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Morningstar says, “Calamos Growth and Income’s middle ground is top of the line.”

by Miriam Sjoblom

September 1, 2009

This Analyst Pick splits the difference between the more staid, convertible-heavy Calamos Convertible CCVIX and the bolder growth-stock-heavy Calamos Growth CVGRX. All three funds incorporate the same top-down thinking and rigorous bottom-up research for which Calamos is known, but this one is designed to provide a risk/reward profile somewhere in between: more upside potential than Convertible and less downside risk than Growth.

The fund's basic setup reflects that middle ground: It has owned a roughly even mix of common stock and convertibles for several years. But the Calamos team tunes it more finely than that.

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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

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Information About Risk
Calamos Convertible Fund and Calamos Growth and Income Fund invest in convertible securities. In addition to market risk, there are certain other risks associated with an investment in a convertible bond, such as default risk, the risk that the company issuing debt securities will be unable to repay principal and interest, and interest rate risk, the risk that the security may decrease in value if interest rates increase. You should also know that Calamos Convertible Fund, Calamos Growth Fund and Calamos Growth and Income Fund may invest up to 25% of its assets in the securities of foreign issuers. As a result of political or economic instability in foreign countries, there can be special risks associated with investing in foreign securities, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates, increased price volatility, and difficulty obtaining information. Calamos Growth Fund may invest in mid-size and small companies which present greater risk and higher volatility than investments in larger companies.

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