive investment opportunities.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

29.3

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

18.3

   

Health Care

   

13.8

   

Financials

   

9.0

   

Industrials

   

7.2

   

Communication Services

   

7.0

   

Energy

   

3.9

   

Utilities

   

3.5

   

Materials

   

2.6

   

Real Estate

   

2.0

   

Consumer Staples

   

1.3

   

Other

   

0.7

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION (12/31/14) THROUGH 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

 

Without Sales Charge

   

4.78

%

   

4.26

%

   

4.15

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

2.43

     

3.79

     

3.57

   

Class C Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

 

Without Sales Charge

   

4.01

     

3.48

     

3.38

   

With Sales Charge

   

3.01

     

3.48

     

3.38

   

Class I Shares – Inception 12/31/2014

   

5.00

     

4.51

     

4.41

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.28%, Class C shares is 2.03% and Class I shares is 1.03%. The Fund's Investment Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through 3/1/23 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C and Class I shares are limited to 1.35%, 2.10%, 1.10% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown includes the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum frontend sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The Refinitiv Global Convertible Bond Index (USD) is designed to represent the global convertible market.

The MSCI World Index (US Dollars) is a market-capitalization weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of developed market countries in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region.

The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index is a measure of global investment grade debt from twenty-five local currency markets.

Unmanaged index returns assume reinvestment of any and all distributions and, unlike fund returns, do not reflect fees, expenses or sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS TIMPANI SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund posted a return of -15.53% (Class I Shares at net asset value), underperforming the loss of -7.63% for the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

Since Class I shares inception on March 23, 2011, the Fund has returned 8.32% on an annualized basis, while the Russell 2000 Growth Index returned 7.15% over the same period. We believe this comparison demonstrates the Fund's ability to outdistance its benchmark over full market cycles.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Equity markets rallied over the course of the period, lifting off lows from the market sell-off that began in late 2021 when the Fed and central bankers around the world began raising interest rates in an effort to tackle inflation. The Fed hiked the fed funds rate in historically short order (300 basis points in approximately six months), and the broad market, not surprisingly, did not react favorably, falling by -24% from late December 2021 through early October 2022. At the onset of this annual period, data suggested that inflation had likely peaked, which many believed would allow the Fed to slow down its furious pace of interest rate hikes.

Cyclical stocks and beleaguered value stocks led the market in the initial months of the annual period, but that leadership was short-lived as the Fed continued to promote a hawkish narrative. During these 12 months, the Fed would raise rates an additional 225 basis points. In March 2023, two of the largest bank failures in history, Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, sent investors flocking to the large-cap growth stocks of companies with significant balance sheets and ties to AI (artificial intelligence). Toward the end of the period, investors continued to grapple with questions of whether the Fed could induce a soft-landing for the US economy while reining in inflation or whether a recession would result from the significant change in the cost of capital. Geopolitical risks increased with the onset of conflict between Hamas and Israel in October 2023. Those cumulative concerns weighed on the markets, with the S&P 500 Index, a measure of the US equity market, declining by -10% toward the end of the period.

For the annual period, the US equity market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, gained 10.14%, although it should be noted that an equal-weighted S&P 500 Index went nowhere on the year, with a total return of -0.75%. Small-cap stocks, represented by the Russell 2000 Index, dropped -8.57% for the annual period, and mid-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell Midcap Index, also struggled with a -1.01% return. Mega-cap growth stocks performed best and carried the bulk of the overall S&P 500 Index's return, particularly those tied to AI with strong balance sheets (and perhaps less concerned about borrowing from banks or raising capital in a higher-interest-rate environment). The top eight names in the S&P 500 Index by market cap represented approximately 26% of the index's market cap, are primarily tech-related, have stronger-balance-sheets, and accounted for 85% of the market's gain over the period.

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests in the equity securities of small-capitalization companies with high, sustainable growth potential, which may exceed market expectations.

KEY FEATURES

  Combines fundamental research with the analysis of market estimates to identify the underestimated growth differential between a company's business strength and market expectations of that strength.

  Pursues active management in a less-followed investment space.

  Analyzes secular trends to uncover exploitable investment opportunities specific to small-cap companies.

PORTFOLIO FIT

Investing in small-cap companies is an important component of a diversified investment strategy. Smaller companies tend to experience greater growth and outperform larger companies.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CTASX

 

C Shares

  CTCSX  

I Shares

 

CTSIX

 

R6 Shares

 

CTSOX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128120417

   

C Shares

   

128120318

 

I Shares

   

128120391

   

R6 Shares

   

128120383

   

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Industrials

   

30.6

%

 

Information Technology

   

20.5

   

Health Care

   

12.2

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

10.9

   

Energy

   

10.4

   

Consumer Staples

   

6.6

   

Financials

   

6.3

   

Materials

   

1.4

   

Communication Services

   

0.5

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

Within the Russell 2000 Growth Index, consumer staples (+9%) and industrials (+0.3%) were the only two sectors to finish in positive territory for the annual period. Energy (-0.1%), information technology (-2%), financials (-7%) outperformed the index, whereas consumer discretionary (-8%), communication services (-8%), real estate (-11%), materials (-13%), utilities (-18%), and health care (-18%) all lagged.

While the Fund lagged the Russell 2000 Growth Index for the annual period, the underperformance occurred at the beginning of the period when cyclical stocks rallied as investors prematurely celebrated a potential end to rate hikes. After that surge in cyclical stocks that culminated in early February, the Fund was able to outperform the Russell 2000 Growth Index by 2.72%. As seasoned investors, we are aware that our style and approach will not always be in favor, but after a period of difficult relative and absolute performance, we are pleased to see that focusing on companies with strong fundamental momentum is again being recognized by the market.

For the full annual period, performance lagged due to issue selection rather than sector allocations. While sector allocations didn't significantly drive relative performance, an underweight to energy and an overweight to health care were the bigger drags on performance. An overweight to consumer staples and an underweight to materials proved additive. Security selection in information technology within application software and communications equipment hindered performance. Selection within heath care also lagged, most notably in health care equipment and pharmaceuticals. A theme that gained traction during the period related to a specific group of weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s (short for glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists). Clinical data continues to be released, but investors are encouraged by the potential for these drugs to improve patient aesthetics and overall health. However, this excitement does have a downside for other industries, as some investors suspect a healthier society may result in lower demand for certain medical devices and procedures. Strong issue selection among industrials was additive to absolute and relative performance. Holdings in construction & engineering and electrical components & equipment saw strong gains with revenues related to AI and electronic infrastructure initiatives. Consumer staples holdings also performed well, particularly in beverages and personal care products.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund made some notable changes from the beginning of the annual period. An underweight to the industrials sector increased to a significant overweight by the end of the annual period, with additions to commercial services & supplies and construction & engineering. Conversely, a significant reduction occurred in the health care sector, largely associated with decreasing the health care equipment & supplies industry. As discussed, support for weight loss drugs has had negative consequences for businesses associated with curing or treating ailments that may, in part, be due to an overweight condition. It remains to be seen whether those treatments will decline as much as anticipated, but we made the move in order to pursue better opportunities elsewhere.

As of the end of the period, the Fund held a significant overweight to industrials, with overweights also in energy and consumer staples. The most significant underweight at period end was to health care, with an underweight in materials as well.

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

We believe the portfolio is well positioned, tilted toward stocks that we believe offer above-average growth prospects and very visible fundamental strength. Stocks with those characteristics were out of favor for most of 2022 as valuation multiples compressed, but since early February 2023, many of these stocks are back on track with the market.

In other words, we believe we are in the early stages of a new upcycle for our particular investment style. This belief, combined with the potential to see a recovery in the overall small-cap asset class, has us feeling upbeat on an intermediate-to-long-term basis. Admittedly, the short term is murky, with many macro sources of concern. This murkiness is causing performance to have many stops, starts, and rotations. We're focused on finding stocks that have company-specific secular growth, and are theoretically less vulnerable to some of that macro murkiness. We believe this approach makes the most sense, especially in this environment.

Although small caps have underperformed during the quarter and year to date, the outlook for small caps looks compelling. Small caps are relatively inexpensive and have tended to do well in periods after a bear market. Small caps are also entering what historically has been a seasonally strong period running from October through April. Regarding valuation, small caps look extremely stretched to the downside relative to large caps. Looking back at more than 90 years of data, research by Jefferies shows that the most significant dislocations have historically tended to be a positive indicator for future small-cap performance.

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (3/23/11) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION (3/23/11) THROUGH 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS OR
^SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares (With Predecessor) – Inception 1/6/14^

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-15.75

%

   

1.75

%

   

4.83

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

-19.74

     

0.76

     

4.31

   

Class C Shares – Inception 6/28/21^

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-16.37

     

     

-23.33

   

With Sales Charge

   

-17.21

     

     

-23.33

   

Class I Shares (With Predecessor) – Inception 3/23/11

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-15.53

     

2.02

     

5.74

   

Class R6 Shares – Inception 6/1/19^

   

-15.41

     

     

2.04

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.37%, Class C shares is 2.12%, Class I shares is 1.12% and Class R6 shares is 1.00%. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2024, to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A, Class C and Class I shares are limited to 1.30%, 2.05%, 1.05% of average net assets, respectively. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Fund's annual ordinary operating expenses for Class R6 shares (as a percentage of average net assets) to 1.05% less the Fund's annual sub-transfer agency ratio (the aggregate subtransfer agency fees of the Fund's other share classes divided by the aggregate average annual net assets of the Fund's other share classes). For purposes of these expense limitations, operating expenses do not include taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective share class's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

Effective as of the close of business on May 31, 2019, the Fund acquired all of the assets, subject to the liabilities, of the Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (the "Predecessor Fund") through a tax-free reorganization (the "Reorganization"). Pursuant to the Reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund, Class Y shareholders of the Predecessor Fund received Class A shares of the Fund, and Service Class and Institutional Class shareholders of the Predecessor Fund each received Class I shares of the Fund. As a result of the Reorganization, the Fund adopted the performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund. Accordingly, the performance shown in the average annual total return table above for periods prior to the commencement of the Fund's operations on June 1, 2019 is the performance of the Predecessor Fund. The Fund has the same investment objective, strategy and portfolio manager as the Predecessor Fund. As a result, the performance of the Fund would have been substantially similar to that of the Predecessor Fund.

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index is a composite of small-cap companies located in the US that also exhibit a growth probability.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The Russell 2000®​ Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the US equity universe. The Russell Midcap®​ Index measures the performance of companies whose average market capitalization is approximately $4.2 billion.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS TIMPANI SMID GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund posted a return of -10.07% (Class I Shares at net asset value), trailing the -4.80% loss of the Russell 2500 Growth Index.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Equity markets rallied over the course of the period, lifting off lows from the market sell-off that began in late 2021 when the Fed and central bankers around the world began raising interest rates in an effort to tackle inflation. The Fed hiked the fed funds rate in historically short order (300 basis points in approximately six months), and the broad market, not surprisingly, did not react favorably, falling by -24% from late December 2021 through early October 2022. At the onset of this annual period, investors were pleased to see data suggesting that inflation had likely peaked, which many believed would allow the Fed to slow down its furious pace of interest rate hikes.

Cyclical stocks and beleaguered value stocks led the market in the initial months of the annual period, but that leadership was short-lived as the Fed continued to promote a hawkish narrative. During these 12 months, the Fed would raise rates an additional 225 basis points. In March 2023, two of the largest bank failures in history, Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, sent investors flocking to the large-cap growth stocks of companies with significant balance sheets and ties to AI (artificial intelligence). Toward the end of the period, investors continued to grapple with questions of whether the Fed could induce a soft-landing for the US economy while reining in inflation, or whether a recession would result from the significant change in the cost of capital. Geopolitical risks increased with the onset of conflict between Hamas and Israel in October 2023. Those cumulative concerns weighed on the markets, with the S&P 500 Index, a measure of the US equity market, declining by -10% toward the end of the period.

For the annual period, the US equity market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, gained 10.14%, although it should be noted that an equal-weighted S&P 500 Index went nowhere on the year, with a total return of -0.75%. Small-cap stocks, represented by the Russell 2000 Index, dropped -8.57% for the annual period, and mid-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell Midcap Index, also struggled with a -1.01% return. Mega-cap growth stocks performed best and carried the bulk of the overall S&P 500 Index's return, particularly those tied to AI with strong balance sheets (and perhaps less concerned about borrowing from banks or raising capital in a higher-interest-rate environment). The top eight names in the S&P 500 Index by market cap represented approximately 26% of the index's market cap, are primarily tech-related, have stronger-balance-sheets, and accounted for 85% of the market's gain over the period.

Within the Russell 2500 Growth Index, consumer staples (+10%), information technology (+4%), consumer discretionary (+2%), and industrials (+2%) were the only sectors to finish in positive territory for the annual period. Energy (-4%) slightly outperformed the index while real estate (-5%), materials (-8%), financials (-8%), utilities (-10%), communication services (-16%), and health care (-19%) all lagged.

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests in the equity securities of small- and mid-capitalization (SMID) companies with high, sustainable growth potential, which may exceed market expectations.

KEY FEATURES

  Combines fundamental research with the analysis of market estimates to identify the underestimated growth differential between a company's business strength and market expectations of that strength.

  Pursues active management in a less-followed investment space.

  Analyzes secular trends to uncover exploitable investment opportunities specific to small- and mid-cap companies.

PORTFOLIO FIT

Investing in SMID companies is an important component of a diversified investment strategy. Small-to-midsize companies tend to experience greater growth and outperform larger companies, yet this greater potential also raises the potential for greater volatility—which is why we believe active management is crucial.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CTAGX

 

I Shares

 

CTIGX

 

R6 Shares

 

CTOGX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128120375

   

I Shares

   

128120367

   

R6 Shares

   

128120359

   

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Industrials

   

30.6

%

 

Information Technology

   

22.5

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

14.4

   

Energy

   

9.6

   

Health Care

   

9.2

   

Financials

   

6.4

   

Consumer Staples

   

6.1

   

Materials

   

1.0

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

While the Fund lagged the Russell 2500 Growth Index for the annual period, the underperformance occurred at the beginning of the period when cyclical stocks rallied as investors prematurely celebrated a potential end to rate hikes. After that surge in cyclical stocks that culminated in early February, the Fund was able to outperform the Russell 2500 Growth Index by 4.86%. As seasoned investors, we are aware that our style and approach will not always be in favor, but after a period of difficult relative and absolute performance, we are pleased to see that focusing on companies with strong fundamental momentum is again being recognized by the market.

For the annual period, performance lagged due to issue selection rather than sector allocations. Sector allocations were moderately additive but didn't significantly drive relative performance. An underweight to health care and an overweight to consumer staples proved additive. An underweight to energy and information technology early in the period dragged on performance. Security selection in information technology within application software and communications equipment hindered performance. Selection within heath care also lagged, most notably in health care equipment and health care supplies. A theme that gained traction during the period related to a specific group of weight loss drugs known as GLP-1s (short for glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists). Clinical data continues to be released, but investors are encouraged by the potential for these drugs to improve patient aesthetics and overall health. However, this excitement does have a downside for other industries, as some investors suspect a healthier society may result in lower demand for certain medical devices and procedures. Strong issue selection among industrials was additive to absolute and relative performance. Holdings in electrical components & equipment and construction & engineering saw strong gains with revenues related to AI and electronic infrastructure initiatives. Consumer staples holdings also performed well, particularly in beverages and personal care products.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund made some notable changes from the beginning of the annual period. A modest overweight to the industrials sector was increased to a significant overweight by the end of the annual period, with additions to commercial services & supplies and select transportation businesses. The allocation to the information technology sector also increased, bringing the initial underweight to an overweight at the end of the period. Conversely, the allocation to health care was significantly reduced, largely through decreases in the biotechnology and health care equipment & supplies industries. As discussed, support for weight loss drugs has had negative consequence to businesses associated with curing or treating ailments that may, in part, be due to an overweight condition. It remains to be seen whether those treatments will decline as much as anticipated, but we made the move in order to pursue better opportunities elsewhere.

As of the end of the period, the Fund held a significant overweight to industrials, with overweights also in energy and consumer staples. The most significant underweight at period end was to health care, with an underweight in materials and financials as well.

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What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

We believe the portfolio is well positioned, tilted toward stocks that offer above-average growth prospects and visible fundamental strength. Stocks with those characteristics were out of favor for most of 2022 as valuation multiples compressed, but since early February 2023, many of these stocks are back on track with the market.

In other words, we believe we are in the early stages of a new upcycle for our particular investment style. This belief, combined with the potential to see a recovery in the overall small-to-mid cap asset class, has us feeling upbeat on an intermediate-to-long-term basis. Admittedly, the short-term is murky, with many macro sources of concern. This murkiness is causing performance to have many stops, starts, and rotations. We're focused on finding stocks that have company-specific secular growth, and thus are theoretically less vulnerable to some of that macro murkiness. We believe this approach makes the most sense, especially in this environment.

Although small-to-mid caps have underperformed during the quarter and year to date, the outlook for small-to-mid caps looks compelling. Small-to-mid caps are relatively inexpensive, in our view, and have tended to do well in periods after a bear market. Small-to-mid caps are also entering what historically has been a seasonally strong period running from October through April. Regarding valuation, small-to-mid caps look extremely stretched to the downside relative to large caps. Looking back at more than 90 years of data, research by Jefferies shows that the most significant dislocations have historically tended to be a positive indicator for future small-to-mid cap performance.

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION (7/31/19) THROUGH 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares – Inception 7/31/19

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-10.36

%

   

0.57

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

-14.65

     

-0.58

   

Class I Shares – Inception 7/31/19

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-10.07

     

0.84

   

Class R6 Shares – Inception 7/31/19

   

-9.97

     

0.86

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.93%, Class I shares is 1.65% and Class R6 shares is 1.63%. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A shares and Class I shares are limited to 1.35% and 1.10% of average net assets, respectively. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Fund's annual ordinary operating expenses for Class R6 shares (as a percentage of average net assets) to 1.10% less the Fund's annual sub-transfer agency ratio (the aggregate subtransfer agency fees of the Fund's other share classes divided by the aggregate average annual net assets of the Fund's other share classes). For purposes of these expense limitations, operating expenses do not include taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective share class's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares.

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher growth earning potential. The Russell 2500 Growth Index is published and maintained by FTSE Russell.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The Russell Midcap®​ Index measures the performance of companies whose average market capitalization is approximately $4.2 billion.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Growth Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Growth Fund returned 15.27% (Class I Shares at net asset value), outperforming the S&P 1500 Growth Index return of 10.86%.

Since Class I shares inception on September 18, 1997, the Fund has returned 10.54% on an annualized basis. The S&P 1500 Growth Index, the primary benchmark, returned 8.31% over the same period, and the S&P 500 Index returned 7.84%. We believe these comparisons demonstrate the Fund's ability to outdistance the growth and broad indices over full market cycles.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Equity markets rallied over the course of the annual period, lifting off lows from the rate-hikes-induced market sell-off that began in late 2021. Just prior to this annual period, the Fed had raised rates 300 basis points in just six months in an effort to curb inflation. At the onset of this annual period, data suggested that inflation had likely peaked, which many believed would allow the Fed to slow down its furious pace of interest rate hikes. Cyclical stocks and beleaguered value stocks led the market in the initial months of the annual period, but that leadership was short-lived as the Fed continued to promote a hawkish narrative. During these 12 months, the Fed would, in fact, raise rates an additional 225 basis points. In March 2023, two of the largest bank failures in history, Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, sent investors flocking to the large-cap growth stocks of companies with significant balance sheets and ties to AI (artificial intelligence). Toward the end of the period, investors continued to grapple with questions of whether the Fed could induce a soft-landing for the US economy while reining in inflation, or whether a recession would result from the significant change in the cost of capital. Geopolitical risks increased with the onset of conflict between Hamas and Israel in October 2023. Those cumulative concerns weighed on the markets, with the S&P 500 Index, a measure of the US equity market, declining -10% toward the end of the annual period.

For the full annual period, the US equity market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, gained 10.14%, although it should be noted that an equal-weighted S&P 500 Index went nowhere on the year, with a total return of -0.75%. Small-cap stocks, represented by the Russell 2000 Index, dropped -8.57% for the annual period. Large-cap growth stocks, particularly those tied to AI with strong balance sheets (and perhaps less concerned about needing to borrow from banks or raise capital in a higher-interest-rate environment), performed best. The top eight names in the S&P 500 Index by market cap represented approximately 26% of the index's market cap, are primarily tech-related, have stronger balance sheets, and accounted for 85% of the market's gain over the period.

Over the course of the period, inflation has declined dramatically. US GDP registered robust 4.9% real growth for 3Q 2023, and employment was strong, with employment cost pressures abating and quarterly earnings turning toward positive growth. That said, the cost of capital has increased dramatically in short order, monetary policy is restrictive at current levels, and the US is running a significant deficit.

OVERVIEW

A broad, flexible strategy enables the Fund to invest in the equities of US companies across all market capitalizations and sectors in order to attain the best potential for long-term capital growth.

KEY FEATURES

  Seeks to provide attractive returns through an emphasis on higher-growth US companies spanning the full range of market capitalizations and sectors. Draws on more than three decades of experience in growth investing.

  The portfolio reflects top-down, secular thematic views along with high-conviction, fundamentally researched stocks of companies with advantaged business models, high returns on capital, solid free-cash-flow generation, and stewardship-minded management.

  Combines secular and cyclical growth to help manage the dynamics of the economy.

PORTFOLIO FIT

May be an attractive option for investors seeking higher growth and diversification that spans all caps of US companies across sectors and industries.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CVGRX

 

C Shares

 

CVGCX

 

I Shares

 

CGRIX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119302

   

C Shares

   

128119856

   

I Shares

   

128119807

   

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Calamos Growth Fund (Unaudited)

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

38.5

%

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

14.6

   

Communication Services

   

12.1

   

Health Care

   

11.6

   

Industrials

   

7.6

   

Financials

   

7.1

   

Consumer Staples

   

2.3

   

Energy

   

1.6

   

Materials

   

1.3

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

Within the growth equity market, as represented by the S&P 1500 Growth Index, communication services (+34%) and information technology (+32%) were significant outperformers led by mega-cap growth names, as discussed previously. Industrials (+7%) and consumer discretionary (+5%) sectors delivered positive returns, but all other sectors finished in negative territory for the annual period. Materials (-1%), financials (-1%), health care (-4%), consumer staples (-7%), energy (-8%), real estate (-11%) and utilities (-19%) rounded out performance by sector.

The Fund outperformed the S&P 1500 Growth Index through a combination of sector allocations and individual stock selection. In each case, sector and selection were additive in 9 of the 11 sectors. An underweight to the lagging health care sector was additive because defensives such as health care broadly struggled, and a slight overweight to information technology also lifted performance. An overweight to industrials slightly dragged on relative performance, with commercial and consumer transportation holdings lagging. Individual security selection was notably strong within consumer discretionary, where holdings in retail, restaurants, and apparel added the most relative performance. Holdings in information technology were also significant contributors, with strong balance sheet companies in AI-related areas adding the most value to the portfolio. Individual selection among financials detracted from relative performance as names in investment banking & brokerage and diversified banks struggled over the period. Holdings in industrials related to aerospace & defense and airlines also detracted from relative performance.

How is the Fund positioned?

In an environment where growth may prove increasingly scarce, we believe asset-light companies with the flexibility and financial strength to continue funding their growth initiatives—regardless of the economic backdrop—should outperform. As a result, we continue to favor quality growth companies with stellar balance sheets and attractive free cash flows. We believe these companies are better positioned to capitalize on the opportunities that volatile markets provide, as seen in the largest companies' first-mover advantage with AI. On the other end of the spectrum, we are increasingly cautious about the outlook for unprofitable technology companies.

Although some of the AI stocks euphoria has abated recently, the Fund has maintained considerable exposure to this investment theme through our positioning in semiconductor, cloud infrastructure, and software stocks. Undoubtedly, investor enthusiasm around AI will ebb and flow over time, but we remain confident this technology will bring new applications and widespread benefits to a range of businesses beyond the technology sector. As always, we remain committed to a selective and thoughtful approach as we sort through what lies ahead for this exciting innovation.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

The economy continues to flash mixed signals. We believe the current trend of positive but tepid growth will likely continue for the next couple of quarters. However, a surprising number of factors are pointing toward the potential for further softening, including the inverted yield curve, tighter lending standards, higher energy costs, increasing labor costs, and higher financing costs. These all add up to growing profit pressures on the private sector. In addition, the rest of the world remains weaker than the United States and, therefore, unlikely to boost

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Calamos Growth Fund (Unaudited)

domestic growth. Given this backdrop, we believe the market may continue to display volatility but may also continue to reward the best-in-class businesses with the characteristics discussed earlier. It's often said that the market is willing to pay for what is scarce. Commonly, when the broad economy lacks robust growth, the market tends to reward those companies offering growth.

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (9/18/97) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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Calamos Growth Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
 

Class A Shares – Inception 9/4/90

 

Without Sales Charge

   

14.98

%

   

9.61

%

   

9.06

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

9.51

     

8.55

     

8.54

   

Class C Shares – Inception 9/3/96

 

Without Sales Charge

   

14.14

     

8.80

     

8.26

   

With Sales Charge

   

13.14

     

8.80

     

8.26

   

Class I Shares – Inception 9/18/97

   

15.27

     

9.88

     

9.34

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

Performance results do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles and may differ from amounts reported in the financial highlights.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.30%, Class C shares is 2.05% and Class I shares is 1.05%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The S&P 1500 Growth Index consists of the growth segment of the securities found in the S&P 1500 Index. The S&P 1500 combines the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P SmallCap 600.

The Russell 2000®​ Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the US equity universe.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Growth and Income Fund returned 7.12% (Class I Shares at net asset value). In comparison, the S&P 500 Index returned 10.14% for the period, and the ICE BofA All US Convertibles ex Mandatory Index registered a loss of -0.08%. We manage the Fund intending to achieve upside equity participation and potential downside risk mitigation over full market cycles. For the annual period, Calamos Growth and Income Fund captured 86% of the all-equity index's returns. Since its Class I shares inception on September 18, 1997, the Fund returned 9.29% on an annualized basis versus a 7.84% gain for the S&P 500 Index and 7.71% return for the ICE BofA All US Convertibles ex Mandatory Index.

Please discuss the Fund's lower-volatility characteristics.

We believe the Fund's historical lower-volatility characteristics are a byproduct of our investment style and focus on participating in equity market upside with less volatility than the market. Beta is one popular statistic for measuring volatility. Beta considers a fund's historic volatility versus the market, which is assigned a beta of 1.0. A fund with half the volatility of the market would have a beta of 0.5, while a fund with a beta of 2.0 would have been twice as volatile as the market. Since its inception, the Fund has had a beta of 0.76 (Class I shares) versus the S&P 500 Index. The Fund, therefore, outperformed the broader equity market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, with less volatility than the equity market. Please note that past performance does not indicate future results and that beta is one of many risk measures.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Equity markets rallied over the course of the period, lifting off lows from the market sell-off that began in late 2021 when the Fed and central bankers around the world began raising interest rates in an effort to tackle inflation. The Fed hiked the fed funds rate in historically short order (300 basis points in approximately six months), and the broad market, not surprisingly, did not react favorably, falling by -24% from late December 2021 through early October 2022. At the onset of this annual period, data suggested that inflation had likely peaked, which many believed would allow the Fed to slow down its furious pace of interest rate hikes.

Cyclical stocks and beleaguered value stocks led the market in the initial months of the annual period, but that leadership was short-lived as the Fed continued to promote a hawkish narrative. During these 12 months, the Fed would, in fact, raise rates an additional 225 basis points. In March 2023, two of the largest bank failures in history, Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, sent investors flocking to the large-cap growth stocks of companies with significant balance sheets and ties to AI (artificial intelligence). Toward the end of the period, investors continued to grapple with questions of whether the Fed could induce a soft landing for the US economy while reining in inflation, or whether a recession would result from the significant change in the cost of capital. Geopolitical risks increased with the onset of conflict between Hamas and Israel in October 2023. Those cumulative concerns weighed on the markets, with the S&P 500 Index, a measure of the US equity market, declining by -10% toward the end of the annual period.

For the full annual period, the US equity market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, gained 10.14%, although it should be noted that an equal-weighted S&P 500 Index went nowhere on the year, with a total return of -0.75%. Small-cap stocks, represented by the Russell 2000 Index, dropped -8.57% for the annual

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests primarily in US equity and convertible securities in an attempt to balance risk/reward while providing growth and income.

KEY FEATURES

  Leverages more than four decades of research experience combining equities and convertible holdings to provide equity-like participation.

  Provides a core holding option that aims to maintain a consistent risk posture throughout the market cycle.

  Research-driven approach identifies opportunities by combining top-down analysis with a focus on key growth characteristics.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund can provide a long-term core equity allocation, which exhibits potentially lower volatility and delivers attractive income.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CVTRX

 

C Shares

 

CVTCX

 

I Shares

 

CGIIX

 

R6 Shares

 

CGIOX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119104

   

C Shares

   

128119831

   

I Shares

   

128119872

   

R6 Shares

   

128120326

   

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

24.9

%

 

Health Care

   

11.8

   

Financials

   

10.8

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

10.4

   

Communication Services

   

9.3

   

Industrials

   

7.3

   

Consumer Staples

   

4.9

   

Energy

   

4.5

   

Utilities

   

2.6

   

Materials

   

2.5

   

Real Estate

   

1.7

   

Other

   

0.1

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

period, and mid-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell Midcap Index, also struggled with a -1.01% return. Mega cap growth stocks performed best and carried the bulk of the overall S&P 500 Index's return, particularly those tied to AI with strong balance sheets (and perhaps less concerned about borrowing from banks or raising capital in a higher-interest-rate environment). The top eight names in the S&P 500 Index by market cap represented approximately 26% of the index's market cap, are primarily tech-related, have stronger-balance-sheets, and accounted for 85% of the market's gain over the period.

Within the S&P 500 Index, communication services (+36%) and information technology (+31%) were significant outperformers led by mega-cap growth names and were the only two sectors to beat the overall market. Consumer discretionary (+8%), industrials (+6%), and materials (+5%) delivered positive returns, but all other sectors finished in negative territory for the annual period. Energy (-2%), financials (-3%), consumer staples (-3%), health care (-5%), real estate (-7%), and utilities (-8%) rounded out performance by sector.

The Fund generated positive results yet trailed the all-equity S&P 500 Index for the annual period largely due to issue selection rather than sector allocation. Within issue selection, the Fund's use of convertible bonds, Treasuries, and options to help reduce the portfolio's overall volatility was a drag on performance for the period. As described above, market performance was narrowly focused on a small subset of names within the S&P 500 Index, and asset classes other than large-cap growth significantly lagged the S&P 500 Index's gain for the period. The Fund was well represented by the largest eight names within the S&P 500 Index and had a bias toward growth stocks for the annual period, which benefited the portfolio's common stock allocation performance. Individual security selection lagged within industrials, notably within aerospace & defense and industrial conglomerates. Selection in communication services also trailed the S&P 500 Index, almost exclusively due to an underweight exposure to Meta Platforms over the course of the reporting period. Selection within consumer staples outperformed the S&P 500 Index with notable contributions from consumer staples merchandise retailers and packaged foods & meats.

How is the Fund positioned?

At the beginning of 2023, we outlined the case for increasing the risk of the Fund, focusing on selective areas of the economy that we believed should show improving economic growth in 2023 and 2024, in addition to companies that could improve returns on capital during that time. Our premise to selectively add risk was based on several factors, including our convictions about long-term US economic growth trajectory, positive policy changes, and improvement in certain parts of the economy, despite opposing forces slowing growth down in other economic sectors. The events of the first three quarters of 2023 (the slowing of central bank rate increases, moderate slowing of inflation and economic growth, corporate cost-cutting measures, and the acceleration of spending in AI-related areas) have, in aggregate, supported that risk profile. Risk-asset returns were positive during this time, although there was a significant dispersion of returns across sectors and industries.

We believe the best positioning for this environment is a more neutral or defensive risk posture, with risk in specific areas that have real growth tailwinds, in companies with improving returns on capital in 2024, and in equities and fixed income with valuations at favorable expected risk-adjusted returns. We see compelling prospects for companies that have exposure to new products and geographic growth opportunities (examples can be found in health care, electric vehicles, and AI-related infrastructure and software), specific infrastructure

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund (Unaudited)

spending areas (in materials and industrials), and the normalization of supply chains and parts of the service economy.

We are still favoring higher-credit-quality companies with improving free cash flow. We selectively use options and convertible bonds to gain exposure to higher-risk industries. From an asset-class perspective, cash and short-term Treasuries remain useful tools to lower volatility in a multi-asset-class portfolio, given their yields.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

As we look toward the end of 2023 and into 2024, the growth outlook appears more muted than at the beginning of 2023. Opposing economic forces have become more balanced as policy shifts (the elimination of some government policies and a cost-cutting agenda in the US Congress) are offsetting positive end-demand trends at the consumer and corporate levels. We continue to see slowing but positive economic growth over the next year, but the timing for a reacceleration in growth is more difficult to predict. In addition to this more balanced growth view, the growth outlook for many parts of the US economy continues to shift (for example, due to rising energy prices in recent months versus a decline in the first part of the year and a slowing of travel consumption from the fast pace over the summer). Therefore, we remain vigilant in identifying short-term cyclical investment themes. We continue to assess the investment opportunities within this environment, further focusing on real growth and return improvement areas. Finally, we continue to monitor security and asset-class valuations to target appropriate returns in this volatile environment.

We remain confident that the positive long-term growth trajectory of the US economy and the cash-flow-generation capabilities of US companies are intact. The ability of management teams to identify emerging short and long-term trends and the adaptability of business models and cost structures are central to our long-term favorable view. We see attractive long-term upside in the US equity market from current market levels, which we believe are at fair value for a majority of US companies.

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (9/18/97) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS OR
^SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares – Inception 9/22/88

 

Without Sales Charge

   

6.86

%

   

9.06

%

   

8.32

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

1.79

     

8.00

     

7.80

   

Class C Shares – Inception 8/5/96

 

Without Sales Charge

   

6.08

     

8.24

     

7.51

   

With Sales Charge

   

5.08

     

8.24

     

7.51

   

Class I Shares – Inception 9/18/97

   

7.12

     

9.33

     

8.59

   

Class R6 Shares – Inception 6/23/20^

   

7.21

         

8.13

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.05%, Class C shares is 1.80%, Class I shares is 0.80% and Class R6 shares is 0.73%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum frontend sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares. Returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The ICE BofA All US Convertibles ex Mandatory Index represents the US convertibles securities market excluding mandatory convertibles.

The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the US equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of companies whose average market capitalization is approximately $4.2 billion. The Russell indexes are published and maintained by FTSE Russell.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund's use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Dividend Growth Fund returned 8.88% (Class I shares at net asset value), lagging the S&P 500 Index return of 10.14%.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Equity markets rallied over the course of the period, lifting off lows from the market sell-off that began in late 2021 when the Fed and central bankers around the world began raising interest rates in an effort to tackle inflation. The Fed hiked the fed funds rate in historically short order (300 basis points in approximately six months), and the broad market, not surprisingly, did not react favorably, falling by -24% from late December 2021 through early October 2022. At the onset of this annual period, data suggested that inflation had likely peaked, which many believed would allow the Fed to slow down its furious pace of interest rate hikes.

Cyclical stocks and beleaguered value stocks led the market in the initial months of the annual period, but that leadership was short-lived as the Fed continued to promote a hawkish narrative. During these 12 months, the Fed would raise rates an additional 225 basis points. In March 2023, two of the largest bank failures in history, Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, sent investors flocking to the large-cap growth stocks of companies with significant balance sheets and ties to AI (artificial intelligence). Toward the end of the period, investors continued to grapple with questions of whether the Fed could induce a soft-landing for the US economy while reining in inflation or whether a recession would result from the significant change in the cost of capital. Geopolitical risks increased with the onset of conflict between Hamas and Israel in October 2023. Those cumulative concerns weighed on the markets, with the S&P 500 Index, a measure of the US equity market, declining by -10% toward the end of the period.

For the annual period, the US equity market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, gained 10.14%, although it should be noted that an equal-weighted S&P 500 Index went nowhere on the year, with a total return of -0.75%. Small-cap stocks, represented by the Russell 2000 Index, dropped -8.57% for the annual period, and mid-cap stocks, as measured by the Russell Midcap Index, also struggled with a -1.01% return. Mega-cap growth stocks performed best and carried the bulk of the overall S&P 500 Index's return, particularly those tied to AI with strong balance sheets (and perhaps less concerned about borrowing from banks or raising capital in a higher-interest-rate environment). The top eight names in the S&P 500 Index by market cap represented approximately 26% of the index's market cap, are primarily tech-related, have stronger balance sheets, and accounted for 85% of the market's gain over the period.

Within the equity market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, communication services (+36%) and information technology (+31%) were significant outperformers led by mega-cap growth names and were the only two sectors to beat the overall market. Consumer discretionary (+8%), industrials (+6%), and materials (+5%) delivered positive returns, but all other sectors finished in negative territory for the annual period. Energy (-2%), financials (-3%), consumer staples (-3%), health care (-5%), real estate (-7%), and utilities (-8%) rounded out performance by sector.

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests in companies that we believe have the ability to increase dividends over time, either through increasing profits or more efficient use of capital.

KEY FEATURES

  Employs bottom-up stock picking and a benchmark-agnostic approach.

  Focuses on good businesses with solid cash flows and value prices.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund may be suitable for investors seeking a regular stream of income and dividend-paying equity investments that tend to be less volatile than non-dividend payers.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

  CADVX  

C Shares

 

CCDVX

 

I Shares

 

CIDVX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128120839

   

C Shares

   

128120821

   

I Shares

   

128120813

   

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund (Unaudited)

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

28.3

%

 

Financials

   

13.2

   

Health Care

   

13.1

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

11.9

   

Communication Services

   

8.7

   

Consumer Staples

   

6.3

   

Industrials

   

5.7

   

Energy

   

5.1

   

Materials

   

2.7

   

Utilities

   

2.1

   

Real Estate

   

0.9

   

Other

   

0.7

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

The Fund's focus on securities exhibiting higher cash flows was beneficial over the period as the market favored higher-quality businesses. Higher-dividend-yielding securities were not in favor, and the Fund has a slight bias toward dividend yield relative to the S&P 500 Index. The Fund was underweight the poorly performing real estate sector, boosting relative performance. Conversely, an underweight to the index-leading communication services sector detracted from performance. Selection in industrials hindered relative performance as names within industrial conglomerates and aerospace & defense lagged. Selection in information technology outperformed relative to the index, with notable contributions from application software and semiconductor names that offered an attractive combination of growth and solid balance sheets.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund remains broadly diversified by sector, favoring investments in dividend-paying equities and focusing on high cash-generating businesses. Allocations to consumer discretionary and financials rose slightly during the period, whereas investments in health care were reduced slightly. At the end of the annual period, the Fund held an underweight to industrials and real estate, with an overweight to consumer discretionary names. We continue to seek higher-quality businesses with dividends or dividend-growth potential, which in our view should serve investors well in an uncertain market environment.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

As we look toward the end of 2023 and into 2024, the growth outlook appears more muted than at the beginning of 2023. Opposing economic forces have become more balanced as policy shifts (the elimination of some government policies and a cost-cutting agenda in the US Congress) and are offsetting positive end-demand trends at the consumer and corporate levels. We continue to see slowing but positive economic growth over the next year, but the timing for a reacceleration in growth is more difficult to predict. In addition to this more balanced growth view, the growth outlook for many parts of the US economy continues to shift (for example, due to rising energy prices in recent months versus a decline in the first part of the year and a slowing of travel consumption from the fast pace over the summer). Therefore, we remain vigilant in identifying short-term cyclical investment themes. We continue to assess the investment opportunities within this environment, further focusing on real growth and return-improvement areas. Finally, we continue to monitor security and asset-class valuations to target appropriate returns in this volatile environment.

We remain confident that the positive long-term growth trajectory of the US economy and the cash-flow-generation capabilities of US companies are intact. The ability of management teams to identify emerging short and long-term trends and the adaptability of business models and cost structures are central to our long-term favorable view. We see attractive long-term upside in the US equity market from current market levels, which we believe are at fair value for a majority of US companies.

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund (Unaudited)

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (8/5/13) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
 

Class A Shares – Inception 8/5/2013

 

Without Sales Charge

   

8.61

%

   

10.28

%

   

8.68

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

3.44

     

9.21

     

8.15

   

Class C Shares – Inception 8/5/2013

 

Without Sales Charge

   

7.82

     

9.45

     

7.87

   

With Sales Charge

   

6.82

     

9.45

     

7.87

   

Class I Shares – Inception 8/5/2013

   

8.88

     

10.56

     

8.95

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 2.03%, Class C shares is 2.78% and Class I shares is 1.78%. The Fund's Investment Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C and Class I shares are limited to 1.35%, 2.10%,1.10% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum frontend sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares. Returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the US equity universe. The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of companies whose average market capitalization is approximately $4.2 billion. The Russell indexes are published and maintained by FTSE Russell.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Select Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS SELECT FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Select Fund returned 8.84% (Class I shares at net asset value), trailing the S&P 500 Index return of 10.14%.

What factors influenced performance over the reporting period?

Equity markets rallied over the course of the period, lifting off lows from the rate-hikes-induced market sell-off that began in late 2021. Just prior to this annual period, the Fed had raised rates 300 basis points in just six months in an effort to curb inflation. At the onset of this annual period, data suggested that inflation had likely peaked, which many believed would allow the Fed to slow down its furious pace of interest rate hikes.

Cyclical stocks and beleaguered value stocks led the market in the initial months of the annual period, but that leadership was short-lived as the Fed continued to promote a hawkish narrative. During these 12 months, the Fed would, in fact, raise rates an additional 225 basis points. In March 2023, two of the largest bank failures in history, Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, sent investors flocking to the large-cap growth stocks of companies with significant balance sheets and ties to AI (artificial intelligence). Toward the end of the period, investors continued to grapple with questions of whether the Fed could induce a soft landing for the US economy while reining in inflation or whether a recession would result from the significant change in the cost of capital. Geopolitical risks increased with the onset of conflict between Hamas and Israel in October 2023. Those cumulative concerns weighed on the markets, with the S&P 500 Index, a measure of the US equity market, declining by -10% toward the end of the annual period.

For the full period, the US equity market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, gained 10.14%, although it should be noted that an equal-weighted S&P 500 Index went nowhere on the year, with a total return of -0.75%. Small-cap stocks, represented by the Russell 2000 Index, dropped -8.57% for the annual period. Large-cap growth stocks performed best, particularly those tied to AI with strong balance sheets (and perhaps less concerned about needing to borrow from banks or raise capital in a higher-interest-rate environment). The top eight names in the S&P 500 Index by market cap represented approximately 26% of the index's market cap, are primarily tech-related, have stronger balance sheets, and accounted for 85% of the market's gain over the period.

Over the course of the period, inflation has declined dramatically. US GDP registered robust 4.9% real growth for 3Q 2023, and employment was strong, with employment cost pressures abating and quarterly earnings turning toward positive growth. That said, the cost of capital has increased dramatically in short order, monetary policy is restrictive at current levels, and the US is running a significant deficit.

Within the S&P 500 Index, communication services (+36%) and information technology (+31%) significantly outperformed, led by mega-cap growth names. The consumer discretionary (+8%), industrials (+6%), and materials (+5%) sectors delivered positive returns, with all other sectors finishing in negative territory for the annual period. Energy (-2%), financials (-3%), consumer staples (-3%), health care (-5%), real estate (-7%), and utilities (-8%) rounded out performance by

OVERVIEW

The Fund primarily invests in a concentrated portfolio of large-cap US equities with broad representation across sectors and industries. In addition, the Fund can invest across investment styles in the US equity market.

KEY FEATURES

  Security selection is based mainly on Calamos analysts' highest conviction ideas. We leverage the collective expertise of the firm's research analysts, who average 15+ years of experience in their areas of expertise.

  The investment process is driven by rigorous fundamental and sector-specific research. The goal is to maximize exposure to opportunities the team believes are compelling.

  Quantitative tools help minimize systematic risks across both sectors and factors. We use quantitative tools to minimize unintended bets and maximize the impact of security selection.

PORTFOLIO FIT

Because the Fund pairs a high-conviction approach with a broad investment universe, we believe it is an attractive choice for investors seeking a long-term core equity allocation to US stocks.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CVAAX

 

C Shares

 

CVACX

 

I Shares

 

CVAIX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119666

   

C Shares

   

128119641

   

I Shares

   

128119633

   

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Calamos Select Fund (Unaudited)

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

27.6

%

 

Health Care

   

15.0

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

12.1

   

Financials

   

11.6

   

Industrials

   

8.9

   

Communication Services

   

8.2

   

Consumer Staples

   

6.5

   

Energy

   

3.1

   

Utilities

   

2.0

   

Materials

   

1.8

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

sector. Growth was more in favor than value, with the S&P 500 Growth Index's 11.9% gain outpacing the S&P 500 Value Index's 7.7% gain for the annual period.

How is the Fund positioned?

Portfolio performance benefited from a bias toward growth during much of the annual period, and individual selection was broadly in line with the market, but sector allocation and cash holdings were a net drag to relative performance. An underweight to information technology proved to be the biggest detractor from a sector-allocation perspective, although the Fund's weight to information technology did increase over the course of the annual period. Being overweight to the defensive-oriented consumer staple sector also proved to be a drag on relative performance. Conversely, a steady underweight to the real estate sector and a modest overweight to consumer discretionary names proved beneficial. Strong individual security selection within information technology was additive to performance owing to notable gains from semiconductor names and systems software holdings. Issue selection also contributed to consumer discretionary, highlighted by strength among various retailers. Individual security selection in communication services lost ground, owing almost exclusively to not owning Meta Platforms (Facebook), yet other names in interactive media & services performed very well. Selection within industrials also lagged as aerospace & defense names and passenger airlines struggled.

In an environment where growth may prove increasingly scarce, we believe asset-light companies with the flexibility and financial strength to continue funding their growth initiatives—regardless of the economic backdrop—should outperform. As a result, we continue to favor quality growth companies with stellar balance sheets and attractive free cash flows. We believe these companies are better positioned to capitalize on the opportunities that volatile markets provide, as seen in the largest companies' first-mover advantage with AI. By contrast, we are increasingly cautious about the outlook for unprofitable technology companies. In all, the portfolio is biased to growth-style stocks over value counterparts.

Over the course of the annual period, we actively adjusted individual positions. In aggregate, the portfolio reduced the total number of holdings and brought sector positioning more in line with the S&P 500 Index. Most notably, the Fund increased the allocation to information technology, taking the portfolio from a significant underweight at the beginning of the period to mostly in line with the market weight at the end, favoring growth businesses in semiconductors and system software. To a lesser extent, the portfolio's weight to consumer staples decreased, bringing an overweight position at the start of the period to a market weight at the end of the period.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

The economy continues to flash mixed signals. The current trend of positive-but-tepid growth will likely continue for the next several quarters. However, a surprising number of factors are pointing toward the potential for further softening, including the inverted yield curve, tighter lending standards, higher energy costs, increasing labor costs, and higher financing costs. These all add up to growing profit pressures on the private sector. In addition, the rest of the world remains weaker than the United States and, therefore, unlikely to boost domestic growth. Given this backdrop, we believe the market may continue to display volatility but may also reward the best-in-class businesses with the characteristics discussed earlier. It's often said that the market is willing to pay for what is scarce. Commonly, when the broad economy lacks robust growth, the market tends to reward those companies offering growth.

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Calamos Select Fund (Unaudited)

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (3/1/02) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Performance shown reflects an expense reimbursement that improved results. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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Calamos Select Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
 

Class A Shares – Inception 1/2/02

 

Without Sales Charge

   

8.60

%

   

8.80

%

   

7.46

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

3.44

     

7.74

     

6.93

   

Class C Shares – Inception 1/2/02

 

Without Sales Charge

   

7.76

     

7.98

     

6.65

   

With Sales Charge

   

6.76

     

7.98

     

6.65

   

Class I Shares – Inception 3/1/02

   

8.84

     

9.06

     

7.71

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.57%, Class C shares is 2.33% and Class I shares is 1.32%. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2024, to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.15%, 1.91%, and 0.90% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Russell 2000®​ Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the US equity universe. The Russell 2000®​ Index is published and maintained by FTSE Russell.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The S&P 500 Value Index includes constituents of the S&P 500 Index designated as Value based the ratios of book value, earnings and sales to price.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos International Growth Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos International Growth Fund returned 5.59% (Class I shares at net asset value) compared with an 11.16% return for the MSCI EAFE Growth Index and 12.66% return for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index for the period. The Fund's return landed within the 79th percentile of the Morningstar Foreign Large Growth category during this period.*

Since its inception on March 17, 2005, the Fund has returned 6.09% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value), finishing in the top decile of its Morningstar peer category* and ahead of the MSCI EAFE Growth Index's 5.03% return and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index's 4.57% return. We believe this comparison demonstrates the Fund's ability to generate long-term excess returns over complete market cycles.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

International stocks experienced periods of significant volatility and rotation but pushed higher and ultimately delivered positive returns over the period. Investors navigated an environment of tighter monetary policy and higher interest rates, but also moderating inflation and resilient corporate earnings.

The Fund generated positive returns over the period but trailed the index due to relative security selection. Select Fund holdings in companies with cyclical and secular growth characteristics underperformed amid markets that rewarded more defensive and value-oriented companies during the period. From a geographic perspective, Fund holdings in Japan and Emerging Asia trailed the benchmark and detracted value. In contrast, holdings in Canada and an overweight position in Europe contributed positively to Fund returns.

Positive Influences on Performance

Industrials. The Fund benefited from favorable security selection in industrials, where diversified support services was a leading contributor. In addition, our lack of exposure to environmental & facilities services assisted return.

Health Care. Security selection and an average underweight position in health care added to the portfolio's performance. Holdings in pharmaceuticals helped relative performance, as did our lack of exposure to biotechnology.

Negative Influences on Performance

Information Technology. Over the period, security selection within the information technology sector held back performance. Semiconductor materials & equipment lagged, as did internet services & infrastructure.

Materials. Security selection and an average underweight stance within the materials sector underperformed. Specifically, construction materials and our lack of exposure to specialty chemicals trailed on a relative basis.

*  Data is as of 10/31/23. Morningstar category percentile rankings are based on annualized total returns. Calamos International Growth Fund Class I shares were in the 79th, 69th, 31st, 43rd and 6th percentiles of 421, 394, 373, 312, and 187 funds for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and since inception periods, respectively, for the Morningstar Foreign Large Growth category.

OVERVIEW

The Fund offers a dynamic approach to accessing international growth opportunities. We apply our active investment approach to build a portfolio of companies with superior growth and quality attributes across developed and emerging market.

KEY FEATURES

  Identifies companies with compelling growth, competitive advantages and financial strength.

  Identifies durable secular themes that provide a tailwind for sustainable growth and a franchise premium.

  Investment universe spans geographies and market caps, providing a wide breadth of opportunities.

  Takes environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into account, evaluating the effects on a company's risk profile, cash flow and long-term returns.

PORTFOLIO FIT

As an active, true growth offering with a differentiated return profile, the Fund can potentially help investors optimize capital appreciation within their international allocation.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CIGRX

 

C Shares

 

CIGCX

 

I Shares

 

CIGIX

 

R6 Shares

 

CIGOX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119575

   

C Shares

   

128119559

   

I Shares

   

128119542

   

R6 Shares

   

128120425

   

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Calamos International Growth Fund (Unaudited)

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

21.3

%

 

Industrials

   

21.0

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

18.1

   

Health Care

   

12.3

   

Financials

   

10.8

   

Energy

   

7.7

   

Materials

   

2.3

   

Consumer Staples

   

2.3

   

Real Estate

   

2.0

   

Other

   

0.1

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

Geographic Performance

The portfolio benefited from leading security selection in Europe. Holdings in Denmark and Italy performed well in particular. Similarly, the portfolio benefitted from leading security selection and an average underweight allocation in the United States.

In contrast, the portfolio's position in Canada lagged on a relative basis. Similarly, security selection in EMEA underperformed. In particular, our holdings in Israel and Greece represented major detractors.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund's regional and country positioning reflects the combined inputs from our top-down global framework and our bottom-up security analysis. Our investment team evaluates macroeconomic factors and growth opportunities, actively integrating them into the investment decision-making process.

  We have positioned the Fund in secular growth, cyclicals, select defensives, and reopening opportunities.

  Technology, industrials, consumer discretionary, and health care are the largest sector weights. The Fund holds key industry positions in semiconductors, software, pharmaceuticals, autos, broadline retail, and aerospace & defense.

  The Fund owns select energy and materials companies positioned to benefit from supply-and-demand dynamics and increased capital efficiencies.

  The Fund holds underweights in defensive and interest-rate-sensitive areas, such as utilities, real estate, consumer staples, and traditional telecoms.

From a geographic perspective, The Fund holds a broadly diversified position in Europe, with a blend of secular growth, select cyclicals, and higher-quality defensives. We continue to evaluate the inflation and growth backdrop, given monetary tightening, global trade linkages, and geopolitical conflicts. The Fund holds a larger weight in Japanese companies benefiting from secular demand trends, regulatory reforms, global trade, and attractive valuations. The Fund owns a range of holdings in emerging markets where our positioning reflects our view of evolving trade dynamics, moderating inflation, and attractive valuations. The Fund owns industry positions within semiconductors, interactive media, and higher-quality financials.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

International stocks continue to navigate a set of complex conditions. We are analyzing many important market drivers, including central bank policy, the inflationary backdrop, corporate earnings, and geopolitical tensions. Considering the global economy and evolving monetary policy, the financial markets remain uncertain, and we expect volatility to continue until these risks are resolved. Given this backdrop, we continue to identify ways to capitalize on volatility, including a range of opportunities at the thematic, regional, and market-cap levels.

Regarding Fund positioning, we emphasize companies with higher earnings growth, pricing power, cash flow, and supportive valuations. From a sector perspective, we see opportunities in information technology, industrials, consumer discretionary, health care, and energy with leading fundamentals. We believe our active investment approach and long-term perspective position us to take advantage of the volatility and opportunities in international markets.

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Calamos International Growth Fund (Unaudited)

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (3/16/05) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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Calamos International Growth Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS OR
^SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares – Inception 3/16/05

 

Without Sales Charge

   

5.31

%

   

5.04

%

   

3.54

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

0.31

     

4.03

     

3.04

   

Class C Shares – Inception 3/16/05

 

Without Sales Charge

   

4.51

     

4.25

     

2.76

   

With Sales Charge

   

3.51

     

4.25

     

2.76

   

Class I Shares – Inception 3/16/05

   

5.59

     

5.30

     

3.80

   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/22

    5.71      

     

2.98

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.64%, Class C shares is 2.39%, Class I shares is 1.39% and Class R6 shares is 1.28%. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.20%, 1.95%, and 0.95% of average net assets, respectively. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to limit the Fund's annual ordinary operating expenses for Class R6 shares (as a percentage of average net assets) to 0.95% less the annual sub-transfer agency ratio for the Fund. The annual sub-transfer agency ratio is equal to the aggregate sub-transfer agency expenses common to the other share classes of the Fund divided by the aggregate average annual net assets of the Fund's other share classes. For purposes of these expense limitations, operating expenses do not include taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, all commissions and other normal charges incident to the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, and extraordinary expenses, if any. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends and adjustment for the maximum sales charge for Class A shares. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The MSCI EAFE Growth Index measures developed market growth equity performance (excluding the US and Canada).

The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index represents the performance of large- and mid-cap stocks across developed and emerging markets excluding the United States. The MSCI ACWI ex USA Index is provided to show how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund's use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

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54


Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund returned 3.44% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus an 11.26% return for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Emerging markets experienced multiple crosscurrents over the period, including tighter global monetary policy, a strong US dollar, evolving global trade dynamics, and geopolitical tension.

We believe the Fund's compelling medium and long-term performance record demonstrates the Fund's ability to generate excess returns over complete market cycles and varied investment environments. Since its inception on August 15, 2008, the Fund has returned 3.52% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) compared to the 2.31% return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The Fund's return is in the 15th percentile of its Morningstar peer category over the since-inception period.* We believe this exhibits the Fund's ability to access emerging market opportunities and deliver leading returns while pursuing our risk-managed investment approach.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Emerging market equities experienced significant dispersion in sector and country returns, reflecting a range of macro conditions, corporate earnings, and capital flows. Pursuant to our objective, Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund navigated the volatile global markets while employing an active blend of positions across a wide investment universe. The Fund's return trailed the index over the annual period due primarily to relative security selection. Our holdings in companies with secular and cyclical growth characteristics trailed the more defensive and value-oriented market areas that performed relatively well within emerging markets over the period.

Positive Influences on Performance

Information Technology. The Fund benefited from the information technology sector, as holdings in semiconductors and IT consulting & other services helped drive relative results.

Materials. Favorable security selection and an average underweight position in materials added to the results. Our construction materials position was a leading contributor, and our lack of exposure to commodity chemicals assisted relative returns.

Negative Influences on Performance

Financials. Over the period, security selection and an average underweight allocation in the financials sector detracted from performance, specifically holdings in the diversified banks and financial exchanges & data industries.

*  Data is as of 10/31/23. The Morningstar category percentile rankings are based on annualized total returns. Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund Class I Shares were in the 92nd, 87th, 18th, 38th, and 15th percentiles of 810, 721, 651, 393, and 299 funds for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and since inception periods, respectively, for the Morningstar Diversified Emerging Markets category.

OVERVIEW

The Fund offers an active, risk-managed strategy to access growth opportunities in emerging markets. The Fund invests in emerging market-domiciled and developed market-domiciled companies with significant revenue exposures attributable to emerging markets.

KEY FEATURES

  Focuses on higher-quality companies with compelling growth attributes.

  Conducts research across the capital structure and utilizes Calamos' experience in convertible securities to dynamically manage the risk profile.

  Emphasizes countries enacting structural reforms and improving economic freedoms, which we believe enhances growth prospects and mitigates risk.

  Identifies durable secular themes that provide a tailwind for sustainable growth and a franchise premium.

PORTFOLIO FIT

Because of its focus on risk management, the fund can serve as a long-term emerging-market allocation.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CNWGX

 

C Shares

 

CNWDX

 

I Shares

  CNWIX  

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119161

   

C Shares

   

128119146

   

I Shares

   

128119138

 

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Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund (Unaudited)

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Consumer Discretionary

   

26.2

%

 

Information Technology

   

24.2

   

Financials

   

11.5

   

Energy

   

8.2

   

Industrials

   

7.2

   

Real Estate

   

6.3

   

Communication Services

   

5.6

   

Consumer Staples

   

5.4

   

Health Care

   

3.9

   

Materials

   

1.4

   

Other

   

0.7

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

Industrials. Security selection and an average overweight stance within the electrical components & equipment and industrial machinery & supplies & components industries of the industrials sector lost ground on a relative basis.

Geographic Performance

The Fund's security selection in the United States boosted relative returns. Similarly, the Fund benefitted from favorable security selection in Europe, where holdings in the United Kingdom and France performed well.

Conversely, security selection and an average underweight stance in Emerging Asia negatively impacted performance. Specifically, our holdings in China and Indonesia represented major detractors. Similarly, security selection and an average overweight stance in Emerging Latin America underperformed. In particular, Brazil was a leading detractor.

How is the Fund positioned?

Our Fund positioning favors a blend of secular growth and cyclical companies, in addition to select reopening opportunities and defensives. From a sector perspective, the Fund holds significant weights in consumer discretionary, technology, industrials, higher-quality financials, and energy. The Fund owns holdings within key industries, including semiconductors, broadline retail, interactive media & services, autos, and diversified banks. The Fund has an underweight stance in utilities, materials, financials, and traditional telecoms, reflecting our view of lesser opportunities in these areas. From a geographic perspective, we favor investments in India, Brazil, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Indonesia.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

We see increased opportunities ahead for investors in emerging markets. We are analyzing multiple forces including evolving global monetary policy, the path of the US dollar, corporate earnings, and the geopolitical backdrop. Considering the global economy and evolving monetary policy, the financial markets remain uncertain, and we expect volatility will continue until these risks are resolved. Against this backdrop, we continue to identify ways to capitalize on volatility, including a range of opportunities across sectors, themes, and geographic regions.

Regarding Fund positioning, we favor companies with advantaged business models, relative pricing power, and higher-quality balance sheets. From a sector perspective, we see opportunities in consumer discretionary, technology, energy, industrials, and higher-quality financials with attractive fundamentals. We believe our active investment approach and long-term perspective position us to take advantage of the volatility and opportunities in emerging markets.

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Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund (Unaudited)

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (8/15/08) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
 

Class A Shares – Inception 8/15/08

 

Without Sales Charge

   

3.19

%

   

4.26

%

   

1.37

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

-1.68

     

3.24

     

0.87

   

Class C Shares – Inception 8/15/08

 

Without Sales Charge

   

2.40

     

3.48

     

0.61

   

With Sales Charge

   

1.40

     

3.48

     

0.61

   

Class I Shares – Inception 8/15/08

   

3.44

     

4.53

     

1.62

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.63%, Class C shares is 2.39% and Class I shares is 1.38%. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.30%, 2.05%, and 1.05% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index considered broadly representative of emerging market equity performance. The index represents companies within the constituent emerging markets that are available to investors worldwide. The index is calculated on a total return basis, which includes reinvestment of gross dividends before deduction of withholding taxes.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund's use of derivative instruments involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these instruments and, accordingly, may result in losses greater than if they had not been used. Derivative instruments can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses and may have a potentially large impact on Fund performance.

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Calamos Global Equity Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Global Equity Fund returned 9.98% (Class I shares at net asset value), versus the 11.05% return for the MSCI World Index and 11.06% return for the MSCI ACWI Index over the period. The Fund's return was ahead of its category peer average in the period, landing in the 47th percentile of the Morningstar Global Large-Stock Growth category.*

We believe the Fund's compelling long-term performance record demonstrates its ability to generate excess returns over complete market cycles and varied investment environments. Since its inception on March 1, 2007, the Fund has returned 7.80% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) compared with the 6.41% return of the MSCI World Index and 5.98% return of the MSCI ACWI Index.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Global stocks experienced periods of significant volatility and rotation but pushed higher and delivered positive returns over the period. Investors navigated an environment characterized by tighter monetary policy and higher interest rates but also moderating inflation and resilient corporate earnings.

The Fund generated near double-digit returns over the period but trailed the index due to relative security selection. Select Fund holdings in companies with cyclical and secular growth characteristics trailed amid the narrow global market leadership. From a geographic perspective, Fund holdings in Europe and emerging markets outperformed those in the MSCI World Index, whereas our selection in Japan underperformed the benchmark as growth-oriented names trailed in that market.

Positive Influences on Performance

Health Care. The Fund benefited from security selection and an average underweight stance in health care. Specifically, pharmaceuticals and our lack of exposure to health care services promoted relative returns.

Real Estate. An average underweight position in real estate added to the portfolio's performance. Our lack of representation in telecom tower REITs and other specialized REITs helped buoy relative performance.

Negative Influences on Performance

Energy. Over the period, security selection and an average overweight position within the energy sector detracted from performance. Specifically, positions in the oil & gas exploration & production and the integrated oil & gas industries lagged.

*  Data is as of 10/31/23. The Morningstar category percentile rankings are based on annualized total returns. Calamos Global Equity Fund Class I Shares were in the 48th, 38th, 16th, and 32nd percentiles of 358, 323, 278, and 189 funds for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods, respectively, for the Morningstar Global Large-Stock Growth category.

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests in equities of companies around the globe. We seek firms demonstrating what we believe to be key growth characteristics, including increasing profit margins and high returns on invested capital.

KEY FEATURES

  Flexibly seeks growth globally, searching for the best risk/reward opportunities across countries, market capitalizations and sectors.

  Seeks global growth companies that may benefit from long-term secular themes, including a burgeoning global middle class and increasing demand for information and entertainment.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund can serve as a growth-oriented addition to a strategic global equity allocation and may complement or provide an alternative to value or blended styles.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CAGEX

 

C Shares

 

CCGEX

 

I Shares

 

CIGEX

 

R6 Shares

 

CGEOX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119484

   

C Shares

   

128119468

   

I Shares

   

128119450

   

R6 Shares

   

128120334

   

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Calamos Global Equity Fund (Unaudited)

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

28.7

%

 

Industrials

   

17.7

   

Health Care

   

12.0

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

9.8

   

Financials

   

8.6

   

Energy

   

7.0

   

Communication Services

   

4.8

   

Consumer Staples

   

3.2

   

Materials

   

2.3

   

Real Estate

   

1.0

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

Consumer Discretionary. Security selection in consumer discretionary, specifically in the internet & direct marketing retail and automotive parts & equipment industries, lost ground on a relative basis.

Geographic Performance

The portfolio's favorable security selection and an average overweight stance in Europe boosted relative returns. Particularly, Denmark and the United Kingdom contributed. Similarly, the portfolio benefited from favorable security selection and an average overweight position in Emerging Latin America, specifically holdings in Brazil and Mexico.

Conversely, security selection and an average underweight stance in Japan negatively impacted the portfolio's performance. Moreover, an average underweight allocation in the United States set back performance.

How is the Fund positioned?

We positioned the portfolio with a combination of secular growth, cyclicals, select defensives, and reopening opportunities. Technology, industrials, and health care are the largest sector weights in the Fund. The Fund holds key industry positions in semiconductors, systems software, pharmaceuticals, interactive media, construction & engineering, and aerospace & defense. The Fund owns select energy companies positioned to benefit from supply-and-demand dynamics and attractive capital efficiency. We are underweighted in more defensive and interest-rate-sensitive areas, including utilities, real estate, consumer staples, and traditional telecoms.

Through a geographic lens, the Fund owns a diversified and underweight position in the US. We see a range of attractive bottom-up opportunities across secular growth, cyclicals, and select defensives, reflecting our emphasis on advantaged business models and resilient earnings. The Fund has a moderate overweight position in Europe, comprising a blend of secular growth, select cyclicals, and higher-quality defensives. We continue to evaluate the inflation and growth backdrop given monetary tightening, global trade linkages, and geopolitical conflict. The Fund owns a range of holdings in emerging markets. Positioning reflects our view of evolving trade dynamics, moderating inflation, and attractive valuations. The Fund owns positions within industries, including semiconductors, interactive media, and higher-quality financials. In Japan, the Fund holds companies benefiting from secular demand trends, regulatory reforms, global trade dynamics, and attractive valuations.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

Global stocks continue to navigate a set of complex conditions. We are analyzing many important market drivers, including central bank policy, the inflationary backdrop, corporate earnings, and geopolitical tensions. Considering the global economy and evolving monetary policy, the financial markets remain uncertain, and we expect volatility to continue until these risks are resolved. Given this backdrop, we continue to identify ways to capitalize on volatility, including a range of opportunities at the thematic, regional, and market-cap levels.

In terms of Fund positioning, we emphasize companies with attractive earnings, pricing power, cash flow, and supportive valuations. From a sector perspective, we see opportunities in technology, industrials, health care, consumer discretionary, and energy with leading fundamentals. We believe our active investment approach and long-term perspective position us to take advantage of the volatility and opportunities in global markets.

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Calamos Global Equity Fund (Unaudited)

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (3/1/07) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A, Class C and Class R6 shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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Calamos Global Equity Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS OR
^SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares – Inception 3/1/07

 

Without Sales Charge

   

9.68

%

   

9.23

%

   

7.80

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

4.50

     

8.17

     

7.28

   

Class C Shares – Inception 3/1/07

 

Without Sales Charge

   

8.99

     

8.42

     

7.00

   

With Sales Charge

   

7.99

     

8.42

     

7.00

   

Class I Shares – Inception 3/1/07

   

9.98

     

9.51

     

8.08

   

Class R6 Shares – Inception 6/23/20^

   

10.04

     

     

5.84

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.61%, Class C shares is 2.37%, Class I shares is 1.36% and Class R6 shares 1.35%. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.40%, 2.15%, and 1.15% of average net assets, respectively. The Fund's investment advisor has contractually agreed to limit the Fund's annual ordinary operating expenses for Class R6 shares (as a percentage of average net assets) to 1.15% less the annual sub-transfer agency ratio for the Fund. The annual sub-transfer agency ratio is equal to the aggregate sub-transfer agency expenses common to the other share classes of the Fund divided by the aggregate average annual net assets of the Fund's other share classes. For purposes of this expense limitation, operating expenses do not include taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

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Calamos Global Equity Fund (Unaudited)

The MSCI World Index (USD) is a free float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of developed market countries in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region.

The MSCI ACWI Index (USD) is a free float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of companies in developed and emerging markets. The MSCI ACWI Index is provided to show how the Fund's performance compares with the returns of an index of securities similar to those in which the Fund invests.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Global Opportunities Fund (Unaudited)

OVERVIEW

The Fund invests primarily in global equity and convertible securities with an aim to balance risk/reward while providing growth and income.

KEY FEATURES

  Combines equity and convertible holdings in order to limit downside risk while potentially capturing upside equity participation.

  Provides a core holding option that strives to maintain a consistent risk posture throughout the market cycle.

  Seeks to participate in the upside movements of the global equity market while lessening the impact of down periods.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund can provide a long-term core allocation to global equities with the potential for lower volatility over full market cycles.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CVLOX

 

C Shares

 

CVLCX

 

I Shares

 

CGCIX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119500

   

C Shares

   

128119708

   

I Shares

   

128119609

   

CALAMOS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Global Opportunities Fund returned 5.21% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus the 11.06% return for the MSCI ACWI Index and 11.05% return for the MSCI World Index. We believe the Fund's compelling long-term performance record demonstrates its ability to generate excess returns over complete market cycles and varied investment environments.

Since its inception on September 18, 1997, the Fund has returned 6.92% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) compared with the 6.48% return of the MSCI ACWI Index and 6.72% return of the MSCI World Index. We manage the Fund intending to achieve upside equity participation and potential downside risk mitigation over complete market cycles. We believe these figures demonstrate the Fund's ability to generate attractive long-term returns while pursuing a risk-managed investment approach.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Global stocks experienced periods of significant volatility and rotation but pushed higher and delivered positive returns over the annual period. Investors navigated an environment characterized by tighter monetary policy and higher interest rates but also moderating inflation and resilient corporate earnings.

Pursuant to our risk-managed equity objective, Calamos Global Opportunities Fund navigated volatile markets while employing an active blend of common stocks, convertibles, and options. The Fund's performance over the period reflected the challenging return environment across each of these asset classes. Select Fund holdings in companies with cyclical and secular growth characteristics trailed behind the narrow band of global market leaders. From a geographic perspective, Fund holdings in Europe outperformed those of the MSCI ACWI Index, whereas the Fund's selection in the US and Japan underperformed the benchmark.

Positive Influences on Performance

Health Care. The Fund benefited from security selection and an average underweight stance in health care, as holdings in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology boosted relative returns.

Real Estate. A lack of representation in real estate added to the Fund's performance.

Negative Influences on Performance

Consumer Discretionary. Over the period, security selection within the consumer discretionary sector weakened returns. In particular, holdings in the internet & direct marketing retail and the automobile manufacturers industries lagged.

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Calamos Global Opportunities Fund (Unaudited)

Communication Services. Security selection and an average underweight position in communication services lost ground on a relative basis, specifically in the interactive media & services and interactive home entertainment industries.

Geographic Performance

Leading security selection in Europe contributed to relative performance, especially in Denmark and the Netherlands. Also, security selection in Canada supported relative returns.

Conversely, security selection and an average underweight position in the United States negatively impacted performance, as did selection in Japan.

How is the Fund positioned?

We positioned the Fund's portfolio with a combination of secular growth, cyclicals, select defensives, and reopening opportunities. Technology, industrials, and health care are the largest sector weights in the Fund. The Fund holds key industry positions in semiconductors, systems software, pharmaceuticals, and aerospace & defense. The Fund owns select energy companies positioned to benefit from supply-and-demand dynamics and attractive capital efficiency. The Fund is underweight in the defensive and interest-rate-sensitive areas, including utilities, real estate, and traditional telecoms.

Through a geographic lens, the fund owns a diversified and underweight position in the US. We see a range of attractive bottom-up opportunities across secular growth, cyclicals, and select defensives, reflecting our emphasis on advantaged business models and resilient earnings. The Fund has a moderate overweight position in Europe, comprising a blend of secular growth, select cyclicals, and higher-quality defensives. We continue to evaluate the inflation and growth backdrop given monetary tightening, global trade linkages, and geopolitical conflict. We own a range of holdings in emerging markets. Positioning reflects our view of evolving trade dynamics, moderating inflation, and attractive valuations. The Fund owns positions within semiconductors, interactive media, and higher-quality financials. In Japan, the Fund holds companies benefiting from regulatory reforms, global trade dynamics, and attractive valuations.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

Global markets continue to navigate a set of complex conditions. We are analyzing many market drivers, including central bank policy, the inflationary backdrop, corporate earnings, and geopolitical tensions. Considering the global economy and evolving monetary policy, the financial markets remain uncertain, and we expect volatility to continue until these risks are resolved. Given this backdrop, we continue to identify ways to capitalize on volatility, including a range of opportunities at the thematic, regional, and market-cap levels.

In terms of Fund positioning, we emphasize companies with attractive earnings, pricing power, cash flow, and supportive valuations. From a sector perspective, we see opportunities in technology, industrials, health care, consumer, and energy with leading fundamentals. We believe our active, risk-managed investment approach and long-term perspective position us to take advantage of the volatility and opportunities in global markets.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Information Technology

   

27.1

%

 

Industrials

   

14.5

   

Health Care

   

11.1

   

Financials

   

10.3

   

Energy

   

8.6

   

Consumer Staples

   

5.7

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

5.3

   

Communication Services

   

4.4

   

Materials

   

2.8

   

Real Estate

   

1.5

   

Other

   

1.1

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

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Calamos Global Opportunities Fund (Unaudited)

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (9/18/97) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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Calamos Global Opportunities Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
 

Class A Shares – Inception 9/9/96

 

Without Sales Charge

   

4.97

%

   

6.46

%

   

5.15

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

-0.06

     

5.43

     

4.64

   

Class C Shares – Inception 9/24/96

 

Without Sales Charge

   

4.22

     

5.69

     

4.38

   

With Sales Charge

   

3.22

     

5.69

     

4.38

   

Class I Shares – Inception 9/18/97

   

5.21

     

6.74

     

5.42

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.46%, Class C shares is 2.21% and Class I shares is 1.21%. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.22%, 1.97%, and 0.97% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets.

The MSCI World Index (US Dollars) is a market-capitalization-weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of developed market countries in North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. Since inception data for the index is shown from 9/30/97 since data is only available for full monthly periods.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)

OVERVIEW

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in compelling international small capitalization companies with superior earnings growth potential coupled with financial strength and flexibility.

KEY FEATURES

  Provides access to an expansive opportunity set of small cap investments outside the United States, including businesses in emerging and frontier markets.

  Our long-tenured Investment team has experience managing portfolios across multiple market cycles.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund can provide an attractive asset-allocation building block often under-represented in US investors' portfolios. By diversifying into this less correlated asset class, investors may be able to offset declines in the overall market and reduce their portfolio's volatility with the potential for significant equity upside.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CAISX

 

C Shares

 

CCISX

 

I Shares

 

CSGIX

 

R6 Shares

 

CISOX

 

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128120250

   

C Shares

   

128120243

   

I Shares

   

128120235

   

R6 Shares

   

128120227

   

CALAMOS INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos International Growth Fund returned -0.48% (Class I shares at net asset value) versus the 8.82% return for the MSCI ACWI ex USA Small Cap Index. The Fund's return landed within the 72nd percentile of the Morningstar Foreign Small/Mid Growth category during this period.

We launched the Fund in March 2022. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in international small equities, utilizing the combined resources of our long-tenured investment team, global perspective, and rigorous investment approach.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

International small caps experienced periods of significant volatility and rotation but ultimately advanced over the annual period. Investors navigated an environment characterized by tighter monetary policy and higher interest rates but also moderating inflation and resilient corporate earnings. The Fund underperformed the index over the annual period due to trailing relative security selection. Select Fund holdings in companies with higher-growth characteristics underperformed amid markets that rewarded more defensive and value-oriented small-to-mid cap companies during the period.

Positive Influences on Performance

Real Estate. The Fund's average underweight position in real estate helped buoy relative performance. Holdings in real estate operating companies helped relative performance, and our lack of representation in diversified REITs assisted return.

Energy. Favorable security selection in energy, specifically in the oil & gas equipment & services and oil & gas exploration & production industries, contributed to performance.

Negative Influences on Performance

Information Technology. Over the period, security selection within the information technology sector weakened return. Specifically, holdings in application software and IT consulting & other services lagged.

Health Care. Security selection and an average overweight position in health care, specifically in the pharmaceuticals and health care equipment industries, trailed on a relative basis.

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Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)

Geographic Performance

The Fund's security selection and an average underweight position in EMEA boosted relative returns. Positions in Israel helped relative performance. Additionally, our lack of exposure to South Africa boosted relative returns. Also, security selection in Canada supported relative returns.

By contrast, the Fund's security selection in Japan curbed relative returns. Moreover, security selection and an average overweight position in Emerging Latin America dampened relative results. Positions in Brazil notably hurt performance.

How is the Fund positioned?

From a sector perspective, the largest portfolio weights reside in industrials and information technology on an absolute basis. Conversely, communication services and materials represent the smallest absolute sector weights with holdings. The Fund's portfolio had no exposure to the utilities sector. We maintain relative overweight positions in industrials and information technology, with aerospace & defense (in industrials) and semiconductor materials & equipment (in information technology) among the overweight industries. Industrial machinery & supplies & components (in industrials) and diversified banks (in financials) constitute the most significant underweight industries.

Allocations to industrials and real estate rose during the period, with increased weights in construction & engineering and real estate operating companies. By contrast, allocations to health care and materials decreased, with reductions to health care supplies.

Regionally, Europe and Emerging Asia represent the largest absolute weights. The smallest positions are found in the United States and Emerging Latin America. We maintain overweight allocations to Europe and Japan, whereas Emerging Asia and Canada represent underweights relative to the index. The allocation to Japan rose during the period, while the allocation to Canada decreased.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

International stocks continue to navigate complex conditions. We analyze many important market drivers, including central bank policy, the inflationary backdrop, corporate earnings, and geopolitical tensions. Considering the global economy and evolving monetary policy, the financial markets remain uncertain, and we expect volatility will continue until these risks are resolved. Against this backdrop, we continue to identify ways to capitalize on volatility, including a range of opportunities at the thematic, regional, and market-cap levels.

In terms of Fund positioning, we emphasize companies with higher earnings growth, pricing power, cash flow, and supportive valuations. From a sector perspective, we see opportunities in technology, industrials, consumer discretionary, health care, and energy with leading fundamentals. We believe our active investment approach and global perspective position us to take advantage of the volatility and opportunities in international small-cap equities.

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Industrials

   

33.0

%

 

Information Technology

   

17.8

   

Consumer Discretionary

   

14.2

   

Health Care

   

6.4

   

Energy

   

6.4

   

Real Estate

   

5.8

   

Financials

   

5.3

   

Consumer Staples

   

4.6

   

Materials

   

2.2

   

Communication Services

   

0.7

   

Other

   

0.3

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

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Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares – Inception 3/31/22

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-0.87

%

   

-16.00

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

-5.56

     

-18.55

   

Class C Shares – Inception 3/31/22

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-1.62

     

-16.61

   

With Sales Charge

   

-2.60

     

-16.61

   

Class I Shares – Inception 3/31/22

   

-0.48

     

-15.73

   

Class R6 Shares – Inception 3/31/22

   

-0.48

     

-15.73

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.36%, Class C shares is 2.11%, Class I shares is 1.11% and Class R6 shares is 1.11%. The Fund's investment advisor has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 31, 2025 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses of Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares are limited to 1.35%, 2.10% and 1.10% of average net assets, respectively. The Fund's investment advisor has contractually agreed to limit the Fund's annual ordinary operating expenses through March 31, 2025 for Class R6 shares (as a percentage of average net assets) to 1.10% less the Fund's annual sub-transfer agency ratio (the aggregate sub-transfer agency fees of the Fund's other share classes divided by the aggregate average annual net assets of the Fund's other share classes). For purposes of these expense limitations, operating expenses do not include taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any. Calamos Advisors LLC ("Calamos Advisors") may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective share class's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The benchmark MSCI ACWI ex USA Small Cap Index captures small cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries (excluding the US) and 25 Emerging Markets (EM) countries.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Total Return Bond Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Total Return Bond Fund returned 0.55% (Class I shares at net asset value), in line with the 0.36% return of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.

Since its inception on June 27, 2007, the Fund gained 2.73% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) compared with a 2.63% return for the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Recent economic data has generally exceeded economists' estimates, and some downtrodden areas continued to bounce back from the lows struck in the first half of 2023. Manufacturing surveys showed activity contracting, although measures improved slightly during the final months of the period. Consumer confidence—shaken by inflation, bank failures, higher interest expenses, and the resumption of student loan payments—is declining, but remains well above its level from the middle of 2022. These developments occurred against a backdrop of falling inflation and stable employment conditions.

Despite improved data, there are some areas of concern. Leading economic indicators (LEI) contracted every month of the annual period, extending the streak of negative measures to 17 consecutive months. Historically, prolonged periods of weakness in LEI have preceded a recession. Given the way that strength in the housing sector has propelled economic growth in past cycles, it is concerning that housing activity is so depressed. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.8%, driven by increased labor participation.

The Fed reacted to the mixed indicators with composure, adopting a more measured pace of adjusting policy with back-to-back pauses that allow additional data to inform their next move. Given the magnitude of past policy shifts and the variable lags of policy implementation, we welcome the Fed's more flexible approach. The Fed's research indicates that 9 to 12-month lags are typical before policy action affects economic imbalances, with longer time lags needed for the full impact. To keep it simple, the effective fed funds rate 12 months ago was 3.12%, and more than 200 basis points of additional tightening (at a minimum) has yet to impact the real economy.

Risk markets are reflecting less confidence in conditions. Equities retreated across market capitalizations in the last three months of the period: the S&P 500 Index lost -8.3%, the Russell 2000 Index returned -16.7%, and leveraged finance markets returned -2.1%. The move to higher market rates had an impact on the latter during the annual period. In our view, equity returns these last few months reflect growing doubts that earnings momentum can continue unimpeded. Results were also more mixed at the sector level, as company fundamentals and themes have exerted greater influence, and the Fed's activity became less forceful.

OVERVIEW

Through its multi-sector fixed-income strategy, the Fund invests predominantly in US issuers with the goal of generating a high level of both current income and total return in excess of the benchmark over full market cycles.

KEY FEATURES

  Employs bond-by-bond portfolio construction with a focus on being well compensated for risks taken. We believe a disciplined process, grounded in fundamental research, enables us to achieve higher total returns with less volatility.

  Draws on a broader investable universe to enhance portfolio construction and risk management. The inclusion of high-yield bonds, bank loans and preferreds provides additional opportunities.

  Utilizes robust, independent credit research. Our fixed-income investment process unites quantitative and qualitative analyses into historical and forward-looking models. The result is a credit rating reflective of where a company is heading.

  Applies a macro overlay to capitalize on misunderstood industries and sectors. The overlay acts as a risk control that also considers the business cycle, geopolitical factors, inflation and real-rate expectations.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund may be suitable as the cornerstone of a fixed-income allocation, with investments diversified across the major sectors of the US bond market. Allocations to specialized fixed-income strategies seek to enhance return potential and better manage risk.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CTRAX

 

C Shares

 

CTRCX

 

I Shares

 

CTRIX

 

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FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119310

   

C Shares

   

128119286

   

I Shares

   

128119278

 

ASSET ALLOCATION

U.S. Government and
Agency Securities
   

43.4

%

 

Corporate Bonds

   

41.5

   

Asset Backed Securities

   

6.3

   

Bank Loans

   

5.1

   
Investment of Cash
Collateral For Securities
Loaned
   

2.3

   
Residential Mortgage
Backed Securities
   

1.7

   
Cash and Receivables/
Payables
   

(0.3

)

 

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

High yield spreads were modestly tighter, closing at 437 basis points on an option-adjusted basis, down from 464 in the prior year. Despite the perceived stability, the trading range for spreads during the period was 150 basis points wide, reflecting the volatility across markets. After increasing for most of the year, trailing 12-month defaults came in at 2.6% on a par-weighted basis. We expect this measure to climb and close the 2023 calendar year near the 3.0% average of the post-GFC era. The investment-grade universe was a bit more stable, trading in a roughly 50 basis points range and closing the period tighter by 29 basis points at 129 over like-maturity Treasuries.

The Treasury yield curve unwound some of its heavy inversion, representing expectations that the zero interest rate policy of the post-GFC period was an outlier and the resilience of the domestic consumer would push out the need for rate cuts mostly into the back half of 2024. Short-maturities of three and six-month bills rose by 141 and 103 basis points, respectively, tracking policy moves in the short term. All Treasury notes with maturities of two years and longer also moved to higher yields, as market pricing reflects greater balance between the continuing normalization of inflation and the possibility of recession. The Treasury sell-off was offset by healthy starting income levels and tighter spreads, which combined to deliver slightly positive returns during the annual period, with the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index returning 0.4%. The corporate component of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index led with 2.8% returns, government-related sectors returned 2.2%, while Treasuries and securitized products trailed, returning -0.6%.

The Fund held an overweight allocation in corporate debt over the annual period. While the overweight positions to financial and industrial sector corporate debt added to performance, security selection among financial issuers detracted from performance. Security selection among Treasury positions also weighed on performance. The team materially decreased the corporate bond allocation during the annual period, adding to both mortgage-backed securities and Treasury positions. Over a full market cycle, we continue to favor an overweight to corporate bonds and asset-backed securities in the Fund, as the additional yield has shown historically to generate superior long-term returns.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund's duration is 6.1 years, which is equal to the duration of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The Fund continues to hold an overweight in corporate bonds in both the investment-grade and out-of-benchmark high-yield ratings categories. These overweights lead to a lower overall credit quality of A- compared to the benchmark's AA-quality. The move higher in Treasury rates coupled with modest spread moves in risk assets led to slightly positive returns during the annual period, with the Fund's return beating its benchmark but trailing peers modestly. The Fund continues to hold overweight positions in corporate and asset-backed securities and underweight positions in Treasuries and mortgages following the year's activity. Within the corporate bond allocation, our largest overweight allocations reside in the consumer cyclical and consumer non-cyclical sectors.

Positioning Implications

The market's reaction to the November Fed meeting has driven Treasury yields further from the Fed's expectations for its forward rate path. However, Powell noted multiple times that the dot plots released quarterly should be viewed as a snapshot in time that loses applicability with each incoming data point. Futures markets now indicate four rate cuts will occur in 2024, down from the five cuts the market had priced in at the midyear point. We have been gradually increasing

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Calamos Total Return Bond Fund (Unaudited)

portfolio durations in expectation of peak-Fed policy rates and a greater likelihood that the next rate move will be a cut. This positioning leaves us neutral to benchmark duration in Calamos Total Return Bond Fund. This shift has also led to selective reductions of our leveraged loan positions, though we maintain a significant loan allocation across mandates based on relative value and seniority considerations.

In our estimation, credit spreads reflect an outlook that is too sanguine. We are beginning to see a deterioration in fundamentals within the leveraged finance space. Although it is too early to determine if this is a wobble or a new trend forming, we are actively reducing exposure to credits we evaluate to be more exposed to a downturn in cyclical activity, those with weak contingent liquidity, or exposure to a rapid deterioration of asset value. Based on our fundamentally driven investment philosophy, we believe there are select high-yield issuers who are compensating investors well for associated risks, and we are maintaining allocations in those areas.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

Progress on inflation and surprisingly resilient economic growth allowed the Federal Reserve to pause its rate-hiking campaign at its September and November meetings. The extended pause allows the committee to evaluate incoming data another six-weeks. It's clear the Fed is looking for continued improvement in PCE Core Services (ex-housing). However, the message between the September and November meetings changed. A recession is still not the base case for the Fed, as they aim for a soft landing. But apart from inflation, they have broadened the variables they are watching closely to determine whether an adequate level of restrictive policy has been met. Specifically, they are monitoring more balance in the labor market and a broader set of financial conditions driven by markets.

We agree that monetary policy is restrictive at current levels, as evidenced by trailing 12-month inflation (core PCE) below the fed funds' effective rate and real yields on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities well above 2% across the maturity spectrum. We expect future months and quarters to show a drop in consumer and business investment as a reduction in disposable income through higher borrowing costs rolls into more areas of economic activity. We are squarely in the "impatiently waiting" phase, looking to ascertain how much economic momentum will be lost from past policy changes. There is still a high level of uncertainty concerning potential economic outcomes, and a recession cannot be dismissed.

We've seen fundamentals weaken modestly in levered credit. The traditional high-yield market experienced year-over-year declines in both revenue and EBITDA* through the end of the second calendar quarter of 2023 for the first time since 2020. Recall that prior quarter results looked healthier, with 7.5% year-over-year growth in EBITDA, but the aggregate results relied heavily on significant strength within the leisure, energy, and transportation industries. Although the direction of progress may have changed, aggregate leverage and interest coverage continue to look healthy in our evaluation. We will monitor the situation closely to determine if a new trend toward weakness is emerging or if results are becoming more volatile as the instability in input prices, labor costs, and consumer behavior

*  EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. It is a measure of a company's profitability that excludes the effects of its capital structure, tax strategy, and depreciation methods.

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Calamos Total Return Bond Fund (Unaudited)

impact outcomes. Credit spreads in both the investment-grade and high-yield markets have widened slightly as strong balance sheets and technicals have offset the growing suspicion that results in coming quarters will be weaker.

Regarding capital access, we believe developing private credit markets have ample capital available to fill the liquidity gap when banks and other traditional capital sources pull back. These new capital sources and low-cost, fixed-rate Covid-era debt are likely to extend the transmission lag that occurs before the Fed's monetary policy affects economic activity. Nevertheless, a recession is still a possibility as liquidity conditions recede.

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (6/27/07) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measure net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

Duration is useful in measuring a bond fund's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The longer the duration, the more a bond fund's price will fluctuate when interest rates change.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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Calamos Total Return Bond Fund (Unaudited)

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
 

Class A Shares – Inception 6/27/07

 

Without Sales Charge

   

0.18

%

   

-0.28

%

   

0.71

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

-2.08

     

-0.74

     

0.33

   

Class C Shares – Inception 6/27/07

 

Without Sales Charge

   

-0.57

     

-1.03

     

-0.04

   

With Sales Charge

   

-1.54

     

-1.03

     

-0.04

   

Class I Shares – Inception 6/27/07

   

0.55

     

-0.01

     

0.97

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.15%, Class C shares is 1.90% and Class I shares is 0.88%. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 0.90%, 1.65%, and 0.65% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund's expense ratio falls below the contractual expense limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is considered generally representative of the investment-grade bond market.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund (Unaudited)

OVERVIEW

Through its multi-sector fixed-income strategy, the Fund invests mainly in high-yield securities from US issuers with the goal of generating a high level of current income and total return in excess of the benchmark index over full market cycles.

KEY FEATURES

  Employs bond-by-bond portfolio construction with a focus on being well compensated for risks taken. We believe a disciplined process, grounded in fundamental research, enables us to achieve higher total returns with less volatility.

  Draws on broader investable universe to enhance portfolio construction and risk management. Expanding the universe to include bank loans and preferred securities provides additional opportunities.

  Utilizes robust, independent credit research. Our fixed-income investment process unites quantitative and qualitative analyses into historical and forward-looking models. The result is a credit rating that reflects where a company is heading.

  Applies a macro overlay to capitalize on opportunities in misunderstood industries and sectors. The overlay acts as a risk control that also considers the business cycle, geopolitics, inflation and real rate expectations.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund can complement investment-grade credit exposure, providing attractive income and total return potential for more risk-tolerant investors.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CHYDX

 

C Shares

 

CCHYX

 

I Shares

 

CIHYX

 

CALAMOS HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund returned 5.48% (Class I shares at net asset value) compared to a gain of 6.23% for the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index.

Since its inception on June 27, 2007, the Fund gained 5.53% on an annualized basis (Class I shares at net asset value) versus a 6.93% return for the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index.

What factors influenced performance during the reporting period?

Recent economic data has generally exceeded economists' estimates, and some downtrodden areas continued to bounce back from the lows struck in the first half of 2023. Manufacturing surveys showed activity contracting, although measures improved slightly during the final months of the period. Consumer confidence—shaken by inflation, bank failures, higher interest expenses, and the resumption of student loan payments—is declining, but remains well above its level from the middle of 2022. These developments occurred against a backdrop of falling inflation and stable employment conditions.

Despite improved data, there are some areas of concern. Leading economic indicators (LEI) contracted every month of the annual period, extending the streak of negative measures to 17 consecutive months. Historically, prolonged periods of weakness in LEI have preceded a recession. Given the way that strength in the housing sector has propelled economic growth in past cycles, it is concerning that housing activity is so depressed. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.8%, driven by increased labor participation.

The Fed reacted to the mixed indicators with composure, adopting a more measured pace of adjusting policy with back-to-back pauses that allow for additional data to inform their next move. Given the magnitude of past policy shifts and the variable lags of policy implementation, we welcome the Fed's more flexible approach. The Fed's research indicates that 9 to 12-month lags are typical before policy action affects economic imbalances, with longer time lags needed for the full impact. To keep it simple, the effective fed funds rate 12 months ago was 3.12%, and more than 200 basis points of additional tightening (at a minimum) has yet to impact the real economy.

Risk markets are reflecting less confidence in conditions. Equities retreated across market capitalizations in the period's last three months of the period: the S&P 500 Index lost -8.3%, the Russell 2000 Index returned -16.7%, and leveraged finance markets returned -2.1%. The latter were impacted by the move to higher market rates during the annual period. In our view, equity returns these last few months reflect growing doubts that earnings momentum can continue unimpeded. Results were also more mixed at the sector level, as company fundamentals and themes have exerted greater influence, and the Fed's activity became less forceful.

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Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund (Unaudited)

High yield spreads were modestly tighter, closing at 437 basis points on an option-adjusted basis, down from 464 in the prior year. Despite the perceived stability, the trading range for spreads during the period was 150 basis points wide, reflecting the volatility across markets. Lower quality outperformed as CCCs returned 7.4%, B-rated paper returned 6.8%, and more rate-sensitive BBs returned 5.3%. After increasing for most of the year, trailing 12-month defaults came in at 2.6% on a par-weighted basis. We expect this measure to climb and close the 2023 calendar year near the 3.0% average of the post-GFC era. The best-performing sectors in the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index were finance companies (+10.9%), consumer cyclicals (+10.2%), and brokers and asset managers (+3.5), whereas communications (+0.8%), electric utilities (+3.1%), and transportation (+3.3%) represented the most significant laggards.

From a sector perspective, security selection in the energy and insurance sectors contributed to returns. Conversely, selection in consumer cyclicals weighed on performance, as did the Fund's underweight to the sector.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund is currently overweight retailers, airlines, and property and casualty insurance. Several of our retail positions are secured by real estate portfolios with what we believe are conservative valuations. The Fund's airline positions are mostly secured by planes and loyalty programs. The property and casualty insurance overweight is based on strong cash-flow metrics, pricing power, and consolidation in the industry. Consumer cyclical services, electric utilities, and technology industries comprise the Fund's largest underweights. The consumer cyclical services industry underweight is largely the result of relative value decisions in favor of higher-income opportunities in other industries.

From a credit-quality perspective, the Fund is relatively underweight in below-investment-grade rating categories, and has a corresponding out-of-benchmark allocation to BBB-rated debt. The Fund is positioned short (3.2 years) compared to the option-adjusted duration of the Bloomberg US High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (3.5 years).

Over the annual period, the team has added to positions in the energy sector, primarily through new positions in independent producers and midstream companies. New holdings in the leisure and automotive industries drove an increase in consumer cyclical exposure. Also, we reduced the Fund's exposure to the other financial sector. This reduction was primarily related to eliminating a commercial property management company.

Positioning Implications

The market's reaction to the November Fed meeting has driven Treasury yields further from the Fed's expectations for its forward rate path. However, Powell noted multiple times that the dot plots released quarterly should only be viewed as a snapshot in time that loses applicability with each incoming data point. Futures markets now indicate four rate cuts will occur in 2024, down from the five cuts the market had priced in at the midyear point. We have been gradually increasing portfolio durations in expectation of peak-Fed policy rates and a greater likelihood that the next rate move will be a cut. However, the duration of Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund remains below its benchmark duration, as interest-rate sensitivity in the high-yield market is a smaller driver of risk and return. Anticipation of the Fed's next move has also led us to selectively reduce our leveraged loan positions, although we maintain a significant loan allocation across mandates based on relative value and seniority considerations.

FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128119815

   

C Shares

   

128119799

   

I Shares

   

128119781

   

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

Consumer Discretionary

   

20.6

%

 

Financials

   

15.1

   

Industrials

   

15.6

   

Energy

   

13.2

   

Communication Services

   

10.1

   

Health Care

   

7.1

   

Information Technology

   

5.0

   

Materials

   

4.6

   

Consumer Staples

   

4.0

   

Real Estate

   

0.8

   

Other

   

1.5

   

Utilities

   

0.3

   

Sector weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

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In our estimation, credit spreads reflect an outlook that is too sanguine. We are beginning to see a deterioration in fundamentals within the leveraged finance space. Although it is too early to determine if this is a wobble or a new trend forming, we are actively reducing exposure to credits we evaluate to be more exposed to a downturn in cyclical activity, those with weak contingent liquidity, or exposure to a rapid deterioration of asset value. Based on our fundamentally driven investment philosophy, we believe there are select high-yield issuers who are compensating investors well for associated risks, and we are maintaining allocations in those areas.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

Progress on inflation and surprisingly resilient economic growth allowed the Federal Reserve to pause its rate-hiking campaign at its September and November meetings. The extended pause allows the committee to evaluate incoming data another six-weeks. It's clear the Fed is looking for continued improvement in PCE Core Services (ex-housing). However, the message between the September and November meetings changed. A recession is still not the base case for the Fed, as they aim for a soft landing. But apart from inflation, they have broadened the variables they are watching closely to determine whether an adequate level of restrictive policy has been met. Specifically, they are monitoring more balance in the labor market and a broader set of financial conditions driven by markets.

We agree that monetary policy is restrictive at current levels, as evidenced by trailing 12-month inflation (core PCE) below the fed funds' effective rate and real yields on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities well above 2% across the maturity spectrum. We expect future months and quarters to show a drop in consumer and business investment as a reduction in disposable income through higher borrowing costs rolls into more areas of economic activity. We are squarely in the "impatiently waiting" phase, looking to ascertain how much economic momentum will be lost from past policy changes. There is still a high level of uncertainty concerning potential economic outcomes, and a recession cannot be dismissed.

We've seen fundamentals weaken modestly in levered credit. The traditional high-yield market experienced year-over-year declines in both revenue and EBITDA* through the end of the second calendar quarter of 2023 for the first time since 2020. Recall that prior quarter results looked healthier, with 7.5% year-over-year growth in EBITDA, but the aggregate results relied heavily on significant strength within the leisure, energy, and transportation industries. Although the direction of progress may have changed, aggregate leverage and interest coverage continue to look healthy in our evaluation. We will monitor the situation closely to determine if a new trend toward weakness is emerging or if results are becoming more volatile as the instability in input prices, labor costs, and consumer behavior impact outcomes. Credit spreads in both the investment-grade and high-yield markets have widened slightly as strong balance sheets and technicals have offset the growing suspicion that results in coming quarters will be weaker.

Regarding capital access, we believe developing private credit markets have ample capital available to fill the liquidity gap when banks and other traditional capital sources pull back. These new capital sources and low-cost, fixed-rate Covid-era

*  EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. It is a measure of a company's profitability that excludes the effects of its capital structure, tax strategy, and depreciation methods.

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debt are likely to extend the transmission lag that occurs before the Fed's monetary policy affects economic activity. Nevertheless, a recession is still a possibility as liquidity conditions continue receding.

ANNUALIZED RETURN: SINCE INCEPTION (3/1/02) THROUGH 10/31/23

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by visiting www.calamos.com. Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average. All performance shown assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance is for the Fund's Class I shares at net asset value. The Fund also offers Class A and Class C shares, the performance of which may vary. Source: State Street Corporation and Morningstar Direct.

*  Annual returns for Class I shares are provided because Class I shares represent the largest percentage of assets in the Calamos Family of Funds.

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GROWTH OF $1,000,000: FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD ENDED 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  10
YEARS
 

Class A Shares – Inception 8/2/99

 

Without Sales Charge

   

5.22

%

   

2.58

%

   

2.77

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

2.82

     

2.12

     

2.27

   

Class C Shares – Inception 12/21/00

 

Without Sales Charge

   

4.35

     

1.80

     

1.99

   

With Sales Charge

   

3.36

     

1.80

     

1.99

   

Class I Shares – Inception 3/1/02

   

5.48

     

2.83

     

3.03

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 1.40%, Class C shares is 2.15% and Class I shares is 1.15%. The Fund's investment adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse Fund expenses through March 1, 2024, to the extent necessary so that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, interest, short interest, short dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, if any) of Class A, Class C, and Class I are limited to 1.00%, 1.75%, and 0.75% of average net assets, respectively. Calamos Advisors may recapture previously waived expense amounts within the same fiscal year for any day where the respective Fund's expense ratio falls below the contractual expenses limit up to the expense limit for that day. This undertaking is binding on Calamos Advisors and any of its successors and assigns. This agreement is not terminable by either party. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum front-end sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares and returns for Class C shares have been adjusted for the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC).

NOTES:

The graphs do not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index measures the performance of high-yield corporate bonds with a maximum allocation of 2% to any one issuer.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The Russell 2000®​ Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. The Russell 2000®​ Index is published and maintained by FTSE Russell.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund (Unaudited)

CALAMOS SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

INVESTMENT TEAM DISCUSSION

How has the Fund performed?

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2023 ("annual period"), Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund returned 3.93% (Class I shares at net asset value), outperforming the 3.23% return of the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index.

Since its inception on September 19, 2018, the Fund gained 1.70% on an annualized basis (class I shares at net asset value) versus a 1.25% return for the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index.

What factors influenced performance?

Recent economic data has generally exceeded economists' estimates, and some downtrodden areas continued to bounce back from the lows struck in the first half of 2023. Manufacturing surveys showed activity contracting, although measures improved slightly during the final months of the period. Consumer confidence—shaken by inflation, bank failures, higher interest expenses, and the resumption of student loan payments—is declining but remains well above its level from the middle of 2022. These developments occurred against a backdrop of falling inflation and stable employment conditions.

Despite improved data, there are some areas of concern. Leading economic indicators (LEI) contracted every month of the annual period, extending the streak of negative measures to 17 consecutive months. Historically, prolonged periods of weakness in LEI have preceded a recession. Given the way that strength in the housing sector has propelled economic growth in past cycles, it is concerning that housing activity is so depressed. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.8%, driven by increased labor participation.

The Fed reacted to the mixed indicators with composure, adopting a more measured pace of adjusting policy with back-to-back pauses that allow additional data to inform their next move. Given the magnitude of past policy shifts and the variable lags of policy implementation, we welcome the Fed's more flexible approach. The Fed's research indicates that 9 to 12-month lags are typical before policy action affects economic imbalances, with longer time lags needed for the full impact. To keep it simple, the effective fed funds rate 12 months ago was 3.12%, and more than 200 basis points of additional tightening (at a minimum) has yet to impact the real economy.

Risk markets are reflecting less confidence in conditions. Equities retreated across market capitalizations in the last three months of the period: the S&P 500 Index lost -8.3%, the Russell 2000 Index returned -16.7%, and leveraged finance markets returned -2.1%. The move to higher market rates had an impact on the latter during the annual period. In our view, equity returns these last few months reflect growing doubts that earnings momentum can continue unimpeded. Results were also more mixed at the sector level, as company fundamentals and themes have exerted greater influence, and the Fed's activity became less forceful.

High yield spreads were modestly tighter, closing at 437 basis points on an option-adjusted basis, down from 464 in the prior year. Despite the perceived stability, the trading range for spreads during the period was 150 basis points wide, reflecting the volatility across markets. After increasing for most of the year, trailing 12-month defaults came in at 2.6% on a par-weighted basis. We expect this

OVERVIEW

Through its multi-sector fixed-income strategy, the fund invests predominantly in US issuers with the goal of generating a high level of current income and total return in excess of the benchmark over full market cycles.

KEY FEATURES

  Employs bond-by-bond portfolio construction with a focus on being well compensated for risks taken. We believe a disciplined process, grounded in fundamental research, enables us to achieve higher total returns with less volatility.

  Draws on a broader investable universe to enhance portfolio construction and risk management. Expanding the universe to include high-yield bonds, bank loans and preferreds provides additional opportunities.

  Utilizes robust, independent credit research. Our fixed-income investment process unites quantitative and qualitative analyses into historical and forward-looking models. The result is a credit rating reflective of where a company is heading.

  Applies a macro overlay to capitalize on misunderstood industries and sectors. The overlay acts as a risk control that also considers the business cycle, geopolitics, inflation and real rate expectations.

PORTFOLIO FIT

The Fund may be suitable for investors seeking current income accompanied by lower volatility over a one-year to two-year time horizon.

FUND NASDAQ SYMBOLS

A Shares

 

CSTBX

 

I Shares

  CSTIX  

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FUND CUSIP NUMBERS

A Shares

   

128120441

   

I Shares

   

128120433

 

ASSET ALLOCATION

Corporate Bonds

   

57.2

%

 

Asset Backed Securities

   

19.4

   

Bank Loans

   

7.8

   
U.S. Government and
Agency Securities
   

7.6

   

Municipal Obligations

   

4.6

   

Sovereign Bonds

   

1.8

   

Asset Allocation weightings are subject to change daily and are calculated as a percentage of net assets. The table excludes cash or cash equivalents, any government/sovereign bonds or broad based index hedging securities the Fund may hold.

measure to climb and close the 2023 calendar year near the 3.0% average of the post-GFC era. The short-duration investment-grade universe was more stable, trading in a roughly 70 basis points range and closing the tighter period by 5 basis points at 96 over like-maturity Treasuries.

The Treasury yield curve unwound some of its heavy inversion, representing expectations that the zero interest rate policy of the post-GFC period was an outlier and that the resilience of the domestic consumer would push out the need for rate cuts mainly into the back half of 2024. Short-maturities of three and six-month bills rose by 141 and 103 basis points, respectively, tracking policy moves in the short term. All Treasury notes with maturities of two years and longer also moved to higher yields, as market pricing reflects a greater balance between the continuing normalization of inflation and the possibility of a recession. The Treasury sell-off was offset by healthy starting income levels and tighter spreads, which combined to deliver modestly positive returns during the annual period, with the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index returning 3.2%.

The corporate component of the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index led sectors with 4.2% returns, government-related securities returned 3.3%, and Treasuries trailed at 2.9%. The Fund held an overweight in corporate debt over the reporting period. As a result, higher returns among corporate bonds supported performance, as did security selection among non-financial issuers. Security selection among Treasury positions detracted from performance. Over the long term, we continue to favor an overweight to corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, and taxable municipal bonds in the Fund, as the additional yield in short-duration securities has historically generated superior long-term returns.

How is the Fund positioned?

The Fund has a duration of 2.0 years versus the 1.8-year duration of the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index. The Fund continues to hold an overweight in corporate bonds in both the investment-grade and out-of-benchmark high-yield ratings categories. These overweights have resulted in a lower overall credit quality of A- compared to the AA- quality of the benchmark. Strong starting yields, and a move to higher Treasury rates and slightly tighter spreads, led to positive, below-carry returns. The rotation of Treasury yields in short-dated maturities, coupled with the tightening of credit spreads in risk assets, led to positive Fund returns, ahead of the benchmark and in line with the peer group average return. Although the Fund remains overweight corporate bonds and asset-backed securities, the weighting of corporate bonds was decreased over the annual period in favor of increasing the allocation to asset-backed securities. The corporate bond reductions largely occurred in financial sectors. The term loan positions are floating rate, which has helped mitigate exposure to increases in short-term interest rates. The Fund continues to hold underweight positions in both Treasuries and Agencies. Within the corporate bond allocation, our largest overweights reside in the consumer cyclical and technology sectors.

Positioning Implications

The market's reaction to the November Fed meeting has driven Treasury yields further from the Fed's expectations for its forward rate path. However, Powell noted multiple times that the dot plots released quarterly should be viewed as a snapshot in time that loses applicability with each incoming data point. Futures markets now indicate four rate cuts will occur in 2024, down from the five cuts the market had priced in at the midyear point. We have been gradually increasing portfolio durations in expectation of peak-Fed policy rates and a greater likelihood that the next rate move will be a cut. This positioning leaves us modestly long the benchmark duration

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Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund (Unaudited)

in Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund. This shift has also led to selective reductions of our leveraged loan positions, although we maintain a significant loan allocation across mandates based on relative value and seniority considerations.

In our estimation, credit spreads reflect an outlook that is too sanguine. We are beginning to see a deterioration in fundamentals within the leveraged finance space. Although it is too early to determine if this is a wobble or a new trend forming, we are actively reducing exposure to credits we evaluate to be more exposed to a downturn in cyclical activity, those with weak contingent liquidity, or exposure to a rapid deterioration of asset value. Based on our fundamentally driven investment philosophy, we believe there are select high-yield issuers who are compensating investors well for associated risks, and we are maintaining allocations in those areas.

What closing thoughts do you have for Fund shareholders?

Progress on inflation and surprisingly resilient economic growth allowed the Federal Reserve to pause its rate-hiking campaign at its September and November meetings. The extended pause allows the committee to evaluate incoming data for another six-weeks. It's clear the Fed is looking for continued improvement in PCE Core Services (ex-housing). However, the message between the September and November meetings changed. A recession is still not the base case for the Fed, as they aim for a soft landing. But apart from inflation, they have broadened the variables they are watching closely to determine whether an adequate level of restrictive policy has been met. Specifically, they are monitoring more balance in the labor market and a broader set of financial conditions driven by markets.

We agree that monetary policy is currently restrictive, as evidenced by trailing 12-month inflation (core PCE) below the fed funds' effective rate and real yields on Treasury Inflation Protected Securities well above 2% across the maturity spectrum. We expect future months and quarters to show a drop in consumer and business investment as a reduction in disposable income through higher borrowing costs rolls into more areas of economic activity. We are squarely in the "impatiently waiting" phase, looking to ascertain how much economic momentum will be lost from past policy changes. There is still a high level of uncertainty concerning potential economic outcomes, and a recession cannot be dismissed.

We've seen fundamentals weaken modestly in levered credit. The traditional high-yield market experienced year-over-year declines in both revenue and EBITDA* through the end of the second calendar quarter of 2023 for the first time since 2020. Recall that prior quarter results looked healthier, with 7.5% year-over-year growth in EBITDA, but the aggregate results relied heavily on significant strength within the leisure, energy, and transportation industries. Although the direction of progress may have changed, aggregate leverage and interest coverage continue to look healthy in our evaluation. We will monitor the situation closely to determine if a new trend toward weakness is emerging or results are becoming more volatile as the instability in input prices, labor costs, and consumer behavior impact outcomes. Credit spreads in both the investment-grade and high-yield markets have widened slightly as strong balance sheets and technicals have offset the growing suspicion that results in coming quarters will be weaker.

Regarding capital access, we believe developing private credit markets have ample capital available to fill the liquidity gap when banks and other traditional capital

*  EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. It is a measure of a company's profitability that excludes the effects of its capital structure, tax strategy, and depreciation methods.

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Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund (Unaudited)

sources pull back. These new capital sources and low-cost, fixed-rate Covid-era debt are likely to extend the transmission lag before the Fed's monetary policy affects economic activity. Nevertheless, a recession is still a possibility as liquidity conditions continue receding.

GROWTH OF $1,000,000: SINCE INCEPTION (9/18/18) THROUGH 10/31/23

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN​ AS OF 10/31/23

    1
YEAR
  5
YEARS
  SINCE
INCEPTION
 

Class A Shares – Inception 9/19/18

 

Without Sales Charge

   

3.79

%

   

1.48

%

   

1.47

%

 

With Sales Charge

   

1.50

     

1.02

     

1.02

   

Class I Shares – Inception 9/19/18

   

3.93

     

1.71

     

1.70

   

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value and investment return of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

As of the prospectus dated 3/1/23, the Fund's gross expense ratio for Class A shares is 0.63%, and Class I shares is 0.38%. The expense ratios shown above may differ from the more recent expense ratios reported in the Financial Highlights section of this report.

†  Average annual total return measures net investment income and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments as an annualized average assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Performance shown reflects the effects of an expense reimbursement that improved results. Load-adjusted returns are adjusted for the maximum frontend sales load of 2.25% for Class A shares.

NOTES:

The graph does not reflect the income taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Fund performance includes reinvestment of dividends. The performance of other classes will vary from the performance of the class shown based on the difference in sales charges and fees paid by shareholders investing in different share classes.

The Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index includes all medium and larger issues of US government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years and are publicly issued.

The Bloomberg US 1-3 Year Credit Index measures the investment-grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate and government-related bond markets. It is composed of the US Corporate Index and a non-corporate component that includes foreign agencies, sovereigns, supranationals and local authorities that have maturities of between 1 and 3 years.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index generally considered representative of the US stock market.

The Russell 2000®​ Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the US equity universe. The Russell 2000®​ Index is published and maintained by FTSE Russell.

Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and do not reflect deduction of fees and expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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Expense Overview

EXPENSE OVERVIEW

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you incur two types of costs. You incur:

1) Transaction costs, including sales charges, or loads, on purchase payment and redemption fees.

2) Ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other fund expenses.

The examples in this report are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023. It is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs associated with investing in each mutual fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

There are two parts of each Fund's chart:

Actual

In this part of the chart, you'll see the actual expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period in each fund from May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, the period covered by this report. This chart also shows the actual returns, after expenses, you would have earned during that time. This chart can help you estimate your own expenses. For example, if you invested $8,600 in Class A shares of the fund, simply divide $8,600 by $1,000, then multiply that result by the figure in the Actual Expenses per $1,000 row. In this example, you would multiply 8.6 times the figure.

Hypothetical

In this part of the chart, you'll see the hypothetical expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment from May 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, and the hypothetical returns, after expenses, you would have earned during that time. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established the guidelines for this chart, including the assumed 5% annual rate of return before expenses, which is what you'll see in the chart. Note that this chart will not help you determine your own expenses, but will help you compare expenses of the fund you own to the expenses of another fund since the information for that fund should be calculated using the same assumptions.

Please note that the expenses shown in the chart are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not include any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the chart is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

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Expense Example

The actual and hypothetical examples shown assume a $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period, May 1, 2023 and held through October 31, 2023.

  CLASS A
SHARES
  CLASS C
SHARES
  CLASS I
SHARES
  CLASS R6
SHARES
 

CALAMOS MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

6.02

   

$

9.83

   

$

4.75

   

$

4.34

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

1,025.40

   

$

1,021.30

   

$

1,026.30

   

$

1,026.00

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

6.01

   

$

9.80

   

$

4.74

   

$

4.33

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,019.26

   

$

1,015.48

   

$

1,020.52

   

$

1,020.92

   

Annualized expense ratio(1),(2)

   

1.18

%

   

1.93

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.85

%

 

CALAMOS HEDGED EQUITY FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

5.94

   

$

9.73

   

$

4.67

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

1,015.20

   

$

1,011.10

   

$

1,015.70

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

5.96

   

$

9.75

   

$

4.69

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,019.31

   

$

1,015.53

   

$

1,020.57

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio

   

1.17

%

   

1.92

%

   

0.92

%

   

   

CALAMOS PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

11.92

   

$

15.63

   

$

10.68

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

979.00

   

$

975.10

   

$

980.00

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

12.13

   

$

15.90

   

$

10.87

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,013.16

   

$

1,009.38

   

$

1,014.42

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio(2)

   

2.39

%

   

3.14

%

   

2.14

%

   

   

CALAMOS MERGER ARBITRAGE FUND(a)

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000

 

$

1.30

   

$

1.94

   

$

1.08

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

973.00

   

$

972.00

   

$

973.00

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000

 

$

1.32

   

$

1.97

   

$

1.10

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,003.07

   

$

1,002.41

   

$

1,003.29

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio(3)

   

1.50

%

   

2.25

%

   

1.25

%

   

   

CALAMOS CONVERTIBLE FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

5.64

   

$

9.36

   

$

4.34

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

979.30

   

$

975.60

   

$

980.50

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

5.75

   

$

9.55

   

$

4.43

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,019.51

   

$

1,015.73

   

$

1,020.82

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio

   

1.13

%

   

1.88

%

   

0.87

%

   

   

CALAMOS GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

6.67

   

$

10.46

   

$

5.42

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

989.90

   

$

985.60

   

$

990.20

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

6.77

   

$

10.61

   

$

5.50

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,018.50

   

$

1,014.67

   

$

1,019.76

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio(3)

   

1.33

%

   

2.09

%

   

1.08

%

   

   

CALAMOS TIMPANI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

6.24

   

$

9.82

   

$

5.04

   

$

4.46

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

903.20

   

$

899.60

   

$

904.10

   

$

904.50

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

6.61

   

$

10.41

   

$

5.35

   

$

4.74

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,018.65

   

$

1,014.87

   

$

1,019.91

   

$

1,020.52

   

Annualized expense ratio(3)

   

1.30

%

   

2.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

0.93

%

 

*  Expenses for all Fund Classes A, C, I, and R6, are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365.

**  Expenses for all Fund Classes A, C, and I are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365.

(a)  September 29, 2023 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2023. Expenses for all Fund Classes of the Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value from inception to period end, multiplied by 32/365.

(1)  Annualized Expense Ratios for Market Neutral Income Fund are adjusted to reflect fee waiver related to its investment in an affiliated fund.

(2)  Includes 0.17% and 0.74% related to dividend expense on short positions for Market Neutral Income Fund and Phineus Long/Short Fund, respectively.

(3)  Annualized Expense Ratios for Merger Arbitrage Fund, Global Convertible Fund, Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund are adjusted to reflect an expense limitation agreement.

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Expense Example

The actual and hypothetical examples shown assume a $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period, May 1, 2023 and held through October 31, 2023.

  CLASS A
SHARES
  CLASS C
SHARES
  CLASS I
SHARES
  CLASS R6
SHARES
 

CALAMOS TIMPANI SMID GROWTH

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000***

 

$

6.58

   

$

   

$

5.36

   

$

5.22

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

934.20

   

$

   

$

935.00

   

$

936.00

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000***

 

$

6.87

   

$

   

$

5.60

   

$

5.45

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,018.40

   

$

   

$

1,019.66

   

$

1,019.81

   

Annualized expense ratio(4)

   

1.35

%

   

     

1.10

%

   

1.07

%

 

CALAMOS GROWTH FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

6.77

   

$

10.62

   

$

5.48

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

1,049.80

   

$

1,045.70

   

$

1,050.90

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

6.67

   

$

10.46

   

$

5.40

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,018.60

   

$

1,014.82

   

$

1,019.86

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio

   

1.31

%

   

2.06

%

   

1.06

%

   

   

CALAMOS GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

8.13

   

$

11.94

   

$

6.82

   

$

5.86

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

1,003.20

   

$

999.50

   

$

1,004.70

   

$

1,005.10

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

8.19

   

$

12.03

   

$

6.87

   

$

5.90

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,017.09

   

$

1,013.26

   

$

1,018.40

   

$

1,019.36

   

Annualized expense ratio

   

1.61

%

   

2.37

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.16

%

 

CALAMOS DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

6.82

   

$

10.53

   

$

5.56

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

1,002.80

   

$

999.30

   

$

1,004.80

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

6.87

   

$

10.61

   

$

5.60

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,018.40

   

$

1,014.67

   

$

1,019.66

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio(4)

   

1.35

%

   

2.09

%

   

1.10

%

   

   

CALAMOS SELECT FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

5.85

   

$

9.64

   

$

4.58

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

1,017.60

   

$

1,013.20

   

$

1,018.10

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

5.85

   

$

9.65

   

$

4.58

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,019.41

   

$

1,015.63

   

$

1,020.67

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio(4)

   

1.15

%

   

1.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

   

CALAMOS INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

5.76

   

$

9.35

   

$

4.57

   

$

3.99

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

905.80

   

$

902.00

   

$

906.70

   

$

907.20

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

6.11

   

$

9.91

   

$

4.84

   

$

4.23

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,019.16

   

$

1,015.38

   

$

1,020.42

   

$

1,021.02

   

Annualized expense ratio(4)

   

1.20

%

   

1.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.83

%

 

CALAMOS EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

6.25

   

$

9.89

   

$

5.03

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

937.00

   

$

933.10

   

$

938.20

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

6.51

   

$

10.31

   

$

5.24

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,018.75

   

$

1,014.97

   

$

1,020.01

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio(4)

   

1.28

%

   

2.03

%

   

1.03

%

   

   

*  Expenses for all Fund Classes A, C, I, and R6, are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365.

**  Expenses for all Fund Classes A, C, and I are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365.

***  Expenses for all Fund Classes A, I, and R6 are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365.

(4)  Annualized Expense Ratios for Timpani SMID Growth Fund, Dividend Growth Fund, Select Fund, International Growth Fund and Evolving World Growth Fund are adjusted to reflect an expense limitation agreement.

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Expense Example

The actual and hypothetical examples shown assume a $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period, May 1, 2023 and held through October 31, 2023.

  CLASS A
SHARES
  CLASS C
SHARES
  CLASS I
SHARES
  CLASS R6
SHARES
 

CALAMOS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

7.11

   

$

10.91

   

$

5.72

   

$

5.31

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

987.70

   

$

984.70

   

$

989.10

   

$

989.10

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

7.22

   

$

11.07

   

$

5.80

   

$

5.40

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,018.05

   

$

1,014.22

   

$

1,019.46

   

$

1,019.86

   

Annualized expense ratio(5)

   

1.42

%

   

2.18

%

   

1.14

%

   

1.06

%

 

CALAMOS GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

6.05

   

$

9.75

   

$

4.81

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

966.30

   

$

963.70

   

$

967.80

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

6.21

   

$

10.01

   

$

4.94

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,019.06

   

$

1,015.27

   

$

1,020.32

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio(5)

   

1.22

%

   

1.97

%

   

0.97

%

   

   

CALAMOS INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

6.63

   

$

9.92

   

$

5.37

   

$

5.12

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

933.20

   

$

930.20

   

$

935.70

   

$

935.70

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000*

 

$

6.92

   

$

10.36

   

$

5.60

   

$

5.35

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,018.35

   

$

1,014.92

   

$

1,019.66

   

$

1,019.91

   

Annualized expense ratio(5)

   

1.36

%

   

2.04

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.05

%

 

CALAMOS TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

4.40

   

$

8.06

   

$

3.18

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

941.10

   

$

938.60

   

$

943.40

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

4.58

   

$

8.39

   

$

3.31

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,020.67

   

$

1,016.89

   

$

1,021.93

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio(5)

   

0.90

%

   

1.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

   

CALAMOS HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

5.05

   

$

8.82

   

$

3.79

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

1,003.90

   

$

999.70

   

$

1,003.80

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000**

 

$

5.09

   

$

8.89

   

$

3.82

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,020.16

   

$

1,016.38

   

$

1,021.42

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio(5)

   

1.00

%

   

1.75

%

   

0.75

%

   

   

CALAMOS SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

 

Actual Expenses per $1,000****

 

$

3.23

   

$

   

$

1.97

   

$

   

Actual – Ending Balance

 

$

1,002.20

   

$

   

$

1,003.50

   

$

   

Hypothetical Expenses per $1,000****

 

$

3.26

   

$

   

$

1.99

   

$

   

Hypothetical – Ending Value

 

$

1,021.98

   

$

   

$

1,023.24

   

$

   

Annualized expense ratio(5)

   

0.64

%

   

     

0.39

%

   

   

*  Expenses for all Fund Classes A, C, I, and R6, are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365.

**  Expenses for all Fund Classes A, C, and I are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365.

****  Expenses for all Fund Classes A and I are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365.

(5)  Annualized Expense Ratios for Global Equity Fund, Global Opportunities Fund, International Small Cap Growth Fund, Total Return Bond Fund, High Income Opportunities Fund and Short-Term Bond Fund are adjusted to reflect fee waiver.

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Market Neutral Income Fund Schedule of Investments October 31, 2023

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (37.6%)

     
   

Communication Services (3.1%)

 
 

50,000,000

EUR

  America Movil, BV
0.000%, 03/02/24
 

$

54,766,742

   
 

7,500,000

    Bandwidth, Inc.
0.500%, 04/01/28~
   

4,603,275

   
 

3,000,000

   

0.250%, 03/01/26

   

2,352,120

   
 

12,000,000

    Bilibili, Inc.~
1.375%, 04/01/26
   

11,877,240

   
 

10,000,000

EUR

  Cellnex Telecom, SA
0.750%, 11/20/31
   

7,810,791

   
 

1,000,000,000

JPY

  CyberAgent, Inc.
0.000%, 02/19/25
   

6,529,573

   
 

10,000,000

    JOYY, Inc.~
1.375%, 06/15/26
   

9,549,700

   
 

15,000,000

    Live Nation Entertainment,
Inc.~*^
3.125%, 01/15/29
   

15,114,900

   
 

20,000,000

    Lyft, Inc.~
1.500%, 05/15/25
   

18,324,000

   
 

15,000,000

    Match Group Financeco 2,
Inc.~*
0.875%, 06/15/26
   

12,904,050

   
 

15,000,000

    Match Group Financeco 3,
Inc.~*
2.000%, 01/15/30
   

12,190,050

   
 

7,707,000

    Perficient, Inc.
0.125%, 11/15/26
   

6,169,376

   
 

80,040,000

    Sea, Ltd.~
0.250%, 09/15/26
   

63,646,207

   
 

9,614,000

   

1.000%, 12/01/24

   

10,506,660

   
 

70,897,000

    Snap, Inc.
0.000%, 05/01/27~
   

52,807,630

   
 

40,000,000

   

0.125%, 03/01/28

   

27,447,600

   
 

14,970,000

   

0.750%, 08/01/26~

   

13,215,815

   
 

10,000,000

   

0.250%, 05/01/25~

   

9,378,200

   
 

20,000,000

    TechTarget, Inc.
0.000%, 12/15/26
   

15,912,600

   
 

15,000,000

    TripAdvisor, Inc.~
0.250%, 04/01/26
   

12,773,100

   
 

4,153,000

    World Wrestling Entertainment,
Inc.
3.375%, 12/15/23
   

13,632,472

   
 

20,000,000

    Ziff Davis, Inc.^
1.750%, 11/01/26
   

18,116,400

   
 

18,000,000

    Zillow Group, Inc.~
0.750%, 09/01/24
   

18,640,440

   
 

15,000,000

   

1.375%, 09/01/26

   

15,756,300

   
     

434,025,241

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (7.6%)

 
 

91,893,000

    Airbnb, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

79,616,095

   
 

2,800,000

    Booking Holdings, Inc.^
0.750%, 05/01/25
   

4,269,748

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

22,500,000

    Carnival Corp.~
5.750%, 10/01/24
 

$

29,124,000

   
 

20,000,000

   

5.750%, 12/01/27*^

   

23,696,400

   
 

3,009,000

    Cheesecake Factory, Inc.~
0.375%, 06/15/26
   

2,500,449

   
 

13,457,000

    Chegg, Inc.~
0.125%, 03/15/25
   

12,019,793

   
 

7,500,000

    Cracker Barrel Old Country
Store, Inc.~
0.625%, 06/15/26
   

6,217,350

   
 

35,000,000

EUR

  Delivery Hero, SE
1.500%, 01/15/28
   

26,029,003

   
 

30,000,000

    DISH Network Corp.
0.000%, 12/15/25
   

18,406,200

   
 

75,956,000

    DraftKings Holdings, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/15/28
   

56,378,341

   
 

60,000,000

    Etsy, Inc.~
0.250%, 06/15/28
   

44,374,200

   
 

30,000,000

   

0.125%, 10/01/26

   

29,873,100

   
 

18,500,000

    Farfetch, Ltd.~
3.750%, 05/01/27
   

9,036,140

   
 

30,000,000

    Fiverr International, Ltd.~
0.000%, 11/01/25
   

25,853,100

   
 

10,000,000

    Ford Motor Company~^
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

9,128,100

   
 

6,500,000

    Groupon, Inc.~
1.125%, 03/15/26
   

3,323,450

   
 

15,000,000

    Guess?, Inc.~*
3.750%, 04/15/28
   

15,655,050

   
 

15,000,000

    Li Auto, Inc.~
0.250%, 05/01/28
   

20,373,900

   
 

10,000,000

    Liberty Broadband Corp.~*
3.125%, 03/31/53
   

9,920,500

   
 

50,000,000

    Lucid Group, Inc.~*
1.250%, 12/15/26
   

27,558,000

   
 

13,000,000

    Luminar Technologies, Inc.~*
1.250%, 12/15/26
   

7,579,520

   
 

10,000,000

    Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Corp.~
3.250%, 12/15/27*^
   

8,478,700

   
 

7,000,000

   

0.000%, 01/15/26

   

6,034,210

   
 

20,000,000

    Meituan
0.000%, 04/27/27
   

17,905,000

   
 

15,000,000

    NIO, Inc.
4.625%, 10/15/30*
   

13,418,250

   
 

15,000,000

   

3.875%, 10/15/29*

   

13,423,650

   
 

10,199,000

   

0.500%, 02/01/27~

   

8,871,396

   
 

10,000,000

   

0.000%, 02/01/26~

   

9,742,000

   
 

20,000,000

GBP

  Ocado Group, PLC
0.750%, 01/18/27
   

17,218,055

   
 

17,000,000

    PDD Holdings, Inc.~
0.000%, 12/01/25^
   

16,869,440

   
 

6,750,000

   

0.000%, 10/01/24

   

16,100,370

   
 

47,500,000

    Peloton Interactive, Inc.~^
0.000%, 02/15/26
   

35,071,625

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

5,000,000

    Porch Group, Inc.~*
0.750%, 09/15/26
 

$

723,350

   
 

37,500,000

    Rivian Automotive, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29~^
   

39,531,750

   
 

35,000,000

   

3.625%, 10/15/30

   

31,796,450

   
 

30,000,000

    Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
6.000%, 08/15/25
   

54,858,600

   
 

10,245,000

    Shake Shack, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/01/28
   

7,576,382

   
 

10,833,000

    Stride, Inc.~^
1.125%, 09/01/27
   

12,846,421

   
 

16,822,000

    Tesla, Inc.~
2.000%, 05/15/24
   

163,850,486

   
 

7,500,000

    Vail Resorts, Inc.^
0.000%, 01/01/26
   

6,566,550

   
 

11,632,000

    Vroom, Inc.~
0.750%, 07/01/26
   

6,132,390

   
 

45,000,000

    Wayfair, Inc.
3.500%, 11/15/28~*
   

52,285,050

   
 

25,000,000

   

1.000%, 08/15/26^

   

18,874,750

   
 

23,055,000

   

3.250%, 09/15/27

   

22,216,720

   
 

12,590,000

   

0.625%, 10/01/25

   

10,709,180

   
 

7,029,000

    Wynn Macau, Ltd.~*
4.500%, 03/07/29
   

7,170,424

   
     

1,059,203,638

   
   

Consumer Staples (0.4%)

 
 

11,500,000

    Beauty Health Company~*
1.250%, 10/01/26
   

8,624,425

   
 

36,755,000

    Beyond Meat, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/15/27
   

7,395,473

   
 

5,500,000

    Enovis Corp.*^
3.875%, 10/15/28
   

5,746,125

   
 

8,000,000

    Freshpet, Inc.~*
3.000%, 04/01/28
   

8,578,080

   
 

15,000,000

    Post Holdings, Inc.
2.500%, 08/15/27
   

14,318,550

   
 

610,000,000

JPY

  Yaoko Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 06/20/24
   

5,199,337

   
     

49,861,990

   
   

Energy (1.4%)

 
 

15,000,000

    Chesapeake Energy Corp.
0.000%, 09/15/26
   

337,500

   
 

5,000,000

    Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.^
3.625%, 04/15/29
   

5,905,350

   
 

71,500,000

    Pioneer Natural Resources
Company~
0.250%, 05/15/25
   

182,465,855

   
 

6,000,000

    World Kinect Corp.*
3.250%, 07/01/28
   

5,376,600

   
     

194,085,305

   
   

Financials (0.7%)

 
 

50,000,000

    Coinbase Global, Inc.~
0.500%, 06/01/26
   

37,943,500

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

20,000,000

    JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
0.000%, 12/28/23
 

$

19,806,000

   
 

75,000,000

HKD

  Link CB, Ltd.
4.500%, 12/12/27
   

9,409,444

   
 

10,000,000

    SoFi Technologies, Inc.~*
0.000%, 10/15/26
   

7,575,500

   
 

5,000,000

    Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
6.750%, 07/15/27
   

4,834,900

   
 

15,000,000

    Ventas Realty, LP~*
3.750%, 06/01/26
   

14,775,150

   
     

94,344,494

   
   

Health Care (3.5%)

 
 

30,000,000

    Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.^
1.000%, 09/15/27
   

26,035,800

   
 

10,000,000

    Amphastar Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.*
2.000%, 03/15/29
   

9,811,600

   
 

8,500,000

    Ascendis Pharma, A/S~
2.250%, 04/01/28
   

7,571,630

   
 

10,000,000

    Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.~
2.500%, 03/15/27
   

9,497,900

   
 

10,000,000

   

2.250%, 02/01/29

   

7,359,500

   
 

3,759,000

    Coherus Biosciences, Inc.
1.500%, 04/15/26
   

2,099,627

   
 

25,000,000

    CONMED Corp.~
2.250%, 06/15/27
   

23,403,750

   
 

3,188,000

    CryoPort, Inc.~*
0.750%, 12/01/26
   

2,522,824

   
 

40,000,000

    Dexcom, Inc.~
0.375%, 05/15/28*
   

35,282,400

   
 

30,000,000

   

0.750%, 12/01/23

   

64,689,000

   
 

9,000,000

    Envista Holdings Corp.*
1.750%, 08/15/28
   

7,787,160

   
 

37,000,000

    Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
1.000%, 08/15/28
   

32,553,710

   
 

10,000,000

    Innoviva, Inc.
2.125%, 03/15/28
   

8,157,400

   
 

5,000,000

   

2.500%, 08/15/25~

   

4,889,200

   
 

9,000,000

    Insmed, Inc.~
0.750%, 06/01/28
   

8,747,820

   
 

27,500,000

    Insulet Corp.~
0.375%, 09/01/26
   

25,474,625

   
 

8,501,000

    Integer Holdings Corp.~*
2.125%, 02/15/28
   

9,357,731

   
 

5,000,000

    Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2.000%, 05/15/26
   

4,938,750

   
 

17,366,000

    Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.~*
1.750%, 06/15/28
   

17,940,120

   
 

9,500,000

    Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.500%, 06/15/26~
   

9,148,310

   
 

5,000,000

   

0.750%, 06/15/24

   

4,912,800

   
 

19,500,000

    Jazz Investments I, Ltd.~
2.000%, 06/15/26
   

19,796,985

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

5,000,000

    Lantheus Holdings, Inc.~*
2.625%, 12/15/27
 

$

5,547,600

   
 

7,250,000

    Livongo Health, Inc.~
0.875%, 06/01/25
   

6,626,355

   
 

5,000,000

    Mesa Laboratories, Inc.~
1.375%, 08/15/25
   

4,448,750

   
 

10,000,000

    Natera, Inc.~
2.250%, 05/01/27
   

12,190,800

   
 

10,000,000

    NeoGenomics, Inc.
0.250%, 01/15/28
   

7,226,700

   
 

12,910,000

    NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*
3.750%, 11/15/27
   

14,521,813

   
 

12,500,000

    Omnicell, Inc.~
0.250%, 09/15/25
   

11,112,125

   
 

4,000,000

    Revance Therapeutics, Inc.~
1.750%, 02/15/27
   

3,007,080

   
 

45,000,000

    Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.^
1.250%, 09/15/27
   

38,319,750

   
 

8,000,000

    Shockwave Medical, Inc.*
1.000%, 08/15/28
   

7,756,880

   
 

12,500,000

    SmileDirectClub, Inc.*@
0.000%, 02/01/26
   

202,625

   
 

5,000,000

    Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.~
1.750%, 02/15/26
   

4,948,550

   
 

16,250,000

    Teladoc Health, Inc.~
1.250%, 06/01/27
   

12,686,863

   
 

5,000,000

    TransMedics Group, Inc.~*^
1.500%, 06/01/28
   

3,870,000

   
 

10,500,000

    Veradigm, Inc.~
0.875%, 01/01/27
   

11,862,900

   
     

486,307,433

   
   

Industrials (1.6%)

 
 

5,000,000

    Advanced Energy Industries,
Inc.*^
2.500%, 09/15/28
   

4,621,500

   
 

5,000,000

    Air Transport Services Group,
Inc.*
3.875%, 08/15/29
   

4,617,450

   
 

17,500,000

    American Airlines Group,
Inc.~^
6.500%, 07/01/25
   

17,714,900

   
 

10,000,000

    Axon Enterprise, Inc.~*^
0.500%, 12/15/27
   

10,788,100

   
 

11,000,000

    Bloom Energy Corp.~*
3.000%, 06/01/28
   

9,505,760

   
 

15,000,000

    Chart Industries, Inc.~
1.000%, 11/15/24
   

30,286,500

   
 

17,500,000

    Fluor Corp.*^
1.125%, 08/15/29
   

16,894,325

   
 

7,000,000

    Granite Construction, Inc.~*
3.750%, 05/15/28
   

7,547,330

   
 

6,600,000

    Greenbrier Companies, Inc.~
2.875%, 04/15/28
   

5,724,312

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

20,000,000

    John Bean Technologies Corp.~
0.250%, 05/15/26
 

$

17,998,200

   
 

16,467,000

    Middleby Corp.~^
1.000%, 09/01/25
   

17,104,438

   
 

15,000,000

EUR

  Safran, SA
0.875%, 05/15/27
   

24,226,740

   
 

20,000,000

SGD

  Singapore Airlines, Ltd.
1.625%, 12/03/25
   

17,338,202

   
 

4,000,000

    Stem, Inc.~*
0.500%, 12/01/28
   

2,105,960

   
 

7,500,000

    Tetra Tech, Inc.*^
2.250%, 08/15/28
   

7,265,175

   
 

35,000,000

    Upwork, Inc.~
0.250%, 08/15/26
   

28,764,400

   
 

15,000,000

    Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.~*
2.500%, 02/01/27
   

5,314,350

   
     

227,817,642

   
   

Information Technology (16.6%)

 
 

20,000,000

    3D Systems Corp.
0.000%, 11/15/26
   

13,755,400

   
 

30,056,000

    Affirm Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 11/15/26
   

21,663,764

   
 

83,500,000

    Akamai Technologies, Inc.
0.375%, 09/01/27~^
   

85,058,945

   
 

55,000,000

   

0.125%, 05/01/25~

   

63,663,600

   
 

20,000,000

   

1.125%, 02/15/29*

   

19,690,200

   
 

10,000,000

    Altair Engineering, Inc.
1.750%, 06/15/27
   

10,515,700

   
 

10,000,000

    Alteryx, Inc.~
1.000%, 08/01/26
   

8,817,100

   
 

10,000,000

   

0.500%, 08/01/24

   

9,571,100

   
 

16,398,000

    Bentley Systems, Inc.~
0.125%, 01/15/26
   

15,651,727

   
 

15,000,000

    BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.
0.250%, 10/01/26
   

11,810,250

   
 

50,000,000

    BILL Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/01/25~
   

47,523,000

   
 

20,000,000

   

0.000%, 04/01/27^

   

15,872,600

   
 

50,000,000

    Blackline, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

42,725,000

   
 

24,000,000

   

0.125%, 08/01/24

   

23,275,680

   
 

60,000,000

    Block, Inc.
0.125%, 03/01/25~^
   

55,376,400

   
 

20,000,000

   

0.250%, 11/01/27^

   

14,982,600

   
 

17,000,000

   

0.000%, 05/01/26~

   

14,104,390

   
 

25,000,000

    Box, Inc.~
0.000%, 01/15/26
   

27,416,750

   
 

20,000,000

    Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.~
0.250%, 03/15/26
   

17,408,400

   
 

60,000,000

    Cloudflare, Inc.~
0.000%, 08/15/26
   

50,425,200

   
 

59,700,000

    Confluent, Inc.~
0.000%, 01/15/27
   

48,185,064

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

10,000,000

    CSG Systems International,
Inc.*
3.875%, 09/15/28
 

$

9,326,000

   
 

15,000,000

    CyberArk Software, Ltd.~^
0.000%, 11/15/24
   

17,172,000

   
 

20,000,000

    Datadog, Inc.~
0.125%, 06/15/25
   

22,024,800

   
 

62,500,000

    DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.~
0.000%, 12/01/26
   

47,028,750

   
 

27,750,000

    Dropbox, Inc.~^
0.000%, 03/01/28
   

25,741,455

   
 

23,000,000

   

0.000%, 03/01/26

   

21,509,830

   
 

16,000,000

    Enphase Energy, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/01/28^
   

11,870,880

   
 

10,000,000

   

0.000%, 03/01/26

   

8,528,300

   
 

10,000,000

    Envestnet, Inc.~
2.625%, 12/01/27*
   

8,580,600

   
 

6,000,000

   

0.750%, 08/15/25

   

5,457,120

   
 

8,000,000

    Everbridge, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

6,742,960

   
 

50,000,000

    Fastly, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

42,077,000

   
 

15,000,000

    Five9, Inc.~
0.500%, 06/01/25
   

13,726,650

   
 

20,000,000

    Guidewire Software, Inc.~
1.250%, 03/15/25
   

20,330,400

   
 

5,000,000

    Impinj, Inc.~
1.125%, 05/15/27
   

4,603,450

   
 

15,000,000

    Infinera Corp.
3.750%, 08/01/28*
   

12,151,950

   
 

6,000,000

   

3.750%, 08/01/28

   

4,694,700

   
 

13,000,000

    Insight Enterprises, Inc.~
0.750%, 02/15/25
   

27,339,000

   
 

10,000,000

    Interdigital, Inc.~
3.500%, 06/01/27
   

11,217,000

   
 

15,000,000

    Itron, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

12,715,200

   
 

15,000,000

    Jamf Holding Corp.
0.125%, 09/01/26
   

12,443,700

   
 

8,000,000

    Lenovo Group, Ltd.
3.375%, 01/24/24
   

11,618,480

   
 

8,000,000

   

2.500%, 08/26/29

   

9,599,040

   
 

17,500,000

    LivePerson, Inc.~
0.000%, 12/15/26
   

11,409,475

   
 

50,500,000

    Lumentum Holdings, Inc.
0.500%, 12/15/26~
   

41,204,465

   
 

12,500,000

   

0.500%, 06/15/28

   

8,771,125

   
 

10,000,000

   

1.500%, 12/15/29~*

   

8,295,300

   
 

10,000,000

   

0.250%, 03/15/24

   

9,785,400

   
 

10,000,000

    Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.
1.000%, 12/01/26
   

7,214,400

   
 

29,523,000

    MicroStrategy, Inc.~
0.000%, 02/15/27
   

21,409,785

   
 

7,000,000

    Model N, Inc.~*
1.875%, 03/15/28
   

6,233,080

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

65,500,000

    MongoDB, Inc.~
0.250%, 01/15/26
 

$

111,762,650

   
 

40,000,000

    NCL Corp., Ltd.
1.125%, 02/15/27
   

31,021,600

   
 

20,000,000

    Nice Systems, Inc.~
1.250%, 01/15/24
   

36,903,800

   
 

10,000,000

    Nova, Ltd.~
0.000%, 10/15/25
   

13,267,800

   
 

14,984,000

    Nutanix, Inc.
0.250%, 10/01/27
   

13,508,675

   
 

38,500,000

    Okta, Inc.~
0.375%, 06/15/26
   

33,018,755

   
 

22,500,000

   

0.125%, 09/01/25

   

20,144,700

   
 

70,000,000

    ON Semiconductor Corp.~
0.000%, 05/01/27
   

91,641,900

   
 

35,000,000

   

0.500%, 03/01/29*^

   

30,769,900

   
 

10,000,000

    PagerDuty, Inc.*
1.500%, 10/15/28
   

9,821,800

   
 

100,000,000

    Palo Alto Networks, Inc.~
0.375%, 06/01/25
   

244,202,000

   
 

22,500,000

    Pegasystems, Inc.~
0.750%, 03/01/25
   

20,691,450

   
 

12,500,000

    Progress Software Corp.~
1.000%, 04/15/26
   

12,712,125

   
 

2,000,000

    PROS Holdings, Inc.~
2.250%, 09/15/27
   

1,983,740

   
 

30,625,000

    Q2 Holdings, Inc.~
0.125%, 11/15/25
   

26,851,388

   
 

19,500,000

    Rapid7, Inc.
0.250%, 03/15/27~
   

16,718,910

   
 

10,000,000

   

1.250%, 03/15/29*

   

9,674,200

   
 

7,500,000

    Repay Holdings Corp.~*
0.000%, 02/01/26
   

6,002,625

   
 

41,100,000

    RingCentral, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

34,241,232

   
 

2,353,000

   

0.000%, 03/01/25

   

2,152,242

   
 

20,000,000

    Seagate HDD Cayman*
3.500%, 06/01/28
   

20,746,800

   
 

17,500,000

    Shift4 Payments, Inc.~
0.500%, 08/01/27
   

13,792,800

   
 

15,000,000

   

0.000%, 12/15/25^

   

13,660,500

   
 

15,000,000

    Shopify, Inc.~
0.125%, 11/01/25
   

13,226,400

   
 

39,500,000

    Splunk, Inc.
1.125%, 09/15/25~
   

42,465,265

   
 

35,000,000

   

1.125%, 06/15/27

   

33,085,150

   
 

75,000,000

    Spotify USA, Inc.~
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

64,215,000

   
 

15,000,000

    Teradyne, Inc.~
1.250%, 12/15/23
   

39,552,900

   
 

85,074,000

    Unity Software, Inc.
0.000%, 11/15/26
   

66,670,792

   
 

10,000,000

    Varonis Systems, Inc.~
1.250%, 08/15/25
   

12,347,500

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

10,000,000

    Verint Systems, Inc.~
0.250%, 04/15/26
 

$

8,440,000

   
 

5,000,000

    Veritone, Inc.
1.750%, 11/15/26
   

1,751,850

   
 

10,000,000

    Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*
2.250%, 09/15/30
   

9,155,200

   
 

26,500,000

    Western Digital Corp.~
1.500%, 02/01/24
   

26,197,105

   
 

12,466,000

    Wix.com, Ltd.
0.000%, 08/15/25
   

11,054,350

   
 

20,000,000

    Wolfspeed, Inc.
1.875%, 12/01/29*^
   

11,946,400

   
 

17,500,000

   

1.750%, 05/01/26~

   

17,504,025

   
 

15,000,000

   

0.250%, 02/15/28^

   

9,249,600

   
 

17,862,000

    Workiva, Inc.
1.250%, 08/15/28*^
   

16,224,412

   
 

7,516,000

   

1.125%, 08/15/26

   

9,286,168

   
     

2,305,978,874

   
   

Materials (0.2%)

 
 

14,304,000

    Amyris, Inc.@
1.500%, 11/15/26
   

1,530,957

   
 

10,000,000

    ATI, Inc.~
3.500%, 06/15/25
   

24,741,600

   
 

3,124,000

    Lithium Americas Argentina
Corp.
1.750%, 01/15/27
   

2,109,012

   
     

28,381,569

   
   

Other (0.1%)

 
 

10,000,000

    QIAGEN, NV
0.000%, 12/17/27
   

8,874,200

   
 

10,000,000

    Upstart Holdings, Inc.
0.250%, 08/15/26
   

6,371,500

   
     

15,245,700

   
   

Real Estate (0.5%)

 
 

20,000,000

EUR

  ANLLIAN Capital, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/05/25
   

22,676,782

   
 

12,500,000

    Opendoor Technologies, Inc.~*
0.250%, 08/15/26
   

8,094,375

   
 

35,000,000

    Redfin Corp.~
0.500%, 04/01/27
   

19,988,850

   
 

25,000,000

    Welltower OP, LLC~*
2.750%, 05/15/28
   

25,683,250

   
     

76,443,257

   
   

Utilities (1.9%)

 
 

25,000,000

    Alliant Energy Corp.*
3.875%, 03/15/26
   

24,435,750

   
 

39,542,000

    American Water Capital
Corp.~*^
3.625%, 06/15/26
   

38,069,851

   
 

25,000,000

    CenterPoint Energy, Inc.*
4.250%, 08/15/26
   

24,465,500

   
 

15,040,000

    CMS Energy Corp.~*
3.375%, 05/01/28
   

14,240,474

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

40,000,000

    Duke Energy Corp.~*^
4.125%, 04/15/26
 

$

38,959,600

   
 

30,000,000

    Firstenergy Corp.~*
4.000%, 05/01/26
   

29,176,800

   
 

12,500,000

    NextEra Energy Partners, LP~*
0.000%, 06/15/24
   

11,929,125

   
 

5,000,000

    NRG Energy, Inc.
2.750%, 06/01/48
   

5,612,250

   
 

21,922,000

    PPL Capital Funding, Inc.~*^
2.875%, 03/15/28
   

20,104,228

   
 

60,000,000

    Southern Company~*^
3.875%, 12/15/25
   

58,948,800

   
 

8,000,000

    Sunnova Energy International,
Inc.
2.625%, 02/15/28
   

3,840,320

   
     

269,782,698

   
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE
BONDS
(Cost $5,429,729,442)
   

5,241,477,841

   

CORPORATE BONDS (1.7%)

     
   

Airlines (0.0%)

 
 

2,248,512

    Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC /
Mileage Plus Intellectual
Property Assets, Ltd.~*
6.500%, 06/20/27
   

2,222,654

   
   

Communication Services (0.1%)

 
 

3,257,000

    Comcast Corp.~
3.375%, 08/15/25
   

3,136,198

   
 

3,000,000

   

5.250%, 11/07/25

   

2,985,960

   
 

3,214,000

    Netflix, Inc.~*
3.625%, 06/15/25
   

3,101,767

   
 

2,500,000

    Verizon Communications,
Inc.~^
1.450%, 03/20/26
   

2,261,400

   
     

11,485,325

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%)

 
 

5,000,000

    American Honda Finance
Corp.~
4.750%, 01/12/26
   

4,914,150

   
 

5,000,000

    AutoZone, Inc.
5.050%, 07/15/26
   

4,918,700

   
 

4,000,000

    BorgWarner, Inc.*
5.000%, 10/01/25
   

3,916,560

   
 

5,000,000

    Cargill, Inc.~*
4.875%, 10/10/25
   

4,950,300

   
 

5,000,000

    General Motors Financial
Company, Inc.
1.250%, 01/08/26
   

4,482,450

   
 

5,000,000

    Lowe's Companies, Inc.~^
4.400%, 09/08/25
   

4,890,650

   
 

1,859,000

    VF Corp.~
2.400%, 04/23/25
   

1,750,825

   
     

29,823,635

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Consumer Staples (0.1%)

 
 

5,000,000

    Dollar General Corp.~
4.150%, 11/01/25
 

$

4,820,800

   
 

5,000,000

    General Mills, Inc.~^
5.241%, 11/18/25
   

4,948,650

   
     

9,769,450

   
   

Energy (0.2%)

 
 

5,000,000

    Enterprise Products Operating,
LLC~
5.050%, 01/10/26
   

4,942,450

   
 

5,000,000

    MPLX, LP~
4.875%, 06/01/25
   

4,904,350

   
 

9,000,000

    PDC Energy, Inc.
5.750%, 05/15/26
   

8,970,750

   
 

3,000,000

    Williams Companies, Inc.~
5.400%, 03/02/26
   

2,965,920

   
     

21,783,470

   
   

Financials (0.5%)

 
 

5,000,000

    Bank of America Corp.~‡
1.530%, 12/06/25
SOFR + 0.65%
   

4,724,300

   
 

5,000,000

    Bank of Montreal
4.250%, 09/14/24~
   

4,923,550

   
 

1,000,000

   

5.200%, 12/12/24

   

991,660

   
 

5,000,000

    Bank of NY Mellon Corp.~‡
4.414%, 07/24/26
SOFR + 1.35%
   

4,856,900

   
 

3,500,000

    Citizens Bank NA~‡
6.064%, 10/24/25
SOFR + 1.45%
   

3,354,260

   
 

5,000,000

    Huntington National Bank~‡
5.699%, 11/18/25
SOFR + 1.22%
   

4,858,600

   
 

2,000,000

    Intercontinental Exchange,
Inc.~
3.650%, 05/23/25
   

1,934,560

   
 

5,000,000

    JPMorgan Chase & Company~‡
2.595%, 02/24/26
SOFR + 0.92%
   

4,766,700

   
 

5,000,000

    Mondelez International
Holdings Netherlands, BV~*
4.250%, 09/15/25
   

4,862,800

   
 

208,000

    Nasdaq, Inc.
5.650%, 06/28/25
   

207,324

   
 

5,000,000

    PayPal Holdings, Inc.~
2.650%, 10/01/26
   

4,606,350

   
 

5,000,000

    PNC Financial Services Group,
Inc.~‡
5.671%, 10/28/25
SOFR + 1.09%
   

4,950,050

   
 

5,000,000

    State Street Corp.‡
5.751%, 11/04/26
SOFR + 1.35%
   

4,971,850

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

5,000,000

    Toronto-Dominion Bank~
3.766%, 06/06/25
 

$

4,833,900

   
 

5,000,000

    Toyota Motor Credit Corp.~
3.950%, 06/30/25
   

4,875,900

   
 

5,000,000

    Truist Financial Corp.~^‡
5.900%, 10/28/26
SOFR + 1.63%
   

4,904,650

   
 

5,000,000

    US Bancorp~‡
5.727%, 10/21/26
SOFR + 1.43%
   

4,927,450

   
     

69,550,804

   
   

Health Care (0.2%)

 
 

5,000,000

    Amgen, Inc.~
5.250%, 03/02/25
   

4,961,950

   
 

4,860,000

    Baxter International, Inc.~
1.322%, 11/29/24
   

4,621,666

   
 

5,000,000

    CVS Health Corp.~
5.000%, 02/20/26
   

4,905,100

   
 

5,000,000

    Elevance Health, Inc.~
5.350%, 10/15/25
   

4,963,150

   
 

4,283,000

    Gilead Sciences, Inc.~
3.500%, 02/01/25
   

4,162,819

   
 

5,000,000

    UnitedHealth Group, Inc.~
5.150%, 10/15/25
   

4,983,000

   
 

5,000,000

    Zoetis, Inc.~
5.400%, 11/14/25
   

4,965,900

   
     

33,563,585

   
   

Industrials (0.1%)

 
 

2,500,000

    Lockheed Martin Corp.~
4.950%, 10/15/25
   

2,482,900

   
 

1,750,000

    Roper Technologies, Inc.~
2.350%, 09/15/24
   

1,697,150

   
 

3,830,000

    RTX Corp.~
3.950%, 08/16/25
   

3,706,636

   
 

5,000,000

    Siemens
Financieringsmaatschappij, NV*
3.250%, 05/27/25
   

4,824,150

   
     

12,710,836

   
   

Information Technology (0.1%)

 
 

3,500,000

    Broadridge Financial Solutions,
Inc.~
3.400%, 06/27/26
   

3,274,495

   
 

3,000,000

    Mercedes-Benz Finance
North America, LLC~*
5.375%, 11/26/25
   

2,984,400

   
 

5,500,000

    Playtika Holding Corp.*
4.250%, 03/15/29
   

4,440,370

   
 

5,000,000

    Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc.
5.000%, 03/28/26
   

4,896,450

   
     

15,595,715

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Materials (0.0%)

 
 

3,417,000

    Sherwin-Williams Company~
4.050%, 08/08/24
 

$

3,366,462

   
   

Other (0.1%)

 
 

5,000,000

    Diageo Capital, PLC~
5.200%, 10/24/25
   

4,980,700

   
 

1,457,000

    Schlumberger Holdings Corp.~*
3.750%, 05/01/24
   

1,441,935

   
     

6,422,635

   
   

Utilities (0.1%)

 
 

5,000,000

    National Rural Utilities
Cooperative Finance Corp.~
5.450%, 10/30/25
   

4,995,100

   
 

5,000,000

    Southern Company~
5.150%, 10/06/25
   

4,945,250

   
 

5,000,000

    WEC Energy Group, Inc.~
5.000%, 09/27/25
   

4,930,150

   
     

14,870,500

   
    TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $233,640,400)
   

231,165,071

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (0.5%)

     
   

Financials (0.2%)

 
 

599,428

    Apollo Global Management,
Inc.~^
6.750%, 07/31/26
   

28,838,481

   
   

Industrials (0.2%)

 
 

246,461

    Chart Industries, Inc.~
6.750%, 12/15/25
   

12,116,023

   
 

178,572

    Clarivate, PLC~
5.250%, 06/01/24
   

4,987,516

   
 

47,143

    RBC Bearings, Inc.~^
5.000%, 10/15/24
   

4,958,972

   
     

22,062,511

   
   

Utilities (0.1%)

 
 

400,000

    NextEra Energy, Inc.~^
6.926%, 09/01/25
   

15,016,000

   
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $84,408,600)
   

65,916,992

   

COMMON STOCKS (51.9%)

     
   

Communication Services (4.4%)

 
 

1,009,651

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A~#

   

125,277,496

   
 

1,168,601

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C~#

   

146,425,705

   
 

1,097,717

   

AT&T, Inc.

   

16,904,842

   
 

899,938

   

Comcast Corp. - Class A~

   

37,158,440

   
 

345,637

   

EchoStar Corp. - Class A#

   

4,790,529

   
 

162,671

   

Fox Corp. - Class A^

   

4,943,572

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

202,676

   

Match Group, Inc.#

 

$

7,012,590

   
 

449,902

    Meta Platforms, Inc. -
Class A~#
   

135,541,975

   
 

90,551

   

Netflix, Inc.#

   

37,278,941

   
 

144,959

   

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.#

   

20,853,802

   
 

500,000

   

TEGNA, Inc.~

   

7,255,000

   
 

837,685

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.~

   

29,427,874

   
 

406,307

   

Walt Disney Company~#

   

33,150,588

   
     

606,021,354

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (5.0%)

 
 

1,741,364

   

Amazon.com, Inc.#

   

231,758,135

   
 

155,038

   

Aptiv, PLC#

   

13,519,314

   
 

7,543

   

Booking Holdings, Inc.~#

   

21,041,651

   
 

205,248

   

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.#

   

8,187,343

   
 

484,724

   

Capri Holdings, Ltd.~#

   

24,808,174

   
 

650,042

   

Carnival Corp.^#

   

7,449,481

   
 

9,579

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.#

   

18,604,334

   
 

57,506

   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.~

   

8,368,848

   
 

174,697

   

DR Horton, Inc.~

   

18,238,367

   
 

163,821

   

eBay, Inc.

   

6,426,698

   
 

836,378

   

Ford Motor Company~

   

8,154,685

   
 

314,009

   

General Motors Company

   

8,855,054

   
 

217,483

   

Home Depot, Inc.~

   

61,915,235

   
 

343,719

   

iRobot Corp.~#

   

11,318,667

   
 

186,875

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

   

8,869,087

   
 

175,942

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.~

   

33,529,267

   
 

17,014

   

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.#

   

6,694,669

   
 

138,936

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

36,424,851

   
 

190,815

   

MGM Resorts International#

   

6,663,260

   
 

26,250

   

Next.e.GO, NV#

   

22,081

   
 

294,770

   

NIKE, Inc. - Class B~

   

30,293,513

   
 

446,904

    Norwegian Cruise Line
Holdings, Ltd.^#
   

6,077,894

   
 

17,562

   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.#

   

16,340,387

   
 

99,301

   

Ross Stores, Inc.~

   

11,515,937

   
 

241,173

   

Starbucks Corp.~

   

22,245,798

   
 

138,720

   

Tesla, Inc.#

   

27,860,525

   
 

272,903

   

TJX Cos., Inc.~

   

24,034,567

   
 

30,020

   

Ulta Beauty, Inc.#

   

11,446,926

   
     

690,664,748

   
   

Consumer Staples (3.6%)

 
 

1,310,362

    Albertsons Companies, Inc. -
Class A~
   

28,434,855

   
 

404,258

   

Altria Group, Inc.~

   

16,239,044

   
 

164,436

    Archer-Daniels-Midland
Company~
   

11,768,685

   
 

105,675

    Church & Dwight Company,
Inc.
   

9,610,084

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

701,163

   

Coca-Cola Company

 

$

39,608,698

   
 

162,938

   

Colgate-Palmolive Company~

   

12,239,903

   
 

81,673

    Constellation Brands, Inc. -
Class A
   

19,123,733

   
 

64,710

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.~

   

35,748,392

   
 

49,881

   

Dollar General Corp.~

   

5,937,834

   
 

90,104

   

Dollar Tree, Inc.^#

   

10,009,653

   
 

61,996

    Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. -
Class A
   

7,989,425

   
 

178,221

   

General Mills, Inc.

   

11,627,138

   
 

131,359

   

Kellanova

   

6,629,689

   
 

97,902

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

11,712,995

   
 

226,414

   

Kraft Heinz Company

   

7,122,984

   
 

234,671

   

Kroger Company

   

10,647,023

   
 

462,179

    Mondelez International, Inc. -
Class A
   

30,600,872

   
 

203,462

   

Monster Beverage Corp.#

   

10,396,908

   
 

215,599

   

PepsiCo, Inc.~

   

35,203,005

   
 

386,218

    Philip Morris International,
Inc.~
   

34,435,197

   
 

379,317

   

Procter & Gamble Company

   

56,908,930

   
 

480,952

   

Sovos Brands, Inc.#

   

10,441,468

   
 

176,311

   

Sysco Corp.

   

11,722,918

   
 

109,102

   

Target Corp.~

   

12,087,411

   
 

358,764

   

Walmart, Inc.~

   

58,625,625

   
     

504,872,469

   
   

Energy (2.8%)

 
 

419,453

   

Chevron Corp.~

   

61,126,886

   
 

269,217

   

ConocoPhillips~

   

31,982,980

   
 

265,179

   

Denbury, Inc.#

   

23,571,761

   
 

80,576

   

EOG Resources, Inc.~

   

10,172,720

   
 

494,378

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.~

   

52,329,911

   
 

224,133

   

Hess Corp.

   

32,364,805

   
 

557,652

   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

9,033,962

   
 

293,729

   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   

44,426,511

   
 

173,076

   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

10,697,828

   
 

111,787

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

7,288,512

   
 

78,461

   

Phillips 66~

   

8,950,046

   
 

258,224

    Pioneer Natural Resources
Company
   

61,715,536

   
 

248,731

   

Schlumberger, NV

   

13,844,368

   
 

75,908

   

Valero Energy Corp.~

   

9,640,316

   
 

281,371

   

Williams Companies, Inc.

   

9,679,163

   
     

386,825,305

   
   

Financials (6.3%)

 
 

138,608

   

Aflac, Inc.~

   

10,826,671

   
 

108,137

   

Allstate Corp.~

   

13,855,594

   
 

190,792

   

American Express Company~

   

27,861,356

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

395,390

    American International Group,
Inc.~
 

$

24,241,361

   
 

54,183

   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

17,044,346

   
 

96,664

   

Arthur J Gallagher & Company

   

22,763,405

   
 

81,273

   

Assurant, Inc.

   

12,101,550

   
 

2,197,564

   

Bank of America Corp.~

   

57,883,836

   
 

201,797

   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

8,576,372

   
 

291,723

    Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. -
Class B~#
   

99,573,812

   
 

20,937

   

BlackRock, Inc.~

   

12,819,306

   
 

96,086

   

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

   

15,747,534

   
 

379,243

   

Charles Schwab Corp.~

   

19,735,806

   
 

124,587

   

Chubb, Ltd.~

   

26,738,862

   
 

305,816

   

Citigroup, Inc.~

   

12,076,674

   
 

43,545

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

9,295,116

   
 

122,472

   

Discover Financial Services

   

10,052,502

   
 

128,466

   

Fiserv, Inc.#

   

14,613,007

   
 

72,817

   

Global Payments, Inc.

   

7,734,622

   
 

117,378

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.~

   

35,637,135

   
 

458,935

   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   

4,428,723

   
 

48,544

   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   

6,844,218

   
 

530,936

   

JPMorgan Chase & Company~

   

73,831,960

   
 

53,861

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

6,072,828

   
 

149,428

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

28,339,020

   
 

183,850

   

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

   

69,191,947

   
 

162,812

   

MetLife, Inc.~

   

9,770,348

   
 

274,860

   

Morgan Stanley~

   

19,465,585

   
 

86,273

   

Northern Trust Corp.

   

5,686,253

   
 

147,077

   

PayPal Holdings, Inc.#

   

7,618,589

   
 

64,835

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.~

   

5,928,512

   
 

56,279

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

19,658,817

   
 

81,482

   

State Street Corp.~

   

5,266,182

   
 

72,270

   

Travelers Companies, Inc.~

   

12,100,889

   
 

164,777

   

US Bancorp

   

5,253,091

   
 

394,739

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A~^

   

92,803,139

   
 

1,024,792

   

Wells Fargo & Company~

   

40,755,978

   
 

260,056

   

Zions Bancorp NA

   

8,022,728

   
     

880,217,674

   
   

Health Care (7.4%)

 
 

280,374

   

Abbott Laboratories

   

26,509,362

   
 

351,701

   

AbbVie, Inc.~

   

49,653,147

   
 

873,713

   

Abcam, PLC (ADR)#

   

20,025,502

   
 

185,629

   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

   

19,188,470

   
 

191,840

   

Amedisys, Inc.#

   

17,551,442

   
 

78,837

   

Amgen, Inc.~

   

20,158,621

   
 

207,488

   

Baxter International, Inc.

   

6,728,836

   
 

67,384

   

Becton Dickinson & Co

   

17,033,327

   
 

40,318

   

Biogen, Inc.~#

   

9,577,138

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

631,894

   

Boston Scientific Corp.#

 

$

32,346,654

   
 

570,172

    Bristol-Myers Squibb
Company~
   

29,380,963

   
 

127,665

   

Centene Corp.#

   

8,806,332

   
 

54,327

   

Cigna Group

   

16,797,908

   
 

239,980

   

CVS Health Corp.~

   

16,561,020

   
 

162,857

   

Danaher Corp.

   

31,271,801

   
 

110,102

   

Dexcom, Inc.#

   

9,780,361

   
 

184,268

   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.~#

   

11,741,557

   
 

198,964

   

Eli Lilly & Company

   

110,212,128

   
 

69,593

   

GE Healthcare, Inc.

   

4,632,806

   
 

254,896

   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   

20,019,532

   
 

54,895

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   

12,413,955

   
 

33,297

   

Humana, Inc.

   

17,437,306

   
 

91,788

   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#

   

24,068,649

   
 

55,910

   

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.#

   

10,110,205

   
 

441,602

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

65,507,241

   
 

49,385

    Laboratory Corp. of America
Holdings~
   

9,863,666

   
 

34,596

   

McKesson Corp.

   

15,753,635

   
 

293,450

   

Medtronic, PLC

   

20,705,832

   
 

488,267

   

Merck & Company, Inc.

   

50,145,021

   
 

271,814

   

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.#

   

15,093,831

   
 

1,064,516

   

Pfizer, Inc.~

   

32,531,609

   
 

65,880

   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.~

   

8,570,988

   
 

13,384

    Regeneron Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.~#
   

10,438,048

   
 

136,000

   

Seagen, Inc.~#

   

28,942,160

   
 

47,731

   

Stryker Corp.~

   

12,897,871

   
 

95,641

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.~

   

42,538,248

   
 

230,704

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.~

   

123,555,834

   
 

69,958

   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#

   

25,332,491

   
 

51,610

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

5,388,600

   
 

132,094

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

20,738,758

   
     

1,030,010,855

   
   

Industrials (4.2%)

 
 

81,230

    3M Company    

7,387,868

   
 

57,027

   

Allegion, PLC

   

5,609,176

   
 

108,748

    Automatic Data Processing,
Inc.
   

23,730,988

   
 

80,189

   

Boeing Company~#

   

14,980,909

   
 

312,891

   

Carrier Global Corp.^

   

14,912,385

   
 

156,203

   

Caterpillar, Inc.~

   

35,309,688

   
 

820,109

   

CSX Corp.~

   

24,480,254

   
 

56,347

   

Deere & Company

   

20,586,940

   
 

189,371

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.~

   

5,917,844

   
 

82,970

   

Eaton Corp., PLC

   

17,250,293

   
 

219,911

   

Emerson Electric Company~

   

19,565,482

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

59,978

   

Generac Holdings, Inc.^#

 

$

5,042,350

   
 

48,333

   

General Dynamics Corp.

   

11,663,236

   
 

208,779

   

General Electric Company

   

22,679,663

   
 

182,969

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

33,530,899

   
 

9,398

   

Hubbell, Inc.

   

2,538,400

   
 

68,956

   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.~

   

15,454,419

   
 

189,332

    Johnson Controls International,
PLC
   

9,281,055

   
 

72,797

   

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   

13,060,510

   
 

39,515

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

17,965,100

   
 

162,849

   

Masco Corp.

   

8,482,804

   
 

43,377

   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   

8,275,898

   
 

39,277

   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

18,516,356

   
 

72,775

   

Otis Worldwide Corp.

   

5,618,958

   
 

171,745

   

PACCAR, Inc.

   

14,174,115

   
 

102,066

   

Paychex, Inc.

   

11,334,429

   
 

40,729

   

Paycom Software, Inc.

   

9,977,383

   
 

185,056

   

Pentair, PLC

   

10,755,455

   
 

390,641

   

RTX Corp.~^

   

31,794,271

   
 

360,923

   

Southwest Airlines Company~

   

8,023,318

   
 

1,795,664

   

Spirit Airlines, Inc.~

   

20,614,223

   
 

206,970

   

Union Pacific Corp.~

   

42,969,042

   
 

198,523

   

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.#

   

6,950,290

   
 

131,273

    United Parcel Service, Inc. -
Class B
   

18,542,311

   
 

64,196

   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   

14,595,602

   
 

122,656

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

20,156,060

   
 

90,311

   

Xylem, Inc.

   

8,447,691

   
     

580,175,665

   
   

Information Technology (13.9%)

 
 

108,194

   

Accenture, PLC - Class A~

   

32,143,355

   
 

84,644

   

Adobe, Inc.#

   

45,035,687

   
 

386,247

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#

   

38,045,330

   
 

167,189

   

Amphenol Corp. - Class A~

   

13,467,074

   
 

137,032

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

21,559,245

   
 

2,884,222

   

Apple, Inc.~

   

492,538,591

   
 

175,208

   

Applied Materials, Inc.~

   

23,188,779

   
 

49,099

   

Autodesk, Inc.#

   

9,703,435

   
 

27,111

   

Blackbaud, Inc.#

   

1,773,059

   
 

86,209

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

72,533,666

   
 

1,028,231

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.~

   

53,601,682

   
 

141,418

    Cognizant Technology
Solutions Corp. - Class A~
   

9,117,218

   
 

29,550

   

Enphase Energy, Inc.#

   

2,351,589

   
 

47,756

   

Gartner, Inc.#

   

15,856,902

   
 

275,201

   

HP, Inc.

   

7,246,042

   
 

580,399

   

Intel Corp.~

   

21,184,564

   

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

130,727

    International Business
Machines Corp.
 

$

18,908,353

   
 

71,407

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

35,342,895

   
 

330,315

   

Micron Technology, Inc.~

   

22,088,164

   
 

1,450,499

   

Microsoft Corp.~

   

490,428,217

   
 

26,104

   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

11,531,181

   
 

78,516

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

5,714,394

   
 

482,453

   

NVIDIA Corp.~††

   

196,744,333

   
 

77,461

   

NXP Semiconductors, NV

   

13,356,600

   
 

121,122

   

ON Semiconductor Corp.#

   

7,587,082

   
 

359,396

   

Oracle Corp.

   

37,161,546

   
 

87,680

   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.#

   

21,307,994

   
 

70,794

   

PTC, Inc.#

   

9,940,894

   
 

93,559

   

Qorvo, Inc.#

   

8,178,928

   
 

235,426

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   

25,659,080

   
 

223,599

   

Salesforce, Inc.#

   

44,905,387

   
 

49,737

   

ServiceNow, Inc.#

   

28,939,473

   
 

110,404

   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   

9,576,443

   
 

26,100

   

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.^#

   

1,982,295

   
 

70,869

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

   

8,351,912

   
 

111,306

   

Teradyne, Inc.

   

9,268,451

   
 

127,350

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.~

   

18,084,974

   
 

32,096

   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.#

   

11,968,598

   
 

270,000

   

VMware, Inc. - Class A#‡‡‡

   

41,310,000

   
     

1,937,683,412

   
   

Materials (1.1%)

 
 

64,841

    Air Products & Chemicals,
Inc.~
   

18,313,692

   
 

52,863

   

Avery Dennison Corp.

   

9,201,863

   
 

69,869

   

Celanese Corp.^

   

8,000,699

   
 

184,274

   

Corteva, Inc.

   

8,870,950

   
 

184,274

   

Dow, Inc.

   

8,907,805

   
 

165,937

   

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

   

12,093,489

   
 

504,936

   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   

17,056,738

   
 

141,651

   

Linde, PLC

   

54,133,346

   
 

79,620

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

9,774,947

   
 

47,691

   

Sherwin-Williams Company

   

11,360,473

   
     

157,714,002

   
   

Real Estate (0.9%)

 
 

55,224

    Alexandria Real Estate Equities,
Inc.
   

5,143,011

   
 

76,197

   

American Tower Corp.~

   

13,577,544

   
 

50,804

   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.~

   

8,420,255

   
 

70,395

   

Crown Castle, Inc.

   

6,545,327

   
 

82,829

   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

10,300,615

   
 

14,599

   

Equinix, Inc.

   

10,652,014

   
 

65,834

    Mid-America Apartment
Communities, Inc.
   

7,778,287

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

217,777

   

Prologis, Inc.~

 

$

21,941,033

   
 

36,254

   

Public Storage~

   

8,654,192

   
 

125,687

   

Realty Income Corp.

   

5,955,050

   
 

102,516

   

Regency Centers Corp.

   

6,177,614

   
 

159,491

   

UDR, Inc.

   

5,073,409

   
 

128,984

   

Welltower, Inc.

   

10,784,352

   
 

246,345

   

Weyerhaeuser Company

   

7,067,638

   
     

128,070,341

   
   

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (1.0%)#

 
 

20,000

   

99 Acquisition Group, Inc.

   

206,000

   
 

50,000

    Alchemy Investments
Acquisition Corp. 1
   

547,750

   
 

750,000

    Alpha Partners Technology
Merger Corp. - Class A
   

7,972,500

   
 

1,500,000

    CARTESIAN GROWTH Corp. II -
Class A
   

16,297,500

   
 

140,000

   

Cetus Capital Acquisition Corp.

   

1,472,800

   
 

700,000

    Chenghe Acquisition
Company - Class A
   

7,623,000

   
 

350,000

    Denali Capital Acquisition
Corp. - Class A
   

3,832,500

   
 

1,250,000

    Everest Consolidator
Acquisition Corp.
   

13,600,000

   
 

500,000

   

Evergreen Corp. - Class A

   

5,517,500

   
 

60,000

   

Four Leaf Acquisition Corp.

   

664,500

   
 

500,000

    FutureTech II Acquisition
Corp. - Class A
   

5,475,000

   
 

500,000

    Generation Asia I Acquisition,
Ltd. - Class A
   

5,400,000

   
 

100,000

   

Haymaker Acquisition Corp. 4

   

1,037,000

   
 

500,000

    Investcorp Europe Acquisition
Corp. I - Class A
   

5,465,000

   
 

30,000

   

Israel Acquisitions Corp.

   

319,800

   
 

100,000

   

Keen Vision Acquisition Corp.

   

1,028,500

   
 

825,000

    Learn CW Investment Corp. -
Class A
   

8,860,500

   
 

100,000

    Nabors Energy Transition
Corp. II
   

1,027,000

   
 

55,000

   

Oak Woods Acquisition Corp.

   

616,825

   
 

218,489

    OPY Acquisition Corp. I -
Class A
   

2,285,395

   
 

1,000,000

    Pearl Holdings Acquisition
Corp. - Class A
   

10,750,000

   
 

255,000

   

Pono Capital Three, Inc.

   

2,742,525

   
 

14,770

   

Quetta Acquisition Corp.

   

149,473

   
 

1,500,000

    Rigel Resource Acquisition
Corp. - Class A
   

16,395,000

   
 

800,000

    SDCL EDGE Acquisition Corp. -
Class A
   

8,560,000

   
 

250,000

   

Silverbox Corp. III

   

2,628,750

   
 

24,769

   

Spark I Acquisition Corp.

   

250,662

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

500,000

    TortoiseEcofin Acquisition
Corp. III - Class A
 

$

5,265,000

   
 

900,000

    Tristar Acquisition I Corp. -
Class A
   

9,684,000

   
     

145,674,480

   
   

Utilities (1.3%)

 
 

392,399

   

AES Corp.~

   

5,846,745

   
 

153,452

    American Electric Power
Company, Inc.
   

11,591,764

   
 

142,474

   

CMS Energy Corp.~

   

7,742,037

   
 

119,289

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   

10,472,381

   
 

140,999

   

Dominion Energy, Inc.~

   

5,685,080

   
 

194,840

   

Duke Energy Corp.~

   

17,319,328

   
 

93,652

   

Edison International

   

5,905,695

   
 

87,227

   

Entergy Corp.

   

8,338,029

   
 

131,126

   

Exelon Corp.

   

5,106,046

   
 

197,458

   

FirstEnergy Corp.~

   

7,029,505

   
 

321,995

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

18,772,309

   
 

241,677

   

NiSource, Inc.

   

6,080,593

   
 

815,027

   

PNM Resources, Inc.~

   

34,443,041

   
 

151,712

    Public Service Enterprise
Group, Inc.~
   

9,353,045

   
 

216,864

   

Southern Company

   

14,594,947

   
 

54,285

   

Veralto Corp.#

   

3,745,665

   
 

173,581

   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   

10,288,146

   
     

182,314,356

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $5,835,415,184)
   

7,230,244,661

   

INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED FUND (2.3%)

     
   

Other (2.3%)

 
 

35,117,150

    Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund
(Cost $350,000,000)
   

326,238,322

   

WARRANTS (0.0%)#

     
   

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

200,000

    PSQ Holdings, Inc.
06/19/28, Strike $11.50
   

176,020

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

 
 

22,968

    Allurion Technologies, Inc.
08/02/30, Strike $8.10
   

19,523

   
 

156,250

    American Oncology Network,
Inc.
09/20/28, Strike $11.50
   

25,000

   
 

25,000

    ECARX Holdings, Inc.
12/21/27, Strike $11.50
   

800

   
 

20,000

    Grove Collaborative Holdings
06/16/27, Strike $11.50
   

386

   
 

35,000

    Lanvin Group Holdings, Ltd.
12/14/27, Strike $11.50
   

5,764

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

200,000

    Nogin, Inc.
08/26/27, Strike $11.50
 

$

2,360

   
 

81,526

    Spectral AI, Inc.
09/11/28, Strike $11.50
   

11,251

   
 

25,000

    United Homes Group, Inc.
01/28/28, Strike $11.50
   

20,095

   
     

85,179

   
   

Financials (0.0%)

 
 

187,500

    Beneficient - Class A
03/14/28, Strike $11.50
   

2,531

   
   

Health Care (0.0%)

 
 

83,333

    AEON Biopharma, Inc.
06/06/28, Strike $11.50
   

5,167

   
 

100,000

    Envoy Medical, Inc.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

1,620

   
 

62,500

    Ocean Biomedical, Inc.
07/19/26, Strike $11.50
   

5,916

   
 

33,333

    Oculis Holding, AG
03/03/30, Strike $11.50
   

37,834

   
 

200,000

    Omniab, Inc.
11/01/27, Strike $11.50
   

150,020

   
 

200,000

    Prenetics Global, Ltd.
05/17/27, Strike $8.91
   

3,260

   
 

146,040

    YS Biopharma Company, Ltd.
03/15/28, Strike $11.50
   

5,192

   
 

200,000

    Zura Bio, Ltd.
06/15/26, Strike $11.50
   

100,000

   
     

309,009

   
   

Industrials (0.0%)

 
 

285,000

    AERWINS Technology, Inc.
06/16/26, Strike $11.50
   

5,757

   
 

1,000,000

    Bitcoin Depot, Inc.
07/22/27, Strike $11.50
   

150,000

   
 

25,000

    Bridger Aerospace Group
Holdings, Inc.
01/25/28, Strike $11.50
   

5,057

   
 

42,500

    Complete Solaria, Inc.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

646

   
 

200,000

    Electriq Power Holdings, Inc.
01/28/26, Strike $11.50
   

4,890

   
 

10,000

    Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc.
09/01/27, Strike $11.50
   

5,400

   
 

500,000

    Intuitive Machines, Inc.
02/13/28, Strike $11.50
   

127,750

   
 

300,000

    LanzaTech Global, Inc.
01/01/28, Strike $11.50
   

150,000

   
 

100,000

    Marti Technologies, Inc.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

3,005

   
 

750,000

    Southland Holdings, Inc.
09/01/26, Strike $11.50
   

345,000

   
 

116,666

    Terran Orbital Corp.
03/09/28, Strike $11.50
   

12,600

   
     

810,105

   

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
   

Information Technology (0.0%)

 
 

166,666

    MariaDB, PLC
12/16/27, Strike $11.50
 

$

15,217

   
 

125,000

    Nvni Group, Ltd.
11/01/28, Strike $11.50
   

5,000

   
 

625,000

    Roadzen, Inc.
11/30/28, Strike $11.50
   

21,875

   
 

350,000

    Rubicon Technologies, Inc.
04/19/28, Strike $11.50
   

2,350

   
 

100,000

    Smx Security Matters, PLC
03/07/28, Strike $11.50
   

1,705

   
 

192,245

    Spectaire Holdings, Inc.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

9,343

   
 

250,000

    SpringBig Holdings, Inc.&
06/14/27, Strike $11.50
   

275

   
     

55,765

   
   

Materials (0.0%)

 
 

500,000

    Lifezone Metals, Ltd.
07/07/28, Strike $11.50
   

392,750

   
 

166,666

    Metals Acquisition, Ltd.
06/16/28, Strike $11.50
   

329,999

   
 

177,835

    Niocorp Developments, Ltd.
03/17/28, Strike $0.89
   

88,917

   
     

811,666

   
   

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.0%)

 
 

83,333

    10X Capital Venture Acquisition
Corp. II
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

7,358

   
 

312,972

    10X Capital Venture Acquisition
Corp. III
06/30/28, Strike $11.50
   

26,603

   
 

80,000

    Accretion Acquisition Corp.
03/01/28, Strike $11.50
   

2,272

   
 

205,467

    Acropolis Infrastructure
Acquisition Corp.
03/31/26, Strike $11.50
   

8,999

   
 

500,000

    Aetherium Acquisition Corp.
01/21/28, Strike $11.50
   

33,000

   
 

250,000

    Alpha Partners Technology
Merger Corp.
03/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

18,875

   
 

500,000

    ALSP Orchid Acquisition Corp. I
11/30/28, Strike $11.50
   

14,850

   
 

750,000

    Altenergy Acquisition Corp.
11/02/28, Strike $11.50
   

43,012

   
 

500,000

    Andretti Acquisition Corp.
03/23/28, Strike $11.50
   

134,500

   
 

50,000

    AP Acquisition Corp.
12/07/26, Strike $11.50
   

1,750

   
 

2,000

    Apollo Strategic Growth
Capital II
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

160

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

500,000

    APx Acquisition Corp. I
08/19/28, Strike $11.50
 

$

15,250

   
 

20,000

    Ares Acquisition Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

2

   
 

50,000

    Arrowroot Acquisition Corp.
03/02/26, Strike $11.50
   

7,000

   
 

250,000

    Athena Technology Acquisition
Corp. II
10/17/28, Strike $11.50
   

10,250

   
 

80,000

    Atlantic Coastal Acquisition
Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

528

   
 

625,000

    Atlantic Coastal Acquisition
Corp. II
06/02/28, Strike $11.50
   

43,750

   
 

500,000

    Aura FAT Projects Acquisition
Corp.
06/02/27, Strike $11.50
   

11,050

   
 

500,000

    Banyan Acquisition Corp.
09/30/28, Strike $11.50
   

67,500

   
 

750,000

    Battery Future Acquisition Corp.
05/26/28, Strike $11.50
   

28,125

   
 

271,216

    Beard Energy Transition
Acquisition Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

5,424

   
 

250,000

    Berenson Acquisition Corp. I
08/01/26, Strike $11.50
   

1,775

   
 

169,125

    Black Mountain Acquisition
Corp.
10/15/27, Strike $11.50
   

4,651

   
 

377,552

    Blockchain Coinvestors
Acquisition Corp. I
11/01/28, Strike $11.50
   

11,440

   
 

625,000

    Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp.
10/21/28, Strike $11.50
   

12,562

   
 

33,333

    BlueRiver Acquisition Corp.
01/04/26, Strike $11.50
   

1,660

   
 

1,000,000

    BurTech Acquisition Corp.
12/18/26, Strike $11.50
   

25,000

   
 

250,000

    byNordic Acquisition Corp.
02/09/27, Strike $11.50
   

12,612

   
 

250,000

    Byte Acquisition Corp.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

21,762

   
 

375,000

    Cactus Acquisition Corp. 1, Ltd.
10/29/26, Strike $11.50
   

11,831

   
 

400,000

    Canna-Global Acquisition Corp.
02/09/28, Strike $11.50
   

2,560

   
 

500,000

    CARTESIAN GROWTH Corp. II
07/12/28, Strike $11.50
   

65,000

   
 

134,701

    Cartica Acquisition Corp.
04/30/28, Strike $11.50
   

7,543

   
 

25,000

    Catcha Investment Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

525

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

140,000

    Cetus Capital Acquisition Corp.
03/24/28, Strike $11.50
 

$

3,507

   
 

159,466

    CF Acquisition Corp. VII
03/15/26, Strike $11.50
   

8,133

   
 

750,000

    Chain Bridge I
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

2,175

   
 

350,000

    Chenghe Acquisition Company
04/28/27, Strike $11.50
   

35

   
 

166,666

    Coliseum Acquisition Corp.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

15,267

   
 

166,666

    Compass Digital Acquisition
Corp.
10/15/28, Strike $11.50
   

20,833

   
 

92,316

    Concord Acquisition Corp. II
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

10,621

   
 

225,000

    Concord Acquisition Corp. III
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

23,895

   
 

6,666

    Constellation Acquisition
Corp. I
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

296

   
 

41,666

    Corner Growth Acquisition
Corp. 2
06/17/26, Strike $11.50
   

2,712

   
 

750,000

    Crescera Capital Acquisition
Corp.
11/19/28, Strike $11.50
   

3,375

   
 

133,333

    Crown PropTech Acquisitions
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

1,373

   
 

375,000

    CSLM Acquisition Corp.
06/01/27, Strike $11.50
   

16,425

   
 

350,000

    Denali Capital Acquisition Corp.
04/07/27, Strike $11.50
   

24,325

   
 

166,666

    DHC Acquisition Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

9,975

   
 

166,666

    Disruptive Acquisition Corp. I
03/06/26, Strike $11.50
   

7,125

   
 

750,000

    DP Cap Acquisition Corp. I
11/09/26, Strike $11.50
   

23,887

   
 

50,000

    Edify Acquisition Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

1,000

   
 

75,000

    EG Acquisition Corp.
05/28/28, Strike $11.50
   

7,500

   
 

125,000

    Energem Corp.
11/16/26, Strike $11.50
   

4,375

   
 

625,000

    Enphys Acquisition Corp.
07/15/24, Strike $11.50
   

51,219

   
 

87,500

    ESGEN Acquisition Corp.
10/20/26, Strike $11.50
   

7,438

   
 

500,000

    EVe Mobility Acquisition Corp.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

30,000

   
 

625,000

    Everest Consolidator
Acquisition Corp.
07/19/28, Strike $11.50
   

137,500

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

500,000

    Evergreen Corp.
02/15/27, Strike $11.50
 

$

18,000

   
 

500,000

    ExcelFin Acquisition Corp.
10/21/26, Strike $11.50
   

24,100

   
 

183,737

    Finnovate Acquisition Corp.
09/30/26, Strike $11.50
   

4,061

   
 

3,750

    FinServ Acquisition Corp. II
02/17/26, Strike $11.50
   

146

   
 

75,000

    Fintech Ecosystem
Development Corp.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

2,888

   
 

525,800

    Focus Impact Acquisition Corp.
10/28/26, Strike $11.50
   

13,671

   
 

250,000

    Forbion European Acquisition
Corp.
05/23/28, Strike $11.50
   

205,725

   
 

4,000

    Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II
01/15/26, Strike $11.50
   

100

   
 

266,666

    Frontier Investment Corp.
12/31/26, Strike $11.50
   

17,347

   
 

8,600

    FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp.
08/22/28, Strike $11.50
   

462

   
 

141,666

    Fusion Acquisition Corp. II
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

5,667

   
 

200,000

    Future Health ESG Corp.
09/09/26, Strike $11.50
   

3,520

   
 

500,000

    FutureTech II Acquisition Corp.
02/16/27, Strike $11.50
   

30,100

   
 

250,000

    Generation Asia I Acquisition,
Ltd.
07/24/28, Strike $11.50
   

11,162

   
 

500,000

    Genesis Growth Tech
Acquisition Corp.
05/19/28, Strike $11.50
   

90,000

   
 

425,000

    GigCapital5, Inc.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

17,000

   
 

200,000

    Global Systems Dynamics Inc.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

2,000

   
 

25,000

    Global Technology Acquisition
Corp. I
07/13/26, Strike $11.50
   

1,248

   
 

126,666

    Golden Arrow Merger Corp.
07/31/26, Strike $11.50
   

17,936

   
 

625,000

    HCM ACQUISITION Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

13,875

   
 

500,000

    Healthcare AI Acquisition Corp.
12/14/26, Strike $11.50
   

20,900

   
 

256,033

    Healthwell Acquisition Corp. I
08/05/28, Strike $11.50
   

10,369

   
 

375,000

    Industrial Tech Acquisitions II,
Inc.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

8,813

   
 

750,000

    Infinite Acquisition Corp.
11/23/28, Strike $11.50
   

39,450

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

438,223

    InFinT Acquisition Corp.
05/19/27, Strike $11.50
 

$

7,187

   
 

200,000

    Innovative International
Acquisition Corp.
07/01/28, Strike $11.50
   

8,690

   
 

350,000

    Insight Acquisition Corp.
08/26/26, Strike $11.50
   

1,995

   
 

125,000

    Integral Acquisition Corp.1
12/14/28, Strike $11.50
   

12,500

   
 

154,135

    Integrated Wellness Acquisition
Corp.
10/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

19,421

   
 

750,000

    Investcorp Europe Acquisition
Corp. I
11/23/28, Strike $11.50
   

135,225

   
 

6,250

    Iris Acquisition Corp.
03/05/26, Strike $11.50
   

195

   
 

250,000

    IX Acquisition Corp.
11/24/26, Strike $11.50
   

9,638

   
 

43,750

    Jaws Mustang Acquisition
Corp.
01/30/26, Strike $11.50
   

1,297

   
 

222,150

    Kensington Capital Acquisition
Corp. V
08/13/28, Strike $11.50
   

25,103

   
 

25,060

    Kernel Group Holdings, Inc.
01/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

1,256

   
 

250,000

    Keyarch Acquisition Corp.
07/25/28, Strike $11.50
   

7,513

   
 

500,000

    KnightSwan Acquisition Corp.
07/21/28, Strike $11.50
   

22,725

   
 

33,333

    L Catterton Asia Acquisition
Corp.
03/08/26, Strike $11.50
   

16,333

   
 

750,000

    LAMF Global Ventures Corp. I
11/11/26, Strike $11.50
   

46,912

   
 

4,564

    Landcadia Holdings IV, Inc.
03/29/28, Strike $11.50
   

296

   
 

250,000

    LatAmGrowth SPAC
01/25/28, Strike $11.50
   

12,500

   
 

412,500

    Learn CW Investment Corp.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

22,254

   
 

150,000

    Liberty Resources Acquisition
Corp.
10/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

5,250

   
 

375,000

    LIV Capital Acquisition Corp. II
02/16/27, Strike $11.50
   

10,612

   
 

6,962

    Live Oak Crestview Climate
Acquisition Corp.
03/12/26, Strike $11.50
   

464

   
 

228,160

    Marblegate Acquisition Corp.
08/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

8,237

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

675,350

    Mountain & Company I
Acquisition Corp.
09/30/26, Strike $11.50
 

$

54,028

   
 

200,000

    Nabors Energy Transition Corp.
11/17/26, Strike $11.50
   

30,000

   
 

500,000

    New Providence Acquisition
Corp. II
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

23,375

   
 

500,000

    Newcourt Acquisition Corp.
04/12/28, Strike $11.50
   

9,625

   
 

3,333

    Northern Star Investment
Corp. III
02/25/28, Strike $11.50
   

42

   
 

3,333

    Northern Star Investment
Corp. IV
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

200

   
 

250,000

    Nubia Brand International Corp.
11/16/26, Strike $11.50
   

22,500

   
 

100,000

    OceanTech Acquisitions I Corp.
05/10/26, Strike $11.50
   

2,000

   
 

250,000

    Omnilit Acquisition Corp.
11/08/26, Strike $11.50
   

19,475

   
 

750,000

    Onyx Acquisition Company I
11/30/28, Strike $11.50
   

19,500

   
 

242,744

    OPY Acquisition Corp. I
09/22/27, Strike $11.50
   

6,700

   
 

375,000

    Osiris Acquisition Corp.
05/01/28, Strike $11.50
   

13,444

   
 

625,000

    Papaya Growth Opportunity
Corp. I
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

17,312

   
 

150,000

    Patria Latin American
Opportunity Acquisition Corp.
03/10/27, Strike $11.50
   

5,475

   
 

500,000

    Pearl Holdings Acquisition Corp.
12/15/26, Strike $11.50
   

12,950

   
 

459,150

    Pegasus Digital Mobility
Acquisition Corp.
12/28/26, Strike $11.50
   

11,433

   
 

350,000

    PepperLime Health Acquisition
Corp.
10/01/26, Strike $11.50
   

11,515

   
 

144,093

    Perception Capital Corp. III
07/08/26, Strike $11.50
   

10,231

   
 

12,500

    Phoenix Biotech Acquisition
Corp.
09/01/26, Strike $11.50
   

375

   
 

20,000

    Plum Acquisition Corp. I
03/18/26, Strike $11.50
   

1,200

   
 

50,000

    Power & Digital Infrastructure
Acquisition II Corp.
12/14/28, Strike $11.50
   

4,490

   
 

250,000

    Project Energy Reimagined
Acquisition Corp.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

15,550

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

750,000

    PROOF Acquisition Corp. I
12/03/28, Strike $11.50
 

$

46,050

   
 

50,000

    Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp.
12/17/23, Strike $11.50
   

3,625

   
 

166,666

    Quadro Acquisition One Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

8,333

   
 

686,522

    RCF Acquisition Corp.
11/10/26, Strike $11.50
   

61,718

   
 

1,000,000

    Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp.
11/05/26, Strike $11.50
   

135,450

   
 

40,000

    RMG Acquisition Corp. III
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

1,786

   
 

115,402

    Rose Hill Acquisition Corp.
03/15/23, Strike $11.50
   

1,846

   
 

133,333

    Ross Acquisition Corp. II
02/12/26, Strike $11.50
   

6,500

   
 

250,000

    Roth CH Acquisition V
Company
12/10/26, Strike $11.50
   

9,988

   
 

400,000

    SDCL EDGE Acquisition Corp.
03/23/26, Strike $11.50
   

48,000

   
 

75,000

    Seaport Global Acquisition II
Corp.
11/17/26, Strike $11.50
   

3,368

   
 

1,000,000

    Semper Paratus Acquisition
Corp.
11/04/26, Strike $11.50
   

47,500

   
 

250,000

    SEP Acquisition Corp.
07/27/26, Strike $11.50
   

32,637

   
 

1,000,000

    ShoulderUp Technology
Acquisition Corp.
11/17/26, Strike $11.50
   

27,000

   
 

250,000

    SHUAA Partners Acquisition
Corp. I
03/02/27, Strike $11.50
   

14,387

   
 

500,000

    Sizzle Acquisition Corp.
03/12/26, Strike $11.50
   

40,500

   
 

7,500

    Slam Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

980

   
 

2,500

    Social Leverage Acquisition
Corp. I
02/17/28, Strike $11.50
   

149

   
 

500,000

    Southport Acquisition Corp.
05/24/28, Strike $11.50
   

19,500

   
 

75,000

    SportsMap Tech Acquisition
Corp.
09/01/27, Strike $11.50
   

3,593

   
 

250,000

    Spree Acquisition Corp. 1, Ltd.
12/22/28, Strike $11.50
   

3,300

   
 

300,286

    Springwater Special Situations
Corp.
04/12/26, Strike $11.50
   

25,825

   
 

250,000

    StoneBridge Acquisition Corp.
07/16/28, Strike $11.50
   

4,888

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
 
 

VALUE

 
 

250,000

    Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp.
06/17/28, Strike $11.50
 

$

13,412

   
 

333,333

    Target Global Acquisition I Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

10,200

   
 

20,000

    Thunder Bridge Capital
Partners III, Inc.
02/15/28, Strike $11.50
   

1,400

   
 

100,000

    Thunder Bridge Capital
Partners IV, Inc.
04/30/28, Strike $11.50
   

10,840

   
 

150,000

    TKB Critical Technologies 1
10/29/28, Strike $11.50
   

10,275

   
 

328,694

    Tlgy Acquisition Corp.
01/14/28, Strike $11.50
   

11,702

   
 

125,000

    TortoiseEcofin Acquisition
Corp. III
07/22/28, Strike $11.50
   

13,162

   
 

250,000

    Trajectory Alpha Acquisition
Corp.
12/31/27, Strike $11.50
   

35,675

   
 

450,000

    Tristar Acquisition I Corp.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

11,250

   
 

179,109

    Twelve Seas Investment
Company II
03/02/28, Strike $11.50
   

6,287

   
 

83,333

    Twin Ridge Capital Acquisition
Corp.
12/31/28, Strike $11.50
   

4,075

   
 

289,507

    Worldwide Webb Acquisition
Corp.
10/20/26, Strike $11.50
   

43,397

   
 

266,666

    Zalatoris II Acquisition Corp.
05/13/27, Strike $11.50
   

18,547

   
     

3,034,878

   
    TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $5,758,119)
   

5,285,153

   

RIGHTS (0.0%)#

     
   

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.0%)

 
 

160,000

    Accretion Acquisition Corp.,
(Expires 3/1/28)
   

16,000

   
 

140,000

    Cetus Capital Acquisition Corp.,
(Expires 3/31/24)
   

25,207

   
 

750,000

    CSLM Acquisition Corp.,
(Expires 7/1/23)
   

105,000

   
 

150,000

    Fintech Ecosystem
Development Corp.,
(Expires 4/1/26)
   

15,780

   
 

500,000

    Keyarch Acquisition Corp.,
(Expires 1/31/24)
   

44,500

   
    TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $144,766)
   

206,487

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (1.3%)#

     
   

Communication Services (0.0%)

     
       

CyberAgent, Inc.

         
 

90

JPY

                 
 

4,491,000,000

   

Call, 11/16/29, Strike 88.81

 

$

537,620

   
 

50

JPY

                 
 

2,495,000,000

   

Call, 11/16/29, Strike 89.46

   

274,967

   
 

30

JPY

 

Cyberagent, Inc.

         
 

1,497,000,000

   

Call, 02/19/25, Strike 93.40

   

112,441

   
 

165

JPY

 

Koei Tecmo Holdings Company,

         
 

3,240,600,000,000

   

Ltd.

         
       

Call, 12/20/24, Strike 97.97

   

302,045

   
     

1,227,073

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

     
 

5,000

   

DISH Network Corp.

         
 

2,450,000

   

Put, 12/19/25, Strike $5.00

   

1,005,000

   
       

EDION Corp.

         
 

50

JPY

                 
 

7,530,000,000

   

Call, 06/19/25, Strike 94.30

   

1,361,067

   
 

60

JPY

                 
 

903,600,000,000

   

Call, 06/19/25, Strike 99.51

   

1,489,164

   
 

50

JPY

                 
 

753,000,000,000

   

Call, 06/19/25, Strike 95.45

   

1,323,132

   
 

100

JPY

 

H.I.S. Company, Ltd.

         
 

1,698,000,000,000

   

Call, 11/15/24, Strike 96.54

   

   
 

204

   

iRobot Corp.

         
 

671,772

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $50.00

   

4,590

   
        Kyoritsu Maintenance
Company, Ltd.
         
 

100

JPY

                 
 

5,757,000,000,000

   

Call, 01/29/26, Strike 94.89

   

2,283,469

   
 

20

JPY

                 
 

1,151,400,000,000

   

Call, 01/29/26, Strike 96.66

   

433,361

   
 

5

JPY

                 
 

287,850,000,000

   

Call, 01/29/26, Strike 95.73

   

111,390

   
 

200

JPY

 

Takashimaya Company, Ltd.

         
 

40,860,000,000

   

Call, 12/06/28, Strike 94.40

   

3,211,232

   
     

11,222,405

   
   

Consumer Staples (0.0%)

     
 

5,500

   

Beyond Meat, Inc.

         
 

3,283,500

   

Put, 01/19/24, Strike $10.00

   

2,557,500

   
       

Ezaki Glico Company, Ltd.

         
 

100

JPY

                 
 

43,860,000,000

   

Call, 01/30/24, Strike 97.57

   

162,760

   
 

50

JPY

                 
 

21,930,000,000

   

Call, 01/30/24, Strike 96.89

   

104,145

   
 

50

JPY

                 
 

1,149,500,000,000

   

Nippn Corp.

         
       

Call, 06/20/25, Strike 98.27

   

327,293

   
     

3,151,698

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
       

Health Care (0.0%)

     
       

Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

         
 

72

JPY

                 
 

1,674,000,000,000

   

Call, 12/13/23, Strike 97.95

 

$

98,936

   
 

50

JPY

                 
 

1,162,500,000,000

   

Call, 12/13/23, Strike 97.68

   

77,631

   
 

25

JPY

                 
 

581,250,000,000

   

Call, 12/13/23, Strike 98.32

   

28,232

   
     

204,799

   
       

Industrials (0.0%)

     
       

ANA Holdings, Inc.

         
 

100

JPY

                 
 

3,940,000,000

   

Call, 12/08/28, Strike 86.09

   

2,436,350

   
 

100

JPY

                 
 

39,400,000

   

Call, 09/19/24, Strike 96.53

   

244,180

   
 

100

   

Asashi Refining US, Inc.

         
 

346,100,000

   

Call, 03/16/26, Strike $88.78

   

25,000

   
 

160

JPY

 

Seino Holdings Company, Ltd.

         
 

3,504,000,000,000

   

Call, 03/31/26, Strike 97.31

   

1,921,336

   
     

4,626,866

   
       

Information Technology (0.0%)

     
 

2,000

   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

         
 

48,604,000

   

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $260.00

   

3,430,000

   
 

500

   

Silicon Motion Technology Corp.

         
 

2,679,000

   

Call, 12/15/23, Strike $60.00

   

50,000

   
     

3,480,000

   
       

Materials (0.1%)

     
 

45

JPY

                 
 

1,315,350,000,000

    Maeda Kosen Company, Ltd.
Call, 04/18/24, Strike 99.90
   

45,433

   
       

Nippon Steel Corp.

         
 

100

JPY

                 
 

7,220,000,000

   

Call, 10/04/24, Strike 98.59

   

2,475,592

   
 

50

JPY

                 
 

3,610,000,000

   

Call, 10/05/26, Strike 96.93

   

1,315,236

   
 

34

JPY

                 
 

2,454,800,000

   

Call, 10/05/26, Strike 97.61

   

875,888

   
     

4,712,149

   
       

Other (1.1%)

     
 

14,500

   

S&P 500 Index

         
 

6,081,010,000

   

Put, 12/29/23, Strike $4,200.00

   

148,407,500

   
     

148,407,500

   
       

Real Estate (0.0%)

     
 

100

JPY

 

Relo Group, Inc.

         
 

1,487,000,000,000

   

Call, 12/17/27, Strike 92.68

   

629,750

   
        TOTAL PURCHASED
OPTIONS
(Cost $103,099,310)
   

177,662,240

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (0.9%)
     
 

130,372,948

    State Street Navigator
Securities Lending Government
Money Market Portfolio,
5.358%†***
(Cost $130,372,948)
 

$

130,372,948

   
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS (96.2%)
(Cost $12,172,568,769)
   

13,408,569,715

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-0.9%)

   

(130,372,948

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (4.7%)

   

656,289,955

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

13,934,486,722

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT (-15.7%)#

     
   

Communication Services (-0.7%)

 
 

(130,848

)

 

Bilibili, Inc. (ADR)

   

(1,757,289

)

 
 

(10,500

)

  Charter Communications, Inc. -
Class A
   

(4,229,400

)

 
 

(400,000

) JPY

 

CyberAgent, Inc.

   

(2,083,985

)

 
 

(985,065

)

 

DISH Network Corp. - Class A

   

(4,826,818

)

 
 

(69,800

)

 

JOYY, Inc. (ADR)

   

(2,716,616

)

 
 

(246,200

) JPY

  Koei Tecmo Holdings Company,
Ltd.
   

(3,190,083

)

 
 

(8,884,169

) EUR

 

Koninklijke KPN, NV

   

(29,846,085

)

 
 

(103,913

)

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.

   

(8,315,118

)

 
 

(71,000

)

 

Lyft, Inc. - Class A

   

(651,070

)

 
 

(169,347

)

 

Match Group, Inc.

   

(5,859,406

)

 
 

(4,500

)

 

Perficient, Inc.

   

(261,855

)

 
 

(113,988

)

 

Sea, Ltd. (ADR)

   

(4,753,300

)

 
 

(661,267

)

 

Snap, Inc. - Class A

   

(6,619,283

)

 
 

(45,992

)

 

TechTarget, Inc.

   

(1,158,078

)

 
 

(166,701

)

 

TKO Group Holdings, Inc.

   

(13,666,148

)

 
 

(32,170

)

 

TripAdvisor, Inc.

   

(474,829

)

 
 

(94,929

)

 

Ziff Davis, Inc.

   

(5,739,407

)

 
     

(96,148,770

)

 
   

Consumer Discretionary (-3.0%)

 
 

(79,000

)

 

Airbnb, Inc. - Class A

   

(9,344,910

)

 
 

(936,400

) HKD

 

ANTA Sports Products, Ltd.

   

(10,572,306

)

 
 

(1,400

)

 

Booking Holdings, Inc.

   

(3,905,384

)

 
 

(2,121,000

)

 

Carnival Corp.

   

(24,306,660

)

 
 

(17,000

)

 

Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

   

(528,190

)

 
 

(11,323

)

  Cracker Barrel Old Country
Store, Inc.
   

(751,394

)

 
 

(49,178

) EUR

 

Delivery Hero, SE*

   

(1,247,285

)

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

(192,300

)

 

DraftKings, Inc. - Class A

 

$

(5,311,326

)

 
 

(1,285,100

) JPY

 

EDION Corp.

   

(12,768,337

)

 
 

(299,959

)

 

Etsy, Inc.

   

(18,687,446

)

 
 

(310,000

)

 

Ford Motor Company

   

(3,022,500

)

 
 

(409,736

)

 

Guess?, Inc.

   

(8,809,324

)

 
 

(206,500

) JPY

  Kyoritsu Maintenance
Company, Ltd.
   

(7,839,030

)

 
 

(444,400

)

 

Li Auto, Inc. (ADR)

   

(15,025,164

)

 
 

(44,901

)

 

Luminar Technologies, Inc.

   

(142,336

)

 
 

(38,217

)

  Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Corp.
   

(3,434,180

)

 
 

(20,000

) HKD

 

Meituan - Class B*

   

(282,675

)

 
 

(1,974,400

)

 

NIO, Inc. (ADR)

   

(14,413,120

)

 
 

(622,200

)

  Norwegian Cruise Line
Holdings, Ltd.
   

(8,461,920

)

 
 

(157,550

)

 

PDD Holdings, Inc.

   

(15,978,721

)

 
 

(2,781,800

)

  Rivian Automotive, Inc. -
Class A
   

(45,120,796

)

 
 

(567,832

)

 

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.

   

(48,112,405

)

 
 

(23,700

)

 

Shake Shack, Inc. - Class A

   

(1,328,148

)

 
 

(150,355

)

 

Stride, Inc.

   

(8,266,518

)

 
 

(515,800

) JPY

 

Takashimaya Company, Ltd.

   

(6,952,198

)

 
 

(416,358

)

 

Tesla, Inc.

   

(83,621,341

)

 
 

(6,600

)

 

Vail Resorts, Inc.

   

(1,400,850

)

 
 

(1,221,902

)

 

Wayfair, Inc. - Class A

   

(52,065,244

)

 
 

(3,380,000

) HKD

 

Wynn Macau, Ltd.

   

(2,984,671

)

 
     

(414,684,379

)

 
   

Consumer Staples (-0.1%)

 
 

(113,100

)

 

Beauty Health Company

   

(458,055

)

 
 

(83,589

)

 

Freshpet, Inc.

   

(4,798,009

)

 
 

(96,000

) JPY

 

Nippn Corp.

   

(1,456,071

)

 
 

(84,900

)

 

Post Holdings, Inc.

   

(6,815,772

)

 
 

(93,400

) JPY

 

Yaoko Company, Ltd.

   

(4,776,140

)

 
     

(18,304,047

)

 
   

Energy (-1.8%)

 
 

(36,774

)

 

Chevron Corp.

   

(5,359,075

)

 
 

(559,643

)

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

(59,238,212

)

 
 

(101,968

)

 

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.

   

(3,909,453

)

 
 

(767,759

)

  Pioneer Natural Resources
Company
   

(183,494,401

)

 
 

(125,200

)

 

World Kinect Corp.

   

(2,316,200

)

 
     

(254,317,341

)

 
   

Financials (-0.2%)

 
 

(282,500

)

  Apollo Global Management,
Inc.
   

(21,876,800

)

 
 

(29,500

)

 

Coinbase Global, Inc. - Class A

   

(2,275,040

)

 
 

(177,000

)

 

SoFi Technologies, Inc.

   

(1,336,350

)

 
     

(25,488,190

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Health Care (-1.5%)

 
 

(61,000

)

 

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

$

(9,259,800

)

 
 

(108,580

)

  Amphastar Pharmaceuticals,
Inc.
    (4,915,417)    
 

(30,400

)

 

Ascendis Pharma, A/S (ADR)

   

(2,715,024

)

 
 

(210,066

)

 

Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.

   

(5,470,119

)

 
 

(57,790

)

 

Coherus Biosciences, Inc.

   

(193,597

)

 
 

(112,619

)

 

CONMED Corp.

   

(10,975,848

)

 
 

(749,380

)

 

Dexcom, Inc.

   

(66,567,425

)

 
 

(94,406

)

 

Envista Holdings Corp.

   

(2,196,828

)

 
 

(400,224

)

 

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.

   

(13,555,587

)

 
 

(406,600

)

 

Innoviva, Inc.

   

(5,045,906

)

 
 

(170,531

)

 

Insmed, Inc.

   

(4,273,507

)

 
 

(74,881

)

 

Insulet Corp.

   

(9,926,974

)

 
 

(70,500

)

 

Integer Holdings Corp.

   

(5,722,485

)

 
 

(244,000

)

 

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   

(10,801,880

)

 
 

(567,630

)

 

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   

(5,091,641

)

 
 

(83,420

)

 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, PLC

   

(10,596,008

)

 
 

(43,580

)

 

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.

   

(2,815,268

)

 
 

(7,000

)

 

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

   

(656,810

)

 
 

(212,500

)

 

Natera, Inc.

   

(8,387,375

)

 
 

(25,000

)

 

NeoGenomics, Inc.

   

(350,500

)

 
 

(40,000

)

 

Omnicell, Inc.

   

(1,421,600

)

 
 

(49,000

)

 

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.

   

(386,610

)

 
 

(173,511

)

 

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

   

(11,679,025

)

 
 

(600

) JPY

 

Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.

   

(9,203

)

 
 

(16,462

)

 

Shockwave Medical, Inc.

   

(3,395,452

)

 
 

(23,700

)

 

TransMedics Group, Inc.

   

(888,276

)

 
 

(642,149

)

 

Veradigm, Inc.

   

(8,469,945

)

 
     

(205,768,110

)

 
   

Industrials (-1.0%)

 
 

(21,800

)

 

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

   

(1,902,268

)

 
 

(100,200

)

  Air Transport Services Group,
Inc.
    (1,960,914)    
 

(602,400

)

 

American Airlines Group, Inc.

   

(6,716,760

)

 
 

(238,100

) JPY

 

ANA Holdings, Inc.

   

(4,637,118

)

 
 

(32,955

)

 

Axon Enterprise, Inc.

   

(6,738,968

)

 
 

(382,400

)

 

Bloom Energy Corp. - Class A

   

(3,976,960

)

 
 

(315,700

)

 

Chart Industries, Inc.

   

(36,693,811

)

 
 

(513,000

)

 

Clarivate, PLC

   

(3,272,940

)

 
 

(242,933

)

 

Fluor Corp.

   

(8,087,240

)

 
 

(91,056

)

 

Granite Construction, Inc.

   

(3,685,947

)

 
 

(54,380

)

 

Greenbrier Companies, Inc.

   

(1,881,004

)

 
 

(49,800

)

 

John Bean Technologies Corp.

   

(5,180,196

)

 
 

(92,200

)

 

Middleby Corp.

   

(10,406,614

)

 
 

(19,000

)

 

RBC Bearings, Inc.

   

(4,176,960

)

 
 

(129,000

) EUR

 

Safran, SA

   

(20,067,486

)

 
 

(415,200

) JPY

 

Seino Holdings Company, Ltd.

   

(5,997,562

)

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

(3,374,000

) SGD

 

Singapore Airlines, Ltd.

 

$

(15,056,889

)

 
 

(57,600

)

 

Stem, Inc.

   

(194,688

)

 
 

(22,494

)

 

Tetra Tech, Inc.

   

(3,394,569

)

 
 

(130,305

)

 

Upwork, Inc.

   

(1,361,687

)

 
 

(340,000

)

 

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.

   

(503,200

)

 
     

(145,893,781

)

 
   

Information Technology (-6.3%)

 
 

(106,345

)

 

3D Systems Corp.

   

(396,667

)

 
 

(1,020,900

)

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

   

(105,489,597

)

 
 

(100,182

)

 

Altair Engineering, Inc. - Class A

   

(6,223,306

)

 
 

(119,700

)

 

Bentley Systems, Inc. - Class B

   

(5,822,208

)

 
 

(122,759

)

 

BILL Holdings, Inc.

   

(11,206,669

)

 
 

(187,841

)

 

Blackline, Inc.

   

(9,222,993

)

 
 

(78,000

)

 

Block, Inc.

   

(3,139,500

)

 
 

(690,000

)

 

Box, Inc. - Class A

   

(17,153,400

)

 
 

(34,020

)

 

Broadcom, Inc.

   

(28,623,407

)

 
 

(27,900

)

 

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc.

   

(1,785,879

)

 
 

(73,594

)

 

Cloudflare, Inc. - Class A

   

(4,172,044

)

 
 

(131,800

)

 

Confluent, Inc. - Class A

   

(3,810,338

)

 
 

(84,439

)

 

CSG Systems International, Inc.

   

(3,956,812

)

 
 

(65,900

)

 

CyberArk Software, Ltd.

   

(10,783,876

)

 
 

(156,600

)

 

Datadog, Inc. - Class A

   

(12,758,202

)

 
 

(32,050

)

 

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

   

(655,743

)

 
 

(742,200

)

 

Dropbox, Inc. - Class A

   

(19,519,860

)

 
 

(22,734

)

 

Enphase Energy, Inc.

   

(1,809,172

)

 
 

(78,200

)

 

Envestnet, Inc.

   

(2,893,400

)

 
 

(42,000

)

 

Five9, Inc.

   

(2,430,540

)

 
 

(69,833

)

 

Guidewire Software, Inc.

   

(6,294,048

)

 
 

(23,000

)

 

Impinj, Inc.

   

(1,486,030

)

 
 

(2,113,399

)

 

Infinera Corp.

   

(6,192,259

)

 
 

(190,288

)

 

Insight Enterprises, Inc.

   

(27,268,270

)

 
 

(95,973

)

 

InterDigital, Inc.

   

(7,221,968

)

 
 

(47,916

)

 

Itron, Inc.

   

(2,744,628

)

 
 

(115,000

)

 

Jamf Holding Corp.

   

(1,846,900

)

 
 

(12,707,000

) HKD

 

Lenovo Group, Ltd.

   

(14,776,998

)

 
 

(357,323

)

 

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.

   

(14,010,635

)

 
 

(6,753

)

 

MicroStrategy, Inc. - Class A

   

(2,859,153

)

 
 

(98,800

)

 

Model N, Inc.

   

(2,381,080

)

 
 

(275,779

)

 

MongoDB, Inc.

   

(95,030,686

)

 
 

(192,860

)

 

Nice, Ltd. (ADR)

   

(29,767,941

)

 
 

(118,350

)

 

Nova, Ltd.

   

(11,239,699

)

 
 

(79,587

)

 

Nutanix, Inc. - Class A

   

(2,880,254

)

 
 

(35,662

)

 

Okta, Inc.

   

(2,403,975

)

 
 

(1,280,700

)

 

ON Semiconductor Corp.

   

(80,223,048

)

 
 

(807,986

)

 

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

   

(196,356,758

)

 
 

(30,500

)

 

Pegasystems, Inc.

   

(1,303,570

)

 
 

(124,000

)

 

Progress Software Corp.

   

(6,371,120

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

(36,500

)

 

PROS Holdings, Inc.

 

$

(1,136,975

)

 
 

(156,800

)

 

Rapid7, Inc.

   

(7,289,632

)

 
 

(134,400

)

  Seagate Technology Holdings,
PLC
    (9,172,800)    
 

(126,300

)

 

Shift4 Payments, Inc. - Class A

   

(5,622,876

)

 
 

(127,498

)

 

Splunk, Inc.

   

(18,762,606

)

 
 

(431,268

)

 

Teradyne, Inc.

   

(35,911,686

)

 
 

(240,000

)

 

Varonis Systems, Inc.

   

(8,073,600

)

 
 

(33,300

)

 

Verint Systems, Inc.

   

(626,373

)

 
 

(216,646

)

 

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

   

(4,818,207

)

 
 

(350,700

)

 

Wolfspeed, Inc.

   

(11,867,688

)

 
 

(163,100

)

 

Workiva, Inc.

   

(14,204,379

)

 
     

(881,999,455

)

 
   

Materials (-0.3%)

 
 

(25,000

) JPY

 

ARE Holdings, Inc.

   

(315,026

)

 
 

(642,997

)

 

ATI, Inc.

   

(24,285,997

)

 
 

(73,870

)

  Lithium Americas Argentina
Corp.
    (408,501)    
 

(51,200

) JPY

 

Maeda Kosen Company, Ltd.

   

(987,350

)

 
 

(678,100

) JPY

 

Nippon Steel Corp.

   

(14,458,975

)

 
     

(40,455,849

)

 
   

Real Estate (-0.3%)

 
 

(605,000

) HKD

 

Link REIT

   

(2,775,566

)

 
 

(88,000

) JPY

 

Relo Group, Inc.

   

(863,309

)

 
 

(82,500

)

 

Ventas, Inc.

   

(3,502,950

)

 
 

(144,500

)

 

Welltower, Inc.

   

(12,081,645

)

 
 

(497,000

)

 

Zillow Group, Inc. - Class C

   

(18,016,250

)

 
     

(37,239,720

)

 
   

Utilities (-0.5%)

 
 

(77,700

)

 

Alliant Energy Corp.

   

(3,790,983

)

 
 

(58,500

)

  American Water Works
Company, Inc.
    (6,882,525)    
 

(163,000

)

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   

(4,381,440

)

 
 

(60,500

)

 

CMS Energy Corp.

   

(3,287,570

)

 
 

(71,500

)

 

Duke Energy Corp.

   

(6,355,635

)

 
 

(160,000

)

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

(5,696,000

)

 
 

(180,000

)

 

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

(10,494,000

)

 
 

(235,000

)

 

PPL Corp.

   

(5,773,950

)

 
 

(226,600

)

 

Southern Company

   

(15,250,180

)

 
 

(161,900

)

  Sunnova Energy International,
Inc.
    (1,478,147)    
     

(63,390,430

)

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $2,260,175,982)
   

(2,183,690,072

)

 
    TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $2,260,175,982)
   

(2,183,690,072

)

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS (-0.7%)#

     
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

     
 

11,000

   

Carnival Corp.

         
 

12,606,000

   

Call, 06/21/24, Strike $10.00

 

$

(3,223,000

)

 
 

68

   

iRobot Corp.

         
 

223,924

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $35.00

   

(21,420

)

 
     

(3,244,420

)

 
   

Information Technology (0.0%)

     
 

2,000

   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

         
 

48,604,000

   

Call, 11/03/23, Strike $260.00

   

(38,000

)

 
   

Other (-0.7%)

     
       

S&P 500 Index

         
 

1,000

   

 

         
 

419,380,000

   

Call, 12/29/23, Strike $4,200.00

   

(11,690,000

)

 
 

1,000

                   
 

419,380,000

   

Call, 12/29/23, Strike $4,000.00

   

(25,975,000

)

 
       

S&P 500 Index

         
 

8,750

                   
 

3,669,575,000

   

Call, 12/29/23, Strike $4,300.00

   

(56,218,750

)

 
 

5,000

                   
 

2,096,900,000

   

Put, 12/29/23, Strike $3,500.00

   

(3,550,000

)

 
     

(97,433,750

)

 
        TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premium $219,352,018)
   

(100,716,170

)

 

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

COUNTERPARTY

  LONG
CONTRACTS
  SETTLEMENT
DATE
  LOCAL
CURRENCY
  CURRENT
VALUE
  UNREALIZED
GAIN/LOSS
 

Bank of New York

 

Singapore Dollar

 

01/19/24

   

1,283,000

   

$

940,368

   

$

1,247

   
   

$

1,247

   

COUNTERPARTY

  SHORT
CONTRACTS
  SETTLEMENT
DATE
  LOCAL
CURRENCY
  CURRENT
VALUE
  UNREALIZED
GAIN/LOSS
 
State Street Bank and
Trust
  British
Pound Sterling
 

01/19/24

   

14,001,000

   

$

17,028,527

   

$

17,018

   
State Street Bank and
Trust
 

Singapore Dollar

 

01/19/24

   

24,025,000

     

17,608,989

     

6,524

   
State Street Bank and
Trust
 

Japanese Yen

 

01/19/24

   

3,109,342,000

     

20,782,545

     

309,873

   
State Street Bank and
Trust
  European Monetary
Unit
 

01/19/24

   

102,255,000

     

108,601,683

     

(405,382

)

 
   

$

(71,967

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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Market Neutral Income Fund Schedule of Investments October 31, 2023

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

~  Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options and securities sold short. The aggregate value of such securities is $3,774,357,766.

*  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.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

@  In default status and considered non-income producing.

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

#  Non-income producing security.

††  Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

‡‡‡  Security fair valued using significant unobservable inputs and classified as a Level 3 security.

&  Illiquid security.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATION

EUR  European Monetary Unit

GBP  British Pound Sterling

HKD  Hong Kong Dollar

JPY  Japanese Yen

SGD  Singapore Dollar

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. For purchased options denominated in JPY, the strike price shown is a percentage of the par value of the underlying.

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS

COUNTERPARTY

  UNDERLYING
REFERENCE
INSTRUMENT
  FIXED RATE
(FUND PAYS)
  FLOATING RATE
(FUND RECEIVES)
  TERMINATION
DATE
  PERIODIC
PAYMENT
FREQUENCY
  NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
  UPFRONT
PAYMENTS
(PAID)/
RECEIVED
  MARKET
VALUE
  UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION/
(DEPRECIATION)
 
JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.
 

PagerDuty, Inc.

  Equity returns on 227,709 shares of
PagerDuty, Inc.
 

1 mo. OBFR Plus 1.000%

 

11/15/23

 

Monthly

 

$

4,884,358

   

$

   

$

291,468

   

$

291,468

   
JPMorgan Chase
Bank N.A.
 

Enovis Corp.

  Equity returns on 60,200 shares of
Enovis Corp.
 

1 mo. OBFR Plus 1.000%

 

11/22/23

 

Monthly

   

2,700,572

     

     

(62,608

)

   

(62,608

)

 
   

$

   

$

228,860

   

$

228,860

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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Hedged Equity Fund Schedule of Investments October 31, 2023

NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (94.5%)

     
   

Communication Services (8.3%)

 
 

81,811

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A~#

 

$

10,151,109

   
 

91,737

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C~#

   

11,494,646

   
 

82,036

   

AT&T, Inc.~

   

1,263,354

   
 

70,810

   

Comcast Corp. - Class A

   

2,923,745

   
 

13,095

   

Fox Corp. - Class A

   

397,957

   
 

15,143

   

Match Group, Inc.#

   

523,948

   
 

35,178

   

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A#

   

10,598,076

   
 

6,768

   

Netflix, Inc.~#

   

2,786,318

   
 

10,830

   

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.#

   

1,558,004

   
 

67,586

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.~

   

2,374,296

   
 

32,834

   

Walt Disney Company~#

   

2,678,926

   
     

46,750,379

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (9.2%)

 
 

136,362

   

Amazon.com, Inc.~#

   

18,148,418

   
 

11,586

   

Aptiv, PLC#

   

1,010,299

   
 

584

   

Booking Holdings, Inc.~#

   

1,629,103

   
 

15,339

   

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.#

   

611,873

   
 

52,243

   

Carnival Corp.#

   

598,705

   
 

701

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.#

   

1,361,482

   
 

4,530

   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   

659,251

   
 

14,075

   

DR Horton, Inc.

   

1,469,430

   
 

12,279

   

eBay, Inc.

   

481,705

   
 

62,497

   

Ford Motor Company

   

609,346

   
 

23,464

   

General Motors Company

   

661,685

   
 

17,230

   

Home Depot, Inc.~

   

4,905,209

   
 

14,561

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

   

691,065

   
 

14,068

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

2,680,939

   
 

1,370

   

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.#

   

539,068

   
 

10,904

   

McDonald's Corp.~

   

2,858,702

   
 

15,726

   

MGM Resorts International#

   

549,152

   
 

22,026

   

NIKE, Inc. - Class B~

   

2,263,612

   
 

33,393

   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Ltd.#^

   

454,145

   
 

1,359

   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.#

   

1,264,468

   
 

7,807

   

Ross Stores, Inc.

   

905,378

   
 

18,926

   

Starbucks Corp.~

   

1,745,734

   
 

11,785

   

Tesla, Inc.#

   

2,366,899

   
 

21,818

   

TJX Cos., Inc.~

   

1,921,511

   
 

2,401

   

Ulta Beauty, Inc.#

   

915,525

   
     

51,302,704

   
   

Consumer Staples (6.5%)

 
 

30,078

   

Altria Group, Inc.~

   

1,208,233

   
 

13,261

   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company

   

949,090

   
 

8,504

   

Church & Dwight Company, Inc.

   

773,354

   
 

55,002

   

Coca-Cola Company~

   

3,107,063

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

12,810

   

Colgate-Palmolive Company

 

$

962,287

   
 

6,044

   

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

   

1,415,203

   
 

5,230

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.~

   

2,889,261

   
 

4,093

   

Dollar General Corp.

   

487,231

   
 

7,051

   

Dollar Tree, Inc.#

   

783,295

   
 

4,633

   

Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A

   

597,055

   
 

13,991

   

General Mills, Inc.

   

912,773

   
 

10,613

   

Kellanova

   

535,638

   
 

7,910

   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   

946,352

   
 

18,278

   

Kraft Heinz Company

   

575,026

   
 

18,412

   

Kroger Company

   

835,352

   
 

36,953

   

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A~

   

2,446,658

   
 

15,977

   

Monster Beverage Corp.#

   

816,425

   
 

16,870

   

PepsiCo, Inc.~

   

2,754,533

   
 

30,879

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.~

   

2,753,172

   
 

30,327

   

Procter & Gamble Company

   

4,549,960

   
 

13,781

   

Sysco Corp.

   

916,299

   
 

8,722

   

Target Corp.

   

966,310

   
 

26,015

   

Walmart, Inc.~

   

4,251,111

   
     

36,431,681

   
   

Energy (4.6%)

 
 

34,059

   

Chevron Corp.~

   

4,963,418

   
 

23,111

   

ConocoPhillips~

   

2,745,587

   
 

6,517

   

EOG Resources, Inc.

   

822,771

   
 

39,644

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

4,196,318

   
 

15,001

   

Hess Corp.

   

2,166,144

   
 

43,843

   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

710,257

   
 

23,211

   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   

3,510,664

   
 

13,019

   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

804,704

   
 

8,789

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

573,043

   
 

6,156

   

Phillips 66

   

702,215

   
 

8,740

   

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

   

2,088,860

   
 

18,547

   

Schlumberger, NV

   

1,032,326

   
 

6,127

   

Valero Energy Corp.

   

778,129

   
 

22,126

   

Williams Companies, Inc.

   

761,134

   
     

25,855,570

   
   

Financials (12.3%)

 
 

9,088

   

Aflac, Inc.~

   

709,864

   
 

6,980

   

Allstate Corp.~

   

894,347

   
 

15,603

   

American Express Company~

   

2,278,506

   
 

31,070

   

American International Group, Inc.~

   

1,904,902

   
 

4,276

   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

1,345,101

   
 

7,784

   

Arthur J Gallagher & Company

   

1,833,054

   
 

6,419

   

Assurant, Inc.~

   

955,789

   
 

172,602

   

Bank of America Corp.~

   

4,546,337

   
 

15,841

   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

673,242

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

23,527

   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B#

 

$

8,030,471

   
 

1,644

   

BlackRock, Inc.

   

1,006,588

   
 

7,232

   

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.~

   

1,185,252

   
 

30,340

   

Charles Schwab Corp.

   

1,578,894

   
 

9,665

   

Chubb, Ltd.

   

2,074,302

   
 

22,853

   

Citigroup, Inc.~

   

902,465

   
 

3,420

   

CME Group, Inc.

   

730,033

   
 

9,283

   

Discover Financial Services

   

761,949

   
 

10,374

   

Fiserv, Inc.~#

   

1,180,042

   
 

5,745

   

Global Payments, Inc.

   

610,234

   
 

9,223

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.~

   

2,800,195

   
 

34,292

   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   

330,918

   
 

3,921

   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

   

552,822

   
 

41,751

   

JPMorgan Chase & Company~

   

5,805,894

   
 

4,247

   

M&T Bank Corp.

   

478,849

   
 

12,072

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.~

   

2,289,455

   
 

13,739

   

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A~

   

5,170,673

   
 

13,163

   

MetLife, Inc.

   

789,912

   
 

21,398

   

Morgan Stanley

   

1,515,406

   
 

6,806

   

Northern Trust Corp.

   

448,583

   
 

10,990

   

PayPal Holdings, Inc.#

   

569,282

   
 

5,099

   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   

466,253

   
 

4,422

   

S&P Global, Inc.~

   

1,544,649

   
 

5,998

   

State Street Corp.

   

387,651

   
 

5,680

   

Travelers Companies, Inc.

   

951,059

   
 

15,712

   

US Bancorp~

   

500,899

   
 

31,172

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A^

   

7,328,537

   
 

80,783

   

Wells Fargo & Company~

   

3,212,740

   
 

20,400

   

Zions Bancorp NA

   

629,340

   
     

68,974,489

   
   

Health Care (13.3%)

 
 

22,556

   

Abbott Laboratories~

   

2,132,670

   
 

28,019

   

AbbVie, Inc.

   

3,955,723

   
 

14,461

   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.~

   

1,494,834

   
 

6,346

   

Amgen, Inc.~

   

1,622,672

   
 

15,835

   

Baxter International, Inc.~

   

513,529

   
 

5,297

   

Becton Dickinson & Co

   

1,338,976

   
 

3,300

   

Biogen, Inc.#

   

783,882

   
 

46,720

   

Boston Scientific Corp.#

   

2,391,597

   
 

44,580

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company~

   

2,297,207

   
 

10,303

   

Centene Corp.#

   

710,701

   
 

4,377

   

Cigna Group

   

1,353,368

   
 

19,357

   

CVS Health Corp.~

   

1,335,827

   
 

12,641

   

Danaher Corp.

   

2,427,325

   
 

8,227

   

Dexcom, Inc.#

   

730,804

   
 

14,742

   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.~#

   

939,360

   
 

14,972

   

Eli Lilly & Company

   

8,293,440

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

5,427

   

GE Healthcare, Inc.

 

$

361,275

   
 

20,620

   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.~

   

1,619,495

   
 

4,318

   

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

   

976,473

   
 

2,789

   

Humana, Inc.~

   

1,460,571

   
 

7,388

   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.~#

   

1,937,281

   
 

4,179

   

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.#

   

755,689

   
 

35,670

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

5,291,288

   
 

4,088

   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

   

816,496

   
 

2,692

   

McKesson Corp.

   

1,225,829

   
 

21,870

   

Medtronic, PLC

   

1,543,147

   
 

38,353

   

Merck & Company, Inc.~

   

3,938,853

   
 

86,481

   

Pfizer, Inc.~

   

2,642,859

   
 

4,933

   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   

641,783

   
 

1,052

   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.#

   

820,444

   
 

3,852

   

Stryker Corp.

   

1,040,888

   
 

7,551

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.~

   

3,358,458

   
 

18,231

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

9,763,794

   
 

5,482

   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.~#

   

1,985,087

   
 

3,831

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

399,995

   
 

10,255

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

1,610,035

   
     

74,511,655

   
   

Industrials (7.8%)

 
 

6,070

    3M Company    

552,067

   
 

4,593

   

Allegion, PLC

   

451,767

   
 

8,751

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.~

   

1,909,643

   
 

5,994

   

Boeing Company~#

   

1,119,799

   
 

23,944

   

Carrier Global Corp.

   

1,141,171

   
 

12,197

   

Caterpillar, Inc.~

   

2,757,132

   
 

64,755

   

CSX Corp.~

   

1,932,937

   
 

4,403

   

Deere & Company~

   

1,608,680

   
 

15,140

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.~

   

473,125

   
 

6,042

   

Eaton Corp., PLC

   

1,256,192

   
 

17,282

   

Emerson Electric Company~

   

1,537,580

   
 

4,481

   

Generac Holdings, Inc.#

   

376,718

   
 

3,822

   

General Dynamics Corp.

   

922,287

   
 

16,285

   

General Electric Company

   

1,769,040

   
 

14,639

   

Honeywell International, Inc.~

   

2,682,743

   
 

757

   

Hubbell, Inc.

   

204,466

   
 

5,445

   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   

1,220,333

   
 

14,045

   

Johnson Controls International, PLC

   

688,486

   
 

6,083

   

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   

1,091,351

   
 

3,067

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.~

   

1,394,381

   
 

12,849

   

Masco Corp.

   

669,304

   
 

3,493

   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   

666,429

   
 

3,141

   

Northrop Grumman Corp.~

   

1,480,762

   
 

5,751

   

Otis Worldwide Corp.

   

444,035

   
 

13,482

   

PACCAR, Inc.

   

1,112,669

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

8,226

   

Paychex, Inc.

 

$

913,497

   
 

2,952

   

Paycom Software, Inc.

   

723,151

   
 

13,826

   

Pentair, PLC

   

803,567

   
 

31,233

   

RTX Corp.~

   

2,542,054

   
 

27,603

   

Southwest Airlines Company

   

613,615

   
 

16,157

   

Union Pacific Corp.~

   

3,354,355

   
 

15,942

   

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.#

   

558,129

   
 

10,304

   

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B~

   

1,455,440

   
 

5,171

   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

   

1,175,679

   
 

9,897

   

Waste Management, Inc.~

   

1,626,374

   
 

7,109

   

Xylem, Inc.~

   

664,976

   
     

43,893,934

   
   

Information Technology (26.4%)

 
 

8,650

   

Accenture, PLC - Class A

   

2,569,828

   
 

6,326

   

Adobe, Inc.#

   

3,365,812

   
 

28,867

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.~#

   

2,843,399

   
 

13,434

   

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

   

1,082,109

   
 

10,726

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

1,687,522

   
 

225,907

   

Apple, Inc.~

   

38,578,138

   
 

13,094

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

1,732,991

   
 

3,739

   

Autodesk, Inc.#

   

738,939

   
 

6,910

   

Broadcom, Inc.~

   

5,813,867

   
 

82,206

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.~

   

4,285,399

   
 

10,488

    Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corp. - Class A
   

676,161

   
 

2,208

   

Enphase Energy, Inc.#

   

175,713

   
 

3,865

   

Gartner, Inc.#

   

1,283,335

   
 

21,561

   

HP, Inc.

   

567,701

   
 

44,897

   

Intel Corp.~

   

1,638,741

   
 

10,549

   

International Business Machines Corp.

   

1,525,807

   
 

5,533

   

Intuit, Inc.~

   

2,738,558

   
 

25,558

   

Micron Technology, Inc.~

   

1,709,063

   
 

113,629

   

Microsoft Corp.~

   

38,419,101

   
 

1,951

   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

   

861,835

   
 

5,808

   

NetApp, Inc.

   

422,706

   
 

37,718

   

NVIDIA Corp.~††

   

15,381,400

   
 

5,786

   

NXP Semiconductors, NV

   

997,680

   
 

9,050

   

ON Semiconductor Corp.#

   

566,892

   
 

28,103

   

Oracle Corp.~

   

2,905,850

   
 

6,846

   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.#

   

1,663,715

   
 

5,543

   

PTC, Inc.#

   

778,348

   
 

6,990

   

Qorvo, Inc.#

   

611,066

   
 

18,469

   

QUALCOMM, Inc.~

   

2,012,936

   
 

17,481

   

Salesforce, Inc.~#

   

3,510,709

   
 

3,715

   

ServiceNow, Inc.#

   

2,161,573

   
 

8,249

   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   

715,518

   
 

1,951

   

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.#

   

148,178

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

5,608

   

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

 

$

660,903

   
 

8,317

   

Teradyne, Inc.

   

692,557

   
 

10,284

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.~

   

1,460,431

   
 

2,524

   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.#

   

941,200

   
     

147,925,681

   
   

Materials (2.2%)

 
 

5,076

   

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.~

   

1,433,665

   
 

4,149

   

Avery Dennison Corp.

   

722,216

   
 

5,221

   

Celanese Corp.^

   

597,857

   
 

14,468

   

Corteva, Inc.

   

696,490

   
 

14,465

   

Dow, Inc.

   

699,238

   
 

13,005

   

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

   

947,804

   
 

40,784

   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   

1,377,684

   
 

11,344

   

Linde, PLC

   

4,335,223

   
 

6,431

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

789,534

   
 

3,937

   

Sherwin-Williams Company

   

937,833

   
     

12,537,544

   
   

Real Estate (1.8%)

 
 

4,421

   

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

   

411,728

   
 

5,557

   

American Tower Corp.

   

990,202

   
 

4,065

   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

   

673,733

   
 

5,516

   

Crown Castle, Inc.

   

512,878

   
 

6,190

   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

769,788

   
 

1,017

   

Equinix, Inc.

   

742,044

   
 

5,289

   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

   

624,895

   
 

16,272

   

Prologis, Inc.

   

1,639,404

   
 

2,913

   

Public Storage

   

695,362

   
 

10,118

   

Realty Income Corp.

   

479,391

   
 

8,249

   

Regency Centers Corp.

   

497,085

   
 

12,808

   

UDR, Inc.

   

407,423

   
 

10,361

   

Welltower, Inc.

   

866,283

   
 

19,283

   

Weyerhaeuser Company

   

553,229

   
     

9,863,445

   
   

Utilities (2.1%)

 
 

31,559

   

AES Corp.~

   

470,229

   
 

12,356

   

American Electric Power Company, Inc.~

   

933,372

   
 

11,494

   

CMS Energy Corp.

   

624,584

   
 

9,624

   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   

844,891

   
 

11,379

   

Dominion Energy, Inc.

   

458,801

   
 

15,737

   

Duke Energy Corp.~

   

1,398,862

   
 

6,963

   

Edison International

   

439,087

   
 

7,045

   

Entergy Corp.

   

673,432

   
 

9,708

   

Exelon Corp.

   

378,030

   
 

15,940

   

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

567,464

   
 

25,314

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.~

   

1,475,806

   
 

19,476

   

NiSource, Inc.

   

490,016

   

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

12,239

   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

 

$

754,534

   
 

17,471

   

Southern Company

   

1,175,798

   
 

4,213

   

Veralto Corp.#

   

290,697

   
 

14,026

   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

   

831,321

   
     

11,806,924

   
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $428,510,111)
   

529,854,006

   

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (1.8%)

     
   

Other (1.8%)

 
 

24,852

    SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust^
(Cost $10,650,584)
   

10,393,107

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE BOND (1.1%)

     
   

Consumer Discretionary (1.1%)

 
 

616,000

    Tesla, Inc.
2.000%, 05/15/24
(Cost $6,587,300)
   

5,999,994

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (4.5%)#

     
   

Other (4.5%)

 
       

S&P 500 Index

         
 

530

   

 

         
 

222,271,400

   

Put, 12/20/24, Strike $4,350.00

   

15,823,150

   
 

300

   

 

         
 

125,814,000

   

Put, 12/20/24, Strike $4,400.00

   

9,528,000

   
        TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $19,899,902)
   

25,351,150

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (1.1%)
     
 

6,187,314

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money Market
Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $6,187,314)
   

6,187,314

   
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS (103.0%)
(Cost $471,835,211)
   

577,785,571

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-1.1%)

   

(6,187,314

)

 

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-1.9%)

   

(10,717,684

)

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

560,880,573

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS (-2.7%)#

     
   

Other (-2.7%)

 
       

S&P 500 Index

         
 

345

   

 

         
 

144,686,100

   

Call, 12/20/24, Strike $4,350.00

 

$

(11,459,175

)

 
 

100

   

 

         
 

41,938,000

   

Put, 12/20/24, Strike $3,450.00

   

(879,500

)

 
 

90

   

 

         
 

37,744,200

   

Call, 12/20/24, Strike $4,400.00

   

(2,737,800

)

 
        TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premium $20,949,358)
 

$

(15,076,475

)

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

~  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 $132,857,105.

#  Non-income producing security.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

††  Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

Note: 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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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (87.9%)

     
   

Communication Services (4.9%)

 
 

368,500

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#~

 

$

45,723,480

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (11.6%)

 
 

386,000

   

Amazon.com, Inc.#~

   

51,372,740

   
 

272,000

   

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.#~

   

10,850,080

   
 

234,000

   

Hyatt Hotels Corp. - Class A~^

   

23,970,960

   
 

120,000

   

Marriott International, Inc. - Class A

   

22,627,200

   
     

108,820,980

   
   

Consumer Staples (2.6%)

 
 

367,000

   

Sysco Corp.~

   

24,401,830

   
   

Financials (10.2%)

 
 

369,000

   

Morgan Stanley~

   

26,132,580

   
 

153,500

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A~

   

36,087,850

   
 

828,000

   

Wells Fargo & Company

   

32,929,560

   
     

95,149,990

   
   

Health Care (14.4%)

 
 

95,000

   

Abbott Laboratories

   

8,982,250

   
 

206,000

   

Danaher Corp.~

   

39,556,120

   
 

285,000

   

Medtronic, PLC~

   

20,109,600

   
 

325,500

   

Merck & Company, Inc.~

   

33,428,850

   
 

314,000

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.~

   

32,784,740

   
     

134,861,560

   
   

Industrials (26.7%)

 
 

658,000

   

Air Lease Corp.~

   

22,786,540

   
 

1,671,000

   

American Airlines Group, Inc.#^

   

18,631,650

   
 

47,000

   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   

10,256,340

   
 

705,500

   

CSX Corp.~

   

21,059,175

   
 

151,000

   

Honeywell International, Inc.~

   

27,672,260

   
 

269,000

   

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

   

48,261,290

   
 

95,500

   

Paycom Software, Inc.#~

   

23,394,635

   
 

149,000

   

Union Pacific Corp.~

   

30,933,890

   
 

1,344,000

   

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.#~

   

47,053,440

   
     

250,049,220

   
   

Information Technology (16.2%)

 
 

226,000

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#~

   

22,261,000

   
 

52,500

   

Analog Devices, Inc.~

   

8,259,825

   
 

395,000

   

Intel Corp.~

   

14,417,500

   
 

161,500

   

Microsoft Corp.~

   

54,604,765

   
 

269,500

   

Oracle Corp.~

   

27,866,300

   
 

286,000

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd. (ADR)~
   

24,684,660

   
     

152,094,050

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Materials (1.0%)

 
 

25,000

   

Linde, PLC~

 

$

9,554,000

   
   

Utilities (0.3%)

 
  29,499    

Veralto Corp.

   

2,035,431

   
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $813,070,453)
   

822,690,541

   

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (4.6%)

     
   

Other (4.6%)

 
 

510,000

    iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF^
(Cost $45,649,372)
   

42,625,800

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (1.1%)#

     
   

Communication Services (0.4%)

 
 

2,450

   

Alphabet, Inc.

         
 

30,399,600

   

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $138.00

   

3,442,250

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

 
 

2,365

   

Amazon.com, Inc.

         
 

31,475,785

   

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $118.00

   

5,913

   
   

Financials (0.1%)

 
 

5,400

   

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

         
 

27,972,000

   

Call, 11/03/23, Strike $55.00

   

599,400

   
   

Health Care (0.0%)

 
 

3,255

   

Merck & Company, Inc.

         
 

33,428,850

   

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $103.00

   

320,617

   
   

Industrials (0.0%)

 
 

17,490

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

         
 

54,656,250

   

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $37.00

   

43,725

   
   

Information Technology (0.1%)

 
       

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

         
 

2,260

   

  

         
 

22,261,000

   

Put, 11/10/23, Strike $95.00

   

642,970

   
 

910

   

  

         
 

8,963,500

   

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $115.00

   

56,420

   
 

1,400

   

Apple, Inc.

         
 

23,907,800

   

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $165.00

   

356,300

   
 

860

   

Microsoft Corp.

         
 

29,077,460

   

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $327.50

   

56,760

   
 

180

   

ServiceNow, Inc.

         
 

10,473,300

   

Put, 11/10/23, Strike $510.00

   

6,750

   
 

1,535

   

Visa, Inc.

         
 

36,087,850

   

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $235.00

   

260,950

   
     

1,380,150

   

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Other (0.5%)

 
 

15,300

   

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

         
 

127,877,400

   

Call, 11/03/23, Strike $85.00

 

$

428,400

   
 

4,500

   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

         
 

188,190,000

   

Put, 11/01/23, Strike $416.00

   

531,000

   
 

9,300

   

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

         
 

36,893,100

   

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $41.00

   

1,739,100

   
 

31,000

   

U.S. Global Jets ETF

         
 

46,252,000

   

Call, 12/01/23, Strike $15.00

   

1,627,500

   
     

4,326,000

   
        TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $12,968,795)
   

10,118,055

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (1.3%)
     
 

11,890,737

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money Market
Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $11,890,737)
   

11,890,737

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (94.9%)
(Cost $883,579,357)
   

887,325,133

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-1.3%)

   

(11,890,737

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (6.4%)

   

60,461,883

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

935,896,279

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT (-10.9%)#

     
   

Consumer Discretionary (-1.6%)

 
 

(73,000

)

 

Tesla, Inc.

   

(14,661,320

)

 
   

Consumer Staples (-2.9%)

 
 

(166,000

)

 

Walmart, Inc.

   

(27,126,060

)

 
   

Financials (-1.5%)

 
 

(543,000

)

 

Bank of America Corp.

   

(14,302,620

)

 
   

Information Technology (-4.1%)

 
 

(53,000

)

 

KLA Corp.

   

(24,894,100

)

 
 

(68,500

)

 

Salesforce, Inc.

   

(13,756,855

)

 
     

(38,650,955

)

 
   

Real Estate (-0.5%)

 
 

(38,000

)

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

   

(4,725,680

)

 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Utilities (-0.3%)

 
  (29,499

)

 

Veralto Corp.

 

$

(2,035,431

)

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $105,747,267)
   

(101,502,066

)

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS SOLD SHORT (-60.7%)#

     
   

Other (-60.7%)

 
 

(381,500

)

 

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

   

(37,524,340

)

 
 

(759,500

)

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

   

(317,622,900

)

 
 

(553,600

)

 

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

   

(212,676,512

)

 
    TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $596,754,352)
   

(567,823,752

)

 
    TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $702,501,619)
   

(669,325,818

)

 
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS (-1.2%)#

     
   

Communication Services (-0.2%)

 
       

Alphabet, Inc.

         
 

2,450

   

  

         
 

30,399,600

   

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $130.00

   

(1,586,375

)

 
 

1,500

   

  

         
 

18,612,000

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $110.00

   

(125,250

)

 
     

(1,711,625

)

 
   

Consumer Discretionary (-0.2%)

 
       

Amazon.com, Inc.

         
 

1,750

   

  

         
 

23,290,750

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $105.00

   

(64,750

)

 
 

1,185

   

  

         
 

15,771,165

   

Call, 12/15/23, Strike $135.00

   

(639,900

)

 
 

730

   

Tesla, Inc.

         
 

14,661,320

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $190.00

   

(664,300

)

 
     

(1,368,950

)

 
   

Financials (-0.1%)

 
 

5,430

   

Bank of America Corp.

         
 

14,302,620

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $24.00

   

(198,195

)

 
 

1,800

   

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

         
 

9,324,000

   

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $52.00

   

(513,000

)

 
     

(711,195

)

 
   

Health Care (0.0%)

 
 

3,255

   

Merck & Company, Inc.

         
 

33,428,850

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $95.00

   

(247,380

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Industrials (-0.1%)

 
 

8,745

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

         
 

27,328,125

   

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $35.00

 

$

(65,588

)

 
 

7,600

   

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

         
 

26,607,600

   

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $36.00

   

(1,269,200

)

 
     

(1,334,788

)

 
   

Information Technology (-0.1%)

 
       

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

         
 

2,260

   

  

         
 

22,261,000

   

Put, 11/10/23, Strike $85.00

   

(132,210

)

 
 

2,260

   

  

         
 

22,261,000

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $85.00

   

(454,260

)

 
 

1,400

   

Apple, Inc.

         
 

23,907,800

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $150.00

   

(152,600

)

 
       

Microsoft Corp.

         
 

860

   

 

         
 

29,077,460

   

Put, 11/03/23, Strike $317.50

   

(13,330

)

 
 

645

   

  

         
 

21,808,095

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $300.00

   

(133,192

)

 
 

180

   

ServiceNow, Inc.

         
 

10,473,300

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $440.00

   

(30,150

)

 
       

Visa, Inc.

         
 

1,535

   

  

         
 

36,087,850

   

Call, 12/15/23, Strike $250.00

   

(191,875

)

 
 

1,535

   

 

         
 

36,087,850

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $205.00

   

(112,055

)

 
     

(1,219,672

)

 
   

Other (-0.5%)

 
 

4,750

   

Industrial Select Sector SPDR

         
 

46,721,000

   

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $96.00

   

(353,875

)

 
 

5,100

   

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

         
 

42,625,800

   

Call, 11/03/23, Strike $83.00

   

(543,150

)

 
 

3,300

   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

         
 

138,006,000

   

Put, 01/19/24, Strike $360.00

   

(561,000

)

 
       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

         
 

9,800

   

  

         
 

409,836,000

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $370.00

   

(1,024,100

)

 
 

3,300

   

  

         
 

138,006,000

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $380.00

   

(536,250

)

 
 

9,300

   

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

         
 

36,893,100

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $35.00

   

(497,550

)

 
 

31,000

   

U.S. Global Jets ETF

         
 

46,252,000

   

Put, 12/01/23, Strike $14.50

   

(992,000

)

 
     

(4,507,925

)

 
        TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premium $12,343,738)
 

$

(11,101,535

)

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

#  Non-income producing security.

~  Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or collateral for potential future transactions) for written options and securities sold short. The aggregate value of such securities is $444,859,313.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

Note: 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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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (25.9%)

     
   

Communication Services (3.8%)

 
 

100,000

EUR

  Cellnex Telecom, SA
0.750%, 11/20/31
 

$

78,108

   
   

Health Care (3.8%)

 
 

15,000

    Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
2.000%, 05/15/26
   

14,816

   
 

57,000

    NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*
3.750%, 11/15/27
   

64,117

   
     

78,933

   
   

Information Technology (18.3%)

 
 

26,000

    Nutanix, Inc.
0.250%, 10/01/27
   

23,440

   
 

55,000

    Rapid7, Inc.
0.250%, 03/15/27
   

47,156

   
 

143,000

    Splunk, Inc.
1.125%, 06/15/27
   

135,176

   
 

75,000

   

1.125%, 09/15/25

   

80,630

   
 

36,000

    Unity Software, Inc.
0.000%, 11/15/26
   

28,213

   
 

70,000

    Wix.com, Ltd.
0.000%, 08/15/25
   

62,073

   
     

376,688

   
        TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $535,385)
   

533,729

   

CORPORATE BONDS (3.8%)

     
   

Energy (2.6%)

 
 

53,000

    PDC Energy, Inc.
5.750%, 05/15/26
   

52,828

   
   

Information Technology (1.2%)

 
 

32,000

    Playtika Holding Corp.
4.250%, 03/15/29
   

25,835

   
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $79,259)
   

78,663

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (62.6%)

     
   

Communication Services (2.2%)

 
 

2,000

   

EchoStar Corp. - Class A#

   

27,720

   
 

1,181

   

TEGNA, Inc.

   

17,136

   
     

44,856

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (7.3%)

 
 

1,831

   

Capri Holdings, Ltd.#~

   

93,711

   
 

1,709

   

iRobot Corp.#~

   

56,277

   
     

149,988

   
   

Consumer Staples (8.4%)

 
 

6,031

   

Albertsons Companies, Inc. - Class A~

   

130,873

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

1,912

   

Sovos Brands, Inc.#

 

$

41,509

   
     

172,382

   
   

Energy (6.9%)

 
 

130

   

Hess Corp.

   

18,772

   
 

513

   

Pioneer Natural Resources Company~

   

122,607

   
     

141,379

   
   

Health Care (16.7%)

 
 

4,226

   

Abcam, PLC (ADR)#

   

96,860

   
 

788

   

Amedisys, Inc.#~

   

72,094

   
 

1,078

   

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.#~

   

59,861

   
 

540

   

Seagen, Inc.#~

   

114,918

   
     

343,733

   
   

Industrials (3.7%)

 
 

6,680

   

Spirit Airlines, Inc.

   

76,686

   
   

Information Technology (8.8%)

 
 

100

   

Blackbaud, Inc.#

   

6,540

   
 

385

   

Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (ADR)#

   

20,628

   
 

1,010

   

VMware, Inc. - Class A#‡‡‡

   

154,530

   
     

181,698

   
   

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (1.8%)

 
 

1,500

   

Four Leaf Acquisition Corp. - Class A

   

15,750

   
 

1,510

   

OPY Acquisition Corp. I - Class A#

   

15,794

   
 

230

   

Quetta Acquisition Corp.

   

2,328

   
 

231

   

Spark I Acquisition Corp.

   

2,338

   
     

36,210

   
   

Utilities (6.8%)

 
 

3,325

   

PNM Resources, Inc.~

   

140,515

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $1,354,873)
   

1,287,447

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (92.3%)
(Cost $1,969,517)
   

1,899,839

   

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (7.7%)

   

158,805

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

2,058,644

   

COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT (-13.6%)#

     
   

Communication Services (-1.3%)

 
 

(5,700

)

 

DISH Network Corp. - Class A

   

(27,930

)

 
   

Energy (-7.1%)

 
 

(134

)

 

Chevron Corp.

   

(19,528

)

 
 

(1,191

)

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

(126,067

)

 
     

(145,595

)

 
   

Information Technology (-5.2%)

 
 

(127

)

 

Broadcom, Inc.

   

(106,854

)

 
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT
(Proceeds $293,832)
   

(280,379

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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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.

#  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 $332,234.

‡‡‡  Security fair valued using significant unobservable inputs and classified as a Level 3 security.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATION

EUR  European Monetary Unit

ABBREVIATION

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

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.

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (92.1%)

     
   

Communication Services (7.6%)

 
 

9,750,000

    Liberty Media Corp.*
3.750%, 03/15/28
 

$

10,744,792

   
 

9,250,000

   

2.375%, 09/30/53

   

8,969,263

   
 

11,250,000

    Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty
Formula One^
2.250%, 08/15/27
   

11,213,212

   
 

7,750,000

    Match Group Financeco 3, Inc.*^
2.000%, 01/15/30
   

6,298,193

   
 

8,500,000

    Perficient, Inc.
0.125%, 11/15/26
   

6,804,165

   
 

20,500,000

    Snap, Inc.
0.000%, 05/01/27
   

15,269,425

   
 

4,000,000

    Zillow Group, Inc.
1.375%, 09/01/26
   

4,201,680

   
     

63,500,730

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (16.2%)

 
 

4,750,000

    Airbnb, Inc.
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

4,115,400

   
 

6,750,000

    Booking Holdings, Inc.
0.750%, 05/01/25
   

10,293,142

   
 

5,000,000

    Carnival Corp.*
5.750%, 12/01/27
   

5,924,100

   
 

15,500,000

    DISH Network Corp.
0.000%, 12/15/25
   

9,509,870

   
 

10,750,000

    DraftKings Holdings, Inc.^
0.000%, 03/15/28
   

7,979,188

   
 

9,000,000

    Etsy, Inc.
0.125%, 10/01/26
   

8,961,930

   
 

20,250,000

    Ford Motor Company
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

18,484,402

   
 

9,500,000

    Liberty Broadband Corp.*
3.125%, 03/31/53
   

9,424,475

   
 

2,695,000

    Lucid Group, Inc.*
1.250%, 12/15/26
   

1,485,376

   
 

5,250,000

    Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.*^
3.250%, 12/15/27
   

4,451,318

   
 

11,000,000

    Rivian Automotive, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
   

11,595,980

   
 

5,250,000

    Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
6.000%, 08/15/25
   

9,600,255

   
 

7,750,000

    Shake Shack, Inc.
0.000%, 03/01/28
   

5,731,280

   
 

12,500,000

    Vail Resorts, Inc.
0.000%, 01/01/26
   

10,944,250

   
 

7,500,000

    Wayfair, Inc.
3.500%, 11/15/28*
   

8,714,175

   
 

3,600,000

   

3.250%, 09/15/27

   

3,469,104

   
  4,750,000     Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
   

4,845,570

   
     

135,529,815

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Consumer Staples (1.3%)

 
 

3,067,000

    Enovis Corp.*
3.875%, 10/15/28
 

$

3,204,248

   
 

8,000,000

    Post Holdings, Inc.
2.500%, 08/15/27
   

7,636,560

   
     

10,840,808

   
   

Energy (3.7%)

 
 

3,000,000

    EQT Corp.~
1.750%, 05/01/26
   

8,722,200

   
 

5,410,000

    Nabors Industries, Inc.*
1.750%, 06/15/29
   

4,053,821

   
 

5,000,000

    Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
3.625%, 04/15/29
   

5,905,350

   
 

4,750,000

    Pioneer Natural Resources Company
0.250%, 05/15/25
   

12,121,858

   
     

30,803,229

   
   

Financials (1.2%)

 
 

10,250,000

    Morgan Stanley Finance, LLC
1.000%, 11/23/27
   

10,391,450

   
   

Health Care (18.6%)

 
 

5,500,000

    Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.^
1.000%, 09/15/27
   

4,773,230

   
 

7,750,000

    Alphatec Holdings, Inc.
0.750%, 08/01/26
   

6,620,903

   
 

6,969,000

    BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
0.599%, 08/01/24
   

6,720,276

   
 

6,000,000

    CONMED Corp.
2.250%, 06/15/27
   

5,616,900

   
 

7,000,000

    CryoPort, Inc.*
0.750%, 12/01/26
   

5,539,450

   
 

35,000,000

    Dexcom, Inc.*
0.375%, 05/15/28
   

30,872,100

   
 

4,750,000

    Envista Holdings Corp.*^
1.750%, 08/15/28
   

4,109,890

   
 

10,750,000

    Exact Sciences Corp.^
0.375%, 03/01/28
   

8,925,080

   
 

8,250,000

    Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
1.000%, 08/15/28
   

7,258,597

   
 

5,500,000

    Insmed, Inc.
0.750%, 06/01/28
   

5,345,890

   
 

5,750,000

    Insulet Corp.
0.375%, 09/01/26
   

5,326,513

   
 

10,375,000

    Integer Holdings Corp.*
2.125%, 02/15/28
   

11,420,592

   
 

5,500,000

    Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
0.000%, 04/01/26
   

5,326,475

   
 

12,250,000

    Jazz Investments I, Ltd.
2.000%, 06/15/26
   

12,436,567

   
 

4,359,000

    Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*
2.625%, 12/15/27
   

4,836,398

   
 

10,000,000

    NeoGenomics, Inc.
0.250%, 01/15/28
   

7,226,700

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

5,000,000

    NextGen Healthcare, Inc.*
3.750%, 11/15/27
 

$

5,624,250

   
 

5,000,000

    Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
0.750%, 08/01/25
   

4,498,000

   
 

4,250,000

    Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.^
1.250%, 09/15/27
   

3,619,088

   
 

9,500,000

    Shockwave Medical, Inc.*
1.000%, 08/15/28
   

9,211,295

   
     

155,308,194

   
   

Industrials (6.0%)

 
 

4,750,000

    Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*^
2.500%, 09/15/28
   

4,390,425

   
 

5,000,000

    Axon Enterprise, Inc.*^
0.500%, 12/15/27
   

5,394,050

   
 

4,750,000

    Fluor Corp.*^
1.125%, 08/15/29
   

4,585,603

   
 

7,500,000

    John Bean Technologies Corp.
0.250%, 05/15/26
   

6,749,325

   
 

5,500,000

    Middleby Corp.^
1.000%, 09/01/25
   

5,712,905

   
 

3,500,000

    Parsons Corp.
0.250%, 08/15/25
   

4,591,440

   
 

8,000,000

    Southwest Airlines Company^
1.250%, 05/01/25
   

7,624,000

   
 

4,750,000

    Tetra Tech, Inc.*
2.250%, 08/15/28
   

4,601,277

   
 

6,750,000

    Uber Technologies, Inc.^
0.000%, 12/15/25
   

6,170,850

   
     

49,819,875

   
   

Information Technology (31.7%)

 
 

9,500,000

    Akamai Technologies, Inc.
1.125%, 02/15/29*
   

9,352,845

   
 

9,500,000

   

0.125%, 05/01/25

   

10,996,440

   
 

11,500,000

    Bentley Systems, Inc.
0.125%, 01/15/26
   

10,976,635

   
 

15,750,000

    BILL Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/01/25
   

14,969,745

   
 

3,750,000

    Camtek, Ltd.*
0.000%, 12/01/26
   

4,047,075

   
 

8,000,000

    Confluent, Inc.
0.000%, 01/15/27
   

6,456,960

   
 

8,750,000

    CyberArk Software, Ltd.^
0.000%, 11/15/24
   

10,017,000

   
 

7,250,000

    Datadog, Inc.
0.125%, 06/15/25
   

7,983,990

   
 

8,500,000

    DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/01/26
   

6,395,910

   
 

6,750,000

    Enphase Energy, Inc.^
0.000%, 03/01/26
   

5,756,602

   
 

4,125,000

    Microchip Technology, Inc.^
0.125%, 11/15/24
   

4,153,916

   
 

2,500,000

    MongoDB, Inc.
0.250%, 01/15/26
   

4,265,750

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
       

NCL Corp., Ltd.

         
 

5,250,000

   

2.500%, 02/15/27

 

$

4,212,180

   
 

3,500,000

   

5.375%, 08/01/25

   

3,715,180

   
 

4,750,000

    Okta, Inc.
0.375%, 06/15/26
   

4,073,743

   
 

19,250,000

    ON Semiconductor Corp.*
0.500%, 03/01/29
   

16,923,445

   
 

6,250,000

    Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
0.375%, 06/01/25
   

15,262,625

   
 

4,750,000

    Rapid7, Inc.*
1.250%, 03/15/29
   

4,595,245

   
 

11,500,000

    Repay Holdings Corp.*
0.000%, 02/01/26
   

9,204,025

   
 

8,250,000

    Seagate HDD Cayman*
3.500%, 06/01/28
   

8,558,055

   
 

21,750,000

    Shift4 Payments, Inc.^
0.000%, 12/15/25
   

19,807,725

   
 

7,600,000

    SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
   

9,195,696

   
 

20,000,000

    Splunk, Inc.
1.125%, 06/15/27
   

18,905,800

   
 

13,750,000

    Tyler Technologies, Inc.^
0.250%, 03/15/26
   

13,074,875

   
 

17,000,000

    Unity Software, Inc.
0.000%, 11/15/26
   

13,322,560

   
 

7,500,000

    Wix.com, Ltd.
0.000%, 08/15/25
   

6,650,700

   
 

10,250,000

    Wolfspeed, Inc.^
0.250%, 02/15/28
   

6,320,560

   
 

4,750,000

    Workiva, Inc.*
1.250%, 08/15/28
   

4,314,520

   
 

9,500,000

    Zscaler, Inc.
0.125%, 07/01/25
   

11,598,930

   
     

265,108,732

   
   

Materials (2.6%)

 
 

2,125,000

    ATI, Inc.~
3.500%, 06/15/25
   

5,257,590

   
 

4,500,000

    Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd.*
2.500%, 04/15/26
   

5,174,595

   
 

6,655,000

    Lithium Americas Corp.
1.750%, 01/15/27
   

4,492,791

   
 

8,241,000

    MP Materials Corp.*
0.250%, 04/01/26
   

6,790,254

   
     

21,715,230

   
   

Real Estate (0.5%)

 
 

5,250,000

    Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
1.750%, 12/15/26
   

4,174,958

   
   

Utilities (2.7%)

 
 

4,375,000

    Alliant Energy Corp.*
3.875%, 03/15/26
   

4,276,256

   
 

4,750,000

    CMS Energy Corp.*
3.375%, 05/01/28
   

4,497,490

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

9,500,000

    PPL Capital Funding, Inc.*
2.875%, 03/15/28
 

$

8,712,260

   
 

4,750,000

    Southern Company*^
3.875%, 12/15/25
   

4,666,780

   
     

22,152,786

   
        TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $800,203,327)
   

769,345,807

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (3.4%)

     
   

Financials (2.0%)

 
 

127,810

    Apollo Global Management, Inc.
6.750%, 07/31/26
   

6,148,939

   
 

10,300

    Bank of America Corp.~‡‡
7.250%
   

10,847,960

   
     

16,996,899

   
   

Industrials (0.5%)

 
 

86,940

    Chart Industries, Inc.
6.750%, 12/15/25
   

4,273,971

   
   

Utilities (0.9%)

 
 

187,200

    NextEra Energy, Inc.~
6.926%, 09/01/25
   

7,027,488

   
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS
(Cost $32,846,094)
   

28,298,358

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITY (1.1%)

     
   

Other (1.1%)

 
 

9,250,000

    United States Treasury Bill
0.000%, 11/24/23
(Cost $9,219,388)
   

9,218,780

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.2%)#

     
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 

670

   

Amazon.com, Inc.

         
 

8,917,030

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $127.50

   

814,050

   
   

Information Technology (0.1%)

 
 

300

   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

         
 

7,290,600

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $250.00

   

471,000

   
        TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $1,704,930)
   

1,285,050

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (4.4%)
 
 

36,784,235

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $36,784,235)
 

$

36,784,235

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (101.2%)
(Cost $880,757,974)
   

844,932,230

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-4.4%)

   

(36,784,235

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (3.2%)

   

27,047,301

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

835,195,296

   

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

COUNTERPARTY

  LONG
CONTRACTS
  SETTLEMENT
DATE
  LOCAL
CURRENCY
  CURRENT
VALUE
  UNREALIZED
GAIN/LOSS
 
State Street Bank
and Trust
 

Canadian Dollar

 

01/19/24

   

804,000

   

$

580,595

   

$

(1,864

)

 

Bank of New York

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

01/19/24

   

3,191,000

     

408,283

     

(199

)

 
   

$

(2,063

)

 

COUNTERPARTY

  SHORT
CONTRACTS
  SETTLEMENT
DATE
  LOCAL
CURRENCY
  CURRENT
VALUE
  UNREALIZED
GAIN/LOSS
 
State Street Bank
and Trust
 

South Korean Won

 

01/19/24

   

1,431,936,000

   

$

1,065,150

   

$

(6,495

)

 

Bank of New York

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

01/19/24

   

26,405,000

     

3,378,477

     

3,114

   
State Street Bank
and Trust
 

Canadian Dollar

 

01/19/24

   

6,330,000

     

4,571,100

     

84,028

   
State Street Bank
and Trust
 

South Korean Won

 

01/19/24

   

9,456,713,000

     

7,034,404

     

(7,832

)

 
   

$

72,815

   

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.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

~  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 $17,133,249.

‡‡  Perpetual maturity.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

Note: 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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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (92.9%)

     
   

Communication Services (7.0%)

 
 

1,100,000

EUR

  America Movil, BV
0.000%, 03/02/24
 

$

1,204,868

   
 

863,000

    Bharti Airtel, Ltd.*
1.500%, 02/17/25
   

1,294,250

   
 

50,000,000

JPY

  CyberAgent, Inc.
0.000%, 02/19/25
   

326,479

   
 

3,546,000

    Sea, Ltd.
0.250%, 09/15/26
   

2,819,708

   
 

1,400,000

    Snap, Inc.
0.000%, 05/01/27
   

1,042,790

   
 

1,000,000

    Xiaomi Best Time International, Ltd.
0.000%, 12/17/27
   

866,080

   
 

808,000

    Zillow Group, Inc.
1.375%, 09/01/26
   

848,739

   
     

8,402,914

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (18.3%)

 
 

607,000

    Booking Holdings, Inc.
0.750%, 05/01/25
   

925,620

   
 

1,189,000

    DISH Network Corp.
0.000%, 12/15/25
   

729,499

   
 

2,719,000

    DraftKings Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 03/15/28
   

2,018,178

   
 

772,000

    Etsy, Inc.
0.125%, 10/01/26
   

768,735

   
 

1,329,000

    Farfetch, Ltd.
3.750%, 05/01/27
   

649,137

   
 

1,400,000

AUD

  Flight Centre Travel Group, Ltd.
1.625%, 11/01/28
   

809,680

   
 

657,000

    Liberty Broadband Corp.*
3.125%, 03/31/53
   

651,777

   
 

1,330,000

    Lucid Group, Inc.*
1.250%, 12/15/26
   

733,043

   
 

1,458,000

    MakeMyTrip, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/15/28
   

1,660,633

   
 

2,300,000

    Meituan
0.000%, 04/27/28
   

1,920,316

   
 

646,000

    NIO, Inc.*
4.625%, 10/15/30
   

577,879

   
 

900,000

GBP

  Ocado Group, PLC
0.750%, 01/18/27
   

774,813

   
 

800,000

GBP

 

0.875%, 12/09/25

   

816,344

   
 

1,197,000

    PDD Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/01/25
   

1,187,807

   
 

645,000

    Rivian Automotive, Inc.*^
4.625%, 03/15/29
   

679,946

   
 

889,000

    Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
6.000%, 08/15/25
   

1,625,643

   
 

700,000

EUR

  Shop Apotheke Europe, NV
0.000%, 01/21/28
   

647,494

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

980,000

    Stride, Inc.
1.125%, 09/01/27
 

$

1,162,143

   
 

1,398,000

    Wayfair, Inc.
3.500%, 11/15/28*
   

1,624,322

   
 

977,000

   

1.000%, 08/15/26^

   

737,625

   
 

1,283,000

    Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
   

1,308,814

   
     

22,009,448

   
   

Consumer Staples (1.3%)

 
 

451,000

    Enovis Corp.*
3.875%, 10/15/28
   

471,182

   
 

1,000,000

EUR

  Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB
de CV
2.625%, 02/24/26
   

1,036,230

   
     

1,507,412

   
   

Energy (3.6%)

 
 

1,100,000

EUR

  Eni S.p.A
2.950%, 09/14/30
   

1,189,842

   
 

670,000

    Nabors Industries, Inc.*
1.750%, 06/15/29
   

502,044

   
 

1,341,000

    Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
3.625%, 04/15/29
   

1,583,815

   
 

409,000

    Pioneer Natural Resources Company
0.250%, 05/15/25
   

1,043,756

   
     

4,319,457

   
   

Financials (4.8%)

 
 

841,000

    Coinbase Global, Inc.
0.500%, 06/01/26
   

638,210

   
 

302,478

EUR

  Corestate Capital Holding, SA&
8.000%, 12/31/26
   

161,998

   
 

1,000,000

GBP

  Cornwall Jersey, Ltd.
0.750%, 04/16/26
   

772,126

   
 

600,000

EUR

  JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
0.000%, 02/18/24
   

627,566

   
 

900,000

EUR

  JPMorgan Chase Financial
Company, LLC§
0.000%, 01/14/25
   

952,033

   
 

1,299,000

    Morgan Stanley Finance, LLC
1.000%, 11/23/27
   

1,316,926

   
 

1,300,000

EUR

  Oliver Capital Sarl
0.000%, 12/29/23
   

1,364,980

   
     

5,833,839

   
   

Health Care (13.8%)

 
 

761,000

    Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.000%, 09/15/27
   

660,441

   
 

725,000

    BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
0.599%, 08/01/24
   

699,125

   
 

650,000

    Coherus Biosciences, Inc.
1.500%, 04/15/26
   

363,064

   
 

841,000

    CONMED Corp.
2.250%, 06/15/27
   

787,302

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

1,140,000

    Dexcom, Inc.
0.250%, 11/15/25
 

$

1,082,168

   
 

623,000

   

0.375%, 05/15/28*

   

549,523

   
 

661,000

    Envista Holdings Corp.*
1.750%, 08/15/28
   

571,924

   
 

785,000

    Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
1.000%, 08/15/28
   

690,667

   
 

622,000

   

0.250%, 03/01/27

   

508,784

   
 

502,000

    Innoviva, Inc.
2.500%, 08/15/25
   

490,876

   
 

732,000

    Insmed, Inc.
0.750%, 06/01/28
   

711,489

   
 

658,000

    Integer Holdings Corp.*
2.125%, 02/15/28
   

724,313

   
 

788,000

    Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.
0.500%, 08/15/25
   

710,863

   
 

753,000

    Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
0.000%, 04/01/26
   

729,243

   
 

1,295,000

    Jazz Investments I, Ltd.
2.000%, 06/15/26
   

1,314,723

   
 

415,000

    Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*
2.625%, 12/15/27
   

460,451

   
 

941,000

    NeoGenomics, Inc.
0.250%, 01/15/28
   

680,032

   
 

600,000

    Omnicell, Inc.^
0.250%, 09/15/25
   

533,382

   
 

620,000

    Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
0.750%, 08/01/25
   

557,752

   
 

759,000

    Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
1.250%, 09/15/27
   

646,326

   
 

130,000,000

JPY

  Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/13/23
   

857,395

   
 

988,000

    Shockwave Medical, Inc.*
1.000%, 08/15/28
   

957,975

   
 

910,000

    Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.*
1.500%, 05/01/25
   

859,158

   
 

618,000

    TransMedics Group, Inc.*^
1.500%, 06/01/28
   

478,332

   
     

16,625,308

   
   

Industrials (7.2%)

 
 

180,000,000

JPY

  Daifuku Co., Ltd.
0.000%, 09/13/30
   

1,232,004

   
 

600,000

EUR

  Duerr, AG
0.750%, 01/15/26
   

563,857

   
 

981,000

    John Bean Technologies Corp.
0.250%, 05/15/26
   

882,812

   
 

700,000

    L&F Company Ltd.
2.500%, 04/26/30
   

465,143

   
 

652,000

    Middleby Corp.
1.000%, 09/01/25
   

677,239

   
 

600,000

EUR

  Prysmian S.p.A
0.000%, 02/02/26
   

652,382

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

600,000

EUR

  Rheinmetall, AG
2.250%, 02/07/30
 

$

684,182

   
 

651,100

EUR

  Schneider Electric, SE
0.000%, 06/15/26
   

1,232,749

   
 

573,000

    Southwest Airlines Company
1.250%, 05/01/25
   

546,069

   
 

600,000

EUR

  SPIE, SA
2.000%, 01/17/28
   

613,707

   
 

1,674,000

    Sunrun, Inc.
0.000%, 02/01/26
   

1,150,892

   
     

8,701,036

   
   

Information Technology (29.3%)

 
 

888,000

    Affirm Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 11/15/26
   

640,053

   
 

978,000

    Akamai Technologies, Inc.
1.125%, 02/15/29*
   

962,851

   
 

610,000

   

0.125%, 05/01/25

   

706,087

   
 

691,000

    BILL Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 04/01/27
   

548,398

   
 

873,000

    Block, Inc.^
0.125%, 03/01/25
   

805,727

   
 

920,000

    Confluent, Inc.
0.000%, 01/15/27
   

742,550

   
 

973,000

    CyberArk Software, Ltd.
0.000%, 11/15/24
   

1,113,890

   
 

496,000

    Datadog, Inc.
0.125%, 06/15/25
   

546,215

   
 

2,203,000

    DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/01/26
   

1,657,669

   
 

1,374,000

    Dropbox, Inc.
0.000%, 03/01/28
   

1,274,550

   
 

1,777,000

CAD

  Dye & Durham, Ltd.*
3.750%, 03/01/26
   

954,653

   
 

1,840,000

    Fastly, Inc.
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

1,548,434

   
 

1,676,000

    Five9, Inc.
0.500%, 06/01/25
   

1,533,724

   
 

600,000

    Gigabyte Technology Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 07/27/28
   

574,500

   
 

663,000

    LivePerson, Inc.
0.000%, 12/15/26
   

432,256

   
 

1,367,000

    Microchip Technology, Inc.^
0.125%, 11/15/24
   

1,376,583

   
 

2,264,000

    MicroStrategy, Inc.
0.000%, 02/15/27
   

1,641,830

   
 

2,783,000

    NCL Corp., Ltd.
1.125%, 02/15/27
   

2,158,328

   
 

1,500,000

EUR

  Nexi S.p.A
0.000%, 02/24/28
   

1,282,910

   
 

569,000

    Nice, Ltd.
0.000%, 09/15/25
   

507,474

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

1,301,000

    ON Semiconductor Corp.
0.500%, 03/01/29*
 

$

1,143,761

   
 

824,000

   

0.000%, 05/01/27

   

1,078,756

   
 

520,000

    Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
0.375%, 06/01/25
   

1,269,850

   
 

729,000

    Pegasystems, Inc.
0.750%, 03/01/25
   

670,403

   
 

190,000,000

JPY

  SCREEN Holdings Company, Ltd.
0.000%, 06/11/25
   

1,526,731

   
 

1,291,000

    Seagate HDD Cayman*
3.500%, 06/01/28
   

1,339,206

   
 

929,000

    Shift4 Payments, Inc.
0.000%, 12/15/25
   

846,040

   
 

600,000

    SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
   

725,976

   
 

708,200

EUR

  SOITEC
0.000%, 10/01/25
   

1,328,030

   
 

796,000

    Tyler Technologies, Inc.^
0.250%, 03/15/26
   

756,916

   
 

992,000

    Unity Software, Inc.
0.000%, 11/15/26
   

777,411

   
 

977,000

    Workiva, Inc.
1.250%, 08/15/28*
   

887,429

   
 

120,000

   

1.125%, 08/15/26

   

148,262

   
 

1,335,000

    Xero Investments, Ltd.
0.000%, 12/02/25
   

1,164,881

   
 

490,000

    Zscaler, Inc.
0.125%, 07/01/25
   

598,261

   
     

35,270,595

   
   

Materials (2.6%)

 
 

1,448,000

    Amyris, Inc.@
1.500%, 11/15/26
   

154,979

   
 

1,300,000

    LG Chem, Ltd.
1.250%, 07/18/28
   

1,221,883

   
 

1,675,000

    Lithium Americas Argentina Corp.
1.750%, 01/15/27
   

1,130,793

   
 

70,000,000

JPY

  Nippon Steel Corp.
0.000%, 10/05/26
   

616,600

   
     

3,124,255

   
   

Real Estate (2.0%)

 
 

400,000

EUR

  ANLLIAN Capital, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/05/25
   

453,535

   
 

1,235,000

    Redfin Corp.
0.000%, 10/15/25
   

998,399

   
 

1,000,000

    Vingroup, JSC
3.000%, 04/20/26
   

925,930

   
     

2,377,864

   
   

Utilities (3.0%)

 
 

1,282,000

    American Water Capital Corp.*
3.625%, 06/15/26
   

1,234,271

   
 

624,000

    CMS Energy Corp.*
3.375%, 05/01/28
   

590,828

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

1,307,000

    PPL Capital Funding, Inc.*
2.875%, 03/15/28
 

$

1,198,624

   
 

651,000

    Southern Company*
3.875%, 12/15/25
   

639,595

   
     

3,663,318

   
        TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $126,226,465)
   

111,835,446

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (4.7%)

     
   

Financials (4.2%)

 
 

32,723

    Apollo Global Management, Inc.
6.750%, 07/31/26
   

1,574,304

   
 

1,687

    Bank of America Corp.‡‡~
7.250%
   

1,776,748

   
 

1,580

    Wells Fargo & Company - Class A‡‡
7.500%
   

1,668,954

   
     

5,020,006

   
   

Utilities (0.5%)

 
 

15,361

    NextEra Energy, Inc.^
6.926%, 09/01/25
   

576,652

   
        TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS
(Cost $6,629,206)
   

5,596,658

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITY (0.8%)

     
   

Other (0.8%)

 
 

1,016,000

    United States Treasury Note^
2.250%, 03/31/24
(Cost $1,014,957)
   

1,002,784

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (1.0%)#

     
   

Energy (0.3%)

 
 

379

EUR

 

TotalEnergies, SE

         
 

2,574,623

   

Call, 12/15/23, Strike 55.05

   

353,820

   
   

Other (0.7%)

 
 

82

   

S&P 500 Index

         
 

34,389,160

   

Put, 12/29/23, Strike $4,200.00

   

839,270

   
     

839,270

   
        TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $654,527)
   

1,193,090

   

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NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED (4.6%)

     
 

5,551,209

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $5,551,209)
 

$

5,551,209

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (104.0%)
(Cost $140,076,364)
   

125,179,187

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-4.6%)

   

(5,551,209

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (0.6%)

   

760,452

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

120,388,430

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

WRITTEN OPTION (0.0%)#

     
   

Other (0.0%)

 
 

82

   

S&P 500 Index

         
 

34,389,160

    Put, 12/29/23, Strike $3,500.00
(Premium $139,955)
 

$

(58,220

)

 

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.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

&  Illiquid security.

§  Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of one or more entities that are different than the issuer. Each entity is identified in the parenthetical.

@  In default status and considered non-income producing.

‡‡  Perpetual maturity.

~  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 $389,684.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

AUD  Australian Dollar

CAD  Canadian Dollar

EUR  European Monetary Unit

GBP  British Pound Sterling

JPY  Japanese Yen

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.

CURRENCY EXPOSURE
OCTOBER 31, 2023

   

VALUE

  % OF TOTAL
INVESTMENTS
 

US Dollar

 

$

102,083,959

     

81.6

%

 

European Monetary Unit

   

14,350,183

     

11.5

%

 

Japanese Yen

   

4,559,209

     

3.6

%

 

British Pound Sterling

   

2,363,283

     

1.9

%

 

Canadian Dollar

   

954,653

     

0.8

%

 

Australian Dollar

   

809,680

     

0.6

%

 

Total Investments

 

$

125,120,967

     

100.0

%

 

Currency exposure may vary over time.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (99.4%)

     
   

Communication Services (0.5%)

 
 

93,477

   

Gambling.com Group, Ltd.#

 

$

1,211,462

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (10.9%)

 
 

15,309

   

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.#

   

1,063,976

   
 

11,791

   

Duolingo, Inc.#

   

1,722,076

   
 

22,043

   

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.#

   

2,608,348

   
 

117,391

   

Modine Manufacturing Company#

   

4,636,945

   
 

82,713

   

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.#

   

6,388,752

   
 

31,457

   

On Holding, AG - Class A#

   

807,501

   
 

78,077

   

Stride, Inc.#

   

4,292,673

   
 

5,057

   

TopBuild Corp.#

   

1,156,839

   
 

8,242

   

Wingstop, Inc.

   

1,506,390

   
 

43,638

   

YETI Holdings, Inc.#

   

1,855,488

   
     

26,038,988

   
   

Consumer Staples (6.6%)

 
 

60,651

   

Celsius Holdings, Inc.#

   

9,224,410

   
 

62,272

   

elf Beauty, Inc.#

   

5,768,255

   
 

125,689

   

Mama's Creations, Inc.#

   

424,829

   
 

178,043

   

Real Good Food Company, Inc.#

   

416,621

   
     

15,834,115

   
   

Energy (10.4%)

 
 

112,884

   

Antero Resources Corp.#

   

3,323,305

   
 

81,188

   

Matador Resources Company

   

5,008,488

   
 

56,070

   

Noble Corp., PLC

   

2,617,908

   
 

80,871

   

Range Resources Corp.

   

2,898,416

   
 

148,258

   

TechnipFMC, PLC

   

3,190,512

   
 

76,771

   

Tidewater, Inc.#

   

5,247,298

   
 

26,596

   

Weatherford International, PLC#

   

2,475,822

   
     

24,761,749

   
   

Financials (6.3%)

 
 

6,591

   

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

   

717,892

   
 

25,431

   

Goosehead Insurance, Inc. - Class A#

   

1,649,709

   
 

9,964

   

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

   

3,327,079

   
 

190,203

   

Remitly Global, Inc.#

   

5,122,167

   
 

151,056

   

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.#

   

4,252,226

   
     

15,069,073

   
   

Health Care (12.2%)

 
 

293,339

   

ADMA Biologics, Inc.#

   

991,486

   
 

99,558

   

Avita Medical, Inc.#

   

926,885

   
 

17,656

   

HealthEquity, Inc.#

   

1,265,582

   
 

93,366

   

iRadimed Corp.

   

3,803,731

   
 

35,787

   

Krystal Biotech, Inc.#

   

4,182,427

   
 

185,418

   

PetIQ, Inc.#

   

3,480,296

   
 

88,344

   

RadNet, Inc.#

   

2,381,754

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

167,280

   

RxSight, Inc.#

 

$

3,703,579

   
 

42,096

   

Stevanato Group S.p.A

   

1,176,583

   
 

45,442

   

UFP Technologies, Inc.#

   

7,085,317

   
     

28,997,640

   
   

Industrials (30.6%)

 
 

24,221

   

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

   

3,718,166

   
 

23,309

   

Axon Enterprise, Inc.#

   

4,766,457

   
 

49,002

   

AZEK Company, Inc.#

   

1,283,852

   
 

57,858

   

CBIZ, Inc.#

   

3,006,302

   
 

340,050

   

CECO Environmental Corp.#

   

5,502,009

   
 

19,137

   

Clean Harbors, Inc.#

   

2,940,783

   
 

6,062

   

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

   

1,102,375

   
 

145,245

   

Construction Partners, Inc. - Class A#

   

5,584,670

   
 

198,632

   

FTAI Aviation, Ltd.

   

7,470,549

   
 

57,215

   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.#

   

3,482,105

   
 

17,572

   

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.#

   

1,745,954

   
 

76,631

   

Karat Packaging, Inc.

   

1,580,898

   
 

47,018

   

Kirby Corp.#

   

3,512,245

   
 

17,464

   

OSI Systems, Inc.#

   

1,820,971

   
 

10,121

   

Saia, Inc.#

   

3,628,277

   
 

5,196

   

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.#

   

715,853

   
 

88,002

   

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.#

   

6,410,946

   
 

58,109

   

Symbotic, Inc.#

   

1,977,449

   
 

93,475

   

Tecnoglass, Inc.

   

3,054,763

   
 

16,394

   

Transcat, Inc.#

   

1,475,788

   
 

170,260

   

Vertiv Holdings Company

   

6,686,110

   
 

14,416

   

VSE Corp.

   

775,581

   
 

36,933

   

Willdan Group, Inc.#

   

651,498

   
     

72,893,601

   
   

Information Technology (20.5%)

 
 

235,421

   

ACM Research, Inc. - Class A#

   

3,201,726

   
 

21,955

   

Appfolio, Inc. - Class A#

   

4,118,099

   
 

93,394

   

Applied Digital Corp.#

   

455,763

   
 

257,216

   

AvePoint, Inc.#

   

1,926,548

   
 

75,542

   

Blackbaud, Inc.#

   

4,940,447

   
 

40,034

   

Braze, Inc. - Class A#

   

1,704,648

   
 

143,862

   

Celestica, Inc.#

   

3,359,178

   
 

176,814

   

Credo Technology Group Holding, Ltd.#

   

2,514,295

   
 

10,281

   

CyberArk Software, Ltd.#

   

1,682,383

   
 

323,511

   

Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.#

   

1,374,922

   
 

50,315

   

Freshworks Inc - Class A#

   

902,651

   
 

79,118

   

Intapp, Inc.#

   

2,705,836

   
 

35,061

   

Onto Innovation, Inc.#

   

3,939,804

   
 

7,990

   

Qualys, Inc.#

   

1,222,070

   
 

72,273

   

Sprinklr, Inc. - Class A#

   

982,190

   
 

7,822

   

SPS Commerce, Inc.#

   

1,254,179

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

30,312

   

Super Micro Computer, Inc.#

 

$

7,258,815

   
 

61,324

   

Varonis Systems, Inc.#

   

2,062,939

   
 

130,281

   

Vertex, Inc. - Class A#

   

3,154,103

   
     

48,760,596

   
   

Materials (1.4%)

 
 

51,963

   

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   

3,259,119

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $211,567,972)
   

236,826,343

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.4%)
(Cost $211,567,972)
   

236,826,343

   

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (0.6%)

   

1,434,382

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

238,260,725

   

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

#  Non-income producing security.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (99.8%)

     
   

Consumer Discretionary (14.4%)

 
 

662

   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.#

 

$

395,254

   
 

9,587

   

DraftKings, Inc. - Class A#

   

264,793

   
 

562

   

Duolingo, Inc.#

   

82,080

   
 

1,495

   

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.#

   

176,903

   
 

7,056

   

Modine Manufacturing Company#

   

278,712

   
 

5,608

   

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.#

   

433,162

   
 

3,486

   

On Holding, AG - Class A#

   

89,486

   
 

4,063

   

Stride, Inc.#

   

223,384

   
 

469

   

TopBuild Corp.#

   

107,288

   
 

729

   

Wingstop, Inc.

   

133,239

   
 

3,257

   

YETI Holdings, Inc.#

   

138,488

   
     

2,322,789

   
   

Consumer Staples (6.1%)

 
 

4,201

   

Celsius Holdings, Inc.#

   

638,930

   
 

3,756

   

elf Beauty, Inc.#

   

347,918

   
     

986,848

   
   

Energy (9.6%)

 
 

7,654

   

Antero Resources Corp.#

   

225,334

   
 

4,570

   

Matador Resources Company

   

281,923

   
 

3,030

   

Noble Corp., PLC

   

141,471

   
 

5,483

   

Range Resources Corp.

   

196,511

   
 

14,458

   

TechnipFMC, PLC

   

311,136

   
 

4,310

   

Tidewater, Inc.#

   

294,589

   
 

1,060

   

Weatherford International, PLC#

   

98,675

   
     

1,549,639

   
   

Financials (6.4%)

 
 

292

   

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

   

31,805

   
 

1,182

   

Goosehead Insurance, Inc. - Class A#

   

76,676

   
 

895

   

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

   

298,849

   
 

11,457

   

Remitly Global, Inc.#

   

308,537

   
 

8,786

   

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.#

   

247,326

   
 

439

   

WEX, Inc.#

   

73,085

   
     

1,036,278

   
   

Health Care (9.2%)

 
 

4,133

   

Avita Medical, Inc.#

   

38,478

   
 

6,084

   

Exelixis, Inc.#

   

125,270

   
 

816

   

HealthEquity, Inc.#

   

58,491

   
 

2,167

   

Krystal Biotech, Inc.#

   

253,257

   
 

9,993

   

PetIQ, Inc.#

   

187,569

   
 

4,766

   

RadNet, Inc.#

   

128,491

   
 

7,398

   

RxSight, Inc.#

   

163,792

   
 

4,524

   

Stevanato Group S.p.A

   

126,446

   
 

2,582

   

UFP Technologies, Inc.#

   

402,585

   
     

1,484,379

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Industrials (30.6%)

 
 

733

   

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

 

$

78,306

   
 

856

   

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

   

131,405

   
 

2,092

   

Axon Enterprise, Inc.#

   

427,793

   
 

3,182

   

AZEK Company, Inc.#

   

83,368

   
 

662

   

BWX Technologies, Inc.

   

49,173

   
 

2,995

   

CBIZ, Inc.#

   

155,620

   
 

16,707

   

CECO Environmental Corp.#

   

270,319

   
 

2,615

   

Clean Harbors, Inc.#

   

401,847

   
 

249

   

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

   

45,281

   
 

8,311

   

Construction Partners, Inc. - Class A#

   

319,558

   
 

417

   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

   

86,173

   
 

12,346

   

FTAI Aviation, Ltd.

   

464,333

   
 

3,265

   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.#

   

198,708

   
 

575

   

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.#

   

57,132

   
 

374

   

Jabil, Inc.

   

45,927

   
 

3,122

   

Kirby Corp.#

   

233,214

   
 

712

   

OSI Systems, Inc.#

   

74,240

   
 

909

   

Saia, Inc.#

   

325,868

   
 

460

   

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.#

   

63,374

   
 

5,577

   

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.#

   

406,285

   
 

3,751

   

Symbotic, Inc.#

   

127,647

   
 

5,191

   

Tecnoglass, Inc.

   

169,642

   
 

704

   

Transcat, Inc.#

   

63,374

   
 

11,986

   

Vertiv Holdings Company

   

470,690

   
 

2,663

   

XPO, Inc.#

   

201,882

   
     

4,951,159

   
   

Information Technology (22.5%)

 
 

1,209

   

Appfolio, Inc. - Class A#

   

226,772

   
 

4,881

   

Applied Digital Corp.#

   

23,819

   
 

4,686

   

Blackbaud, Inc.#

   

306,464

   
 

2,263

   

Braze, Inc. - Class A#

   

96,359

   
 

7,355

   

Celestica, Inc.#

   

171,739

   
 

8,202

   

Credo Technology Group Holding, Ltd.#

   

116,632

   
 

681

   

CyberArk Software, Ltd.#

   

111,439

   
 

2,175

   

Dynatrace, Inc.#

   

97,244

   
 

12,901

   

Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.#

   

54,829

   
 

484

   

Fair Isaac Corp.#

   

409,401

   
 

2,190

   

Flex, Ltd.#

   

56,327

   
 

2,056

   

Freshworks Inc - Class A#

   

36,885

   
 

3,668

   

Intapp, Inc.#

   

125,446

   
 

1,849

   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.#

   

360,518

   
 

489

   

MongoDB, Inc.#

   

168,504

   
 

2,112

   

Onto Innovation, Inc.#

   

237,325

   
 

2,313

   

Pure Storage, Inc. - Class A#

   

78,203

   
 

320

   

Qualys, Inc.#

   

48,944

   
 

5,868

   

Samsara Inc. - Class A#

   

135,375

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

3,542

   

Sprinklr, Inc. - Class A#

 

$

48,136

   
 

307

   

SPS Commerce, Inc.#

   

49,224

   
 

1,665

   

Super Micro Computer, Inc.#

   

398,718

   
 

259

   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.#

   

96,581

   
 

7,447

   

Vertex, Inc. - Class A#

   

180,292

   
     

3,635,176

   
   

Materials (1.0%)

 
 

2,602

   

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   

163,197

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $14,458,444)
   

16,129,465

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.8%)
(Cost $14,458,444)
   

16,129,465

   

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (0.2%)

   

26,224

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

16,155,689

   

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

#  Non-income producing security.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (96.7%)

     
   

Communication Services (12.1%)

 
 

744,000

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#~

 

$

92,315,520

   
 

7,451

   

Match Group, Inc.#

   

257,805

   
 

92,875

   

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A#

   

27,980,451

   
 

25,149

   

Netflix, Inc.#

   

10,353,592

   
 

17,500

   

Pinterest, Inc. - Class A#

   

522,900

   
 

90,543

   

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.#

   

13,025,516

   
     

144,455,784

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (14.6%)

 
 

634,340

   

Amazon.com, Inc.#~

   

84,424,311

   
 

1,860

   

Booking Holdings, Inc.#

   

5,188,582

   
 

7,900

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.#~

   

15,343,380

   
 

3,636

   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.#

   

2,170,910

   
 

52,559

   

DraftKings, Inc. - Class A#

   

1,451,679

   
 

3,094

   

Duolingo, Inc.#

   

451,879

   
 

8,233

   

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.#

   

974,211

   
 

62,557

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

11,921,487

   
 

33,200

   

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.#

   

13,063,536

   
 

38,603

   

Modine Manufacturing Company#

   

1,524,818

   
 

92,117

   

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

   

9,466,864

   
 

30,876

   

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.#

   

2,384,862

   
 

19,080

   

On Holding, AG - Class A#^

   

489,784

   
 

22,360

   

Stride, Inc.#^

   

1,229,353

   
 

111,500

   

Tesla, Inc.#

   

22,393,660

   
 

2,576

   

TopBuild Corp.#

   

589,286

   
 

4,012

   

Wingstop, Inc.

   

733,273

   
 

17,881

   

YETI Holdings, Inc.#

   

760,300

   
     

174,562,175

   
   

Consumer Staples (2.3%)

 
 

23,063

   

Celsius Holdings, Inc.#

   

3,507,652

   
 

46,100

   

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

   

10,794,315

   
 

20,559

   

elf Beauty, Inc.#

   

1,904,380

   
 

70,500

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

11,520,405

   
     

27,726,752

   
   

Energy (1.6%)

 
 

42,139

   

Antero Resources Corp.#

   

1,240,572

   
 

38,333

   

Hess Corp.

   

5,535,285

   
 

25,153

   

Matador Resources Company

   

1,551,689

   
 

16,626

   

Noble Corp., PLC

   

776,268

   
 

92,500

   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

5,717,425

   
 

30,189

   

Range Resources Corp.^

   

1,081,974

   
 

79,567

   

TechnipFMC, PLC

   

1,712,282

   
 

23,649

   

Tidewater, Inc.#

   

1,616,409

   
 

5,805

   

Weatherford International, PLC#

   

540,387

   
     

19,772,291

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Financials (7.1%)

 
 

38,418

   

American Express Company

 

$

5,610,181

   
 

62,000

   

Blackstone, Inc.

   

5,725,700

   
 

1,610

   

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

   

175,361

   
 

6,503

   

Goosehead Insurance, Inc. - Class A#

   

421,850

   
 

4,930

   

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

   

1,646,176

   
 

53,500

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

10,146,275

   
 

24,100

   

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

   

9,070,035

   
 

63,056

   

Remitly Global, Inc.#^

   

1,698,098

   
 

17,085

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

5,967,961

   
 

48,179

   

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc.#

   

1,356,239

   
 

155,000

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A^

   

36,440,500

   
 

169,000

   

Wells Fargo & Company

   

6,721,130

   
 

2,415

   

WEX, Inc.#

   

402,049

   
     

85,381,555

   
   

Health Care (11.6%)

 
 

22,749

   

Avita Medical, Inc.#^

   

211,793

   
 

202,000

   

Boston Scientific Corp.#

   

10,340,380

   
 

42,000

   

Danaher Corp.

   

8,064,840

   
 

66,700

   

Dexcom, Inc.#

   

5,924,961

   
 

50,000

   

Eli Lilly & Company

   

27,696,500

   
 

33,301

   

Exelixis, Inc.#

   

685,667

   
 

4,476

   

HealthEquity, Inc.#

   

320,840

   
 

21,700

   

Humana, Inc.

   

11,364,073

   
 

30,000

   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.#

   

7,866,600

   
 

11,872

   

Krystal Biotech, Inc.#^

   

1,387,481

   
 

112,600

   

Merck & Company, Inc.

   

11,564,020

   
 

54,839

   

PetIQ, Inc.#^

   

1,029,328

   
 

26,232

   

RadNet, Inc.#

   

707,215

   
 

40,716

   

RxSight, Inc.#

   

901,452

   
 

24,900

   

Stevanato Group S.p.A^

   

695,955

   
 

22,300

   

Stryker Corp.

   

6,025,906

   
 

14,208

   

UFP Technologies, Inc.#^

   

2,215,311

   
 

57,000

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

30,526,920

   
 

69,900

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

10,974,300

   
     

138,503,542

   
   

Industrials (7.6%)

 
 

4,013

   

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

   

428,709

   
 

972,000

   

American Airlines Group, Inc.#

   

10,837,800

   
 

4,699

   

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

   

721,344

   
 

11,514

   

Axon Enterprise, Inc.#

   

2,354,498

   
 

17,574

   

AZEK Company, Inc.#

   

460,439

   
 

58,000

   

Boeing Company#

   

10,835,560

   
 

3,620

   

BWX Technologies, Inc.

   

268,894

   
 

16,405

   

CBIZ, Inc.#

   

852,404

   
 

91,719

   

CECO Environmental Corp.#

   

1,484,013

   

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

14,339

   

Clean Harbors, Inc.#

 

$

2,203,474

   
 

1,366

   

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

   

248,407

   
 

45,488

   

Construction Partners, Inc. - Class A#

   

1,749,014

   
 

354,000

   

CSX Corp.

   

10,566,900

   
 

2,279

   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

   

470,955

   
 

67,778

   

FTAI Aviation, Ltd.^

   

2,549,131

   
 

17,919

   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.#

   

1,090,550

   
 

21,334

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

3,909,669

   
 

3,153

   

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.#

   

313,282

   
 

2,047

   

Jabil, Inc.

   

251,372

   
 

17,139

   

Kirby Corp.#

   

1,280,283

   
 

12,600

   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   

5,728,464

   
 

3,916

   

OSI Systems, Inc.#

   

408,321

   
 

5,005

   

Saia, Inc.#

   

1,794,242

   
 

2,521

   

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.#

   

347,318

   
 

30,569

   

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.#

   

2,226,952

   
 

20,548

   

Symbotic, Inc.#^

   

699,248

   
 

28,568

   

Tecnoglass, Inc.

   

933,602

   
 

3,864

   

Transcat, Inc.#

   

347,837

   
 

514,400

   

Uber Technologies, Inc.#

   

22,263,232

   
 

65,967

   

Vertiv Holdings Company

   

2,590,524

   
 

14,576

   

XPO, Inc.#^

   

1,105,007

   
     

91,321,445

   
   

Information Technology (38.5%)

 
 

25,000

   

Adobe, Inc.#

   

13,301,500

   
 

143,000

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#

   

14,085,500

   
 

7,999

   

Amdocs, Ltd.

   

641,200

   
 

3,129

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

492,286

   
 

6,656

   

Appfolio, Inc. - Class A#

   

1,248,466

   
 

563,520

   

Apple, Inc.

   

96,232,310

   
 

26,739

   

Applied Digital Corp.#^

   

130,486

   
 

36,300

   

BILL Holdings, Inc.#^

   

3,313,827

   
 

25,689

   

Blackbaud, Inc.#

   

1,680,061

   
 

12,416

   

Braze, Inc. - Class A#

   

528,673

   
 

21,060

   

Broadcom, Inc.~

   

17,719,252

   
 

33,900

   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.#

   

8,130,915

   
 

40,479

   

Celestica, Inc.#^

   

945,185

   
 

10,561

   

Ciena Corp.#

   

445,674

   
 

45,034

   

Credo Technology Group Holding, Ltd.#

   

640,384

   
 

2,390

   

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. - Class A#

   

422,480

   
 

3,726

   

CyberArk Software, Ltd.#

   

609,723

   
 

98,845

   

Datadog, Inc. - Class A#

   

8,052,902

   
 

25,300

   

DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.#^

   

704,099

   
 

11,969

   

Dynatrace, Inc.#

   

535,134

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

70,580

   

Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.#

 

$

299,965

   
 

2,655

   

Fair Isaac Corp.#

   

2,245,785

   
 

38,504

   

Flex, Ltd.#

   

990,323

   
 

11,281

   

Freshworks Inc - Class A#

   

202,381

   
 

22,544

   

HashiCorp Inc. - Class A#

   

443,891

   
 

20,136

   

Intapp, Inc.#^

   

688,651

   
 

20,133

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

9,964,828

   
 

10,122

   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.#

   

1,973,588

   
 

127,799

   

Micron Technology, Inc.

   

8,545,919

   
 

372,690

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

126,010,216

   
 

2,681

   

MongoDB, Inc.#

   

923,846

   
 

147,980

   

NVIDIA Corp.††

   

60,346,244

   
 

11,552

   

Onto Innovation, Inc.#

   

1,298,098

   
 

183,090

   

Oracle Corp.

   

18,931,506

   
 

47,240

   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.#

   

11,480,265

   
 

69,290

   

PTC, Inc.#

   

9,729,702

   
 

25,789

   

Pure Storage, Inc. - Class A#

   

871,926

   
 

3,752

   

Qorvo, Inc.#

   

328,000

   
 

1,751

   

Qualys, Inc.#

   

267,815

   
 

32,295

   

Samsara Inc. - Class A#

   

745,046

   
 

31,000

   

ServiceNow, Inc.#

   

18,037,350

   
 

19,435

   

Sprinklr, Inc. - Class A#

   

264,122

   
 

1,680

   

SPS Commerce, Inc.#

   

269,371

   
 

9,134

   

Super Micro Computer, Inc.#

   

2,187,319

   
 

140,500

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd. (ADR)
   

12,126,555

   
 

15,700

   

Teradata Corp.#

   

670,704

   
 

1,427

   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.#

   

532,128

   
 

40,758

   

Vertex, Inc. - Class A#^

   

986,751

   
     

461,222,352

   
   

Materials (1.3%)

 
 

14,284

   

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   

895,893

   
 

38,200

   

Linde, PLC

   

14,598,512

   
     

15,494,405

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $755,030,724)
   

1,158,440,301

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTION (0.0%)#

     
   

Information Technology (0.0%)

 
 

360

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

         
 

3,546,000

    Put, 11/10/23, Strike $95.00
(Cost $102,650)
   

102,420

   

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NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (0.2%)
     
 

1,717,018

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money Market
Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $1,717,018)
 

$

1,717,018

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (96.9%)
(Cost $756,850,392)
   

1,160,259,739

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-0.1%)

   

(1,717,018

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (3.2%)

   

39,139,532

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

1,197,682,253

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

WRITTEN OPTIONS (0.0%)#

     
   

Information Technology (0.0%)

 
       

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

         
 

360

   

 

         
 

3,546,000

   

Put, 11/10/23, Strike $85.00

 

$

(21,060

)

 
 

360

   

 

         
 

3,546,000

   

Put, 12/01/23, Strike $85.00

   

(51,660

)

 
    TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS
(Premium $69,698)
 

$

(72,720

)

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

#  Non-income producing security.

~  Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral (or potential collateral for future transactions) for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $39,459,620.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

††  Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

Note: 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.

FUTURES CONTRACTS

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
 

DESCRIPTION

  EXPIRATION
DATE
  NOTIONAL
VALUE
  MARKET VALUE/
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

Sales

 
 

36,000

    Chicago Board Options
Exchange VIX Futures
 

Nov 2023

 

$

652,565

   

$

(96,363

)

 
 

21,000

    Chicago Board Options
Exchange VIX Futures
 

Dec 2023

   

390,613

     

(49,552

)

 
               

$

(145,915

)

 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (16.3%)

     
   

Communication Services (1.4%)

 
 

5,635,000

    Liberty Media Corp.*
3.750%, 03/15/28
    $6,209,939    
 

4,845,000

   

2.375%, 09/30/53

   

4,697,954

   
 

7,315,000

    Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty
Formula One^
2.250%, 08/15/27
   

7,291,080

   
 

13,805,000

    Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
2.000%, 02/15/25
   

13,893,628

   
             

32,092,601

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (2.3%)

 
 

7,640,000

    Booking Holdings, Inc.^
0.750%, 05/01/25
   

11,650,313

   
 

4,760,000

    DISH Network Corp.
3.375%, 08/15/26
   

2,436,120

   
 

9,310,000

    Ford Motor Company^
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

8,498,261

   
 

7,235,000

    Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.
0.000%, 01/15/26
   

6,236,787

   
 

4,375,000

    Rivian Automotive, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
   

4,612,038

   
 

1,150,000

    Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
6.000%, 08/15/25
   

2,102,913

   
 

325,000

    Tesla, Inc.
2.000%, 05/15/24
   

3,165,581

   
 

4,600,000

    Vail Resorts, Inc.
0.000%, 01/01/26
   

4,027,484

   
 

8,900,000

    Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
   

9,079,068

   
             

51,808,565

   
   

Energy (0.7%)

 
 

1,490,000

    EQT Corp.
1.750%, 05/01/26
   

4,332,026

   
 

5,835,000

    Nabors Industries, Inc.*
1.750%, 06/15/29
   

4,372,282

   
 

5,425,000

    Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
3.625%, 04/15/29
   

6,407,305

   
             

15,111,613

   
   

Financials (0.8%)

 
 

3,950,000

    Ares Capital Corp.
4.625%, 03/01/24
   

3,984,681

   
 

4,500,000

EUR

  JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
0.000%, 06/10/24
   

4,792,401

   
 

9,225,000

    Morgan Stanley Finance, LLC
1.000%, 11/23/27
   

9,352,305

   
             

18,129,387

   
   

Health Care (1.9%)

 
 

7,225,000

    Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
1.000%, 09/15/27
   

6,270,289

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

10,810,000

    Dexcom, Inc.
0.250%, 11/15/25
    $10,261,609    
 

2,885,000

    Envista Holdings Corp.*^
1.750%, 08/15/28
   

2,496,217

   
 

6,375,000

    Integer Holdings Corp.*
2.125%, 02/15/28
   

7,017,472

   
 

6,205,000

    Jazz Investments I, Ltd.
2.000%, 06/15/26
   

6,299,502

   
 

9,355,000

    Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
0.750%, 08/01/25
   

8,415,758

   
 

2,305,000

    Shockwave Medical, Inc.*
1.000%, 08/15/28
   

2,234,951

   
             

42,995,798

   
   

Industrials (2.7%)

 
 

4,790,000

    Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*
2.500%, 09/15/28
   

4,427,397

   
 

4,585,000

    Axon Enterprise, Inc.*^
0.500%, 12/15/27
   

4,946,344

   
 

7,260,000

    Fluor Corp.*^
1.125%, 08/15/29
   

7,008,732

   
 

4,570,000

    Granite Construction, Inc.*
3.750%, 05/15/28
   

4,927,328

   
 

14,230,000

    John Bean Technologies Corp.^
0.250%, 05/15/26
   

12,805,719

   
 

13,785,000

    Middleby Corp.
1.000%, 09/01/25
   

14,318,617

   
 

4,365,000

    Southwest Airlines Company^
1.250%, 05/01/25
   

4,159,845

   
 

8,330,000

    Tetra Tech, Inc.*
2.250%, 08/15/28
   

8,069,188

   
             

60,663,170

   
   

Information Technology (3.7%)

 
 

8,405,000

    Akamai Technologies, Inc.
1.125%, 02/15/29*
   

8,274,807

   
 

3,400,000

   

0.375%, 09/01/27^

   

3,463,478

   
 

3,860,000

    BILL Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/01/25
   

3,668,776

   
 

13,910,000

    CyberArk Software, Ltd.^
0.000%, 11/15/24
   

15,924,168

   
 

4,990,000

    Enphase Energy, Inc.
0.000%, 03/01/28
   

3,702,231

   
 

4,104,000

   

0.000%, 03/01/26^

   

3,500,014

   
 

13,845,000

    ON Semiconductor Corp.*
0.500%, 03/01/29
   

12,171,693

   
 

2,030,000

    Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
0.375%, 06/01/25
   

4,957,301

   
 

4,840,000

    Rapid7, Inc.*
1.250%, 03/15/29
   

4,682,313

   
 

7,645,000

    Seagate HDD Cayman*
3.500%, 06/01/28
   

7,930,464

   
 

6,800,000

    SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
   

8,227,728

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

4,725,000

    Tyler Technologies, Inc.^
0.250%, 03/15/26
    $4,493,002    
 

4,820,000

    Workiva, Inc.*^
1.250%, 08/15/28
   

4,378,102

   
             

85,374,077

   
   

Materials (0.2%)

 
 

4,800,000

    Glencore Funding, LLC
0.000%, 03/27/25
   

5,034,768

   
   

Real Estate (1.1%)

 
 

5,200,000

EUR

  ANLLIAN Capital, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/05/25
   

5,895,964

   
 

8,975,000

    Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
1.750%, 12/15/26
   

7,137,189

   
 

11,425,000

    Welltower OP, LLC*
2.750%, 05/15/28
   

11,737,245

   
             

24,770,398

   
   

Utilities (1.5%)

 
 

5,885,000

    Alliant Energy Corp.*
3.875%, 03/15/26
   

5,752,175

   
 

13,340,000

    CMS Energy Corp.*
3.375%, 05/01/28
   

12,630,846

   
 

16,315,000

    PPL Capital Funding, Inc.*
2.875%, 03/15/28
   

14,962,160

   
             

33,345,181

   
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $387,471,117)
   

369,325,558

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (1.3%)

     
   

Financials (0.7%)

 
 

80,250

    AMG Capital Trust II
5.150%, 10/15/37
   

3,823,190

   
 

242,245

    Apollo Global Management, Inc.
6.750%, 07/31/26
   

11,654,407

   
             

15,477,597

   
   

Industrials (0.1%)

 
 

56,341

    Chart Industries, Inc.
6.750%, 12/15/25
   

2,769,724

   
   

Utilities (0.5%)

 
 

80,675

    CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (Warner
Media, LLC, Charter Communications
Time, Inc.)#§**
3.369%, 09/15/29
   

3,087,755

   
 

215,000

    NextEra Energy, Inc.^
6.926%, 09/01/25
   

8,071,100

   
             

11,158,855

   
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED
STOCKS
(Cost $32,076,934)
   

29,406,176

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (73.1%)

     
   

Communication Services (7.9%)

 
 

756,405

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#

 

$

93,854,732

   
 

321,635

   

Comcast Corp. - Class A

   

13,280,309

   
 

119,745

   

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A#

   

36,075,576

   
 

27,710

   

Netflix, Inc.#

   

11,407,930

   
 

108,795

   

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.#

   

15,651,249

   
 

108,500

   

Walt Disney Company#

   

8,852,515

   
             

179,122,311

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (8.1%)

 
 

589,450

   

Amazon.com, Inc.#

   

78,449,901

   
 

131,714

   

Aptiv, PLC#

   

11,485,461

   
 

50,445

   

Home Depot, Inc.

   

14,361,187

   
 

238,925

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

   

11,339,381

   
 

44,130

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

8,409,854

   
 

47,685

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

12,501,576

   
 

100,640

   

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

   

10,342,773

   
 

91,035

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

8,397,068

   
 

105,835

   

Tesla, Inc.#

   

21,255,901

   
 

76,340

   

TJX Cos., Inc.

   

6,723,264

   
             

183,266,366

   
   

Consumer Staples (4.9%)

 
 

267,985

   

Coca-Cola Company

   

15,138,473

   
 

29,260

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

16,164,394

   
 

124,501

   

Kenvue, Inc.

   

2,315,719

   
 

90,855

   

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

   

6,015,509

   
 

121,700

   

Monster Beverage Corp.#

   

6,218,870

   
 

72,640

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

11,860,659

   
 

155,005

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

13,820,246

   
 

152,560

   

Procter & Gamble Company

   

22,888,577

   
 

98,230

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

16,051,764

   
             

110,474,211

   
   

Energy (3.8%)

 
 

110,650

   

Chevron Corp.

   

16,125,024

   
 

82,820

   

ConocoPhillips

   

9,839,016

   
 

238,365

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

25,230,935

   
 

60,150

   

Hess Corp.

   

8,685,660

   
 

70,550

   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.~

   

10,670,688

   
 

25,285

   

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

   

6,043,115

   
 

195,675

   

Schlumberger, NV

   

10,891,271

   
             

87,485,709

   
   

Financials (9.3%)

 
 

39,170

   

American Express Company

   

5,719,995

   
 

99,710

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

6,113,220

   
 

43,888

   

Assurant, Inc.

   

6,534,923

   
 

541,560

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

14,264,690

   

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

9,110

   

BlackRock, Inc.

 

$

5,577,871

   
 

76,160

   

Chubb, Ltd.

   

16,345,459

   
 

58,455

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

2,308,388

   
 

21,995

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

6,677,902

   
 

173,430

   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

   

24,117,176

   
 

97,121

   

KKR & Company, Inc.

   

5,380,503

   
 

97,830

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

18,553,460

   
 

68,530

   

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

   

25,791,266

   
 

236,405

   

Morgan Stanley

   

16,742,202

   
 

12,385

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

4,326,204

   
 

168,980

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A^

   

39,727,198

   
 

320,775

   

Wells Fargo & Company~

   

12,757,222

   
             

210,937,679

   
   

Health Care (9.9%)

 
 

66,215

   

Abbott Laboratories

   

6,260,628

   
 

76,365

   

AbbVie, Inc.

   

10,781,211

   
 

99,305

   

Alcon, Inc.^

   

7,082,433

   
 

278,393

   

Boston Scientific Corp.#

   

14,250,938

   
 

102,455

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

   

5,279,506

   
 

36,535

   

Danaher Corp.

   

7,015,451

   
 

28,435

   

Dexcom, Inc.#

   

2,525,881

   
 

19,290

   

Elevance Health, Inc.

   

8,682,236

   
 

42,885

   

Eli Lilly & Company

   

23,755,288

   
 

8,905

   

Humana, Inc.

   

4,663,459

   
 

161,825

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

24,005,120

   
 

28,585

   

McKesson Corp.

   

13,016,466

   
 

190,735

   

Medtronic, PLC

   

13,458,262

   
 

179,870

   

Merck & Company, Inc.

   

18,472,649

   
 

206,135

   

Pfizer, Inc.

   

6,299,486

   
 

17,665

   

Stryker Corp.

   

4,773,436

   
 

26,215

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   

11,659,645

   
 

62,660

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

33,558,190

   
 

90,405

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

9,439,186

   
             

224,979,471

   
   

Industrials (4.5%)

 
 

696,840

   

CSX Corp.

   

20,800,674

   
 

120,840

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

22,145,138

   
 

64,255

   

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   

11,043,507

   
 

25,300

   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

11,927,179

   
 

47,545

   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

   

17,539,826

   
 

218,185

   

RTX Corp.

   

17,758,077

   
             

101,214,401

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Information Technology (21.2%)

 
 

57,015

   

Accenture, PLC - Class A

 

$

16,938,586

   
 

18,515

   

Adobe, Inc.#

   

9,851,091

   
 

55,395

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#

   

5,456,408

   
 

938,700

   

Apple, Inc.

   

160,301,799

   
 

29,104

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

24,487,232

   
 

185,485

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

9,669,333

   
 

8,450

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

4,182,328

   
 

13,650

   

Lam Research Corp.

   

8,029,203

   
 

78,250

   

Micron Technology, Inc.

   

5,232,578

   
 

462,645

   

Microsoft Corp.~

   

156,424,901

   
 

129,020

   

NVIDIA Corp.†††

   

52,614,356

   
 

66,560

   

Oracle Corp.

   

6,882,304

   
 

49,060

   

Salesforce, Inc.#

   

9,852,720

   
 

18,370

   

ServiceNow, Inc.#

   

10,688,584

   
             

480,611,423

   
   

Materials (2.3%)

 
 

308,640

   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   

10,425,859

   
 

63,970

   

Linde, PLC

   

24,446,775

   
 

101,590

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

12,472,204

   
 

29,320

   

Vulcan Materials Company

   

5,761,087

   
             

53,105,925

   
   

Real Estate (0.6%)

 
 

60,195

   

American Tower Corp.

   

10,726,147

   
 

117,530

   

Invitation Homes, Inc.

   

3,489,466

   
             

14,215,613

   
   

Utilities (0.6%)

 
 

83,800

   

CMS Energy Corp.

   

4,553,692

   
 

94,415

   

DTE Energy Company

   

9,099,718

   
 

12,178

   

Veralto Corp.#

   

840,282

   
             

14,493,692

   
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $804,744,911)
   

1,659,906,801

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES (2.2%)

     
 

25,160,000

    United States Treasury Note
4.375%, 10/31/24
   

24,898,080

   
 

24,335,000

   

2.250%, 03/31/24^

   

24,018,455

   
        TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
AND AGENCY SECURITIES
(Cost $49,436,611)
   

48,916,535

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTION (0.1%)#

     
   

Other (0.1%)

 
 

1,925

   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

         
 

80,503,500

    Put, 12/15/23, Strike $420.00
(Cost $2,025,305)
 

$

1,932,700

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (2.3%)
     
 

52,088,275

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money Market
Portfolio, 5.358%†***
   

52,088,275

   
        TOTAL INVESTMENT OF CASH
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED
(Cost $52,088,275)
   

52,088,275

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (95.3%)
(Cost $1,327,843,153)
   

2,161,576,045

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-2.3%)

   

(52,088,275

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (7.0%)

   

159,622,933

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

2,269,110,703

   

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.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

#  Non-income producing security.

§  Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of one or more entities that are different than the issuer. Each entity is identified in the parenthetical.

**  Step coupon security. Coupon changes periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. The rate shown is the rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

~  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 $12,459,281.

††  Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATION

EUR  European Monetary Unit

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.

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (98.0%)

     
   

Communication Services (8.7%)

 
 

5,315

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C#

 

$

665,970

   
 

3,250

   

Comcast Corp. - Class A

   

134,193

   
 

340

   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.#

   

27,207

   
 

835

   

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A#

   

251,560

   
 

185

   

Netflix, Inc.#

   

76,163

   
 

755

   

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.#

   

108,614

   
 

755

   

Walt Disney Company#

   

61,600

   
     

1,325,307

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (11.9%)

 
 

3,920

   

Amazon.com, Inc.#

   

521,713

   
 

780

   

Aptiv, PLC#

   

68,016

   
 

44

   

Booking Holdings, Inc.#

   

122,741

   
 

2,545

   

Ford Motor Company

   

24,814

   
 

400

   

Home Depot, Inc.

   

113,876

   
 

1,680

   

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

   

79,733

   
 

545

   

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

   

103,861

   
 

625

   

McDonald's Corp.

   

163,856

   
 

1,550

   

MGM Resorts International#

   

54,126

   
 

1,235

   

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

   

126,921

   
 

160

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.#

   

13,557

   
 

1,305

   

Starbucks Corp.

   

120,373

   
 

940

   

Tesla, Inc.#

   

188,789

   
 

1,190

   

TJX Cos., Inc.

   

104,803

   
     

1,807,179

   
   

Consumer Staples (6.3%)

 
 

2,085

   

Coca-Cola Company

   

117,782

   
 

305

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

168,494

   
 

820

   

Kenvue, Inc.

   

15,252

   
 

630

   

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

   

41,712

   
 

1,270

   

Monster Beverage Corp.#

   

64,897

   
 

680

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

   

111,030

   
 

1,350

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   

120,366

   
 

1,060

   

Procter & Gamble Company

   

159,032

   
 

965

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

157,691

   
     

956,256

   
   

Energy (5.1%)

 
 

795

   

Chevron Corp.

   

115,855

   
 

850

   

ConocoPhillips

   

100,980

   
 

2,100

   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

222,285

   
 

515

   

Hess Corp.

   

74,366

   
 

880

   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

   

133,100

   
 

180

   

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

   

43,020

   
 

1,645

   

Schlumberger, NV

   

91,561

   
     

781,167

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Financials (13.2%)

 
 

600

   

American Express Company

 

$

87,618

   
 

355

   

American International Group, Inc.

   

21,765

   
 

460

   

Assurant, Inc.^

   

68,494

   
 

6,015

   

Bank of America Corp.

   

158,435

   
 

440

   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B#

   

150,185

   
 

60

   

BlackRock, Inc.

   

36,737

   
 

745

   

Chubb, Ltd.

   

159,892

   
 

670

   

Citigroup, Inc.

   

26,458

   
 

235

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   

71,348

   
 

1,785

   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

   

248,222

   
 

570

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

108,101

   
 

640

   

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

   

240,864

   
 

1,765

   

Morgan Stanley

   

124,997

   
 

130

   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   

14,881

   
 

255

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

89,074

   
 

1,100

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A^

   

258,610

   
 

3,715

   

Wells Fargo & Company

   

147,746

   
     

2,013,427

   
   

Health Care (13.1%)

 
 

915

   

Abbott Laboratories

   

86,513

   
 

840

   

AbbVie, Inc.

   

118,591

   
 

660

   

Alcon, Inc.^

   

47,071

   
 

1,815

   

Boston Scientific Corp.#

   

92,910

   
 

920

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

   

47,408

   
 

305

   

Danaher Corp.

   

58,566

   
 

535

   

Dexcom, Inc.#

   

47,524

   
 

165

   

Elevance Health, Inc.

   

74,265

   
 

480

   

Eli Lilly & Company

   

265,886

   
 

60

   

Humana, Inc.

   

31,421

   
 

1,195

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

177,266

   
 

200

   

McKesson Corp.

   

91,072

   
 

1,295

   

Medtronic, PLC

   

91,375

   
 

2,000

   

Merck & Company, Inc.

   

205,400

   
 

1,660

   

Pfizer, Inc.

   

50,730

   
 

215

   

Stryker Corp.

   

58,097

   
 

215

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

   

95,626

   
 

485

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

259,747

   
 

865

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

90,315

   
     

1,989,783

   
   

Industrials (5.7%)

 
 

5,535

   

CSX Corp.

   

165,220

   
 

775

   

Fortive Corp.

   

50,592

   
 

1,015

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

186,009

   
 

445

   

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

   

76,482

   
 

190

   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   

89,572

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

445

   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

 

$

164,165

   
 

1,460

   

RTX Corp.

   

118,829

   
 

935

   

Southwest Airlines Company

   

20,785

   
     

871,654

   
   

Information Technology (28.3%)

 
 

580

   

Accenture, PLC - Class A

   

172,312

   
 

105

   

Adobe, Inc.#

   

55,866

   
 

380

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#

   

37,430

   
 

7,185

   

Apple, Inc.

   

1,226,982

   
 

460

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

60,881

   
 

270

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

227,170

   
 

1,925

   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

100,350

   
 

350

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

173,233

   
 

95

   

Lam Research Corp.

   

55,881

   
 

815

   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

   

58,101

   
 

425

   

Micron Technology, Inc.

   

28,420

   
 

3,660

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

1,237,483

   
 

1,075

   

NVIDIA Corp.

   

438,385

   
 

1,580

   

Oracle Corp.

   

163,372

   
 

255

   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.#

   

61,970

   
 

345

   

Salesforce, Inc.#

   

69,286

   
 

160

   

ServiceNow, Inc.#

   

93,096

   
 

400

   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   

56,804

   
     

4,317,022

   
   

Materials (2.7%)

 
 

2,075

   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   

70,093

   
 

430

   

Linde, PLC

   

164,329

   
 

675

   

PPG Industries, Inc.

   

82,870

   
 

75

   

Sherwin-Williams Company

   

17,866

   
 

400

   

Vulcan Materials Company

   

78,596

   
     

413,754

   
   

Real Estate (0.9%)

 
 

280

   

American Tower Corp.

   

49,893

   
 

970

   

Welltower, Inc.

   

81,102

   
     

130,995

   
   

Utilities (2.1%)

 
 

465

   

Alliant Energy Corp.

   

22,687

   
 

1,685

   

CMS Energy Corp.

   

91,563

   
 

630

   

DTE Energy Company

   

60,719

   
 

800

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

   

46,640

   
 

3,970

   

PPL Corp.

   

97,543

   
 

100

   

Veralto Corp.#

   

6,900

   
     

326,052

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $9,201,051)
   

14,932,596

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND (0.7%)

 
   

Other (0.7%)

 
 

1,040

    Vanguard Communication Services ETF
(Cost $92,908)
 

$

107,661

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (0.5%)
 
 

66,806

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $66,806)
   

66,806

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.2%)
(Cost $9,360,765)
   

15,107,063

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-0.4%)

   

(66,806

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (1.2%)

   

191,426

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

15,231,683

   

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

#  Non-income producing security.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (96.8%)

     
   

Communication Services (8.2%)

 
 

19,929

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#

 

$

2,472,790

   
 

1,090

   

Netflix, Inc.#

   

448,742

   
 

4,486

   

T-Mobile U.S., Inc.#

   

645,356

   
     

3,566,888

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (12.1%)

 
 

17,988

   

Amazon.com, Inc.#

   

2,394,023

   
 

5,810

   

Aptiv, PLC#

   

506,632

   
 

2,521

   

Home Depot, Inc.

   

717,703

   
 

1,150

   

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.#

   

452,502

   
 

4,616

   

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

   

474,386

   
 

7,894

   

TJX Cos., Inc.

   

695,225

   
     

5,240,471

   
   

Consumer Staples (6.5%)

 
 

2,670

   

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

   

625,181

   
 

4,141

   

Dollar Tree, Inc.#

   

460,024

   
 

10,482

   

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

   

694,013

   
 

6,427

   

Walmart, Inc.

   

1,050,236

   
     

2,829,454

   
   

Energy (3.1%)

 
 

2,840

   

Chevron Corp.

   

413,873

   
 

3,192

   

Hess Corp.

   

460,925

   
 

7,340

   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

453,686

   
     

1,328,484

   
   

Financials (11.6%)

 
 

4,486

   

American Express Company

   

655,091

   
 

3,639

   

Chubb, Ltd.

   

781,002

   
 

4,012

   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   

760,876

   
 

7,500

   

Morgan Stanley

   

531,150

   
 

1,245

   

S&P Global, Inc.

   

434,891

   
 

4,659

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A^

   

1,095,331

   
 

19,200

   

Wells Fargo & Company

   

763,584

   
     

5,021,925

   
   

Health Care (15.0%)

 
 

10,612

   

Boston Scientific Corp.#

   

543,228

   
 

3,010

   

Danaher Corp.

   

577,980

   
 

5,880

   

Dexcom, Inc.#

   

522,320

   
 

1,960

   

Eli Lilly & Company

   

1,085,703

   
 

2,631

   

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.#

   

475,764

   
 

8,862

   

Merck & Company, Inc.

   

910,128

   
 

2,329

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

1,247,319

   
 

4,800

   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

   

501,168

   
 

4,055

   

Zoetis, Inc.

   

636,635

   
     

6,500,245

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Industrials (8.9%)

 
 

3,544

   

Boeing Company#

 

$

662,090

   
 

26,531

   

CSX Corp.

   

791,950

   
 

13,750

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

   

429,688

   
 

3,400

   

Honeywell International, Inc.

   

623,084

   
 

15,400

   

Uber Technologies, Inc.#

   

666,512

   
 

4,222

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

693,801

   
     

3,867,125

   
   

Information Technology (27.6%)

 
 

6,910

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.#

   

680,635

   
 

2,416

   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

380,109

   
 

18,204

   

Apple, Inc.

   

3,108,697

   
 

940

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

790,888

   
 

1,430

   

Intuit, Inc.

   

707,778

   
 

9,145

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

3,092,016

   
 

4,042

   

NVIDIA Corp.††

   

1,648,328

   
 

7,486

   

Oracle Corp.

   

774,052

   
 

1,295

   

ServiceNow, Inc.#

   

753,496

   
     

11,935,999

   
   

Materials (1.8%)

 
 

2,071

   

Linde, PLC

   

791,453

   
   

Utilities (2.0%)

 
 

12,500

   

Southern Company

   

841,250

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $30,780,978)
   

41,923,294

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (96.8%)
(Cost $30,780,978)
   

41,923,294

   

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (3.2%)

   

1,392,840

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

43,316,134

   

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

#  Non-income producing security.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

††  Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (97.7%)

     
   

Consumer Discretionary (17.9%)

 
 

174,200

HKD

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#

 

$

1,793,402

   
 

56,500

AUD

 

Aristocrat Leisure, Ltd.

   

1,388,775

   
 

26,900

INR

 

Dixon Technologies India, Ltd.

   

1,651,060

   
 

9,450

EUR

 

Ferrari, NV

   

2,860,552

   
 

795

EUR

 

Hermes International

   

1,483,331

   
 

457,600

INR

 

Kalyan Jewellers India, Ltd.

   

1,590,110

   
 

68,840

   

Li Auto, Inc. (ADR)#^

   

2,327,480

   
 

90,800

INR

 

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

   

1,597,186

   
 

70,524

   

MakeMyTrip, Ltd.#

   

2,731,394

   
 

2,456

   

MercadoLibre, Inc.#

   

3,047,257

   
 

31,600

JPY

 

Oriental Land Company, Ltd.

   

1,022,113

   
 

14,500

DKK

 

Pandora, A/S

   

1,644,597

   
 

64,995

EUR

 

Prosus, NV

   

1,817,624

   
 

466,400

HKD

 

Sands China, Ltd.#

   

1,255,572

   
 

36,700

JPY

 

Sony Group Corp.

   

3,051,196

   
 

83,100

JPY

 

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

   

1,445,185

   
 

136,600

JPY

 

Toyota Motor Corp.

   

2,389,645

   
 

712,900

INR

 

Zomato, Ltd.#

   

898,690

   
     

33,995,169

   
   

Consumer Staples (2.3%)

 
 

783,600

CHF

 

Aryzta, AG#

   

1,436,188

   
 

3,540

EUR

 

L'Oreal, SA

   

1,487,970

   
 

68,200

JPY

 

Yamazaki Baking Company, Ltd.

   

1,442,065

   
     

4,366,223

   
   

Energy (7.7%)

 
 

101,600

CAD

 

ARC Resources, Ltd.^

   

1,634,538

   
 

408,400

GBP

  BP, PLC    

2,493,696

   
 

59,455

CAD

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

   

3,775,452

   
 

110,200

JPY

 

Inpex Corp.

   

1,599,097

   
 

1,261,590

EUR

 

Saipem S.p.A#

   

1,922,444

   
 

148,100

   

TechnipFMC, PLC

   

3,187,112

   
     

14,612,339

   
   

Financials (10.8%)

 
 

215,000

HKD

 

AIA Group, Ltd.

   

1,867,018

   
 

5,000

   

Aon, PLC - Class A

   

1,547,000

   
 

7,561,200

IDR

 

Bank Mandiri Persero, Tbk PT

   

2,701,254

   
 

457,200

CNY

 

CITIC Securities Company, Ltd. - Class A

   

1,357,128

   
 

76,200

INR

 

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

   

1,350,760

   
 

313,000

GBP

 

HSBC Holdings, PLC

   

2,259,990

   
 

85,800

   

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (ADR)

   

1,903,902

   
 

97,300

JPY

 

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

   

1,924,087

   
 

24,950

GBP

 

London Stock Exchange Group, PLC

   

2,517,331

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

144,000

    Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group,
Inc. (ADR)
 

$

1,392,480

   
 

63,500

EUR

 

UniCredit, S.p.A.

   

1,591,920

   
     

20,412,870

   
   

Health Care (12.3%)

 
 

38,530

GBP

 

AstraZeneca, PLC

   

4,824,095

   
 

51,700

EUR

 

Gerresheimer, AG

   

4,822,225

   
 

123,036

DKK

 

Novo Nordisk, A/S - Class B

   

11,870,047

   
 

289,000

HKD

 

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.#*

   

1,796,926

   
     

23,313,293

   
   

Industrials (21.0%)

 
 

25,704

GBP

 

Ashtead Technology Holdings, PLC^

   

150,248

   
 

25,550

CAD

 

Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Ltd.

   

1,814,064

   
 

59,000

JPY

 

Central Japan Railway Company

   

1,327,995

   
 

22,100

EUR

 

DO & CO, AG

   

2,581,595

   
 

125,640

INR

 

Hindustan Aeronautics, Ltd.

   

2,752,540

   
 

64,000

JPY

 

Hitachi, Ltd.

   

4,056,741

   
 

256,600

JPY

 

INFRONEER Holdings, Inc.

   

2,706,837

   
 

62,900

JPY

 

Komatsu, Ltd.

   

1,445,215

   
 

339,900

GBP

 

Melrose Industries, PLC

   

1,935,313

   
 

261,001

SEK

 

Munters Group, AB*~

   

3,186,485

   
 

41,400

EUR

 

Prysmian S.p.A

   

1,550,306

   
 

2,433,200

GBP

 

Rolls-Royce Holdings, PLC#

   

6,404,726

   
 

12,025

EUR

 

Schneider Electric, SE

   

1,850,134

   
 

34,200

INR

 

Siemens, Ltd.

   

1,372,479

   
 

45,700

CAD

 

Stantec, Inc.^

   

2,796,211

   
 

17,650

EUR

 

Thales, SA

   

2,604,744

   
 

730,000

CNY

 

Weichai Power Company, Ltd. - Class A

   

1,387,350

   
     

39,922,983

   
   

Information Technology (21.3%)

 
 

96,800

TWD

 

Accton Technology Corp.

   

1,499,844

   
 

184,000

JPY

 

Advantest Corp.

   

4,739,586

   
 

34,100

TWD

 

Alchip Technologies, Ltd.

   

2,796,759

   
 

8,425

EUR

  ASML Holding, NV    

5,064,440

   
 

1,260

CAD

 

Constellation Software, Inc.^

   

2,525,915

   
 

8,300

   

Fabrinet#

   

1,286,500

   
 

9,800

JPY

 

Keyence Corp.

   

3,793,761

   
 

131,780

INR

 

KPIT Technologies, Ltd.

   

1,939,672

   
 

8,800

JPY

 

Lasertec Corp.

   

1,453,586

   
 

28,460

EUR

 

SAP, SE

   

3,817,406

   
 

8,500

JPY

 

SHIFT, Inc.#^

   

1,542,236

   
 

59,900

CAD

 

Shopify, Inc. - Class A#

   

2,828,809

   
 

26,450

KRW

 

SK Hynix, Inc.

   

2,296,973

   
 

291,000

TWD

  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd.
   

4,752,759

   
     

40,338,246

   

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Materials (2.3%)

 
 

268,200

GBP

 

Glencore, PLC

 

$

1,420,608

   
 

7,795

   

Linde, PLC

   

2,978,937

   
     

4,399,545

   
   

Real Estate (2.1%)

 
 

788,800

MXN

 

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV^

   

2,473,723

   
 

152,700

INR

 

Macrotech Developers, Ltd.*

   

1,442,474

   
     

3,916,197

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $166,586,158)
   

185,276,865

   

WARRANTS (0.0%)#

     
   

Information Technology (0.0%)

 
 

1,260

    Constellation Software, Inc.^
03/31/40, Strike $1.00
(Cost $—)
   

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.2%)#

     
   

Communication Services (0.0%)

 
 

290

   

Baidu, Inc.

         
 

3,045,000

   

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $150.00

   

1,015

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 

500

   

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

         
 

4,127,000

   

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $90.00

   

34,250

   
 

353

   

PDD Holdings, Inc.

         
 

3,580,126

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $120.00

   

141,200

   
     

175,450

   
   

Other (0.1%)

 
 

2,235

   

iShares MSCI India ETF

         
 

9,664,140

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $44.00

   

245,850

   
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $1,290,565)
   

422,315

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (2.7%)
     
 

5,053,942

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $5,053,942)
   

5,053,942

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.6%)
(Cost $172,930,665)
   

190,753,122

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-2.7%)

   

(5,053,942

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (2.1%)

   

3,882,133

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

189,581,313

   

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

COUNTERPARTY

  LONG
CONTRACTS
  SETTLEMENT
DATE
  LOCAL
CURRENCY
  CURRENT
VALUE
  UNREALIZED
GAIN/LOSS
 
State Street Bank and
Trust
 

Swiss Franc

 

12/29/23

   

4,550,000

   

$

5,034,701

   

$

(2,268

)

 
State Street Bank and
Trust
 

Brazilian Real

 

12/29/23

   

14,335,000

     

2,825,108

     

(25,472

)

 
State Street Bank and
Trust
 

Swiss Franc

 

12/29/23

   

2,300,000

     

2,545,014

     

(1,146

)

 
State Street Bank and
Trust
 

Brazilian Real

 

12/29/23

   

6,760,000

     

1,332,245

     

(12,012

)

 
   

$

(40,898

)

 

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

#  Non-income producing security.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

*  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.

~  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 $1,220,871.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

AUD  Australian Dollar

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

SEK  Swedish Krona

TWD  New Taiwan Dollar

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. 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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CURRENCY EXPOSURE
OCTOBER 31, 2023

   

VALUE

  % OF TOTAL
INVESTMENTS
 

Japanese Yen

 

$

33,939,345

     

17.8

%

 

European Monetary Unit

   

33,454,691

     

17.5

%

 

US Dollar

   

25,878,319

     

13.6

%

 

British Pound Sterling

   

22,006,007

     

11.5

%

 

Canadian Dollar

   

15,374,989

     

8.1

%

 

Indian Rupee

   

14,594,971

     

7.7

%

 

Danish Krone

   

13,514,644

     

7.1

%

 

New Taiwan Dollar

   

9,049,362

     

4.7

%

 

Hong Kong Dollar

   

6,712,918

     

3.5

%

 

Swedish Krona

   

3,186,485

     

1.7

%

 

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

   

2,744,478

     

1.4

%

 

Indonesian Rupiah

   

2,701,254

     

1.4

%

 

Mexican Peso

   

2,473,723

     

1.3

%

 

South Korean Won

   

2,296,973

     

1.2

%

 

Swiss Franc

   

1,436,188

     

0.8

%

 

Australian Dollar

   

1,388,775

     

0.7

%

 

Total Investments

 

$

190,753,122

     

100.0

%

 

Currency exposure may vary over time.

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (18.3%)

     
   

Consumer Discretionary (8.1%)

 
 

6,857,000

    Li Auto, Inc.
0.250%, 05/01/28
 

$

9,313,589

   
 

11,077,000

    MakeMyTrip, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/15/28
   

12,616,481

   
 

7,308,000

    Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
   

7,455,037

   
     

29,385,107

   
   

Energy (2.0%)

 
 

3,400,000

EUR

  Eni S.p.A
2.950%, 09/14/30
   

3,677,694

   
 

3,300,000

EUR

  Saipem S.p.A
2.875%, 09/11/29
   

3,578,396

   
     

7,256,090

   
   

Information Technology (6.6%)

 
 

32,000,000

HKD

  Kingsoft Corp, Ltd.
0.625%, 04/29/25
   

4,232,412

   
 

16,400,000

    SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
   

19,843,344

   
     

24,075,756

   
   

Real Estate (1.6%)

 
 

5,000,000

EUR

  ANLLIAN Capital, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/05/25
   

5,669,196

   
        TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $65,202,669)
   

66,386,149

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (80.1%)

     
   

Communication Services (5.6%)

 
 

259,750

HKD

 

Baidu, Inc. - Class A#

   

3,410,206

   
 

26,670

   

NetEase, Inc. (ADR)

   

2,851,556

   
 

375,300

HKD

 

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

   

13,889,377

   
     

20,151,139

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (17.6%)

 
 

763,900

HKD

 

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.#

   

7,864,406

   
 

912,120

MXN

 

Alsea, SAB de CV#

   

3,027,415

   
 

54,500

INR

 

Amber Enterprises India, Ltd.#

   

1,917,456

   
 

21,100

CNY

  Beijing Roborock Technology
Company, Ltd. - Class A
   

912,077

   
 

13,712,100

PHP

 

Bloomberry Resorts Corp.#

   

2,201,573

   
 

75,948

INR

 

Dixon Technologies India, Ltd.

   

4,661,513

   
 

967,000

HKD

  Hisense Home Appliances Group
Company, Ltd. - Class H
   

2,661,745

   
 

592,870

INR

 

Indian Hotels Company, Ltd.

   

2,734,178

   
 

1,710,000

INR

 

Kalyan Jewellers India, Ltd.

   

5,942,062

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

53,440

KRW

 

Kia Corp.

 

$

3,053,103

   
 

231,550

INR

 

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

   

4,073,000

   
 

21,847,100

IDR

 

Map Aktif Adiperkasa PT

   

1,024,620

   
 

6,265

   

MercadoLibre, Inc.#

   

7,773,236

   
 

34,500

   

MINISO Group Holding, Ltd. (ADR)

   

873,195

   
 

17,078,400

IDR

 

Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk PT

   

1,865,895

   
 

568,000

INR

 

Tata Motors, Ltd.

   

4,295,911

   
 

521,300

INR

 

Welspun India, Ltd.

   

943,023

   
 

79,200

HKD

 

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

   

4,150,242

   
 

2,786,920

INR

 

Zomato, Ltd.#

   

3,513,225

   
     

63,487,875

   
   

Consumer Staples (5.4%)

 
 

35,100

CNY

  Eastroc Beverage Group Company,
Ltd. - Class A
   

921,557

   
 

368,050

MXN

  Fomento Economico Mexicano,
SAB de CV^
   

4,161,257

   
 

594,930

INR

 

ITC, Ltd.

   

3,062,784

   
 

17,700

CNY

  Kweichow Moutai Company,
Ltd. - Class A
   

4,076,375

   
 

15,170

INR

 

Nestlé India, Ltd.

   

4,420,582

   
 

598,440

BRL

 

Raia Drogasil, SA

   

3,062,380

   
     

19,704,935

   
   

Energy (6.2%)

 
 

78,580

SAR

 

Arabian Drilling Company#

   

3,676,423

   
 

185,940

EUR

 

Galp Energia SGPS, SA

   

2,799,282

   
 

435,320

INR

 

Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.

   

973,019

   
 

1,050,800

THB

 

PTT Exploration & Production, PCL

   

4,799,157

   
 

140,290

INR

 

Reliance Industries, Ltd.

   

3,859,518

   
 

288,530

   

TechnipFMC, PLC~

   

6,209,166

   
     

22,316,565

   
   

Financials (11.5%)

 
 

431,800

HKD

 

AIA Group, Ltd.

   

3,749,666

   
 

1,064,000

BRL

 

B3, SA-Brasil Bolsa Balcao

   

2,342,520

   
 

476,950

BRL

 

Banco BTG Pactual, SA

   

2,800,163

   
 

4,962,000

IDR

 

Bank Central Asia, Tbk PT

   

2,733,668

   
 

18,631,480

IDR

 

Bank Mandiri Persero, Tbk PT

   

6,656,134

   
 

1,621,643

CNY

 

CITIC Securities Company, Ltd. - Class A

   

4,813,598

   
 

203,880

INR

 

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

   

3,614,079

   
 

209,125

   

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (ADR)

   

4,640,484

   
 

558,970

   

Itau Unibanco Holding, SA (ADR)

   

2,968,131

   
 

96,560

KRW

 

Meritz Financial Group, Inc.

   

3,593,733

   
 

713,000

HKD

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

3,616,675

   
     

41,528,851

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Health Care (3.9%)

 
 

54,300

INR

 

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Ltd.

 

$

3,158,553

   
 

28,420

DKK

 

Novo Nordisk, A/S - Class B

   

2,741,854

   
 

229,400

HKD

 

WuXi AppTec Company, Ltd. - Class H*

   

2,756,594

   
 

850,500

HKD

 

Wuxi Biologics Cayman, Inc.*#

   

5,288,186

   
     

13,945,187

   
   

Industrials (6.4%)

 
 

245,000

INR

 

Hindustan Aeronautics, Ltd.

   

5,367,498

   
 

146,593

INR

 

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.

   

5,148,082

   
  932,480

BRL

 

Rumo, SA

   

4,126,271

   
 

67,900

INR

 

Siemens, Ltd.

   

2,724,893

   
 

315,780

INR

 

Titagarh Rail System, Ltd.

   

2,888,535

   
 

1,440,000

CNY

 

Weichai Power Company, Ltd. - Class A

   

2,736,690

   

   

22,991,969

   
   

Information Technology (17.4%)

 
 

321,800

TWD

 

Accton Technology Corp.

   

4,986,053

   
 

101,600

JPY

 

Advantest Corp.^

   

2,617,076

   
 

115,110

TWD

 

Alchip Technologies, Ltd.

   

9,440,905

   
 

14,495

SAR

 

Elm Company

   

2,710,153

   
 

16,550

   

Fabrinet#

   

2,565,250

   
 

513,930

INR

 

KPIT Technologies, Ltd.

   

7,564,545

   
 

151,000

TWD

 

MediaTek, Inc.

   

3,941,002

   
 

109,600

HKD

  Sunny Optical Technology Group
Company, Ltd.
   

918,221

   
 

1,619,649

TWD

  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd.~
   

26,452,927

   
 

527,800

HKD

 

Xiaomi Corp. - Class B*#

   

946,358

   
 

73,700

CNY

 

Zhongji Innolight Company, Ltd. - Class A

   

887,850

   
     

63,030,340

   
   

Materials (1.4%)

 
 

3,247,500

IDR

 

Pantai Indah Kapuk Dua Tbk#

   

893,395

   
 

2,606,000

HKD

  Zijin Mining Group Company,
Ltd. - Class H
   

4,031,249

   
     

4,924,644

   
   

Real Estate (4.7%)

 
 

3,002,290

MXN

 

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV^

   

9,415,357

   
 

590,270

INR

 

DLF, Ltd.

   

3,991,624

   
 

400,670

INR

 

Macrotech Developers, Ltd.*

   

3,786,130

   
     

17,193,111

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $273,837,627)
   

289,274,616

   

PREFERRED STOCK (0.8%)

     
   

Industrials (0.8%)

 
  1,379,870

BRL

  Randon, SA Implementos e
Participacoes‡
(Cost $3,475,906)
   

2,985,944

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (1.4%)#

         
       

Communication Services (0.0%)

     
       

Baidu, Inc.

         
 

1,182

                   
 

12,411,000

   

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $150.00

 

$

4,137

   
 

918

                   
 

9,639,000

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $150.00

   

40,392

   
     

44,529

   
       

Consumer Discretionary (0.5%)

     
       

Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd.

         
 

2,890

                   
 

23,854,060

   

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $100.00

   

30,345

   
 

1,398

                   
 

11,539,092

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $100.00

   

170,556

   
 

1,350

    New Oriental Education &
Technology Group, Inc.
         
 

8,841,150

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $65.00

   

877,500

   
 

1,555

   

PDD Holdings, Inc.

         
 

15,770,810

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $120.00

   

622,000

   
     

1,700,401

   
       

Information Technology (0.2%)

     
 

193

   

NVIDIA Corp.

         
 

7,870,540

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $425.00

   

607,950

   
       

Other (0.7%)

     
 

10,200

   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

         
 

37,434,000

   

Put, 11/17/23, Strike $37.00

   

714,000

   
 

8,906

   

iShares MSCI India ETF

         
 

38,509,544

   

Put, 12/15/23, Strike $44.00

   

979,660

   
 

4,710

   

KE Holdings, Inc.

         
 

6,928,410

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $19.85

   

120,105

   
 

4,639

   

Petroleo Brasileiro, SA

         
 

6,958,500

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $14.00

   

607,709

   
 

4,480

   

Trip.com Group, Ltd.

         
 

15,232,000

   

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $44.00

   

112,000

   
 

4,900

   

Vale, SA

         
 

6,717,900

   

Call, 11/17/23, Strike $14.00

   

132,300

   
     

2,665,774

   
        TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $10,924,242)
   

5,018,654

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (2.9%)
 
 

10,539,663

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $10,539,663)
 

$

10,539,663

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (103.5%)
(Cost $363,980,107)
   

374,205,026

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-2.9%)

   

(10,539,663

)

 

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-0.6%)

   

(2,283,179

)

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

361,382,184

   

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS

COUNTERPARTY

  LONG
CONTRACTS
  SETTLEMENT
DATE
  LOCAL
CURRENCY
  CURRENT
VALUE
  UNREALIZED
GAIN/LOSS
 
State Street Bank and
Trust
 

South African Rand

 

12/29/23

   

250,000,000

   

$

13,347,206

   

$

287,570

   
State Street Bank and
Trust
 

Brazilian Real

 

12/29/23

   

44,390,000

     

8,748,278

     

(78,878

)

 
   

$

208,692

   

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.

#  Non-income producing security.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

~  Security, or portion of security, is segregated as collateral for written options. The aggregate value of such securities is $11,789,739.

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

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

BRL  Brazilian Real

CNY  Chinese Yuan Renminbi

DKK  Danish Krone

EUR  European Monetary Unit

HKD  Hong Kong Dollar

IDR  Indonesian Rupiah

INR  Indian Rupee

JPY  Japanese Yen

KRW  South Korean Won

MXN  Mexican Peso

PHP  Philippine Peso

SAR  Saudi Riyal

THB  Thai Baht

TWD  New Taiwan Dollar

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.

CURRENCY EXPOSURE
OCTOBER 31, 2023

   

VALUE

  % OF TOTAL
INVESTMENTS
 

US Dollar

 

$

92,667,786

     

24.8

%

 

Indian Rupee

   

78,640,210

     

21.0

%

 

Hong Kong Dollar

   

57,515,337

     

15.4

%

 

New Taiwan Dollar

   

44,820,887

     

12.0

%

 

Mexican Peso

   

16,604,029

     

4.4

%

 

European Monetary Unit

   

15,724,568

     

4.2

%

 

Brazilian Real

   

15,317,278

     

4.1

%

 

Chinese Yuan Renminbi

   

14,348,147

     

3.8

%

 

Indonesian Rupiah

   

13,173,712

     

3.5

%

 

South Korean Won

   

6,646,836

     

1.8

%

 

Saudi Riyal

   

6,386,576

     

1.7

%

 

Thai Baht

   

4,799,157

     

1.3

%

 

Danish Krone

   

2,741,854

     

0.7

%

 

Japanese Yen

   

2,617,076

     

0.7

%

 

Philippine Peso

   

2,201,573

     

0.6

%

 

Total Investments

 

$

374,205,026

     

100.0

%

 

Currency exposure may vary over time.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (94.9%)

     
   

Communication Services (4.8%)

 
 

17,700

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#

 

$

2,196,216

   
 

3,610

   

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A#

   

1,087,585

   
 

26,100

HKD

 

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

   

965,928

   
     

4,249,729

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (9.8%)

 
 

23,140

   

Amazon.com, Inc.#~

   

3,079,703

   
 

565

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.#

   

1,097,343

   
 

3,605

EUR

 

Ferrari, NV

   

1,091,247

   
 

880

EUR

 

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, SE

   

630,019

   
 

27,400

   

MakeMyTrip, Ltd.#

   

1,061,202

   
 

870

   

MercadoLibre, Inc.#

   

1,079,444

   
 

14,100

   

Modine Manufacturing Company#

   

556,950

   
     

8,595,908

   
   

Consumer Staples (3.2%)

 
 

365,200

CHF

 

Aryzta, AG#

   

669,342

   
 

3,810

   

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

   

892,111

   
 

2,180

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

1,204,319

   
     

2,765,772

   
   

Energy (7.0%)

 
 

142,400

GBP

  BP, PLC    

869,496

   
 

34,320

CAD

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.^

   

2,179,354

   
 

11,860

   

Chevron Corp.

   

1,728,358

   
 

62,400

   

TechnipFMC, PLC

   

1,342,848

   
     

6,120,056

   
   

Financials (8.6%)

 
 

2,795

   

Aon, PLC - Class A

   

864,773

   
 

10,100

   

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

   

782,144

   
 

1,172,000

IDR

 

Bank Mandiri Persero, Tbk PT

   

418,699

   
 

4,050

   

Chubb, Ltd.

   

869,211

   
 

52,990

INR

 

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

   

939,327

   
 

28,900

   

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (ADR)

   

641,291

   
 

2,760

   

JPMorgan Chase & Company

   

383,806

   
 

10,800

   

Morgan Stanley

   

764,856

   
 

13,400

JPY

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

   

645,987

   
 

3,620

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A^

   

851,062

   
 

9,100

   

Wells Fargo & Company

   

361,907

   
     

7,523,063

   
   

Health Care (12.0%)

 
 

14,170

GBP

 

AstraZeneca, PLC

   

1,774,135

   
 

6,415

   

Eli Lilly & Company

   

3,553,461

   
 

39,570

   

Novo Nordisk, A/S (ADR)

   

3,821,275

   
 

2,444

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

1,308,909

   
     

10,457,780

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
   

Industrials (17.5%)

 
 

13,410

CAD

 

Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Ltd.

 

$

952,117

   
 

4,230

   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

   

874,129

   
 

50,000

INR

 

Hindustan Aeronautics, Ltd.

   

1,095,408

   
 

20,300

JPY

 

Hitachi, Ltd.

   

1,286,747

   
 

25,200

JPY

 

Komatsu, Ltd.

   

579,005

   
 

28,800

JPY

 

Kyudenko Corp.

   

860,284

   
 

153,100

GBP

 

Melrose Industries, PLC

   

871,716

   
 

95,600

SEK

 

Munters Group, AB*

   

1,167,153

   
 

12,690

   

Quanta Services, Inc.

   

2,120,753

   
 

691,300

GBP

 

Rolls-Royce Holdings, PLC#

   

1,819,656

   
 

4,310

EUR

 

Safran, SA

   

673,306

   
 

5,440

EUR

 

Schneider Electric, SE

   

836,984

   
 

25,520

   

Vertiv Holdings Company

   

1,002,170

   
 

6,820

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

1,120,731

   
     

15,260,159

   
   

Information Technology (28.7%)

 
 

14,900

TWD

 

Alchip Technologies, Ltd.

   

1,222,044

   
 

16,100

   

Apple, Inc.

   

2,749,397

   
 

3,048

EUR

  ASML Holding, NV    

1,832,215

   
 

2,900

   

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.#

   

695,565

   
 

5,090

   

Fabrinet#

   

788,950

   
 

4,500

JPY

 

Keyence Corp.

   

1,742,033

   
 

14,875

   

Micron Technology, Inc.

   

994,691

   
 

13,910

   

Microsoft Corp.~

   

4,703,110

   
 

11,220

   

NVIDIA Corp.†††

   

4,575,516

   
 

15,260

   

Oracle Corp.

   

1,577,884

   
 

6,550

EUR

 

SAP, SE

   

878,567

   
 

12,060

CAD

 

Shopify, Inc. - Class A#^

   

569,540

   
 

6,075

   

Snowflake, Inc. - Class A#

   

881,665

   
 

95,000

TWD

  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd.
   

1,551,588

   
 

3,400

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Company, Ltd. (ADR)
   

293,454

   
     

25,056,219

   
   

Materials (2.3%)

 
 

19,500

   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   

658,710

   
 

3,465

   

Linde, PLC

   

1,324,184

   
     

1,982,894

   
   

Real Estate (1.0%)

 
 

285,700

MXN

 

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV^

   

895,972

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $59,565,049)
   

82,907,552

   

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTION (0.2%)#

     
   

Industrials (0.2%)

 
 

130

   

Quanta Services, Inc.

         
 

2,172,560

    Put, 11/17/23, Strike $175.00
(Cost $145,863)
 

$

139,100

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (4.6%)
     
 

4,058,291

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money Market
Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $4,058,291)
 

4,058,291

 
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.7%)
(Cost $63,769,203)
   

87,104,943

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-4.6%)

   

(4,058,291

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (4.9%)

   

4,300,601

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

87,347,253

   

NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

#  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 $930,468.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

*  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.

††  Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

EUR  European Monetary Unit

GBP  British Pound Sterling

HKD  Hong Kong Dollar

IDR  Indonesian Rupiah

INR  Indian Rupee

JPY  Japanese Yen

MXN  Mexican Peso

SEK  Swedish Krona

TWD  New Taiwan Dollar

ABBREVIATION

ADR  American Depositary Receipt

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. 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.

CURRENCY EXPOSURE
OCTOBER 31, 2023

   

VALUE

  % OF TOTAL
INVESTMENTS
 

US Dollar

 

$

58,087,074

     

66.7

%

 

European Monetary Unit

   

5,942,338

     

6.8

%

 

British Pound Sterling

   

5,335,003

     

6.1

%

 

Japanese Yen

   

5,114,056

     

5.9

%

 

Canadian Dollar

   

3,701,011

     

4.3

%

 

New Taiwan Dollar

   

2,773,632

     

3.2

%

 

Indian Rupee

   

2,034,735

     

2.3

%

 

Swedish Krona

   

1,167,153

     

1.3

%

 

Hong Kong Dollar

   

965,928

     

1.1

%

 

Mexican Peso

   

895,972

     

1.0

%

 

Swiss Franc

   

669,342

     

0.8

%

 

Indonesian Rupiah

   

418,699

     

0.5

%

 

Total Investments

 

$

87,104,943

     

100.0

%

 

Currency exposure may vary over time.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (32.2%)

     
   

Communication Services (0.8%)

 
 

1,576,000

    Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One
2.250%, 08/15/27
 

$

1,570,846

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (3.7%)

 
 

3,570,000

    MakeMyTrip, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/15/28
   

4,066,159

   
 

3,100,000

    Wynn Macau, Ltd.*
4.500%, 03/07/29
   

3,162,372

   
     

7,228,531

   
   

Consumer Staples (2.9%)

 
 

1,500,000

EUR

  Fomento Economico Mexicano
SAB de CV
2.625%, 02/24/26
   

1,554,344

   
 

4,255,000

    Post Holdings, Inc.
2.500%, 08/15/27
   

4,061,695

   
     

5,616,039

   
   

Energy (2.2%)

 
 

1,800,000

EUR

  Eni S.p.A
2.950%, 09/14/30
   

1,947,015

   
 

2,200,000

EUR

  Saipem S.p.A
2.875%, 09/11/29
   

2,385,597

   
     

4,332,612

   
   

Financials (2.2%)

 
 

1,900,000

EUR

  Citigroup Global Markets Funding
Luxembourg SCA
0.000%, 03/15/28
   

2,073,557

   
 

2,200,000

    Morgan Stanley Finance, LLC
1.000%, 11/23/27
   

2,230,360

   
     

4,303,917

   
   

Health Care (1.1%)

 
 

1,095,000

    Dexcom, Inc.
0.250%, 11/15/25
   

1,039,450

   
 

1,129,000

    Shockwave Medical, Inc.*
1.000%, 08/15/28
   

1,094,690

   
     

2,134,140

   
   

Industrials (7.0%)

 
 

220,000,000

JPY

  ANA Holdings, Inc.
0.000%, 12/10/31
   

1,605,408

   
 

1,488,000

    Parsons Corp.
0.250%, 08/15/25
   

1,952,018

   
 

1,700,000

EUR

  Prysmian S.p.A
0.000%, 02/02/26
   

1,848,417

   
 

2,600,000

EUR

  Rheinmetall AG
1.875%, 02/07/28
   

2,930,787

   
 

1,610,000

EUR

  Schneider Electric, SE
0.000%, 06/15/26
   

3,048,266

   
 

1,500,000

EUR

  SPIE, SA
2.000%, 01/17/28
   

1,534,267

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

961,000

    Tetra Tech, Inc.*
2.250%, 08/15/28
 

$

930,911

   
     

13,850,074

   
   

Information Technology (8.4%)

 
 

2,240,000

    Akamai Technologies, Inc.*
1.125%, 02/15/29
   

2,205,302

   
 

1,763,000

    Camtek, Ltd.*
0.000%, 12/01/26
   

1,902,665

   
 

2,622,000

    Datadog, Inc.
0.125%, 06/15/25
   

2,887,451

   
 

1,000,000

    Gigabyte Technology Company, Ltd.
0.010%, 07/27/28
   

957,500

   
 

18,000,000

HKD

  Kingsoft Corp, Ltd.
0.625%, 04/29/25
   

2,380,732

   
 

1,500,000

    Progress Software Corp.
1.000%, 04/15/26
   

1,525,455

   
 

1,082,000

    Rapid7, Inc.*
1.250%, 03/15/29
   

1,046,749

   
 

3,000,000

    SK Hynix, Inc.
1.750%, 04/11/30
   

3,629,880

   
     

16,535,734

   
   

Materials (1.6%)

 
 

1,000,000

    Glencore Funding, LLC
0.000%, 03/27/25
   

1,048,910

   
 

2,200,000

    LG Chem, Ltd.
1.250%, 07/18/28
   

2,067,802

   
     

3,116,712

   
   

Other (0.8%)

 
 

2,370,000

EUR

  Edenred
0.000%, 09/06/24
   

1,506,449

   
   

Real Estate (1.5%)

 
 

2,700,000

EUR

  ANLLIAN Capital, Ltd.
0.000%, 02/05/25
   

3,061,366

   
    TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $65,409,046)
   

63,256,420

   

CORPORATE BOND (1.0%)

     
   

Energy (1.0%)

 
 

1,940,000

    Noble Finance II, LLC*
8.000%, 04/15/30
(Cost $1,964,026)
   

1,948,555

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK (1.6%)

     
   

Financials (1.6%)

 
 

63,900

    Apollo Global Management, Inc.
6.750%, 07/31/26
(Cost $3,304,429)
   

3,074,229

   

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (57.1%)

     
   

Communication Services (3.6%)

 
 

33,014

   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A#

 

$

4,096,377

   
 

3,600

   

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A#

   

1,084,572

   
 

49,900

HKD

 

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

   

1,846,736

   
     

7,027,685

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (1.5%)

 
 

22,700

   

Amazon.com, Inc.#

   

3,021,143

   
   

Consumer Staples (2.8%)

 
 

25,250

   

Coca-Cola Company~

   

1,426,372

   
 

8,300

   

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

   

1,943,445

   
 

3,990

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   

2,204,236

   
     

5,574,053

   
   

Energy (5.3%)

 
 

360,000

GBP

  BP, PLC    

2,198,165

   
 

51,900

CAD

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.^

   

3,295,701

   
 

15,852

   

Chevron Corp.

   

2,310,112

   
 

80,000

GBP

 

Shell, PLC

   

2,578,146

   
     

10,382,124

   
   

Financials (6.5%)

 
 

7,245

   

Aon, PLC - Class A

   

2,241,603

   
 

3,276,000

IDR

 

Bank Mandiri Persero, Tbk PT

   

1,170,358

   
 

107,250

EUR

 

Bank of Ireland Group, PLC

   

961,144

   
 

109,300

INR

 

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

   

1,937,507

   
 

7,650

   

JPMorgan Chase & Company~

   

1,063,809

   
 

25,300

   

Morgan Stanley

   

1,791,746

   
 

41,000

   

UBS Group, AG#^

   

961,860

   
 

6,460

   

Visa, Inc. - Class A^

   

1,518,746

   
 

25,400

   

Wells Fargo & Company

   

1,010,158

   
     

12,656,931

   
   

Health Care (10.0%)

 
 

18,700

GBP

 

AstraZeneca, PLC

   

2,341,307

   
 

11,500

   

Eli Lilly & Company

   

6,370,195

   
 

18,250

EUR

 

Gerresheimer, AG

   

1,702,236

   
 

71,550

   

Novo Nordisk, A/S (ADR)

   

6,909,584

   
 

4,370

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   

2,340,397

   
     

19,663,719

   
   

Industrials (7.5%)

 
 

20,300

CAD

 

Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Ltd.

   

1,441,311

   
 

26,200

JPY

 

Hitachi, Ltd.

   

1,660,728

   
 

63,600

JPY

 

Komatsu, Ltd.

   

1,461,298

   
 

263,000

GBP

 

Melrose Industries, PLC

   

1,497,462

   
 

8,690

   

Quanta Services, Inc.

   

1,452,273

   
 

1,320,000

GBP

 

Rolls-Royce Holdings, PLC#

   

3,474,535

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

50,500

   

Vertiv Holdings Company

 

$

1,983,135

   
 

10,200

   

Waste Management, Inc.

   

1,676,166

   
     

14,646,908

   
   

Information Technology (18.7%)

 
 

21,500

TWD

 

Alchip Technologies, Ltd.

   

1,763,352

   
 

32,440

   

Apple, Inc.

   

5,539,779

   
 

5,180

EUR

  ASML Holding, NV    

3,113,804

   
 

5,300

JPY

 

Keyence Corp.

   

2,051,728

   
 

24,810

   

Microsoft Corp.

   

8,388,509

   
 

21,830

   

NVIDIA Corp.†††

   

8,902,274

   
 

28,050

   

Oracle Corp.

   

2,900,370

   
 

252,000

TWD

  Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
   

4,115,791

   
     

36,775,607

   
   

Materials (1.2%)

 
 

36,700

   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

   

1,239,726

   
 

2,800

   

Linde, PLC

   

1,070,048

   
     

2,309,774

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $72,880,316)
   

112,057,944

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES (4.2%)

     
       

United States Treasury Note

         
 

2,140,000

   

4.125%, 08/31/30^

   

2,041,527

   
 

2,140,000

   

4.000%, 06/30/28

   

2,066,020

   
 

2,120,000

   

4.625%, 09/15/26

   

2,104,431

   
 

2,120,000

   

4.500%, 07/15/26

   

2,096,812

   
    TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
AGENCY SECURITIES
(Cost $8,416,031)
   

8,308,790

   
NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.5%)#

     
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 

110

   

Toyota Motor Corp.

         
  1,926,980    

Call, 04/19/24, Strike $185.00

   

106,150

   
   

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

820

   

Noble Corp., PLC

         
  3,828,580    

Call, 03/15/24, Strike $55.00

   

135,300

   
   

Other (0.3%)

 
 

320

   

Baidu, Inc.

         
  3,360,000    

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $150.00

   

14,080

   
 

965

   

ICICI Bank, Ltd.

         
  2,141,335    

Call, 01/19/24, Strike $24.00

   

26,538

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

555

   

Invesco QQQ Trust

         
  19,476,060    

Put, 12/29/23, Strike $355.00

 

$

719,002

   
     

759,620

   
    TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS
(Cost $1,500,775)
   

1,001,070

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (2.2%)
     
 

4,264,427

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $4,264,427)
   

4,264,427

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (98.8%)
(Cost $157,739,050)
   

193,911,435

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-2.2%)

   

(4,264,427

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (3.4%)

   

6,688,544

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

196,335,552

   

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.

#  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 $1,763,198.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

††  Security or a portion of the security purchased on a delayed delivery or when-issued basis.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

CAD  Canadian Dollar

EUR  European Monetary Unit

GBP  British Pound Sterling

HKD  Hong Kong Dollar

IDR  Indonesian Rupiah

INR  Indian Rupee

JPY  Japanese Yen

TWD  New Taiwan Dollar

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.

CURRENCY EXPOSURE
OCTOBER 31, 2023

   

VALUE

  % OF TOTAL
INVESTMENTS
 

US Dollar

 

$

129,423,921

     

66.8

%

 

European Monetary Unit

   

27,667,249

     

14.3

%

 

British Pound Sterling

   

12,089,615

     

6.2

%

 

Japanese Yen

   

6,779,162

     

3.5

%

 

New Taiwan Dollar

   

5,879,143

     

3.0

%

 

Canadian Dollar

   

4,737,012

     

2.4

%

 

Hong Kong Dollar

   

4,227,468

     

2.2

%

 

Indian Rupee

   

1,937,507

     

1.0

%

 

Indonesian Rupiah

   

1,170,358

     

0.6

%

 

Total Investments

 

$

193,911,435

     

100.0

%

 

Currency exposure may vary over time.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (95.2%)

     
   

Communication Services (0.7%)

 
 

257

EUR

 

Scout24, SE*

 

$

15,811

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (14.2%)

 
 

835

INR

 

Amber Enterprises India, Ltd.#

   

29,378

   
 

185,000

PHP

 

Bloomberry Resorts Corp.#

   

29,703

   
 

680

INR

 

Dixon Technologies India, Ltd.

   

41,737

   
 

15,300

INR

 

Kalyan Jewellers India, Ltd.

   

53,166

   
 

1,175

   

MakeMyTrip, Ltd.#

   

45,508

   
 

610,000

IDR

 

Map Aktif Adiperkasa PT

   

28,609

   
 

9,300

HKD

 

Samsonite International, SA*#

   

28,803

   
 

1,400

JPY

 

Toyota Boshoku Corp.

   

24,347

   
 

1,935

INR

 

TVS Motor Company, Ltd.

   

37,004

   
 

18,900

HKD

 

Wynn Macau, Ltd.#

   

16,738

   
     

334,993

   
   

Consumer Staples (4.6%)

 
 

16,100

CHF

 

Aryzta, AG#

   

29,508

   
 

1,000

JPY

 

Kobe Bussan Company, Ltd.

   

24,748

   
 

1,300

JPY

 

Rohto Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.

   

30,331

   
 

1,100

JPY

 

Yamazaki Baking Company, Ltd.

   

23,259

   
     

107,846

   
   

Energy (6.4%)

 
 

3,595

CAD

 

ARC Resources, Ltd.

   

57,836

   
 

21,370

EUR

 

Saipem S.p.A#

   

32,564

   
 

2,770

   

TechnipFMC, PLC

   

59,611

   
     

150,011

   
   

Financials (5.3%)

 
 

2,920

EUR

 

Bank of Ireland Group, PLC

   

26,168

   
 

8,600

JPY

 

Concordia Financial Group, Ltd.

   

39,959

   
 

1,800

JPY

 

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

   

35,595

   
 

7,095

AUD

 

Steadfast Group, Ltd.

   

24,398

   
     

126,120

   
   

Health Care (6.4%)

 
 

1,425

GBP

 

Ergomed, PLC#

   

23,211

   
 

1,072

EUR

 

Gerresheimer, AG

   

99,989

   
 

103

CHF

 

Ypsomed Holding, AG

   

28,387

   
     

151,587

   
   

Industrials (31.8%)

 
 

7,230

GBP

 

Ashtead Technology Holdings, PLC

   

42,261

   
 

1,200

JPY

 

BayCurrent Consulting, Inc.

   

30,128

   
 

855

EUR

 

DO & CO, AG

   

99,876

   
 

700

JPY

 

Ebara Corp.

   

30,998

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 
 

1,060

INR

 

Hindustan Aeronautics, Ltd.

 

$

23,223

   
 

5,700

JPY

 

INFRONEER Holdings, Inc.

   

60,128

   
 

700

JPY

 

Japan Airport Terminal Company, Ltd.

   

30,785

   
 

2,000

JPY

 

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Company, Ltd.

   

26,504

   
 

1,100

JPY

 

Keisei Electric Railway Company, Ltd.

   

41,437

   
 

800

JPY

 

Kyudenko Corp.

   

23,897

   
 

2,390

EUR

 

Leonardo S.p.A

   

36,119

   
 

11,600

GBP

 

Melrose Industries, PLC

   

66,048

   
 

7,517

SEK

 

Munters Group, AB*

   

91,773

   
  2,200

JPY

 

Sojitz Corp.

   

45,684

   
 

1,120

CAD

 

Stantec, Inc.

   

68,529

   
 

3,740

INR

 

Titagarh Rail System, Ltd.

   

34,211

   

   

751,601

   
   

Information Technology (17.8%)

 
 

3,160

TWD

 

Accton Technology Corp.

   

48,962

   
 

850

TWD

 

Alchip Technologies, Ltd.

   

69,714

   
 

507

EUR

 

BE Semiconductor Industries, NV

   

52,373

   
 

168

   

Fabrinet#

   

26,040

   
 

980

KRW

 

HPSP Company, Ltd.

   

22,732

   
 

530

JPY

 

Ibiden Company, Ltd.

   

22,597

   
 

4,150

INR

 

KPIT Technologies, Ltd.

   

61,084

   
 

2,980

GBP

 

Sage Group, PLC

   

35,205

   
 

600

JPY

 

SCREEN Holdings Company, Ltd.

   

27,895

   
 

300

JPY

 

SHIFT, Inc.#

   

54,432

   
     

421,034

   
   

Materials (2.2%)

 
 

930

CAD

 

ERO Copper Corp.#

   

12,621

   
 

1,385

EUR

 

SOL S.p.A

   

39,858

   
     

52,479

   
   

Real Estate (5.8%)

 
 

22,800

MXN

 

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

   

71,502

   
 

3,180

INR

 

Macrotech Developers, Ltd.*

   

30,049

   
 

7,500

JPY

 

Mirarth Holdings, Inc.

   

21,863

   
 

175

EUR

 

VGP, NV

   

14,246

   
     

137,660

   
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $2,140,980)
   

2,249,142

   

PREFERRED STOCK (1.2%)

     
   

Industrials (1.2%)

 
  12,490

BRL

  Randon, SA Implementos e
Participacoes
(Cost $32,527)
   

27,028

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS/
NOTIONAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

PURCHASED OPTION (0.3%)#

 
   

Other (0.3%)

 
 

31

   

iShares MSCI India Small-Cap ETF

         
 

191,952

    Put, 02/16/24, Strike $62.00
(Cost $6,690)
 

$

6,975

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (96.7%)
(Cost $2,180,197)
   

2,283,145

   

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (3.3%)

   

78,877

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

2,362,022

   

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.

#  Non-income producing security.

FOREIGN CURRENCY ABBREVIATIONS

AUD  Australian Dollar

BRL  Brazilian Real

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

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

TWD  New Taiwan Dollar

Note: Value for securities denominated in foreign currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. 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.

CURRENCY EXPOSURE
OCTOBER 31, 2023

   

VALUE

  % OF TOTAL
INVESTMENTS
 

Japanese Yen

 

$

594,587

     

26.0

%

 

European Monetary Unit

   

417,004

     

18.3

%

 

Indian Rupee

   

309,852

     

13.6

%

 

British Pound Sterling

   

166,726

     

7.3

%

 

Canadian Dollar

   

138,986

     

6.1

%

 

US Dollar

   

138,134

     

6.0

%

 

New Taiwan Dollar

   

118,676

     

5.2

%

 

Swedish Krona

   

91,773

     

4.0

%

 

Mexican Peso

   

71,502

     

3.1

%

 

Swiss Franc

   

57,895

     

2.5

%

 

Hong Kong Dollar

   

45,541

     

2.0

%

 

Philippine Peso

   

29,703

     

1.3

%

 

Indonesian Rupiah

   

28,609

     

1.3

%

 

Brazilian Real

   

27,027

     

1.2

%

 

Australian Dollar

   

24,398

     

1.1

%

 

South Korean Won

   

22,732

     

1.0

%

 

Total Investments

 

$

2,283,145

     

100.0

%

 

Currency exposure may vary over time.

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS (41.5%)

     
   

Airlines (1.3%)

 
 

99,368

    Air Canada Pass Through Trust
Series 2015-2, Class AA*
3.750%, 06/15/29
 

$

89,869

   
 

95,604

    Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A*
4.800%, 02/15/29
   

89,612

   
 

48,468

    British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2013-1, Class A*
4.625%, 12/20/25
   

47,929

   
 

96,562

    British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-1, Class A*
3.350%, 12/15/30
   

85,461

   
 

126,224

    JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-1, Class AA
2.750%, 11/15/33
   

105,133

   
     

418,004

   
   

Communication Services (2.1%)

 
 

200,000

    Ashtead Capital, Inc.*
4.375%, 08/15/27
   

185,284

   
 

100,000

    Charter Communications Operating, LLC /
Charter Communications Operating Capital
2.800%, 04/01/31
   

76,775

   
 

150,000

    Comcast Corp.
3.900%, 03/01/38
   

116,444

   
 

75,000

    Paramount Global
3.450%, 10/04/26
   

68,000

   
 

100,000

    United States Cellular Corp.
6.700%, 12/15/33
   

95,235

   
 

150,000

    Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.016%, 12/03/29
   

134,028

   
     

675,766

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (3.0%)

 
 

150,000

    Cargill, Inc.*
3.125%, 05/25/51
   

91,047

   
 

200,000

    Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC
4.000%, 11/13/30
   

164,916

   
 

100,000

    GLP Capital, LP / GLP Financing II, Inc.
3.250%, 01/15/32
   

75,775

   
 

100,000

    goeasy, Ltd.*
4.375%, 05/01/26
   

90,645

   
 

125,000

    Kohl's Corp.
5.550%, 07/17/45
   

72,270

   
 

100,000

    M/I Homes, Inc.
3.950%, 02/15/30
   

80,019

   
 

100,000

    Mattel, Inc.
6.200%, 10/01/40
   

85,268

   
 

100,000

    Newell Brands, Inc.
5.200%, 04/01/26
   

94,457

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

100,000

    NIKE, Inc.
2.850%, 03/27/30
 

$

85,578

   
 

100,000

    Tractor Supply Company
5.250%, 05/15/33
   

91,648

   
     

931,623

   
   

Consumer Staples (2.6%)

 
 

125,000

    Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
3.500%, 06/01/30
   

109,906

   
 

125,000

    Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
3.250%, 03/27/30
   

108,435

   
 

125,000

    Costco Wholesale Corp.
1.600%, 04/20/30
   

98,972

   
 

100,000

    Edgewell Personal Care Company*
4.125%, 04/01/29
   

84,093

   
 

125,000

    Hershey Company
1.700%, 06/01/30
   

98,106

   
 

200,000

    JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA
Food Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500%, 01/15/30
   

182,986

   
 

100,000

    Kimberly-Clark Corp.
3.100%, 03/26/30
   

86,301

   
 

50,000

    Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
4.250%, 04/15/31
   

41,312

   
     

810,111

   
   

Energy (1.1%)

 
 

175,000

    Energy Transfer, LP‡
8.656%, 11/01/66
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.02%
   

143,080

   
 

100,000

    EQM Midstream Partners, LP*
7.500%, 06/01/27
   

99,416

   
 

100,000

    EQT Corp.*
3.125%, 05/15/26
   

92,622

   
     

335,118

   
   

Financials (12.3%)

 
 

115,000

    Ally Financial, Inc.‡
4.700%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.87%
   

75,144

   
 

100,000

    Aviation Capital Group, LLC*
3.500%, 11/01/27
   

87,894

   
 

100,000

    Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*
5.500%, 01/15/26
   

96,386

   
 

125,000

    AXIS Specialty Finance, PLC
4.000%, 12/06/27
   

114,840

   
 

100,000

    Bank of America Corp.‡
2.087%, 06/14/29
SOFR + 1.06%
   

82,563

   
 

150,000

    Bank of Montreal‡
3.088%, 01/10/37
5 year CMT + 1.40%
   

108,716

   
 

75,000

    4.800%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 2.98%
   

67,112

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

100,000

    Bank of New York Mellon Corp.‡
5.834%, 10/25/33
SOFR + 2.07%
 

$

95,858

   
 

150,000

    Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.
4.250%, 01/15/49
   

116,270

   
 

125,000

    BP Capital Markets, PLC‡
4.875%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 4.40%
   

108,846

   
 

175,000

    Brookfield Finance, Inc.
2.724%, 04/15/31
   

135,765

   
 

150,000

    Capital One Financial Corp.‡
2.359%, 07/29/32
SOFR + 1.34%
   

99,383

   
 

100,000

    Charles Schwab Corp.‡
4.000%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.17%
   

79,543

   
 

100,000

    Chubb INA Holdings, Inc.&
4.150%, 03/13/43
   

77,445

   
 

150,000

    Citigroup, Inc.‡
3.875%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.42%
   

125,940

   
 

100,000

    Essential Properties, LP
2.950%, 07/15/31
   

71,589

   
 

100,000

    Essex Portfolio, LP
1.700%, 03/01/28
   

83,088

   
 

100,000

    Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net Lease
Operating Partnership, LP*
3.750%, 12/15/27
   

75,952

   
 

125,000

    Globe Life, Inc.
4.550%, 09/15/28
   

117,337

   
 

150,000

    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.‡
3.800%, 05/10/26
5 year CMT + 2.97%
   

117,166

   
 

250,000

    ILFC E-Capital Trust II*‡
7.459%, 12/21/65
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 1.80%
   

188,042

   
 

125,000

    JPMorgan Chase & Company‡^
3.650%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 2.85%
   

108,608

   
 

200,000

    LSEGA Financing, PLC*
2.000%, 04/06/28
   

168,650

   
 

125,000

    Markel Corp.
3.500%, 11/01/27
   

114,249

   
 

100,000

    MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, 12/15/66
   

93,949

   
 

100,000

    Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. /
American Finance Operating Partner, LP*
4.500%, 09/30/28
   

74,965

   
 

118,000

    PartnerRe Finance B, LLC‡^
4.500%, 10/01/50
5 year CMT + 3.82%
   

97,182

   
 

100,000

    Primerica, Inc.
2.800%, 11/19/31
   

77,162

   
 

100,000

    Prologis, LP
2.875%, 11/15/29
   

84,374

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

100,000

    Radian Group, Inc.
4.500%, 10/01/24
 

$

97,554

   
 

125,000

    RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc.
3.450%, 07/01/27
   

113,563

   
 

100,000

    SLM Corp.
3.125%, 11/02/26
   

87,560

   
 

100,000

    Toronto-Dominion Bank
4.456%, 06/08/32
   

87,212

   
 

125,000

    Travelers Companies, Inc.
2.550%, 04/27/50
   

68,041

   
 

200,000

    USAA Capital Corp.*
2.125%, 05/01/30
   

158,038

   
 

125,000

    Ventas Realty, LP
4.000%, 03/01/28
   

113,875

   
 

100,000

    VICI Properties, LP /
VICI Note Company, Inc.*
3.500%, 02/15/25
   

95,763

   
 

125,000

    Wells Fargo & Company&
4.400%, 06/14/46
   

87,515

   
     

3,853,139

   
   

Health Care (3.0%)

 
 

100,000

    Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*
3.750%, 03/15/29
   

84,824

   
 

150,000

    CVS Health Corp.
4.780%, 03/25/38
   

124,063

   
 

100,000

    DaVita, Inc.*
4.625%, 06/01/30
   

78,461

   
 

100,000

    Elanco Animal Health, Inc.^
6.650%, 08/28/28
   

95,816

   
 

100,000

    Illumina, Inc.
5.750%, 12/13/27
   

97,721

   
 

150,000

    Johnson & Johnson
3.400%, 01/15/38
   

116,702

   
 

100,000

    Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
2.810%, 06/01/41
   

64,315

   
 

100,000

    Royalty Pharma, PLC
2.200%, 09/02/30
   

76,369

   
 

100,000

    UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
5.250%, 02/15/28
   

99,364

   
 

100,000

    Zoetis, Inc.
5.600%, 11/16/32
   

97,077

   
     

934,712

   
   

Industrials (6.4%)

 
 

125,000

    Air Lease Corp.‡
4.650%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 4.08%
   

106,769

   
 

100,000

    Albertsons Companies, Inc. /
Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons,
LP / Albertsons, LLC*
4.625%, 01/15/27
   

94,123

   
 

100,000

    Allegiant Travel Company*
7.250%, 08/15/27
   

91,078

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

40,000

    Ball Corp.
6.875%, 03/15/28
 

$

39,974

   
 

125,000

    Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
4.500%, 11/15/26
   

116,752

   
 

100,000

    Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC
4.950%, 09/15/41
   

86,134

   
 

100,000

    Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*^
5.125%, 01/15/26
   

95,594

   
 

100,000

    Cummins, Inc.
4.875%, 10/01/43
   

85,658

   
 

130,000

    Delta Air Lines Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-1, Class AA
3.204%, 10/25/25
   

127,717

   
 

100,000

    EnerSys*
4.375%, 12/15/27
   

89,825

   
 

100,000

    Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
1.512%, 04/15/26
   

88,761

   
 

80,000

    GXO Logistics, Inc.
1.650%, 07/15/26
   

70,498

   
 

100,000

    Hawaiian Brand Intellectual
Property, Ltd. / HawaiianMiles Loyalty, Ltd.*
5.750%, 01/20/26
   

73,980

   
 

100,000

    Honeywell International, Inc.
1.950%, 06/01/30
   

79,546

   
 

100,000

    Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
4.875%, 09/15/41
   

88,019

   
 

125,000

    Infor, Inc.*
1.750%, 07/15/25
   

115,263

   
 

125,000

    Roper Technologies, Inc.
1.400%, 09/15/27
   

105,876

   
 

250,000

    SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC*
1.900%, 10/15/26
   

220,477

   
 

125,000

    TransDigm, Inc.*
6.250%, 03/15/26
   

122,327

   
 

107,482

    United Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2018-1, Class B
4.600%, 09/01/27
   

99,722

   
     

1,998,093

   
   

Information Technology (3.9%)

 
 

150,000

    Apple, Inc.
4.375%, 05/13/45
   

123,192

   
 

100,000

    Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
3.400%, 06/27/26
   

93,557

   
 

125,000

    CGI, Inc.
1.450%, 09/14/26
   

110,199

   
 

125,000

    Fortinet, Inc.^
2.200%, 03/15/31
   

95,395

   
 

100,000

    Intuit, Inc.
5.200%, 09/15/33
   

95,174

   
 

157,000

    Microsoft Corp.
4.100%, 02/06/37
   

136,533

   
 

125,000

    NVIDIA Corp.
3.500%, 04/01/40
   

93,831

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

100,000

    Open Text Corp.*
6.900%, 12/01/27
 

$

99,808

   
 

100,000

    Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
4.950%, 03/28/28
   

96,128

   
 

100,000

    TTM Technologies, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/01/29
   

82,272

   
 

100,000

    Twilio, Inc.
3.625%, 03/15/29
   

83,457

   
 

150,000

    VMware, Inc.
1.800%, 08/15/28
   

123,848

   
     

1,233,394

   
   

Materials (0.9%)

 
 

100,000

    ArcelorMittal, SA
6.550%, 11/29/27
   

100,483

   
 

100,000

    Clearwater Paper Corp.*
5.375%, 02/01/25
   

98,000

   
 

100,000

    Georgia-Pacific, LLC*
3.600%, 03/01/25
   

97,149

   
     

295,632

   
   

Other (0.4%)

 
 

125,000

    Intact Financial Corp.*
5.459%, 09/22/32
   

115,839

   
   

Real Estate (2.0%)

 
 

100,000

    Brixmor Operating Partnership, LP
4.125%, 06/15/26
   

94,130

   
 

150,000

    EPR Properties
4.950%, 04/15/28
   

130,800

   
 

125,000

    Forestar Group, Inc.*
3.850%, 05/15/26
   

112,180

   
 

100,000

    Healthpeak OP LLC
3.250%, 07/15/26
   

93,559

   
 

100,000

    Public Storage
2.300%, 05/01/31
   

77,849

   
 

125,000

    Tanger Properties, LP
3.875%, 07/15/27
   

110,241

   
     

618,759

   
   

Utilities (2.5%)

 
 

150,000

    Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company
3.800%, 07/15/48
   

99,335

   
 

100,000

    Consolidated Edison Company of
New York, Inc.
3.350%, 04/01/30
   

86,250

   
 

150,000

    Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
3.700%, 12/01/47
   

100,973

   
 

100,000

    Entergy Texas, Inc.
1.500%, 09/01/26
   

87,387

   
 

100,000

    Monongahela Power Company*
3.550%, 05/15/27
   

92,114

   
 

150,000

    Northern States Power Company
3.750%, 12/01/47
   

95,454

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

150,000

    Public Service Electric and Gas Company
3.600%, 12/01/47
 

$

101,920

   
 

125,000

    Southern Company‡
3.750%, 09/15/51
5 year CMT + 2.92%
   

106,427

   
     

769,860

   
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $15,200,759)
   

12,990,050

   

BANK LOANS (5.1%)¡

     
   

Airlines (0.6%)

 
 

166,500

    American Airlines, Inc.‡
10.427%, 04/20/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
   

169,102

   
   

Communication Services (2.1%)

 
 

223,858

    APi Group DE, Inc.
7.825%, 01/03/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

224,473

   
 

290,554

    Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC‡
7.824%, 11/09/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

291,148

   
 

147,609

    Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.‡
7.939%, 09/18/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

147,742

   
     

663,363

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (1.1%)

 
 

59,111

    American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
9.007%, 12/13/29
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

58,988

   
 

39,389

    American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
8.941%, 12/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

39,307

   
 

243,750

    Murphy USA, Inc.‡
7.179%, 01/31/28
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
   

244,741

   
     

343,036

   
   

Financials (0.4%)

 
 

132,109

    Jazz Financing Lux Sarl‡
8.939%, 05/05/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

132,218

   
   

Health Care (0.5%)

 
 

127,057

    Icon Luxembourg Sarl‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
   

127,277

   
 

31,656

    PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
   

31,711

   
     

158,988

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Industrials (0.3%)

 
 

99,250

    Summit Materials, LLC‡
8.571%, 12/14/27
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
 

$

99,793

   
     

99,793

   
   

Materials (0.1%)

 
 

41,409

    Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc.‡
7.890%, 12/20/29
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

41,515

   
        TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $1,603,258)
   

1,608,015

   

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES (43.4%)

     
   

Other (43.4%)

 
 

82,384

    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Pool
2.500%, 02/01/35
   

72,404

   
 

140,356

   

4.000%, 05/01/49

   

123,463

   
 

118,828

    Federal National Mortgage Association
2.500%, 09/01/31
   

109,559

   
 

94,964

   

3.000%, 02/01/33

   

87,624

   
 

51,303

   

3.000%, 01/01/35

   

46,518

   
 

258,117

   

3.000%, 07/01/46

   

212,598

   
 

166,045

   

3.000%, 03/01/47

   

136,763

   
 

46,068

   

4.000%, 03/01/47

   

40,678

   
 

144,775

   

3.500%, 08/01/47

   

123,317

   
 

81,958

   

4.500%, 04/01/48

   

74,687

   
 

106,063

   

4.000%, 06/01/48

   

93,450

   
 

72,049

   

3.500%, 02/01/49

   

61,087

   
 

64,030

   

3.000%, 07/01/49

   

51,984

   
 

123,777

   

3.500%, 11/01/49

   

104,781

   
 

596,216

   

2.500%, 04/01/50

   

462,623

   
 

517,341

   

3.000%, 04/01/50

   

419,379

   
 

423,909

   

3.500%, 04/01/50

   

355,741

   
 

801,730

   

2.500%, 07/01/51

   

618,120

   
 

587,817

   

2.000%, 01/01/52

   

432,776

   
 

588,953

   

4.500%, 06/01/52

   

526,392

   
 

526,129

   

4.000%, 11/01/52

   

455,033

   
 

472,218

   

4.500%, 11/01/52

   

422,057

   
 

465,095

   

5.500%, 12/01/52

   

442,402

   
 

775,977

   

5.500%, 08/01/53

   

736,572

   
 

841,623

   

6.000%, 09/01/53

   

819,360

   
 

142,034

    Government National Mortgage
Association II Pool
3.500%, 10/20/47
   

122,730

   
 

107,721

   

3.000%, 10/20/47

   

90,333

   
 

500,000

    United States Treasury Bond
3.500%, 02/15/39
   

413,945

   
 

400,000

   

1.125%, 05/15/40

   

218,063

   
 

200,000

   

4.000%, 11/15/42

   

169,547

   
 

460,000

   

3.875%, 02/15/43

   

382,519

   
 

325,000

   

3.875%, 05/15/43

   

269,902

   
 

500,000

   

3.000%, 05/15/47

   

346,875

   
 

300,000

   

3.000%, 02/15/49

   

206,391

   
 

500,000

   

2.250%, 08/15/49

   

291,914

   
 

125,000

   

2.375%, 11/15/49

   

75,098

   
 

500,000

   

2.000%, 02/15/50

   

273,750

   
 

200,000

   

2.875%, 05/15/52

   

133,484

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

846,280

    United States Treasury Inflation
Indexed Note
0.500%, 01/15/28
 

$

776,748

   
 

675,000

    United States Treasury Note
3.875%, 03/31/25
   

662,383

   
 

500,000

   

4.500%, 07/15/26

   

494,531

   
 

200,000

   

3.875%, 12/31/27

   

192,656

   
 

175,000

   

3.750%, 06/30/30

   

163,420

   
 

300,000

   

3.500%, 02/15/33

   

268,617

   
 

500,000

   

3.375%, 05/15/33^

   

442,227

   
 

350,000

   

3.000%, 08/15/52

   

240,160

   
 

425,000

   

3.625%, 02/15/53

   

331,234

   
        TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
AGENCY SECURITIES
(Cost $16,292,759)
   

13,595,895

   

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (1.7%)

     
   

Other (1.7%)

 
 

100,000

    BX Trust Series 2019-OC11, Class A*
3.202%, 12/09/41
   

82,687

   
 

500,000

    Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass
Through Certificates K157, Class A2‡
3.990%, 05/25/33
   

454,133

   
        TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE
BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $683,786)
   

536,820

   

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (6.3%)

     
   

Communication Services (0.3%)

 
 

100,000

    T-Mobile U.S. Trust Series 2022-1A, Class A*
4.910%, 05/22/28
   

98,613

   
   

Financials (3.3%)

 
 

104,711

    Commonbond Student Loan Trust
Series 2021-A-GS, Class A*
1.200%, 03/25/52
   

85,035

   
 

85,529

    ELFI Graduate Loan Program, LLC
Series 2022-A, Class A*
4.510%, 08/26/47
   

80,857

   
 

51,681

    Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC
Series 2022-4, Class A2*
5.760%, 10/22/29
   

51,412

   
 

150,000

    Hertz Vehicle Financing III, LP
Series 2021-2A, Class A*
1.680%, 12/27/27
   

131,226

   
 

150,000

    Oscar US Funding XII, LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A4*
1.000%, 04/10/28
   

141,056

   
 

110,000

    Pawneee Equipment Receivables, LLC
Series 2022-1, Class A3*
5.170%, 02/15/28
   

108,671

   
 

237,000

    Progress Residential Trust
Series 2021-SFR5, Class B*
1.658%, 07/17/38
   

207,681

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

71,595

    SoFi Professional Loan Program, LLC
Series 2017-F, Class A2FX*
2.840%, 01/25/41
 

$

68,889

   
 

150,000

    Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust
Series 2019-1A, Class A*
2.560%, 11/25/31
   

147,071

   
     

1,021,898

   
   

Other (2.7%)

 
 

150,000

    Aligned Data Centers Issuer, LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A2*
1.937%, 08/15/46
   

130,901

   
 

78,889

    Amur Equipment Finance
Receivables XI, LLC
Series 2022-2A, Class A2*
5.300%, 06/21/28
   

78,023

   
 

98,500

    CLI Funding VI, LLC
Series 2020-3A, Class A*
2.070%, 10/18/45
   

85,255

   
 

100,000

    Daimler Trucks Retail Trust
Series 2022-1, Class A3
5.230%, 02/17/26
   

99,069

   
 

93,974

    MVW Owner Trust
Series 2019-1A, Class A*
2.890%, 11/20/36
   

90,141

   
 

57,898

    SCF Equipment Leasing, LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A3*
0.830%, 08/21/28
   

56,915

   
  99,667     SVC ABS, LLC
Series 2023-1A, - Class A*
5.150%, 02/20/53
   

92,544

   
 

225,000

    Tesla Auto Lease Trust
Series 2021-B, Class B*
0.910%, 09/22/25
   

216,861

   
     

849,709

   
        TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $2,111,596)
   

1,970,220

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (2.3%)
     
 

719,238

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $719,238)
   

719,238

   
        TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.3%)
(Cost $36,611,396)
   

31,420,238

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-2.3%)

   

(719,238

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (2.0%)

   

622,551

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

31,323,551

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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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.

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

&  Illiquid security.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

¡  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.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

FUTURES CONTRACTS

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
 

DESCRIPTION

  EXPIRATION
DATE
  NOTIONAL
VALUE
  MARKET VALUE/
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

Sales

     
 

2,000,000

   

U.S. Treasury Note 5-Year

 

Dec 2023

 

$

2,089,531

   

$

(36,689

)

 

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

ASSET BACKED SECURITY (0.3%)

     
   

Other (0.3%)

 
 

100,000

    SVC ABS, LLC Series 2023-1A, Class C*
6.700%, 02/20/53
(Cost $92,003)
    $88,590    

CORPORATE BONDS (82.1%)

     
   

Airlines (1.5%)

 
 

17,334

    Air Canada Pass Through Trust
Series 2015-2, Class B*
5.000%, 06/15/25
   

17,248

   
 

87,956

    Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A*
4.800%, 02/15/29
   

82,443

   
 

39,347

    Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B*
8.000%, 02/15/27
   

39,274

   
 

109,200

    American Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B
3.950%, 01/11/32
   

93,136

   
 

54,167

    American Airlines, Inc. / AAdvantage
Loyalty IP, Ltd.*
5.500%, 04/20/26
   

52,693

   
 

96,389

    British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2021-1, Class B*
3.900%, 03/15/33
   

83,752

   
 

95,351

    JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B
7.750%, 05/15/30
   

94,805

   
 

65,000

    Spirit Loyalty Cayman, Ltd. /
Spirit IP Cayman, Ltd.*
8.000%, 09/20/25
   

48,268

   
     

511,619

   
   

Communication Services (9.5%)

 
 

200,000

    Altice France, SA*
5.500%, 10/15/29
   

138,506

   
 

105,000

    APi Group DE, Inc.*
4.750%, 10/15/29
   

90,544

   
 

139,000

    Arrow Bidco, LLC*
9.500%, 03/15/24
   

140,860

   
 

200,000

    Ashtead Capital, Inc.*
2.450%, 08/12/31
   

147,536

   
 

119,000

    Audacy Capital Corp.*
6.750%, 03/31/29
   

1,934

   
 

44,000

   

6.500%, 05/01/27

   

660

   
 

87,000

    Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, LLC
6.300%, 12/01/28
   

70,403

   
 

90,000

    Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 09/15/28
   

87,763

   
 

135,000

    Consolidated Communications, Inc.*^
6.500%, 10/01/28
   

107,145

   
 

250,000

    CSC Holdings, LLC*
5.375%, 02/01/28
   

199,345

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

220,000

   

4.500%, 11/15/31

 

$

145,539

   
 

215,000

   

5.750%, 01/15/30

   

113,337

   
 

75,000

    Diamond Sports Group, LLC /
Diamond Sports Finance Company*@
6.625%, 08/15/27&
   

951

   
 

55,000

   

5.375%, 08/15/26

   

674

   
 

215,000

    Directv Financing, LLC /
Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.*
5.875%, 08/15/27
   

188,426

   
 

101,000

    Frontier California, Inc.
6.750%, 05/15/27
   

93,255

   
 

60,000

    Frontier Communications Holdings, LLC*
5.000%, 05/01/28
   

52,073

   
 

24,000

   

8.750%, 05/15/30

   

22,894

   
 

101,000

    Frontier Florida, LLC@
6.860%, 02/01/28
   

92,977

   
 

140,000

    Frontier North, Inc.@
6.730%, 02/15/28
   

129,874

   
 

90,000

    Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC /
GD Finance Company, Inc.*
3.500%, 03/01/29
   

76,067

   
 

25,000

   

5.250%, 12/01/27

   

23,639

   
 

35,000

    iHeartCommunications, Inc.
8.375%, 05/01/27
   

21,482

   
 

35,000

   

5.250%, 08/15/27*^

   

25,691

   
 

70,000

    Intelsat Jackson Holdings, SA@&
9.750%, 07/15/25*
   

   
 

50,000

   

5.500%, 08/01/23

   

   
 

76,068

    Ligado Networks, LLC*
15.500%, 11/01/23
15.50% PIK rate
   

19,174

   
 

65,000

    Lumen Technologies, Inc.
7.600%, 09/15/39
   

17,689

   
 

45,000

   

4.000%, 02/15/27*^

   

30,768

   
 

23,000

   

7.650%, 03/15/42

   

6,195

   
 

48,000

    Match Group Holdings II, LLC*
3.625%, 10/01/31
   

37,164

   
 

75,000

    Nexstar Media, Inc.*
5.625%, 07/15/27
   

67,536

   
 

135,000

    Paramount Global
4.900%, 08/15/44
   

85,042

   
 

31,000

    Qwest Corp.
7.250%, 09/15/25
   

29,769

   
 

46,000

    Scripps Escrow II, Inc.*
3.875%, 01/15/29
   

34,941

   
 

23,000

   

5.375%, 01/15/31^

   

14,292

   
 

85,000

    Scripps Escrow, Inc.*^
5.875%, 07/15/27
   

63,628

   
 

115,000

    Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/01/29
   

101,998

   
 

95,000

   

4.000%, 07/15/28

   

80,828

   
 

50,000

   

3.125%, 09/01/26

   

44,925

   
 

24,000

   

3.875%, 09/01/31

   

18,078

   
 

77,000

    Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.*
9.750%, 03/01/26
   

47,986

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

85,000

    Sprint, LLC
7.125%, 06/15/24
 

$

85,484

   
 

100,000

    Stagwell Global, LLC*
5.625%, 08/15/29
   

82,736

   
 

80,000

    Telecom Italia Capital, SA
6.000%, 09/30/34
   

65,894

   
 

98,000

    Telesat Canada / Telesat, LLC*
4.875%, 06/01/27
   

58,678

   
 

35,000

    Time Warner Cable, LLC
7.300%, 07/01/38
   

32,783

   
 

105,000

    United States Cellular Corp.^
6.700%, 12/15/33
   

99,997

   
 

35,000

    Univision Communications, Inc.*
8.000%, 08/15/28
   

33,170

   
 

45,000

    Viasat, Inc.*
5.625%, 04/15/27
   

39,372

   
     

3,169,702

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (17.6%)

 
 

100,000

    Abercrombie & Fitch Management
Company*
8.750%, 07/15/25
   

101,668

   
 

90,000

    Adams Homes, Inc.*
9.250%, 10/15/28
   

88,344

   
 

120,000

    Adient Global Holdings Company*
8.250%, 04/15/31
   

117,427

   
 

36,000

    American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
6.875%, 07/01/28
   

32,085

   
 

84,000

    Ashton Woods USA, LLC / Ashton
Woods Finance Company*
4.625%, 08/01/29
   

68,271

   
 

72,000

   

6.625%, 01/15/28

   

66,081

   
 

118,000

    At Home Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 07/15/28
   

41,005

   
 

123,000

    Bath & Body Works, Inc.
6.694%, 01/15/27
   

119,203

   
 

115,000

   

6.875%, 11/01/35

   

101,647

   
 

61,000

    Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.625%, 10/15/29
   

50,221

   
 

46,000

   

8.125%, 07/01/27

   

45,602

   
 

100,000

    Carnival Corp.*
6.000%, 05/01/29
   

84,576

   
 

46,000

   

7.625%, 03/01/26

   

44,754

   
 

45,000

   

4.000%, 08/01/28

   

39,205

   
 

6,000

   

7.000%, 08/15/29

   

5,894

   
 

100,000

    Carriage Services, Inc.*^
4.250%, 05/15/29
   

81,893

   
 

17,000

    Carvana Company*
14.000%, 06/01/31
   

12,794

   
 

14,000

   

13.000%, 06/01/30

   

10,506

   
 

9,000

   

12.000%, 12/01/28

   

6,740

   
 

190,000

    CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings
Capital Corp.*
4.250%, 02/01/31
   

148,037

   
 

185,000

   

5.125%, 05/01/27

   

170,459

   
 

110,000

   

6.375%, 09/01/29

   

101,134

   
 

100,000

   

4.750%, 03/01/30

   

82,608

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

55,000

   

5.000%, 02/01/28

 

$

49,275

   
 

50,000

   

4.500%, 08/15/30

   

40,186

   
 

48,000

   

4.750%, 02/01/32

   

37,521

   
 

48,000

    CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc.*
5.750%, 04/01/30
   

43,015

   
 

75,000

    Cedar Fair, LP^
5.250%, 07/15/29
   

64,867

   
 

50,000

    Churchill Downs, Inc.*
6.750%, 05/01/31
   

46,748

   
 

80,000

    Dana, Inc.
4.250%, 09/01/30
   

63,657

   
 

68,000

   

4.500%, 02/15/32

   

53,297

   
 

100,000

    DISH DBS Corp.
5.250%, 12/01/26*
   

80,897

   
 

77,000

   

7.750%, 07/01/26

   

51,669

   
 

60,000

   

7.375%, 07/01/28

   

33,828

   
 

45,000

   

5.125%, 06/01/29

   

23,223

   
 

88,000

    DISH Network Corp.*
11.750%, 11/15/27
   

87,239

   
 

200,000

    Empire Resorts, Inc.*
7.750%, 11/01/26
   

163,786

   
 

95,000

    Everi Holdings, Inc.*
5.000%, 07/15/29
   

79,910

   
 

200,000

    Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC
5.113%, 05/03/29
   

181,644

   
 

200,000

   

4.000%, 11/13/30

   

164,916

   
 

200,000

   

2.900%, 02/16/28

   

170,314

   
 

36,000

    Gap, Inc.*
3.875%, 10/01/31
   

25,971

   
 

45,000

    General Motors Company
5.200%, 04/01/45
   

33,356

   
 

150,000

    goeasy, Ltd.*
5.375%, 12/01/24^
   

147,431

   
 

80,000

   

4.375%, 05/01/26

   

72,516

   
 

50,000

    Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company^
5.250%, 07/15/31
   

40,781

   
 

41,000

    Group 1 Automotive, Inc.*
4.000%, 08/15/28
   

35,437

   
 

95,000

    Guitar Center, Inc.*^
8.500%, 01/15/26
   

80,291

   
 

25,975

    JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
8.000%, 11/15/27
   

26,149

   
 

77,000

    Kohl's Corp.
5.550%, 07/17/45
   

44,518

   
 

100,000

    LCM Investments Holdings II, LLC*^
8.250%, 08/01/31
   

95,843

   
 

95,000

    Liberty Interactive, LLC
8.250%, 02/01/30
   

25,028

   
 

90,000

    Life Time, Inc.*
8.000%, 04/15/26
   

87,958

   
 

50,000

   

5.750%, 01/15/26

   

48,493

   
 

45,000

    Light & Wonder International, Inc.*
7.500%, 09/01/31
   

44,015

   
 

35,000

    Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*
9.000%, 05/15/28
   

34,311

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

62,000

    Lindblad Expeditions, LLC*
6.750%, 02/15/27
 

$

56,375

   
 

65,000

    M/I Homes, Inc.
3.950%, 02/15/30
   

52,012

   
 

159,000

    Macy's Retail Holdings, LLC
6.700%, 07/15/34*
   

122,600

   
 

50,000

   

4.300%, 02/15/43

   

27,437

   
 

100,000

    Midwest Gaming Borrower, LLC /
Midwest Gaming Finance Corp.*
4.875%, 05/01/29
   

83,477

   
 

55,000

    Newell Brands, Inc.
5.200%, 04/01/26
   

51,951

   
 

50,000

    Nordstrom, Inc.
5.000%, 01/15/44
   

30,110

   
 

48,000

   

4.250%, 08/01/31

   

35,190

   
 

100,000

    PENN Entertainment, Inc.*^
4.125%, 07/01/29
   

77,766

   
 

250,000

    PetSmart, Inc. / PetSmart Finance Corp.*
4.750%, 02/15/28
   

221,407

   
 

120,000

    Premier Entertainment Sub, LLC /
Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.*^
5.625%, 09/01/29
   

84,455

   
 

224,000

    Rite Aid Corp.*@
8.000%, 11/15/26
   

155,767

   
 

50,000

    Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.*
7.250%, 01/15/30
   

49,464

   
 

120,000

    Simmons Foods, Inc. / Simmons
Prepared Foods, Inc. / Simmons Pet Food,
Inc. / Simmons Feed*
4.625%, 03/01/29
   

97,582

   
 

180,000

    Six Flags Entertainment Corp.*^
7.250%, 05/15/31
   

165,818

   
 

108,000

    Sonic Automotive, Inc.*^
4.625%, 11/15/29
   

90,063

   
 

70,000

    Speedway Motorsports, LLC / Speedway
Funding II, Inc.*
4.875%, 11/01/27
   

62,687

   
 

160,000

    Station Casinos, LLC*
4.500%, 02/15/28
   

138,338

   
 

59,000

    Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.*
5.750%, 01/15/28
   

53,744

   
 

25,000

    Viking Cruises, Ltd.*
9.125%, 07/15/31
   

24,595

   
 

100,000

    Vista Outdoor, Inc.*
4.500%, 03/15/29
   

93,160

   
 

45,000

    Windsor Holdings III, LLC*
8.500%, 06/15/30
   

44,177

   
 

175,000

    ZF North America Capital, Inc.*
7.125%, 04/14/30
   

170,327

   
     

5,886,746

   
   

Consumer Staples (3.6%)

 
 

117,000

    1375209 B.C., Ltd.*^
9.000%, 01/30/28
   

113,750

   
 

90,000

    B&G Foods, Inc.*
8.000%, 09/15/28
   

87,862

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

107,000

    Central Garden & Pet Company*
4.125%, 04/30/31
 

$

85,520

   
 

110,000

    Edgewell Personal Care Company*
4.125%, 04/01/29
   

92,502

   
 

115,000

    Energizer Holdings, Inc.*^
4.375%, 03/31/29
   

94,684

   
 

24,000

   

6.500%, 12/31/27

   

22,549

   
 

115,000

    JBS USA LUX, SA / JBS USA Food
Company / JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.500%, 01/15/30
   

105,217

   
 

60,000

   

5.125%, 02/01/28

   

56,351

   
 

35,000

   

5.750%, 04/01/33

   

30,816

   
 

63,000

    New Albertsons, LP
7.750%, 06/15/26
   

63,701

   
 

96,000

    Performance Food Group, Inc.*
4.250%, 08/01/29
   

81,461

   
 

75,000

    Pilgrim's Pride Corp.
4.250%, 04/15/31
   

61,967

   
 

39,000

    Post Holdings, Inc.*
5.750%, 03/01/27
   

37,237

   
 

90,000

    Prestige Brands, Inc.*
3.750%, 04/01/31
   

71,746

   
 

75,000

    United Natural Foods, Inc.*^
6.750%, 10/15/28
   

58,693

   
 

130,000

    Vector Group, Ltd.*
5.750%, 02/01/29
   

110,387

   
 

45,000

    Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
7.375%, 10/01/31
   

44,434

   
     

1,218,877

   
   

Energy (11.1%)

 
 

90,000

    Antero Resources Corp.*
5.375%, 03/01/30
   

82,264

   
 

90,000

    Apache Corp.
5.100%, 09/01/40
   

70,072

   
 

75,000

    Buckeye Partners, LP
3.950%, 12/01/26
   

68,452

   
 

50,000

   

5.850%, 11/15/43

   

35,413

   
 

135,000

    Callon Petroleum Company*^
7.500%, 06/15/30
   

130,866

   
 

45,000

    Cheniere Energy, Inc.
4.625%, 10/15/28
   

41,139

   
 

72,000

    Chesapeake Energy Corp.*
6.750%, 04/15/29
   

70,649

   
 

124,000

    Civitas Resources, Inc.*
8.750%, 07/01/31
   

125,303

   
 

75,000

    Continental Resources, Inc.*
2.875%, 04/01/32
   

55,559

   
 

45,000

   

5.750%, 01/15/31

   

41,774

   
 

76,000

    DT Midstream, Inc.*
4.125%, 06/15/29
   

65,448

   
 

85,000

    Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC*
8.000%, 04/15/27
   

86,290

   
 

35,000

   

9.875%, 07/15/31

   

37,769

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

55,000

    Enbridge, Inc.‡
7.375%, 01/15/83
5 year CMT + 3.71%
 

$

51,181

   
 

140,000

    Energy Transfer, LP‡
8.656%, 11/01/66
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 3.28%
   

114,464

   
 

70,000

    6.500%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 5.69%
   

63,613

   
 

120,000

    EnLink Midstream Partners, LP
9.780%, 11/01/35‡
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%
   

107,161

   
 

90,000

   

4.850%, 07/15/26

   

85,098

   
 

61,000

    Enlink Midstream, LLC*
6.500%, 09/01/30
   

58,648

   
 

145,000

    EQM Midstream Partners, LP*
7.500%, 06/01/27
   

144,153

   
 

70,000

    Genesis Energy, LP / Genesis Energy
Finance Corp.
8.875%, 04/15/30
   

68,063

   
 

32,000

   

6.250%, 05/15/26

   

30,549

   
 

95,000

    Gulfport Energy Corp.
8.000%, 05/17/26*
   

95,040

   
 

90,000

   

6.375%, 05/15/25@&

   

   
 

27,505

   

8.000%, 05/17/26^

   

27,517

   
 

125,000

    Hilcorp Energy I, LP / Hilcorp
Finance Company*
6.000%, 04/15/30
   

111,146

   
 

72,000

    Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC*
6.750%, 01/15/27
   

68,473

   
 

89,000

    Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, LLC /
Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp.*
6.000%, 08/01/26
   

85,153

   
 

50,000

    Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.*
7.500%, 01/15/26
   

47,863

   
 

45,000

   

10.500%, 05/15/27

   

44,538

   
 

70,000

    Nabors Industries, Inc.*
7.375%, 05/15/27
   

65,551

   
 

70,000

    Nabors Industries, Ltd.*
7.500%, 01/15/28
   

61,855

   
 

86,000

    New Fortress Energy, Inc.*
6.750%, 09/15/25
   

80,035

   
 

45,000

   

6.500%, 09/30/26

   

40,342

   
 

43,000

    Oceaneering International, Inc.*
6.000%, 02/01/28
   

39,432

   
 

95,000

    Parkland Corp.*
5.875%, 07/15/27
   

91,357

   
 

53,000

    Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
5.150%, 11/15/29
   

47,348

   
 

26,000

    Permian Resources Operating LLC*
7.000%, 01/15/32
   

25,441

   
 

100,000

    Plains All American Pipeline, LP‡
9.736%, 11/01/35
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 4.11%
   

94,394

   
 

135,000

    Rockcliff Energy II, LLC*
5.500%, 10/15/29
   

122,534

   
 

49,000

    Southwestern Energy Company
4.750%, 02/01/32
   

42,187

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

45,000

   

5.375%, 02/01/29

 

$

41,689

   
 

24,000

    Sunoco, LP / Sunoco Finance Corp.
4.500%, 04/30/30
   

20,650

   
 

140,600

    Transocean, Inc.*
8.750%, 02/15/30
   

140,486

   
 

60,000

    Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC*
6.250%, 01/15/30
   

56,641

   
 

25,000

   

4.125%, 08/15/31

   

20,210

   
 

25,000

   

3.875%, 08/15/29

   

20,941

   
 

120,000

    Venture Global LNG, Inc.*
8.375%, 06/01/31
   

114,600

   
 

75,000

   

8.125%, 06/01/28

   

72,872

   
 

45,000

   

9.875%, 02/01/32

   

45,669

   
 

25,000

   

9.500%, 02/01/29

   

25,376

   
 

85,000

    Vital Energy, Inc.
9.500%, 01/15/25
   

85,461

   
 

55,000

   

7.750%, 07/31/29*^

   

49,709

   
 

11,000

   

9.750%, 10/15/30

   

10,788

   
 

90,000

    VOC Escrow, Ltd.*
5.000%, 02/15/28
   

81,186

   
 

118,000

    Weatherford International, Ltd.*
8.625%, 04/30/30
   

119,418

   
     

3,729,830

   
   

Financials (13.0%)

 
 

115,000

    Acrisure, LLC / Acrisure Finance, Inc.*
7.000%, 11/15/25
   

111,725

   
 

120,000

    Aethon United BR, LP / Aethon
United Finance Corp.*
8.250%, 02/15/26
   

119,329

   
 

121,000

    AG Issuer, LLC*
6.250%, 03/01/28
   

112,128

   
 

145,000

    Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC /
Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer*
6.750%, 10/15/27
   

132,455

   
 

146,000

    Ally Financial, Inc.
4.700%, 11/01/35
7 year CMT + 3.48%‡
   

92,326

   
 

40,000

   

8.000%, 11/01/31

   

39,115

   
 

150,000

    AmWINS Group, Inc.*
4.875%, 06/30/29
   

128,766

   
 

98,000

    Aviation Capital Group, LLC*
3.500%, 11/01/27
   

86,136

   
 

40,000

    Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*
5.500%, 01/15/26
   

38,554

   
 

170,000

    BroadStreet Partners, Inc.*
5.875%, 04/15/29
   

148,339

   
 

85,000

    Brookfield Property REIT, Inc. /
BPR Cumulus, LLC /
BPR Nimbus, LLC / GGSI Sellco, LLC*
4.500%, 04/01/27
   

70,934

   
 

56,000

   

5.750%, 05/15/26

   

51,360

   
 

200,000

    Burford Capital Global Financial, LLC*
6.875%, 04/15/30
   

181,068

   
 

120,000

    Credit Acceptance Corp.
6.625%, 03/15/26^
   

114,379

   
 

89,000

   

5.125%, 12/31/24*

   

86,171

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

90,000

    Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC*^
8.875%, 09/01/31
 

$

85,509

   
 

123,000

    Enact Holdings, Inc.*
6.500%, 08/15/25
   

121,144

   
 

138,000

    Global Net Lease, Inc. / Global Net
Lease Operating Partnership, LP*
3.750%, 12/15/27
   

104,814

   
 

68,000

    Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn
Enterprises Finance Corp.^
4.375%, 02/01/29
   

52,764

   
 

195,000

    Iron Mountain, Inc.*
5.250%, 03/15/28
   

178,663

   
 

22,000

   

7.000%, 02/15/29

   

21,368

   
 

260,000

    Jefferies Finance, LLC /
JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.*
5.000%, 08/15/28
   

208,559

   
 

182,000

    Ladder Capital Finance Holdings, LLLP /
Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*
5.250%, 10/01/25
   

173,519

   
 

48,000

   

4.750%, 06/15/29

   

38,745

   
 

95,000

    LD Holdings Group, LLC*
6.125%, 04/01/28
   

53,233

   
 

110,000

    Level 3 Financing, Inc.*
4.250%, 07/01/28
   

62,292

   
 

74,000

   

3.400%, 03/01/27^

   

68,857

   
 

45,000

   

4.625%, 09/15/27

   

30,371

   
 

65,000

    LPL Holdings, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/15/29
   

55,924

   
 

90,000

    Macquarie Airfinance Holdings, Ltd.*
8.125%, 03/30/29
   

88,768

   
 

138,000

    MetLife, Inc.
6.400%, 12/15/66
   

129,650

   
 

110,000

    Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 08/15/28
   

97,475

   
 

95,000

    Navient Corp.
5.000%, 03/15/27
   

83,788

   
 

50,000

   

4.875%, 03/15/28

   

41,484

   
 

110,000

    Necessity Retail REIT, Inc. / American
Finance Operating Partner, LP*
4.500%, 09/30/28
   

82,461

   
 

65,000

    OneMain Finance Corp.
3.875%, 09/15/28
   

51,767

   
 

60,000

   

9.000%, 01/15/29^

   

58,666

   
 

45,000

   

7.125%, 03/15/26^

   

43,798

   
 

45,000

    Park Intermediate Holdings, LLC /
PK Domestic Property, LLC /
PK Finance Co-Issuer*^
5.875%, 10/01/28
   

40,637

   
 

150,000

    PHH Mortgage Corp.*
7.875%, 03/15/26
   

130,081

   
 

100,000

    RHP Hotel Properties, LP /
RHP Finance Corp.*
4.500%, 02/15/29
   

85,245

   
 

45,000

    Rocket Mortgage, LLC / Rocket
Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.*
3.875%, 03/01/31
   

34,830

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

45,000

   

3.625%, 03/01/29^

 

$

36,630

   
 

20,000

   

2.875%, 10/15/26

   

17,467

   
 

90,000

    StoneX Group, Inc.*
8.625%, 06/15/25
   

90,539

   
 

100,000

    United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC*
5.500%, 04/15/29
   

83,774

   
 

50,000

   

5.750%, 06/15/27

   

45,627

   
 

50,000

    Uniti Group, LP / Uniti Group Finance,
Inc. / CSL Capital, LLC*
10.500%, 02/15/28
   

48,211

   
 

50,000

   

6.500%, 02/15/29^

   

32,514

   
 

200,000

    VZ Secured Financing, BV*
5.000%, 01/15/32
   

152,414

   
 

98,000

    XHR, LP*
6.375%, 08/15/25
   

95,643

   
     

4,340,016

   
   

Health Care (5.2%)

 
 

210,000

    Bausch Health Companies, Inc.*
11.000%, 09/30/28^
   

128,554

   
 

39,000

   

14.000%, 10/15/30

   

21,485

   
 

36,000

   

6.125%, 02/01/27^

   

20,113

   
 

170,000

    CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.*
6.125%, 04/01/30
   

66,082

   
 

100,000

   

8.000%, 03/15/26

   

91,560

   
 

49,000

   

6.875%, 04/15/29

   

20,228

   
 

12,000

   

5.250%, 05/15/30

   

8,532

   
 

175,000

    DaVita, Inc.*
4.625%, 06/01/30
   

137,307

   
 

100,000

   

3.750%, 02/15/31

   

71,994

   
 

72,000

    Embecta Corp.*
5.000%, 02/15/30
   

57,231

   
 

24,000

   

6.750%, 02/15/30

   

19,907

   
 

45,000

    Encompass Health Corp.
4.750%, 02/01/30
   

39,064

   
 

45,000

   

4.500%, 02/01/28^

   

40,609

   
 

110,000

    HCA, Inc.
7.500%, 11/06/33
   

112,919

   
 

210,000

    Jazz Securities DAC*
4.375%, 01/15/29
   

182,664

   
 

19,970

    Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA /
Mallinckrodt CB, LLC*@
10.000%, 06/15/29
   

1,419

   
 

110,000

    Medline Borrower, LP*
5.250%, 10/01/29^
   

93,749

   
 

110,000

   

3.875%, 04/01/29

   

92,922

   
 

200,000

    Organon & Company / Organon
Foreign Debt Co-Issuer, BV*
5.125%, 04/30/31
   

156,656

   
 

107,000

    Team Health Holdings, Inc.*
6.375%, 02/01/25
   

85,917

   
 

200,000

    Tenet Healthcare Corp.
6.250%, 02/01/27
   

192,424

   
 

120,000

   

6.875%, 11/15/31

   

110,857

   
     

1,752,193

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Industrials (12.2%)

 
 

100,000

    ACCO Brands Corp.*^
4.250%, 03/15/29
 

$

83,057

   
 

150,000

    AerCap Holdings, NV^‡
5.875%, 10/10/79
5 year CMT + 4.54%
   

141,093

   
 

95,000

    Air Lease Corp.‡
4.125%, 11/01/35
5 year CMT + 3.15%
   

68,346

   
 

155,000

    Albertsons Companies, Inc. /
Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons, LP /
Albertsons, LLC*
4.625%, 01/15/27
   

145,891

   
 

75,000

   

5.875%, 02/15/28

   

71,954

   
 

68,000

   

3.500%, 03/15/29

   

58,031

   
 

100,000

    Allegiant Travel Company*
7.250%, 08/15/27
   

91,078

   
 

20,000

    American Airlines Group, Inc.*
3.750%, 03/01/25
   

18,727

   
 

49,000

    Arcosa, Inc.*
4.375%, 04/15/29
   

42,905

   
 

225,000

    ARD Finance, SA*
6.500%, 06/30/27
7.250% PIK rate
   

131,382

   
 

68,000

    Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
4.125%, 05/15/29
   

57,156

   
 

45,000

    Bombardier, Inc.*
7.875%, 04/15/27
   

43,358

   
 

87,000

    BWX Technologies, Inc.*
4.125%, 04/15/29
   

75,265

   
 

95,000

    Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*
5.375%, 01/15/28
   

86,334

   
 

23,000

    Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP, Ltd.*
4.750%, 10/20/28
   

21,618

   
 

125,000

    Deluxe Corp.*
8.000%, 06/01/29
   

99,071

   
 

72,000

    Eco Material Technologies, Inc.*
7.875%, 01/31/27
   

68,508

   
 

50,000

    Emerald Debt Merger Sub, LLC*
6.625%, 12/15/30
   

47,633

   
 

45,000

    EnerSys*
4.375%, 12/15/27
   

40,421

   
 

57,000

    Graham Packaging Company, Inc.*
7.125%, 08/15/28
   

44,316

   
 

60,000

    Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
4.750%, 07/15/27^
   

56,069

   
 

44,000

   

3.500%, 03/01/29

   

36,959

   
 

107,000

    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*^
5.250%, 06/01/29
   

87,662

   
 

180,000

    H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*
3.875%, 12/15/28
   

152,856

   
 

130,000

    Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property, Ltd. /
HawaiianMiles Loyalty, Ltd.*
5.750%, 01/20/26
   

96,174

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

115,000

    Herc Holdings, Inc.*
5.500%, 07/15/27
 

$

108,331

   
 

115,000

    IEA Energy Services, LLC*
6.625%, 08/15/29
   

109,859

   
 

61,000

    JELD-WEN, Inc.*
4.625%, 12/15/25
   

57,947

   
 

45,000

   

4.875%, 12/15/27

   

38,425

   
 

145,000

    Ken Garff Automotive, LLC*
4.875%, 09/15/28
   

123,562

   
 

100,000

    Knife River Holding Company*
7.750%, 05/01/31
   

99,783

   
 

46,000

    MasTec, Inc.*^
4.500%, 08/15/28
   

40,447

   
 

60,000

    Moog, Inc.*
4.250%, 12/15/27
   

54,482

   
 

120,000

    Newfold Digital Holdings Group, Inc.*^
6.000%, 02/15/29
   

79,336

   
 

95,000

    Novelis Corp.*
4.750%, 01/30/30
   

80,992

   
 

35,000

    OI European Group, BV*
4.750%, 02/15/30
   

29,802

   
 

100,000

    Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, Inc. /
Pactiv Evergreen Group Issuer, LLC*^
4.000%, 10/15/27
   

88,042

   
 

135,000

    Patrick Industries, Inc.*^
4.750%, 05/01/29
   

110,985

   
 

45,000

    QVC, Inc.
5.450%, 08/15/34
   

19,166

   
 

78,000

    Sealed Air Corp.*
6.125%, 02/01/28
   

74,281

   
 

24,000

   

5.000%, 04/15/29

   

21,418

   
 

86,000

    Sensata Technologies, Inc.*
3.750%, 02/15/31
   

68,960

   
 

71,000

    Sinclair Television Group, Inc.*
4.125%, 12/01/30
   

44,689

   
 

45,000

   

5.500%, 03/01/30

   

24,476

   
 

90,000

    Standard Industries, Inc.*
5.000%, 02/15/27
   

83,364

   
 

76,000

    Stericycle, Inc.*^
3.875%, 01/15/29
   

64,939

   
 

69,000

    STL Holding Company, LLC*
7.500%, 02/15/26
   

64,804

   
 

115,000

    TransDigm, Inc.
6.250%, 03/15/26*
   

112,541

   
 

95,000

   

6.875%, 12/15/30*

   

91,940

   
 

70,000

   

6.750%, 08/15/28*

   

68,127

   
 

67,000

   

7.500%, 03/15/27

   

67,009

   
 

96,000

    Tronox, Inc.*
4.625%, 03/15/29
   

75,466

   
 

36,679

    United Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
3.500%, 11/01/29
   

32,508

   
 

96,000

    Vertiv Group Corp.*
4.125%, 11/15/28
   

84,014

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

90,000

    Wabash National Corp.*
4.500%, 10/15/28
 

$

74,631

   
 

75,000

    Waste Pro USA, Inc.*
5.500%, 02/15/26
   

69,191

   
 

56,000

    Williams Scotsman International, Inc.*
4.625%, 08/15/28
   

49,823

   
     

4,079,204

   
   

Information Technology (3.7%)

 
 

48,000

    Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.*
4.000%, 07/01/29
   

42,396

   
 

56,000

    Coherent Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
   

47,613

   
 

100,000

    CommScope Technologies, LLC*
6.000%, 06/15/25
   

60,406

   
 

90,000

    CommScope, Inc.*^
4.750%, 09/01/29
   

61,482

   
 

48,000

    Dun & Bradstreet Corp.*^
5.000%, 12/15/29
   

41,359

   
 

48,000

    Fair Isaac Corp.*
4.000%, 06/15/28
   

42,823

   
 

100,000

    KBR, Inc.*
4.750%, 09/30/28
   

88,185

   
 

100,000

    MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC*
5.750%, 11/01/28^
   

74,675

   
 

50,000

   

5.500%, 09/01/28

   

41,819

   
 

45,000

    NCL Corp., Ltd.*
8.125%, 01/15/29
   

44,025

   
 

44,000

    NCR Voyix Corp.*
5.125%, 04/15/29
   

37,887

   
 

68,000

    ON Semiconductor Corp.*
3.875%, 09/01/28
   

58,445

   
 

72,000

    Open Text Corp.*
3.875%, 02/15/28
   

62,717

   
 

45,000

   

6.900%, 12/01/27

   

44,914

   
 

36,000

   

3.875%, 12/01/29

   

29,555

   
 

36,000

    Open Text Holdings, Inc.*^
4.125%, 12/01/31
   

28,382

   
 

104,000

    Playtika Holding Corp.*
4.250%, 03/15/29
   

83,963

   
 

120,000

    TTM Technologies, Inc.*
4.000%, 03/01/29
   

98,726

   
 

65,000

    Twilio, Inc.^
3.625%, 03/15/29
   

54,247

   
 

23,000

   

3.875%, 03/15/31

   

18,410

   
 

100,000

    Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
3.750%, 10/01/29
   

79,615

   
 

100,000

    ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC /
ZoomInfo Finance Corp.*
3.875%, 02/01/29
   

82,683

   
     

1,224,327

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Materials (3.0%)

 
 

52,000

    ArcelorMittal, SA^
7.000%, 10/15/39
 

$

49,458

   
 

47,000

    ATI, Inc.^
5.875%, 12/01/27
   

43,775

   
 

25,000

    Carpenter Technology Corp.
7.625%, 03/15/30
   

24,837

   
 

70,000

    Chemours Company*^
4.625%, 11/15/29
   

54,172

   
 

145,000

    Clearwater Paper Corp.*
4.750%, 08/15/28
   

128,138

   
 

75,000

    Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.*
6.750%, 04/15/30
   

69,683

   
 

48,000

    Commercial Metals Company
4.125%, 01/15/30
   

40,625

   
 

24,000

   

4.375%, 03/15/32

   

19,395

   
 

45,000

    HB Fuller Company
4.250%, 10/15/28
   

39,057

   
 

85,000

    JW Aluminum Continuous Cast Company*
10.250%, 06/01/26
   

84,790

   
 

100,000

    Kaiser Aluminum Corp.*
4.625%, 03/01/28
   

83,587

   
 

11,000

   

4.500%, 06/01/31^

   

8,137

   
 

24,000

    LSF11 A5 HoldCo, LLC*
6.625%, 10/15/29
   

19,692

   
 

117,000

    Mercer International, Inc.
5.125%, 02/01/29^
   

91,895

   
 

47,000

   

12.875%, 10/01/28*

   

47,529

   
 

65,000

    Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.*^
7.250%, 05/15/31
   

59,565

   
 

45,000

   

6.625%, 05/13/27

   

42,879

   
 

100,000

    Silgan Holdings, Inc.
4.125%, 02/01/28
   

89,195

   
 

44,000

    Trinseo Materials Operating SCA /
Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc.*
5.125%, 04/01/29
   

18,852

   
     

1,015,261

   
   

Other (0.3%)

 
 

45,000

    Gen Digital, Inc.*
7.125%, 09/30/30^
   

43,867

   
 

45,000

   

6.750%, 09/30/27

   

43,880

   
     

87,747

   
   

Real Estate (0.8%)

 
 

71,000

    EPR Properties
3.750%, 08/15/29
   

56,112

   
 

67,000

    Forestar Group, Inc.*
5.000%, 03/01/28
   

59,098

   
 

48,000

   

3.850%, 05/15/26

   

43,077

   
 

95,000

    MIWD Holdco II, LLC / MIWD Finance Corp.*^
5.500%, 02/01/30
   

75,465

   
 

45,000

    Service Properties Trust
5.250%, 02/15/26
   

40,396

   
     

274,148

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.3%)

 
 

95,000

    Fertitta Entertainment, LLC / Fertitta
Entertainment Finance Company, Inc.*
6.750%, 01/15/30
 

$

75,592

   
 

46,000

   

4.625%, 01/15/29

   

38,837

   
     

114,429

   
   

Utilities (0.3%)

 
 

34,000

    PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡
8.317%, 03/30/67
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.67%
   

30,806

   
 

45,000

    Vistra Corp.*‡
7.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 5.74%
   

41,166

   
 

25,000

    8.000%, 11/01/67
5 year CMT + 6.93%
   

23,784

   
     

95,756

   
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $31,981,171)
   

27,499,855

   

CONVERTIBLE BONDS (0.8%)

     
   

Communication Services (0.1%)

 
 

67,000

    Cable One, Inc.
0.000%, 03/15/26
   

54,852

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.6%)

 
 

135,000

    DISH Network Corp.
0.000%, 12/15/25
   

82,828

   
 

118,000

   

2.375%, 03/15/24

   

113,069

   
     

195,897

   
   

Other (0.1%)

 
 

50,000

    Multiplan Corp.*
6.000%, 10/15/27
   

33,251

   
        TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $305,217)
   

284,000

   

BANK LOANS (13.1%)¡

     
   

Airlines (0.5%)

 
 

85,500

    American Airlines, Inc.‡
10.427%, 04/20/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
   

86,836

   
 

75,000

    Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC‡
10.798%, 06/21/27
3 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
   

77,416

   
     

164,252

   
   

Communication Services (0.4%)

 
 

12,183

    Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.‡
5.388%, 08/21/26
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

11,731

   
 

33,139

    DIRECTV Financing, LLC‡
10.325%, 08/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
   

32,304

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

146,000

    Entercom Media Corp.‡
8.145%, 11/18/24
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
 

$

64,217

   
 

50,000

    Telesat Canada‡
8.434%, 12/07/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
   

34,463

   
     

142,715

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (2.2%)

 
 

59,111

    American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
9.007%, 12/13/29
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

58,988

   
 

39,389

    American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
8.941%, 12/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

39,307

   
 

99,500

    Caesars Entertainment Corp.‡
8.674%, 02/06/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
   

99,265

   
 

99,750

    Carnival Corp.‡
8.336%, 08/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
   

98,129

   
 

99,500

    Hanesbrands, Inc.‡
9.074%, 03/08/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
   

98,381

   
 

52,191

    Life Time Fitness, Inc.‡
10.130%, 01/15/26
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
   

52,302

   
 

105,141

    Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.‡
8.902%, 03/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
   

102,980

   
 

87,730

    PetSmart, Inc.‡
9.174%, 02/11/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
   

86,807

   
 

62,206

    TKC Holdings, Inc.‡
10.939%, 05/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.50%
   

59,718

   
 

25,000

    Windsor Holdings III, LLC‡
9.815%, 08/01/30
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
   

24,958

   
     

720,835

   
   

Consumer Staples (0.4%)

 
 

90,000

    Star Parent, Inc.‡
9.386%, 09/27/30
   

86,040

   
 

50,000

    United Natural Foods, Inc.‡
8.689%, 10/22/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
   

49,931

   
     

135,971

   
   

Energy (0.6%)

 
 

100,000

    New Fortress Energy, Inc.‡!
0.000%, 10/23/30
   

92,500

   
 

119,525

    Par Petroleum, LLC‡
9.773%, 02/28/30
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
   

119,376

   
     

211,876

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Financials (2.1%)

 
 

20,000

    Advisor Group, Inc.‡
9.824%, 08/17/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
 

$

19,934

   
 

99,499

    Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC‡
8.835%, 11/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

99,276

   
 

54,414

    Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.325%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
   

54,452

   
 

19,890

    Amynta Agency Borrower, Inc.‡
10.424%, 02/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
   

19,904

   
 

98,995

    AssuredPartners, Inc.‡
8.824%, 02/12/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

98,253

   
 

59,850

    Avolon TLB Borrower 1 LLC‡
7.839%, 06/22/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

59,933

   
 

79,886

    Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.!
0.000%, 10/22/26
   

79,836

   
 

54,588

    Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.‡
8.421%, 10/22/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
   

54,524

   
 

99,250

    Hub International, Ltd.‡
9.365%, 11/10/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
   

99,236

   
 

128,700

    VFH Parent, LLC‡
8.427%, 01/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
   

128,070

   
     

713,418

   
   

Health Care (1.9%)

 
 

165,806

    Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC‡
8.939%, 05/04/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

162,814

   
 

53,364

    Icon Luxembourg Sarl‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
   

53,456

   
 

129,379

    Mallinckrodt International Finance, SA‡
12.703%, 09/30/27
1 mo. SOFR + 7.25%
   

98,580

   
 

108,235

    Padagis, LLC‡
10.434%, 07/06/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
   

96,420

   
 

13,296

    PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
   

13,319

   
 

279,687

    Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.577%, 03/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
   

202,151

   
 

798

    Team Health Holdings, Inc.‡
10.574%, 03/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.25%
   

576

   
     

627,316

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Industrials (1.4%)

 
 

48,875

    ACProducts, Inc.‡
9.902%, 05/17/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
 

$

39,005

   
 

59,250

    Air Canada‡
9.128%, 08/11/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

59,265

   
 

99,250

    ChampionX Corp.‡
8.177%, 06/07/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
   

99,699

   
 

57,723

    Emrld Borrower, LP‡
8.380%, 05/31/30
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
   

57,669

   
 

98,750

    Scientific Games International, Inc.‡
8.435%, 04/14/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
   

98,781

   
 

97,003

    United Airlines, Inc.‡
9.189%, 04/21/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
   

96,942

   
     

451,361

   
   

Information Technology (1.3%)

 
 

93,011

    Banff Merger Sub, Inc.‡
9.189%, 10/02/25
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
   

93,030

   
 

81,084

    Camelot Finance SA‡
8.439%, 10/30/26
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
   

81,076

   
 

65,000

    Central Parent, Inc.!
0.000%, 07/06/29
   

64,716

   
 

24,813

    Central Parent, Inc.‡
9.406%, 07/06/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
   

24,704

   
 

89,179

    Dun & Bradstreet Corp.‡
8.176%, 02/06/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
   

89,179

   
 

91,415

    II-VI, Inc.‡
8.189%, 07/02/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
   

91,372

   
     

444,077

   
   

Materials (1.6%)

 
 

65,000

    Chemours Company‡
8.824%, 08/18/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

63,375

   
 

99,750

    Ineos US Finance, LLC‡
8.825%, 02/18/30
3 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

97,802

   
 

116,892

    Innophos, Inc.‡
8.689%, 02/05/27
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
   

115,868

   
 

124,688

    LSF11 A5 Holdco, LLC‡
9.674%, 10/15/28
1 mo. SOFR + 4.25%
   

122,545

   
 

49,746

    Trinseo Materials Operating SCA‡
7.939%, 05/03/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

39,731

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

99,242

    W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.‡
9.402%, 09/22/28
3 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
 

$

97,630

   
     

536,951

   
   

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.7%)

 
 

44,438

    Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.‡
9.599%, 04/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.18%
   

43,095

   
 

24,625

    Fertitta Entertainment, LLC‡
9.324%, 01/27/29
1 mo. SOFR + 4.00%
   

24,119

   
 

99,000

    Oscar AcquisitionCo, LLC‡
9.990%, 04/29/29
3 mo. SOFR + 4.50%
   

96,597

   
 

99,000

    Patagonia Holdco, LLC‡
11.117%, 08/01/29
3 mo. SOFR + 5.75%
   

85,883

   
     

249,694

   
        TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $4,600,410)
   

4,398,466

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

COMMON STOCKS (1.1%)

     
   

Communication Services (0.0%)#

 
 

2,040

   

Altice USA, Inc. - Class A

   

5,896

   
 

1,273

   

Cumulus Media, Inc. - Class A

   

5,741

   
     

11,637

   
   

Energy (1.0%)

 
 

1,068

   

Chaparral Energy, Inc. - Class A&#

   

47,526

   
 

291

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.^

   

25,049

   
 

6,600

   

Energy Transfer, LP

   

86,790

   
 

3,970

   

Enterprise Products Partners, LP

   

103,379

   
 

660

   

EP Energy Corp.&#

   

1,733

   
 

857

   

ONEOK, Inc.

   

55,876

   
     

320,353

   
   

Special Purpose Acquisition Company (0.1%)

 
 

1,134

   

Intelsat Emergence, SA&#

   

26,932

   
        TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $569,635)
   

358,922

   

WARRANTS (0.0%)#

     
   

Energy (0.0%)

 
 

4,950

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

1

   
 

4,455

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

   
        TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $1,909)
   

1

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES
     

VALUE

 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK (0.1%)

     
   

Energy (0.1%)

 
 

2

    Gulfport Energy Corp.#
10.000%,
(Cost $—)
    $17,750    

PREFERRED STOCKS (0.7%)

     
   

Communication Services (0.1%)

 
 

1,110

    United States Cellular Corp.
5.500%, 06/01/70
   

16,228

   
 

1,060

    United States Cellular Corp.
5.500%, 03/01/70
   

15,752

   
     

31,980

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.2%)

 
 

590

   

Guitar Center, Inc.&#

   

62,245

   
   

Energy (0.4%)

 
 

2,625

    NuStar Energy, LP‡
11.315%,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 5.64%
   

65,887

   
 

682

    NuStar Energy, LP‡‡
12.438%,
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 6.77%
   

17,371

   
 

2,930

    NuStar Logistics, LP‡
12.390%, 01/15/43
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 7.00%
   

76,121

   
     

159,379

   
        TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $263,089)
   

253,604

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (11.8%)
     
 

3,958,408

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $3,958,408)
   

3,958,408

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (110.0%)
(Cost $41,771,842)
   

36,859,596

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-11.8%)

   

(3,958,408

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (1.8%)

   

575,830

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

33,477,018

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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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.

^  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 October 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.

!  This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.

#  Non-income producing security.

‡‡  Perpetual maturity.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

CORPORATE BONDS (57.2%)

     
   

Airlines (1.0%)

 
 

238,159

    Air Canada Pass Through Trust
Series 2015-2, Class B*
5.000%, 06/15/25
 

$

236,980

   
 

956,044

    Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class A*
4.800%, 02/15/29
   

896,119

   
 

196,735

    Alaska Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B*
8.000%, 02/15/27
   

196,371

   
 

593,737

    British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2013-1, Class A*
4.625%, 12/20/25
   

587,123

   
 

406,848

    British Airways Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-1, Class A*
3.350%, 12/15/30
   

360,077

   
 

850,026

    JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2020-1, Class B
7.750%, 05/15/30
   

845,156

   
 

500,000

    Spirit Loyalty Cayman, Ltd. / Spirit IP
Cayman, Ltd.*
8.000%, 09/20/25
   

369,345

   
     

3,491,171

   
   

Communication Services (2.6%)

 
 

1,000,000

    Ashtead Capital, Inc.*
4.375%, 08/15/27
   

926,420

   
 

1,000,000

    AT&T, Inc.
1.700%, 03/25/26
   

907,960

   
 

1,000,000

    Bell Canada
0.750%, 03/17/24
   

980,710

   
 

750,000

    Cogent Communications Group, Inc.*
3.500%, 05/01/26
   

685,065

   
 

1,000,000

    Comcast Corp.
5.250%, 11/07/25
   

995,320

   
 

822,000

    Netflix, Inc.*
3.625%, 06/15/25
   

793,296

   
 

500,000

    NTT Finance Corp.*^
0.583%, 03/01/24
   

491,280

   
 

500,000

    Paramount Global
3.450%, 10/04/26
   

453,335

   
 

400,000

    Qwest Corp.^
7.250%, 09/15/25
   

384,120

   
 

1,000,000

    Rogers Communications, Inc.
3.625%, 12/15/25
   

950,190

   
 

500,000

    Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*
3.125%, 09/01/26
   

449,245

   
 

1,000,000

    Verizon Communications, Inc.
0.850%, 11/20/25
   

905,880

   
 

500,000

    Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.
3.788%, 03/15/25
   

484,125

   
     

9,406,946

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Consumer Discretionary (5.4%)

 
 

1,157,000

    Abercrombie & Fitch Management
Company*
8.750%, 07/15/25
 

$

1,176,299

   
 

1,000,000

    Aptiv, PLC
2.396%, 02/18/25
   

954,170

   
 

500,000

    AutoZone, Inc.
5.050%, 07/15/26
   

491,870

   
 

500,000

   

4.500%, 02/01/28

   

472,995

   
 

500,000

    BMW US Capital, LLC*
3.900%, 04/09/25
   

488,265

   
 

1,066,000

    BorgWarner, Inc.*
5.000%, 10/01/25
   

1,043,763

   
 

750,000

    Brunswick Corp.
0.850%, 08/18/24
   

718,095

   
 

500,000

    Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*
6.250%, 07/01/25
   

492,515

   
 

1,000,000

    CCO Holdings, LLC / CCO Holdings
Capital Corp.*
5.125%, 05/01/27
   

921,400

   
 

375,000

    Dana Financing Luxembourg Sarl*
5.750%, 04/15/25
   

365,696

   
 

1,000,000

    Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC
6.950%, 03/06/26
   

1,003,850

   
 

500,000

   

2.300%, 02/10/25

   

472,565

   
 

1,000,000

    General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
1.200%, 10/15/24
   

953,540

   
 

200,000

   

5.400%, 04/06/26

   

195,770

   
 

750,000

    goeasy, Ltd.*
5.375%, 12/01/24^
   

737,152

   
 

200,000

   

4.375%, 05/01/26

   

181,290

   
 

500,000

    Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
9.500%, 05/31/25
   

506,770

   
 

1,251,000

    Hasbro, Inc.
3.000%, 11/19/24
   

1,211,819

   
 

500,000

    International Game Technology, PLC*
4.125%, 04/15/26
   

471,685

   
 

369,648

    JetBlue Pass Through Trust
Series 2019-2, Class B
8.000%, 11/15/27
   

372,124

   
 

500,000

    Kia Corp.*
2.375%, 02/14/25
   

477,685

   
 

500,000

    Kohl's Corp.
4.250%, 07/17/25
   

469,300

   
 

750,000

    L Brands, Inc.*^
9.375%, 07/01/25
   

773,520

   
 

250,000

    Lennar Corp.
4.500%, 04/30/24
   

248,093

   
 

1,000,000

    Lowe's Companies, Inc.^
4.400%, 09/08/25
   

978,130

   
 

750,000

    Mattel, Inc.*^
3.375%, 04/01/26
   

695,115

   
 

500,000

   

5.875%, 12/15/27

   

479,770

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

500,000

    Newell Brands, Inc.
5.200%, 04/01/26
 

$

472,285

   
 

500,000

    Nordstrom, Inc.^
2.300%, 04/08/24
   

492,165

   
 

1,000,000

    VF Corp.
2.400%, 04/23/25
   

941,810

   
     

19,259,506

   
   

Consumer Staples (1.6%)

 
 

500,000

    Darling Ingredients, Inc.*
5.250%, 04/15/27
   

476,450

   
 

1,000,000

    Dollar General Corp.
4.250%, 09/20/24
   

983,700

   
 

1,000,000

    General Mills, Inc.^
5.241%, 11/18/25
   

989,730

   
 

750,000

    Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
0.750%, 03/15/24
   

735,510

   
 

300,000

    McCormick & Company, Inc.
0.900%, 02/15/26
   

268,419

   
 

500,000

    Mondelez International, Inc.
2.125%, 03/17/24
   

493,050

   
 

1,000,000

    United Rentals North America, Inc.
3.875%, 11/15/27
   

920,650

   
 

1,000,000

    Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
0.950%, 11/17/23
   

997,890

   
     

5,865,399

   
   

Energy (1.8%)

 
 

500,000

    Enbridge, Inc.
2.500%, 02/14/25
   

478,350

   
 

375,000

   

2.150%, 02/16/24

   

370,781

   
 

1,000,000

    Enterprise Products Operating, LLC
5.050%, 01/10/26
   

988,490

   
 

500,000

    EQM Midstream Partners, LP*
7.500%, 06/01/27
   

497,080

   
 

500,000

    EQT Corp.
3.125%, 05/15/26*^
   

463,110

   
 

277,000

   

6.125%, 02/01/25

   

276,288

   
 

1,000,000

    Eversource Energy
4.200%, 06/27/24
   

987,960

   
 

1,000,000

    ONEOK, Inc.
5.550%, 11/01/26
   

988,580

   
 

500,000

    Parkland Corp.*^
5.875%, 07/15/27
   

480,825

   
 

1,000,000

    Williams Companies, Inc.
5.400%, 03/02/26
   

988,640

   
     

6,520,104

   
   

Financials (20.6%)

 
 

500,000

    AerCap Ireland Capital DAC /
AerCap Global Aviation Trust
2.875%, 08/14/24
   

486,065

   
 

500,000

   

1.750%, 10/29/24

   

477,465

   
 

1,000,000

    African Development Bank
3.375%, 07/07/25
   

969,950

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

500,000

    American Express Company
5.389%, 07/28/27‡
SOFR + 0.97%
 

$

489,915

   
 

500,000

   

2.250%, 03/04/25

   

475,805

   
 

2,000,000

    Asian Development Bank
0.375%, 06/11/24
   

1,938,360

   
 

1,000,000

    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
4.000%, 01/18/28
   

957,120

   
 

750,000

    Aviation Capital Group, LLC*
1.950%, 09/20/26
   

652,492

   
 

500,000

    Avolon Holdings Funding, Ltd.*
3.950%, 07/01/24
   

490,320

   
 

250,000

   

5.500%, 01/15/26

   

240,965

   
 

500,000

    Bank of America Corp.‡
2.456%, 10/22/25
3 mo. SOFR + 1.13%
   

480,640

   
 

500,000

    1.530%, 12/06/25
SOFR + 0.65%
   

472,430

   
 

250,000

    1.658%, 03/11/27
SOFR + 0.91%
   

223,685

   
 

250,000

    0.981%, 09/25/25
SOFR + 0.91%
   

237,948

   
 

1,000,000

    Bank of Montreal
5.203%, 02/01/28
   

964,350

   
 

1,000,000

    Bank of Nova Scotia
1.450%, 01/10/25
   

947,930

   
 

1,000,000

    Bank of NY Mellon Corp.‡
4.414%, 07/24/26
SOFR + 1.35%
   

971,380

   
 

500,000

    Barclays, PLC‡
5.304%, 08/09/26
1 year CMT + 2.30%
   

488,055

   
 

500,000

    1.007%, 12/10/24
1 year CMT + 0.80%
   

496,850

   
 

500,000

    Blackstone Private Credit Fund
2.350%, 11/22/24
   

475,715

   
 

267,000

    Brookfield Finance, Inc.
4.000%, 04/01/24
   

264,944

   
 

1,000,000

    Camden Property Trust
5.850%, 11/03/26
   

1,001,210

   
 

500,000

    Capital One Financial Corp.‡
4.985%, 07/24/26
SOFR + 2.16%
   

482,260

   
 

500,000

    2.636%, 03/03/26
SOFR + 1.29%
   

469,030

   
 

250,000

    Charles Schwab Corp.^
0.900%, 03/11/26
   

220,535

   
 

1,000,000

    Citigroup, Inc.‡
0.981%, 05/01/25
SOFR + 0.67%
   

970,540

   
 

500,000

    2.014%, 01/25/26
SOFR + 0.69%
   

472,160

   
 

500,000

    Citizens Bank NA‡
6.064%, 10/24/25
SOFR + 1.45%
   

479,180

   
 

500,000

    4.119%, 05/23/25
SOFR + 1.40%
   

482,095

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

1,000,000

    CNO Global Funding*
1.650%, 01/06/25
 

$

940,440

   
 

1,000,000

    Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
1.375%, 01/10/25
   

949,370

   
 

250,000

   

3.875%, 08/22/24

   

245,870

   
 

1,000,000

    Council Of Europe Development Bank
3.750%, 05/25/26
   

968,230

   
 

475,000

    Credit Acceptance Corp.*
5.125%, 12/31/24
   

459,900

   
 

500,000

    Credit Suisse AG/New York NY
3.700%, 02/21/25
   

481,685

   
 

250,000

   

0.495%, 02/02/24

   

246,438

   
 

1,500,000

    Danske Bank, A/S*^‡
0.976%, 09/10/25
1 year CMT + 0.55%
   

1,428,465

   
 

1,250,000

    Discover Bank
2.450%, 09/12/24
   

1,203,962

   
 

1,000,000

    DNB Bank, ASA*‡
0.856%, 09/30/25
1 year CMT + 0.33%
   

951,390

   
 

957,000

    Enact Holdings, Inc.*
6.500%, 08/15/25
   

942,559

   
 

1,250,000

    European Bank for Reconstruction &
Development
0.500%, 11/25/25
   

1,137,937

   
 

1,000,000

   

0.500%, 05/19/25

   

928,280

   
 

1,000,000

    European Investment Bank
0.375%, 07/24/24
   

963,910

   
 

500,000

    Fifth Third Bancorp
4.300%, 01/16/24^
   

497,385

   
 

500,000

    1.707%, 11/01/27‡
SOFR + 0.69%
   

426,800

   
 

750,000

    Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
0.855%, 02/12/26‡
SOFR + 0.61%
   

695,835

   
 

500,000

    1.757%, 01/24/25‡
SOFR + 0.73%
   

493,875

   
 

500,000

   

1.217%, 12/06/23

   

497,785

   
 

450,000

    HSBC Holdings, PLC‡
2.999%, 03/10/26
SOFR + 1.43%
   

429,210

   
 

1,000,000

    Huntington National Bank‡
5.699%, 11/18/25
SOFR + 1.22%
   

971,720

   
 

1,000,000

    Inter-American Development Bank^
1.750%, 03/14/25
   

952,450

   
 

1,000,000

    Inter-American Investment Corp.
2.625%, 04/22/25
   

959,830

   
 

1,000,000

    International Bank for Reconstruction &
Development
1.625%, 01/15/25
   

955,980

   
 

500,000

    International Finance Corp.
3.625%, 09/15/25
   

486,285

   
 

500,000

    JPMorgan Chase & Company‡
2.595%, 02/24/26
SOFR + 0.92%
   

476,670

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

500,000

    0.824%, 06/01/25
3 mo. SOFR + 0.54%
 

$

483,165

   
 

250,000

    1.578%, 04/22/27
SOFR + 0.89%
   

223,005

   
 

250,000

    0.768%, 08/09/25
SOFR + 0.49%
   

238,858

   
 

500,000

    KeyBank NA^
4.150%, 08/08/25
   

465,795

   
 

1,000,000

    KfW
1.250%, 01/31/25
   

950,100

   
 

1,000,000

    Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau
3.375%, 08/23/24
   

982,610

   
 

300,000

   

1.000%, 10/01/26

   

268,152

   
 

1,000,000

    Ladder Capital Finance Holdings, LLLP /
Ladder Capital Finance Corp.*
5.250%, 10/01/25
   

953,400

   
 

500,000

    Lloyds Banking Group, PLC‡
3.511%, 03/18/26
1 year CMT + 1.60%
   

479,550

   
 

750,000

    LSEGA Financing, PLC*
0.650%, 04/06/24
   

733,320

   
 

500,000

    Macquarie Group, Ltd.*‡
1.201%, 10/14/25
SOFR + 0.69%
   

475,580

   
 

250,000

    Manufacturers & Traders Trust Company
4.650%, 01/27/26
   

236,125

   
 

1,000,000

    Metropolitan Life Global Funding I*
2.800%, 03/21/25
   

961,790

   
 

500,000

   

5.000%, 01/06/26^

   

492,605

   
 

500,000

    Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.‡
5.063%, 09/12/25
1 year CMT + 1.55%
   

494,525

   
 

500,000

    4.788%, 07/18/25
1 year CMT + 1.70%
   

494,350

   
 

520,000

    Mondelez International Holdings
Netherlands, BV*
0.750%, 09/24/24
   

496,616

   
 

750,000

    Morgan Stanley‡
0.790%, 05/30/25
SOFR + 0.53%
   

723,472

   
 

750,000

    Nasdaq, Inc.
5.350%, 06/28/28^
   

730,620

   
 

42,000

   

5.650%, 06/28/25

   

41,864

   
 

500,000

    National Bank of Canada‡
3.750%, 06/09/25
SOFR + 1.01%
   

491,275

   
 

1,000,000

    National Securities Clearing Corp.*
5.150%, 05/30/25
   

992,750

   
 

500,000

    NatWest Markets, PLC*^
1.600%, 09/29/26
   

438,665

   
 

500,000

    Nordea Bank Abp*
4.750%, 09/22/25
   

489,885

   
 

500,000

   

1.500%, 09/30/26

   

438,860

   
 

1,000,000

    Nordic Investment Bank
2.625%, 04/04/25
   

962,260

   
 

1,000,000

   

0.375%, 09/11/25^

   

915,660

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

1,000,000

    Oesterreichische Kontrollbank, AG
3.625%, 09/09/27
 

$

955,440

   
 

1,000,000

   

1.500%, 02/12/25

   

951,210

   
 

500,000

    OneMain Finance Corp.
3.500%, 01/15/27
   

424,170

   
 

250,000

   

6.125%, 03/15/24

   

249,768

   
 

1,000,000

    PayPal Holdings, Inc.
2.650%, 10/01/26
   

921,270

   
 

750,000

    PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
5.671%, 10/28/25‡
SOFR + 1.09%
   

742,507

   
 

250,000

   

2.200%, 11/01/24

   

240,478

   
 

935,000

    Pricoa Global Funding I*
4.200%, 08/28/25
   

910,363

   
 

500,000

   

1.200%, 09/01/26

   

440,380

   
 

1,000,000

    Prologis, LP
4.875%, 06/15/28
   

962,210

   
 

1,000,000

    Radian Group, Inc.
4.500%, 10/01/24
   

975,540

   
 

500,000

    Rocket Mortgage, LLC / Rocket
Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc.*
2.875%, 10/15/26
   

436,680

   
 

750,000

    Royal Bank Of Canada
6.000%, 11/01/27
   

750,202

   
 

250,000

    Royal Bank of Canada
0.875%, 01/20/26
   

224,105

   
 

500,000

    SBA Tower Trust*
1.631%, 05/15/51
   

433,340

   
 

250,000

   

1.840%, 04/15/27

   

214,339

   
 

200,000

   

1.884%, 07/15/50

   

181,436

   
 

190,000

   

2.836%, 01/15/50

   

181,492

   
 

500,000

    Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, AB*
0.650%, 09/09/24^
   

478,130

   
 

300,000

   

1.200%, 09/09/26

   

262,785

   
 

500,000

    SLM Corp.
3.125%, 11/02/26
   

437,800

   
 

500,000

    Starwood Property Trust, Inc.*
5.500%, 11/01/23
   

500,000

   
 

500,000

   

3.750%, 12/31/24

   

473,385

   
 

500,000

    State Street Corp.‡
5.751%, 11/04/26
SOFR + 1.35%
   

497,185

   
 

500,000

    2.354%, 11/01/25
SOFR + 0.94%
   

480,295

   
 

500,000

    StoneX Group, Inc.*
8.625%, 06/15/25
   

502,995

   
 

1,000,000

    Svenska Handelsbanken, AB*
3.650%, 06/10/25
   

965,480

   
 

500,000

    Synovus Bank
5.625%, 02/15/28
   

443,695

   
 

500,000

    Toronto-Dominion Bank
3.766%, 06/06/25
   

483,390

   
 

250,000

   

1.200%, 06/03/26

   

221,575

   
 

250,000

   

0.750%, 09/11/25^

   

227,870

   
 

250,000

   

0.750%, 01/06/26

   

223,603

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

1,000,000

    Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
4.625%, 01/12/28
 

$

968,550

   
 

1,000,000

    Truist Financial Corp.‡
5.900%, 10/28/26
SOFR + 1.63%
   

980,930

   
 

500,000

    UBS AG/London*
0.450%, 02/09/24
   

492,520

   
 

1,000,000

    Ventas Realty, LP
3.500%, 02/01/25
   

964,030

   
 

750,000

    VICI Properties, LP /
VICI Note Company, Inc.*^
3.500%, 02/15/25
   

718,222

   
     

73,643,882

   
   

Health Care (4.4%)

 
 

500,000

    Amgen, Inc.
5.250%, 03/02/25
   

496,195

   
 

1,000,000

    Baxter International, Inc.
1.322%, 11/29/24
   

950,960

   
 

500,000

   

0.868%, 12/01/23

   

497,855

   
 

1,000,000

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota*
3.790%, 05/01/25
   

952,270

   
 

250,000

    Cigna Corp.
0.613%, 03/15/24
   

245,213

   
 

1,000,000

    CVS Health Corp.
5.000%, 02/20/26
   

981,020

   
 

750,000

    Elevance Health, Inc.
2.375%, 01/15/25
   

719,820

   
 

1,000,000

    Gilead Sciences, Inc.
3.500%, 02/01/25
   

971,940

   
 

250,000

    Haleon UK Capital PLC
3.125%, 03/24/25
   

240,375

   
 

1,000,000

    Haleon US Capital LLC
3.024%, 03/24/24
   

987,240

   
 

1,000,000

    Health Care Service Corp. A Mutual
Legal Reserve Company*
1.500%, 06/01/25
   

929,720

   
 

1,000,000

    Illumina, Inc.
5.800%, 12/12/25
   

990,440

   
 

1,000,000

    IQVIA, Inc.*
5.700%, 05/15/28
   

959,990

   
 

500,000

    Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings
3.600%, 02/01/25
   

485,660

   
 

500,000

   

2.300%, 12/01/24

   

480,410

   
 

1,000,000

    McKesson Corp.
0.900%, 12/03/25^
   

907,010

   
 

500,000

   

5.250%, 02/15/26

   

494,790

   
 

500,000

    PerkinElmer, Inc.
0.850%, 09/15/24
   

477,175

   
 

750,000

    Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
3.500%, 03/30/25
   

723,442

   
 

750,000

    Teva Pharmaceutical Finance
Netherlands III, BV
3.150%, 10/01/26
   

660,210

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

750,000

    Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
1.215%, 10/18/24
 

$

716,790

   
 

500,000

    UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
5.250%, 02/15/28
   

496,820

   
 

500,000

   

5.150%, 10/15/25^

   

498,300

   
     

15,863,645

   
   

Industrials (6.3%)

 
 

500,000

    Air Lease Corp.
0.800%, 08/18/24
   

478,130

   
 

500,000

    Allegiant Travel Company*
7.250%, 08/15/27
   

455,390

   
 

410,000

    Ball Corp.
6.875%, 03/15/28
   

409,734

   
 

250,000

   

4.000%, 11/15/23

   

249,740

   
 

750,000

    Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*^
4.500%, 11/15/26
   

700,515

   
 

1,000,000

    Berry Global, Inc.*
4.875%, 07/15/26
   

955,300

   
 

1,000,000

    Canadian Pacific Railway Company
1.350%, 12/02/24
   

952,150

   
 

1,000,000

    Cascades, Inc. / Cascades USA, Inc.*
5.125%, 01/15/26
   

955,940

   
 

666,666

    Delta Air Lines, Inc. / SkyMiles IP, Ltd.*
4.500%, 10/20/25
   

648,526

   
 

500,000

    GATX Corp.
4.350%, 02/15/24
   

497,535

   
 

500,000

    Graphic Packaging International, LLC*
1.512%, 04/15/26
   

443,805

   
 

500,000

   

0.821%, 04/15/24

   

488,050

   
 

500,000

    GXO Logistics, Inc.
1.650%, 07/15/26
   

440,610

   
 

500,000

    Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.*^
6.500%, 03/10/28
   

489,035

   
 

750,000

    Hawaiian Brand Intellectual
Property, Ltd. / HawaiianMiles
Loyalty, Ltd.*
5.750%, 01/20/26
   

554,850

   
 

1,000,000

    Ingersoll Rand, Inc.
5.400%, 08/14/28
   

974,700

   
 

1,000,000

    Leidos, Inc.
3.625%, 05/15/25
   

961,250

   
 

1,000,000

    Lennox International, Inc.
5.500%, 09/15/28
   

976,170

   
 

1,000,000

    Mohawk Industries, Inc.^
5.850%, 09/18/28
   

983,770

   
 

1,000,000

    Nordson Corp
5.600%, 09/15/28
   

981,740

   
 

500,000

    Owens Corning
4.200%, 12/01/24
   

492,360

   
 

1,000,000

    Parker-Hannifin Corp.
2.700%, 06/14/24
   

980,340

   
 

1,000,000

    Penske Truck Leasing Company, LP /
PTL Finance Corp.*
4.200%, 04/01/27
   

929,300

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

500,000

    Roper Technologies, Inc.^
1.000%, 09/15/25
 

$

458,100

   
 

1,000,000

    Ryder System, Inc.^
5.650%, 03/01/28
   

978,500

   
 

389,000

    Sealed Air Corp.*
6.125%, 02/01/28
   

370,452

   
 

500,000

    SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC*
1.900%, 10/15/26
   

440,955

   
 

49,000

    TransDigm, Inc.*
6.250%, 03/15/26
   

47,952

   
 

1,000,000

    Tyco Electronics Group SA
4.500%, 02/13/26
   

976,640

   
 

1,000,000

    Verisk Analytics, Inc.
4.000%, 06/15/25
   

968,950

   
 

1,000,000

    Waste Management, Inc.
3.500%, 05/15/24
   

987,330

   
 

750,000

    WESCO Distribution, Inc.*
7.125%, 06/15/25
   

751,500

   
 

723,000

    Williams Scotsman, Inc.*
6.125%, 06/15/25
   

712,654

   
     

22,691,973

   
   

Information Technology (5.2%)

 
 

1,000,000

    Autodesk, Inc.
4.375%, 06/15/25
   

977,830

   
 

1,000,000

    Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.*
3.875%, 09/01/28
   

893,670

   
 

715,000

    Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
3.400%, 06/27/26
   

668,933

   
 

500,000

    CDW, LLC / CDW Finance Corp.
5.500%, 12/01/24
   

495,410

   
 

300,000

   

4.125%, 05/01/25

   

289,812

   
 

500,000

    CGI, Inc.
1.450%, 09/14/26
   

440,795

   
 

500,000

    Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc.
4.500%, 07/15/25
   

488,645

   
 

500,000

   

0.600%, 03/01/24

   

491,050

   
 

750,000

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
1.450%, 04/01/24
   

736,080

   
 

250,000

   

5.900%, 10/01/24

   

249,692

   
 

500,000

    HP, Inc.
1.450%, 06/17/26
   

447,285

   
 

1,000,000

    Intel Corp.
2.875%, 05/11/24
   

985,840

   
 

1,000,000

    International Business Machines Corp.
4.500%, 02/06/26
   

975,930

   
 

500,000

   

1.000%, 03/15/26

   

446,140

   
 

1,000,000

    Intuit, Inc.
5.250%, 09/15/26
   

997,050

   
 

500,000

    KLA Corp.
4.650%, 11/01/24
   

494,410

   
 

1,000,000

    Mercedes-Benz Finance North America, LLC*
5.375%, 11/26/25
   

994,800

   

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

1,000,000

    Microsoft Corp.
3.125%, 11/03/25
 

$

960,420

   
 

1,000,000

    NetApp, Inc.
1.875%, 06/22/25
   

935,830

   
 

1,000,000

    NVIDIA Corp.^
0.584%, 06/14/24
   

969,810

   
 

500,000

    Open Text Corp.*
6.900%, 12/01/27
   

499,040

   
 

1,000,000

    Oracle Corp.
2.650%, 07/15/26
   

920,470

   
 

750,000

    PTC, Inc.*
3.625%, 02/15/25
   

725,055

   
 

500,000

    Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
5.000%, 03/28/26
   

489,645

   
 

500,000

   

3.550%, 04/14/25

   

483,245

   
 

500,000

    Texas Instruments, Inc.
4.600%, 02/15/28
   

486,065

   
 

250,000

   

1.125%, 09/15/26

   

223,850

   
 

750,000

    VMware, Inc.
1.000%, 08/15/24
   

720,945

   
     

18,487,747

   
   

Materials (1.6%)

 
 

250,000

    Avery Dennison Corp.
0.850%, 08/15/24
   

240,053

   
 

350,000

    Clearwater Paper Corp.*
5.375%, 02/01/25
   

343,000

   
 

1,000,000

    Genuine Parts Company
1.750%, 02/01/25
   

945,340

   
 

1,000,000

    Linde, Inc.
4.700%, 12/05/25
   

989,030

   
 

1,500,000

    OCI, NV*
4.625%, 10/15/25
   

1,428,675

   
 

500,000

    Sherwin-Williams Company
4.050%, 08/08/24^
   

492,605

   
 

200,000

   

4.250%, 08/08/25

   

194,378

   
 

1,000,000

    Sonoco Products Company
1.800%, 02/01/25
   

949,440

   
     

5,582,521

   
   

Other (0.4%)

 
 

1,000,000

    Federation des Caisses Desjardins
du Quebec*
4.400%, 08/23/25
   

968,310

   
 

500,000

    Gen Digital, Inc.*
6.750%, 09/30/27
   

487,560

   
     

1,455,870

   
   

Real Estate (3.3%)

 
 

1,000,000

    American Tower Corp.
1.600%, 04/15/26
   

895,820

   
 

250,000

   

0.600%, 01/15/24

   

247,190

   
 

1,000,000

    Boston Properties, LP
6.750%, 12/01/27
   

984,030

   
 

1,000,000

    Brixmor Operating Partnership, LP
4.125%, 06/15/26
   

941,300

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

1,000,000

    Crown Castle, Inc.
4.450%, 02/15/26
 

$

963,460

   
 

500,000

    EPR Properties
4.500%, 04/01/25
   

483,660

   
 

500,000

    Equinix, Inc.
1.000%, 09/15/25
   

455,590

   
 

250,000

   

1.250%, 07/15/25^

   

230,725

   
 

500,000

    Federal Realty Investment Trust^
1.250%, 02/15/26
   

449,455

   
 

750,000

    Forestar Group, Inc.*
3.850%, 05/15/26
   

673,080

   
 

1,000,000

    Healthpeak OP LLC
3.400%, 02/01/25
   

966,610

   
 

1,000,000

    Public Storage
5.125%, 01/15/29
   

974,720

   
 

1,000,000

    Realty Income Corp.
5.050%, 01/13/26
   

981,930

   
 

500,000

   

4.625%, 11/01/25

   

487,470

   
 

500,000

    Simon Property Group, LP
1.375%, 01/15/27^
   

433,670

   
 

250,000

   

2.000%, 09/13/24

   

241,608

   
 

500,000

    Welltower OP, LLC
3.625%, 03/15/24
   

495,210

   
 

250,000

    Welltower, Inc.
4.000%, 06/01/25
   

241,802

   
 

500,000

    Weyerhaeuser Company
4.750%, 05/15/26
   

487,035

   
     

11,634,365

   
   

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (0.5%)

 
 

1,000,000

    New York Life Global Funding*
3.600%, 08/05/25
   

967,560

   
 

1,000,000

    Novartis Capital Corp.
3.400%, 05/06/24
   

988,280

   
     

1,955,840

   
   

Utilities (2.5%)

 
 

250,000

    AES Corp.
1.375%, 01/15/26
   

222,315

   
 

500,000

    Alexander Funding Trust*
1.841%, 11/15/23
   

499,180

   
 

1,000,000

    CMS Energy Corp.
3.600%, 11/15/25
   

951,900

   
 

250,000

    Consolidated Edison, Inc.
0.650%, 12/01/23
   

249,043

   
 

300,000

    DPL, Inc.
4.125%, 07/01/25
   

285,138

   
 

750,000

    Enel Finance International, NV*
2.650%, 09/10/24
   

728,280

   
 

300,000

    Entergy Corp.
0.900%, 09/15/25
   

273,219

   
 

500,000

    Entergy Texas, Inc.
1.500%, 09/01/26
   

436,935

   
 

1,000,000

    National Rural Utilities Cooperative
Finance Corp.
5.450%, 10/30/25
   

999,020

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

25,000

    PPL Capital Funding, Inc.‡
8.317%, 03/30/67
3 mo. USD LIBOR + 2.67%
 

$

22,651

   
 

1,000,000

    Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.^
0.841%, 11/08/23
   

999,140

   
 

200,000

    Sempra
3.300%, 04/01/25
   

192,400

   
 

1,000,000

    Southern California Gas Company
3.150%, 09/15/24
   

976,650

   
 

1,000,000

    Veralto Corp.*
5.500%, 09/18/26
   

989,940

   
 

500,000

    WEC Energy Group, Inc.
5.000%, 09/27/25
   

493,015

   
 

500,000

   

0.800%, 03/15/24

   

490,840

   
     

8,809,666

   
        TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $212,701,311)
   

204,668,635

   

U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES (6.6%)

     
  1,000,000     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
4.000%, 11/25/24
   

985,270

   
  12,250,000     United States Treasury Note
3.500%, 04/30/28
   

11,592,041

   
 

4,000,000

   

3.625%, 03/31/28

   

3,807,656

   
 

2,500,000

   

4.000%, 06/30/28

   

2,413,574

   
 

1,800,000

   

1.125%, 10/31/26

   

1,613,461

   
 

1,750,000

   

4.125%, 07/31/28^

   

1,697,774

   
 

1,600,000

   

4.000%, 02/29/28

   

1,547,625

   
 

    TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AND
AGENCY SECURITIES
(Cost $24,798,593)
   

23,657,401

   

SOVEREIGN BONDS (1.8%)

     
 

1,000,000

    Development Bank of Japan, Inc.*
5.125%, 09/01/26
   

994,640

   
 

1,000,000

    Export Development Canada
3.375%, 08/26/25
   

968,480

   
 

500,000

   

3.875%, 02/14/28

   

478,240

   
 

1,000,000

    Japan Bank for International
Cooperation
4.250%, 04/27/26
   

973,620

   
 

500,000

    Kommunalbanken AS*
0.500%, 01/13/26
   

451,100

   
 

200,000

   

4.500%, 09/01/28

   

195,276

   
 

1,000,000

    Kommuninvest I Sverige AB*
4.250%, 12/10/25
   

980,890

   
 

1,000,000

    Svensk ExportKredit AB
4.125%, 06/14/28
   

959,840

   
 

500,000

   

3.625%, 09/03/24^

   

491,440

   
        TOTAL SOVEREIGN BONDS
(Cost $6,684,783)
   

6,493,526

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 

BANK LOANS (7.8%)¡

     
   

Airlines (0.4%)

 
 

423,000

    American Airlines, Inc.‡
10.427%, 04/20/28
3 mo. SOFR + 4.75%
 

$

429,609

   
 

966,316

    Mileage Plus Holdings, LLC‡
10.798%, 06/21/27
3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%
   

997,441

   
     

1,427,050

   
   

Communication Services (1.5%)

 
 

895,430

    APi Group DE, Inc.
7.825%, 01/03/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
   

897,893

   
 

629,156

    DIRECTV Financing, LLC‡
10.325%, 08/02/27
1 mo. SOFR + 5.00%
   

613,317

   
 

1,167,285

    Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC‡
7.824%, 11/09/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

1,169,672

   
 

1,000,000

    Match Group, Inc.‡
7.298%, 02/13/27
3 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
   

997,080

   
 

590,437

    Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.‡
7.939%, 09/18/26
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

590,968

   
 

1,000,000

    Virgin Media Bristol, LLC‡
7.949%, 01/31/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

973,130

   
     

5,242,060

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (1.3%)

 
 

644,670

    Adient US LLC‡
8.689%, 04/10/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
   

645,273

   
 

591,111

    American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
9.006%, 12/13/29
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%
   

589,882

   
 

393,070

    American Axle and Manufacturing, Inc.‡
8.941%, 12/13/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

393,070

   
 

497,500

    Hanesbrands, Inc.‡
9.074%, 03/08/30
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
   

491,903

   
 

600,000

    Life Time Fitness, Inc.‡!
0.000%, 01/15/26
   

601,275

   
 

976,225

    Murphy USA, Inc.‡
7.179%, 01/31/28
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
   

980,193

   
 

489,975

    PetSmart, Inc.‡
9.174%, 02/11/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
   

484,820

   
 

600,000

    SkyMiles IP, Ltd.‡
9.166%, 10/20/27
3 mo. SOFR + 3.75%
   

615,471

   
     

4,801,887

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Financials (0.9%)

 
 

992,500

    Castlelake Aviation, Ltd.‡
8.421%, 10/22/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
 

$

991,349

   
 

165,000

    Delos Aircraft Leasing DAC‡
7.402%, 10/31/27
3 mo. SOFR + 2.00%
   

165,181

   
 

140,000

    Delos Aircraft Leasing DAC!
0.000%, 10/31/27
   

140,153

   
 

994,737

    Iron Mountain, Inc.‡
7.191%, 01/02/26
1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%
   

993,802

   
 

881,829

    Jazz Financing Lux Sarl‡
8.939%, 05/05/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.50%
   

882,561

   
     

3,173,046

   
   

Health Care (1.2%)

 
 

191,565

    Avantor Funding, Inc.‡
7.674%, 11/08/27
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
   

191,725

   
 

970,059

    DaVita, Inc.‡
7.189%, 08/12/26
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
   

960,121

   
 

991,738

    Elanco Animal Health, Inc.‡
7.165%, 08/01/27
1 mo. SOFR + 1.75%
   

970,356

   
 

254,114

    Icon Luxembourg Sarl‡
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
   

254,555

   
 

878,997

    Organon & Company‡
8.451%, 06/02/28
1 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
   

878,338

   
 

987,500

    Perrigo Investments, LLC‡
7.674%, 04/20/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
   

984,538

   
 

63,313

    PRA Health Sciences, Inc.
7.902%, 07/03/28
3 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
   

63,422

   
     

4,303,055

   
   

Industrials (1.3%)

 
 

493,750

    Air Canada‡
9.128%, 08/11/28
3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%
   

493,873

   
 

992,500

    ChampionX Corp.‡
8.177%, 06/07/29
1 mo. SOFR + 3.25%
   

996,996

   
 

995,000

    H.B. Fuller Company‡
7.574%, 02/15/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

998,836

   
 

982,412

    Jeld-Wen, Inc.‡
7.689%, 07/28/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.25%
   

983,026

   
 

992,500

    Summit Materials, LLC‡
8.571%, 12/14/27
3 mo. SOFR + 3.00%
   

997,929

   
     

4,470,660

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Information Technology (0.8%)

 
 

1,142,690

    II-VI, Inc.‡
8.189%, 07/02/29
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
 

$

1,142,153

   
 

874,619

    TTM Technologies, Inc.‡
8.065%, 05/30/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
   

875,165

   
 

992,500

    ZoomInfo LLC‡
8.174%, 02/28/30
1 mo. SOFR + 2.75%
   

997,462

   
     

3,014,780

   
   

Materials (0.4%)

 
 

418,688

    Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc.‡
7.890%, 12/20/29
3 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

419,762

   
 

997,055

    Chemours Company‡
8.824%, 08/18/28
1 mo. SOFR + 2.50%
   

972,129

   
     

1,391,891

   
        TOTAL BANK LOANS
(Cost $27,793,114)
   

27,824,429

   

ASSET BACKED SECURITIES (19.4%)

     
   

Communication Services (0.5%)

 
 

1,000,000

    T-Mobile U.S. Trust
Series 2022-1A, Class A*
4.910%, 05/22/28
   

986,124

   
 

1,000,000

    Verizon Master Trust
Series 2021-2, Class B
1.280%, 04/20/28
   

950,430

   
     

1,936,554

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.7%)

 
 

1,500,000

    Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP, LLC
Series 2019-2A, Class A*
3.350%, 09/22/25
   

1,469,556

   
 

902,056

    BMW Vehicle Lease Trust
Series 2022-1, Class A3
1.100%, 03/25/25
   

893,222

   
     

2,362,778

   
   

Financials (8.9%)

 
 

2,000,000

    American Express Credit
Account Master Trust
Series 2021-1, Class A
0.900%, 11/15/26
   

1,900,248

   
 

2,000,000

    Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust
Series 2021-A3, Class A3
1.040%, 11/15/26
   

1,902,548

   
 

1,000,000

    Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2022-1, Class A3
3.170%, 04/15/27
   

964,143

   
 

322,529

    Commonbond Student Loan Trust
Series 2017-B-GS, Class A1*
2.680%, 09/25/42
   

283,106

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

121,094

    Commonbond Student Loan Trust
Series 2018-C-GS, Class A1*
3.870%, 02/25/46
 

$

109,930

   
 

405,218

    Commonbond Student Loan Trust
Series 2019-A-GS, Class A1*
2.540%, 01/25/47
   

351,685

   
 

209,422

    Commonbond Student Loan Trust
Series 2021-A-GS, Class A*
1.200%, 03/25/52
   

170,070

   
 

653,739

    Commonbond Student Loan Trust
Series 2021-B-GS, Class A*
1.170%, 09/25/51
   

528,040

   
 

308,277

    Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust
Series 2021-2A, Class A*
0.960%, 02/15/30
   

305,188

   
 

500,000

    Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust
Series 2021-4, Class A*
1.260%, 10/15/30
   

486,113

   
 

1,500,000

    Dell Equipment Finance Trust
Series 2022-2, Class B*
4.400%, 07/22/27
   

1,460,169

   
 

1,500,000

    Discover Card Execution Note Trust
Series 2022-A2, Class A
3.320%, 05/15/27
   

1,446,003

   
 

823,887

    ELFI Graduate Loan Program, LLC
Series 2021-A, Class A*
1.530%, 12/26/46
   

685,994

   
 

1,047,728

    ELFI Graduate Loan Program, LLC
Series 2022-A, Class A*
4.510%, 08/26/47
   

990,491

   
 

127,344

    Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC
Series 2020-2, Class A2*
0.610%, 07/20/26
   

126,307

   
 

483,919

    Enterprise Fleet Financing, LLC
Series 2022-4, Class A2*
5.760%, 10/22/29
   

481,406

   
 

2,000,000

    Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
Series 2019-1, Class A*
3.520%, 07/15/30
   

1,989,811

   
 

1,500,000

    Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A*
1.210%, 12/26/25
   

1,429,507

   
 

1,000,000

    Kubota Credit Owner Trust
Series 2023-2A, Class A3*
5.280%, 01/18/28
   

985,901

   
 

1,130,497

    MMAF Equipment Finance LLC
Series 2017-B, Class A5*
2.720%, 06/15/40
   

1,100,212

   
 

2,000,000

    MMAF Equipment Finance LLC
Series 2023-A, Class A3*
5.540%, 12/13/29
   

1,977,076

   
 

1,369,086

    Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust
Series 2020-BA, Class A2*
2.120%, 01/15/69
   

1,239,856

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

271,000

    NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust
Series 2021-1A, Class A*
0.850%, 07/15/26
 

$

260,511

   
 

780,000

    OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-1A, Class A*
0.870%, 07/14/28
   

740,649

   
 

777,000

    OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-1A, Class B*
1.260%, 07/14/28
   

689,038

   
 

1,080,000

    Oscar US Funding XII, LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A4*
1.000%, 04/10/28
   

1,015,605

   
 

167,412

    Pawneee Equipment Receivables, LLC
Series 2021-1, Class A2*
1.100%, 07/15/27
   

162,591

   
 

2,020,000

    Pawneee Equipment Receivables, LLC
Series 2022-1, Class A3*
5.170%, 02/15/28
   

1,995,598

   
 

400,000

    PenFed Auto Receivables Owner Trust
Series 2022-A, Class A3*
3.960%, 04/15/26
   

394,651

   
 

300,000

    PenFed Auto Receivables Owner Trust
Series 2022-A, Class A4*
4.180%, 12/15/28
   

291,622

   
 

1,234,422

    Progress Residential Trust
Series 2019-SFR4, Class A*
2.687%, 10/17/36
   

1,193,965

   
 

792,000

    Progress Residential Trust
Series 2021-SFR5, Class B*
1.658%, 07/17/38
   

694,022

   
 

1,160,086

    SoFi Professional Loan Program Trust
Series 2020-C, Class AFX*
1.950%, 02/15/46
   

1,039,678

   
 

748,847

    SoFi Professional Loan Program, LLC
Series 2017-F, Class A2FX*
3.600%, 02/25/48
   

720,671

   
 

1,615,000

    Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust
Series 2019-1A, Class A*
2.560%, 11/25/31
   

1,583,467

   
     

31,695,872

   
   

Health Care (0.3%)

 
 

1,000,000

    DT Auto Owner Trust
Series 2022-2A, Class B*
4.220%, 01/15/27
   

984,460

   
   

Industrials (0.2%)

 
 

1,000,000

    John Deere Owner Trust
Series 2021-B, Class A4
0.740%, 05/15/28
   

927,163

   
   

Information Technology (0.5%)

 
 

1,916,667

    Vantage Data Centers Issuer, LLC
Series 2019-1A, Class A2*
3.188%, 07/15/44
   

1,866,458

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
   

Other (7.8%)

 
 

2,000,000

    Aligned Data Centers Issuer, LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A2*
1.937%, 08/15/46
 

$

1,745,348

   
 

500,000

    American Express Credit Account
Master Trust
Series 2023-2, Class A
4.800%, 05/15/30
   

484,112

   
 

473,335

    Amur Equipment Finance Receivables XI, LLC
Series 2022-2A, Class A2*
5.300%, 06/21/28
   

468,138

   
 

420,821

    Atalaya Equipment Leasing Trust
Series 2021-1A, Class A2*
1.230%, 05/15/26
   

415,385

   
 

1,000,000

    BA Credit Card Trust
Series 2022-A1, Class A1
3.530%, 11/15/27
   

965,789

   
 

330,000

    CCG Receivables Trust
Series 2021-2, Class B*
1.270%, 03/14/29
   

305,711

   
 

1,000,000

    CCG Receivables Trust
Series 2023-1, Class B*
5.990%, 09/16/30
   

991,226

   
 

1,000,000

    CCG Receivables Trust
Series 2023-1, Class C*
6.280%, 09/16/30
   

992,012

   
 

1,313,333

    CLI Funding VI, LLC
Series 2020-3A, Class A*
2.070%, 10/18/45
   

1,136,734

   
 

25,391

    CNH Equipment Trust
Series 2020-A, Class A3
1.160%, 06/16/25
   

25,312

   
 

1,609,000

    CNH Equipment Trust
Series 2020-A, Class B
2.300%, 10/15/27
   

1,585,482

   
 

1,000,000

    Daimler Trucks Retail Trust
Series 2022-1, Class A3
5.230%, 02/17/26
   

990,686

   
 

2,000,000

    DLLAD, LLC
Series 2023-1A, Class A3*
4.790%, 01/20/28
   

1,952,918

   
 

1,462,500

    Domino's Pizza Master Issuer, LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A21*
2.662%, 04/25/51
   

1,216,443

   
 

1,250,000

    HPEFS Equipment Trust
Series 2022-1A, Class B*
1.790%, 05/21/29
   

1,205,441

   
 

250,000

    HPEFS Equipment Trust
Series 2022-2A, Class B*
4.200%, 09/20/29
   

243,061

   
 

1,000,000

    Kubota Credit Owner Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A3*
5.020%, 06/15/27
   

982,576

   
 

187,947

    MVW Owner Trust
Series 2019-1A, Class A*
2.890%, 11/20/36
   

180,282

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

1,500,000

    NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2*
5.740%, 03/15/28
 

$

1,488,497

   
 

1,000,000

    OCCU Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2*
6.230%, 04/15/27
   

998,643

   
 

317,695

    SCF Equipment Leasing, LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A3*
0.830%, 08/21/28
   

312,305

   
 

1,629,000

    SCF Equipment Leasing, LLC
Series 2022-1A, Class A3*
2.920%, 07/20/29
   

1,570,823

   
 

482,856

    SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust
Series 2023-1S, Class A*
5.810%, 05/15/31
   

481,819

   
 

996,667

    SVC ABS, LLC
Series 2023-1A, - Class A*
5.150%, 02/20/53
   

925,438

   
 

467,204

    Tesla Auto Lease Trust
Series 2021-A, Class B*
1.020%, 03/20/25
   

465,930

   
 

775,000

    Tesla Auto Lease Trust
Series 2021-B, Class B*
0.910%, 09/22/25
   

746,966

   
 

1,000,000

    USAA Auto Owner Trust
Series 2022-A, Class A3*
4.860%, 11/16/26
   

989,027

   
 

1,000,000

    Veridian Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A3*
5.560%, 03/15/28
   

984,427

   
 

1,000,000

    Verizon Master Trust
Series 2023-1, Class A
4.490%, 01/22/29
   

974,932

   
 

2,000,000

    World Omni Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2022-B, Class A3
3.250%, 07/15/27
   

1,940,097

   
     

27,765,560

   
   

Utilities (0.5%)

 
 

1,934,252

    Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust
Series 2022-A, Class A3
3.060%, 02/15/27
   

1,892,953

   
        TOTAL ASSET BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $72,101,504)
   

69,431,798

   

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS (4.6%)

     
   

Airlines (0.1%)

 
 

250,000

    Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
1.041%, 11/01/23
   

250,000

   
   

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

 
 

300,000

    Washington State Housing
Finance Commission
5.345%, 12/01/27
   

296,392

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

200,000

    Washington State Housing
Finance Commission
5.285%, 06/01/27
 

$

198,002

   
     

494,394

   
   

Other (4.2%)

 
 

400,000

    Alaska Housing Finance Corp.
0.846%, 12/01/23
   

398,480

   
 

250,000

    Armada Area Schools
0.950%, 05/01/25
   

233,610

   
 

155,000

    City of Auburn CA
0.961%, 06/01/25
   

143,697

   
 

250,000

    City of Carbondale IL
2.163%, 12/01/23
   

249,139

   
 

280,000

    City of Mishawaka IN
4.680%, 02/15/26
   

271,903

   
 

205,000

    City of Mishawaka IN
4.700%, 08/15/26
   

198,175

   
 

1,000,000

    City of Montclair CA
0.926%, 06/01/24
   

970,831

   
 

120,000

    City of Omaha NE
0.983%, 04/15/26
   

107,895

   
 

500,000

    City of Wheaton IL
0.786%, 12/01/24
   

474,464

   
 

300,000

    Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
1.650%, 11/01/25
   

278,561

   
 

150,000

    Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
0.858%, 11/01/24
   

144,833

   
 

895,000

    Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
0.974%, 11/15/25
   

822,892

   
 

250,000

    Corona-Norco Unified School District
1.000%, 09/01/25
   

230,104

   
 

250,000

    County of Bergen NJ
2.000%, 11/01/23
   

250,000

   
 

155,000

    County of Santa Cruz AZ Pledged Revenue
1.250%, 07/01/24
   

150,363

   
 

250,000

    Cypress-Fairbanks Independent
School District
5.000%, 02/15/25
   

247,947

   
 

135,000

    East Montgomery County
Improvement District
1.550%, 08/15/26
   

121,011

   
 

175,000

    Encinitas Public Financing Authority
1.020%, 10/01/25
   

160,716

   
 

175,000

    Encinitas Public Financing Authority
0.790%, 10/01/24
   

167,271

   
 

400,000

    Fairfield Facilities Corp.
2.000%, 09/01/24
   

386,626

   
 

450,000

    Florida Housing Finance Corp.
5.077%, 07/01/26
   

444,799

   
 

220,000

    Florida Housing Finance Corp.
5.086%, 01/01/27
   

216,749

   
 

200,000

    Florida Housing Finance Corp.
5.136%, 07/01/27
   

196,376

   
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

250,000

    Galveston Independent School District
5.000%, 02/01/25
 

$

247,977

   
 

200,000

    Indiana Bond Bank
0.650%, 02/01/24
   

197,382

   
 

250,000

    Indiana Housing & Community
Development Authority
5.065%, 01/01/27
   

246,328

   
 

175,000

    Indiana Housing & Community
Development Authority
5.095%, 07/01/26
   

173,069

   
 

160,000

    Indiana Housing & Community
Development Authority
5.095%, 01/01/26
   

158,724

   
 

505,000

    Iowa Finance Authority
5.502%, 07/01/28
   

495,375

   
 

350,000

    Iowa Finance Authority
5.412%, 07/01/27
   

344,716

   
 

500,000

    Lake Central Multi-District School
Building Corp.
0.853%, 01/15/24
   

495,184

   
 

125,000

    Lakeside Fire Protection District
1.620%, 08/01/24
   

120,933

   
 

700,000

    Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue
1.737%, 10/01/25
   

652,176

   
 

300,000

    Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
5.113%, 01/01/26
   

297,641

   
 

215,000

    Minnetonka Independent School
District No 276
2.000%, 01/01/24
   

213,744

   
 

450,000

    Nevada Housing Division
5.268%, 04/01/27
   

444,532

   
 

435,000

    Nevada Housing Division
5.338%, 10/01/27
   

428,622

   
 

250,000

    Nevada Housing Division
5.251%, 10/01/26
   

247,691

   
 

390,000

    New York City Transitional Finance
Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
3.430%, 08/01/26
   

370,344

   
 

390,000

    New York City Transitional Finance
Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
1.250%, 05/01/26
   

352,296

   
 

255,000

    New York State Dormitory Authority
2.438%, 02/15/26
   

238,037

   
 

150,000

    Pharr San Juan Alamo Independent
School District TX
5.000%, 02/01/25
   

148,993

   
 

400,000

    Regional Transportation Authority
3.000%, 06/01/25
   

384,174

   
 

265,000

    Sallisaw Municipal Authority
1.420%, 09/01/24
   

255,541

   
 

155,000

    State of Hawaii
1.033%, 08/01/25
   

143,402

   

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
 

250,000

    Thornapple Kellogg School District
0.930%, 05/01/25
 

$

233,811

   
 

525,000

    Town of Stratford CT
0.956%, 08/01/24
   

506,865

   
 

145,000

    Victor Valley Community College District
2.878%, 08/01/26
   

134,325

   
 

170,000

    Westminster Public Schools
0.906%, 12/01/26
   

149,170

   
 

125,000

    Wichita Falls 4B Sales Tax Corp.
1.049%, 09/01/25
   

114,991

   
 

340,000

    Williamston Community Schools
School District
1.050%, 05/01/25
   

318,562

   
     

14,981,047

   
   

Utilities (0.2%)

 
 

505,000

    Augusta GA Water & Sewer Revenue
4.300%, 10/01/26
   

488,226

   
 

135,000

    City of Fountain Company Electric
Water & Wastewater Utility
Enterprise Revenue
0.930%, 12/01/23
   

134,446

   
     

622,672

   
        TOTAL MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $16,814,629)
   

16,348,113

   

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (1.0%)

     
  953,447     BANK Series 2019-BN16, Class A2
3.933%, 02/15/52
   

948,431

   
  32,437     CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-CX9, Class A2
3.054%, 09/15/50
   

31,610

   
  1,000,000     GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II
Series 2023-SHIP, Class A*‡
4.322%, 09/10/38
   

946,772

   
  1,472,984     GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Corp.
Trust Series 2021-PJ4, Class A8*‡
2.500%, 09/25/51
   

1,215,421

   
  573,322     GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust
Series 2021-PJ11, Class A8*‡
2.500%, 04/25/52
   

470,578

   
  29,180     Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-LC20, Class A2
2.678%, 04/15/50
   

29,180

   
 

    TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE
BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $4,001,543)
   

3,641,992

   
NUMBER OF
SHARES/
PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
     

VALUE

 
INVESTMENT OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED (2.0%)
 
 

7,108,153

    State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Government Money
Market Portfolio, 5.358%†***
(Cost $7,108,153)
 

$

7,108,153

   
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.4%)
(Cost $372,003,630)
   

359,174,047

   

PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-2.0%)

   

(7,108,153

)

 

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (1.6%)

   

5,566,547

   

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

 

$

357,632,441

   

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.

^  Security, or portion of security, is on loan.

‡  Variable rate security. The rate shown is the rate in effect at October 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.

!  This position represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate, which will be adjusted on settlement date.

†  Represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan as of October 31, 2023.

***  The rate disclosed is the 7 day net yield as of October 31, 2023.

FUTURES CONTRACTS

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
 

DESCRIPTION

  EXPIRATION
DATE
  NOTIONAL
VALUE
  MARKET VALUE/
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

Sales

     
 

30,000,000

   

U.S. Treasury Note 5-Year

 

Dec 2023

 

$

31,342,969

   

$

(547,615

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities October 31, 2023

    MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
  HEDGED EQUITY
FUND
  PHINEUS
LONG/SHORT
FUND
  MERGER
ARBITRAGE
FUND
  CONVERTIBLE
FUND
 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at cost

 

$

11,822,568,769

   

$

471,835,211

   

$

883,579,357

   

$

1,969,517

   

$

880,757,974

   

Investments in affiliated funds, at cost

   

350,000,000

     

     

     

     

   

Investment in securities, at value*

 

$

13,082,331,393

   

$

577,785,571

   

$

887,325,133

   

$

1,899,839

   

$

844,932,230

   

Investments in affiliated funds, at value

   

326,238,322

     

     

     

     

   

Cash with custodian

   

601,363,777

     

4,090,109

     

58,181,975

     

151,471

     

24,516,882

   

Foreign currency (cost $40,188,118)

   

40,188,118

     

     

     

     

   

Cash collateral held

   

1,151,839

     

     

     

     

   

Collateral for ASCOTs(1)

   

11,160,000

     

     

     

     

   

Foreign collateral for short positions

   

66,556,512

     

     

     

     

   

Collateral for short positions

   

711,909,489

     

     

     

     

   

Restricted cash for short positions

   

1,354,829,240

     

     

674,078,733

     

293,832

     

139

   

Restricted foreign currency for short positions (cost $112,374,843)

   

103,085,500

     

     

     

     

   

Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps

   

291,468

     

     

     

     

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

334,662

     

     

     

     

87,142

   

Receivables:

 

Accrued interest and dividends

   

23,916,465

     

404,301

     

561,791

     

6,021

     

2,229,401

   

Investments sold

   

141,435,561

     

     

73,057,273

     

17,241

     

1,967,024

   

Fund shares sold

   

21,051,263

     

3,309,585

     

1,033,226

     

26,847

     

637,812

   

Due from investment advisor

   

     

     

     

20,019

     

   

Prepaid expenses

   

205,732

     

28,589

     

41,392

     

     

39,224

   

Deferred offering costs

   

     

     

     

118,379

     

   

Other assets

   

620,099

     

     

1,334,044

     

     

142,512

   

Total assets

   

16,486,669,440

     

585,618,155

     

1,695,613,567

     

2,533,649

     

874,552,366

   

LIABILITIES

 

Due to custodian bank

   

5,457,496

     

     

     

     

   

Due to custodian bank for restricted cash

   

300,000

     

     

     

     

   

Collateral for securities loaned

   

130,372,948

     

6,187,314

     

11,890,737

     

     

36,784,235

   

Cash collateral received

   

880,000

     

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency overdraft (cost $40,699,706, $276)

   

40,641,061

     

     

276

     

     

   
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $2,260,175,982, $702,501,619, and
$293,832)
   

2,183,690,072

     

     

669,325,818

     

280,379

     

   

Options written, at value (premium $219,352,018, $20,949,358, and $12,343,738)

   

100,716,170

     

15,076,475

     

11,101,535

     

     

   

Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps

   

62,608

     

     

     

     

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

405,382

     

     

     

     

16,390

   

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

   

62,394,096

     

2,142,508

     

65,114,218

     

57,631

     

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

15,690,622

     

847,018

     

1,056,544

     

     

1,648,831

   

Affiliates:

 

Investment Advisory fees

   

7,717,702

     

356,499

     

987,143

     

1,472

     

536,655

   

Distribution fees

   

27,723

     

811

     

2,648

     

6

     

5,088

   

Deferred revenue

   

     

     

     

55,076

     

   

Deferred compensation to trustees

   

140,563

     

     

     

     

142,512

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

70,795

     

4,228

     

6,428

     

1,088

     

7,093

   

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

3,615,480

     

122,729

     

231,941

     

79,353

     

216,266

   

Total liabilities

   

2,552,182,718

     

24,737,582

     

759,717,288

     

475,005

     

39,357,070

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

13,934,486,722

   

$

560,880,573

   

$

935,896,279

   

$

2,058,644

   

$

835,195,296

   

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Paid in capital

 

$

12,884,140,409

   

$

499,559,367

   

$

927,477,300

   

$

2,110,468

   

$

873,605,733

   

Accumulated distributable earnings (loss)

   

1,050,346,313

     

61,321,206

     

8,418,979

     

(51,824

)

   

(38,410,437

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

13,934,486,722

   

$

560,880,573

   

$

935,896,279

   

$

2,058,644

   

$

835,195,296

   

CLASS A SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

1,009,975,953

   

$

24,754,304

   

$

65,214,046

   

$

97,312

   

$

243,515,714

   

Shares outstanding

   

68,629,199

     

1,762,191

     

4,367,489

     

10,000

     

13,397,939

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

14.72

   

$

14.05

   

$

14.93

   

$

9.73

   

$

18.18

   

Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value, plus 4.75% of offering price)

 

$

15.14

#

 

$

14.75

   

$

15.67

   

$

10.22

   

$

18.60

#

 

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    MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
  HEDGED EQUITY
FUND
  PHINEUS
LONG/SHORT
FUND
  MERGER
ARBITRAGE
FUND
  CONVERTIBLE
FUND
 

CLASS C SHARES​**

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

254,477,940

   

$

8,702,997

   

$

32,461,019

   

$

97,248

   

$

31,772,827

   

Shares outstanding

   

17,205,578

     

636,743

     

2,300,106

     

10,000

     

1,803,723

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

14.79

   

$

13.67

   

$

14.11

   

$

9.72

   

$

17.62

   

CLASS I SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

12,620,873,996

   

$

527,423,272

   

$

838,221,214

   

$

1,864,084

   

$

559,906,755

   

Shares outstanding

   

868,213,249

     

37,488,343

     

55,241,841

     

191,530

     

36,016,625

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

14.54

   

$

14.07

   

$

15.17

   

$

9.73

   

$

15.55

   

CLASS R6 SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

49,158,833

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Shares Outstanding

   

3,380,087

     

     

     

     

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

14.54

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   
* Includes securities on loan  

$

222,812,564

   

$

13,880,038

   

$

30,569,738

   

$

   

$

42,509,643

   

  No par value; unlimited number of shares authorized.

#  For Market Neutral Income Fund maximum offering price per share is Net asset value plus 2.75% of offering price. For Convertible Fund maximum offering price per share is Net asset value plus 2.25% of offering price.

**  Redemption price may be reduced by contingent deferred sales charge.

(1)  Asset Swapped Convertible Option Transaction.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities October 31, 2023

    GLOBAL
CONVERTIBLE
FUND
  TIMPANI
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
 

GROWTH FUND

  GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at cost

 

$

140,076,364

   

$

211,567,972

   

$

14,458,444

   

$

756,850,392

   

$

1,327,843,153

   

Investment in securities, at value*

 

$

125,179,187

   

$

236,826,343

   

$

16,129,465

   

$

1,160,259,739

   

$

2,161,576,045

   

Cash with custodian

   

659,461

     

3,287,900

     

209,495

     

30,054,468

     

155,710,647

   

Variation margin on open futures contracts

   

     

     

     

289,596

     

   

Receivables:

 

Accrued interest and dividends

   

357,097

     

17,142

     

520

     

379,855

     

2,346,906

   

Investments sold

   

     

1,831,324

     

74,290

     

25,522,114

     

8,927,932

   

Fund shares sold

   

100

     

225,330

     

     

86,724

     

1,360,664

   

Due from investment advisor

   

3,418

     

20,340

     

12,824

     

     

   

Prepaid expenses

   

12,625

     

33,401

     

26,501

     

33,597

     

55,712

   

Other assets

   

     

     

     

687,173

     

298,273

   

Total assets

   

126,211,888

     

242,241,780

     

16,453,095

     

1,217,313,266

     

2,330,276,179

   

LIABILITIES

 

Collateral for securities loaned

   

5,551,209

     

     

     

1,717,018

     

52,088,275

   

Foreign currency overdraft (cost $54)

   

     

     

     

     

54

   

Options written, at value (premium $139,955, and $69,698)

   

58,220

     

     

     

72,720

     

   

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

   

     

3,542,939

     

262,950

     

14,904,047

     

4,554,681

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

80,596

     

142,815

     

     

961,704

     

2,425,140

   

Affiliates:

 

Investment Advisory fees

   

90,025

     

195,684

     

13,556

     

959,558

     

1,337,807

   

Distribution fees

   

260

     

446

     

5

     

13,039

     

20,399

   

Deferred compensation to trustees

   

     

     

     

690,766

     

298,273

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

2,723

     

2,950

     

1,979

     

9,826

     

15,956

   

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

40,425

     

96,221

     

18,916

     

302,335

     

424,891

   

Total liabilities

   

5,823,458

     

3,981,055

     

297,406

     

19,631,013

     

61,165,476

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

120,388,430

   

$

238,260,725

   

$

16,155,689

   

$

1,197,682,253

   

$

2,269,110,703

   

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Paid in capital

 

$

148,613,837

   

$

357,005,570

   

$

18,166,555

   

$

756,410,819

   

$

1,382,041,415

   

Accumulated distributable earnings (loss)

   

(28,225,407

)

   

(118,744,845

)

   

(2,010,866

)

   

441,271,434

     

887,069,288

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

120,388,430

   

$

238,260,725

   

$

16,155,689

   

$

1,197,682,253

   

$

2,269,110,703

   

CLASS A SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

8,454,572

   

$

18,282,630

   

$

340,766

   

$

925,437,001

   

$

1,182,666,638

   

Shares outstanding

   

844,354

     

823,623

     

37,486

     

28,500,813

     

30,004,870

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

10.01

   

$

22.20

   

$

9.09

   

$

32.47

   

$

39.42

   

Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value, plus 4.75% of offering price)

 

$

10.24

#

 

$

23.31

   

$

9.54

   

$

34.09

   

$

41.39

   

CLASS C SHARES​**

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

2,615,276

   

$

3,647,737

   

$

   

$

9,492,780

   

$

79,895,472

   

Shares outstanding

   

272,391

     

162,276

     

     

754,098

     

2,018,858

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

9.60

   

$

22.48

   

$

   

$

12.59

   

$

39.57

   

CLASS I SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

109,318,582

   

$

191,831,387

   

$

15,495,191

   

$

262,752,472

   

$

978,583,205

   

Shares outstanding

   

10,883,183

     

8,336,389

     

1,683,952

     

5,306,561

     

26,113,014

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

10.04

   

$

23.01

   

$

9.20

   

$

49.51

   

$

37.47

   

CLASS R6 SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

   

$

24,498,971

   

$

319,732

   

$

   

$

27,965,388

   

Shares Outstanding

   

     

1,060,134

     

34,732

     

     

745,867

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

   

$

23.11

   

$

9.21

   

$

   

$

37.49

   
* Includes securities on loan  

$

5,875,614

   

$

   

$

   

$

50,029,184

   

$

92,834,593

   

  No par value; unlimited number of shares authorized.

#  For Global Convertible Fund maximum offering price per share is Net asset value plus 2.25% of offering price.

**  Redemption price may be reduced by contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities October 31, 2023

    DIVIDEND
GROWTH FUND
 

SELECT FUND

  INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND
  EVOLVING
WORLD GROWTH
FUND
  GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at cost

 

$

9,360,765

   

$

30,780,978

   

$

172,930,665

   

$

363,980,107

   

$

63,769,203

   

Investment in securities, at value*

 

$

15,107,063

   

$

41,923,294

   

$

190,753,122

   

$

374,205,026

   

$

87,104,943

   

Cash with custodian

   

167,810

     

1,412,482

     

10,238,774

     

3,763,888

     

4,581,740

   

Foreign currency (cost $19 and $16)

   

     

     

19

     

     

16

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

     

287,570

     

   

Receivables:

 

Accrued interest and dividends

   

9,178

     

13,436

     

442,610

     

159,144

     

92,170

   

Investments sold

   

38,939

     

835,644

     

     

3,241,323

     

1,543,199

   

Fund shares sold

   

18,042

     

133

     

62,301

     

652,866

     

59,356

   

Due from investment advisor

   

13,083

     

21,086

     

57,297

     

163,289

     

1,539

   

Prepaid expenses

   

24,844

     

12,200

     

26,369

     

39,245

     

21,715

   

Other assets

   

     

74,055

     

46,612

     

13,735

     

23,909

   

Total assets

   

15,378,959

     

44,292,330

     

201,627,104

     

382,526,086

     

93,428,587

   

LIABILITIES

 

Collateral for securities loaned

   

66,806

     

     

5,053,942

     

10,539,663

     

4,058,291

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

40,898

     

78,878

     

   

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

   

39,405

     

839,660

     

6,276,917

     

5,791,242

     

1,814,862

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

7,042

     

     

148,781

     

2,164,994

     

21,911

   

Affiliates:

 

Investment Advisory fees

   

13,785

     

37,311

     

145,122

     

350,036

     

63,003

   

Distribution fees

   

197

     

162

     

638

     

723

     

310

   

Deferred compensation to trustees

   

     

74,055

     

46,612

     

13,735

     

23,909

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

2,021

     

2,209

     

3,142

     

3,344

     

3,204

   

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

18,020

     

22,799

     

329,739

     

2,201,287

     

95,844

   

Total liabilities

   

147,276

     

976,196

     

12,045,791

     

21,143,902

     

6,081,334

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

15,231,683

   

$

43,316,134

   

$

189,581,313

   

$

361,382,184

   

$

87,347,253

   

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Paid in capital

 

$

8,825,394

   

$

30,399,621

   

$

191,331,999

   

$

468,244,799

   

$

64,684,123

   

Accumulated distributable earnings (loss)

   

6,406,289

     

12,916,513

     

(1,750,686

)

   

(106,862,615

)

   

22,663,130

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

15,231,683

   

$

43,316,134

   

$

189,581,313

   

$

361,382,184

   

$

87,347,253

   

CLASS A SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

5,250,340

   

$

11,533,347

   

$

41,631,309

   

$

36,830,451

   

$

20,461,987

   

Shares outstanding

   

361,740

     

687,815

     

2,562,078

     

2,476,603

     

1,693,551

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

14.51

   

$

16.77

   

$

16.25

   

$

14.87

   

$

12.08

   

Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value, plus 4.75% of offering price)

 

$

15.23

   

$

17.61

   

$

17.06

   

$

15.61

   

$

12.68

   

CLASS C SHARES​**

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

2,341,928

   

$

119,685

   

$

1,339,204

   

$

3,930,205

   

$

611,324

   

Shares outstanding

   

170,455

     

8,632

     

99,608

     

287,491

     

63,385

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

13.74

   

$

13.86

   

$

13.44

   

$

13.67

   

$

9.64

   

CLASS I SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

7,639,415

   

$

31,663,102

   

$

141,782,244

   

$

320,621,528

   

$

66,180,773

   

Shares outstanding

   

524,311

     

1,814,068

     

8,338,438

     

21,330,727

     

5,191,947

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

14.57

   

$

17.45

   

$

17.00

   

$

15.03

   

$

12.75

   

CLASS R6 SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

   

$

   

$

4,828,556

   

$

   

$

93,169

   

Shares Outstanding

   

     

     

280,585

     

     

7,303

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

   

$

   

$

17.21

   

$

   

$

12.76

   
* Includes securities on loan  

$

324,889

   

$

1,095,331

   

$

9,753,260

   

$

13,121,053

   

$

4,785,626

   

  No par value; unlimited number of shares authorized.

**  Redemption price may be reduced by contingent deferred sales charge.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities October 31, 2023

    GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
  HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at cost

 

$

157,739,050

   

$

2,180,197

   

$

36,611,396

   

$

41,771,842

   

$

372,003,630

   

Investment in securities, at value*

 

$

193,911,435

   

$

2,283,145

   

$

31,420,238

   

$

36,859,596

   

$

359,174,047

   

Cash with custodian

   

5,219,143

     

86,886

     

387,352

     

382,075

     

4,172,306

   

Foreign currency (cost $144,805 and $121)

   

144,648

     

121

     

     

     

   

Variation margin on open futures contracts

   

     

     

41,312

     

     

1,163,403

   

Receivables:

 

Accrued interest and dividends

   

433,575

     

4,593

     

259,884

     

514,008

     

2,403,591

   

Investments sold

   

2,195,128

     

19,323

     

     

19,669

     

1,349,084

   

Fund shares sold

   

204,380

     

     

3,014

     

     

   

Due from investment advisor

   

70,158

     

10,458

     

11,901

     

15,327

     

1,314

   

Prepaid expenses

   

24,916

     

22,930

     

22,447

     

22,380

     

25,436

   

Other assets

   

112,175

     

     

26,903

     

81,608

     

   

Total assets

   

202,315,558

     

2,427,456

     

32,173,051

     

37,894,663

     

368,289,181

   

LIABILITIES

 

Collateral for securities loaned

   

4,264,427

     

     

719,238

     

3,958,408

     

7,108,153

   

Variation margin on open futures contracts

   

     

     

     

     

546,886

   

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

   

792,617

     

43,284

     

     

237,085

     

1,742,220

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

519,947

     

     

49,372

     

81,238

     

31,079

   

Dividends payable

   

     

     

14,261

     

6,351

     

1,087,289

   

Affiliates:

 

Investment Advisory fees

   

170,287

     

1,920

     

11,993

     

17,232

     

91,027

   

Distribution fees

   

1,516

     

1

     

179

     

371

     

48

   

Deferred compensation to trustees

   

112,175

     

     

26,903

     

81,608

     

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

2,968

     

1,006

     

2,266

     

2,173

     

3,531

   

Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

116,069

     

19,223

     

25,288

     

33,179

     

46,507

   

Total liabilities

   

5,980,006

     

65,434

     

849,500

     

4,417,645

     

10,656,740

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

196,335,552

   

$

2,362,022

   

$

31,323,551

   

$

33,477,018

   

$

357,632,441

   

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Paid in capital

 

$

175,631,410

   

$

2,899,043

   

$

38,371,320

   

$

50,372,888

   

$

383,126,602

   

Accumulated distributable earnings (loss)

   

20,704,142

     

(537,021

)

   

(7,047,769

)

   

(16,895,870

)

   

(25,494,161

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

196,335,552

   

$

2,362,022

   

$

31,323,551

   

$

33,477,018

   

$

357,632,441

   

CLASS A SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

81,820,721

   

$

20,367

   

$

11,764,186

   

$

25,252,497

   

$

3,523,253

   

Shares outstanding

   

8,545,763

     

2,701

     

1,403,260

     

3,499,790

     

378,719

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

9.57

   

$

7.54

   

$

8.38

   

$

7.22

   

$

9.30

   

Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value, plus 4.75% of offering price)

 

$

10.05

   

$

7.92

   

$

8.57

#

 

$

7.39

#

 

$

9.51

#

 

CLASS C SHARES​**

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

7,316,928

   

$

7,493

   

$

323,208

   

$

438,204

   

$

   

Shares outstanding

   

909,224

     

1,005

     

38,567

     

56,629

     

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

8.05

   

$

7.46

   

$

8.38

   

$

7.74

   

$

   

CLASS I SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

107,197,903

   

$

2,326,544

   

$

19,236,157

   

$

7,786,317

   

$

354,109,188

   

Shares outstanding

   

10,740,134

     

307,580

     

2,293,882

     

1,078,825

     

38,097,975

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

9.98

   

$

7.56

   

$

8.39

   

$

7.22

   

$

9.29

   

CLASS R6 SHARES

 

Net assets applicable to shares outstanding

 

$

   

$

7,618

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Shares Outstanding

   

     

1,007

     

     

     

   

Net asset value and redemption price per share

 

$

   

$

7.56

   

$

   

$

   

$

   
* Includes securities on loan  

$

6,201,125

   

$

   

$

799,984

   

$

4,116,275

   

$

13,258,558

   

†  No par value; unlimited number of shares authorized.

**  Redemption price may be reduced by contingent deferred sales charge.

#  For Total Return Bond Fund, High Income Opportunities Fund, and Short-Term Bond Fund, maximum offering price per share is Net asset value plus 2.25% of offering price.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of Operations Year Ended October 31, 2023

    MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
  HEDGED EQUITY
FUND
  PHINEUS
LONG/SHORT
FUND
  MERGER
ARBITRAGE
FUND(a)
  CONVERTIBLE
FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

 

$

71,406,020

   

$

35,009

   

$

2,974,736

   

$

633

   

$

8,248,223

   

(Amortization)/accretion of investment securities

   

(144,931,175

)

   

     

     

579

     

(8,105,211

)

 

Net interest

   

(73,525,155

)

   

35,009

     

2,974,736

     

1,212

     

143,012

   

Dividends

   

135,845,692

     

9,663,697

     

12,677,329

     

2,231

     

5,266,328

   

Dividends from affiliated funds

   

12,341,657

     

     

     

     

   

Dividend taxes withheld

   

(46,748

)

   

(3,614

)

   

(52,978

)

   

     

   

Securities lending income, net of rebates received or paid to borrowers

   

569,189

     

18,312

     

18,156

     

     

1,158,781

   

Other income

   

110,283,095

     

     

17,711,081

     

     

   

Total investment income

   

185,467,730

     

9,713,404

     

33,328,324

     

3,443

     

6,568,121

   

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

   

96,435,157

     

4,195,408

     

11,334,604

     

1,472

     

6,890,150

   

Distribution fees

 

Class A

   

2,776,602

     

71,775

     

161,385

     

22

     

681,441

   

Class C

   

2,804,949

     

83,540

     

341,487

     

87

     

385,597

   

Dividend or interest expense on short positions

   

25,624,620

     

     

6,814,631

     

     

   

Transfer agent fees

   

12,762,719

     

621,739

     

911,256

     

192

     

959,827

   

Fund administration fees

   

924,595

     

35,091

     

58,432

     

128

     

60,142

   

Accounting fees

   

807,871

     

45,822

     

59,789

     

1,415

     

59,853

   

Printing and mailing fees

   

662,719

     

40,100

     

62,145

     

544

     

59,674

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

613,166

     

37,360

     

51,248

     

1,088

     

52,154

   

Legal fees

   

609,108

     

33,577

     

47,096

     

1,184

     

53,406

   

Audit fees

   

395,063

     

24,835

     

36,026

     

6,466

     

34,889

   

Registration fees

   

292,700

     

83,221

     

81,848

     

     

74,493

   

Custodian fees

   

288,950

     

21,358

     

119,537

     

544

     

11,517

   

Organization expense

   

     

     

     

2,210

     

   

Offering costs

   

     

     

     

11,392

     

   

Other

   

1,079,940

     

25,261

     

75,766

     

224

     

82,113

   

Total expenses

   

146,078,159

     

5,319,087

     

20,155,250

     

26,968

     

9,405,256

   

Less expense reductions

   

(985,807

)

   

     

     

(25,019

)

   

   

Net expenses

   

145,092,352

     

5,319,087

     

20,155,250

     

1,949

     

9,405,256

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

   

40,375,378

     

4,394,317

     

13,173,074

     

1,494

     

(2,837,135

)

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

774,823,940

     

35,561,950

     

30,438,468

     

2,508

     

22,740,131

   

Purchased options

   

(411,779,309

)

   

(29,159,091

)

   

(77,780,931

)

   

     

1,239,823

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

5,553,439

     

     

(37,722

)

   

400

     

(80,338

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

(8,784,267

)

   

     

     

     

380,938

   

Written options

   

257,137,442

     

8,128,628

     

81,068,649

     

     

   

Short positions

   

78,946,490

     

     

(44,966,288

)

   

     

   

Total return swaps

   

(3,421,202

)

   

     

     

     

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

349,384,778

     

13,981,320

     

8,167,425

     

(69,678

)

   

(26,913,414

)

 

Affiliated funds

   

351,172

     

     

     

     

   

Purchased options

   

145,343,446

     

12,002,587

     

(1,282,532

)

   

     

(419,880

)

 

Foreign currency translations

   

13,053,635

     

     

7,129

     

(1

)

   

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

1,329,556

     

     

     

     

97,472

   

Written options

   

19,160,962

     

(378,105

)

   

(4,196,917

)

   

     

   

Short positions

   

(107,845,202

)

   

     

11,603,299

     

13,453

     

   

Total return swaps

   

228,860

     

     

     

     

   

NET GAIN (LOSS)

   

1,113,483,740

     

40,137,289

     

3,020,580

     

(53,318

)

   

(2,955,268

)

 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
 

$

1,153,859,118

   

$

44,531,606

   

$

16,193,654

   

$

(51,824

)

 

$

(5,792,403

)

 

(a)  Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
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Statements of Operations Year Ended October 31, 2023

    GLOBAL
CONVERTIBLE
FUND
  TIMPANI
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
 

GROWTH FUND

  GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

 

$

1,158,825

   

$

129,347

   

$

7,514

   

$

2,012,040

   

$

12,213,227

   

(Amortization)/accretion of investment securities

   

(1,960,153

)

   

     

     

     

(9,010,334

)

 

Net interest

   

(801,328

)

   

129,347

     

7,514

     

2,012,040

     

3,202,893

   

Dividends

   

523,301

     

685,967

     

44,271

     

8,699,997

     

31,434,918

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(4,136

)

   

     

(24

)

   

(42,918

)

   

(13,593

)

 

Securities lending income, net of rebates received or paid to borrowers

   

99,855

     

     

     

96,830

     

1,002,931

   

Other income

   

     

     

     

54,656

     

   

Total investment income

   

(182,308

)

   

815,314

     

51,761

     

10,820,605

     

35,627,149

   

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

   

1,084,984

     

2,723,817

     

166,130

     

11,166,371

     

15,797,951

   

Distribution fees

 

Class A

   

22,544

     

53,621

     

788

     

2,343,524

     

3,048,790

   

Class C

   

31,657

     

43,087

     

     

106,182

     

833,024

   

Transfer agent fees

   

138,271

     

376,647

     

14,563

     

1,261,534

     

1,989,994

   

Fund administration fees

   

7,995

     

19,399

     

1,115

     

75,849

     

145,382

   

Accounting fees

   

22,339

     

32,814

     

13,199

     

74,492

     

127,580

   

Printing and mailing fees

   

10,944

     

24,409

     

3,655

     

49,469

     

105,794

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

19,265

     

26,708

     

15,036

     

61,133

     

105,510

   

Legal fees

   

19,256

     

24,524

     

13,707

     

56,726

     

104,947

   

Audit fees

   

13,208

     

17,613

     

10,257

     

42,814

     

72,677

   

Registration fees

   

50,979

     

78,942

     

45,476

     

59,783

     

86,101

   

Custodian fees

   

2,647

     

     

7,950

     

35,086

     

32,749

   

Other

   

17,051

     

30,484

     

10,960

     

104,040

     

175,293

   

Total expenses

   

1,441,140

     

3,452,065

     

302,836

     

15,437,003

     

22,625,792

   

Less expense reductions

   

(3,418

)

   

(205,982

)

   

(109,798

)

   

     

   

Net expenses

   

1,437,722

     

3,246,083

     

193,038

     

15,437,003

     

22,625,792

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

   

(1,620,030

)

   

(2,430,769

)

   

(141,277

)

   

(4,616,398

)

   

13,001,357

   

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

(6,175,683

)

   

(15,959,746

)

   

(1,063,992

)

   

61,381,733

     

96,568,682

   

Purchased options

   

401,811

     

     

     

(6,326,898

)

   

1,138,460

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

(20,140

)

   

     

     

     

23,381

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

     

     

47,407

   

Written options

   

     

     

     

2,185,419

     

(1,080,920

)

 

Futures contracts

   

     

     

     

849,189

     

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

12,656,216

     

(28,976,215

)

   

(604,298

)

   

114,045,269

     

45,847,911

   

Purchased options

   

588,290

     

     

     

(230

)

   

(910,208

)

 

Foreign currency translations

   

1,182

     

     

     

1,694

     

(137

)

 

Written options

   

81,735

     

     

     

(3,022

)

   

   

Futures contracts

   

     

     

     

(118,877

)

   

   

NET GAIN (LOSS)

   

7,533,411

     

(44,935,961

)

   

(1,668,290

)

   

172,014,277

     

141,634,576

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
 

$

5,913,381

   

$

(47,366,730

)

 

$

(1,809,567

)

 

$

167,397,879

   

$

154,635,933

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Statements of Operations Year Ended October 31, 2023

    DIVIDEND
GROWTH FUND
 

SELECT FUND

  INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND
  EVOLVING
WORLD GROWTH
FUND
  GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

 

$

9,316

   

$

65,120

   

$

101,751

   

$

712,091

   

$

100,155

   

(Amortization)/accretion of investment securities

   

     

     

     

(1,369,417

)

   

   

Net interest

   

9,316

     

65,120

     

101,751

     

(657,326

)

   

100,155

   

Dividends

   

266,514

     

505,244

     

3,261,925

     

7,531,444

     

1,128,212

   

Dividend taxes withheld

   

(56

)

   

     

(362,263

)

   

(929,982

)

   

(81,608

)

 

Securities lending income, net of rebates received or paid to borrowers

   

709

     

597

     

25,013

     

18,071

     

4,598

   

Total investment income

   

276,483

     

570,961

     

3,026,426

     

5,962,207

     

1,151,357

   

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

   

167,768

     

435,234

     

2,111,272

     

4,721,499

     

804,022

   

Performance fees

   

     

     

(66,928

)

   

     

(52,637

)

 

Distribution fees

 

Class A

   

13,628

     

29,711

     

119,674

     

101,507

     

54,468

   

Class C

   

23,980

     

1,336

     

18,294

     

56,043

     

6,942

   

Transfer agent fees

   

21,130

     

30,563

     

259,447

     

569,498

     

58,529

   

Fund administration fees

   

1,036

     

2,747

     

13,394

     

27,755

     

4,893

   

Accounting fees

   

16,125

     

15,960

     

27,784

     

35,631

     

21,271

   

Printing and mailing fees

   

7,051

     

10,335

     

19,941

     

44,984

     

9,869

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

15,020

     

16,058

     

22,540

     

31,409

     

17,263

   

Legal fees

   

13,896

     

14,830

     

22,836

     

31,067

     

16,910

   

Audit fees

   

10,224

     

10,988

     

15,110

     

21,227

     

12,021

   

Registration fees

   

43,803

     

44,440

     

57,329

     

63,169

     

56,170

   

Custodian fees

   

2,937

     

1,260

     

70,904

     

333,361

     

13,281

   

Other

   

9,967

     

12,194

     

55,232

     

54,868

     

50,618

   

Total expenses

   

346,565

     

625,656

     

2,746,829

     

6,092,018

     

1,073,620

   

Less expense reductions

   

(124,694

)

   

(202,897

)

   

(682,887

)

   

(1,467,736

)

   

(87,632

)

 

Net expenses

   

221,871

     

422,759

     

2,063,942

     

4,624,282

     

985,988

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

   

54,612

     

148,202

     

962,484

     

1,337,925

     

165,369

   

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

928,739

     

1,968,869

     

(5,671,190

)(b)

   

(31,861,723

)(b)

   

(38,082

)

 

Purchased options

   

(2,070

)

   

     

534,209

     

5,760,360

     

(225,504

)

 

Foreign currency transactions

   

     

     

(14,435

)

   

(778,500

)

   

(28,114

)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

(374,998

)

   

(722,236

)

   

   

Written options

   

     

     

     

56,726

     

49,709

   

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

279,558

     

1,474,054

     

16,160,359

(c)

   

39,785,760

(c)

   

6,693,029

(c)

 

Purchased options

   

     

     

(526,728

)

   

(3,772,436

)

   

(267,541

)

 

Foreign currency translations

   

     

     

6,740

     

13,139

     

3,131

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

     

     

(40,898

)

   

208,692

     

   

NET GAIN (LOSS)

   

1,206,227

     

3,442,923

     

10,073,059

     

8,689,782

     

6,186,628

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
 

$

1,260,839

   

$

3,591,125

   

$

11,035,543

   

$

10,027,707

   

$

6,351,997

   

(b)  Net of foreign capital gains tax of $71,883 and $1,264,804, respectively.

(c)  Net of change of $(132,304), (203,299), and (641), respectively in deferred capital gains tax.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
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Statements of Operations Year Ended October 31, 2023

    GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
  HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

 

$

850,317

   

$

2,850

   

$

1,426,048

   

$

2,358,056

   

$

13,582,660

   

(Amortization)/accretion of investment securities

   

(1,070,410

)

   

     

(307

)

   

81,544

     

(508,773

)

 

Net interest

   

(220,093

)

   

2,850

     

1,425,741

     

2,439,600

     

13,073,887

   

Dividends

   

2,669,841

     

31,502

     

     

50,369

     

   

Dividend taxes withheld

   

(504

)

   

(4,498

)

   

     

     

(3,708

)

 

Securities lending income, net of rebates received or paid to borrowers

   

71,505

     

     

3,022

     

19,380

     

50,198

   

Total investment income

   

2,520,749

     

29,854

     

1,428,763

     

2,509,349

     

13,120,377

   

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory fees

   

2,161,339

     

22,312

     

150,899

     

211,524

     

1,105,907

   

Distribution fees

 

Class A

   

223,645

     

63

     

34,100

     

66,019

     

8,688

   

Class C

   

80,116

     

137

     

4,245

     

5,141

     

   

Transfer agent fees

   

244,276

     

8,030

     

37,567

     

40,192

     

59,190

   

Fund administration fees

   

13,758

     

150

     

2,122

     

2,209

     

23,219

   

Accounting fees

   

25,410

     

110

     

21,888

     

33,971

     

48,126

   

Printing and mailing fees

   

28,605

     

7,158

     

9,195

     

9,647

     

7,265

   

Trustees' fees and officer compensation

   

23,006

     

14,521

     

15,623

     

15,752

     

29,327

   

Legal fees

   

36,472

     

14,089

     

14,606

     

14,597

     

28,428

   

Audit fees

   

15,535

     

13,230

     

10,690

     

10,703

     

19,815

   

Registration fees

   

55,270

     

39,494

     

45,606

     

43,618

     

35,779

   

Custodian fees

   

24,688

     

8,673

     

2,555

     

2,270

     

8,085

   

Interest expense on uncommitted credit facility

   

     

     

1,609

     

     

   

Offering costs

   

     

57,217

     

     

     

   

Other

   

60,344

     

21,797

     

20,210

     

33,041

     

55,494

   

Total expenses

   

2,992,464

     

206,981

     

370,915

     

488,684

     

1,429,323

   

Less expense reductions

   

(597,703

)

   

(180,947

)

   

(113,216

)

   

(153,238

)

   

(1,314

)

 

Net expenses

   

2,394,761

     

26,034

     

257,699

     

335,446

     

1,428,009

   

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

   

125,988

     

3,820

     

1,171,064

     

2,173,903

     

11,692,368

   

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

(118,934

)(b)

   

(340,660

)

   

(1,132,332

)

   

(857,251

)

   

(3,044,424

)

 

Purchased options

   

(4,420,479

)

   

(9,779

)

   

     

     

   

Foreign currency transactions

   

11,100

     

(2,343

)

   

     

     

   

Forward foreign currency contracts

   

1

     

264

     

     

     

   

Written options

   

130,275

     

     

     

     

   

Futures contracts

   

     

     

(10,578

)

   

     

(871,016

)

 

Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

 

Investments, excluding purchased options

   

15,189,135

(c)

   

298,640

     

243,925

     

500,890

     

7,120,459

   

Purchased options

   

720,360

     

285

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency translations

   

4,066

     

(54

)

   

     

     

   

Futures contracts

   

     

     

(39,454

)

   

     

(362,910

)

 

NET GAIN (LOSS)

   

11,515,524

     

(53,647

)

   

(938,439

)

   

(356,361

)

   

2,842,109

   
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
 

$

11,641,512

   

$

(49,827

)

 

$

232,625

   

$

1,817,542

   

$

14,534,477

   

(b)  Net of foreign capital gains tax of $48,348.

(c)  Net of change of $43,272 in deferred capital gains tax.

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MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND

 

HEDGED EQUITY FUND

 

PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND

 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

40,375,378

   

$

(162,644,551

)

 

$

4,394,317

   

$

4,066,574

   

$

13,173,074

   

$

(1,295,838

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

692,476,533

     

489,248,309

     

14,531,487

     

14,281,105

     

(11,277,824

)

   

(12,461,561

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

421,007,207

     

(1,306,006,674

)

   

25,605,802

     

(88,426,189

)

   

14,298,404

     

(30,733,535

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
   

1,153,859,118

     

(979,402,916

)

   

44,531,606

     

(70,078,510

)

   

16,193,654

     

(44,490,934

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Class A

   

(15,497,256

)

   

(2,530,481

)

   

(195,091

)

   

(109,918

)

   

     

   

Class C

   

(2,020,518

)

   

     

(22,845

)

   

     

     

   

Class I

   

(222,576,278

)

   

(64,002,758

)

   

(4,621,754

)

   

(2,334,728

)

   

(229,407

)

   

   

Class R6

   

(814,421

)

   

(617,073

)

   

     

     

     

   

Total distributions

   

(240,908,473

)

   

(67,150,312

)

   

(4,839,690

)

   

(2,444,646

)

   

(229,407

)

   

   

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

(3,042,937,950

)

   

664,127,462

     

(67,675,834

)

   

105,216,503

     

135,307,620

     

270,199,042

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(2,129,987,305

)

   

(382,425,766

)

   

(27,983,918

)

   

32,693,347

     

151,271,867

     

225,708,108

   

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of year

 

$

16,064,474,027

   

$

16,446,899,793

   

$

588,864,491

   

$

556,171,144

   

$

784,624,412

   

$

558,916,304

   

End of year

 

$

13,934,486,722

   

$

16,064,474,027

   

$

560,880,573

   

$

588,864,491

   

$

935,896,279

   

$

784,624,412

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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    MERGER
ARBITRAGE FUND
 

CONVERTIBLE FUND

 

GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND

 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023(a)
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

1,494

   

$

(2,837,135

)

 

$

(14,493,334

)

 

$

(1,620,030

)

 

$

(1,848,482

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

2,908

     

24,280,554

     

18,435,173

     

(5,794,012

)

   

(2,249,072

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

(56,226

)

   

(27,235,822

)

   

(333,562,858

)

   

13,327,423

     

(57,878,046

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
   

(51,824

)

   

(5,792,403

)

   

(329,621,019

)

   

5,913,381

     

(61,975,600

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Class A

   

     

(2,369,927

)

   

(49,468,941

)

   

(25,216

)

   

(2,202,209

)

 

Class C

   

     

(135,629

)

   

(8,312,063

)

   

     

(688,433

)

 

Class I

   

     

(8,355,601

)

   

(154,675,818

)

   

(474,967

)

   

(30,244,502

)

 

Class R6

   

     

     

     

     

   

Total distributions

   

     

(10,861,157

)

   

(212,456,822

)

   

(500,183

)

   

(33,135,144

)

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

2,110,468

     

(164,628,325

)

   

(96,875,594

)

   

(16,914,443

)

   

(57,001,247

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

2,058,644

     

(181,281,885

)

   

(638,953,435

)

   

(11,501,245

)

   

(152,111,991

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of year

 

$

   

$

1,016,477,181

   

$

1,655,430,616

   

$

131,889,675

   

$

284,001,666

   

End of year

 

$

2,058,644

   

$

835,195,296

   

$

1,016,477,181

   

$

120,388,430

   

$

131,889,675

   

(a)  Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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    TIMPANI SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
 

TIMPANI SMID GROWTH FUND

 

GROWTH FUND

 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(2,430,769

)

 

$

(2,105,207

)

 

$

(141,277

)

 

$

(92,327

)

 

$

(4,616,398

)

 

$

(8,582,382

)

 

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(15,959,746

)

   

(123,002,610

)

   

(1,063,992

)

   

(2,469,497

)

   

58,089,443

     

(2,394,192

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

(28,976,215

)

   

(81,291,878

)

   

(604,298

)

   

(7,270,735

)

   

113,924,834

     

(530,033,970

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
   

(47,366,730

)

   

(206,399,695

)

   

(1,809,567

)

   

(9,832,559

)

   

167,397,879

     

(541,010,544

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Class A

   

     

     

     

(17,064

)

   

     

(152,810,088

)

 

Class C

   

     

     

     

     

     

(5,873,124

)

 

Class I

   

     

     

     

(2,419,370

)

   

     

(29,081,247

)

 

Class R6

   

     

     

     

(46,994

)

   

     

   

Total distributions

   

     

     

     

(2,483,428

)

   

     

(187,764,459

)

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

(56,927,569

)

   

94,246,952

     

806,907

     

3,020,993

     

(128,729,370

)

   

29,684,003

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(104,294,299

)

   

(112,152,743

)

   

(1,002,660

)

   

(9,294,994

)

   

38,668,509

     

(699,091,000

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of year

 

$

342,555,024

   

$

454,707,767

   

$

17,158,349

   

$

26,453,343

   

$

1,159,013,744

   

$

1,858,104,744

   

End of year

 

$

238,260,725

   

$

342,555,024

   

$

16,155,689

   

$

17,158,349

   

$

1,197,682,253

   

$

1,159,013,744

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

 

DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

 

SELECT FUND

 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

13,001,357

   

$

6,844,613

   

$

54,612

   

$

52,685

   

$

148,202

   

$

80,479

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

96,697,010

     

69,929,006

     

926,669

     

50,850

     

1,968,869

     

1,399,226

   

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

44,937,566

     

(518,391,799

)

   

279,558

     

(2,930,056

)

   

1,474,054

     

(9,783,898

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
   

154,635,933

     

(441,618,180

)

   

1,260,839

     

(2,826,521

)

   

3,591,125

     

(8,304,193

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Class A

   

(45,490,533

)

   

(82,367,258

)

   

(20,668

)

   

(425,805

)

   

(301,604

)

   

(1,043,899

)

 

Class C

   

(2,715,457

)

   

(4,863,487

)

   

(4,734

)

   

(157,226

)

   

(4,429

)

   

(63,375

)

 

Class I

   

(40,538,603

)

   

(72,241,118

)

   

(41,829

)

   

(876,353

)

   

(747,170

)

   

(2,763,310

)

 

Class R6

   

(774,460

)

   

(409,283

)

   

     

     

     

   

Total distributions

   

(89,519,053

)

   

(159,881,146

)

   

(67,231

)

   

(1,459,384

)

   

(1,053,203

)

   

(3,870,584

)

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

(74,053,714

)

   

31,501,713

     

(3,540,025

)

   

4,334,104

     

(1,679,203

)

   

949,359

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(8,936,834

)

   

(569,997,613

)

   

(2,346,417

)

   

48,199

     

858,719

     

(11,225,418

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of year

 

$

2,278,047,537

   

$

2,848,045,150

   

$

17,578,100

   

$

17,529,901

   

$

42,457,415

   

$

53,682,833

   

End of year

 

$

2,269,110,703

   

$

2,278,047,537

   

$

15,231,683

   

$

17,578,100

   

$

43,316,134

   

$

42,457,415

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

  EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND
 

GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

962,484

   

$

2,730,007

   

$

1,337,925

   

$

3,848,325

   

$

165,369

   

$

286,802

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(5,526,414

)

   

(15,184,813

)

   

(27,545,373

)

   

(71,936,171

)

   

(241,991

)

   

4,821,165

   

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

15,599,473

     

(91,504,187

)

   

36,235,155

     

(119,340,645

)

   

6,428,619

     

(38,283,955

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
   

11,035,543

     

(103,958,993

)

   

10,027,707

     

(187,428,491

)

   

6,351,997

     

(33,175,988

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Class A

   

     

(11,177,695

)

   

(273,392

)

   

(175,029

)

   

(892,677

)

   

(3,462,651

)

 

Class C

   

     

(630,114

)

   

     

     

(36,318

)

   

(185,192

)

 

Class I

   

     

(30,545,299

)

   

(3,280,771

)

   

(3,000,642

)

   

(2,193,473

)

   

(9,750,158

)

 

Class R6

   

     

(235,038

)

   

     

     

(477

)

   

(17,305

)

 

Total distributions

   

     

(42,588,146

)

   

(3,554,163

)

   

(3,175,671

)

   

(3,122,945

)

   

(13,415,306

)

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

4,712,379

     

18,279,801

     

(3,991,771

)

   

(30,492,519

)

   

10,701,040

     

(17,417,765

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

15,747,922

     

(128,267,338

)

   

2,481,773

     

(221,096,681

)

   

13,930,092

     

(64,009,059

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of year

 

$

173,833,391

   

$

302,100,729

   

$

358,900,411

   

$

579,997,092

   

$

73,417,161

   

$

137,426,220

   

End of year

 

$

189,581,313

   

$

173,833,391

   

$

361,382,184

   

$

358,900,411

   

$

87,347,253

   

$

73,417,161

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

  INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
 

TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022(b)
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

125,988

   

$

(569,879

)

 

$

3,820

   

$

12,557

   

$

1,171,064

   

$

1,081,645

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(4,398,037

)

   

(9,894,317

)

   

(352,518

)

   

(295,600

)

   

(1,142,910

)

   

(367,555

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

15,913,561

     

(58,964,837

)

   

298,871

     

(196,004

)

   

204,471

     

(7,169,177

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
   

11,641,512

     

(69,429,033

)

   

(49,827

)

   

(479,047

)

   

232,625

     

(6,455,087

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Class A

   

(328,166

)

   

(6,304,125

)

   

(77

)

   

     

(492,871

)

   

(715,465

)

 

Class C

   

(6,784

)

   

(644,077

)

   

(182

)

   

     

(12,234

)

   

(23,532

)

 

Class I

   

(565,211

)

   

(8,160,730

)

   

(14,635

)

   

     

(755,052

)

   

(1,122,873

)

 

Class R6

   

     

     

(56

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions

   

(900,161

)

   

(15,108,932

)

   

(14,950

)

   

     

(1,260,157

)

   

(1,861,870

)

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

(26,126,629

)

   

14,369,955

     

658,512

     

2,247,334

     

(1,481,529

)

   

(25,023,659

)

 

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(15,385,278

)

   

(70,168,010

)

   

593,735

     

1,768,287

     

(2,509,061

)

   

(33,340,616

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of year

 

$

211,720,830

   

$

281,888,840

   

$

1,768,287

   

$

   

$

33,832,612

   

$

67,173,228

   

End of year

 

$

196,335,552

   

$

211,720,830

   

$

2,362,022

   

$

1,768,287

   

$

31,323,551

   

$

33,832,612

   

(b)  International Small Cap Growth Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2022.

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    HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 

SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

 
    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31,
2022
 

OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

2,173,903

   

$

1,939,629

   

$

11,692,368

   

$

5,920,207

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(857,251

)

   

(193,556

)

   

(3,915,440

)

   

(3,585,753

)

 

Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   

500,890

     

(6,307,176

)

   

6,757,549

     

(20,840,467

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
   

1,817,542

     

(4,561,103

)

   

14,534,477

     

(18,506,013

)

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

 

Class A

   

(1,629,693

)

   

(1,423,098

)

   

(124,683

)

   

(38,158

)

 

Class C

   

(25,964

)

   

(22,262

)

   

     

   

Class I

   

(529,918

)

   

(524,930

)

   

(13,801,746

)

   

(6,266,171

)

 

Class R6

   

     

     

     

   

Total distributions

   

(2,185,575

)

   

(1,970,290

)

   

(13,926,429

)

   

(6,304,329

)

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

   

(2,550,728

)

   

(1,566,132

)

   

(2,011,700

)

   

74,786,794

   

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

   

(2,918,761

)

   

(8,097,525

)

   

(1,403,652

)

   

49,976,452

   

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of year

 

$

36,395,779

   

$

44,493,304

   

$

359,036,093

   

$

309,059,641

   

End of year

 

$

33,477,018

   

$

36,395,779

   

$

357,632,441

   

$

359,036,093

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization. CALAMOS INVESTMENT TRUST, a Massachusetts business trust organized December 21, 1987 (the "Trust"), consists of twenty series, Market Neutral Income Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, Phineus Long/Short Fund, Merger Arbitrage Fund (commenced operations on September 29, 2023), Convertible Fund, Global Convertible Fund, Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund, Timpani SMID Growth Fund, Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, Dividend Growth Fund, Select Fund , International Growth Fund, Evolving World Growth Fund, Global Equity Fund, Global Opportunities Fund, International Small Cap Growth Fund, Total Return Bond Fund, High Income Opportunities Fund, and Short-Term Bond Fund (each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds"). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the "1940 Act") as an open-end management investment company. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The Trust currently offers Class A, Class C (except Timpani SMID Growth Fund and Short-Term Bond Fund), and Class I shares of each of the Funds. Class R6 shares are offered in Market Neutral Income Fund, Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund, Timpani SMID Growth Fund, Growth and Income Fund, International Growth Fund, Global Equity Fund, and International Small Cap Growth Fund only.

Significant Accounting Policies. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and the Funds are each considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follow the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The Funds adhere to the accounting and reporting requirements set forth in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 946: Financial Services—Investment Companies. Under U.S. GAAP, management is required to make certain estimates and assumptions at the date of the financial statements and actual results may differ from those estimates. Subsequent events, if any, through the date that the financial statements were issued, have been evaluated in the preparation of the financial statements. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Funds:

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information to shareholders. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in shareholder reports but will be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed with the SEC on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these rule and form amendment changes on the content of the current shareholder reports and the new annual and semiannual streamlined shareholder reports.

Fund Valuation. The Trust's Board of Trustees ("Board" or "Trustees"), including a majority of the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of the Trust, have designated Calamos Advisors LLC ("Calamos Advisors", or the "Advisor") to perform fair valuation determinations related to all Fund investments under the oversight of the Board. As "valuation designee" Calamos Advisors has adopted procedures to guide the determination of the net asset value ("NAV") on any day on which the Funds' NAVs are determined. The valuation of the Funds' 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 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 a 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. 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. 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 or based on a quotation provided by the counterparty to such option under the ultimate supervision of the Board.

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

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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. 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 respective 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 respective Fund's NAV is not calculated.

If the Advisor's 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.

Each 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 the 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 a Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate a Fund's NAV.

Investment Transactions. Investment transactions are recorded on a trade date basis as of October 31, 2023. Net realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income is recognized using the accrual method and includes accretion of original issue and market discount and amortization of premium. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the information becomes available after the ex-dividend date.

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.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from disposition of foreign currency, the difference in the foreign exchange rates between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the ex-date or accrual date and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes (due to the changes in the exchange rate) in the value of foreign currency and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies held at period end.

Allocation of Expenses Among Funds and Classes. Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged to that Fund; certain other common expenses of the Trust, Calamos Advisors Trust, Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund, Calamos Long/Short Equity and Dynamic Income Trust, Calamos Antetokounmpo Sustainable Equities Trust, and Calamos ETF Trust are allocated proportionately among each Fund to which the expenses relate in relation to the net assets of each Fund or on another reasonable basis. Expenses directly attributable to a particular class of a Fund in the Trust are charged directly to such class. In calculating the net asset value per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day plus current day fund share activity.

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Income Taxes. No provision has been made for U.S. income taxes because the Trust's policy is to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and distribute to shareholders substantially all of the Funds' taxable income and net realized gains.

Dividends and distributions paid to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent these "book/tax" differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, contingent payment debt instruments and methods of amortizing and accreting for fixed income securities. The financial statements are not adjusted for temporary differences.

The Funds recognized no liability for uncertain tax positions. A reconciliation is not provided as the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized benefits are zero, with no interim additions, reductions or settlements. Tax years 2020 – 2022 remain subject to examination by the U.S. and the State of Illinois tax jurisdictions for those Funds that have been in existence during that time, and for all years since inception for those Funds created subsequent to October 31, 2020.

Indemnifications. Under the Trust's organizational documents, the Trust is obligated to indemnify its officers and trustees against certain liabilities incurred by them by reason of having been an officer or trustee of the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. Each Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Funds' management expects the risk of material loss in connection to a potential claim to be remote.

Note 2 – Investment Adviser and Transactions With Affiliates Or Certain Other Parties

Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with Calamos Advisors, each Fund pays a monthly investment advisory fee based on the average daily net assets of the Fund, as shown below:

AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS

  GROWTH FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  SELECT FUND,
DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND,
INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND*,
GLOBAL EQUITY FUND*,
GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
ANNUAL RATE
 

First $500 million

   

1.00

%

   

1.10

%

   

0.45

%

   

1.00

%

 

Next $500 million

   

0.90

%

   

1.05

%

   

0.43

%

   

0.95

%

 

Next $5 billion

   

0.80

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.41

%

   

0.90

%

 

Over $6 billion

   

0.70

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.35

%

   

0.80

%

 

*  International Growth Fund and Global Equity Fund are subject to a possible adjustment based on performance as described below.

AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS

  GLOBAL
CONVERTIBLE
FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  TIMPANI
SMALL CAP
GROWTH
FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  TIMPANI
SMID
GROWTH
FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND,
CONVERTIBLE FUND,
MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND,
HEDGED EQUITY
FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  PHINEUS
LONG/SHORT
FUND
ANNUAL RATE
 

First $500 million

   

0.85

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.60

%

   

1.25

%

 

Next $500 million

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.27

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.55

%

   

1.20

%

 

Over $1 billion

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.25

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.50

%

   

1.15

%

 

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AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS

  MERGER
ARBITRAGE FUND
ANNUAL RATE
  INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
ANNUAL RATE
 

First $500 million

   

1.00

%

   

0.95

%

 

Next $500 million

   

0.95

%

   

0.90

%

 

Over $1 billion

   

0.90

%

   

0.85

%

 

The average investment advisory fee rate as of the period ended October 31, 2023 was as follows:

FUND

 

PERCENTAGE

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

0.66

%

 

Hedged Equity Fund

   

0.74

   

Phineus Long/Short Fund

   

1.23

   

Merger Arbitrage Fund

   

1.00

   

Convertible Fund

   

0.73

   

Global Convertible Fund

   

0.85

   

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

   

0.90

   

Timpani SMID Growth Fund

   

0.95

   

Growth Fund

   

0.92

   

Growth and Income Fund

   

0.68

   

Dividend Growth Fund

   

1.00

   

Select Fund

   

1.00

   

International Growth Fund

   

1.00

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

1.10

   

Global Equity Fund

   

1.00

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

1.00

   

International Small Cap Growth Fund

   

0.95

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

0.45

   

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

0.60

   

Short-Term Bond Fund

   

0.30

   

Each of the International Growth and Global Equity Funds pays a fee based on average daily net assets of the Fund that is accrued daily and paid on a monthly basis, subject to possible adjustment based on the Fund's investment performance (since March 2006 for International Growth Fund and since February 2008 for Global Equity Fund). The performance adjustment increases or decreases the management fee, on a monthly basis, by 1/12 of 0.03% of a Fund's average daily net assets over the performance period for each full 1% increment amount by which a Fund outperforms or underperforms the benchmark index ("Index"), on an annualized basis, over the performance measurement period. The benchmark indexes are the MSCI EAFE Growth Index and the MSCI World Index for the International Growth Fund and Global Equity Fund, respectively.

The base fee is shown in the table above. The performance adjustment rate is calculated by comparing over the performance measurement period the Fund's Class A share performance to that of the respective Index. The performance measurement period commenced at the beginning of each Fund's first full month of operation (April 2005 and March 2007 for the International Growth Fund and Global Equity Fund, respectively). The first performance adjustment was applied to the advisory fee at the end of the twelfth month. Each month subsequent to the twelfth month, a new month is added to the performance measurement period until the performance measurement period includes 36 months. Thereafter, the performance measurement period consists of the most recent month plus the previous 35 months.

The performance comparison is made at the end of each month. The maximum annualized performance adjustment rate is +/- 0.30% of the Fund's average daily net assets over the performance measurement period. The performance adjustment rate is divided by twelve and multiplied by the Fund's average daily net assets over the performance measurement period, and the resulting dollar amount is then added to or subtracted from the base fee. Calamos Advisors may receive a positive

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performance adjustment even if the Fund has a negative return over a performance measurement period if it otherwise outperforms the Index during that period.

Each Fund may invest in shares of the Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund ("SCG"), Timpani SMID Growth Fund ("SMID") or Short Term Bond Fund ("STBF"). Calamos Advisors has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee charged to the Fund equal to the advisory fee paid by SCG, SMID or STBF, respectively, attributable to the Fund's investment in SCG, SMID or STBF, respectively, based on daily net assets. For the period ended October 31, 2023, the total advisory fees waived pursuant to such agreement were $985,807 for the Market Neutral Income Fund and are included in the Statements of Operations under the caption "Expense reductions".

As of October 31, 2023, the Market Neutral Income Fund had holdings of $326.2 million in STBF. During the year from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023, the Market Neutral Income Fund had no subscriptions or redemptions and earned $12.3 million in dividends.

The Funds reimburses Calamos Advisors for a portion of compensation paid to the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer. This compensation is reported as part of the "Trustees' fees and officer compensation" expense on the Statements of Operations.

Calamos Advisors has contractually agreed to limit the annual ordinary operating expenses of each Fund as a percentage of the average daily net assets through March 1, 2025 (except as noted) as follows:

FUND

  CLASS A
SHARES
  CLASS C
SHARES
  CLASS I
SHARES
  CLASS R6
SHARES
 

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund

   

1.75

%

   

2.50

%

    1.50

%

  1.50% less
the annual
sub-transfer
agency
ratio*
 

Calamos Hedged Equity Fund

   

1.25

%

   

2.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

   

Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund

   

2.00

%

   

2.75

%

   

1.75

%

   

   

Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund(1)

   

1.50

%

   

2.25

%

   

1.25

%

   

   

Calamos Convertible Fund

   

1.75

%

   

2.50

%

   

1.50

%

   

   

Calamos Global Convertible Fund

   

1.35

%

   

2.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

   

Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

   

1.30

%

   

2.05

%

    1.05

%

  1.05% less
the annual
sub-transfer
agency
ratio*
 

Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund

   

1.35

%

   

      1.10

%

  1.10% less
the annual
sub-transfer
agency
ratio*
 

Calamos Growth Fund

   

1.75

%

   

2.50

%

   

1.50

%

   

   

Calamos Growth and Income Fund

   

1.75

%

   

2.50

%

    1.50

%

  1.50% less
the annual
sub-transfer
agency
ratio*
 

Calamos Dividend Growth Fund

   

1.35

%

   

2.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

   

Calamos Select Fund

   

1.15

%

   

1.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

   

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FUND

 

CLASS A
SHARES

 

CLASS C
SHARES

 

CLASS I
SHARES

 

CLASS R6
SHARES

 

Calamos International Growth Fund(2)

 

1.20

%

   

1.95

%

 

0.95

%

 

0.95% less
the annual
sub-transfer
agency
ratio*

 

Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund

   

1.30

%

   

2.05

%

   

1.05

%

 

 

Calamos Global Equity Fund

 

1.40

%

   

2.15

%

 

1.15

%

 

1.15% less
the annual
sub-transfer
agency
ratio*

 

Calamos Global Opportunities Fund

   

1.22

%

   

1.97

%

   

0.97

%

 

 

Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund(3)

 

1.35

%

   

2.10

%

 

1.10

%

 

1.10% less
the annual
sub-transfer
agency
ratio*

 

Calamos Total Return Bond Fund

   

0.90

%

   

1.65

%

   

0.65

%

 

 

Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund

   

1.00

%

   

1.75

%

   

0.75

%

 

 

Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund

   

0.65

%

   

     

0.40

%

 

 

*  The annual sub-transfer agency ratio is equal to the aggregate sub-transfer agency expenses common to the other share classes of the Fund divided by the aggregated average annual net assets of the Fund's other share classes.

(1)  The Contractual limitation is through October 31, 2026 for the Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund.

(2)  For the Period November 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023, Class A Shares 1.10%, Class C Shares 1.85%, Class I Shares 0.85%, Class R6 Shares 0.85% less the annual sub-transfer agency ratio. For the Period March 1, 2023 through March 31, 2025, Class A Shares 1.20%, Class C Shares 1.95%, Class I Shares 0.95%, Class R6 Shares 0.95% less the annual sub-transfer agency ratio.

(3)  The Contractual limitation is through March 31, 2025 for the Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund.

For the year ended October 31, 2023, Calamos Advisors waived or absorbed the following expenses:

FUND

 

AMOUNT

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

$

985,807

   

Merger Arbitrage Fund

   

25,019

   

Global Convertible Fund

   

3,418

   

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

   

205,982

   

Timpani SMID Growth Fund

   

109,798

   

Dividend Growth Fund

   

124,694

   

Select Fund

   

202,897

   

International Growth Fund

   

682,887

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

1,467,736

   

Global Equity Fund

   

87,632

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

597,703

   

International Small Cap Growth Fund

   

180,947

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

113,216

   

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

153,238

   

Short-Term Bond Fund

   

1,314

   

These amounts are included in the Statements of Operations under the caption "Expense reductions".

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As Distributor, Calamos Financial Services LLC ("CFS") assumed all expenses of personnel, office space, office facilities and equipment incidental to such service. Each Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act whereby the Fund pays to CFS a distribution and/or service fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class A shares; a service fee at the annual rate of 0.25% and a distribution fee at the rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's Class C shares. No such fees are paid on each Fund's Class I or Class R6 shares.

CFS also receives a sales commission and/or an underwriting fee on certain sales of each Fund's Class A shares. During the period ended October 31, 2023, CFS received commissions and underwriting fees as follows:

FUND

 

AMOUNT

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

$

16,859

   

Hedged Equity Fund

   

4,124

   

Phineus Long/Short Fund

   

28,486

   

Convertible Fund

   

8,213

   

Global Convertible Fund

   

13

   

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

   

10,051

   

Growth Fund

   

31,494

   

Growth and Income Fund

   

98,168

   

Dividend Growth Fund

   

1,274

   

Select Fund

   

968

   

International Growth Fund

   

1,082

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

4,241

   

Global Equity Fund

   

590

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

6,347

   

International Small Cap Growth Fund

   

3

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

47

   

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

754

   

Short-Term Bond Fund

   

33

   

A trustee and certain officers of the Trust are also officers and directors of CFS and Calamos Advisors. Such trustee and officers serve without direct compensation from the Trust. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trust's Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, at www.calamos.com or by calling 800.582.6959.

As of October 31, 2023, certain affiliates of Calamos Advisors hold material investments in the Funds as follows:

FUND

 

PERCENTAGE

 

Merger Arbitrage Fund

   

47

%

 

Timpani SMID Growth Fund

   

66

   

Select Fund

   

35

   

Global Equity Fund

   

27

   

International Small Cap Growth Fund

   

65

   

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

34

   

As of October 31, 2023, the Market Neutral Income Fund held 91.3% of the outstanding shares of Short Term Bond Fund.

The Trust has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, a trustee who is not an "interested person" (as defined in the 1940 Act) and has elected to participate in the Plan (a "participating trustee") may defer receipt of all or a portion of his compensation from the Trust. The deferred compensation payable to the participating trustee is credited to the trustee's deferral account as of the business day such compensation would have been paid to the participating trustee. The value of amounts deferred for a participating trustee is determined by reference to the change in value of Class I shares of one or more funds of the Trust designated by the participant. The value of the account increases with contributions to the account or with increases in the value of the measuring shares, and the value of the account decreases with withdrawals from the account or with declines in the value of the measuring shares.

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At October 31, 2023, the Funds had deferred compensation balances, which are included in "Other assets" on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as follows:

FUND

 

AMOUNT

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

$

140,563

   

Convertible Fund

   

142,512

   

Growth Fund

   

690,766

   

Growth and Income Fund

   

298,273

   

Select Fund

   

74,055

   

International Growth Fund

   

46,612

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

13,735

   

Global Equity Fund

   

23,909

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

112,175

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

26,903

   

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

81,608

   

Each Fund's obligation to make payments under the Plan is a general obligation of the Fund and is included in "Payable for deferred compensation to trustees" on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at October 31, 2023.

Interfund Lending Program and Joint Credit Agreement

The SEC has granted an exemptive order to the Funds permitting the Funds to participate in an interfund lending facility whereby participating Funds may directly lend to and borrow money from each other (an "Interfund Loan") for temporary purposes (e.g., to satisfy redemption requests or when a sale of securities "fails," resulting in an unanticipated cash shortfall) (the "InterFund Program"). The InterFund Program is subject to a number of conditions, which are discussed in detail in the Funds' statement of additional information. Any loan made through the InterFund Program is expected to be more beneficial to a borrowing Fund (i.e., at a lower interest rate) than borrowing from a bank and more beneficial to a lending Fund (i.e., at a higher rate of return) than an alternative short-term investment. The duration of an InterFund Loan will be limited to the time required to receive payment for securities sold, but in no event more than seven days. In addition, each InterFund Loan may be called on one business day's notice by a lending Fund and may be repaid on any day by a borrowing Fund. No Interfund Loans were made during the period.

On April 30, 2021, the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into a $50,000,000 Demand Discretionary Credit Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Credit Agreement"). Effective May 10, 2022, International Small Cap Fund was added to the Credit Agreement. On November 30, 2022, the Credit Agreement was increased to $100,000,000. Each Fund may borrow under the Credit Agreement to meet shareholder redemptions and for other lawful temporary purposes. Borrowing results in interest expense and other fees and expenses, which may increase a Fund's net expenses and reduce a Fund's return. In addition, borrowing by a Fund may create leverage by increasing a Fund's investment exposure. This will result in changes in a Fund's net asset value, either positive or negative, being greater than it would have been if the Fund had not borrowed. Administration, legal, and arrangement fees, if applicable, under the Credit Agreement are allocated among Funds based upon factors deemed relevant by the Adviser and the Board of each Fund, while fees on any amounts drawn by a Fund under the Credit Agreement are borne by that Fund. At October 31, 2023, there were no borrowings under the Credit Agreement. Please see the supplement to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for more information about the Credit Agreement.

Note 3 – Investments

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of long-term investments, excluding investments sold short, for the year ended October 31, 2023 are shown in the table below. Furthermore, the cost of purchases to cover short sales and the proceeds of short sales were $2,154,765,576 and $1,940,039,260 for Market Neutral income Fund, and $1,975,993,798 and $2,256,043,885 for Phineus Long/Short Fund, respectively.

   

COST OF PURCHASES

 

PROCEEDS FROM SALES

 

FUND

  U.S. GOV'T
SECURITIES
 

OTHER

  U.S. GOV'T
SECURITIES
 

OTHER

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

$

   

$

3,451,837,024

   

$

   

$

6,828,926,520

   

Hedged Equity Fund

   

     

107,713,559

     

     

186,815,490

   

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COST OF PURCHASES

 

PROCEEDS FROM SALES

 

FUND

  U.S. GOV'T
SECURITIES
 

OTHER

  U.S. GOV'T
SECURITIES
 

OTHER

 

Phineus Long/Short Fund

 

$

   

$

1,300,919,994

   

$

   

$

1,246,070,174

   

Merger Arbitrage Fund

   

     

2,133,348

     

     

166,918

   

Convertible Fund

   

     

360,045,677

     

     

531,919,077

   

Global Convertible Fund

   

     

33,616,130

     

     

51,488,105

   

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

   

     

647,464,960

     

     

708,216,384

   

Timpani SMID Growth Fund

   

     

41,002,280

     

     

40,281,865

   

Growth Fund

   

     

674,644,690

     

     

811,777,357

   

Growth and Income Fund

   

     

427,912,268

     

     

602,580,385

   

Dividend Growth Fund

   

     

4,627,796

     

     

7,878,764

   

Select Fund

   

     

23,115,825

     

     

25,143,297

   

International Growth Fund

   

     

270,738,673

     

     

270,008,978

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

     

566,924,236

     

     

574,673,933

   

Global Equity Fund

   

     

74,326,586

     

     

70,610,596

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

8,413,638

     

160,762,893

     

7,013,318

     

192,600,787

   

International Small Cap Growth Fund

   

     

3,530,087

     

     

2,826,414

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

11,008,069

     

2,610,691

     

8,119,363

     

6,894,399

   

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

     

8,482,789

     

     

11,170,048

   

Short-Term Bond Fund

   

25,190,176

     

123,278,242

     

20,299,449

     

131,867,490

   

The following information is presented on a federal income tax basis as of October 31, 2023. Differences between the cost basis under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and federal income tax purposes are primarily due to temporary differences.

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

FUND   COST BASIS OF
INVESTMENTS
  GROSS UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
  GROSS UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
  NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

$

10,499,413,634

   

$

2,044,149,684

   

$

(1,428,718,077

)

 

$

615,431,607

   

Hedged Equity Fund

   

462,812,181

     

124,418,197

     

(24,521,282

)

   

99,896,915

   

Phineus Long/Short Fund

   

189,033,021

     

78,373,086

     

(60,508,327

)

   

17,864,759

   

Merger Arbitrage Fund

   

1,675,714

     

15,893

     

(72,147

)

   

(56,254

)

 

Convertible Fund

   

897,330,624

     

52,129,046

     

(104,527,440

)

   

(52,398,394

)

 

Global Convertible Fund

   

143,514,863

     

8,005,172

     

(26,399,068

)

   

(18,393,896

)

 

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

   

214,049,423

     

31,671,678

     

(8,894,758

)

   

22,776,920

   

Timpani SMID Growth Fund

   

14,556,200

     

2,161,833

     

(588,568

)

   

1,573,265

   

Growth Fund

   

757,587,951

     

412,971,860

     

(10,518,707

)

   

402,453,153

   

Growth and Income Fund

   

1,356,740,324

     

871,453,677

     

(66,617,956

)

   

804,835,721

   

Dividend Growth Fund

   

9,396,016

     

5,981,695

     

(270,648

)

   

5,711,047

   

Select Fund

   

30,804,140

     

11,760,160

     

(641,006

)

   

11,119,154

   

International Growth Fund

   

172,932,224

     

25,947,071

     

(8,126,173

)

   

17,820,898

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

365,585,358

     

38,803,238

     

(29,974,878

)

   

8,828,360

   

Global Equity Fund

   

63,785,253

     

24,512,575

     

(1,192,885

)

   

23,319,690

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

158,276,354

     

41,595,686

     

(5,960,605

)

   

35,635,081

   

International Small Cap Growth Fund

   

2,180,173

     

237,602

     

(134,630

)

   

102,972

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

36,827,751

     

20,907

     

(5,465,109

)

   

(5,444,202

)

 

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

41,855,555

     

154,618

     

(5,150,577

)

   

(4,995,959

)

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

   

375,980,766

     

173,351

     

(17,527,685

)

   

(17,354,334

)

 

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Note 4 – Income Taxes

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund recorded the following permanent reclassifications to reflect tax character. The results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

FUND   PAID-IN
CAPITAL
  UNDISTRIBUTED/
(OVERDISTRIBUTED)
NET INVESTMENT
INCOME
  ACCUMULATED
NET REALIZED
GAIN/(LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS
 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

$

27,648,744

   

$

234,059,093

   

$

(261,707,837

)

 

Hedged Equity Fund

   

0

     

(441,044

)

   

441,044

   

Phineus Long/Short Fund

   

3,403,572

     

(2,745,778

)

   

(657,794

)

 

Merger Arbitrage Fund

   

0

     

0

     

0

   

Convertible Fund

   

2,344,170

     

13,401,647

     

(15,745,817

)

 

Global Convertible Fund

   

(221,174

)

   

229,230

     

(8,056

)

 

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

   

(1,634,023

)

   

1,634,951

     

(928

)

 

Timpani SMID Growth Fund

   

(98,188

)

   

97,276

     

912

   

Growth Fund

   

218,974

     

4,372,647

     

(4,591,621

)

 

Growth and Income Fund

   

4,805,152

     

9,995,655

     

(14,800,807

)

 

Dividend Growth Fund

   

264,622

     

0

     

(264,622

)

 

Select Fund

   

153,683

     

(153,512

)

   

(171

)

 

International Growth Fund

   

0

     

(451,675

)

   

451,675

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

(85,991

)

   

493,893

     

(407,902

)

 

Global Equity Fund

   

66,947

     

(96,408

)

   

29,461

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

(57,901

)

   

1,394,419

     

(1,336,518

)

 

International Small Cap Growth Fund

   

(6,803

)

   

4,724

     

2,079

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

0

     

53,275

     

(53,275

)

 

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

(47

)

   

19,252

     

(19,205

)

 

Short-Term Bond Fund

   

0

     

1,380,711

     

(1,380,711

)

 

Distributions were characterized for federal income tax purposes as follows:

    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2022
 

FUND

  ORDINARY
INCOME
  LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN
  RETURN OF
CAPITAL
  ORDINARY
INCOME
  LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN
  RETURN OF
CAPITAL
 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

$

240,908,473

   

$

   

$

   

$

67,150,312

   

$

   

$

   

Hedged Equity Fund

   

4,839,690

     

     

     

2,444,646

     

     

   

Phineus Long/Short Fund

   

229,407

     

     

     

     

     

   

Merger Arbitrage Fund

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Convertible Fund

   

10,861,157

     

     

     

54,892,564

     

157,564,258

     

   

Global Convertible Fund

   

500,183

     

     

     

17,366,007

     

15,769,528

     

391

   

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Timpani SMID Growth Fund

   

     

     

     

334,328

     

2,149,114

     

14

   

Growth Fund

   

     

     

     

56,615,558

     

131,149,309

     

408

   

Growth and Income Fund

   

27,666,243

     

61,852,810

     

     

55,045,973

     

104,835,173

     

   

Dividend Growth Fund

   

67,231

     

     

     

58,287

     

1,401,097

     

   

Select Fund

   

     

1,053,203

     

     

1,439,973

     

2,430,611

     

   

International Growth Fund

   

     

     

     

13,108,287

     

29,479,859

     

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

3,554,163

     

     

     

3,175,671

     

     

   

Global Equity Fund

   

89,812

     

3,033,133

     

     

1,770,057

     

11,645,249

     

   

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    YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2023
  YEAR ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2022
 

FUND

  ORDINARY
INCOME
  LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN
  RETURN OF
CAPITAL
  ORDINARY
INCOME
  LONG-TERM
CAPITAL GAIN
  RETURN OF
CAPITAL
 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

$

900,161

   

$

   

$

   

$

5,452,181

   

$

9,656,929

   

$

178

   

International Small Cap Growth Fund

   

14,950

     

     

     

     

     

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

1,260,157

     

     

     

1,140,747

     

721,123

     

   

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

2,185,575

     

     

     

1,970,290

     

     

   

Short-Term Bond Fund

   

13,926,429

     

     

     

6,304,329

     

     

   

As of October 31, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings/(loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

  MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
  HEDGED EQUITY
FUND
  PHINEUS
LONG/SHORT
FUND
  MERGER
ARBITRAGE
FUND
  CONVERTIBLE
FUND
 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

349,112,893

   

$

1,112,069

   

$

15,023,292

   

$

4,430

   

$

3,640,053

   

Undistributed capital gains

   

264,903,893

     

     

     

     

10,737,524

   

Total undistributed earnings

   

614,016,786

     

1,112,069

     

15,023,292

     

4,430

     

14,377,577

   

Accumulated capital and other losses

   

     

(39,502,002

)

   

     

     

   

Net unrealized gains/(losses)

   

615,213,414

     

99,896,915

     

17,862,092

     

(56,254

)

   

(52,327,642

)

 

Total accumulated earnings/(losses)

   

1,229,230,200

     

61,506,982

     

32,885,384

     

(51,824

)

   

(37,950,065

)

 

Other

   

(178,883,887

)

   

(185,776

)

   

(24,466,405

)

   

     

(460,372

)

 

Paid-in-capital

   

12,884,140,409

     

499,559,367

     

927,477,300

     

2,110,468

     

873,605,733

   

Net assets applicable to common shareholders

 

$

13,934,486,722

   

$

560,880,573

   

$

935,896,279

   

$

2,058,644

   

$

835,195,296

   

  GLOBAL
CONVERTIBLE
FUND
  TIMPANI SMALL
CAP GROWTH
FUND
  TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
 

GROWTH FUND

  GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

3,293,976

   

Undistributed capital gains

   

     

     

     

54,359,263

     

88,007,206

   

Total undistributed earnings

   

     

     

     

54,359,263

     

91,301,182

   

Accumulated capital and other losses

   

(9,825,642

)

   

(141,521,765

)

   

(3,584,131

)

   

     

   

Net unrealized gains/(losses)

   

(18,399,765

)

   

22,776,920

     

1,573,265

     

402,450,107

     

804,835,594

   

Total accumulated earnings/(losses)

   

(28,225,407

)

   

(118,744,845

)

   

(2,010,866

)

   

456,809,370

     

896,136,776

   

Other

   

     

     

     

(15,537,936

)

   

(9,067,488

)

 

Paid-in-capital

   

148,613,837

     

357,005,570

     

18,166,555

     

756,410,819

     

1,382,041,415

   

Net assets applicable to common shareholders

 

$

120,388,430

   

$

238,260,725

   

$

16,155,689

   

$

1,197,682,253

   

$

2,269,110,703

   

  DIVIDEND
GROWTH FUND
 

SELECT FUND

  INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND
  EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND
  GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

19,617

   

$

7,503

   

$

513,134

   

$

1,902,247

   

$

71,181

   

Undistributed capital gains

   

676,191

     

1,903,912

     

     

     

   

Total undistributed earnings

   

695,808

     

1,911,415

     

513,134

     

1,902,247

     

71,181

   

Accumulated capital and other losses

   

     

     

(19,729,439

)

   

(115,456,741

)

   

(87,223

)

 

Net unrealized gains/(losses)

   

5,711,047

     

11,119,154

     

17,537,433

     

6,869,607

     

23,270,998

   

Total accumulated earnings/(losses)

   

6,406,855

     

13,030,569

     

(1,678,872

)

   

(106,684,887

)

   

23,254,956

   

Other

   

(566

)

   

(114,056

)

   

(71,814

)

   

(177,728

)

   

(591,826

)

 

Paid-in-capital

   

8,825,394

     

30,399,621

     

191,331,999

     

468,244,799

     

64,684,123

   

Net assets applicable to common shareholders

 

$

15,231,683

   

$

43,316,134

   

$

189,581,313

   

$

361,382,184

   

$

87,347,253

   

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  GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
  HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES
FUND
  SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

621,259

   

$

   

$

59,635

   

$

60,882

   

$

1,756,198

   

Undistributed capital gains

   

     

     

     

     

   

Total undistributed earnings

   

621,259

     

     

59,635

     

60,882

     

1,756,198

   

Accumulated capital and other losses

   

(14,549,671

)

   

(639,912

)

   

(1,555,259

)

   

(11,844,971

)

   

(9,896,025

)

 

Net unrealized gains/(losses)

   

35,601,311

     

102,891

     

(5,444,202

)

   

(4,995,959

)

   

(17,354,334

)

 

Total accumulated earnings/(losses)

   

21,672,899

     

(537,021

)

   

(6,939,826

)

   

(16,780,048

)

   

(25,494,161

)

 

Other

   

(968,757

)

   

     

(107,943

)

   

(115,822

)

   

   

Paid-in-capital

   

175,631,410

     

2,899,043

     

38,371,320

     

50,372,888

     

383,126,602

   

Net assets applicable to common shareholders

 

$

196,335,552

   

$

2,362,022

   

$

31,323,551

   

$

33,477,018

   

$

357,632,441

   

The following Funds had capital loss carryforwards for the year ended October 31, 2023, with no expiration date, available to offset future realized capital gains:

FUND

 

SHORT-TERM

 

LONG-TERM

 

Hedged Equity Fund

 

$

10,122,784

   

$

29,379,218

   

Global Convertible Fund

   

3,387,652

     

4,547,197

   

Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund

   

141,521,765

     

   

Timpani SMID Growth Fund

   

3,584,131

     

   

International Growth Fund

   

19,729,439

     

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

115,456,741

     

   

Global Equity Fund

   

87,223

     

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

14,549,671

     

   

International Small Cap Growth Fund

   

595,152

     

42,723

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

565,607

     

989,652

   

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

1,278,659

     

10,566,312

   

Short-Term Bond Fund

   

3,908,289

     

5,987,736

   

The capital loss carryforwards utilized in the year ended October 31, 2023 in Market Neutral Income Fund, Hedged Equity Fund, Phineus Long/Short Fund and Growth Fund are $129,720,451, $25,244,090, $12,960,751, and $744,551, respectively.

Note 5 – Short Sales

Securities sold short represent obligations to deliver the securities at a future date. A Fund may sell a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security before the delivery date. When the Fund sells a security short, it must borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale. Dividends paid on securities sold short are disclosed as an expense on the Statements of Operations. A gain, limited to the price at which a Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be realized upon the termination of a short sale.

To secure its obligation to deliver to the broker-dealer the securities sold short, a Fund must segregate an amount of cash or liquid securities with its custodian equal to any excess of the current market value of the securities sold short over any cash or liquid securities deposited as collateral with the broker in connection with the short sale (not including the proceeds of the short sale). As a result of that requirement, a Fund will not gain any leverage merely by selling short, except to the extent that it earns interest or other income or gains on the segregated cash or liquid securities while also being subject to the possibility of gain or loss from the securities sold short. Other income includes income from interest on short sales of $110,283,095 and $17,711,081 on the Market Neutral Income Fund and Phineus Long/Short Fund, respectively, during the year ended October 31, 2023.

Note 6 – Derivative Instruments

Foreign Currency Risk. Each Fund may engage in portfolio hedging with respect to changes in currency exchange rates by entering into forward foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell currencies. A forward foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Risks associated with such

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contracts include, among other things, movement in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparty to perform.

To mitigate the counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement ("ISDA Master Agreement") or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and foreign exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument's payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Generally, collateral is exchanged between a Fund and the counterparty and the amount of collateral due from a Fund or to a counterparty has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. When a Fund is required to post collateral under the terms of a derivatives transaction and master netting agreement, a Fund's custodian holds the collateral in a segregated account, subject to the terms of a tri-party agreement among a Fund, the custodian and the counterparty. The master netting agreement and tri-party agreement provide, in relevant part, that the counterparty may have rights to the amounts in the segregated account in the event that a Fund defaults in its obligation with respect to the derivative instrument that is subject to the collateral requirement. When a counterparty is required to post collateral under the terms of a derivatives transaction and master netting agreement, the counterparty delivers such amount to a Fund's custodian. The master netting agreement provides, in relevant part, that the Fund may have rights to such collateral in the event that the counterparty defaults in its obligation with respect to the derivative instrument that is subject to the collateral requirement. Generally before a default, neither a Fund nor the counterparty may resell, rehypothecate, or repledge any collateral that it receives.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. A Fund's net counterparty exposure is reflected in the counterparty table below. The net unrealized gain, if any, represents the credit risk to the respective Fund on a forward foreign currency contract. The contracts are valued daily at forward foreign exchange rates. The Funds realize a gain or loss when a position is closed or upon settlement of the contracts.

As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had outstanding forward foreign currency contracts listed on the Schedules of Investments.

Equity Risk. Each Fund may engage in option transactions and in doing so achieves similar objectives to what it would achieve through the sale or purchase of individual securities. A call option, upon payment of a premium, gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the seller of the option the obligation to sell, the underlying security, index or other instrument at the exercise price. A put option gives the purchaser of the option, upon payment of a premium, the right to sell, and the seller the obligation to buy, the underlying security, index, or other instrument at the exercise price.

To seek to offset some of the risk of a potential decline in value of certain long positions, each Fund may also purchase put options on individual securities, broad-based securities indexes or certain exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"). Each Fund may also seek to generate income from option premiums by writing (selling) options on a portion of the equity securities (including securities that are convertible into equity securities) in a Fund's portfolio, on broad-based securities indexes, or certain ETFs.

When a Fund purchases an option, it pays a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as an asset. When a Fund writes an option, it receives a premium and an amount equal to that premium is recorded as a liability. The asset or liability is adjusted daily to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires unexercised, a Fund realizes a gain or loss to the extent of the premium received or paid. If an option is exercised, the premium received or paid is recorded as an adjustment to the proceeds from the sale or the cost basis of the purchase. The difference between the premium and the amount received or paid on a closing purchase or sale transaction is also treated as a realized gain or loss. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid. Gain or loss on written options and purchased options is presented separately on the Statements of Operations as net realized gain or loss on written options and net realized gain or loss on purchased options, respectively.

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Options written by each Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk since options written obligate each Fund and not the counterparty to perform. Exchange traded purchased options have minimal counterparty credit risk to each Fund since the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had outstanding purchased options and/or written options as listed on the Schedule of Investments.

As of October 31, 2023, the Funds had outstanding derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

    ASSET
DERIVATIVES
  LIABILITY
DERIVATIVES
 
   

MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts(1)

 

$

334,662

   

$

405,382

   

Purchased Options(2)

   

177,662,240

     

   

Total Return Swaps(5)

   

291,468

     

62,608

   

Written Options(3)

   

     

100,716,170

   
   

$

178,288,370

   

$

101,184,160

   
   

HEDGED EQUITY FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(2)

 

$

25,351,150

   

$

   

Written Options(3)

   

     

15,076,475

   
   

$

25,351,150

   

$

15,076,475

   
   

PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(2)

 

$

10,118,055

   

$

   

Written Options(3)

   

     

11,101,535

   
   

$

10,118,055

   

$

11,101,535

   
   

CONVERTIBLE FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts(1)

 

$

87,142

   

$

16,390

   

Purchased Options(2)

   

1,285,050

     

   
   

$

1,372,192

   

$

16,390

   
   

GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(2)

 

$

1,193,090

   

$

   

Written Options(3)

   

     

58,220

   
   

$

1,193,090

   

$

58,220

   
   

GROWTH FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(2)

 

$

102,420

   

$

   

Written Options(3)

   

     

72,720

   
   

$

102,420

   

$

72,720

   

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    ASSET
DERIVATIVES
  LIABILITY
DERIVATIVES
 
   

GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(2)

 

$

1,932,700

   

$

   
   

$

1,932,700

   

$

   
   

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts(1)

 

$

   

$

40,898

   

Purchased Options(2)

   

422,315

     

   
   

$

422,315

   

$

40,898

   
   

EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts(1)

 

$

287,570

   

$

78,878

   

Purchased Options(2)

   

5,018,654

     

   
   

$

5,306,224

   

$

78,878

   
   

GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(2)

 

$

139,100

   

$

   
   

$

139,100

   

$

   
   

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(2)

 

$

1,001,070

   

$

   
   

$

1,001,070

   

$

   
    INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Purchased Options(2)

 

$

6,975

   

$

   
   

$

6,975

   

$

   
   

TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Futures contracts(5)

 

$

   

$

36,689

   
   

$

   

$

36,689

   
   

SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

 

Gross amounts at fair value:

 

Futures contracts(5)

 

$

   

$

547,615

   
   

$

   

$

547,615

   

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    GROSS AMOUNTS NOT OFFSET
IN THE STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 

MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND

  GROSS AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 

COLLATERAL

  NET AMOUNT
RECEIVABLE IN
THE EVENT
  NET AMOUNT
PAYABLE IN
THE EVENT
 

Counterparty

     

ASSETS

 

LIABILITIES

 

PLEDGED

 

OF DEFAULT

 

OF DEFAULT

 

Bank of New York

 

ISDA

 

$

1,247

   

$

   

$

   

$

1,247

   

$

   

State Street Bank and Trust

 

ISDA

   

333,415

     

405,382

     

     

     

71,967

   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

 

ISDA

   

291,468

     

62,608

     

     

228,860

     

   
       

$

626,130

   

$

467,990

   

$

   

$

230,107

   

$

71,967

   

CONVERTIBLE FUND

  GROSS AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 

COLLATERAL

  NET AMOUNT
RECEIVABLE IN
THE EVENT
  NET AMOUNT
PAYABLE IN
THE EVENT
 

Counterparty

     

ASSETS

 

LIABILITIES

 

PLEDGED

 

OF DEFAULT

 

OF DEFAULT

 

Bank of New York

 

ISDA

 

$

3,114

   

$

199

   

$

   

$

2,915

   

$

   

State Street Bank and Trust

 

ISDA

   

84,028

     

16,191

     

     

67,837

     

   
       

$

87,142

   

$

16,390

   

$

   

$

70,752

   

$

   

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

  GROSS AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 

COLLATERAL

  NET AMOUNT
RECEIVABLE IN
THE EVENT
  NET AMOUNT
PAYABLE IN
THE EVENT
 

Counterparty

     

ASSETS

 

LIABILITIES

 

PLEDGED

 

OF DEFAULT

 

OF DEFAULT

 

State Street Bank and Trust

 

ISDA

 

$

   

$

40,898

   

$

   

$

   

$

40,898

   
       

$

   

$

40,898

   

$

   

$

   

$

40,898

   

EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND

  GROSS AMOUNTS PRESENTED IN THE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
 

COLLATERAL

  NET AMOUNT
RECEIVABLE IN
THE EVENT
  NET AMOUNT
PAYABLE IN
THE EVENT
 

Counterparty

     

ASSETS

 

LIABILITIES

 

PLEDGED

 

OF DEFAULT

 

OF DEFAULT

 

State Street Bank and Trust

 

ISDA

 

$

287,570

   

$

78,878

   

$

   

$

208,692

   

$

   
       

$

287,570

   

$

78,878

   

$

   

$

208,692

   

$

   

For the year ended October 31, 2023, the volume of derivative activity for the Fund is reflected below:*

FUND

  FORWARD
FOREIGN CURRENCY
CONTRACTS(1)
  PURCHASED
OPTIONS(2)
  FUTURES
CONTRACTS(5)
  WRITTEN
OPTIONS(3)
 

SWAPS(4)

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

   

469,187,046

     

238,719

     

     

198,615

     

80,083,612

   

Hedged Equity Fund

   

     

16,180

     

     

10,180

     

   

Phineus Long/Short Fund

   

     

1,116,511

     

     

1,102,703

     

   

Convertible Fund

   

34,999,355

     

2,777

     

     

     

   

Global Convertible Fund

   

     

1,515

     

     

82

     

   

Growth Fund

   

     

58,100

     

143

     

58,595

     

   

Growth and Income Fund

   

2,416,128

     

148,122

     

     

13,060

     

   

Dividend Growth Fund

   

     

17

     

     

     

   

International Growth Fund

   

59,662,878

     

21,346

     

     

     

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

44,718,683

     

207,755

     

     

10,200

     

   

Global Equity Fund

   

     

1,291

     

     

160

     

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

     

13,085

     

     

630

     

   

International Small Cap Growth Fund

   

     

67

     

     

     

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

     

     

72

     

     

   

Short-Term Bond Fund

   

     

     

1,126

     

     

   

*  Activity during the period is measured by opened number of contracts for options purchased or written, opened foreign currency contracts (measured in notional), opened number of contracts for futures contracts, and opened total return swaps (measured in notional).

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(1)  Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Forward contracts is Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts for asset derivatives and Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts for liability derivatives.

(2)  Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Purchased Options is "Investments in securities, at value".

(3)  Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Written Options is "Options written, at value".

(4)  Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Swap contracts is Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps for asset derivatives and Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps for liability derivatives.

(5)  Generally, the Statement of Assets and Liabilities location for Futures contracts is Variation margin on open futures contracts for asset derivatives and Variation margin on open futures contracts for liability derivatives.

Note 7 – Securities Lending

The Funds may loan one or more of their securities to broker-dealers and banks through the Securities Loan Agreements. In Securities Loan Agreements, the "collateral" are the loaned securities themselves. Additionally, the set-off and netting provisions of a Securities Loan Agreement may not extend to the obligations of the counterparty's affiliates or across varying types of transactions. Any such loan must be secured by collateral in cash or cash equivalents maintained on a current basis in an amount at least equal to the value of the securities loaned by the Funds. The Funds continue to receive the equivalent of the interest or dividends paid by the issuer on the securities loaned and also receive an additional return that may be in the form of a fixed fee or a percentage of the collateral. The additional return is disclosed on a net basis as Securities lending income in the Statement of Operations. Upon receipt of cash or cash equivalent collateral, the Funds' securities lending agent invests any cash collateral into short term investments following investment guidelines approved by Calamos Advisors. The Funds record the investment of collateral as an asset and the value of the collateral as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. If the value of the invested collateral declines below the value of the collateral deposited by the borrower, the Funds will record unrealized depreciation equal to the decline in value of the invested collateral. The Funds will pay reasonable fees to persons unaffiliated with the Funds for services in arranging these loans. The Funds have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time. The Funds do not have the right to vote the securities during the existence of the loan but could call the loan in an attempt to permit voting of the securities in certain circumstances. Upon return of the securities loaned, the cash or cash equivalent collateral will be returned to the borrower. In the event of bankruptcy or other default of the borrower, the Funds could experience both delays in liquidating the loan collateral or recovering the loaned securities and losses, including (a) possible decline in the value of the collateral or in the value of the securities loaned during the period while the Funds seek to enforce its rights thereto, (b) possible subnormal levels of income and lack of access to income during this period, and (c) the expenses of enforcing their rights. In an effort to reduce these risks, the Funds' security lending agent monitors and reports to Calamos Advisors on the creditworthiness of the firms to which a Fund lends securities.

The following table indicates the total amount of securities loaned by asset class, reconciled to the gross liability payable upon return of the securities loaned by the Funds as of October 31, 2023.

    AMOUNT OF
COLLATERAL
HELD IN
SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS
AND
RESTRICTED
  AMOUNT OF
NON-CASH
 

TOTAL

  VALUE OF SECURITIES ON
LOAN TO BROKER-DEALERS AND
BANKS BY ASSET CLASS ON LOAN
  EXCESS
AMOUNT
DUE TO/(FROM)
 

FUND

 

CASH

 

COLLATERAL

 

COLLATERAL

 

EQUITY

 

FIXED INCOME

 

TOTAL

 

COUNTERPARTY

 

Market Neutral Income Fund

 

$

130,372,948

   

$

95,999,066

   

$

226,372,014

   

$

112,373,751

   

$

110,438,813

   

$

222,812,564

   

$

3,559,450

   

Hedged Equity Fund

   

6,187,314

     

7,875,537

     

14,062,851

     

13,880,038

     

     

13,880,038

     

182,813

   

Phineus Long/Short Fund

   

11,890,737

     

19,252,889

     

31,143,626

     

30,569,738

     

     

30,569,738

     

573,888

   

Convertible Fund

   

36,784,235

     

6,842,780

     

43,627,015

     

3,513,744

     

38,995,899

     

42,509,643

     

1,117,372

   

Global Convertible Fund

   

5,551,209

     

426,730

     

5,977,939

     

576,652

     

5,298,962

     

5,875,614

     

102,325

   

Growth Fund

   

1,717,018

     

48,857,995

     

50,575,013

     

50,029,184

     

     

50,029,184

     

545,829

   

Growth and Income Fund

   

52,088,275

     

42,213,006

     

94,301,281

     

51,539,888

     

41,294,705

     

92,834,593

     

1,466,688

   

Dividend Growth Fund

   

66,806

     

261,525

     

328,331

     

324,889

     

     

324,889

     

3,442

   

Select Fund

   

     

1,107,677

     

1,107,677

     

1,095,331

     

     

1,095,331

     

12,346

   

International Growth Fund

   

5,053,942

     

5,117,682

     

10,171,624

     

9,753,260

     

     

9,753,260

     

418,364

   

Evolving World Growth Fund

   

10,539,663

     

3,218,431

     

13,758,094

     

13,121,053

     

     

13,121,053

     

637,041

   

Global Equity Fund

   

4,058,291

     

900,450

     

4,958,741

     

4,785,626

     

     

4,785,626

     

173,115

   

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    AMOUNT OF
COLLATERAL
HELD IN
SHORT TERM
INVESTMENTS
AND
RESTRICTED
  AMOUNT OF
NON-CASH
 

TOTAL

  VALUE OF SECURITIES ON
LOAN TO BROKER-DEALERS AND
BANKS BY ASSET CLASS ON LOAN
  EXCESS
AMOUNT
DUE TO/(FROM)
 

FUND

 

CASH

 

COLLATERAL

 

COLLATERAL

 

EQUITY

 

FIXED INCOME

 

TOTAL

 

COUNTERPARTY

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

$

4,264,427

   

$

2,119,078

   

$

6,383,505

   

$

3,720,292

   

$

2,480,833

   

$

6,201,125

   

$

182,380

   

Total Return Bond Fund

   

719,238

     

98,000

     

817,238

     

     

799,984

     

799,984

     

17,254

   

High Income Opportunities Fund

   

3,958,408

     

226,828

     

4,185,236

     

25,049

     

4,091,225

     

4,116,274

     

68,962

   

Short-Term Bond Fund

   

7,108,153

     

6,441,565

     

13,549,718

     

     

13,258,558

     

13,258,558

     

291,160

   

Note 8 – Fair Value Measurements

Various inputs are used to determine the value of the Funds' investments. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels as follows:

•  Level 1 – Prices are determined using inputs from unadjusted quoted prices from active markets (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange) for identical assets.

•  Level 2 – Prices are determined using significant observable market inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices, including quoted prices of similar securities, fair value adjustments to quoted foreign securities, interest rates, credit risk, prepayment speeds, and other relevant data.

•  Level 3 – Prices reflect unobservable market inputs (including the Funds' own judgments about assumptions market participants would use in determining fair value) when observable inputs are unavailable.

Debt securities are valued based upon evaluated prices received from an independent pricing service or from a dealer or broker who makes markets in such securities. Pricing services utilize various observable market data and as such, debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2. The levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity of the Fund's investments.

The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Funds' holdings at fair value:

   

MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Convertible Bonds

 

$

   

$

5,241,477,841

   

$

   

$

5,241,477,841

   

Corporate Bonds

   

     

231,165,071

     

     

231,165,071

   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

   

65,916,992

     

     

     

65,916,992

   

Common Stocks

   

7,181,840,874

     

7,093,787

     

41,310,000

     

7,230,244,661

   

Investments in Affiliated Funds

   

326,238,322

     

     

     

326,238,322

   

Warrants

   

3,194,495

     

2,090,658

     

     

5,285,153

   

Rights

   

16,000

     

190,487

     

     

206,487

   

Purchased Options

   

152,024,590

     

25,637,650

     

     

177,662,240

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

130,372,948

     

     

130,372,948

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   

     

334,662

     

     

334,662

   

Total Return Swaps

   

     

291,468

     

     

291,468

   

Total

 

$

7,729,231,273

   

$

5,638,654,572

   

$

41,310,000

   

$

13,409,195,845

   

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MARKET NEUTRAL INCOME FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Liabilities:

 

Common Stocks Sold Short

 

$

2,183,690,072

   

$

   

$

   

$

2,183,690,072

   

Written Options

   

100,678,170

     

38,000

     

     

100,716,170

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   

     

405,382

     

     

405,382

   

Total Return Swaps

   

     

62,608

     

     

62,608

   

Total

 

$

2,284,368,242

   

$

505,990

   

$

   

$

2,284,874,232

   
   

HEDGED EQUITY FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

529,854,006

   

$

   

$

   

$

529,854,006

   

Exchange-Traded Funds

   

10,393,107

     

     

     

10,393,107

   

Convertible Bonds

   

     

5,999,994

     

     

5,999,994

   

Purchased Options

   

25,351,150

     

     

     

25,351,150

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

6,187,314

     

     

6,187,314

   

Total

 

$

565,598,263

   

$

12,187,308

   

$

   

$

577,785,571

   

Liabilities:

 

Written Options

 

$

15,076,475

   

$

   

$

   

$

15,076,475

   

Total

 

$

15,076,475

   

$

   

$

   

$

15,076,475

   
   

PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

822,690,541

   

$

   

$

   

$

822,690,541

   

Exchange-Traded Funds

   

42,625,800

     

     

     

42,625,800

   

Purchased Options

   

10,118,055

     

     

     

10,118,055

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

11,890,737

     

     

11,890,737

   

Total

 

$

875,434,396

   

$

11,890,737

   

$

   

$

887,325,133

   

Liabilities:

 

Common Stocks Sold Short

 

$

101,502,066

   

$

   

$

   

$

101,502,066

   

Exchange-Traded Funds Sold Short

   

567,823,752

     

     

     

567,823,752

   

Written Options

   

11,101,535

     

     

     

11,101,535

   

Total

 

$

680,427,353

   

$

   

$

   

$

680,427,353

   
   

MERGER ARBITRAGE FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Convertible Bonds

 

$

   

$

533,729

   

$

   

$

533,729

   

Corporate Bonds

   

     

78,663

     

     

78,663

   

Common Stocks

   

1,130,579

     

2,338

     

154,530

     

1,287,447

   

Total

 

$

1,130,579

   

$

614,730

   

$

154,530

   

$

1,899,839

   

Liabilities:

 

Common Stocks Sold Short

 

$

280,379

   

$

   

$

   

$

280,379

   

Total

 

$

280,379

   

$

   

$

   

$

280,379

   

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CONVERTIBLE FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Convertible Bonds

 

$

   

$

769,345,807

   

$

   

$

769,345,807

   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

   

28,298,358

     

     

     

28,298,358

   

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

   

     

9,218,780

     

     

9,218,780

   

Purchased Options

   

1,285,050

     

     

     

1,285,050

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

36,784,235

     

     

36,784,235

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   

     

87,142

     

     

87,142

   

Total

 

$

29,583,408

   

$

815,435,964

   

$

   

$

845,019,372

   

Liabilities:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

$

   

$

16,390

   

$

   

$

16,390

   

Total

 

$

   

$

16,390

   

$

   

$

16,390

   
   

GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Convertible Bonds

 

$

   

$

111,835,446

   

$

   

$

111,835,446

   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

   

5,596,658

     

     

     

5,596,658

   

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

   

     

1,002,784

     

     

1,002,784

   

Purchased Options

   

1,193,090

     

     

     

1,193,090

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

5,551,209

     

     

5,551,209

   

Total

 

$

6,789,748

   

$

118,389,439

   

$

   

$

125,179,187

   

Liabilities:

 

Written Options

 

$

58,220

   

$

   

$

   

$

58,220

   

Total

 

$

58,220

   

$

   

$

   

$

58,220

   
   

TIMPANI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

236,826,343

   

$

   

$

   

$

236,826,343

   

Total

 

$

236,826,343

   

$

   

$

   

$

236,826,343

   
   

TIMPANI SMID GROWTH FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

16,129,465

   

$

   

$

   

$

16,129,465

   

Total

 

$

16,129,465

   

$

   

$

   

$

16,129,465

   
   

GROWTH FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

1,158,440,301

   

$

   

$

   

$

1,158,440,301

   

Purchased Options

   

102,420

     

     

     

102,420

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

1,717,018

     

     

1,717,018

   

Total

 

$

1,158,542,721

   

$

1,717,018

   

$

   

$

1,160,259,739

   

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GROWTH FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

145,915

   

$

   

$

   

$

145,915

   

Written Options

   

72,720

     

     

     

72,720

   

Total

 

$

218,635

   

$

   

$

   

$

218,635

   
   

GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Convertible Bonds

 

$

   

$

369,325,558

   

$

   

$

369,325,558

   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

   

22,495,231

     

6,910,945

     

     

29,406,176

   

Common Stocks

   

1,659,906,801

     

     

     

1,659,906,801

   

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

   

     

48,916,535

     

     

48,916,535

   

Purchased Options

   

1,932,700

     

     

     

1,932,700

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

52,088,275

     

     

52,088,275

   

Total

 

$

1,684,334,732

   

$

477,241,313

   

$

   

$

2,161,576,045

   
   

DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

14,932,596

   

$

   

$

   

$

14,932,596

   

Exchange-Traded Funds

   

107,661

     

     

     

107,661

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

66,806

     

     

66,806

   

Total

 

$

15,040,257

   

$

66,806

   

$

   

$

15,107,063

   
   

SELECT FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

41,923,294

   

$

   

$

   

$

41,923,294

   

Total

 

$

41,923,294

   

$

   

$

   

$

41,923,294

   
   

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

44,092,058

   

$

141,184,807

   

$

   

$

185,276,865

   

Purchased Options

   

422,315

     

     

     

422,315

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

5,053,942

     

     

5,053,942

   

Total

 

$

44,514,373

   

$

146,238,749

   

$

   

$

190,753,122

   

Liabilities:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

$

   

$

40,898

   

$

   

$

40,898

   

Total

 

$

   

$

40,898

   

$

   

$

40,898

   

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EVOLVING WORLD GROWTH FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Convertible Bonds

 

$

   

$

66,386,149

   

$

   

$

66,386,149

   

Common Stocks

   

60,935,969

     

228,338,647

     

     

289,274,616

   

Preferred Stock

   

2,985,944

     

     

     

2,985,944

   

Purchased Options

   

5,018,654

     

     

     

5,018,654

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

10,539,663

     

     

10,539,663

   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

   

     

287,570

     

     

287,570

   

Total

 

$

68,940,567

   

$

305,552,029

   

$

   

$

374,492,596

   

Liabilities:

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

$

   

$

78,878

   

$

   

$

78,878

   

Total

 

$

   

$

78,878

   

$

   

$

78,878

   
   

GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

58,486,666

   

$

24,420,886

   

$

   

$

82,907,552

   

Purchased Options

   

139,100

     

     

     

139,100

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

4,058,291

     

     

4,058,291

   

Total

 

$

58,625,766

   

$

28,479,177

   

$

   

$

87,104,943

   
   

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Convertible Bonds

 

$

   

$

63,256,420

   

$

   

$

63,256,420

   

Corporate Bonds

   

     

1,948,555

     

     

1,948,555

   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

   

3,074,229

     

     

     

3,074,229

   

Common Stocks

   

78,183,647

     

33,874,297

     

     

112,057,944

   

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

   

     

8,308,790

     

     

8,308,790

   

Purchased Options

   

1,001,070

     

     

     

1,001,070

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

4,264,427

     

     

4,264,427

   

Total

 

$

82,258,946

   

$

111,652,489

   

$

   

$

193,911,435

   
   

INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Common Stocks

 

$

523,093

   

$

1,726,049

   

$

   

$

2,249,142

   

Preferred Stock

   

27,028

     

     

     

27,028

   

Purchased Options

   

6,975

     

     

     

6,975

   

Total

 

$

557,096

   

$

1,726,049

   

$

   

$

2,283,145

   

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TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

   

$

12,990,050

   

$

   

$

12,990,050

   

Bank Loans

   

     

1,608,015

     

     

1,608,015

   

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

   

     

13,595,895

     

     

13,595,895

   

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

   

     

536,820

     

     

536,820

   

Asset Backed Securities

   

     

1,970,220

     

     

1,970,220

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

719,238

     

     

719,238

   

Total

 

$

   

$

31,420,238

   

$

   

$

31,420,238

   

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

36,689

   

$

   

$

   

$

36,689

   

Total

 

$

36,689

   

$

   

$

   

$

36,689

   
   

HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Asset Backed Securities

 

$

   

$

88,590

   

$

   

$

88,590

   

Corporate Bonds

   

     

27,499,855

     

     

27,499,855

   

Convertible Bonds

   

     

284,000

     

     

284,000

   

Bank Loans

   

     

4,398,466

     

     

4,398,466

   

Common Stocks

   

282,731

     

76,191

     

     

358,922

   

Warrants

   

     

1

     

     

1

   

Convertible Preferred Stocks

   

     

17,750

     

     

17,750

   

Preferred Stocks

   

175,131

     

78,473

     

     

253,604

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

3,958,408

     

     

3,958,408

   

Total

 

$

457,862

   

$

36,401,734

   

$

   

$

36,859,596

   
   

SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

 
   

LEVEL 1

 

LEVEL 2

 

LEVEL 3

 

TOTAL

 

Assets:

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

   

$

204,668,635

   

$

   

$

204,668,635

   

U.S. Government and Agency Securities

   

     

23,657,401

     

     

23,657,401

   

Sovereign Bonds

   

     

6,493,526

     

     

6,493,526

   

Bank Loans

   

     

27,824,429

     

     

27,824,429

   

Asset Backed Securities

   

     

69,431,798

     

     

69,431,798

   

Municipal Obligations

   

     

16,348,113

     

     

16,348,113

   

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

   

     

3,641,992

     

     

3,641,992

   

Investment of Cash Collateral For Securities Loaned

   

     

7,108,153

     

     

7,108,153

   

Total

 

$

   

$

359,174,047

   

$

   

$

359,174,047

   

Liabilities:

 

Futures Contracts

 

$

547,615

   

$

   

$

   

$

547,615

   

Total

 

$

547,615

   

$

   

$

   

$

547,615

   

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The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Market Neutral Income Fund's assets and liabilities during the year ended October 31, 2023:

Investments
in
Securities
  Balance
as of
October 31,
2022
  Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchases

  Sales
Proceeds
  Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
October 31,
2023
  Net change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) from
investments still held
as of October 31, 2023
 
Common
Stocks
 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

41,310,000

   

$

   

$

41,310,000

   

$

   

Total

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

41,310,000

   

$

   

$

41,310,000

   

$

   

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Merger Arbitrage Fund's assets and liabilities during the year ended October 31, 2023:

Investments
in
Securities
  Balance
as of
October 31,
2022
  Accrued
Discounts/
(Premiums)
  Realized
Gain
(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchases

  Sales
Proceeds
  Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
October 31,
2023
  Net change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) from
investments still held
as of October 31, 2023
 
Common
Stocks
 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

154,530

   

$

   

$

154,530

   

$

   

Total

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

154,530

   

$

   

$

154,530

   

$

   

As of October 31, 2023, Level 3 investments were valued by the Company using unadjusted pricing quotes obtained from dealers.

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Note 9 – Capital Share Transactions

The following table summarizes the activity in capital shares of the Funds for the Year ended October 31, 2023:

    MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
 

HEDGED EQUITY FUND

 

PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

12,170,301

   

$

174,881,045

     

314,123

   

$

4,355,061

     

1,406,590

   

$

21,423,583

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

867,511

     

12,393,537

     

13,915

     

186,843

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(34,288,966

)

   

(491,435,483

)

   

(1,151,110

)

   

(15,663,173

)

   

(860,503

)

   

(13,143,169

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(21,251,154

)

 

$

(304,160,901

)

   

(823,072

)

 

$

(11,121,269

)

   

546,087

   

$

8,280,414

   

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

1,141,139

   

$

16,548,973

     

153,444

   

$

2,068,519

     

410,144

   

$

5,943,464

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

112,172

     

1,605,256

     

1,760

     

22,724

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(6,048,533

)

   

(87,408,980

)

   

(135,503

)

   

(1,826,078

)

   

(364,773

)

   

(5,312,518

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(4,795,222

)

 

$

(69,254,751

)

   

19,701

   

$

265,165

     

45,371

   

$

630,946

   

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

187,447,512

   

$

2,661,213,488

     

12,788,661

   

$

176,576,502

     

25,949,835

   

$

402,905,403

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

13,110,726

     

185,267,214

     

340,304

     

4,617,784

     

15,148

     

228,127

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(390,304,518

)

   

(5,518,414,072

)

   

(17,426,092

)

   

(238,014,016

)

   

(17,828,557

)

   

(276,737,270

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(189,746,280

)

 

$

(2,671,933,370

)

   

(4,297,127

)

 

$

(56,819,730

)

   

8,136,426

   

$

126,396,260

   

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

483,417

   

$

6,918,049

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

34,210

     

484,970

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(349,530

)

   

(4,991,947

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

168,097

   

$

2,411,072

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

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Notes to Financial Statements

    MERGER ARBITRAGE
FUND(a)
 

CONVERTIBLE FUND

 

GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

10,000

   

$

100,000

     

1,504,705

   

$

28,823,555

     

124,764

   

$

1,288,444

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

114,111

     

2,150,596

     

2,291

     

24,156

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

(4,068,962

)

   

(77,321,899

)

   

(398,849

)

   

(3,990,708

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

10,000

   

$

100,000

     

(2,450,146

)

 

$

(46,347,748

)

   

(271,794

)

 

$

(2,678,108

)

 

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

10,000

   

$

100,000

     

302,944

   

$

5,602,479

     

17,911

   

$

175,953

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

7,504

     

135,456

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

(824,838

)

   

(15,151,925

)

   

(116,401

)

   

(1,146,474

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

10,000

   

$

100,000

     

(514,390

)

 

$

(9,413,990

)

   

(98,490

)

 

$

(970,521

)

 

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

191,530

   

$

1,910,468

     

13,481,446

   

$

219,294,017

     

4,281,532

   

$

43,701,747

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

499,000

     

8,054,555

     

44,862

     

474,411

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

(20,730,117

)

   

(336,215,159

)

   

(5,705,217

)

   

(57,441,972

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

191,530

   

$

1,910,468

     

(6,749,671

)

 

$

(108,866,587

)

   

(1,378,823

)

 

$

(13,265,814

)

 

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

   

$

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

   

$

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

(a)  Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund commenced operations on September 29, 2023.

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Notes to Financial Statements

    TIMPANI SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
 

GROWTH FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

213,781

   

$

5,334,892

     

9,599

   

$

91,993

     

448,404

   

$

13,637,659

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(292,028

)

   

(7,283,307

)

   

(2,244

)

   

(22,479

)

   

(3,825,623

)

   

(118,160,284

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(78,247

)

 

$

(1,948,415

)

   

7,355

   

$

69,514

     

(3,377,219

)

 

$

(104,522,625

)

 

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

32,966

   

$

836,452

     

   

$

     

46,362

   

$

573,172

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(35,311

)

   

(899,810

)

   

     

     

(405,713

)

   

(4,801,705

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(2,345

)

 

$

(63,358

)

   

   

$

     

(359,351

)

 

$

(4,228,533

)

 

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

2,812,358

   

$

72,418,856

     

168,329

   

$

1,662,934

     

230,544

   

$

10,893,185

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(5,200,522

)

   

(133,471,595

)

   

(96,521

)

   

(925,541

)

   

(664,396

)

   

(30,871,397

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(2,388,164

)

 

$

(61,052,739

)

   

71,808

   

$

737,393

     

(433,852

)

 

$

(19,978,212

)

 

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

290,165

   

$

7,218,285

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(41,692

)

   

(1,081,342

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

248,473

   

$

6,136,943

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

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Notes to Financial Statements

   

GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

 

DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

 

SELECT FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

1,395,701

   

$

55,123,038

     

66,886

   

$

934,201

     

21,923

   

$

357,049

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

1,105,036

     

41,224,918

     

1,525

     

20,483

     

18,659

     

285,851

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(3,785,998

)

   

(149,024,604

)

   

(92,888

)

   

(1,322,079

)

   

(86,039

)

   

(1,415,180

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(1,285,261

)

 

$

(52,676,648

)

   

(24,477

)

 

$

(367,395

)

   

(45,457

)

 

$

(772,280

)

 

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

333,444

   

$

13,342,934

     

26,870

   

$

371,068

     

1,006

   

$

14,390

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

72,707

     

2,706,158

     

364

     

4,659

     

347

     

4,429

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(567,882

)

   

(22,558,728

)

   

(29,170

)

   

(409,286

)

   

(5,508

)

   

(75,176

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(161,731

)

 

$

(6,509,636

)

   

(1,936

)

 

$

(33,559

)

   

(4,155

)

 

$

(56,357

)

 

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

3,530,219

   

$

132,943,429

     

179,291

   

$

2,720,520

     

91,036

   

$

1,481,648

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

1,131,090

     

40,224,840

     

3,110

     

41,829

     

46,957

     

747,078

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(5,335,877

)

   

(198,352,324

)

   

(416,596

)

   

(5,901,420

)

   

(187,861

)

   

(3,079,292

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(674,568

)

 

$

(25,184,055

)

   

(234,195

)

 

$

(3,139,071

)

   

(49,868

)

 

$

(850,566

)

 

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

338,993

   

$

12,207,180

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

21,604

     

774,460

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(71,796

)

   

(2,665,015

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

288,801

   

$

10,316,625

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

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Notes to Financial Statements

    INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND
  EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND
 

GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

256,761

   

$

4,451,721

     

565,595

   

$

9,160,185

     

85,674

   

$

1,051,791

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

16,179

     

255,623

     

70,675

     

795,802

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(740,569

)

   

(12,753,986

)

   

(647,793

)

   

(10,312,912

)

   

(301,037

)

   

(3,670,818

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(483,808

)

 

$

(8,302,265

)

   

(66,019

)

 

$

(897,104

)

   

(144,688

)

 

$

(1,823,225

)

 

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

8,311

   

$

119,516

     

25,567

   

$

380,930

     

7,374

   

$

71,977

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

4,013

     

36,318

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(63,336

)

   

(912,752

)

   

(199,158

)

   

(2,937,159

)

   

(25,671

)

   

(249,212

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(55,025

)

 

$

(793,236

)

   

(173,591

)

 

$

(2,556,229

)

   

(14,284

)

 

$

(140,917

)

 

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

3,281,140

   

$

57,478,839

     

11,322,989

   

$

185,490,477

     

1,150,279

   

$

15,507,044

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

205,070

     

3,266,770

     

184,546

     

2,188,709

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(2,426,078

)

   

(43,942,761

)

   

(11,733,016

)

   

(189,295,685

)

   

(402,657

)

   

(5,110,431

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

855,062

   

$

13,536,078

     

(204,957

)

 

$

(538,438

)

   

932,168

   

$

12,585,322

   

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

64,500

   

$

1,169,046

     

   

$

     

6,358

   

$

79,421

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

40

     

477

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(49,940

)

   

(897,244

)

   

     

     

(3

)

   

(38

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

14,560

   

$

271,802

     

   

$

     

6,395

   

$

79,860

   

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Notes to Financial Statements

    GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
  INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

841,115

   

$

8,263,851

     

4,126

   

$

33,328

     

88,728

   

$

798,909

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

29,808

     

304,335

     

10

     

77

     

49,508

     

438,950

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(1,764,946

)

   

(17,425,978

)

   

(3,113

)

   

(24,904

)

   

(425,660

)

   

(3,801,898

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(894,023

)

 

$

(8,857,792

)

   

1,023

   

$

8,501

     

(287,424

)

 

$

(2,564,039

)

 

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

194,062

   

$

1,612,104

     

3,690

   

$

28,189

     

1,794

   

$

16,045

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

781

     

6,767

     

23

     

182

     

1,348

     

11,954

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(259,535

)

   

(2,157,512

)

   

(3,708

)

   

(29,884

)

   

(27,855

)

   

(245,982

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(64,692

)

 

$

(538,641

)

   

5

   

$

(1,513

)

   

(24,713

)

 

$

(217,983

)

 

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

2,795,086

   

$

28,665,714

     

78,640

   

$

636,833

     

867,270

   

$

7,722,963

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

52,626

     

560,275

     

1,839

     

14,635

     

83,382

     

738,883

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(4,470,328

)

   

(45,956,185

)

   

     

     

(803,160

)

   

(7,161,353

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(1,622,616

)

 

$

(16,730,196

)

   

80,479

   

$

651,468

     

147,492

   

$

1,300,493

   

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

   

$

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

7

     

56

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

   

$

     

7

   

$

56

     

   

$

   

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    HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 

SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

125,036

   

$

930,176

     

286,429

   

$

2,682,456

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

209,678

     

1,549,071

     

13,227

     

123,782

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(504,389

)

   

(3,731,630

)

   

(150,216

)

   

(1,408,916

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(169,675

)

 

$

(1,252,383

)

   

149,440

   

$

1,397,322

   

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

18,288

   

$

144,615

     

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

3,282

     

25,955

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(25,382

)

   

(201,323

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(3,812

)

 

$

(30,753

)

   

   

$

   

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

272,227

   

$

2,016,027

     

1,665,162

   

$

15,595,621

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

69,814

     

515,875

     

144,315

     

1,349,695

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(516,836

)

   

(3,799,494

)

   

(2,181,708

)

   

(20,354,338

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(174,795

)

 

$

(1,267,592

)

   

(372,231

)

 

$

(3,409,022

)

 

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

   

$

     

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

   

$

     

   

$

   

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Notes to Financial Statements

The following table summarizes the activity in capital shares of the Funds for the Year ended October 31, 2022:

  MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
 

HEDGED EQUITY FUND

 

PHINEUS LONG/SHORT FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

33,416,629

   

$

480,597,207

     

1,729,518

   

$

24,861,744

     

1,367,804

   

$

20,814,938

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

142,979

     

2,012,211

     

7,536

     

105,853

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(34,938,628

)

   

(494,152,004

)

   

(1,492,083

)

   

(20,606,634

)

   

(908,010

)

   

(13,646,441

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(1,379,020

)

 

$

(11,542,586

)

   

244,971

   

$

4,360,963

     

459,794

   

$

7,168,497

   

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

5,359,254

   

$

77,840,039

     

216,029

   

$

2,952,619

     

450,627

   

$

6,512,659

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(5,149,618

)

   

(73,465,291

)

   

(82,788

)

   

(1,125,448

)

   

(217,039

)

   

(3,146,259

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

209,636

   

$

4,374,748

     

133,241

   

$

1,827,171

     

233,588

   

$

3,366,400

   

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

449,267,900

   

$

6,380,594,057

     

20,185,735

   

$

282,931,966

     

27,530,365

   

$

424,306,901

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

3,823,767

     

53,144,384

     

167,105

     

2,329,953

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(418,040,213

)

   

(5,807,275,155

)

   

(13,697,320

)

   

(186,233,550

)

   

(10,925,487

)

   

(164,642,756

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

35,051,454

   

$

626,463,286

     

6,655,520

   

$

99,028,369

     

16,604,878

   

$

259,664,145

   

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

12,848,988

   

$

183,489,735

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

39,768

     

546,242

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(10,288,626

)

   

(139,203,963

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

2,600,130

   

$

44,832,014

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

CONVERTIBLE FUND

 

GLOBAL CONVERTIBLE FUND

  TIMPANI SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

1,958,928

   

$

42,089,291

     

107,978

   

$

1,306,291

     

476,181

   

$

14,861,366

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

1,982,992

     

45,106,908

     

171,157

     

2,094,959

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(3,596,705

)

   

(75,287,073

)

   

(365,752

)

   

(3,944,262

)

   

(407,923

)

   

(12,421,882

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

345,215

   

$

11,909,126

     

(86,617

)

 

$

(543,012

)

   

68,258

   

$

2,439,484

   

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

297,979

   

$

6,194,650

     

59,674

   

$

710,530

     

133,685

   

$

4,567,938

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

372,254

     

8,282,648

     

57,982

     

688,248

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(1,043,405

)

   

(21,404,792

)

   

(123,280

)

   

(1,363,701

)

   

(41,821

)

   

(1,205,095

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(373,172

)

 

$

(6,927,494

)

   

(5,624

)

 

$

35,077

     

91,864

   

$

3,362,843

   

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

18,061,409

   

$

323,015,317

     

5,707,273

   

$

64,103,440

     

8,060,814

   

$

268,408,302

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

7,781,222

     

151,456,381

     

2,463,533

     

30,153,639

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(31,825,456

)

   

(576,328,924

)

   

(13,434,789

)

   

(150,750,391

)

   

(6,206,325

)

   

(186,523,352

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(5,982,825

)

 

$

(101,857,226

)

   

(5,263,983

)

 

$

(56,493,312

)

   

1,854,489

   

$

81,884,950

   

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

   

$

     

   

$

     

457,378

   

$

15,496,235

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

     

     

(311,499

)

   

(8,936,560

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

   

$

     

   

$

     

145,879

   

$

6,559,675

   

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Notes to Financial Statements

  TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
 

GROWTH FUND

 

GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

35,268

   

$

377,269

     

805,432

   

$

29,007,364

     

1,577,898

   

$

67,773,292

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

1,258

     

17,064

     

3,649,882

     

141,615,426

     

1,671,502

     

74,377,578

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(15,295

)

   

(153,848

)

   

(3,891,971

)

   

(134,061,085

)

   

(3,742,633

)

   

(157,611,231

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

21,231

   

$

240,485

     

563,343

   

$

36,561,705

     

(493,233

)

 

$

(15,460,361

)

 

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

   

$

     

59,922

   

$

882,302

     

549,078

   

$

23,529,048

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

383,579

     

5,849,577

     

107,166

     

4,851,411

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

(554,289

)

   

(7,618,188

)

   

(507,554

)

   

(21,618,671

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

   

$

     

(110,788

)

 

$

(886,309

)

   

148,690

   

$

6,761,788

   

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

196,721

   

$

2,271,211

     

245,554

   

$

12,804,961

     

4,514,729

   

$

183,580,235

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

177,113

     

2,419,370

     

483,617

     

28,480,183

     

1,699,167

     

71,724,554

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(172,744

)

   

(2,005,300

)

   

(897,150

)

   

(47,276,537

)

   

(5,762,414

)

   

(228,175,183

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

201,090

   

$

2,685,281

     

(167,979

)

 

$

(5,991,393

)

   

451,482

   

$

27,129,606

   

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

4,006

   

$

48,233

     

   

$

     

384,521

   

$

15,255,602

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

3,440

     

46,994

     

     

     

9,937

     

409,283

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

     

     

(67,028

)

   

(2,594,205

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

7,446

   

$

95,227

     

   

$

     

327,430

   

$

13,070,680

   

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND

 

SELECT FUND

 

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

101,442

   

$

1,544,378

     

58,525

   

$

1,017,078

     

598,449

   

$

11,738,319

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

26,908

     

420,845

     

53,515

     

983,612

     

449,071

     

10,122,059

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(42,193

)

   

(642,307

)

   

(72,812

)

   

(1,267,711

)

   

(759,164

)

   

(15,202,096

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

86,157

   

$

1,322,916

     

39,228

   

$

732,979

     

288,356

   

$

6,658,282

   

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

81,257

   

$

1,126,742

     

979

   

$

12,900

     

12,124

   

$

219,252

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

10,240

     

153,491

     

4,089

     

63,375

     

33,222

     

628,226

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(41,410

)

   

(598,268

)

   

(42,908

)

   

(639,915

)

   

(49,244

)

   

(858,782

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

50,087

   

$

681,965

     

(37,840

)

 

$

(563,640

)

   

(3,898

)

 

$

(11,304

)

 

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

276,953

   

$

4,136,647

     

166,871

   

$

2,938,755

     

1,470,202

   

$

30,576,518

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

56,033

     

876,353

     

145,162

     

2,762,434

     

1,294,238

     

30,388,703

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(179,350

)

   

(2,683,777

)

   

(272,265

)

   

(4,921,169

)

   

(2,524,778

)

   

(53,119,293

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

153,636

   

$

2,329,223

     

39,768

   

$

780,020

     

239,662

   

$

7,845,928

   

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

   

$

     

   

$

     

260,145

   

$

4,892,431

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

9,913

     

235,038

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

     

     

(67,655

)

   

(1,340,574

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

   

$

     

   

$

     

202,403

   

$

3,786,895

   

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Notes to Financial Statements

  EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND
 

GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

792,429

   

$

14,519,997

     

163,327

   

$

2,279,703

     

1,088,375

   

$

12,903,771

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

8,171

     

165,063

     

201,704

     

3,080,018

     

503,552

     

5,816,024

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(717,551

)

   

(13,643,363

)

   

(293,951

)

   

(4,102,636

)

   

(1,529,480

)

   

(17,020,570

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

83,049

   

$

1,041,697

     

71,080

   

$

1,257,085

     

62,447

   

$

1,699,225

   

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

54,708

   

$

946,233

     

14,131

   

$

158,930

     

340,975

   

$

3,131,965

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

14,803

     

184,890

     

65,588

     

644,077

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(374,763

)

   

(6,679,062

)

   

(47,824

)

   

(512,505

)

   

(350,910

)

   

(3,074,317

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(320,055

)

 

$

(5,732,829

)

   

(18,890

)

 

$

(168,685

)

   

55,653

   

$

701,725

   

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

12,249,000

   

$

224,001,306

     

178,242

   

$

2,734,794

     

6,178,298

   

$

71,792,097

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

146,559

     

2,986,867

     

607,155

     

9,732,703

     

673,478

     

8,081,729

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(13,482,472

)

   

(252,789,560

)

   

(1,903,888

)

   

(30,858,817

)

   

(6,062,855

)

   

(67,904,821

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(1,086,913

)

 

$

(25,801,387

)

   

(1,118,491

)

 

$

(18,391,320

)

   

788,921

   

$

11,969,005

   

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

   

$

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

1,079

     

17,305

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

(8,911

)

   

(132,150

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

   

$

     

(7,832

)

 

$

(114,845

)

   

   

$

   

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Notes to Financial Statements

  INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND(a)
 

TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

  HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

1,678

   

$

15,000

     

123,447

   

$

1,211,083

     

252,917

   

$

2,033,928

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

64,636

     

637,786

     

171,917

     

1,343,273

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

(607,540

)

   

(5,953,120

)

   

(783,609

)

   

(6,366,587

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

1,678

   

$

15,000

     

(419,457

)

 

$

(4,104,251

)

   

(358,775

)

 

$

(2,989,386

)

 

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

1,000

   

$

10,000

     

18,746

   

$

190,543

     

8,316

   

$

73,900

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

2,365

     

23,491

     

2,666

     

22,262

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

(33,217

)

   

(315,063

)

   

(24,601

)

   

(203,280

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

1,000

   

$

10,000

     

(12,106

)

 

$

(101,029

)

   

(13,619

)

 

$

(107,118

)

 

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

227,101

   

$

2,212,334

     

506,117

   

$

4,770,630

     

729,592

   

$

5,834,515

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

111,309

     

1,111,405

     

65,707

     

512,816

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

(2,614,273

)

   

(26,700,414

)

   

(621,832

)

   

(4,816,959

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

227,101

   

$

2,212,334

     

(1,996,847

)

 

$

(20,818,379

)

   

173,467

   

$

1,530,372

   

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

1,000

   

$

10,000

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

1,000

   

$

10,000

     

   

$

     

   

$

   

(a)  International Small Cap Growth Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2022.

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

SHORT-TERM BOND FUND

 

Class A

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

522,033

   

$

4,960,770

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

3,445

     

32,935

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(564,631

)

   

(5,358,149

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(39,153

)

 

$

(364,444

)

 

Class C

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

   

$

   

Class I

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

9,802,212

   

$

96,319,676

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

69,370

     

661,301

   

Less shares redeemed

   

(2,333,029

)

   

(21,829,739

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

7,538,553

   

$

75,151,238

   

Class R6

 

Shares

 

Dollars

 

Shares sold

   

   

$

   

Shares issued as reinvestment of distributions

   

     

   

Less shares redeemed

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

   

$

   

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.84

   

$

14.63

   

$

13.77

   

$

13.47

   

$

13.52

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.01

     

(0.04

)

   

(0.45

)

   

0.19

     

0.27

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.07

     

(0.72

)

   

1.37

     

0.24

     

0.28

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.08

     

(0.76

)

   

0.92

     

0.43

     

0.55

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.19

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.41

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.60

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.72

   

$

13.84

   

$

14.63

   

$

13.77

   

$

13.47

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

7.76

%

   

(5.22

%)

   

6.67

%

   

3.27

%

   

4.32

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

1,009,976

   

$

1,244,117

   

$

1,334,984

   

$

817,405

   

$

744,356

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.20

%(c)

   

1.16

%(d)

   

1.14

%(e)

   

1.20

%(f)

   

1.24

%(g)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.21

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.14

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.24

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.06

%

   

(1.12

%)

   

(3.15

%)

   

1.43

%

   

2.04

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

28

%

   

41

%

   

49

%

   

77

%

   

74

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.03% for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(d)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.01% for the year ended October 31, 2022.

(e)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.03% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

(f)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.05% for the year ended October 31, 2020.

(g)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.06% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.92

   

$

14.80

   

$

13.98

   

$

13.70

   

$

13.73

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.57

)

   

0.10

     

0.18

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.07

     

(0.61

)

   

1.39

     

0.24

     

0.28

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.97

     

(0.88

)

   

0.82

     

0.34

     

0.46

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.10

)

   

     

(0.00

)*

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.41

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.10

)

   

     

(0.00

)*

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.49

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.79

   

$

13.92

   

$

14.80

   

$

13.98

   

$

13.70

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

6.93

%

   

(5.95

%)

   

5.88

%

   

2.46

%

   

3.56

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

254,478

   

$

306,312

   

$

322,432

   

$

252,490

   

$

261,352

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.95

%(c)

   

1.91

%(d)

   

1.89

%(e)

   

1.95

%(f)

   

1.98

%(g)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.96

%

   

1.92

%

   

1.89

%

   

1.96

%

   

1.99

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.69

%)

   

(1.87

%)

   

(3.92

%)

   

0.70

%

   

1.31

%

 

*  Amounts are less than $0.005.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.77% for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(d)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.76% for the year ended October 31, 2022.

(e)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.78% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

(f)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.80% for the year ended October 31, 2020.

(g)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.80% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.68

   

$

14.45

   

$

13.60

   

$

13.30

   

$

13.36

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.04

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.41

)

   

0.22

     

0.30

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.06

     

(0.59

)

   

1.35

     

0.24

     

0.28

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.10

     

(0.71

)

   

0.94

     

0.46

     

0.58

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.23

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.41

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.64

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.54

   

$

13.68

   

$

14.45

   

$

13.60

   

$

13.30

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

8.07

%

   

(5.01

%)

   

6.92

%

   

3.51

%

   

4.62

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

12,620,874

   

$

14,470,090

   

$

14,780,637

   

$

9,207,961

   

$

7,709,445

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.95

%(c)

   

0.91

%(d)

   

0.89

%(e)

   

0.95

%(f)

   

0.99

%(g)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

0.95

%

   

0.92

%

   

0.89

%

   

0.96

%

   

0.99

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.31

%

   

(0.87

%)

   

(2.90

%)

   

1.66

%

   

2.28

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.77% for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(d)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.76% for the year ended October 31, 2022.

(e)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.78% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

(f)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.80% for the year ended October 31, 2020.

(g)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.81% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

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Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

   

CLASS R6

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  June 23, 2020•
through
October 31,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.68

   

$

14.46

   

$

13.61

   

$

13.35

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.06

     

(0.11

)

   

(0.38

)

   

0.05

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.05

     

(0.60

)

   

1.33

     

0.21

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.11

     

(0.71

)

   

0.95

     

0.26

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.10

)

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.10

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

14.54

   

$

13.68

   

$

14.46

   

$

13.61

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

8.08

%

   

(4.94

%)

   

6.99

%

   

1.95

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

49,159

   

$

43,956

   

$

8,846

   

$

10

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.86

%(c)

   

0.86

%(d)

   

0.82

%(e)

   

0.77

%(f)(g)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

0.87

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.77

%(g)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.40

%

   

(0.82

%)

   

(2.64

%)

   

1.06

%(g)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.69% for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(d)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.69% for the year ended October 31, 2022.

(e)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.70% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

(f)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 0.66% for the year ended October 31, 2020.

(g)  Annualized.

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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.08

   

$

14.66

   

$

12.35

   

$

11.88

   

$

11.44

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.08

     

0.06

     

0.06

     

0.10

     

0.10

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.98

     

(1.60

)

   

2.32

     

0.47

     

0.64

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.06

     

(1.54

)

   

2.38

     

0.57

     

0.74

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.25

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.05

   

$

13.08

   

$

14.66

   

$

12.35

   

$

11.88

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

8.10

%

   

(10.51

%)

   

19.20

%

   

4.92

%

   

6.65

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

24,754

   

$

33,814

   

$

34,309

   

$

15,782

   

$

10,412

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.17

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.21

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.17

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.20

%

   

1.21

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.58

%

   

0.42

%

   

0.44

%

   

0.84

%

   

0.86

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

19

%

   

32

%

   

39

%

   

57

%

   

82

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

12.78

   

$

14.39

   

$

12.18

   

$

11.72

   

$

11.35

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.04

)

   

0.01

     

0.01

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.96

     

(1.57

)

   

2.28

     

0.48

     

0.63

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.93

     

(1.61

)

   

2.24

     

0.49

     

0.64

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.04

)

   

     

(0.03

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.02

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.25

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.04

)

   

     

(0.03

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

13.67

   

$

12.78

   

$

14.39

   

$

12.18

   

$

11.72

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

7.28

%

   

(11.19

%)

   

18.43

%

   

4.19

%

   

5.88

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

8,703

   

$

7,884

   

$

6,960

   

$

3,429

   

$

2,151

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.92

%

   

1.91

%

   

1.92

%

   

1.90

%

   

1.96

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.92

%

   

1.91

%

   

1.92

%

   

1.95

%

   

1.96

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.20

%)

   

(0.31

%)

   

(0.30

%)

   

0.08

%

   

0.11

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.09

   

$

14.66

   

$

12.34

   

$

11.87

   

$

11.45

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.11

     

0.10

     

0.10

     

0.13

     

0.13

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.99

     

(1.61

)

   

2.31

     

0.47

     

0.64

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.10

     

(1.51

)

   

2.41

     

0.60

     

0.77

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.10

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.25

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.07

   

$

13.09

   

$

14.66

   

$

12.34

   

$

11.87

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

8.41

%

   

(10.33

%)

   

19.60

%

   

5.09

%

   

7.01

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

527,423

   

$

547,166

   

$

514,903

   

$

342,851

   

$

224,234

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.92

%

   

0.91

%

   

0.92

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.96

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

0.92

%

   

0.91

%

   

0.92

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.96

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.81

%

   

0.69

%

   

0.73

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.12

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

14.60

   

$

15.46

   

$

11.18

   

$

11.63

   

$

12.15

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.19

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.08

)

   

0.04

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.14

     

(0.80

)

   

4.41

     

(0.36

)

   

(0.12

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.33

     

(0.86

)

   

4.28

     

(0.44

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

(0.01

)

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.44

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

     

(0.00

)*

   

   

Total distributions**

   

     

     

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.44

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.93

   

$

14.60

   

$

15.46

   

$

11.18

   

$

11.63

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

2.12

%

   

(5.44

%)

   

38.19

%

   

(3.77

%)

   

(0.45

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

65,214

   

$

55,800

   

$

51,971

   

$

40,748

   

$

76,689

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

2.38

%(c)

   

2.38

%(d)

   

2.34

%(e)

   

2.91

%(f)

   

2.95

%(g)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.38

%

   

2.38

%

   

2.34

%

   

2.92

%

   

2.96

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

1.21

%

   

(0.43

%)

   

(0.88

%)

   

(0.68

%)

   

0.33

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

194

%

   

214

%

   

211

%

   

206

%

   

135

%

 

*  Amounts are less than $0.005.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.64% for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(d)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.64% for the year ended October 31, 2022.

(e)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.67% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

(f)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.71% for the year ended October 31, 2020.

(g)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.64% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

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Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.90

   

$

14.83

   

$

10.80

   

$

11.32

   

$

11.92

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.07

     

(0.17

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.14

     

(0.76

)

   

4.27

     

(0.36

)

   

(0.11

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.21

     

(0.93

)

   

4.03

     

(0.52

)

   

(0.16

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.44

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

     

(0.00

)*

   

   

Total distributions**

   

     

     

     

(0.00

)*

   

(0.44

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.11

   

$

13.90

   

$

14.83

   

$

10.80

   

$

11.32

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

1.37

%

   

(6.20

%)

   

37.31

%

   

(4.59

%)

   

(1.15

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

32,461

   

$

31,352

   

$

29,980

   

$

22,528

   

$

38,072

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

3.13

%(c)

   

3.12

%(d)

   

3.09

%(e)

   

3.65

%(f)

   

3.69

%(g)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

3.13

%

   

3.12

%

   

3.09

%

   

3.65

%

   

3.70

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.46

%

   

(1.19

%)

   

(1.63

%)

   

(1.43

%)

   

(0.42

%)

 

*  Amounts are less than $0.005.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.39% for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(d)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.39% for the year ended October 31, 2022.

(e)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.42% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

(f)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.46% for the year ended October 31, 2020.

(g)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 2.39% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

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Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

14.81

   

$

15.64

   

$

11.28

   

$

11.75

   

$

12.23

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.23

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.05

)

   

0.07

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.13

     

(0.81

)

   

4.46

     

(0.37

)

   

(0.11

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.36

     

(0.83

)

   

4.36

     

(0.42

)

   

(0.04

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.00

)*

   

     

     

(0.02

)

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

(0.44

)

 

Return of capital

   

     

     

     

(0.03

)

   

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.00

)*

   

     

     

(0.05

)

   

(0.44

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

15.17

   

$

14.81

   

$

15.64

   

$

11.28

   

$

11.75

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

2.40

%

   

(5.25

%)

   

38.69

%

   

(3.67

%)

   

(0.16

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

838,221

   

$

697,472

   

$

476,965

   

$

344,843

   

$

678,157

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

2.13

%(c)

   

2.14

%(d)

   

2.09

%(e)

   

2.64

%(f)

   

2.68

%(g)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.13

%

   

2.14

%

   

2.09

%

   

2.65

%

   

2.69

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

1.48

%

   

(0.12

)%

   

(0.63

%)

   

(0.42

%)

   

0.57

%

 

*  Amounts are less than $0.005.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.39% for the year ended October 31, 2023.

(d)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.38% for the year ended October 31, 2022.

(e)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.42% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

(f)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.46% for the year ended October 31, 2020.

(g)  Ratio of net expenses, excluding dividend expense on short positions, to average net assets was 1.39% for the year ended October 31, 2019.

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Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
    September 29, 2023•
through
October 31,
2023
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.00

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.27

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.27

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

   

Total distributions**

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.73

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(2.70

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

97

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.50

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

6.06

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.52

%(c)

 
    September 29, 2023•
through
October 31,
2023
 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

13

%(d)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Not annualized.

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Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
    September 29, 2023•
through
October 31,
2023
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.00

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.28

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.28

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

   

Total distributions**

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.72

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(2.80

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

97

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

2.25

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

6.81

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.23

%)(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
    September 29, 2023•
through
October 31,
2023
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.01

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.28

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.27

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

   

Total distributions**

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.73

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(2.70

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

1,864

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.25

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

5.81

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

1.13

%(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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Calamos Convertible Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

18.57

   

$

27.25

   

$

22.78

   

$

17.45

   

$

18.11

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.61

)

   

0.47

     

0.51

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.15

)

   

(5.20

)

   

6.68

     

4.99

     

1.00

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.23

)

   

(5.47

)

   

6.07

     

5.46

     

1.51

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(3.19

)

   

(1.54

)

   

     

(1.82

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.16

)

   

(3.21

)

   

(1.60

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(2.17

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

18.18

   

$

18.57

   

$

27.25

   

$

22.78

   

$

17.45

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(1.26

%)

   

(22.29

%)

   

27.09

%

   

31.58

%

   

10.02

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

243,516

   

$

294,233

   

$

422,476

   

$

333,481

   

$

245,948

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.13

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.13

%

   

1.16

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.13

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.13

%

   

1.16

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.44

%)

   

(1.30

%)

   

(2.35

%)

   

2.37

%

   

2.98

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

40

%

   

39

%

   

41

%

   

71

%

   

37

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Convertible Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

18.03

   

$

26.73

   

$

22.48

   

$

17.27

   

$

17.92

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.42

)

   

(0.80

)

   

0.32

     

0.39

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.13

)

   

(5.09

)

   

6.59

     

4.93

     

0.99

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.35

)

   

(5.51

)

   

5.79

     

5.25

     

1.38

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.06

)

   

     

     

(0.04

)

   

(0.21

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(3.19

)

   

(1.54

)

   

     

(1.82

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.06

)

   

(3.19

)

   

(1.54

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(2.03

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

17.62

   

$

18.03

   

$

26.73

   

$

22.48

   

$

17.27

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(2.01

%)

   

(22.88

%)

   

26.16

%

   

30.53

%

   

9.21

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

31,773

   

$

41,804

   

$

71,925

   

$

56,935

   

$

56,070

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.88

%

   

1.85

%

   

1.83

%

   

1.88

%

   

1.91

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.88

%

   

1.85

%

   

1.83

%

   

1.88

%

   

1.91

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(1.19

%)

   

(2.04

%)

   

(3.10

%)

   

1.65

%

   

2.34

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Convertible Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

15.91

   

$

23.82

   

$

20.05

   

$

15.38

   

$

16.23

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.48

)

   

0.46

     

0.49

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.12

)

   

(4.49

)

   

5.86

     

4.39

     

0.88

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.15

)

   

(4.68

)

   

5.38

     

4.85

     

1.37

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.40

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(3.19

)

   

(1.54

)

   

     

(1.82

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.21

)

   

(3.23

)

   

(1.61

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(2.22

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

15.55

   

$

15.91

   

$

23.82

   

$

20.05

   

$

15.38

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(1.04

%)

   

(22.09

%)

   

27.40

%

   

31.91

%

   

10.31

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

559,907

   

$

680,441

   

$

1,161,030

   

$

773,460

   

$

442,907

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.88

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.88

%

   

0.91

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

0.88

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.88

%

   

0.91

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.19

%)

   

(1.04

%)

   

(2.09

%)

   

2.60

%

   

3.21

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Global Convertible Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

9.59

   

$

14.85

   

$

13.48

   

$

11.08

   

$

10.81

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.44

)

   

0.24

     

0.10

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.60

     

(3.45

)

   

2.95

     

2.37

     

0.70

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.45

     

(3.46

)

   

2.51

     

2.61

     

0.80

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.22

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(1.79

)

   

(1.13

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.03

)

   

(1.80

)

   

(1.14

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.53

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

10.01

   

$

9.59

   

$

14.85

   

$

13.48

   

$

11.08

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

4.78

%

   

(26.01

%)

   

18.86

%

   

23.93

%

   

7.90

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

8,455

   

$

10,698

   

$

17,865

   

$

11,231

   

$

8,998

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.34

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.33

%

   

1.32

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.34

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.34

%

   

1.32

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(1.48

%)

   

(0.11

%)

   

(2.96

%)

   

1.96

%

   

0.91

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

27

%

   

31

%

   

35

%

   

48

%

   

45

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Global Convertible Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

9.23

   

$

14.47

   

$

13.25

   

$

10.93

   

$

10.69

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.54

)

   

0.14

     

0.02

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.59

     

(3.36

)

   

2.89

     

2.35

     

0.69

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.37

     

(3.45

)

   

2.35

     

2.49

     

0.71

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.16

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(1.79

)

   

(1.13

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Total distributions**

   

     

(1.79

)

   

(1.13

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.47

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.60

   

$

9.23

   

$

14.47

   

$

13.25

   

$

10.93

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

4.01

%

   

(26.58

%)

   

17.95

%

   

23.09

%

   

7.01

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

2,615

   

$

3,425

   

$

5,448

   

$

4,824

   

$

3,409

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

2.09

%

   

2.03

%

   

2.00

%

   

2.08

%

   

2.07

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.09

%

   

2.03

%

   

2.00

%

   

2.09

%

   

2.07

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(2.23

%)

   

(0.85

%)

   

(3.72

%)

   

1.21

%

   

0.16

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Global Convertible Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

9.60

   

$

14.87

   

$

13.50

   

$

11.08

   

$

10.82

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.13

)

   

0.01

     

(0.40

)

   

0.26

     

0.12

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.61

     

(3.46

)

   

2.94

     

2.39

     

0.70

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.48

     

(3.45

)

   

2.54

     

2.65

     

0.82

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.25

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(1.79

)

   

(1.13

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.04

)

   

(1.82

)

   

(1.17

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.56

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

10.04

   

$

9.60

   

$

14.87

   

$

13.50

   

$

11.08

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

5.00

%

   

(25.82

%)

   

19.09

%

   

24.36

%

   

8.09

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

109,319

   

$

117,766

   

$

260,688

   

$

192,475

   

$

120,526

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.09

%

   

1.03

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.07

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.09

%

   

1.03

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.07

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(1.23

%)

   

0.13

%

   

(2.71

%)

   

2.19

%

   

1.16

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A*

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  May 31, 2019
through
October 31,
  July 1, 2018
through
May 31,
  Year Ended
June 30,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

26.35

   

$

42.31

   

$

29.18

   

$

22.31

   

$

22.51

   

$

25.02

   

$

18.54

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.28

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(3.89

)

   

(15.72

)

   

14.95

     

8.29

     

(0.09

)

   

(0.80

)

   

6.76

   

Total from investment operations

   

(4.15

)

   

(15.96

)

   

14.50

     

8.01

     

(0.20

)

   

(1.09

)

   

6.48

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

(1.37

)

   

(1.14

)

   

     

(1.42

)

   

   

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.00

)**

   

     

     

     

   

Total distributions***

   

     

     

(1.37

)

   

(1.14

)

   

     

(1.42

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

22.20

   

$

26.35

   

$

42.31

   

$

29.18

   

$

22.31

   

$

22.51

   

$

25.02

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(15.75

%)

   

(37.71

%)

   

50.42

%

   

37.60

%

   

(0.89

%)

   

(3.52

%)

   

34.95

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

18,283

   

$

23,762

   

$

35,274

   

$

9,313

   

$

6,857

   

$

5,551

   

$

5,890

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.30

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.30

%(c)

   

1.50

%(c)

   

1.50

%

 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets
prior to expense reductions
   

1.37

%

   

1.37

%

   

1.37

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.35

%(c)

   

1.71

%(c)

   

1.74

%

 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets
   

(1.03

%)

   

(0.78

%)

   

(1.15

%)

   

(1.16

%)

   

(1.18

%)(c)

   

(1.31

%)(c)

   

(1.33

%)

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  May 31, 2019
through
October 31,
  July 1, 2018
through
May 31,
  Year Ended
June 30,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

 

2018

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

215

%

   

197

%

   

165

%

   

181

%

   

142

%

   

112

%

   

126

%

 

*  Prior to May 31, 2019, Class A shares were Class Y shares of the predecessor fund.

†  Pursuant to the Reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund, Class Y shareholders of the Predecessor Fund received Class A shares of the Fund, and Service Class and Institutional Class shareholders of the Predecessor Fund each received Class I shares of the Fund. As a result of the Reorganization, the Fund adopted the performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund. Accordingly, the data shown for periods prior to May 31, 2019 is the data of the Predecessor Fund.

**  Amounts are less than $0.005.

***  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  June 25, 2021•
through
October 31,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

26.88

   

$

43.50

   

$

41.91

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.82

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(3.95

)

   

(16.17

)

   

2.41

   

Total from investment operations

   

(4.40

)

   

(16.62

)

   

1.59

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

   

Total distributions**

   

     

     

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

22.48

   

$

26.88

   

$

43.50

   

Ratios and supplemental data:(b)

 

Total return

   

(16.37

%)

   

(38.18

%)

   

3.75

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

3,648

   

$

4,425

   

$

3,165

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

2.05

%

   

2.05

%

   

2.05

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.12

%

   

2.12

%

   

2.06

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(1.79

%)

   

(1.50

%)

   

(2.00

%)(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I*

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  May 31, 2019
through
October 31,
  July 1, 2018
through
May 31,
  Year Ended
June 30,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2019

 

2018

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

27.24

   

$

43.65

   

$

29.99

   

$

22.85

   

$

23.02

   

$

25.47

   

$

18.80

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.20

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(4.03

)

   

(16.25

)

   

15.39

     

8.51

     

(0.08

)

   

(0.83

)

   

6.87

   

Total from investment operations

   

(4.23

)

   

(16.41

)

   

15.03

     

8.28

     

(0.17

)

   

(1.03

)

   

6.67

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

(1.37

)

   

(1.14

)

   

     

(1.42

)

   

   

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.00

)**

   

     

     

     

   

Total distributions***

   

     

     

(1.37

)

   

(1.14

)

   

     

(1.42

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

23.01

   

$

27.24

   

$

43.65

   

$

29.99

   

$

22.85

   

$

23.02

   

$

25.47

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(15.53

%)

   

(37.57

%)

   

50.80

%

   

37.90

%

   

(0.74

%)

   

(3.21

%)

   

35.48

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

191,831

   

$

292,187

   

$

387,149

   

$

124,867

   

$

72,539

   

$

68,510

   

$

69,095

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%(c)

   

1.10

%(c)

   

1.10

%

 
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets
prior to expense reductions
   

1.12

%

   

1.12

%

   

1.11

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.11

%(c)

   

1.34

%(c)

   

1.36

%

 
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to
average net assets
   

(0.78

%)

   

(0.52

%)

   

(0.90

%)

   

(0.92

%)

   

(0.93

%)(c)

   

(0.92

%)(c)

   

(0.92

%)

 

*  Prior to May 31, 2019, Class I shares were Institutional Class shares or Service Class shares of the predecessor fund. Results shown are exclusive of the Service Class shares.

†  Pursuant to the Reorganization of the Predecessor Fund into the Fund, Class Y shareholders of the Predecessor Fund received Class A shares of the Fund, and Service Class and Institutional Class shareholders of the Predecessor Fund each received Class I shares of the Fund. As a result of the Reorganization, the Fund adopted the performance and financial history of the Predecessor Fund. Accordingly, the data shown for periods prior to May 31, 2019 is the data of the Predecessor Fund.

**  Amounts are less than $0.005.

***  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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256


Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS R6

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  May 31, 2019•
through
October 31,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

27.33

   

$

43.74

   

$

30.02

   

$

22.86

   

$

23.02

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(4.05

)

   

(16.30

)

   

15.41

     

8.51

     

(0.08

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(4.22

)

   

(16.41

)

   

15.09

     

8.30

     

(0.16

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

(1.37

)

   

(1.14

)

   

   

Total distributions**

   

     

     

(1.37

)

   

(1.14

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

23.11

   

$

27.33

   

$

43.74

   

$

30.02

   

$

22.86

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(15.41

%)

   

(37.51

%)

   

50.96

%

   

37.98

%

   

(0.70

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

24,499

   

$

22,181

   

$

29,120

   

$

1,562

   

$

1,063

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.92

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.96

%

   

0.98

%

   

1.00

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

0.99

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.02

%

   

1.09

%

   

0.96

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.67

%)

   

(0.37

%)

   

(0.80

%)

   

(0.84

%)

   

(0.84

%)(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year.

(c)  Annualized.

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257


Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  August 1, 2019•
through
October 31,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

10.14

   

$

18.17

   

$

12.34

   

$

9.01

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.03

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.95

)

   

(6.23

)

   

6.03

     

3.46

     

(0.96

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(1.05

)

   

(6.31

)

   

5.83

     

3.33

     

(0.99

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(1.72

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions**

   

     

(1.72

)

   

     

     

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.09

   

$

10.14

   

$

18.17

   

$

12.34

   

$

9.01

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(10.36

%)

   

(37.07

%)

   

47.04

%

   

36.96

%

   

(9.90

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

341

   

$

305

   

$

162

   

$

182

   

$

9

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.37

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.98

%

   

1.93

%

   

1.79

%

   

2.45

%

   

3.42

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(1.06

%)

   

(0.68

%)

   

(1.22

%)

   

(1.21

%)

   

(1.11

%)(c)

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  August 1, 2019•
through
October 31,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

231

%

   

205

%

   

188

%

   

201

%

   

55

%

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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258


Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  August 1, 2019•
through
October 31,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

10.23

   

$

18.28

   

$

12.38

   

$

9.02

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.02

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.95

)

   

(6.27

)

   

6.06

     

3.46

     

(0.96

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(1.03

)

   

(6.33

)

   

5.90

     

3.36

     

(0.98

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(1.72

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions**

   

     

(1.72

)

   

     

     

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.20

   

$

10.23

   

$

18.28

   

$

12.38

   

$

9.02

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(10.07

%)

   

(36.95

%)

   

47.46

%

   

37.25

%

   

(9.80

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

15,495

   

$

16,497

   

$

25,793

   

$

16,877

   

$

9,348

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.73

%

   

1.65

%

   

1.55

%

   

2.25

%

   

3.17

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.80

%)

   

(0.48

%)

   

(0.98

%)

   

(0.94

%)

   

(0.85

%)(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year.

(c)  Annualized.

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Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS R6

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  August 1, 2019•
through
October 31,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

10.23

   

$

18.28

   

$

12.38

   

$

9.02

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.02

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.94

)

   

(6.28

)

   

6.08

     

3.45

     

(0.96

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(1.02

)

   

(6.33

)

   

5.90

     

3.36

     

(0.98

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(1.72

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions**

   

     

(1.72

)

   

     

     

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.21

   

$

10.23

   

$

18.28

   

$

12.38

   

$

9.02

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(9.97

%)

   

(36.95

%)

   

47.46

%

   

37.25

%

   

(9.80

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

320

   

$

355

   

$

499

   

$

12

   

$

9

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.07

%

   

1.07

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.07

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.70

%

   

1.63

%

   

1.48

%

   

2.25

%

   

3.16

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.77

%)

   

(0.43

%)

   

(1.04

%)

   

(0.90

%)

   

(0.81

%)(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year.

(c)  Annualized.

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Calamos Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

28.24

   

$

45.88

   

$

34.96

   

$

32.23

   

$

33.14

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.04

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

4.36

     

(12.47

)

   

15.44

     

5.90

     

3.53

   

Total from investment operations

   

4.23

     

(12.69

)

   

15.11

     

5.76

     

3.49

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(4.95

)

   

(4.19

)

   

(3.03

)

   

(4.40

)

 

Total distributions**

   

     

(4.95

)

   

(4.19

)

   

(3.03

)

   

(4.40

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

32.47

   

$

28.24

   

$

45.88

   

$

34.96

   

$

32.23

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

14.98

%

   

(30.58

%)

   

46.00

%

   

19.11

%

   

13.97

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

925,437

   

$

900,167

   

$

1,436,709

   

$

1,093,909

   

$

1,066,939

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.32

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.34

%

   

1.34

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.32

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.34

%

   

1.34

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.43

%)

   

(0.64

%)

   

(0.80

%)

   

(0.45

%)

   

(0.12

%)

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

57

%

   

42

%

   

45

%

   

115

%

   

69

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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261


Calamos Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

11.03

   

$

21.21

   

$

18.18

   

$

18.26

   

$

21.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.13

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.70

     

(5.04

)

   

7.51

     

3.15

     

1.79

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.56

     

(5.23

)

   

7.22

     

2.95

     

1.66

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(4.95

)

   

(4.19

)

   

(3.03

)

   

(4.40

)

 

Total distributions**

   

     

(4.95

)

   

(4.19

)

   

(3.03

)

   

(4.40

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

12.59

   

$

11.03

   

$

21.21

   

$

18.18

   

$

18.26

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

14.14

%

   

(31.12

%)

   

44.94

%

   

18.23

%

   

13.18

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

9,493

   

$

12,281

   

$

25,965

   

$

35,843

   

$

50,442

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

2.08

%

   

2.05

%

   

2.04

%

   

2.09

%

   

2.11

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.08

%

   

2.05

%

   

2.04

%

   

2.10

%

   

2.12

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(1.16

%)

   

(1.39

%)

   

(1.53

%)

   

(1.17

%)

   

(0.73

%)

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

42.95

   

$

66.93

   

$

49.25

   

$

44.13

   

$

43.48

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.09

)

   

0.06

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

6.65

     

(18.83

)

   

22.20

     

8.24

     

4.99

   

Total from investment operations

   

6.56

     

(19.03

)

   

21.87

     

8.15

     

5.05

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(4.95

)

   

(4.19

)

   

(3.03

)

   

(4.40

)

 

Total distributions**

   

     

(4.95

)

   

(4.19

)

   

(3.03

)

   

(4.40

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

49.51

   

$

42.95

   

$

66.93

   

$

49.25

   

$

44.13

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

15.27

%

   

(30.43

%)

   

46.40

%

   

19.39

%

   

14.24

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

262,752

   

$

246,566

   

$

395,431

   

$

291,027

   

$

280,294

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.07

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.03

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.09

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.07

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.03

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.09

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.18

%)

   

(0.39

%)

   

(0.56

%)

   

(0.20

%)

   

0.15

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

38.33

   

$

48.18

   

$

36.26

   

$

33.43

   

$

32.53

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.19

     

0.08

     

0.07

     

0.30

     

0.32

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

2.38

     

(7.32

)

   

13.01

     

3.74

     

2.99

   

Total from investment operations

   

2.57

     

(7.24

)

   

13.08

     

4.04

     

3.31

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.50

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(1.04

)

   

(2.37

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(0.80

)

   

(1.91

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(1.48

)

   

(2.61

)

   

(1.16

)

   

(1.21

)

   

(2.41

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

39.42

   

$

38.33

   

$

48.18

   

$

36.26

   

$

33.43

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

6.86

%

   

(15.77

%)

   

36.68

%

   

12.43

%

   

11.51

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

1,182,667

   

$

1,199,491

   

$

1,531,445

   

$

1,163,876

   

$

1,129,201

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.06

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.09

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.06

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.09

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.48

%

   

0.19

%

   

0.15

%

   

0.86

%

   

1.01

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

20

%

   

24

%

   

18

%

   

35

%

   

19

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

38.57

   

$

48.55

   

$

36.57

   

$

33.68

   

$

32.69

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.25

)

   

0.04

     

0.12

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

2.38

     

(7.37

)

   

13.12

     

3.79

     

2.98

   

Total from investment operations

   

2.27

     

(7.61

)

   

12.87

     

3.83

     

3.10

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.23

)

   

     

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.20

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(1.04

)

   

(2.37

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(0.80

)

   

(1.91

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(1.27

)

   

(2.37

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(0.94

)

   

(2.11

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

39.57

   

$

38.57

   

$

48.55

   

$

36.57

   

$

33.68

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

6.08

%

   

(16.41

%)

   

35.66

%

   

11.62

%

   

10.68

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

79,895

   

$

84,104

   

$

98,647

   

$

101,490

   

$

136,333

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.81

%

   

1.80

%

   

1.81

%

   

1.84

%

   

1.85

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.81

%

   

1.80

%

   

1.81

%

   

1.84

%

   

1.85

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.27

%)

   

(0.56

%)

   

(0.57

%)

   

0.13

%

   

0.37

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

36.50

   

$

46.02

   

$

34.68

   

$

32.03

   

$

31.28

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.27

     

0.17

     

0.17

     

0.36

     

0.39

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

2.25

     

(6.97

)

   

12.44

     

3.58

     

2.85

   

Total from investment operations

   

2.52

     

(6.80

)

   

12.61

     

3.94

     

3.24

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.51

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.49

)

   

(0.58

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(1.04

)

   

(2.37

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(0.80

)

   

(1.91

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(1.55

)

   

(2.72

)

   

(1.27

)

   

(1.29

)

   

(2.49

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

37.47

   

$

36.50

   

$

46.02

   

$

34.68

   

$

32.03

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

7.12

%

   

(15.55

%)

   

37.02

%

   

12.72

%

   

11.81

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

978,583

   

$

977,765

   

$

1,211,985

   

$

818,641

   

$

735,329

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.81

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.81

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.85

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

0.81

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.81

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.85

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.73

%

   

0.44

%

   

0.40

%

   

1.11

%

   

1.27

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Growth and Income Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

   

CLASS R6

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  June 23, 2020•
through
October 31,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

36.51

   

$

46.04

   

$

34.69

   

$

33.24

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.30

     

0.21

     

0.16

     

0.12

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

2.26

     

(6.99

)

   

12.49

     

1.42

   

Total from investment operations

   

2.56

     

(6.78

)

   

12.65

     

1.54

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.54

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(1.04

)

   

(2.37

)

   

(0.89

)

   

   

Total distributions**

   

(1.58

)

   

(2.75

)

   

(1.30

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

37.49

   

$

36.51

   

$

46.04

   

$

34.69

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

7.21

%

   

(15.50

%)

   

37.14

%

   

4.63

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

27,965

   

$

16,688

   

$

5,968

   

$

15

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.71

%

   

0.73

%

   

0.73

%

   

0.71

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

0.71

%

   

0.73

%

   

0.73

%

   

0.71

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.78

%

   

0.55

%

   

0.38

%

   

0.99

%(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.41

   

$

17.13

   

$

13.04

   

$

13.37

   

$

12.34

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.04

     

0.03

     

0.00

*

   

0.05

     

0.07

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.11

     

(2.41

)

   

5.24

     

1.13

     

1.50

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.15

     

(2.38

)

   

5.24

     

1.18

     

1.57

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.05

)

   

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(1.34

)

   

(1.13

)

   

(1.45

)

   

(0.46

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.05

)

   

(1.34

)

   

(1.15

)

   

(1.51

)

   

(0.54

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.51

   

$

13.41

   

$

17.13

   

$

13.04

   

$

13.37

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

8.61

%

   

(15.01

%)

   

42.42

%

   

9.20

%

   

13.63

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

5,250

   

$

5,181

   

$

5,139

   

$

3,534

   

$

3,638

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.09

%

   

2.03

%

   

2.04

%

   

2.15

%

   

1.94

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.29

%

   

0.23

%

   

0.02

%

   

0.40

%

   

0.60

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

28

%

   

25

%

   

20

%

   

22

%

   

15

%

 

*  Amounts are less than $0.005.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

12.77

   

$

16.49

   

$

12.67

   

$

13.07

   

$

12.09

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.06

)(b)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.06

     

(2.31

)

   

5.07

     

1.09

     

1.45

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.00

     

(2.38

)

   

4.96

     

1.05

     

1.44

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.03

)

   

     

(0.01

)

   

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(1.34

)

   

(1.13

)

   

(1.45

)

   

(0.46

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.03

)

   

(1.34

)

   

(1.14

)

   

(1.45

)

   

(0.46

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

13.74

   

$

12.77

   

$

16.49

   

$

12.67

   

$

13.07

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(c)

   

7.82

%

   

(15.63

%)

   

41.37

%

   

8.35

%

   

12.74

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

2,342

   

$

2,202

   

$

2,017

   

$

685

   

$

659

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

2.10

%

   

2.10

%

   

2.10

%

   

2.11

%

   

2.10

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.85

%

   

2.78

%

   

2.78

%

   

2.91

%

   

2.65

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.46

%)

   

(0.51

%)

   

(0.74

%)

   

(0.36

%)

   

(0.06

%)

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not correlate with the Statement of Operations for the period due to class specific expenses.

(c)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Calamos Dividend Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.44

   

$

17.15

   

$

13.03

   

$

13.36

   

$

12.33

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.08

     

0.07

     

0.04

     

0.08

     

0.11

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.11

     

(2.41

)

   

5.23

     

1.12

     

1.49

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.19

     

(2.34

)

   

5.27

     

1.20

     

1.60

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.11

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(1.34

)

   

(1.13

)

   

(1.45

)

   

(0.46

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.06

)

   

(1.37

)

   

(1.15

)

   

(1.53

)

   

(0.57

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.57

   

$

13.44

   

$

17.15

   

$

13.03

   

$

13.36

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

8.88

%

   

(14.76

%)

   

42.73

%

   

9.46

%

   

13.93

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

7,639

   

$

10,195

   

$

10,373

   

$

8,974

   

$

12,986

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.84

%

   

1.78

%

   

1.80

%

   

1.88

%

   

1.67

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.56

%

   

0.48

%

   

0.28

%

   

0.67

%

   

0.92

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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270


Calamos Select Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

15.86

   

$

20.48

   

$

14.93

   

$

14.21

   

$

15.37

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.03

     

0.00

     

(0.03

)

   

0.07

     

0.15

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.29

     

(3.12

)

   

6.39

     

0.74

     

0.95

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.32

     

(3.12

)

   

6.36

     

0.81

     

1.10

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

(0.09

)

   

(0.06

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(0.41

)

   

(1.50

)

   

(0.81

)

   

     

(2.20

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.41

)

   

(1.50

)

   

(0.81

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(2.26

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

16.77

   

$

15.86

   

$

20.48

   

$

14.93

   

$

14.21

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

8.60

%

   

(16.22

%)

   

43.93

%

   

5.71

%

   

10.14

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

11,533

   

$

11,628

   

$

14,211

   

$

10,595

   

$

11,363

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.62

%

   

1.57

%

   

1.57

%

   

1.64

%

   

1.62

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.16

%

   

0.00

%

   

(0.19

%)

   

0.49

%

   

1.06

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

55

%

   

34

%

   

25

%

   

136

%

   

78

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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271


Calamos Select Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.28

   

$

17.52

   

$

12.97

   

$

12.36

   

$

13.77

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.01

)

   

0.02

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.07

     

(2.62

)

   

5.50

     

0.62

     

0.83

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.99

     

(2.74

)

   

5.36

     

0.61

     

0.85

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

(0.06

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(0.41

)

   

(1.50

)

   

(0.81

)

   

     

(2.20

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.41

)

   

(1.50

)

   

(0.81

)

   

     

(2.26

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

13.86

   

$

13.28

   

$

17.52

   

$

12.97

   

$

12.36

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

7.76

%

   

(16.85

%)

   

42.92

%

   

4.85

%

   

9.33

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

120

   

$

170

   

$

887

   

$

1,056

   

$

5,274

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.90

%

   

1.91

%

   

1.90

%

   

1.90

%

   

1.90

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.36

%

   

2.33

%

   

2.33

%

   

2.40

%

   

2.35

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.57

%)

   

(0.77

%)

   

(0.92

%)

   

(0.11

%)

   

0.15

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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272


Calamos Select Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

16.45

   

$

21.15

   

$

15.36

   

$

14.62

   

$

15.80

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.07

     

0.05

     

0.01

     

0.10

     

0.16

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.34

     

(3.23

)

   

6.59

     

0.76

     

1.01

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.41

     

(3.18

)

   

6.60

     

0.86

     

1.17

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.02

)

   

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.15

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(0.41

)

   

(1.50

)

   

(0.81

)

   

     

(2.20

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.41

)

   

(1.52

)

   

(0.81

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(2.35

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

17.45

   

$

16.45

   

$

21.15

   

$

15.36

   

$

14.62

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

8.84

%

   

(16.00

%)

   

44.28

%

   

5.92

%

   

10.43

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

31,663

   

$

30,660

   

$

38,585

   

$

36,075

   

$

28,389

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.37

%

   

1.32

%

   

1.32

%

   

1.39

%

   

1.36

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.41

%

   

0.25

%

   

0.07

%

   

0.69

%

   

1.13

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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273


Calamos International Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

15.43

   

$

28.83

   

$

22.96

   

$

17.97

   

$

18.10

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.05

     

0.21

     

0.05

     

(0.04

)

   

0.09

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.77

     

(9.48

)

   

7.29

     

5.03

     

1.80

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.82

     

(9.27

)

   

7.34

     

4.99

     

1.89

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.00

)*

   

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(4.13

)

   

(1.47

)

   

     

(2.02

)

 

Total distributions**

   

     

(4.13

)

   

(1.47

)

   

     

(2.02

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

16.25

   

$

15.43

   

$

28.83

   

$

22.96

   

$

17.97

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

5.31

%

   

(36.67

%)

   

32.76

%

   

27.82

%

   

13.07

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

41,631

   

$

46,993

   

$

79,503

   

$

60,527

   

$

53,950

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.16

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.10

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.49

%

   

1.64

%

   

1.56

%

   

1.52

%

   

1.48

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.27

%

   

1.04

%

   

0.19

%

   

(0.20

%)

   

0.51

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

131

%

   

129

%

   

99

%

   

85

%

   

81

%

 

*  Amounts are less than $0.005.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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274


Calamos International Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

12.86

   

$

24.94

   

$

20.17

   

$

15.91

   

$

16.38

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.07

)

   

0.05

     

(0.16

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.65

     

(8.00

)

   

6.40

     

4.42

     

1.60

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.58

     

(7.95

)

   

6.24

     

4.26

     

1.55

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(4.13

)

   

(1.47

)

   

     

(2.02

)

 

Total distributions**

   

     

(4.13

)

   

(1.47

)

   

     

(2.02

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

13.44

   

$

12.86

   

$

24.94

   

$

20.17

   

$

15.91

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

4.51

%

   

(37.18

%)

   

31.79

%

   

26.84

%

   

12.21

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

1,339

   

$

1,989

   

$

3,953

   

$

6,344

   

$

9,022

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.91

%

   

1.85

%

   

1.85

%

   

1.85

%

   

1.85

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.24

%

   

2.39

%

   

2.31

%

   

2.27

%

   

2.26

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.48

%)

   

0.27

%

   

(0.69

%)

   

(0.95

%)

   

(0.35

%)

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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275


Calamos International Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

16.10

   

$

29.92

   

$

23.73

   

$

18.53

   

$

18.55

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.09

     

0.27

     

0.12

     

0.01

     

0.13

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.81

     

(9.88

)

   

7.54

     

5.19

     

1.87

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.90

     

(9.61

)

   

7.66

     

5.20

     

2.00

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.08

)

   

(0.00

)*

   

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(4.13

)

   

(1.47

)

   

     

(2.02

)

 

Total distributions**

   

     

(4.21

)

   

(1.47

)

   

     

(2.02

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

17.00

   

$

16.10

   

$

29.92

   

$

23.73

   

$

18.53

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

5.59

%

   

(36.54

%)

   

33.13

%

   

28.06

%

   

13.32

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

141,782

   

$

120,520

   

$

216,723

   

$

156,321

   

$

134,562

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.91

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.24

%

   

1.39

%

   

1.31

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.23

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.52

%

   

1.28

%

   

0.43

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.75

%

 

*  Amounts are less than $0.005.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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276


Calamos International Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS R6

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

16.28

   

$

30.20

   

$

23.93

   

$

18.67

   

$

18.66

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.11

     

0.31

     

0.15

     

0.05

     

0.20

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.82

     

(10.00

)

   

7.61

     

5.21

     

1.83

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.93

     

(9.69

)

   

7.76

     

5.26

     

2.03

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

(0.10

)

   

(0.02

)

   

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(4.13

)

   

(1.47

)

   

     

(2.02

)

 

Total distributions**

   

     

(4.23

)

   

(1.49

)

   

     

(2.02

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

17.21

   

$

16.28

   

$

30.20

   

$

23.93

   

$

18.67

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

5.71

%

   

(36.47

%)

   

33.24

%

   

28.23

%

   

13.41

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

4,829

   

$

4,332

   

$

1,921

   

$

1,012

   

$

7,463

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.81

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.77

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.77

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.13

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.22

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.15

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.61

%

   

1.59

%

   

0.51

%

   

0.24

%

   

1.13

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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277


Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

14.51

   

$

22.25

   

$

19.60

   

$

14.12

   

$

12.54

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.01

     

0.12

     

(0.05

)

   

(0.07

)

   

0.09

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.46

     

(7.79

)

   

3.15

     

5.66

     

1.49

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.47

     

(7.67

)

   

3.10

     

5.59

     

1.58

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.07

)

   

     

(0.11

)

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

(0.45

)

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.11

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

14.87

   

$

14.51

   

$

22.25

   

$

19.60

   

$

14.12

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

3.19

%

   

(34.55

%)

   

15.87

%

   

39.81

%

   

12.60

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

36,830

   

$

36,890

   

$

54,731

   

$

31,015

   

$

28,168

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.29

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.56

%

   

1.64

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.63

%

   

1.63

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.64

%

   

1.64

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.09

%

   

0.67

%

   

(0.21

%)

   

(0.47

%)

   

0.63

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

137

%

   

132

%

   

140

%

   

125

%

   

78

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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278


Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

13.34

   

$

20.55

   

$

18.26

   

$

13.16

   

$

11.78

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.42

     

(7.18

)

   

2.96

     

5.28

     

1.39

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.33

     

(7.21

)

   

2.74

     

5.10

     

1.38

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

(0.45

)

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

     

     

(0.45

)

   

     

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

13.67

   

$

13.34

   

$

20.55

   

$

18.26

   

$

13.16

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

2.40

%

   

(35.04

%)

   

15.05

%

   

38.75

%

   

11.71

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

3,930

   

$

6,153

   

$

16,050

   

$

13,183

   

$

13,478

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

2.04

%

   

2.05

%

   

2.05

%

   

2.32

%

   

2.39

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.38

%

   

2.39

%

   

2.34

%

   

2.39

%

   

2.39

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.63

%)

   

(0.16

%)

   

(1.04

%)

   

(1.23

%)

   

(0.11

%)

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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279


Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

14.67

   

$

22.51

   

$

19.78

   

$

14.26

   

$

12.63

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.06

     

0.17

     

0.01

     

(0.03

)

   

0.12

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.45

     

(7.87

)

   

3.18

     

5.71

     

1.51

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.51

     

(7.70

)

   

3.19

     

5.68

     

1.63

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.16

)

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

(0.45

)

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.16

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

15.03

   

$

14.67

   

$

22.51

   

$

19.78

   

$

14.26

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

3.44

%

   

(34.39

%)

   

16.17

%

   

40.16

%

   

12.91

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

320,622

   

$

315,858

   

$

509,216

   

$

193,243

   

$

120,318

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.04

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.39

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.38

%

   

1.38

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.39

%

   

1.39

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.35

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.04

%

   

(0.22

%)

   

0.91

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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280


Calamos Global Equity Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

11.50

   

$

18.40

   

$

14.05

   

$

11.64

   

$

13.61

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.01

     

0.02

     

(0.08

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.07

     

(4.94

)

   

5.49

     

3.37

     

0.79

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.08

     

(4.92

)

   

5.41

     

3.30

     

0.78

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(0.50

)

   

(1.98

)

   

(1.06

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(2.75

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.50

)

   

(1.98

)

   

(1.06

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(2.75

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

12.08

   

$

11.50

   

$

18.40

   

$

14.05

   

$

11.64

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

9.68

%

   

(29.36

%)

   

39.89

%

   

30.07

%

   

10.28

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

20,462

   

$

21,143

   

$

32,511

   

$

21,814

   

$

20,236

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.41

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.40

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.52

%

   

1.61

%

   

1.58

%

   

1.65

%

   

1.51

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.04

%

   

0.17

%

   

(0.48

%)

   

(0.59

%)

   

(0.08

%)

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

90

%

   

77

%

   

72

%

   

71

%

   

72

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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281


Calamos Global Equity Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

9.35

   

$

15.45

   

$

12.03

   

$

10.15

   

$

12.34

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.86

     

(4.05

)

   

4.66

     

2.91

     

0.65

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.79

     

(4.12

)

   

4.48

     

2.77

     

0.56

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

     

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(0.50

)

   

(1.98

)

   

(1.06

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(2.75

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.50

)

   

(1.98

)

   

(1.06

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(2.75

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.64

   

$

9.35

   

$

15.45

   

$

12.03

   

$

10.15

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

8.99

%

   

(29.96

%)

   

38.88

%

   

29.19

%

   

9.36

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

611

   

$

726

   

$

1,492

   

$

4,635

   

$

8,011

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

2.16

%

   

2.15

%

   

2.15

%

   

2.15

%

   

2.15

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.28

%

   

2.37

%

   

2.33

%

   

2.40

%

   

2.26

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.71

%)

   

(0.59

%)

   

(1.32

%)

   

(1.31

%)

   

(0.86

%)

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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282


Calamos Global Equity Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

12.10

   

$

19.20

   

$

14.59

   

$

12.02

   

$

13.93

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.04

     

0.05

     

(0.04

)

   

(0.04

)

   

0.02

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.13

     

(5.17

)

   

5.71

     

3.50

     

0.82

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.17

     

(5.12

)

   

5.67

     

3.46

     

0.84

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.02

)

   

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(0.50

)

   

(1.98

)

   

(1.06

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(2.75

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.52

)

   

(1.98

)

   

(1.06

)

   

(0.89

)

   

(2.75

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

12.75

   

$

12.10

   

$

19.20

   

$

14.59

   

$

12.02

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

9.98

%

   

(29.20

%)

   

40.29

%

   

30.46

%

   

10.52

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

66,181

   

$

51,538

   

$

103,256

   

$

65,062

   

$

52,619

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.25

%

   

1.36

%

   

1.33

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.26

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.28

%

   

0.37

%

   

(0.23

%)

   

(0.34

%)

   

0.14

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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283


Calamos Global Equity Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:

   

CLASS R6

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

  June 23, 2020•
through
October 31,
 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.11

   

$

19.21

   

$

14.59

   

$

13.19

   

Income from investment operations:

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.05

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.02

)

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

1.13

     

(5.10

)

   

5.71

     

1.42

   

Total from investment operations

   

1.18

     

(5.12

)

   

5.68

     

1.40

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.03

)

   

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

(0.50

)

   

(1.98

)

   

(1.06

)

   

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.53

)

   

(1.98

)

   

(1.06

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.76

   

$

12.11

   

$

19.21

   

$

14.59

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

10.04

%

   

(29.18

%)

   

40.36

%

   

10.61

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

93

   

$

11

   

$

168

   

$

120

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.06

%

   

1.12

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.09

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.14

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.27

%

   

1.36

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.35

%

   

(0.12

%)

   

(0.18

%)

   

(0.45

%)(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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284


Calamos Global Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

9.15

   

$

12.72

   

$

10.02

   

$

8.51

   

$

8.99

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.00

     

(0.03

)

   

(0.04

)

   

0.07

     

0.10

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.46

     

(2.88

)

   

3.42

     

1.55

     

0.37

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.46

     

(2.91

)

   

3.38

     

1.62

     

0.47

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.04

)

   

     

(0.05

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.07

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(0.66

)

   

(0.63

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.88

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.66

)

   

(0.68

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.95

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.57

   

$

9.15

   

$

12.72

   

$

10.02

   

$

8.51

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

4.97

%

   

(23.93

%)

   

34.84

%

   

19.09

%

   

6.67

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

81,821

   

$

86,403

   

$

119,261

   

$

88,618

   

$

83,069

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.22

%

   

1.22

%

   

1.31

%

   

1.53

%

   

1.49

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.49

%

   

1.46

%

   

1.45

%

   

1.53

%

   

1.49

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.05

%)

   

(0.28

%)

   

(0.33

%)

   

0.78

%

   

1.20

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

81

%

   

92

%

   

82

%

   

119

%

   

69

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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285


Calamos Global Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

7.73

   

$

10.92

   

$

8.71

   

$

7.45

   

$

7.98

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.11

)

   

0.00

     

0.04

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.40

     

(2.44

)

   

2.95

     

1.35

     

0.31

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.33

     

(2.53

)

   

2.84

     

1.35

     

0.35

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.01

)

   

     

     

     

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(0.66

)

   

(0.63

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.88

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.66

)

   

(0.63

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.88

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

8.05

   

$

7.73

   

$

10.92

   

$

8.71

   

$

7.45

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

4.22

%

   

(24.43

%)

   

33.77

%

   

18.22

%

   

5.87

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

7,317

   

$

7,528

   

$

10,032

   

$

8,946

   

$

14,742

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.97

%

   

1.97

%

   

2.07

%

   

2.28

%

   

2.28

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.24

%

   

2.21

%

   

2.20

%

   

2.28

%

   

2.28

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.80

%)

   

(1.03

%)

   

(1.09

%)

   

0.01

%

   

0.50

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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286


Calamos Global Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

9.53

   

$

13.18

   

$

10.36

   

$

8.79

   

$

9.25

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.02

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.01

)

   

0.09

     

0.13

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.48

     

(2.96

)

   

3.54

     

1.60

     

0.38

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.50

     

(2.98

)

   

3.53

     

1.69

     

0.51

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(0.66

)

   

(0.63

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.88

)

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.67

)

   

(0.71

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.97

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.98

   

$

9.53

   

$

13.18

   

$

10.36

   

$

8.79

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

5.21

%

   

(23.66

%)

   

35.16

%

   

19.33

%

   

6.95

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

107,198

   

$

117,790

   

$

152,596

   

$

65,909

   

$

53,594

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.97

%

   

0.97

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.25

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.24

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.20

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.25

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.20

%

   

(0.14

%)

   

(0.09

%)

   

1.01

%

   

1.47

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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287


Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
    Year Ended
October 31,
2023
  March 31, 2022•
through
October 31,
2022
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

7.65

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.00

*

   

0.05

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.06

)

   

(2.40

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.06

)

   

(2.35

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.05

)

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.05

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

7.54

   

$

7.65

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(0.87

%)

   

(23.50

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

20

   

$

13

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.35

%

   

2.66

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

9.06

%

   

11.03

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.04

%)

   

(9.66

%)(c)

 
    Year Ended
October 31,
2023
  March 31, 2022•
through
October 31,
2022
 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

126

%

   

64

%(d)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

*  Amounts are less than $0.005.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Not annualized.

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288


Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
    Year Ended
October 31,
2023
  March 31, 2022•
through
October 31,
2022
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

7.62

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

(0.07

)

   

0.01

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.05

)

   

(2.39

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.12

)

   

(2.38

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.04

)

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.04

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

7.46

   

$

7.62

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(1.62

%)

   

(23.80

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

7

   

$

8

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

2.09

%

   

2.67

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

9.79

%

   

11.03

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

(0.92

%)

   

(9.66

%)(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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289


Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
    Year Ended
October 31,
2023
  March 31, 2022•
through
October 31,
2022
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

7.66

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.01

     

0.06

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.05

)

   

(2.40

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.04

)

   

(2.34

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.06

)

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.06

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

7.56

   

$

7.66

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(0.48

%)

   

(23.40

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

2,327

   

$

1,740

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.10

%

   

2.67

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

8.80

%

   

11.03

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.17

%

   

(9.66

%)(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) calculated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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290


Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS R6

 
    Year Ended
October 31,
2023
  March 31, 2022•
through
October 31,
2022
 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

7.66

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.01

     

0.06

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.05

)

   

(2.40

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.04

)

   

(2.34

)

 

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.06

)

   

   

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.06

)

   

   

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

7.56

   

$

7.66

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(0.48

%)

   

(23.40

%)

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

8

   

$

8

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.07

%

   

2.67

%(c)

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

8.78

%

   

11.03

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

0.19

%

   

(9.66

%)(c)

 

•  Commencement of operations.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

(c)  Annualized.

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291


Calamos Total Return Bond Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

8.67

   

$

10.61

   

$

10.85

   

$

10.53

   

$

9.81

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.30

     

0.24

     

0.19

     

0.21

     

0.27

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.27

)

   

(1.81

)

   

(0.19

)

   

0.33

     

0.72

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.03

     

(1.57

)

   

     

0.54

     

0.99

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(0.13

)

   

(0.01

)

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

8.38

   

$

8.67

   

$

10.61

   

$

10.85

   

$

10.53

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

0.18

%

   

(15.13

%)

   

0.01

%

   

5.18

%

   

10.24

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

11,764

   

$

14,662

   

$

22,394

   

$

24,376

   

$

22,565

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.24

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.01

%

   

1.03

%

   

1.09

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

3.36

%

   

2.48

%

   

1.77

%

   

2.00

%

   

2.67

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

41

%

   

28

%

   

51

%

   

61

%

   

64

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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292


Calamos Total Return Bond Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

8.67

   

$

10.61

   

$

10.85

   

$

10.53

   

$

9.81

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.23

     

0.17

     

0.11

     

0.14

     

0.20

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.27

)

   

(1.81

)

   

(0.19

)

   

0.32

     

0.72

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.04

)

   

(1.64

)

   

(0.08

)

   

0.46

     

0.92

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.20

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(0.13

)

   

(0.01

)

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.20

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

8.38

   

$

8.67

   

$

10.61

   

$

10.85

   

$

10.53

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

(0.57

%)

   

(15.76

%)

   

(0.74

%)

   

4.40

%

   

9.42

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

323

   

$

549

   

$

800

   

$

1,777

   

$

2,929

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.65

%

   

1.65

%

   

1.65

%

   

1.65

%

   

1.65

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.99

%

   

1.90

%

   

1.76

%

   

1.77

%

   

1.84

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

2.60

%

   

1.72

%

   

1.02

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.98

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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293


Calamos Total Return Bond Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

8.68

   

$

10.61

   

$

10.85

   

$

10.54

   

$

9.81

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.32

     

0.26

     

0.22

     

0.24

     

0.30

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.27

)

   

(1.79

)

   

(0.20

)

   

0.32

     

0.73

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.05

     

(1.53

)

   

0.02

     

0.56

     

1.03

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

(0.13

)

   

(0.01

)

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

8.39

   

$

8.68

   

$

10.61

   

$

10.85

   

$

10.54

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

0.55

%

   

(14.92

%)

   

0.17

%

   

5.34

%

   

10.62

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

19,236

   

$

18,622

   

$

43,979

   

$

60,602

   

$

35,570

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

0.99

%

   

0.88

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.77

%

   

0.84

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

3.61

%

   

2.65

%

   

2.02

%

   

2.21

%

   

2.92

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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294


Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

7.30

   

$

8.58

   

$

7.96

   

$

8.34

   

$

8.37

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.45

     

0.37

     

0.35

     

0.43

     

0.48

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.07

)

   

(1.27

)

   

0.66

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.38

     

(0.90

)

   

1.01

     

0.08

     

0.47

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.50

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

   

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.12

)

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.50

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

7.22

   

$

7.30

   

$

8.58

   

$

7.96

   

$

8.34

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

5.22

%

   

(10.67

%)

   

12.88

%

   

1.13

%

   

5.85

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

25,252

   

$

26,775

   

$

34,550

   

$

30,580

   

$

35,124

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.43

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.33

%

   

1.37

%

   

1.23

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

6.12

%

   

4.71

%

   

4.10

%

   

5.34

%

   

5.71

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

25

%

   

30

%

   

49

%

   

52

%

   

46

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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295


Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS C

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

7.80

   

$

9.14

   

$

8.45

   

$

8.82

   

$

8.82

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.43

     

0.33

     

0.31

     

0.40

     

0.45

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.09

)

   

(1.35

)

   

0.71

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.02

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.34

     

(1.02

)

   

1.02

     

0.02

     

0.43

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.43

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

   

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.12

)

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.43

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

7.74

   

$

7.80

   

$

9.14

   

$

8.45

   

$

8.82

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

4.35

%

   

(11.35

%)

   

12.11

%

   

0.38

%

   

5.04

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

438

   

$

471

   

$

677

   

$

981

   

$

1,887

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

1.75

%

   

1.75

%

   

1.75

%

   

1.75

%

   

1.75

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

2.18

%

   

2.15

%

   

2.08

%

   

2.11

%

   

2.08

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

5.37

%

   

3.95

%

   

3.38

%

   

4.67

%

   

5.16

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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296


Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

7.30

   

$

8.58

   

$

7.96

   

$

8.34

   

$

8.37

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.47

     

0.39

     

0.37

     

0.44

     

0.50

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.07

)

   

(1.27

)

   

0.67

     

(0.34

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.40

     

(0.88

)

   

1.04

     

0.10

     

0.49

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.48

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.48

)

   

(0.52

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

     

     

   

Return of capital

   

     

     

(0.12

)

   

     

   

Total distributions**

   

(0.48

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.42

)

   

(0.48

)

   

(0.52

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

7.22

   

$

7.30

   

$

8.58

   

$

7.96

   

$

8.34

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

5.48

%

   

(10.45

%)

   

13.16

%

   

1.38

%

   

6.11

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

7,786

   

$

9,150

   

$

9,267

   

$

6,716

   

$

7,003

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

1.18

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.12

%

   

0.99

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

6.36

%

   

4.98

%

   

4.34

%

   

5.56

%

   

5.97

%

 

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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297


Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS A

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

9.28

   

$

9.91

   

$

10.23

   

$

10.20

   

$

9.98

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.28

     

0.13

     

0.15

     

0.21

     

0.25

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.07

     

(0.62

)

   

(0.07

)

   

0.12

     

0.23

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.35

     

(0.49

)

   

0.08

     

0.33

     

0.48

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.26

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

(0.09

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.00

)*

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.26

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.30

   

$

9.28

   

$

9.91

   

$

10.23

   

$

10.20

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

3.79

%

   

(4.99

%)

   

0.85

%

   

3.24

%

   

4.84

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

3,523

   

$

2,128

   

$

2,661

   

$

3,225

   

$

601

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.63

%

   

0.63

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.65

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

0.63

%

   

0.63

%

   

0.65

%

   

0.68

%

   

0.74

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

2.94

%

   

1.36

%

   

1.51

%

   

2.12

%

   

2.47

%

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

41

%

   

48

%

   

44

%

   

41

%

   

132

%

 

*  Amounts are less than $0.005.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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298


Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund Financial Highlights

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year were as follows:

   

CLASS I

 
   

Year Ended October 31,

 
   

2023

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

9.28

   

$

9.91

   

$

10.23

   

$

10.20

   

$

9.98

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

   

0.30

     

0.15

     

0.17

     

0.25

     

0.28

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

0.06

     

(0.62

)

   

(0.06

)

   

0.10

     

0.22

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.36

     

(0.47

)

   

0.11

     

0.35

     

0.50

   

Distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.28

)

 

Dividends from net realized gains

   

     

     

(0.09

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.00

)*

 

Total distributions**

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.43

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.28

)

 

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

9.29

   

$

9.28

   

$

9.91

   

$

10.23

   

$

10.20

   

Ratios and supplemental data:

 

Total return(b)

   

3.93

%

   

(4.77

%)

   

1.11

%

   

3.49

%

   

5.09

%

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

354,109

   

$

356,908

   

$

306,398

   

$

176,439

   

$

217,552

   

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

   

0.39

%

   

0.38

%

   

0.40

%

   

0.40

%

   

0.40

%

 

Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets prior to expense reductions

   

0.39

%

   

0.38

%

   

0.40

%

   

0.42

%

   

0.47

%

 

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

   

3.17

%

   

1.58

%

   

1.73

%

   

2.44

%

   

2.73

%

 

*  Amounts are less than $0.005.

**  Distribution for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

(a)  Net investment income (loss) allocated based on average shares method.

(b)  Total return measures net investment income (loss) and capital gain or loss from portfolio investments assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. Total return is not annualized for periods that are less than a full year, does not reflect the effect of sales charge for Class A shares nor the contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the shareholders and the Board of Trustees of Calamos Investment Trust

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Calamos Investment Trust comprising the Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund, Calamos Hedged Equity Fund, Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund, Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund, Calamos Convertible Fund, Calamos Global Convertible Fund, Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund, Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund, Calamos Growth Fund, Calamos Growth and Income Fund, Calamos Dividend Growth Fund, Calamos Select Fund, Calamos International Growth Fund, Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund, Calamos Global Equity Fund, Calamos Global Opportunities Fund, Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund, Calamos Total Return Bond Fund, Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund, and Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund (the "Funds"), including the schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2023; the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below; and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the funds listed above constituting Calamos Investment Trust as of October 31, 2023, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods listed in the table below in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Individual Fund Comprising the
Calamos Investment Trust
  Statement of
Operations
  Statements of
Changes in
Net Assets
 

Financial Highlights

 

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund, Calamos Hedged Equity Fund, Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund, Calamos Convertible Fund, Calamos Global Convertible Fund, Calamos Growth Fund, Calamos Growth and Income Fund, Calamos Dividend Growth Fund, Calamos Select Fund, Calamos International Growth Fund, Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund, Calamos Global Equity Fund, Calamos Global Opportunities Fund, Calamos Total Return Bond Fund, Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund, and Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund

 

For the year ended October 31, 2023

 

For the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022

 

For the five years ended October 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 respectively

 

Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund (formerly, Frontier Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund for the period July 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019)

 

For the year ended October 31, 2023

 

For the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022

 

For the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and the period from May 31, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019 and July 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019

 

Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund

 

For the year ended October 31, 2023

 

For the years ended October 31, 2023 and 2022

 

For the years ended October 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and the period from July 31, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019

 

Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund

 

For the year ended October 31, 2023

 

For the year ended October 31, 2023 and the period from March 31, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022

 

For the year ended October 31, 2023 and the period from March 31, 2022 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2022

 

Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund

 

For the period from September 29, 2023 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2023

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds' financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds' internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Chicago, Illinois

December 20, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more Calamos Advisors LLC investment companies since 2003.

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301


Trustee Approval of Management Agreement (Unaudited)

The Board of Trustees ("Board" or the "Trustees") of Calamos Investment Trust (the "Trust" and each series of the Trust, a "Fund" and, collectively, the "Funds") oversees the management of each of the Funds, and, as required by law, determines annually whether to continue the Trust's management agreement with Calamos Advisors LLC ("Adviser") pursuant to which the Adviser serves as the investment manager and administrator for each of the Funds. The "Independent Trustees," who comprise more than 80% of the Board, have never been affiliated with the Adviser.

In connection with their most recent consideration regarding the continuation of the management agreement,* the Trustees received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by the Adviser in response to detailed requests of the Independent Trustees and their independent legal counsel. In the course of their consideration of the agreement, the Independent Trustees were advised by their counsel, and in addition to meeting with management of the Adviser, they met separately in executive session with their counsel.

At a meeting held on June 21, 2023, based on their evaluation of the information referred to above and other information provided in this and previous meetings, the Trustees determined that the overall arrangements between the Trust and the Adviser on behalf of the Funds were fair in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Adviser and its affiliates, the fees charged for those services and other matters that the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. At that meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the continuation of the management agreement with respect to all of the Funds through July 31, 2024, subject to possible earlier termination as provided in the agreement.

In connection with its consideration of the management agreement, the Board considered, among other things: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Adviser's services, (ii) the investment performance of each Fund as well as performance information for comparable funds and other, comparable clients of the Adviser, (iii) the fees and other expenses paid by each Fund as well as expense information for comparable funds and for other, comparable clients of the Adviser, (iv) the profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund, (v) whether economies of scale may be realized as each Fund grows and whether potential economies may be shared, in some measure, with Fund investors and (vi) other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds. In the Board's deliberations, no single factor was responsible for the Board's decision to approve continuation of the management agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board's consideration of the nature, quality and extent of the Adviser's services to the Funds took into account the knowledge gained from the Board's meetings with the Adviser throughout the years. In addition, the Board considered: the Adviser's long-term history of managing the Funds; the consistency of investment approach; the background and experience of the Adviser's investment personnel responsible for managing the Funds; and the Adviser's performance as administrator of the Funds, including, among other things, in the areas of brokerage selection, trade execution, compliance and shareholder communications. The Board also reviewed the Adviser's resources and key personnel involved in providing investment management services to the Funds. The Board noted the personal investments that the Adviser's key investment personnel have made in the Funds, which further aligns the interests of the Adviser and its personnel with those of the Funds' shareholders. In addition, the Board considered compliance reports about the Adviser from the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer.

The Board also considered the information provided by the Adviser regarding the Funds' performance and the steps the Adviser is taking to improve performance. In particular, the Board noted the additional personnel added to the Adviser's investment team, which includes portfolio managers, research analysts, research associates and risk management personnel. The Board also noted the Adviser's significant investment into its infrastructure and investment processes.

Investment Performance of the Funds. The Board considered each Fund's investment performance over various time periods, including how the Fund performed compared to the average performance of a group of comparable funds (the Fund's "Category") selected by an independent third-party service provider. In certain instances noted below, the Category represents a custom group of comparable funds, also selected by the independent third-party service provider. The performance periods considered by the Board ended on March 31, 2023, except where otherwise noted. Where available, the Board considered one-, three-, five- and ten-year performance. To the extent the Board considered data for periods other than those ending on March 31, 2023 or considered comparative data in addition to that of the Category, such as comparative data for an

*  Please see separate disclosure relating to the Trustee Approval of Management Agreement for Merger Arbitrage Fund.

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alternate group of comparable funds (a "category"), the data was still produced by an independent third-party service provider.

Further detail considered by the Board regarding the investment performance of each Fund is set forth below:

Calamos Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its custom Category average for the year-to-date and three-year periods, though it underperformed for the remaining periods. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed both of its benchmarks for the year-to-date period. The Board further noted that, because of changes to the portfolio management team in 2020, only the recent performance data was attributable to the existing team.

Calamos Select Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its custom Category average for the year-to-date and three-year periods, though it underperformed for the remaining periods. The Board further noted that, because of changes to the portfolio management team in 2020, only the recent performance data was attributable to the existing team.

Calamos Dividend Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its custom Category average for the year-to-date and three- and five-year periods, though it underperformed for the one-year period.

Calamos International Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the year-to-date and three-year periods, though it underperformed in the remaining periods.

Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund. The Board considered that, while the Fund underperformed its Category average for the one-year and year-to-date periods, the Fund had only commenced operations in March 2022 and that it would be prudent to allow the portfolio management team time to further develop its performance record with the Fund.

Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the year-to-date and three-, five- and ten-year periods, though it underperformed for the one-year period.

Calamos Global Equity Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the three-, five- and ten-year periods, though it underperformed for the year-to-date and one-year periods.

Calamos Growth and Income Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its custom Category average for the year-to-date and three-, five- and ten-year periods, though it underperformed for the one-year period.

Calamos Global Opportunities Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its custom Category average for the year-to-date and three-, five- and ten-year periods, though it underperformed for the one-year period.

Calamos Convertible Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the year-to-date and three- and five-year periods and underperformed for the one- and ten-year periods.

Calamos Global Convertible Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the year-to-date period, though it underperformed for the remaining periods. The Board noted the Adviser's representation that the Fund is the only U.S.-based convertible fund with a global mandate in its Category, and therefore considered the Adviser's assertion that the Global Convertible UCITS fund managed by the Adviser and its performance universe are a better comparative source than the Category. As a result, the Board considered the Fund's similarity to the UCITS fund managed by the Adviser, noting that the UCITS fund outperformed peers for the three- and five-year periods and only underperformed peers for the more recent one-year period. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the year-to-date period.

Calamos Total Return Bond Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the one- and ten-year periods, though it underperformed for the remaining periods. The Board also considered that as of March 31, 2023, the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods and ranked in the first quartile of its Category for the one-year period.

Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the three- and five-year periods, though it underperformed for the remaining periods.

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its custom Category average for the year-to-date and five- and ten-year periods, though it underperformed for the remaining periods. The Board also considered that the Fund outperformed both of its benchmarks for the three-, five- and ten-year and since inception periods.

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Calamos Hedged Equity Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the three- and five-year periods, though it underperformed for the remaining periods.

Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the year-to-date and three-, five- and ten-year periods and only underperformed for the one-year period.

Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the one- and three-year periods.

Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its Category average for the ten-year period and underperformed for the remaining periods.

Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund outperformed its custom Category average for the year-to-date period and underperformed its custom Category average for the remaining periods. The Board also considered that the Fund ranked in the second quartile of its Custom category for the year-to-date period and that, because it was launched in 2019, it did not yet have a longer performance track record.

Costs of Services Provided and Profits Realized by the Adviser. Using information provided by an independent third-party service provider, the Board evaluated each Fund's actual management fee rate compared to the median management fee rate for other mutual funds similar in size, character and investment strategy (the Fund's "Expense Group"), and the Fund's total expense ratio compared to the median total expense ratio of the Fund's Expense Group.

The Board also reviewed the Adviser's management fee rates for its institutional separate accounts, other advisory accounts and sub-advisory accounts with comparable investment strategies. The Board took into account that although, generally, the rates of fees paid by institutional clients or for sub-advisory services were lower than the rates of fees paid by the Funds, the differences reflected the Adviser's greater level of responsibilities and significantly broader scope of services regarding the Funds, the more extensive regulatory obligations and risks associated with managing the Funds, and other financial considerations with respect to creation and sponsorship of the Funds. The Board considered factors that led to more expenses for registered funds including but not limited to: (i) capital expenditures to establish a Fund, (ii) length of time to reach critical mass, and the related expenses, (iii) higher servicing costs of intermediaries and shareholders, (iv) higher redemption rates of assets under management, (v) entrepreneurial risk assumed by the Adviser and (vi) greater exposure to "make whole" errors.

The Board also considered the Adviser's costs in serving as the Funds' investment adviser and manager, including but not limited to costs associated with technology, infrastructure and compliance necessary to manage the Funds. The Board reviewed the Adviser's methodology for allocating costs among the Adviser's lines of business. The Board also considered information regarding the structure of the Adviser's compensation program for portfolio managers, analysts and certain other employees, and the relationship of such compensation to the attraction and retention of quality personnel. Finally, the Board reviewed information on the profitability of the Adviser in serving as each Fund's investment manager and of the Adviser and its affiliates in all of their relationships with each Fund, as well as an explanation of the methodology utilized in allocating various expenses among the Funds and the Adviser's other business units. Data was provided to the Board with respect to profitability, both on a pre- and post-marketing cost basis. The Board reviewed the financial statements of the Adviser's parent company and discussed its corporate structure.

Further detail considered by the Board regarding the management fee rate and total expense ratio of each Fund is set forth below:

Calamos Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are higher than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group.

Calamos Select Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are higher than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group. The Board also considered that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 and was currently subsidizing the Fund under this arrangement.

Calamos Dividend Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate is lower than its Expense Group median, though the Fund's total expense ratio is higher than its Expense Group median. The Board reviewed the Fund's expenses in light of its performance record and level of assets. The Board also considered that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 and was currently subsidizing the Fund under this arrangement.

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Calamos International Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are lower than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group. The Board also noted that the Fund's management fee is subject to a performance adjustment, which serves to lower the management fee during periods of underperformance.

Calamos International Small Cap Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate is lower than the Fund's Expense Group median, though the Fund's total expense ratio is higher than its Expense Group median. The Board also considered that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Fund expenses through March 31, 2025 and was currently subsidizing the Fund under this arrangement.

Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are lower than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group.

Calamos Global Equity Fund. The Board considered that, while the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are higher than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group, the Fund's management fee is subject to a performance adjustment, which serves to lower the management fee during periods of underperformance. The Board also considered that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 and was currently subsidizing the Fund under this arrangement.

Calamos Growth and Income Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are higher than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group. The Board reviewed the Fund's expenses in light of its performance record.

Calamos Global Opportunities Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are higher than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group. The Board reviewed the Fund's expenses in light of its performance record. The Board also considered that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 and was currently subsidizing the Fund under this arrangement.

Calamos Convertible Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate is equal to the Fund's Expense Group median, though the Fund's total expense ratio is higher than its Expense Group median. The Board noted that the Fund's total expense ratio was only three basis points above the respective Expense Group median. The Board also reviewed the Fund's expenses in light of its more recent performance record.

Calamos Global Convertible Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are higher than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group. The Board also considered, however, that the Fund offers a unique mandate and the Adviser's assertion that, as a result, there are no appropriate peer funds against which to meaningfully compare the Fund's fees.

Calamos Total Return Bond Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate is lower than its Expense Group median, though its total expense ratio is higher than its Expense Group median. The Board also considered that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 and was currently subsidizing the Fund under this arrangement. The Board also reviewed the Fund's expenses in light of its performance record.

Calamos High Income Opportunities Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate is lower than the median of the Fund's Expense Group, and the Fund's total expense ratio is equal to the median of the Fund's Expense Group. The Board also considered that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 and was currently subsidizing the Fund under this arrangement.

Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are lower than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group.

Calamos Hedged Equity Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are lower than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group.

Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are lower than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group.

Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are lower than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group.

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Calamos Timpani Small Cap Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate and total expense ratio are higher than the respective medians of the Fund's Expense Group. The Board also considered that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 and was currently subsidizing the Fund under this arrangement.

Calamos Timpani SMID Growth Fund. The Board considered that the Fund's management fee rate is lower than the median of the Fund's Expense Group, and the total expense ratio is higher than the median of the Fund's Expense Group. The Board considered the Fund's expenses in light of its level of assets. The Board also considered that the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit Fund expenses through March 1, 2024 and was currently subsidizing the Fund under this arrangement.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether each Fund's management fee shares with shareholders potential economies of scale that may be achieved by the Adviser. The Board recognized that breakpoints in the fee schedule for each Fund could result in the sharing of economies of scale as Fund assets increase. The Board also considered the Adviser's agreement to reimburse each Fund for a portion of its expenses if the Fund's expense ratio otherwise would exceed a certain level. The Board also considered the benefits accruing to shareholders from the Adviser's investments into its infrastructure and investment processes. The Board concluded that the breakpoints in the fee schedule for each Fund allow shareholders to benefit from potential economies of scale that may be achieved by the Adviser.

Other Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the Funds. The Board also considered other benefits that accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. The Board concluded that while the Adviser may potentially benefit from its relationship with the Funds in ways other than the fees payable by the Funds, the Funds also may benefit from their relationship with the Adviser in ways other than the services to be provided by the Adviser and its affiliates pursuant to their agreement with the Funds and the fees payable by the Funds.

The Board also considered the Adviser's use of a portion of the commissions paid by the Funds on their portfolio brokerage transactions to obtain research products and services benefiting the Funds and/or other clients of the Adviser and concluded, based on reports from the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer, that the Adviser's use of "soft" commission dollars to obtain research products and services was consistent with regulatory requirements.

After full consideration of the above factors as well as other factors that were instructive in their consideration, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the continuation of the management agreement for each Fund with the Adviser was in the best interest of each respective Fund and its shareholders.

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Trustee Approval of Management Agreement for Merger Arbitrage Fund (Unaudited)

Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund. The Board of Trustees ("Board" or the "Trustees") of Calamos Investment Trust ("Trust"), on behalf of its new series, Calamos Merger Arbitrage Fund (the "New Fund"), oversees the management of the New Fund, and, as required by law, determines whether to approve or (annually thereafter) continue the New Fund's management agreement with Calamos Advisors LLC ("Adviser") pursuant to which the Adviser serves as the investment manager and provides certain administrative services for the New Fund. The "Independent Trustees," who comprise more than 80% of the Board, have never been affiliated with the Adviser.

In connection with their consideration regarding the initial approval of the management agreement for the New Fund, the Trustees received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by the Adviser in response to detailed requests from the Independent Trustees and their independent legal counsel. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, considered the data provided by the Adviser and concluded that sufficient information had been provided to allow them to evaluate the terms of the management agreement and the New Fund's investment advisory fee. In the course of their consideration of the agreement, the Independent Trustees were advised by their counsel and, in addition to meeting with management of the Adviser, they met separately in executive session with their counsel.

At a meeting held on September 26, 2023, based on their evaluation of the information referred to above and other information provided in this and previous meetings, the Trustees determined that the overall arrangements between the New Fund and the Adviser were fair in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser and its affiliates, the proposed fees to be charged for those services, and other matters that the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. At that meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the management agreement with respect to the New Fund through September 1, 2025, subject to possible earlier termination as provided in the management agreement.

In connection with its consideration of the management agreement with respect to the New Fund, the Board considered, among other things: (i) the nature, quality and extent of the Adviser's services to be provided, (ii) the fees and other expenses to be paid by the New Fund as well as expense information for comparable funds, (iii) the expected profitability of the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the New Fund, (iv) whether economies of scale may be realized as the New Fund grows and whether potential economies may be shared, in some measure, with the New Fund's investors; and (v) other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the New Fund. In the Board's deliberations, no single factor was responsible for the Board's decision to approve the management agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors.

Nature, Quality and Extent of Services. The Board's consideration of the nature, quality and extent of the Adviser's services to be provided to the New Fund took into account the knowledge that may be gained from the Board's meetings with the Adviser throughout the years. In addition, the Board considered: the Adviser's long-term history of managing the other Funds in the Calamos fund complex; the consistency of the Adviser's investment approach; and the Adviser's provision of administrative services for the other Funds in the Calamos fund complex, including, among other things, in the areas of brokerage selection, trade execution, compliance and shareholder communications. The Board also reviewed the Adviser's resources and key personnel expected to be involved in providing investment management services to the New Fund. The Board also considered compliance reports about the Adviser from the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer. The Board concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the New Fund were appropriate and consistent with the management agreement and that the New Fund was likely to benefit from services to be provided under the management agreement with the Adviser.

Investment Performance of the New Fund. Because the New Fund has not yet commenced operations, the Board did not consider the investment performance of the New Fund. The Board did consider, however, the results of another account managed by the Adviser with a similar strategy to the one the New Fund is expected to pursue.

Costs of Services Provided and Profits Realized by the Adviser. Using information provided by an independent third-party service provider, the Board evaluated the New Fund's proposed management fee rate compared to the median management fee rate for other mutual funds similar in size, character and investment strategy (the "Expense Group") and estimated total expense ratio compared to the median total expense ratio of the Expense Group. The Board considered that the Fund's estimated total net expense ratio and proposed management fee rate are both lower than the respective medians of the Expense Group. The Board also took into account the Adviser's agreement to cap expenses of the Fund. The Board noted that under the contractual expense cap, the total annual expenses for the Fund's Class A shares, Class C shares and Class I shares are capped at 1.50%, 2.25% and 1.25% of average net assets, respectively, through October 31, 2026. Lastly, the

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Board considered the Adviser's confidence in the Fund's investment team to deliver favorable performance and scale given its track record with another account that it manages in a strategy similar to that of the New Fund.

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether the New Fund's proposed management fee shares with shareholders potential economies of scale that may be achieved by the Adviser. The Board recognized that breakpoints in the proposed fee schedule for the New Fund could result in the sharing of economies of scale as the New Fund's assets increase. The Board also considered the Adviser's agreement to reimburse the New Fund for a portion of its expenses if the New Fund's expense ratio otherwise would exceed a certain level. The Board concluded that the breakpoints in the proposed fee schedule for the New Fund allow shareholders to benefit from potential economies of scale that may be achieved by the Adviser.

Profitability. The Board considered information on the anticipated profitability of the Adviser in serving as the New Fund's investment manager and of the Adviser and its affiliates in their relationships with the New Fund, as well as an explanation of the methodology utilized in allocating various expenses among the Funds in the Calamos fund complex and the Adviser's other business units.

Other Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the New Fund. The Board considered other benefits that could accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the New Fund. The Board concluded that while the Adviser may potentially benefit from its relationship with the New Fund in ways other than the proposed fees payable by the New Fund, the New Fund also may benefit from its relationship with the Adviser in ways other than the services to be provided by the Adviser and its affiliates pursuant to its agreement with the New Fund and the proposed fees payable by the New Fund.

The Board also considered the Adviser's proposed use of a portion of the commissions to be paid by the New Fund on its portfolio brokerage transactions to obtain research products and services benefiting the New Fund and/or other clients of the Adviser and concluded, based on reports from the New Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, that the Adviser's use of "soft" commission dollars to obtain research products and services is consistent with regulatory requirements.

In light of all the information presented, and after full consideration of the above factors as well as other factors that were instructive in their consideration, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the proposed amendment to the Trust's management agreement with the Adviser to add the New Fund was, and its approval would be, in the best interest of the New Fund and its shareholders.

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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

The management of the Trust, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Trust under the investment management agreement between the Trust and Calamos Advisors, is the responsibility of its board of trustees. Each trustee elected will hold office for the lifetime of the Trust or until such trustee's earlier resignation, death or removal; however, each trustee who is not an interested person of the Trust shall retire as a trustee at the end of the calendar year in which the trustee attains the age of 75 years. The Trust's Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trust's Trustees and Officers and is available without charge, upon request, at www.calamos.com or by calling 800.582.6959.

The following table sets forth each trustee's name, year of birth, position(s) with the Trust, number of portfolios in the Calamos Fund Complex overseen, principal occupation(s) during the past five years and other directorships held, and date first elected or appointed. Each Trustee oversees each Fund of the Trust.

NAME AND
YEAR OF BIRTH
  POSITION(S) AND
LENGTH OF TIME
WITH THE TRUST
  PORTFOLIOS IN
FUND COMPLEX^
OVERSEEN
  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS
AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
  EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS,
ATTRIBUTES, SKILLS FOR
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
 

Trustees who are interested persons of the Trust:

 

John P. Calamos, Sr. (1940)*

 

Chairman, Trustee and President (since 1988)

 

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Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer, Calamos Asset Management, Inc. ("CAM"), Calamos Investments LLC ("CILLC"), Calamos Advisors LLC and its predecessor ("Calamos Advisors") and Calamos Wealth Management LLC ("CWM"); Director, CAM; Global Chief Investment Officer, Calamos Antetokounmpo Asset Management LLC ("CGAM"); and previously Chief Executive Officer, Calamos Financial Services LLC and its predecessor ("CFS"), CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, and CWM

 

Served for multiple years as a trustee of the Funds; more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies; and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree

 

Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust:

 

John E. Neal (1950)

 

Trustee (since 2001); Lead Independent Trustee (since July 2019)

 

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Retired; private investor; Director, Equity Residential Trust (publicly-owned REIT); Director, Creation Investments (private international microfinance company); Director, Centrust Bank (Northbrook, Illinois community bank); formerly, Director, Neuro-ID (private company providing prescriptive analytics for the risk industry) (until 2021); formerly, Partner, Linden LLC (health care private equity) (until 2018)

 

Served for multiple years as a trustee of the Funds; more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies; and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree

 

William R. Rybak (1951)

 

Trustee (since 2002)

 

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Private investor; Chairman (since 2016) and Director (since 2010), Christian Brothers Investment Services Inc.; Trustee, JNL Series Trust and JNL Investors Series Trust (since 2007), JNL Variable Fund LLC (2007-2020), Jackson Variable Series Trust (2018-2020) and JNL Strategic Income Fund LLC (2007-2018), (open-end mutual funds)**; Trustee, Lewis University (since 2012); formerly Director, Private Bancorp (2003-2017); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Van Kampen Investments, Inc. and subsidiaries (investment manager) (until 2000)

 

Served for multiple years as a trustee of the Funds; more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies; and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree

 

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NAME AND
YEAR OF BIRTH
  POSITION(S) AND
LENGTH OF TIME
WITH THE TRUST
  PORTFOLIOS IN
FUND COMPLEX^
OVERSEEN
  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS
AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
  EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS,
ATTRIBUTES, SKILLS FOR
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
 

Virginia G. Breen (1964)

 

Trustee (since 2015)

 

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Private Investor; Trustee, UBS NY Fund Cluster (open-end funds) (since 2023)***; Director, Paylocity Holding Corporation (since 2018); Trustee, Neuberger Berman Private Equity Registered Funds (registered private equity funds) (since 2015)****; Director, UBS A&Q Fund Complex (closed-end funds) (since 2008)*****; Trustee, Jones Lang LaSalle Income Property Trust, Inc. (REIT) (2004-2023); Director, Tech and Energy Transition Corporation (blank check company) (2021-2023)

 

Served for multiple years as a trustee of the Funds; more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies; and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree

 

Lloyd A. Wennlund (1957)

 

Trustee (since 2018)

 

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Trustee and Chairman, Datum One Series Trust (since 2020); Expert Affiliate, Bates Group, LLC (financial services consulting and expert testimony firm) (since 2018); Executive Vice President, The Northern Trust Company (1989-2017); President and Business Unit Head of Northern Funds and Northern Institutional Funds (1994-2017); Director, Northern Trust Investments (1998-2017); Governor (2004-2017) and Executive Committee member (2011-2017), Investment Company Institute Board of Governors; Member, Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Advisory Council, Private Client Services Committee and Private Client Steering Group (2006-2017); Board Member, Chicago Advisory Board of the Salvation Army (2011-2019)

 

More than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies

 

Karen L. Stuckey (1953)

 

Trustee (since December 2019)

 

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Member of Desert Mountain Community Foundation Advisory Board (non-profit organization) (2015-2021); Partner (1990-2012) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (professional services firm) (held various positions from 1975-1990); Member of Executive, Nominating, and Audit Committees and Chair of Finance Committee (1992-2006); Emeritus Trustee (since 2007) of Lehigh University; member, Women's Investment Management Forum (professional organization) (since inception); formerly, Trustee, Denver Board of OppenheimerFunds (open-end mutual funds) (2012-2019)

  More than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; experience serving on boards of other entities, including other investment companies  

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NAME AND
YEAR OF BIRTH
  POSITION(S) AND
LENGTH OF TIME
WITH THE TRUST
  PORTFOLIOS IN
FUND COMPLEX^
OVERSEEN
  PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING THE PAST 5 YEARS
AND OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS
  EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS,
ATTRIBUTES, SKILLS FOR
BOARD MEMBERSHIP
 

Christopher M. Toub (1959)

 

Trustee (since December 2019)

 

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Private investor; formerly Director of Equities, AllianceBernstein LP (until 2012)

 

More than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry; and earned a Masters of Business Administration degree

 

^  The Fund Complex consists of Calamos Investment Trust, Calamos Advisors Trust, Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund, Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust, Calamos ETF Trust, Calamos Antetokounmpo Sustainable Equities Trust, and Calamos Aksia Alternative Credit and Income Fund.

^^  Mr. Neal is the only Trustee of the Trust who oversees Calamos Aksia Alternative Credit and Income Fund.

*  Mr. Calamos, Sr. is an "interested person" of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act because he is an officer of the Trust and an affiliate of Calamos Advisors and CFS.

**  Overseeing 131 portfolios in fund complex.

***  Overseeing thirty-eight portfolios in fund complex.

****  Overseeing twenty-one portfolios in fund complex.

*****  Overseeing three portfolios in fund complex.

The address of each trustee is 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, Illinois 60563.

www.calamos.com
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Trustees and Officers (Unaudited)

Officers. The preceding table gives information about John P. Calamos, Sr., who is Chairman, Trustee and President of the Trust. The following table sets forth each other officer's name, year of birth, position with the Trust and date first appointed to that position, and principal occupation(s) during the past five years. Each officer serves until his or her successor is chosen and qualified or until his or her resignation or removal by the board of trustees.

NAME AND YEAR OF BIRTH

 

POSITION(S) WITH TRUST

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)

 

Robert Behan (1964)

 

Vice President (since 2013)

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Distribution Officer (since 2021), CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, and CFS; Vice President (since 2022), CGAM; prior thereto President, CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, and CFS (2015-2021); Head of Global Distribution (2013-February 2021); Executive Vice President (2013-2015); Senior Vice President (2009-2013), Head of US Intermediary Distribution (2010-2013)

 

Thomas E. Herman (1961)

 

Vice President (since 2016) and Chief Financial Officer (2016-2017 and since 2019)

 

Executive Vice President (since 2021) and Chief Financial Officer, CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, and CWM (since 2016); Chief Financial Officer (since 2022), CGAM; prior thereto, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Harris Associates (2010-2016)

 

Erik D. Ojala (1975)

 

Vice President and Secretary (since 2023)

 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, CWM (since 2023); Chief Legal Officer, CGAM (since 2023); General Counsel and Secretary, CFS (since 2023); prior thereto, Executive Vice President and General Counsel (2017-2023), Secretary (2010-2023) and Chief Compliance Officer (2022-2023), Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc.; Director and Secretary (2019-2023) and Chief Compliance Officer (2022-2023), Harbor Trust Company, Inc.; Director, Executive Vice President (2017-2023) and Chief Compliance Officer (2017-2021, 2022-2023), Harbor Funds Distributors, Inc.; Director (2017-2023), Assistant Secretary (2014-2023) and Chief Compliance Officer (2022-2023), Harbor Services Group, Inc.; and Chief Compliance Officer, Harbor ETF Trust (2021-2023); Chief Compliance Officer of Harbor Funds (2017-2023)

 

John S. Koudounis (1966)

 

Vice President (since 2016)

 

President (since February 2021) and Chief Executive Officer, CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, CWM, and CFS (since 2016); Director, CAM (since 2016); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2022), CGAM; prior thereto President and Chief Executive Officer (2010-2016), Mizuho Securities USA Inc.

 

Mark J. Mickey (1951)

 

Chief Compliance Officer (since 2005)

 

Chief Compliance Officer, Calamos Funds (since 2005)

 

Stephen Atkins (1965)

 

Treasurer (since 2020)

 

Senior Vice President, Head of Fund Administration (since 2020), Calamos Advisors; prior thereto Consultant, Fund Accounting and Administration, Vx Capital Partners (2019-2020); Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SEC Registered Funds, and Senior Vice President, Head of European Special Purpose Vehicles Accounting and Administration, Avenue Capital Group (2010-2018)

 

Daniel Dufresne (1974)

 

Vice President (since 2021)

  Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, CAM, CILLC, Calamos Advisors, and CWM (since 2021); President (since 2022), CGAM; prior thereto Citadel (1999-2020); Partner (2008-2020); Managing Director, Global Treasurer (2008-2020); Global Head of Operations (2011-2020); Global Head of Counterparty Strategy (2018-2020); Senior Advisor to the COO (2020); CEO, Citadel Clearing LLC (2015-2020)  

The address of each officer is 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, Illinois 60563.

CALAMOS OPEN-END FAMILY OF FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT
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Tax Information (Unaudited)

We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in this report due to differences between tax and financial reporting requirements. In February 2024, shareholders will receive Form 1099-DIV which will include their share of qualified dividends and capital gains distributed during the calendar year 2023. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisors for information on the treatment of these amounts on their individual income tax returns.

Under Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Code, the Funds hereby designate the following amounts as capital gain dividends for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2023:

MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
  HEDGED EQUITY
FUND
  PHINEUS LONG/SHORT
FUND
  MERGER ARBITRAGE
FUND
 
$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   
CONVERTIBLE
FUND
  GLOBAL
CONVERTIBLE FUND
  TIMPANI
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
 
$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   
GROWTH
FUND
  GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
  DIVIDEND
GROWTH FUND
 

SELECT FUND

 
$

0

   

$

61,852,810

   

$

0

   

$

1,053,203

   
INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND
  EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND
  GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
  GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 
$

0

   

$

0

   

$

3,033,133

   

$

0

   
INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
  HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
  SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
 
$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

$

0

   

Under Section 854(b)(2) of the Code, the Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or the maximum amount allowable under the Code, as qualified dividends for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2023:

MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
  HEDGED EQUITY
FUND
  PHINEUS LONG/SHORT
FUND
  MERGER ARBITRAGE
FUND
 
$

134,545,905

   

$

4,363,382

   

$

11,450,456

   

$

2,212

   
CONVERTIBLE
FUND
  GLOBAL
CONVERTIBLE FUND
  TIMPANI
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
 
$

4,888,184

   

$

500,183

   

$

545,651

   

$

36,375

   
GROWTH
FUND
  GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
  DIVIDEND
GROWTH FUND
 

SELECT FUND

 
$

8,429,669

   

$

22,871,153

   

$

54,612

   

$

0

   
INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND
  EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND
  GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
  GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 
$

862,076

   

$

2,806,314

   

$

138,214

   

$

1,521,420

   
INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
  HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
  SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
 
$

8,318

   

$

0

   

$

26,625

   

$

0

   

www.calamos.com
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Tax Information (Unaudited)

Under Section 854(b)(2) of the Code, the Funds hereby designate the following percentage amounts of the ordinary income dividends as income qualifying for the dividends received deduction for the period ended October 31, 2023:

MARKET NEUTRAL
INCOME FUND
  HEDGED EQUITY
FUND
  PHINEUS LONG/SHORT
FUND
  MERGER ARBITRAGE
FUND
 
  31.5

%

   

100.0

%

   

100.0

%

   

0.0

%

 
CONVERTIBLE
FUND
  GLOBAL
CONVERTIBLE FUND
  TIMPANI
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TIMPANI SMID
GROWTH FUND
 
  58.9

%

   

100.0

%

   

0.0

%

   

0.0

%

 
GROWTH
FUND
  GROWTH AND
INCOME FUND
  DIVIDEND
GROWTH FUND
 

SELECT FUND

 
  0.0

%

   

100.0

%

   

100.0

%

   

100.0

%

 
INTERNATIONAL
GROWTH FUND
  EVOLVING WORLD
GROWTH FUND
  GLOBAL EQUITY
FUND
  GLOBAL
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
 
  0.0

%

   

2.2

%

   

100.0

%

   

66.3

%

 
INTERNATIONAL
SMALL CAP
GROWTH FUND
  TOTAL RETURN
BOND FUND
  HIGH INCOME
OPPORTUNITIES FUND
  SHORT-TERM
BOND FUND
 
  0.0

%

   

0.0

%

   

1.2

%

   

0.0

%

 

At October 31, 2023, more than 50% of each of International Growth Fund and Evolving World Growth Fund total assets were invested in securities of foreign issuers. In most instances, foreign taxes were withheld from income paid to each fund on these investments. International Growth Fund and Evolving World Growth Fund elect to treat foreign taxes paid as allowed under Section 853 of the Code. This election will allow shareholders of record as of the 2023 distribution date to treat the proportionate share of foreign taxes paid by International Growth Fund and Evolving World Growth Fund as having been paid directly by them. The shareholder shall consider these amounts as foreign taxes paid in the tax year in which they receive the distribution.

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MANAGING YOUR CALAMOS FUNDS INVESTMENTS

Calamos Investments offers several convenient means to monitor, manage and feel confident about your Calamos investment choice.

24-HOUR AUTOMATED SHAREHOLDER ASSISTANCE: 800.823.7386

Through a single toll-free number, Calamos 24-Hour Shareholder Assistance is fast and easy. Get fund prices and account balances, review recent transactions, order statements, literature and more.

PERSONAL ASSISTANCE: 800.582.6959

Dial this toll-free number to speak with a knowledgeable Client Services Representative who can help answer questions or address issues concerning your Calamos Fund.

ONLINE ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT:
www.calamos.com

Manage your personal account of Calamos Funds online at www.calamos.com. On your account access page, you can view account history and download data.

YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR

We encourage you to talk to your financial advisor to determine how the Calamos Funds can benefit your investment portfolio based on your financial goals, risk tolerance, time horizon and income needs.


This report, including the audited financial statements contained herein, is submitted for general information for the shareholders of the Funds. The report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless accompanied by a currently effective prospectus of the Funds. The views expressed in this report reflect those of Calamos Advisors LLC only through October 31, 2023.

A description of the Calamos Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and the Funds' proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30 are available free of charge upon request by calling 800.582.6959, by visiting the Calamos Web site at www.calamos.com, or by writing Calamos at: Calamos Investments, Attn: Client Services, 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, IL 60563. The Funds' proxy voting record is also available free of charge by visiting the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

The Funds file a complete list of their portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Forms N-PORT are available free of charge, upon request, by calling or writing Calamos Investments at the phone number or address provided above or by visiting the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

FOR 24-HOUR AUTOMATED SHAREHOLDER ASSISTANCE: 800.823.7386

TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENTS: 800.582.6959

VISIT OUR WEB SITE: www.calamos.com

INVESTMENT ADVISER:
Calamos Advisors LLC
2020 Calamos Court
Naperville, IL 60563-2787

CUSTODIAN AND FUND ACCOUNTING AGENT:
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA

TRANSFER AGENT:
U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 E. Michigan St., 3rd Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM:
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, IL

LEGAL COUNSEL:
Ropes & Gray LLP
Chicago, IL

Visit our Web site for timely fund performance, detailed fund profiles, fund news and insightful market commentary.

2020 Calamos Court
Naperville, IL 60563-2787
800.582.6959
www.calamos.com

© 2023 Calamos Investments LLC. All Rights Reserved. Calamos® and Calamos Investments® are registered trademarks of Calamos Investments LLC.

CITANR 1631 2023


 

Item 1(b). Registrant has included in its Rule 30e-3(c) notice only the disclosures specified by Rule 30e-3(c)(1) and (2). Therefore, Registrant has not included a copy of the notice herewith.

 

ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or person performing similar functions.

 

(b) No response required.

 

(c) The registrant has not amended its Code of Ethics as it relates to any element of the code of ethics definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of this Item 2 during the period covered by this report.

 

(d) The registrant has not granted a waiver or an implicit waiver from its Code of Ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

(e) Not applicable.

 

(f) (1) The registrant’s Code of Ethics is attached as an Exhibit hereto.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that it has five audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee, each of whom is an independent Trustee for purpose of this N-CSR item: John E. Neal, William R. Rybak, Virginia G. Breen, Karen L. Stuckey and Christopher M. Toub. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item does not affect the duties, obligations, or liabilities of any other member of the audit committee or board of trustees.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Fiscal Years Ended  10/31/2022   10/31/2023 
Audit Fees(a)  $555,303   $538,593 
Audit-Related Fees(b)  $170,568   $166,914 
Tax Fees(c)  $785,460   $893,901 
All Other Fees(d)  $-   $- 
Total  $1,511,331   $1,599,408 

 

(a) Audit fees are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

 

(b) Audit-related fees are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4.

 

(c) Tax fees are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

 

(d) All other fees are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant to the registrant, other than the services reported in paragraph (a)-(c) of this Item 4.

 

(e) (1) Registrant’s audit committee meets with the principal accountants and management to review and pre-approve all audit services to be provided by the principal accountants.

 

 

 

 

The audit committee shall pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the principal accountants to the registrant, including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the principal accountants; provided that the pre-approval of non-audit services is waived if (i) the services were not recognized by management at the time of the engagement as non-audit services,(ii) the aggregate fees for all non-audit services provided to the registrant are less than 5% of the total fees paid by the registrant to its principal accountants during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided, and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the audit committee by management and the audit committee approves them prior to the completion of the audit.

 

The audit committee shall pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the principal accountants to the investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant, including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the principal accountants; provided that pre-approval of non-audit services to the adviser or an affiliate of the adviser is not required if (i) the services were not recognized by management at the time of the engagement as non-audit services, (ii) the aggregate fees for all non-audit services provided to the adviser and all entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser are less than 5% of the total fees for non-audit services requiring pre-approval under paragraph (e)(1)of this Item 4 paid by the registrant, the adviser or its affiliates to the registrant’s principal accountants during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided, and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the audit committee by management and the audit committee approves them prior to the completion of the audit.

 

(e)(2) No percentage of the principal accountant’s fees or services described in each of paragraphs (b)—(d) of this Item were approved pursuant to the waiver provision paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(f).

 

(g) The following table presents the aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant and the aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered by the principal accountant to the investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control of the adviser.

 

Fiscal Years Ended  10/31/2022   10/31/2023 
Registrant  $785,460   $893,901 
Investment Adviser  $-   $120 

 

(h) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(h).

 

(i) Not applicable.

 

(j) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

(a) Included in the Report to Shareholders in Item 1.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

No material changes.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and timely reported.

 

b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics

 

(a)(2)(i) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.

 

(a)(2)(ii) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Calamos Investment Trust

 

By: /s/    John P. Calamos, Sr.          
Name: John P. Calamos, Sr.  
Title: Principal Executive Officer  
Date: December 28, 2023  

 

By: /s/    Thomas E. Herman          
Name: Thomas E. Herman  
Title: Principal Financial Officer  
Date: December 28, 2023  

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By: /s/    John P. Calamos, Sr.           
Name: John P. Calamos, Sr.  
Title: Principal Executive Officer  
Date: December 28, 2023  

 

By: /s/     Thomas E. Herman          
Name: Thomas E. Herman  
Title: Principal Financial Officer  
Date: December 28, 2023