Calamos Value Fund

Scorecard
2 / 5 Stars
Lipper
1 1 4 1 5
Zacks Investment Research
2 (Buy)
Standard & Poor's
3 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
C- (Hold)

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Performance

The fund has returned 14.72 percent over the past year, 6.38 percent over the past three years, 2.20 percent over the past five years, and 6.70 percent over the past decade.

Trailing Returns Updated 04.30.2013
Year to date 12.0%
1 Year 14.7%
3 Years (Annualized) 6.4%
5 Years (Annualized) 2.2%
10 Years (Annualized) 6.7%

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Summary

The investment seeks long-term capital growth. The fund invests primarily in U.S. equity securities. Its portfolio may include securities of well-established companies with large market capitalizations as well as small, unseasoned companies. The fund's investment adviser generally defines a large cap company to have a market capitalization in excess of $25 billion and a mid-sized company to have a market capitalization greater than $1 billion, up to $25 billion. Generally, a small cap company is defined by the investment adviser as having a market capitalization of up to $1 billion. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities.

Fees

Fees are Average compared to funds in the same category.
Calamos Value Fund has an expense ratio of 1.40 percent.

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Risk

Risk is Below Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.

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