- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Address
- 2020 Calamos Court Naperville IL United States of America 60563
- IPO Date
- Sep 22, 1988
- Business
- Calamos Growth and Income Fund Class A (CVTRX) is a mutual fund managed by Calamos Advisors LLC that seeks high long-term total return through a combination of growth and current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. equities, convertible securities, fixed-income securities, and options without regard to market capitalization. The fund employs an equity-oriented approach blending common stocks (approximately 75% of assets), convertibles (around 22%), synthetic convertibles, cash equivalents, and options to balance risk and reward, targeting total returns exceeding its Morningstar category average with lower volatility than the S&P 500 Index; it distributes income quarterly and capital gains annually, with a net expense ratio of 1.05% for Class A shares, a 4.75% front-end load, and a minimum initial investment of $2,500. As of late 2025, the fund holds $3.2 billion in net assets across 149 holdings, with top sectors including information technology (33.8%), financials (12.7%), and consumer discretionary (10.9%), and leading positions in NVIDIA Corp., Microsoft Corp., and Apple Inc.; portfolio metrics feature a weighted average duration of 1.3 years, median conversion premium of 23%, and portfolio turnover of 31.2%.
Launched on September 22, 1988, and headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, as part of Calamos Investments—a global firm founded in 1977 with over $20 billion in assets under management and offices across major U.S. cities including Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Milwaukee, and Miami—the fund operates within the broader asset management industry, serving individual investors, financial advisors, institutions, corporations, pension funds, endowments, and foundations through mutual funds and other vehicles focused on convertibles, equities, fixed income, multi-asset solutions, and liquid alternatives.
Recent developments include Calamos Investments' launch of the Autocallable Income ETF (CAIE) in June 2025 and structured alternative protection ETFs such as the Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF – January (CPSY) and Calamos Russell 2000 Structured Alt Protection ETF – January (CPRY), reflecting a strategic expansion into innovative alternative strategies and autocallable yield notes to diversify product offerings and capture opportunities in AI-related markets; the firm has also emphasized growth in liquid alternatives, becoming the third-largest provider in the U.S., alongside ongoing enhancements in sustainable equity and multi-asset capabilities following prior acquisitions broadening global long-short equity and ESG investments.