- The Calamos S&P 500® Structured Alt
Protection ETF™ – September (CPST) has announced an
upside cap rate of 7.50% over its one-year outcome period following
its launch on September 3, 2024.
- The Calamos Nasdaq-100® Structured
Alt Protection ETF™ – September (CPNS) has announced an
upside cap rate of 8.35% over its one-year outcome period following
its launch on September 3,
2024.
METRO
CHICAGO, Sept. 3,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Calamos Investments
LLC ("Calamos"), a leading alternatives manager, today
announced the launch of two ETFS: Calamos S&P
500® Structured Alt Protection ETF – September
(CPST), and the Calamos Nasdaq-100® Structured
Alt Protection ETF™ – September (CPNS), each providing 100%
downside-protected exposure to their respective indexes with
attractive upside cap rates over a one-year outcome period, before
fees and expenses. With seven funds launched since May 1, 2024, CPST and CPNS continue the ongoing
expansion of the Calamos Structured Protection ETFs™ series, a
suite of ETFS offering 100% downside protection to the S&P
500®, Nasdaq-100® and Russell
2000®.
"We are pleased to expand our line-up with CPST
and CPNS," said John Koudounis,
President and CEO of Calamos Investments. "Performance through
recent market volatility demonstrated the ability of our Structured
Protection ETFs to preserve investor capital while capturing market
upside potential. We are delivering value to our clients,
particularly as we enter the historically choppy month of September
coupled with election and interest rate uncertainty on the
horizon."
Calamos' Structured Protection ETF series is the
most comprehensive of its kind, offering financial advisors and
investors entry points each month to capital-protected growth
strategies to the leading US equity benchmarks over one-year
outcome periods. The suite is the logical product line extension of
an asset manager that has been utilizing its options investing
expertise in engineering alternative investment strategies with a
focus on risk management for nearly 50 years, now provided with the
simplicity, transparency, and tax efficiency benefits of an
ETF.
Calamos S&P
500® Structured Alt Protection ETF™ –
September (CPST)
|
Cap Rate
|
7.50 %
|
Outcome
Period
|
1 Year: 9/03/2024 to
8/29/2025
|
Reference
Asset
|
Price return of the
SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (SPY),
based on the S&P 500® Index
|
Structured
Protection
|
100% downside
protection if held through the one-year outcome period
|
Annual Expense
Ratio
|
0.69 %
|
Portfolio
Management
|
Co-CIO Eli Pars and the
Alternatives Team
|
Benchmarks
|
S&P
500® Index, Price Return
MerQube Capital
Protected US Large Cap Index –September
|
Tax
Application
|
Gains in an ETF grow
tax-deferred and will be taxed at long-term capital gain rates if
held longer than one year
|
Calamos
Nasdaq-100® Structured Alt Protection ETF™
– September (CPNS)
|
Cap Rate
|
8.35 %
|
Outcome
Period
|
1 Year: 9/03/2024 to
8/29/2025
|
Reference
Asset
|
Price return of Invesco
QQQ Trust, Series 1, based on the Nasdaq-100®
Index
|
Structured
Protection
|
100% downside
protection if held through the one-year outcome period
|
Annual Expense
Ratio
|
0.69 %
|
Portfolio
Management
|
Co-CIO Eli Pars and the
Alternatives Team
|
Benchmarks
|
Nasdaq-100® Index, Price
Return
MerQube Capital
Protected US Large Cap Tech Index – September
|
Tax
Application
|
Gains in an ETF grow
tax-deferred and will be taxed at long-term capital gain rates if
held longer than one year
|
Structured Protection ETFs™ reset
annually, offering investors a new upside cap with refreshed
protection against negative returns of the benchmark over the
subsequent 12-month period. If shares are held longer than one
year, they can deliver significant tax alpha as potential gains
will grow tax-deferred at long-term capital gains rates and can be
held indefinitely.
Learn more about the full suite of Calamos
Structured Protection ETFsTM.
About Calamos
Calamos Investments is a
diversified global investment firm offering innovative investment
strategies, including alternatives, multi-asset, convertible, fixed
income, private credit, equity, and sustainable equity. With
$38.5 billion in AUM, including more
than $16 billion in liquid
alternatives assets as of July 31,
2024, the firm offers strategies through ETFs, mutual funds,
closed-end funds, interval funds, and UCITS funds and separately
managed portfolios. Clients include financial advisors, wealth
management platforms, pension funds, foundations & endowments,
and individuals, globally. Headquartered in
the Chicago metropolitan area, the firm also has offices
in New York, San
Francisco, Milwaukee, Portland (Oregon), and the Miami area. For
more information, visit us on LinkedIn, on
Twitter (@Calamos), on Instagram (@calamos_investments), or
at www.calamos.com.
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via a basket of Flex Options. As a result, the ETFs are not
expected to move directly in line with the reference asset during
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conclusion of an outcome period, another will begin.
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Fund(s) will utilize FLEX Options issued and guaranteed for
settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). In the
unlikely event that the OCC becomes insolvent or is otherwise
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significant losses. Additionally, FLEX Options may be less liquid
than standard options. In a less liquid market for the FLEX
Options, the Fund(s) may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX
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conditions during the sample period, and are subject to change. The
actual cap rate may be different based on market events.
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Outcome Period.
The "S&P 500®" is a product of S&P Dow
Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates ("SPDJI"), and has been
licensed for use by Calamos Advisors LLC ("Calamos Advisors").
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or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing
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to track general market performance. Past performance of an index
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