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Exhibit 99.1
(CALAMOS LOGO)
Contact:
Jennifer McGuffin
Director of Investor Relations
+1 630 245 1780
jmcguffin@calamos.com
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2011 Results and Declares Dividend
NAPERVILLE, Ill., April 28, 2011 — Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMS), a diversified global investment firm offering equity, fixed income, convertible and alternative strategies, today reported first quarter 2011 results.
Financial Highlights
    Revenues were $90.5 million, an increase of 5% from $86.0 in the fourth quarter of 2010 and up 12% from $81.1 million in the first quarter of 2010.
 
    Operating income increased by 4% to $37.3 million from $35.7 for the fourth quarter 2010 and by 22% from $30.5 in the first quarter of 2010.
 
    Net income was $30.9 million, a 20% decrease from the fourth quarter and a 10% decrease from the first quarter 2010.
 
    Net income attributable to Calamos Asset Management, Inc. was $4.6 million, representing 21.9% ownership interest in the underlying investment management business.
 
    Diluted earnings per share were $0.23, compared to $0.28 per share last quarter and $0.24 a year ago.
  o   Diluted earnings per share decreased from the prior periods primarily as a result of non-operating activities, specifically the mark-to-market impact of certain investments in the company’s corporate investment portfolio that have an effect on current earnings.
    At March 31, 2011, assets under management increased by 7% to $38.0 billion from the previous quarter.
 
    The company declared a regular quarterly dividend of 9.5 cents per share payable on May 25, 2011 to shareholders of record on May 10, 2011.
Management Commentary
          “In the first quarter of 2011, we remained financially strong and exhibited stability in a quarter marked by significant market volatility. We saw an increase in assets under management throughout the quarter, maintained our operating margin and generated

 


 

competitive relative investment performance in most of our investment strategies. Results from operations improved and we generated net gains of 3.4% on the corporate investment portfolio during the quarter, which together create the expectation of earnings expansion. However, earnings per share decreased from the prior period because of the varying accounting treatment required for certain securities in our investment portfolio that prohibits all investment gains and losses from being reported in current earnings,” said John P. Calamos, Sr., chief executive officer and co-chief investment officer.
Distribution Efforts
          “Our distribution efforts resulted in net inflows in the first quarter. Given our initiative to expand and reinforce the Calamos brand globally, we were pleased to see significant positive net flows coming from our non-U.S. distribution efforts, including a large mandate awarded in Asia, as well as positive net flows into our UCITS funds. In the U.S., net flows were also positive in our mutual funds, partially offset by outflows in our U.S. institutional business. Our efforts to highlight the opportunities we see in growth equities were marked by the commencement of the Calamos ‘GrowthWorks’ campaign, a comprehensive sales and marketing initiative which is ongoing,” said Calamos.
Investment Performance
          “During the first quarter, investment performance was competitive, with most strategies beating or reflecting benchmark performance. We believe the long-term performance of our investment strategies demonstrates the strength of our risk-managed approach to investing across all of our strategies, which aims to generate strong performance over full and multiple market cycles,” said Calamos.
          Investment Performance Highlights:
    The majority of all Calamos mutual funds rank in the upper half of their respective Lipper1 categories for all time periods. Details of these ratings can be found in Table D.
 
    Similarly, eighty-two percent of the company’s mutual funds with at least a three-year track record received a 3-, 4-, or 5-star overall rating from Morningstar as of March 31, 2011.2 Details of the ratings can be found in Table E.
 
    The company’s performance in the institutional marketplace for the comparable investment strategies was similar to that of the mutual funds, with a majority ranking in the upper half of their peer groups for all time periods as of March 31, 2011, as determined by eVestment Alliance3. Details of these rankings are provided in Table F.
 
1   All references to Lipper ratings and rankings are based on total return for each respective fund’s Class A shares at NAV for the period ending 3.31.2011. Complete Lipper rankings for the Calamos Family of Funds are listed in Table D.
 
2   All references to Morningstar ratings and rankings are based on total return for each respective fund’s Class A shares at NAV for the period ending 3.31.2011. Complete Morningstar rankings for the Calamos Family of Funds are listed in Table E.
 
3   eVestment Alliance rankings are based on total return for the period ending 3.31.2011, and do not take into account any investment advisory and/or management fees that may be associated with these strategies. eVestment Alliance is an independent 3rd party database that contains performance

 


 

    The company continues to see significant returns from its global growth equity suite; Calamos Global Equity Fund, Calamos International Growth Fund and Calamos Evolving World Growth Fund. The A shares at NAV of each solidly outperformed the respective benchmarks this quarter — and for all time periods thus far — by at least 250 bps. The company believes this performance reflects the Investment Team’s ability to find opportunities around the world and demonstrates the benefits of active management.4
 
    Additionally, the new Calamos Discovery Growth Fund, which seeks to find growth opportunities in small- to mid-cap companies, is off to a good start. Its Class A             shares returned 15.41% for the quarter, compared to a 9.23% return for its benchmark, at NAV.4
          For complete investment performance, please see Table G or visit www.calamos.com.
Assets Under Management and Flows
          Assets under management as of March 31, 2011 totaled $38.0 billion, representing an increase of $2.5 billion, or 7%, during the first quarter.
    Average assets under management were $36.8 billion during the first quarter of 2011, compared to $32.3 billion for the same period one year ago.
 
    Total net inflows were $618 million while market appreciation contributed $1.9 billion to the increase in assets under management.
 
    Net inflows into the company’s investment companies were $346 million.
 
    12 of the company’s 19 funds generated net inflows with the highest concentration of net flows into the low-volatility equity, alternative and global strategies. However, outflows from the Convertible Fund and Growth Fund reduced total net inflows.
 
    The Emerging Markets Fund was introduced to the lineup of UCITS funds.
 
    UCITS funds, with nearly $500 million in total assets under management, generated positive inflows of $115 million.
 
    Institutional separate accounts had $254 million of positive net inflows.
 
    The first large investment mandate in Asia was awarded with inflows totaling nearly $400 million.
 
    information for select investment advisors. Information contained in this database is supplied, on a voluntary basis, by investment advisors who choose to be included in the database. Please see Table F for complete ranking information for the investment strategies listed herein.
 
4   Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Complete performance data for the Calamos Family of Funds can be found in Table G.

 


 

Financial Results
          Revenues for the first quarter of 2011 were $90.5 million, an increase of 12% from $81.1 million during the same period last year. For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, operating expenses were $53.2 million, an increase of $2.6 million, or 5%, from the first quarter of 2010.
          Investment management fees for the first quarter of 2011 increased by $9.0 million, or 15%, to $67.6 million compared to the same period last year. The increase in investment management fees was principally driven by a 14% increase in average assets under management. Distribution and underwriting fees increased by $277,000, or 1%, compared to the same period in 2010 as the asset-based increase in distribution fees was offset by lower contingent deferred sales charges. The percentage of mutual fund assets invested in Class I shares continues to increase and because the company does not earn distribution fees from Class I mutual fund shares, distribution fee revenue has been increasing at a slower rate than the growth in average mutual fund assets under management.
          Compensation expenses of $20.6 million increased by $500,000, or 2%, from the same quarter last year, mostly due to increases in sales-based incentive compensation as both gross and net sales increased significantly when compared to the same period last year. For the first quarter of 2011, distribution expenses were $18.2 million, an increase of $1.4 million, or 9%, due to increased mutual fund assets under management and to the increasing age of Class C share assets. The company retains the distribution fees on Class C shares for a period of 12 months following the initial purchase after which these fees are paid to third party intermediaries and recorded as distribution expenses. Marketing and sales promotion expenses were $3.4 million for the quarter, compared to $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2010. Marketing and sales promotion expenses continue to rise with the level of assets managed by the company because of the asset-based supplemental distribution payments that we make to distribution intermediaries. Additionally, through the use of selective advertising campaigns, the company remains focused on building awareness about the company’s growth strategies. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $800,000, or 9%, to $9.2 million for the first quarter 2011 versus the comparable period. The continued focus on outsourcing non-core activities, such as the middle- and back-office operations functions, is the primary driver to the rise in general and administrative expenses.
          Operating income was $37.3 million for the current quarter versus $35.7 million in the previous quarter and $30.5 million in the first quarter of the prior year. Operating margin was 41.2% for the first quarter, down from 41.5% in the fourth quarter and up from 37.6% in the first quarter of the prior year. Diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2011 were $0.23 versus $0.28 for the fourth quarter and $0.24 for the same period a year ago. The decrease in earnings per share from the prior quarter was entirely attributable to the decrease in non-operating income, principally reflecting losses on derivatives used to hedge the corporate investment portfolio.
Non-Operating Results
          Non-operating loss, net of non-controlling interest in partnerships, was $3.5 million during the first quarter of 2011 as presented in Table A, compared to income of $6.9 million in the same period for 2010.
          The company’s financial condition remains strong with a high degree of liquidity. The investment portfolio was approximately $451.7 million at March 31, 2011 and was principally comprised of investments in products that the company manages. This portfolio consists

 


 

primarily of diversified investments in the company’s family of funds and cash equivalents and is used to provide seed capital for the development of new products. To reduce downside risk and price volatility of the total portfolio value, the company continues to use exchange-traded equity option contracts as an economic hedge.
Investment Portfolio Returns
          For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the net gains on the company’s investment portfolio (as presented in Table B) were $12.2 million, representing investment gains of 3.4%. Certain investment securities require differing financial accounting treatments; hence, not all changes in the portfolio’s value are reported in current earnings. Instead, only gains and losses from investment securities owned by the company’s broker-dealer and from the company’s derivatives positions are reported in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations, while unrealized gains and losses on securities designated as “available-for-sale” are captured as a component of equity until realized. Therefore, in the most recently completed quarter, investment losses of $1.7 million (as presented in both Table A and Table B) decreased earnings, while the component of the company’s portfolio that directly impacts equity generated net unrealized gains of $13.9 million. The company continues to realize gains from a trading strategy that seeks to harvest capital gains to realize certain deferred tax assets.
Investor Conference Call
          Management will hold an investor conference call at 4 p.m. Central Time on Thursday, April 28, 2011. To access the live call and view management’s presentation, visit the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investors.calamos.com. Alternatively, participants may listen to the live call by dialing 877.604.9670 in the U.S. or Canada (719.325.4910 internationally), then entering conference ID #2395311. A replay of the call will be available until the end of the day on May 3, 2011 by dialing 888.203.1112 in the U.S. or Canada (719.457.0820 internationally), then entering conference ID #2395311. A webcast also will be available on the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investors.calamos.com for at least 90 days following the date of the call.
          Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLMS) is a globally diversified investment firm offering equity, convertible, defensive equity, fixed income and alternative investment strategies, among others. The firm serves institutions and individuals via separately managed accounts and a family of open-end and closed-end funds, offering a risk-managed approach to capital appreciation and income-producing strategies. For more information, visit Calamos.com.
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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.
Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time and you may gain or lose money. A fund’s performance may be affected by risks that include those associated with non-diversification, non-investment grade debt securities, high-yield/high-risk securities, undervalued or overlooked companies, investments in specific industries or countries and potential conflicts of interest. Additional risks to funds may include those associated with investing in foreign securities, emerging markets, initial public offerings, derivatives, short sales and companies with relatively small market capitalizations.
Before investing carefully consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Please see the prospectus containing this and other information or call 800-582-6959. Read it carefully.
Funds distributed by Calamos Financial Services LLC.
The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of the funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Morningstar Rating may differ among share classes of a mutual fund as a result of different sales loads and/or expense structures. It may be based, in part, on the performance of a predecessor fund. Morningstar does not rank funds with less than a three-year performance history.
From time to time, information or statements provided by us, including those within this news release, may contain certain forward-looking statements relating to future events, future financial performance, strategies, expectations, the competitive environment and regulations. Forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time those statements are made and/or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. For a discussion concerning some of these and other risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could affect future results, see “Forward-Looking Information” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and, where applicable, “Risk Factors” in our annual and quarterly reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 


 

Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2011   2010
       
Revenues:
               
Investment management fees
  $ 67,608     $ 58,570  
Distribution and underwriting fees
    22,112       21,835  
Other
    828       725  
       
Total revenues
    90,548       81,130  
Expenses:
               
Employee compensation and benefits
    20,632       20,132  
Distribution expenses
    18,233       16,790  
Amortization of deferred sales commissions
    1,748       2,566  
Marketing and sales promotion
    3,439       2,732  
General and administrative
    9,181       8,392  
       
Total operating expenses
    53,233       50,612  
       
Operating income
    37,315       30,518  
Non-operating income (loss)
    (3,522 )     6,909  
       
Income before income tax provision
    33,793       37,427  
Income tax provision
    2,907       3,222  
       
Net income
    30,886       34,205  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in Calamos Holdings LLC
    (26,249 )     (29,387 )
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in partnership investments
    (5 )     (7 )
       
Net income attributable to Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
  $ 4,632     $ 4,811  
       
 
               
Earnings per share
               
Basic
  $ 0.23     $ 0.24  
       
Diluted
  $ 0.23     $ 0.24  
       
 
               
Weighted average shares outstanding
               
Basic
    20,035,394       19,820,744  
       
Diluted
    20,478,456       20,122,940  
       

 


 

Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
Assets Under Management

(in millions)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Investment Companies
               
Beginning assets under management
  $ 27,352     $ 24,480  
Net purchases (redemptions)
    346       (32 )
Market appreciation
    1,383       592  
 
           
Ending assets under management
    29,081       25,040  
 
           
Average assets under management
    28,367       24,347  
 
           
Separate Accounts
               
Beginning assets under management
    8,062       8,234  
Net purchases (redemptions)
    272       (515 )
Market appreciation
    546       204  
 
           
Ending assets under management
    8,880       7,923  
 
           
Average assets under management
    8,413       8,001  
 
           
Total Assets Under Management
               
Beginning assets under management
    35,414       32,714  
Net purchases (redemptions)
    618       (547 )
Market appreciation
    1,929       796  
 
           
Ending assets under management
    37,961       32,963  
 
           
Average assets under management
  $ 36,780     $ 32,348  
 
           
                                 
    At March 31,     Change  
    2011     2010     Amount     Percent  
Investment Companies
                               
Open-end mutual funds
  $ 23,575     $ 19,959     $ 3,616       18 %
Closed-end funds
    5,506       5,081       425       8  
 
                         
Total investment companies
    29,081       25,040       4,041       16  
 
                         
Separate Accounts
                               
Institutional accounts
    6,179       5,047       1,132       22  
Managed accounts
    2,701       2,876       (175 )     (6 )
 
                 
Total separate accounts
    8,880       7,923       957       12  
 
                         
Ending assets under management
  $ 37,961     $ 32,963     $ 4,998       15 %
 
                         
                                 
    At March 31,     Change  
    2011     2010     Amount     Percent  
Assets by Strategy
                               
Equity
  $ 14,317     $ 11,940     $ 2,377       20 %
Convertible
    7,652       7,275       377       5  
Low-volatility Equity
    7,533       6,181       1,352       22  
Enhanced Fixed Income
    3,083       2,793       290       10  
Total Return
    2,423       2,288       135       6  
Alternative
    2,391       1,952       439       23  
High Yield
    358       328       30       9  
Fixed Income
    204       206       (2 )     1  
 
                         
Ending assets under management
  $ 37,961     $ 32,963     $ 4,998       15 %
 
                         

 


 

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

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Interest income
  $ 69     $ 106  
Interest expense
    (1,964 )     (1,950 )
 
           
Net interest expense
    (1,895 )     (1,844 )
 
               
Investment income (loss)
    (1,664 )     8,602  
Miscellaneous other income
    37       151  
 
           
Investment and other income (loss)
    (1,627 )     8,753  
 
           
Non-operating income (loss)
    (3,522 )     6,909  
 
               
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in partnership investments
    (5 )     (7 )
 
           
 
               
Non-operating income (loss), net of non-controlling interest in partnership investments
  $ (3,527 )   $ 6,902  
 
           
Table B
Calamos Holdings LLC
Summary of Investment Portfolio Returns

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Returns reflected in earnings:
               
Investment income (loss)
  $ (1,664 )   $ 8,602  
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in partnership investments
    (5 )     (7 )
 
               
Returns reflected in equity:
               
Net unrealized income (loss) reported in accumulated other comprehensive income
    13,879       (3,330 )
 
           
Total investment portfolio returns
  $ 12,210     $ 5,265  
 
           
 
Average investment securities owned
  $ 362,757     $ 259,261  
Total portfolio return
    3.4 %     2.0 %

 


 

Table C
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.
Effective Income Tax Rate

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2011     2010  
Income tax provision
  $ 2,907     $ 3,222  
Income tax provision attributable to non-controlling interest in Calamos Holdings LLC
    (153 )     (321 )
 
           
Income tax provision attributable to CAM
    2,754       2,901  
 
               
Net income attributable to CAM
    4,632       4,811  
 
           
Income before taxes attributable to CAM
  $ 7,386     $ 7,712  
 
           
 
               
CAM’s effective income tax rate
    37.3 %     37.6 %

 


 

Table D
Lipper Rankings as of 3/31/11
5
                                                                                   
          1 Year     3 Years     5 Years
          %   Absolute   # of     %   Absolute   # of     %   Absolute   # of
Calamos Fund   Lipper Category     Rank   Rank   Funds     Rank   Rank   Funds     Rank   Rank   Funds
                   
Calamos Growth
  MultiCap Growth       22       98       458         57       219       389         63       201       319  
                   
Calamos Blue Chip
  Large Cap Growth       28       217       799         43       300       704         37       228       621  
                   
Calamos Growth & Income
  Flexible Portfolio       15       24       165         12       14       126         34       28       83  
                   
Calamos Discovery Growth
  Small-Cap Growth Funds                                                            
                   
Calamos Value
  Large Cap Core       99       1067       1082         81       765       944         83       653       793  
                   
Calamos Global Equity
  Global MultiCap Growth       7       9       133         16       13       83                      
                   
Calamos Global Growth & Income
  Global Flexible Portfolio       10       20       217         20       23       117         34       24       70  
                   
Calamos International Growth
  International MultiCap Growth       8       15       190         6       8       135         8       7       90  
                   
Calamos Evolving World Growth
  Emerging Markets       10       37       396                                              
                   
Calamos Convertible
  Convertible       86       54       62         45       24       53         47       21       44  
                   
Calamos High Yield
  High Current Yield       94       450       481         86       367       426         83       296       356  
                   
Calamos Total Return Bond
  Intermediate Inv Grade Debt       58       332       572         41       196       485                      
                   
Calamos Market Neutral Income
  Equity Market Neutral       33       26       78         13       7       53         23       8       35  
                   
 
          10 Years     15 Years     Since Inception
          %   Absolute   # of     %   Absolute   # of     %   Absolute   # of
Calamos Fund   Lipper Category     Rank   Rank   Funds     Rank   Rank   Funds     Rank   Rank   Funds
                   
Calamos Growth
  MultiCap Growth       12       26       220         2       1       84         17       81       498  
                   
Calamos Blue Chip
  Large Cap Growth                                               49       422       869  
                   
Calamos Growth & Income
  Flexible Portfolio       15       6       41         8       2       26         15       32       225  
                   
Calamos Discovery Growth
  Small-Cap Growth Funds                                               3       14       544  
                   
Calamos Value
  Large Cap Core                                               62       697       1126  
                   
Calamos Global Equity
  Global MultiCap Growth                                               58       95       165  
                   
Calamos Global Growth & Income
  Global Flexible Portfolio       53       25       47                             46       136       297  
                   
Calamos International Growth
  International MultiCap Growth                                               30       62       211  
                   
Calamos Evolving World Growth
  Emerging Markets                                               45       217       491  
                   
Calamos Convertible
  Convertible       45       17       37         15       3       20         34       25       74  
                   
Calamos High Yield
  High Current Yield       36       83       236                             59       310       530  
                   
Calamos Total Return Bond
  Intermediate Inv Grade Debt                                               15       85       603  
                   
Calamos Market Neutral Income
  Equity Market Neutral       20       3       14         25       1       3         22       23       108  
                   
 
5   Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Strong rankings are not indicative of positive fund performance. Absolute performance for some funds was negative. For each fund rankings are for Class A Shares for the period ending March 31, 2011, and will differ for other share classes.
 
         Source: Lipper- provides independent insight on global collective investments including mutual funds, retirement funds, hedge funds, fund fees and expenses to the asset management and media communities. Lipper ranks the performance of mutual funds within a classification of funds that have similar investment objectives. Rankings are historical with capital gains and dividends reinvested and do not include the effect of loads. If an expense waiver was in effect, it may have had a material effect on the total return or yield for the period.

 


 

Table E
Morningstar Rankings as of 3/31/11
6 and 7
                                                                                                   
                          YTD     1 Year     3 Years
                          1/1/2011-     4/1/2010-     4/1/2008-
                          3/31/2011     3/31/2011     3/31/2011
                #                     #                     #                     #
        Morningstar   ranked     Peer   Peer   ranked     Peer   Peer   ranked     Peer   Peer   ranked
Group/       Overall   in peer     group   group   in peer     group   group   in peer     group   group   in peer
Investment   Category   Rating   group     %   rank   group     %   rank   group     %   rank   group
                   
Calamos Growth A
  Large Growth   3 Stars     1,505         16       271       1,763         7       112       1,693         39       590       1,498  
                   
Calamos Growth & Income A
  Aggressive Allocation   5 Stars     226         8       19       246         10       24       244         1       2       226  
                   
Calamos Blue Chip A
  Large Growth   3 Stars     1,505         30       528       1,763         32       534       1,693         46       684       1,498  
                   
Calamos Value A
  Large Blend   2 Stars     1,757         92       1,933       2,084         99       1,955       1,973         82       1,433       1,747  
                   
Calamos Discovery Growth A
  Small Growth     N/A     N/A         1       1       797                                          
                   
Calamos Global Growth & Income A
  World Allocation   3 Stars     201         12       46       406         10       33       325         14       29       201  
                   
Calamos Global Equity A
  World Stock   4 Stars     660         8       73       993         4       33       897         7       44       662  
                   
Calamos International Growth A
  Foreign Large Growth   4 Stars     207         1       2       253         6       15       244         4       8       203  
                   
Calamos Evolving World Growth A
  Diversified Emerging Markets     N/A       N/A         4       16       461         8       29       390                      
                   
Calamos Convertible A
  Convertibles   4 Stars     63         58       48       82         87       63       72         47       30       63  
                   
Calamos High Yield A
  High Yield Bond   2 Stars     506         64       388       604         93       528       564         86       439       506  
                   
Calamos Total Return Bond A
  Intermediate Term Bond   3 Stars     1,021         31       385       1,241         56       643       1,152         40       404       1,018  
                   
Calamos Market Neutral Income A
  Long-Short   4 Stars     108         42       148       349         47       112       238         21       24       111  
                   
 
6   Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Strong rankings are not indicative of positive fund performance. Absolute performance for some funds was negative. For each fund, rankings are for Class A Shares for the period ending March 31, 2011, and will differ for other share classes.
 
         The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of the funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Morningstar Rating may differ among share classes of a mutual fund as a result of different sales loads and/or expense structures. It may be based, in part, on the performance of a predecessor fund. Morningstar does not rank funds with less than a 3-year performance history.
 
          Percentile ranking is a standardized ranking. The first (best) observation with the largest numerical value, in terms of net-of-fee performance is ranked one; and the observation with the smallest numerical value is ranked 100. The rest of the observations are ranked an equal distance from each other in order of their numerical values, from largest to smallest. The percentile rank is calculated by dividing the absolute rank within a peer group.

 


 

Table E Continued 6 and 7
                                                                                                                     
          5 Years     10 Years     15 Years      
          4/1/2006-     4/1/2001-     4/1/1996-      
          3/31/2011     3/31/2011     3/31/2011     Since Inception
                          #                     #                     #                     #    
          Peer   Peer   ranked     Peer   Peer   ranked     Peer   Peer   ranked     Peer   Peer   ranked    
Group/         group   group   in peer     group   group   in peer     group   group   in peer     group   group   in peer   SI
Investment   Category     %   rank   group     %   rank   group     %   rank   group     %   rank   group   Date
                         
Calamos Growth A
  Large Growth       54       707       1,306         4       28       814         1       1       308         1       1       131       9/90  
                         
Calamos Growth & Income A
  Aggressive Allocation       7       13       182         3       3       69         1       1       26         1       1       8       9/88  
                         
Calamos Blue Chip A
  Large Growth       36       472       1,306                                                 44       476       1,075       12/03  
                         
Calamos Value A
  Large Blend       82       1,207       1,463                                                 38       340       900       1/02  
                         
Calamos Discovery Growth A
  Small Growth                                                                   4       26       768       6/10  
                         
Calamos Global Growth & Income A
  World Allocation       37       51       136         40       30       73                             35       12       33       9/96  
                         
Calamos Global Equity A
  World Stock                                                                   4       23       568       3/07  
                         
Calamos International Growth A
  Foreign Large Growth       4       7       163                                                 5       7       134       3/05  
                         
Calamos Evolving World Growth A
  Diversified Emerging Markets                                                                   5       16       309       8/08  
                         
Calamos Convertible A
  Convertibles       44       24       53         46       20       42         8       3       26         1       1       7       6/85  
                         
Calamos High Yield A
  High Yield Bond       84       361       430         35       100       288                             20       49       248       8/99  
                         
Calamos Total Return Bond A
  Intermediate Term Bond                                                                   23       222       957       6/07  
                         
Calamos Market Neutral Income A
  Long-Short       19       11       56         37       8       20         17       2       7         1       1       5       9/90  
                         
 
7   The Calamos Growth Fund’s Class A shares received 2 stars for 3 years, 1 star for 5 years, and 4 stars for 10 years out of 1505, 1312, and 818 Large Growth funds, respectively, for the period ended 3/31/11.
 
    The Calamos Growth and Income Fund’s Class A shares received 5 stars for 3 years, 4 stars for 5 years, and 5 stars for 10 years out of 226, 182, and 69 Aggressive Allocation funds, respectively, for the period ended 3/31/11.
 
    The Calamos Blue Chip Fund’s Class A shares received 3 stars for 3 years and 3 stars for 5 years out of 1505 and 1312 Large Growth funds, respectively, for the period ended 3/31/11.
 
    The Calamos Value Fund’s Class A shares received 1 star for 3 years and 2 stars for 5 years out of 1757 and 1471 Large Blend funds, respectively, for the period ended 3/31/11.
 
    The Calamos Global Growth and Income Fund’s Class A shares received 3 stars for 3 years, 3 stars for 5 years, and 3 stars for 10 years out of 201, 136, and 73 World Allocation funds, respectively, for the period ended 3/31/11.
 
    The Calamos Global Equity Fund’s Class A shares received 4 stars for 3 years out of 660 World Stock funds for the period ended 3/31/11.
 
    The Calamos International Growth Fund’s Class A shares received 4 stars for 3 years and 4 stars for 5 years out of 207 and 164 Foreign Large Growth funds, respectively, for the period ended 3/31/11.
 
    The Calamos Convertible Fund’s Class A shares received 3 stars for 3 years, 3 stars for 5 years, and 4 stars for 10 years out of 63, 53, and 42 Convertibles funds, respectively, for the period ended 3/31/11.
 
    The Calamos High Yield Fund’s Class A shares received 1 star for 3 years, 2 stars for 5 years, and 3 stars for 10 years out of 506, 430, and 288 High Yield Bond funds, respectively, for the period ended 3/31/11.
 
    The Calamos Total Return Bond Fund’s Class A shares received 3 stars for 3 years out of 1021 Intermediate-term Bond funds for the period ended 3/31/11.
 
    The Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund’s Class A shares received 3 stars for 3 years, 3 stars for 5 years, and 4 stars for 10 years out of 108, 54, and 19 Long-short funds, respectively, for the period ended 3/31/11.

 


 

Table F
eVestment Alliance Rankings as of 3/31/11
8
                                                                                                             
                                                                                        Since    
Calamos   eVestment   YTD   1 Year   3 Year   5 Year   10 Year   Inception    
Institutional   Alliance   %   # of   %   # of   %   # of   %   # of   %   # of   %   # of   SI
Strategies   Category   Rank   Strat   Rank   Strat   Rank   Strat   Rank   Strat   Rank   Strat   Rank   Strat   Date
 
Growth
  US All Cap Growth Equity     45       77       28       77       53       74       67       67       24       43       1       10       1/91  
 
Large Cap Growth
  US Large Cap Growth Equity     27       318       29       318       33       309       26       291                   30       274       1/04  
 
Mid Cap Growth
  US Mid Cap Growth Equity     15       138       7       138       23       137       50       129                   50       104       2/03  
 
US Opportunities
  US Large Cap Growth Equity     40       318       48       318       7       309       10       291       1       221       4       27       1/89  
 
Small-Mid Cap Growth Strategy
  US Small-Mid Cap Growth Equity     2       85                                                       14       89       8/10  
 
Value
  US All Cap Value Equity     92       117       100       116       81       112       77       102                   91       68       1/02  
 
Global Growth
  Global All Cap Growth Equity     5       44       7       43       4       29                               13       25       4/07  
 
Global Opportunities
  Global All Cap Growth Equity     23       44       43       43       11       29       15       21       33       13       1       5       10/96  
 
International Growth
  ACWI ex-US All Cap Growth Equity     5       21       5       21       1       19       1       13                   1       14       4/05  
 
Emerging Economies
  Emerging Markets Equity     2       153       8       153                                           90       179       12/08  
 
Convertible
  US Convertibles     16       27       50       27       66       25       67       25       56       19       1       1       10/79  
 
Global Convertibles
  US Convertibles     66       27       70       27       79       25       37       25                   27       23       10/01  
 
High Yield
  US High Yield Fixed Income     61       104       80       104       78       101       76       95       30       75       25       75       11/99  
 
 
8   Data presented reflects past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Strong rankings are not indicative of positive performance. Absolute performance for some strategies was negative.
 
         Source: eVestment Alliance — rankings are based on total return for the period ending March 31, 2011, and do not take into account any investment advisory and/or management fees that may be associated with these strategies. eVestment Alliance is an independent third party database that contains performance information for select investment advisors. Information contained in this database is supplied, on a voluntary basis, by investment advisors who choose to be included in the database and is reliant on the individual advisors to be timely and accurate.

 


 

Table G
Fund Performance
Class A Shares Average Annual Total Returns as of 3/31/11
9 and 10
                                                                 
                                                            A SHARE
    NASDAQ   YTD   1-Year   3-Year   5-Year   10-Year   SI   INCEPTION
FUND NAME   SYMBOL   NAV   NAV   NAV   NAV   NAV   NAV   DATE
 
Growth
  CVGRX     6.99 %     24.42 %     4.26 %     2.83 %     6.60 %     14.50 %     9/4/90  
Russell Midcap Growth Index
            7.85 %     26.60 %     7.63 %     4.93 %     6.94 %     10.76 %        
 
 
                                                               
Growth and Income
  CVTRX     5.76       16.59       7.32       4.98       7.42       12.18       9/22/88  
 
                                                               
S&P 500 Index
            5.92       15.65       2.35       2.62       3.29       9.73          
 
 
                                                               
Value
  CVAAX     3.57       4.85       0.36       0.70             3.74       1/2/02  
Russell 1000 Value Index
            6.46       15.15       0.60       1.38             4.88          
 
 
                                                               
Blue Chip
  CBCAX     6.18       18.27       3.82       3.68             5.23       12/1/03  
 
                                                               
S&P 500 Index
            5.92       15.65       2.35       2.62             5.06          
 
 
                                                               
Discovery Growth
  CADGX     15.41                               47.66 *     6/1/10  
Russell 2500 Growth
            9.83                               34.83          
 
 
                                                               
Global Growth and Income
  CVLOX     4.65       16.45       5.13       5.24       7.22       9.53       9/9/96  
 
                                                               
MSCI World Index (USD)
            4.91       14.03       0.34       2.64       4.73       6.14          
 
 
                                                               
International Growth
  CIGRX     6.25       23.94       4.47       6.95             10.64       3/16/05  
MSCI EAFE Growth Index
            2.30       12.88       -2.16       2.50             5.37          
 
 
                                                               
Global Equity
  CAGEX     6.86       25.29       7.17                   7.87       3/1/07  
 
                                                               
MSCI World Index (USD)
            4.91       14.03       0.34                   0.16          
 
 
                                                               
Evolving World Growth
  CNWGX     4.41       23.02                         13.65       8/15/08  
MSCI Emerging Markets Index
            2.10       18.78                         9.95          
 
 
9   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 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 (3.75% for Total Return Bond Fund).
 
    All funds are not available at all firms.
 
         The Funds’ gross expense ratios as of the prospectus dated 3/1/2011 are as follows: Growth A 1.28%, Growth and Income A 1.09%, Value A 1.60%, Blue Chip A 1.56%, Global Growth and Income A 1.37%, International Growth A 1.67%, Global Equity A 1.89%, Evolving World Growth A 1.68%, Convertible A 1.08%, Market Neutral Income A 1.20%, High Yield A 1.21%, Discovery Growth A 2.30%, and Total Return Bond A 0.99%.
 
         Before investing, carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Contact 800.582.6959 for a prospectus containing this and other information. Read it carefully.

 


 

Table G Continued 9 and 10
                                                                 
                                                            A SHARE  
            YTD     1-Year     3-Year     5-Year     10-Year     SI     INCEPTION  
FUND NAME   NASDAQ SYMBOL     NAV     NAV     NAV     NAV     NAV     NAV     DATE  
 
Convertible#
  CCVIX     5.25       13.72       7.07       5.96       6.38       10.02       6/21/85  
Value Line Convertible Index
            6.51       19.29       11.53       8.05       8.17       8.68          
 
 
                                                               
Market Neutral Income+
  CVSIX     1.84       5.26       2.76       3.19       4.28       7.21       9/4/90  
Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index
            0.28       5.26       4.82       5.83       5.53       7.03          
 
 
                                                               
High Yield
  CHYDX     3.48       11.15       8.25       6.08       7.66       7.03       8/2/99  
Credit Suisse High Yield Index
            3.77       13.64       11.66       8.54       8.99       7.64          
 
 
                                                               
Total Return Bond
  CTRAX     1.28       5.67       6.19                   7.27       6/27/07  
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
            0.42       5.12       5.30                   6.47          
 
 
*   Cumulative returns
 
#   Effective the close of business, January 28, 2011, the Calamos Convertible Fund is closed to new investments with limited exceptions as enumerated in the prospectus.
 
+   Effective the close of business, January 28, 2011, the Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund is limiting new investments to investors that own Fund shares, subject to exceptions enumerated in the prospectus.
 
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10   Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index- Comprises long-term government and investment-grade corporate debt securities and is generally considered representative of the performance of the broad U.S. bond market. Unlike convertible bonds, U.S. Treasury bills are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government and offer a guarantee as to the timely repayment of principal and interest.
 
    Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index- The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index covers the U.S.-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, Government-Related, Corporate, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), ABS, and CMBS sectors.
 
    Credit Suisse High Yield Index- The Credit Suisse High Yield Index is an unmanaged index of high yield debt securities.
 
    MSCI EAFE Growth Index- The MSCI EAFE Growth Index measures developed market growth equity performance (excluding the U.S. and Canada).
 
    MSCI Emerging Markets Index- The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float adjusted market capitalization index. It includes market indexes of Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.
 
    MSCI World Index (USD)- The MSCI World Index (USD) is a market capitalization weighted index composed of companies representative of the market structure of developed market countries in North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific region.
 
    Russell 1000 Value Index- The Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 1000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
 
    Russell 2500 Growth Index- The Russell 2500 Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
 
    Russell Midcap Growth Index- The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies whose average market capitalization is approximately $4.5 billion, with higher price-to-book ratios and higher growth values.
 
    S&P 500 Index- The S&P 500 Index is generally considered representative of the U.S. stock market.
 
    Value Line Convertible Index- The Value Line Convertible Index is an equal weighted index of the largest convertibles.