On September 9, Calamos Investments launched the Calamos Laddered S&P 500® Structured Alt Protection ETF (CPSL), the first-ever laddered structured outcome fund. CPSL is available on the Cboe BZX Exchange.
“Our Structured Protection ETFs stayed strong amid recent market volatility,” noted John Koudounis, Calamos Investments president and CEO. “Responding to investor demand, CPSL will deliver a smart, systematic single-ticker solution, granting access to our 100% downside protection S&P 500 ETFs in a laddered format.”
With a net expense ratio of 0.79%, CPSL provides competitive exposure to the upside return of the S&P 500, paired with protection from most of the downside risk, given the capital preservation floor of the underlying funds.
Equal Fund Exposure
By investing in CPSL, investors can access the entire suite of Calamos S&P 500 Structured Protection ETFs through a single fund. CPSL is equally invested in each of the four currently available S&P 500 Structured Protection ETFs within the Calamos series.
CPSL will invest in each of the future ETFs as they are launched each month, ultimately holding 12 ETF allocations by June 2025. The fund rebalances semiannually to provide an equally weighted portfolio.
As a one-ticker solution for Calamos S&P 500 Structured Protection ETFs, CPSL may be an ideal tool for investors who remain wary about timing an entry point into some of the next Calamos funds.
Within the fund, the underlying ETFs will automatically roll at the conclusion of their individual outcome periods. As such, CPSL can serve as a long-term option for maintaining exposure to the Calamos large-cap investment strategy.
With the launch of CPSL, Calamos has taken its S&P 500 Structured Protection ETFs to the next level.
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Disclosure Information
Before investing carefully consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Please see the prospectus and summary prospectus containing this and other information which can be obtained by calling 1-866-363-9219 Read it carefully before investing.
An investment in the Fund(s) is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund(s). There can be no assurance that the Fund(s) will achieve its investment objective. Your investment in the Fund(s) is not a deposit in a bank. It is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. The risks associated with an investment in the Fund(s) can increase during times of significant market volatility. The Fund(s) also has specific principal risks, which are described below. More detailed information regarding these risks can be found in the Fund’s prospectus.
Investing involves risks. Loss of principal is possible. The Fund(s) face numerous market trading risks, including authorized participation concentration risk, cap change risk, capital protection risk, capped upside risk, cash holdings risk, clearing member default risk, correlation risk, derivatives risk, equity securities risk, investment timing risk, largecapitalization investing risk, liquidity risk, market maker risk, market risk, non-diversification risk, options risk, premiumdiscount risk, secondary market trading risk, sector risk, tax risk, trading issues risk, underlying ETF risk and valuation risk. For a detailed list of fund risks see the prospectus.
FUND-OF-FUNDS RISK. Shareholders of the Fund will experience investment returns that are different than the investment returns provided by an Underlying ETF. The Fund does not itself pursue a defined outcome strategy, nor does the Fund itself provide downside protection against SPY losses. Because the Fund will typically not purchase an Underlying ETF on the first day of a Target Outcome Period, it is not likely that the stated outcome of the Underlying ETF will be realized by the Fund. The Fund will be continuously exposed to the investment profiles of each of the Underlying ETFs during their respective Target Outcome Periods.
The Fund, with its aggregate exposure to each of the Underlying ETFs, may have investment returns that are inferior to that of any single Underlying ETF or group of Underlying ETFs over any given time period. In between the semi-annual rebalance period of the Index, because the Fund is not equally weighted on a continuous basis, the Fund may be exposed to one or more Underlying ETFs disproportionately when compared to other Underlying ETFs. In such circumstances, the Fund will be subject to the over-weighted performance of such Underlying ETF.
As a shareholder in other ETFs, the Fund bears its proportionate share of each ETF’s expenses, subjecting Fund shareholders to duplicative expenses.
Additional Information
There are no assurances the Underlying ETFs will be successful in providing the sought-after protection. The outcomes that the Underlying ETFs seek to provide may only be realized if you are holding shares on the first day of the outcome period and continue to hold them on the last day of the outcome period, approximately one year. There is no guarantee that the outcomes for an outcome period will be realized or that the Underlying ETFs will achieve its investment objective. If the outcome period has begun and the underlying ETF has increased in value, any appreciation of the Fund(s) by virtue of increases in the underlying ETF since the commencement of the outcome period will not be protected by the sought-after protection, and an investor could experience losses until the underlying ETF returns to the original price at the commencement of the outcome period.
The Underlying ETFs are subject to an upside return cap (the “Cap”) that represents the maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in the fund(s) for the outcome period, before fees and expenses. If the outcome period has begun and the Underlying ETFs have increased in value to a level near to their individual Cap, an investor purchasing at that price has little or no ability to achieve gains but remains vulnerable to downside risks. Additionally, the Cap may rise or fall from one outcome period to the next. Unlike the Underlying ETFs, the Fund itself does not pursue a target outcome strategy. The protection is only provided by the Underlying ETFs and the Fund itself does not provide any stated downside protection against losses. The Fund will likely not receive the full benefit of the Underlying ETF downside protections and could have limited upside potential. The Fund’s returns are limited by the caps of the Underlying ETFs.
Cap Rate – Maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in the Fund if held over the Outcome Period.
Protection Level –Amount of protection the Fund is designed to achieve over the Days Remaining.
Outcome Period – The defined length of time over which the outcomes are sought.
S&P 500 Price Index (SPX) tracks the price return of the S&P 500 Index, which is generally considered representative of the US stock market.
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 (“CAL”). S&P® and S&P 500® are trademarks of S&P Global, Inc. or its affiliates (“S&P”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”). Calamos S&P 500 Structured Protection ETFs are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, or their respective affiliates and none of such parties make any representation regarding the advisability of investing in such product(s) nor do they have any liability for any errors, omissions, or interruptions of the S&P 500.
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