With the second half of 2024 already underway, many investors are trying to position their portfolios ahead of potential headwinds. A recent retail investor survey from Betterment highlights how U.S. retail investors are factoring interest rates into their financial decisions. The survey finds that 78% of retail investors report paying attention to rates.
Interest rates aren’t the only issue putting investors on edge. Betterment’s results find that roughly 57% of retail investors remain anxious about the upcoming U.S. elections. Moreover, the survey found that about 40% of retail investors plan to move or pull investments from the market based on the election outcome.
However, the Betterment report found that 68% of retail investors realized positive overall returns over the last year. So even with all these potential headwinds, now just might be a good time for investors to fully utilize their portfolios.
Calamos Can Help Investors Steer Clear of the Chaos
Investors may want to stick with the markets, committing to a strategy to help navigate potential risk factors. A Calamos Structured Protection ETF can do just that—providing investors with results while mitigating downside risk.
As one of the more recently released Calamos Structured Protection ETFs, the Calamos S&P 500® Structured Alt Protection ETF – July (CPSJ) offers a versatile investment vehicle through 2024 and beyond.
- The fund can help investors participate in the upside of the S&P 500 up to a defined cap while protecting against 100% of losses over a one-year period (before fees and expenses). The Calamos team usesof FLEX options, offering strong investment versatility, to carry out this strategy.
- To protect against economic concerns, CPSJ offers complete downside protection throughout its one-year period. The fund can be a sound solution for investors who want to participate in equity markets but remain uneasy about potential economic volatility.
- As an actively managed fund, the Calamos team can pilot the fund to capitalize on strong market periods and flexibly adapt during chaotic times.
Having launched earlier on July 1, CPSJ is already seeing strong investment flows, with the fund accruing over $27 million in assets under management. The next Calamos S&P 500 ETF, the Calamos S&P 500® Structured Alt Protection ETF – August (CPSA), is slated to launch in August.
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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 and 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 Funds 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, large-capitalization investing risk, liquidity risk, market maker risk, market risk, non-diversification risk, options risk, premium-discount 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.
Additional Information
There are no assurances the Fund will be successful in providing the sought-after protection. The outcomes that the Fund seeks 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 Fund will achieve its investment objective. If the Outcome Period has begun and the Underlying ETF has increased in value, any appreciation of the Fund 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.
Fund shareholders are subject to an upside return cap (the “Cap”) that represents the maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in the funds’ for the Outcome Period, before fees and expenses. If the Outcome Period has begun and the Fund has increased in value to a level near to the 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. The Cap, and the Fund’s position relative to it, should be considered before investing in the Fund. The Fund’s website, www.calamos.com, provides important Fund information as well information relating to the potential outcomes of an investment in a Fund on a daily basis.
These Funds are designed to provide point-to-point exposure to the price return of the Reference Asset via a basket of Flex Options. As a result, the ETFs are not expected to move directly in line with the Reference Asset during the interim period. Investors purchasing shares after an outcome period has begun may experience very different results than fund’s investment objective. Initial outcome periods are approximately 1-year beginning on the fund’s inception date. Following the initial outcome period, each subsequent outcome period will begin on the first day of the month the fund was incepted. After the conclusion of an outcome period, another will begin.
FLEX Options Risk The Fund 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 unable to meet its settlement obligations, the Fund could suffer significant losses. Additionally, FLEX Options may be less liquid than standard options. In a less liquid market for the FLEX Options, the Fund may have difficulty closing out certain FLEX Options positions at desired times and prices. The values of FLEX Options do not increase or decrease at the same rate as the reference asset and may vary due to factors other than the price of reference asset.
Shares are bought and sold at market price, not net asset value (NAV), and are not individually redeemable from the fund. NAV represents the value of each share’s portion of the fund’s underlying assets and cash at the end of the trading day. Market price returns reflect the midpoint of the bid/ask spread as of the close of trading on the exchange where fund shares are listed.
100% capital protection is over a one-year period before fees and expenses. All caps are pre-determined.
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 – Number of days in the Outcome Period.
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