CHI News and Press, Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund From 03/12/21

ICVT facts and portfolio. Historical behavior. A tactical ETF rotation. For further details see: ICVT: A Tactical View On Convertible Bonds

Convertible bonds offer benefits similar to equities together with some of the downside protection of bonds. The best way to invest in convertibles is through actively managed CEFs. In this article, we highlight four convertible bond CEFs that are very high performing and also pay...

YYY has lost about 18% in share price since inception. It has also lost more than 30% in monthly distribution. This is before accounting for inflation. It may get worse in a rising rate environment. For further details see: YYY: Shrinking Value And Income

PCEF facts and performance. Comparing PCEF with my CEF benchmark. Scanning the PCEF portfolio. A different way to invest in CEFs. For further details see: Why I Won't Touch PCEF With A 10-Foot Pole

Twenty-two out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 21 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead while commodities lag. Limited duration is the highest-yielding CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: February 7, 2021

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that cover a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. The market downturn last year exposed the risk of high volatility and deep drawdowns with investing in closed...

Calamos Convertible Opportunities & Income Fund (CHI) declares $0.095/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 8.21%Payable Feb. 19; for shareholders of record Feb. 12; ex-div Feb. 11.See CHI Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details ...

ECF can provide more unique and varied exposure to convertible holdings. Convertible funds had done incredibly well throughout 2020, with continued volatility they could continue doing well through 2021 too. ECF offers a modest quarterly distribution, but can have a significant ye...

The convertibles sector had a tremendous 2020 on the back of a number of tailwinds such as outperformance in its sector tilts, high volatility and falling rates. We take a look at the different options for investors in the sector across both open-end and closed-end funds. Interest...

If you've just retired and had a sizable chunk of cash to put to work, where can you earn a decent income while preserving your capital? The stock market is in a new bull-market after a brief but deep correction last year. Will the market keep going higher, or are there signs of troub...