
The fund suffers when the convertibles market falters , as was the case in 1994 , 2005 , and 2008 . Another downdraft in convertibles is highly likely . Covered call writing works best when the equity market sustains high levels of volatility , which may not last . Poor tax efficiency . The fund's
The fund suffers when the convertibles market falters, as was the case in 1994, 2005, and 2008. Another downdraft in convertibles is highly likely.Covered call writing works best when the equity market sustains high levels of volatility, which may not last. Poor tax efficiency.The fund's savvy
income. So this one is for IRAs and 401(k)s only. Arbitrage funds, such as Merger MERFX and Calamos Market Neutral Income CVSIX , can produce solid returns that have a very low correlation to those of the market. For example, during the bear market of
the unfavorable market climate, we estimate that Calamos Growth, Calamos Growth & Income CVTRX, and Calamos Market Neutral CVSIX funds gathered more than half a billion dollars in assets during the period. While there were redemptions on the institutional
for example, has a fine long-term record playing the merger-arbitrage game. And while Calamos Market Neutral Income CVSIX hasn't been great lately, its convertible-bond arbitrage strategy has been a strong long-term performer since its inception
Knowing the weaknesses of those methods ahead of time can save you a lot of headaches down the road. Calamos Market Neutral CVSIX is the only open-end fund we're aware of that uses a convertible-arbitrage strategy. Calamos primarily holds bonds that
more manageable size, let's look at some of the funds that stand out. Highest Five-Year Returns Calamos Market Neutral A CVSIX This fund has returned an impressive 9.81% over the past five years despite the bear market. It also tops the list for best
often at bigger firms where there's tremendous pressure to keep up with peers from quarter to quarter. Calamos Market Neutral CVSIX Being the best market-neutral fund isn't saying much, but then again the best Cub is Sammy Sosa and he's pretty good
volatility rather than to get huge returns. Think of it as a tame stock fund or an aggressive hybrid fund. Calamos Market Neutral CVSIX The name isn't well known to fund investors, but Calamos is one of the bigger players in convertible bonds. This fund
the three with the lowest 5-year standard deviation are all arbitrage funds: Merger Fund MERFX, Calamos Market Neutral CVSIX and Gabelli ABC GABCX. The catch is that they aren t terribly tax efficient because they require lots of short-term trades