Calamos Investments Appoints Matt Freund as Co-Portfolio Manager for Mutual Funds and Closed End Funds
December 07, 2016 at 06:05 am EST
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Calamos Investments announced that recently-appointed Co-Chief Investment Officer and Head of Fixed Income Strategies R. Matthew "Matt" Freund, CFA, has been named Co-Portfolio Manager on a variety of Calamos investment products. Freund joins the portfolio management teams as a Co-Portfolio Manager of the following mutual funds: Calamos Growth and Income Fund (CVTRX); Calamos Global Growth & Income Fund (CVLOX); Calamos Convertible Fund (CCVIX); Calamos Total Return Bond Fund (CTRAX); Calamos High Income Fund (CHYDX); Calamos Global Convertible Fund (CAGCX). In addition, Freund has been named Co-Portfolio Manager for the Calamos closed-end funds: Calamos Dynamic Convertible & Income Fund (CCD); Calamos Convertible Opportunities & Income Fund (CHI); Calamos Convertible & High Income Fund (CHY); Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW); Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ); Calamos Global Total Return Fund (CGO).
Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fundâs investment strategy is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund invests at least 80% of the Fundâs managed assets will be invested in convertible securities and income-producing securities, with at least 50% of the Fundâs managed assets invested in convertible securities. The Fund may invest up to 50% of its managed assets in securities of foreign issuers, with up to 15% of its managed assets in securities issued by foreign issuers in emerging markets. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in high-yield non-convertible bonds. The Fund holds investments in various sectors, such as consumer discretionary, information technology, healthcare, communication services, industrials, financials, utilities, energy, materials, real estate and others. Its investment advisor is Calamos Advisors LLC.