Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 26, 2026 · prospectusObjective. Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund's investment objective is to seek strong, risk-adjusted and absolute returns in the context of prevailing market conditions across the global equity universe.
Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund aims to achieve its investment objective primarily by investing globally in publicly listed equity securities, including common stock and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), of issuers of all market capitalizations that operate in the knowledge-based sectors such as technology, communications and media, as well as financial services and healthcare, and other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), that track or otherwise provide exposure to such sectors. The Fund's investment adviser ("Calamos Advisors") believes that the heterogeneous, disruptive and volatile nature of many of these sectors is well suited for long/short equity investing. Long investing generally involves buying a security expecting to profit from an increase in its price. Short investing generally involves selling a security that … Under normal circumstances, the Fund aims to achieve its investment objective primarily by investing globally in publicly listed equity securities, including common stock and American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), of issuers of all market capitalizations that operate in the knowledge-based sectors such as technology, communications and media, as well as financial services and healthcare, and other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), that track or otherwise provide exposure to such sectors. The Fund's investment adviser ("Calamos Advisors") believes that the heterogeneous, disruptive and volatile nature of many of these sectors is well suited for long/short equity investing. Long investing generally involves buying a security expecting to profit from an increase in its price. Short investing generally involves selling a security that the Fund does not own expecting to profit from a decline in its price at a later time. The Calamos Advisors will also consider investing in other sectors if, in Calamos Advisors' opinion, such long and short exposures have favorable potential for contributing value. The Fund may maintain long and short positions through the use of derivative instruments, such as options, futures, swaps, and forward contracts, without investing directly in the underlying asset. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to attempt to both increase the return of the Fund and hedge (protect) the value of the Fund's assets. The Fund may also invest in cash and cash equivalents. Calamos Advisors pursues a fundamental, global approach that incorporates a blend of top-down and bottom-up considerations. The advantages of its investment process are based upon: 1) a comprehensive assessment of what drives share prices; 2) how companies and industries are analyzed; and 3) the flexible management of style, capitalization and country factors. Calamos Advisors believes that flexible asset allocation across the global equity universe, with less emphasis upon the traditional role of benchmarks, provides the potential for excess returns. Calamos Advisors' approach is primarily derived from its assessment of corporate and economic fundamentals. Equally, the Fund's strategy allows for all investment styles (for example, growth versus value, small versus large capitalization) to be considered depending upon a company's business model, prevailing market conditions and the economic cycle. Calamos Advisors believes that stocks with common style characteristics can behave similarly, often in response to the economic cycle, and that these characteristics are an additional source of return that should be identified.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | — | $61.74M | 5.37% |
| NVIDIA CORP | — | $49.41M | 4.30% |
| BOEING CO/THE | — | $45.81M | 3.99% |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | — | $43.37M | 3.77% |
| UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC | — | $41.49M | 3.61% |
| UNION PACIFIC CORP | — | $40.89M | 3.56% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | — | $40.76M | 3.55% |
| WELLS FARGO & CO | — | $40.16M | 3.49% |
| 3M CO | — | $37.37M | 3.25% |
| BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HLDG CL A | — | $35.46M | 3.08% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust | 62% | — |
| Calamos Select Fund · CVAAX, CVACX, CVAIX | 30% | 0.90% |
| JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF · JPEF | 28% | 0.44% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Calamos Advisors LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 26, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).
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