EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER: | Calamos Global Total Return Fund |
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES: |
2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, | |
Illinois 60563-2787 | ||
NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE: |
John P. Calamos, Sr., President | |
Calamos Advisors LLC | ||
2020 Calamos Court | ||
Naperville, Illinois | ||
60563-2787 |
ITEM 1. | REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
TABLE OF CONTENTS | ||
Letter to Shareholders
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1 | |
Investment Team Discussion
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3 | |
Schedule of Investments
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4 | |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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9 | |
Statement of Operations
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10 | |
Statements of Changes In Net Assets
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11 | |
Statement of Cash Flows
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12 | |
Notes to Financial Statements
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13 | |
Financial Highlights
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21 | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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22 | |
About Closed-End Funds
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26 | |
Level Rate Distribution Policy and Automatic Dividend
Reinvestment Plan
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27 | |
The Calamos Investments Advantage
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28 | |
Calamos Closed-End Funds
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29 |
PERSONAL
ASSISTANCE
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800.582.6959
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Dial this toll-free number to speak with a knowledgeable Client Services Representative who can help answer questions or address issues concerning your Calamos Fund | |
YOUR FINANCIAL
ADVISOR
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We encourage you to talk to your financial advisor to determine how Calamos Investments can benefit your investment portfolio based on your financial goals, risk tolerance, time horizon and income needs |
| The Fund is managed to according to a level distribution policy, with distributions composed of dividend income, interest income, and realized short-term and long-term gains. | ||
| As part of its total return approach, CGO provides a competitive stream of income paid out on a monthly basis. | ||
| The Funds dynamic asset allocation approach and broad investment universeincluding equities, higher-yielding convertible and corporate bondsprovides enhanced opportunities for income and total returns. | ||
| Invests in U.S. and non-U.S. markets. |
Global Total Return Fund Letter to Shareholders SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
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Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT Letter to Shareholders |
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Since |
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Months | 1 Year | Inception** | ||||||||||||
On Share Price | 10.91% | -33.09% | -3.75% | |||||||||||
On NAV | 11.14% | -26.73% | 2.12% |
Information Technology | 22.4 | % | ||||
Health Care | 13.9 | |||||
Consumer Discretionary | 12.1 | |||||
Financials | 11.4 | |||||
Energy | 9.7 | |||||
Consumer Staples | 8.4 | |||||
Materials | 7.5 | |||||
Industrials | 6.0 | |||||
Telecommunication Services | 4.5 | |||||
Utilities | 0.5 |
Global Total Return Fund Investment Team Discussion SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
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PRINCIPAL |
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AMOUNT | VALUE | |||||||
CORPORATE BONDS (26.9%) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (9.0%) | ||||||||
2,022,000 |
DIRECTV Financing Company,
Inc.~ 8.375%, 03/15/13 |
$ | 2,062,440 | |||||
981,000 |
Expedia,
Inc.¹ 7.460%, 08/15/18 |
892,710 | ||||||
1,840,000 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company¹ 7.860%, 08/15/11 |
1,720,400 | ||||||
1,963,000 |
MGM Mirage 8.375%, 02/01/11 |
814,645 | ||||||
1,963,000 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Ltd.¹ 7.250%, 06/15/16 |
1,315,210 | ||||||
1,963,000 |
Service Corp. International 7.500%, 04/01/27 |
1,526,232 | ||||||
8,331,637 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples (3.3%) | ||||||||
1,472,000 |
Del Monte Foods
Company¹ 8.625%, 12/15/12 |
1,508,800 | ||||||
1,963,000 |
Pilgrims Pride Corp.** 7.625%, 05/01/15 |
1,585,123 | ||||||
3,093,923 | ||||||||
Energy (1.6%) | ||||||||
608,000 |
Frontier Oil
Corp.¹ 8.500%, 09/15/16 |
604,960 | ||||||
736,000 |
Petróleo Brasileiro,
SA¹ 8.375%, 12/10/18 |
835,360 | ||||||
1,440,320 | ||||||||
Financials (0.8%) | ||||||||
903,000 |
Leucadia National
Corp.¹ 8.125%, 09/15/15 |
763,035 | ||||||
Health Care (1.9%) | ||||||||
1,766,000 |
HCA,
Inc.~ 9.250%, 11/15/16 |
1,752,755 | ||||||
Industrials (1.7%) | ||||||||
1,766,000 |
H&E Equipment Service,
Inc.¹ 8.375%, 07/15/16 |
1,209,710 | ||||||
402,000 |
SPX
Corp.~ 7.625%, 12/15/14 |
398,985 | ||||||
1,608,695 | ||||||||
Information Technology (2.7%) | ||||||||
2,650,000 |
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 9.125%, 08/15/13 |
2,544,000 | ||||||
Materials (3.1%) | ||||||||
834,000 |
Anglo American, PLC* 9.375%, 04/08/14 |
866,284 | ||||||
1,963,000 |
Mosaic
Company*~ 7.625%, 12/01/16 |
1,975,620 | ||||||
2,841,904 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services (2.2%) | ||||||||
1,668,000 |
Frontier Communications
Corp.~ 9.000%, 08/15/31 |
1,334,400 | ||||||
736,000 |
Windstream Corp. 8.625%, 08/01/16 |
736,000 | ||||||
2,070,400 | ||||||||
Utilities (0.6%) | ||||||||
981,000 |
Energy Future Holdings Corp. 10.250%, 11/01/15 |
561,623 | ||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $28,861,312) |
25,008,292 | |||||||
CONVERTIBLE BONDS (27.4%) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (2.1%) | ||||||||
800,000 | EUR |
Adidas, AG 2.500%, 10/08/18 |
1,268,004 | |||||
85,000,000 | JPY |
Yamada Denki Company,
Ltd.¹ 0.000%, 03/31/15 |
686,189 | |||||
1,954,193 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples (0.7%) | ||||||||
75,000,000 | JPY |
Asahi Breweries,
Ltd.¹ 0.000%, 05/26/28 |
647,413 | |||||
Energy (5.7%) | ||||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | ||||||||
1,380,000 | 2.500%, 05/15/37 | 1,005,675 | ||||||
410,000 | 2.500%, 05/15/37 | 298,787 | ||||||
3,400,000 |
Petroleum Geo-Services
ASA¹ 2.700%, 12/03/12 |
1,700,000 | ||||||
800,000 |
Petroplus Holdings, AG 3.375%, 03/26/13 |
670,000 | ||||||
1,700,000 |
Transocean, Ltd. - Class
A¹ 1.625%, 12/15/37 |
1,591,625 | ||||||
5,266,087 | ||||||||
Financials (0.8%) | ||||||||
700,000 |
Leucadia National
Corp.~ 3.750%, 04/15/14 |
773,500 | ||||||
Health Care (4.2%) | ||||||||
1,400,000 |
China Medical Technologies,
Inc.¹ 4.000%, 08/15/13 |
796,250 | ||||||
1,200,000 |
Medtronic,
Inc.~ 1.625%, 04/15/13 |
1,087,500 | ||||||
1,800,000 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries,
Ltd.¹ 1.750%, 02/01/26 |
1,968,750 | ||||||
3,852,500 | ||||||||
Industrials (3.6%) | ||||||||
1,175,000 |
Quanta Services,
Inc.~ 3.750%, 04/30/26 |
1,345,375 |
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Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT Schedule of Investments |
PRINCIPAL |
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AMOUNT | VALUE | |||||||
600,000 | EUR |
SGL Carbon, AG 0.750%, 05/16/13 |
$ | 692,123 | ||||
Suntech Power Holdings Company, Ltd.¹ | ||||||||
995,000 | 0.250%, 02/15/12 | 896,744 | ||||||
700,000 | 3.000%, 03/15/13 | 423,500 | ||||||
3,357,742 | ||||||||
Information Technology (4.9%) | ||||||||
4,200,000 | EUR |
Cap Gemini,
SA¹ 1.000%, 01/01/12 |
2,257,817 | |||||
2,700,000 |
Intel
Corp.¹ 2.950%, 12/15/35 |
2,328,750 | ||||||
4,586,567 | ||||||||
Materials (3.0%) | ||||||||
Newmont Mining Corp.¹ | ||||||||
1,350,000 | 1.625%, 07/15/17 | 1,474,875 | ||||||
1,100,000 | 3.000%, 02/15/12 | 1,313,125 | ||||||
2,788,000 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services (2.4%) | ||||||||
2,400,000 |
NII Holdings,
Inc.¹ 2.750%, 08/15/25 |
2,211,000 | ||||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS (Cost $30,302,384) |
25,437,002 | |||||||
SYNTHETIC CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES (0.6%) | ||||||||
Corporate Bonds (0.5%)
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Consumer Discretionary (0.2%) | ||||||||
38,000 |
DIRECTV Financing Company,
Inc.~ 8.375%, 03/15/13 |
38,760 | ||||||
19,000 |
Expedia,
Inc.¹ 7.460%, 08/15/18 |
17,290 | ||||||
35,000 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company¹ 7.860%, 08/15/11 |
32,725 | ||||||
37,000 |
MGM Mirage 8.375%, 02/01/11 |
15,355 | ||||||
37,000 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises,
Ltd.¹ 7.250%, 06/15/16 |
24,790 | ||||||
37,000 |
Service Corp. International 7.500%, 04/01/27 |
28,767 | ||||||
157,687 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples (0.1%) | ||||||||
28,000 |
Del Monte Foods
Company¹ 8.625%, 12/15/12 |
28,700 | ||||||
37,000 |
Pilgrims Pride Corp.** 7.625%, 05/01/15 |
29,878 | ||||||
58,578 | ||||||||
Energy (0.0%) | ||||||||
12,000 |
Frontier Oil
Corp.¹ 8.500%, 09/15/16 |
11,940 | ||||||
14,000 |
Petróleo Brasileiro,
SA¹ 8.375%, 12/10/18 |
15,890 | ||||||
27,830 | ||||||||
Financials (0.0%) | ||||||||
17,000 |
Leucadia National
Corp.¹ 8.125%, 09/15/15 |
14,365 | ||||||
Health Care (0.0%) | ||||||||
34,000 |
HCA,
Inc.~ 9.250%, 11/15/16 |
33,745 | ||||||
Industrials (0.0%) | ||||||||
34,000 |
H&E Equipment Service,
Inc.¹ 8.375%, 07/15/16 |
23,290 | ||||||
8,000 |
SPX
Corp.~ 7.625%, 12/15/14 |
7,940 | ||||||
31,230 | ||||||||
Information Technology (0.1%) | ||||||||
50,000 |
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 9.125%, 08/15/13 |
48,000 | ||||||
Materials (0.1%) | ||||||||
16,000 |
Anglo American, PLC* 9.375%, 04/08/14 |
16,619 | ||||||
37,000 |
Mosaic
Company*~ 7.625%, 12/01/16 |
37,238 | ||||||
53,857 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services (0.0%) | ||||||||
32,000 |
Frontier Communications
Corp.~ 9.000%, 08/15/31 |
25,600 | ||||||
14,000 |
Windstream Corp. 8.625%, 08/01/16 |
14,000 | ||||||
39,600 | ||||||||
Utilities (0.0%) | ||||||||
19,000 |
Energy Future Holdings Corp. 10.250%, 11/01/15 |
10,878 | ||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | 475,770 | |||||||
NUMBER OF |
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CONTRACTS | VALUE | |||||||
Purchased Options (0.1%)#
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Consumer Discretionary (0.0%) | ||||||||
250 |
Grupo Televisa, SA Call, 01/16/10, Strike $25.00 |
10,000 | ||||||
Consumer Staples (0.0%) | ||||||||
180 |
Sysco Corp. Call, 01/16/10, Strike $30.00 |
7,200 | ||||||
Global Total Return Fund
Schedule of Investments SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
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NUMBER OF |
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CONTRACTS | VALUE | |||||||
Industrials (0.0%) | ||||||||
130 | CHF |
ABB, Ltd. Call, 06/18/10, Strike $24.00 |
$ | 11,162 | ||||
Information Technology (0.1%) | ||||||||
130 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. Call, 01/16/10, Strike $45.00 |
55,575 | ||||||
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS | 83,937 | |||||||
TOTAL SYNTHETIC CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES (Cost $1,007,186) |
559,707 | |||||||
NUMBER OF |
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SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (8.6%) | ||||||||
Consumer Staples (1.7%) | ||||||||
22,000 |
Archer Daniels Midland
Company¹ 6.250% |
737,440 | ||||||
Bunge, Ltd. | ||||||||
7,800 | 4.875% | 537,225 | ||||||
675 | 5.125% | 329,062 | ||||||
1,603,727 | ||||||||
Financials (3.9%) | ||||||||
17,000 |
American International Group,
Inc.¹ 8.500% |
86,870 | ||||||
2,700 |
Bank of America
Corp.¹ 7.250% |
1,579,500 | ||||||
60,000 |
Citigroup, Inc. 6.500% |
1,896,000 | ||||||
3,562,370 | ||||||||
Health Care (1.0%) | ||||||||
4,500 |
Schering-Plough Corp. 6.000% |
950,580 | ||||||
Materials (2.0%) | ||||||||
115 | CHF |
Givaudan,
SA¹ 5.375% |
680,116 | |||||
34,000 |
Vale Capital, Ltd. (Companhia Vale do Rio Doce)Δ 5.500% |
1,190,340 | ||||||
1,870,456 | ||||||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $10,816,025) |
7,987,133 | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS (63.8%) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (4.8%) | ||||||||
20,000 | Nike, Inc. - Class B¹ | 1,049,400 | ||||||
55,000 | JPY | Panasonic Corp. | 806,001 | |||||
90,000 | CHF | Swatch Group, AG¹ | 2,581,119 | |||||
4,436,520 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples (5.3%) | ||||||||
48,000 | Coca-Cola Company¹ | 2,066,400 | ||||||
50,000 | GBP | Diageo, PLC¹ | 596,487 | |||||
70,000 | CHF | Nestlé, SA¹ | 2,281,771 | |||||
4,944,658 | ||||||||
Energy (5.6%) | ||||||||
210,000 | GBP | BP, PLC | 1,483,992 | |||||
17,000 | Chevron Corp.¹ | 1,123,700 | ||||||
70,000 | Halliburton Company | 1,415,400 | ||||||
24,000 | EUR | TOTAL, SA | 1,200,858 | |||||
5,223,950 | ||||||||
Financials (9.5%) | ||||||||
105,000 | AUD | ASX, Ltd.¹ | 2,489,157 | |||||
50,000 | EUR | Banco Santander, SA#¹ | 480,947 | |||||
52,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Company | 1,716,000 | ||||||
140,000 | GBP | Schroders, PLC | 1,695,573 | |||||
350,000 | SGD | Singapore Exchange, Ltd.¹ | 1,468,116 | |||||
65,000 | GBP | Standard Chartered, PLC | 1,005,501 | |||||
8,855,294 | ||||||||
Health Care (11.2%) | ||||||||
29,000 | Alcon, Inc.¹ | 2,668,290 | ||||||
38,000 | AUD | CSL, Ltd. | 946,958 | |||||
53,000 | Johnson & Johnson¹ | 2,775,080 | ||||||
60,000 | Merck & Company, Inc.¹ | 1,454,400 | ||||||
38,000 | DKK | Novo Nordisk, A/S - Class B¹ | 1,808,072 | |||||
6,000 | CHF | Roche Holding, AG¹ | 756,625 | |||||
10,409,425 | ||||||||
Industrials (2.5%) | ||||||||
41,000 | CHF | ABB, Ltd.#¹ | 580,410 | |||||
52,000 | General Electric Company¹ | 657,800 | ||||||
16,000 | EUR | Siemens, AG¹ | 1,075,756 | |||||
2,313,966 | ||||||||
Information Technology (21.8%) | ||||||||
80,000 | GBP | Autonomy Corp., PLC#¹ | 1,678,327 | |||||
37,000 | JPY | Canon, Inc.¹ | 1,107,251 | |||||
185,000 | Dell, Inc.#¹ | 2,149,700 | ||||||
74,000 | Infosys Technologies, Ltd.¹ | 2,279,940 | ||||||
34,000 | Microsoft Corp.¹ | 688,840 | ||||||
15,000 | JPY | Nintendo Company, Ltd.¹ | 4,032,917 | |||||
235,000 | EUR | Nokia OYJ¹ | 3,337,810 | |||||
100,000 | BRL | Redecard, SA | 1,258,594 | |||||
65,000 | EUR | SAP, AG¹ | 2,499,006 | |||||
240,000 | HKD | VTech Holdings, Ltd.¹ | 1,200,371 | |||||
20,232,756 | ||||||||
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Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT Schedule of Investments |
NUMBER OF |
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SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
Materials (1.8%) | ||||||||
47,000 | GBP | Anglo American, PLC | $ | 1,011,356 | ||||
3,000 | CHF | Syngenta, AG | 640,472 | |||||
1,651,828 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services (1.3%) | ||||||||
38,000 | América Móvil, SAB de CV¹ | 1,248,300 | ||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $76,520,022) |
59,316,697 | |||||||
NUMBER OF |
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CONTRACTS | VALUE | |||||||
PURCHASED OPTIONS (0.0%)# | ||||||||
Financials (0.0%) | ||||||||
SPDR Trust Series 1 | ||||||||
3,000 | Put, 05/16/09, Strike $65.00 | 9,000 | ||||||
1,000 | Put, 05/16/09, Strike $72.00 | 12,500 | ||||||
1,000 | Put, 05/16/09, Strike $67.00 | 4,500 | ||||||
26,000 | ||||||||
TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS (Cost $1,526,171) |
26,000 | |||||||
NUMBER OF |
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SHARES | VALUE | |||||||
INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED FUND (7.3%) | ||||||||
6,780,886 |
Calamos Government Money Market Fund - Class I Shares (Cost $6,780,886)Ω |
6,780,886 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (134.6%)
(Cost $155,813,986) |
125,115,717 | |||||||
LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS (-34.6%)
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(32,179,062 | ) | ||||||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (100.0%) | $ | 92,936,655 | ||||||
NUMBER OF |
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CONTRACTS | VALUE | |||||||
WRITTEN OPTIONS (-3.4%)# | ||||||||
Financials (-3.4%) | ||||||||
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund | ||||||||
1,800 | Call, 06/20/09, Strike $40.00 | (594,000 | ) | |||||
900 | Call, 06/20/09, Strike $39.00 | (364,500 | ) | |||||
650 | Call, 06/20/09, Strike $34.00 | (533,000 | ) | |||||
500 | Call, 06/20/09, Strike $35.00 | (365,000 | ) | |||||
SPDR Trust Series 1 | ||||||||
1,000 | Call, 06/20/09, Strike $83.00 | (675,000 | ) | |||||
600 | Call, 06/20/09, Strike $78.00 | (631,500 | ) | |||||
(3,163,000 | ) | |||||||
TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS (Premium $1,276,702) |
(3,163,000 | ) | ||||||
¹ | Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for loans aggregating a total value of $75,004,306. | |
* | Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A transaction are excepted from the registration requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), such as the fund. Any resale of these securities must generally be effected through a sale that is registered under the Act or otherwise exempted from such registration requirements. At April 30, 2009, the value of 144A securities that could not be exchanged to the registered form is $882,904 or 0.95% of net assets applicable to common shareholders. | |
** | On December 1, 2008, Pilgrims Pride Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection. | |
# | Non-income producing security. | |
Δ | Securities exchangeable or convertible into securities of one or more entities that are different than the issuer. Each entity is identified in the parenthetical. | |
~ | Security, or portion of security, is held in a segregated account as collateral for written options aggregating a total value of $10,873,858. | |
Ω | Investment in an affiliated fund. During the period from November 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009, the fund had net purchases of $3,334,156 and earned $42,156 in dividends from the affiliated fund. As of October 31, 2008 the fund had holdings of $3,446,730 in the affiliated fund. |
AUD
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Australian Dollar | |
BRL
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Brazilian Real | |
CHF
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Swiss Franc | |
DKK
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Danish Krone | |
EUR
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European Monetary Unit | |
GBP
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British Pound Sterling | |
HKD
|
Hong Kong Dollar | |
JPY
|
Japanese Yen | |
SGD
|
Singapore Dollar |
INTEREST RATE SWAPS | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed Rate |
Floating Rate |
Termination |
Notional |
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Swap Counterparty | (Fund Pays) | (Fund Receives) | Date | Amount | Unrealized | |||||||||||
BNP Paribas SA | 2.020 BPS Quarterly | 3 month LIBOR | 3/9/2012 | 8,000,000 | $ | (48,941 | ) | |||||||||
BNP Paribas SA | 2.535 BPS Quarterly | 3 month LIBOR | 3/9/2014 | 12,000,000 | $ | (60,715 | ) | |||||||||
$ | (109,656 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Global Total Return Fund
Schedule of Investments SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
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Value | % of Total Investments | |||||||||
US Dollar | $77,686,446 | 63.7% | ||||||||
European Monetary Unit | 12,812,321 | 10.5% | ||||||||
Swiss Franc | 7,531,675 | 6.2% | ||||||||
British Pound Sterling | 7,471,236 | 6.1% | ||||||||
Japanese Yen | 7,279,771 | 6.0% | ||||||||
Australian Dollar | 3,436,115 | 2.8% | ||||||||
Danish Krone | 1,808,072 | 1.5% | ||||||||
Singapore Dollar | 1,468,116 | 1.2% | ||||||||
Brazilian Real | 1,258,594 | 1.0% | ||||||||
Hong Kong Dollar | 1,200,371 | 1.0% | ||||||||
Total Investments Net of Written Options | $121,952,717 | 100.0% |
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Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT Schedule of Investments |
April 30, 2009 (unaudited) | ||||||
ASSETS | ||||||
Investments in securities, at value (cost $149,033,100)
|
$ | 118,334,831 | ||||
Investments in affiliated fund (cost $6,780,886)
|
6,780,886 | |||||
Cash with custodian (interest bearing)
|
49,149 | |||||
Foreign currency (cost $99,634)
|
99,304 | |||||
Accrued interest and dividends receivables
|
1,180,344 | |||||
Prepaid expenses
|
36,371 | |||||
Other assets
|
25,196 | |||||
Total assets
|
126,506,081 | |||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||
Options written, at value (premium $1,276,702)
|
3,163,000 | |||||
Unrealized depreciation on swaps
|
109,656 | |||||
Payables:
|
||||||
Note payable
|
30,000,000 | |||||
Affiliates:
|
||||||
Investment advisory fees
|
97,334 | |||||
Deferred compensation to trustees
|
25,196 | |||||
Financial accounting fees
|
1,143 | |||||
Trustees fees and officer compensation
|
4,116 | |||||
Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
168,981 | |||||
Total liabilities
|
33,569,426 | |||||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
|
$ | 92,936,655 | ||||
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||
Common stock, no par value, unlimited shares authorized
8,006,981 shares issued and outstanding
|
$ | 113,410,723 | ||||
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
|
(2,871,652 | ) | ||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, written
options, foreign currency transactions, and swaps
|
15,096,569 | |||||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, written
options, foreign currency translations, and swaps
|
(32,698,985 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
|
$ | 92,936,655 | ||||
Net asset value per common share based on 8,006,981 shares
issued and outstanding
|
$ | 11.61 | ||||
Global Total Return Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
9 |
Six Months Ended April 30, 2009 (unaudited) | ||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||
Interest
|
$ | 1,943,919 | ||||
Dividends (Net of foreign taxes withheld of $66,488)
|
1,323,932 | |||||
Dividends from affiliates
|
45,156 | |||||
Total investment income
|
3,313,007 | |||||
EXPENSES | ||||||
Investment advisory fees
|
584,290 | |||||
Financial accounting fees
|
6,808 | |||||
Transfer agent fees
|
13,047 | |||||
Accounting fees
|
4,427 | |||||
Audit fees
|
12,654 | |||||
Arrangement fee
|
73,142 | |||||
Custodian fees
|
17,907 | |||||
Printing and mailing fees
|
48,735 | |||||
Registration fees
|
12,052 | |||||
Trustees fees and officer compensation
|
13,570 | |||||
Interest expense
|
498,670 | |||||
Other
|
4,390 | |||||
Total expenses
|
1,289,692 | |||||
Less expense reduction
|
(6,839 | ) | ||||
Net expenses
|
1,282,853 | |||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)
|
2,030,154 | |||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from:
|
||||||
Investments, excluding purchased options
|
(1,966,676 | ) | ||||
Purchased options
|
11,492,591 | |||||
Foreign currency transactions
|
93,464 | |||||
Written options
|
3,724,617 | |||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
|
||||||
Investments, excluding purchased options
|
6,921,478 | |||||
Purchased options
|
(11,673,969 | ) | ||||
Foreign currency translations
|
1,280 | |||||
Written options
|
(2,079,582 | ) | ||||
Swaps
|
(109,656 | ) | ||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
|
6,403,547 | |||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
8,433,701 | |||||
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$ | 8,433,701 | ||||
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|
Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT Statement of Operations |
Six Months |
||||||||
Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||
April 30, 2009 |
October 31, |
|||||||
(Unaudited) | 2008 | |||||||
OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
$ | 2,030,154 | $ | 5,867,286 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from investments in securities, written
options, foreign currency transactions, and swaps
|
13,343,996 | 7,787,601 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investment
in securities, written options, foreign currency translations,
and swaps
|
(6,940,449 | ) | (79,757,537 | ) | ||||
Distributions to preferred shareholders from:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
| (742,082 | ) | |||||
Capital gains
|
| (758,895 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common
shareholders resulting from operations
|
8,433,701 | (67,603,627 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM | ||||||||
Net investment income
|
(4,555,172 | ) | (9,167,996 | ) | ||||
Capital gains
|
(698,209 | ) | (1,841,607 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to common
shareholders
|
(5,253,381 | ) | (11,009,603 | ) | ||||
CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Offering costs on common shares
|
| (181,038 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock
transactions
|
| (181,038 | ) | |||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS
|
3,180,320 | (78,794,268 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
Beginning of period
|
$ | 89,756,335 | $ | 168,550,603 | ||||
End of period
|
92,936,655 | 89,756,335 | ||||||
Undistributed net investment income (loss)
|
$ | (2,871,652 | ) | $ | (346,634 | ) |
Global Total Return Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
11 |
Six Months Ended April, 30, 2009 (unaudited) | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations
|
$ | 8,433,701 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase/(decrease) in net assets
from operations to net cash used in operating activities:
|
||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swaps
|
109,656 | |||||
Change in written options
|
2,178,863 | |||||
Purchase of investment securities
|
(34,127,525 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities
|
43,361,044 | |||||
Amortization and accretion of fixed-income securities
|
(479,161 | ) | ||||
Purchase of short term investments, net
|
(3,334,156 | ) | ||||
Net realized gains/losses from investments, excluding purchased
options
|
1,966,676 | |||||
Net realized gains/losses from purchased options
|
(11,492,591 | ) | ||||
Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on
investments, excluding purchased options
|
(6,921,478 | ) | ||||
Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on purchased
options
|
11,673,969 | |||||
Net change in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||
(Increase)/decrease in assets:
|
||||||
Accrued interest and dividends receivable
|
17,738 | |||||
Prepaid expenses
|
48,939 | |||||
Other assets
|
(6,813 | ) | ||||
Increase/(decrease) in liabilities:
|
||||||
Payables to affiliates
|
(10,444 | ) | ||||
Other accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
(37,588 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
|
$ | 11,380,830 | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Distributions to common shareholders
|
(5,253,381 | ) | ||||
Repayments of note payable
|
(6,000,000 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
|
$ | (11,253,381 | ) | |||
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and foreign currency*
|
$ | 127,449 | ||||
Cash and foreign currency at beginning of the year
|
$ | 21,004 | ||||
Cash and foreign currency at end of the year
|
$ | 148,453 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure
|
||||||
Cash paid for interest
|
$ | 503,831 | ||||
12
|
Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT Statement of Cash Flows |
Global Total Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
13 |
14
|
Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT Notes to Financial Statements |
Global Total Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
15 |
Purchases
|
$ | 29,127,738 | ||||
Proceeds from sales
|
43,361,044 |
Cost basis of investments
|
$ | 156,018,010 | ||||
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
4,781,321 | |||||
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(35,683,614 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
$ | (30,902,293 | ) | |||
Distributions paid from:
|
||||||
Ordinary income
|
$ | 9,765,379 | ||||
Long-term capital gains
|
2,753,397 |
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$ | 1,603,063 | ||||
Undistributed capital gains
|
698,540 | |||||
Total undistributed earnings
|
2,301,603 | |||||
Accumulated capital and other losses
|
| |||||
Net unrealized gains/(losses)
|
(25,925,880 | ) | ||||
Total accumulated earnings/(losses)
|
(23,624,277 | ) | ||||
Other
|
(30,111 | ) | ||||
Paid-in capital
|
113,410,723 | |||||
Net assets applicable to common shareholders
|
$ | 89,756,335 | ||||
16
|
Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT Notes to Financial Statements |
Period Ended |
Year Ended |
|||||||||
April 30, 2009 | October 31, 2008 | |||||||||
Beginning shares
|
8,006,981 | 8,006,981 | ||||||||
Shares issued through reinvestment of distribution
|
| | ||||||||
Ending shares
|
8,006,981 | 8,006,981 | ||||||||
Global Total Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
17 |
Number of Contracts | Premiums Received | |||||||||
Options outstanding at October 31, 2008
|
4,910 | $ | 1,177,421 | |||||||
Options written
|
22,070 | 5,398,399 | ||||||||
Options closed
|
(21,530 | ) | (5,299,118 | ) | ||||||
Options expired
|
| | ||||||||
Options exercised
|
| | ||||||||
Options outstanding at April 30, 2009
|
5,450 | $ | 1,276,702 |
Assets | Liabilities | |||||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | |||||
Derivative Type
|
||||||
Option contracts
|
Investments in securities | Options written | ||||
Foreign exchange contracts
|
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts | Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts |
Assets | Liabilities | |||||||||||||
Statement of Assets & Liabilities Location | Value | Statement of Assets & Liabilities Location | Value | |||||||||||
Derivative Type:
|
||||||||||||||
Options purchased
|
Investments in securities | $ | 109,937 | Options written | $ | 3,163,000 | ||||||||
Interest Rate contracts
|
Unrealized appreciation on swaps | | Unrealized depreciation on swaps | 109,656 | ||||||||||
Credit Default Contracts
|
Unrealized appreciation on swaps | | Unrealized depreciation on swaps | |
18
|
Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT Notes to Financial Statements |
Equity: | ||||||
Purchased options
|
11,900 | |||||
Written options
|
22,070 | |||||
Foreign currency contracts | | |||||
Interest rate swaps | 20,000,000 | |||||
Credit swaps | |
* | Activity during the period is measured by opened number of contracts for options and opened notional amount for swap contracts. |
Global Total Return Fund
Notes to Financial Statements SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
19 |
| Level 1 holdings use inputs from unadjusted quoted prices from active markets (including securities actively traded on a securities exchange). | |
| Level 2 holdings reflect inputs other than quoted prices, but use observable market data (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.). | |
| Level 3 holdings are valued using unobservable inputs (including the Funds own judgments about assumptions market participants would use in determining fair value). |
Value of Investment |
Value of Investment |
Other Financial |
||||||||||||
Valuation Inputs | Securities | Securities Sold Short | Instruments* | |||||||||||
Level 1 Quoted Prices
|
$ | 34,303,898 | $ | | $ | (3,163,000 | ) | |||||||
Level 2 Other significant observable inputs
|
90,811,819 | | (109,656 | ) | ||||||||||
Level 3 Significant unobservable inputs
|
| | | |||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 125,115,717 | $ | | $ | (3,272,656 | ) | |||||||
* | Other Financial Instruments may include written options, forwards contracts, and swaps contracts. |
20
|
Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT Notes to Financial Statements |
Six Months |
October 27, |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Ended |
2005* |
|||||||||||||||||||||
April 30, |
through |
|||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | Year Ended October 31, | October 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$11.21 | $21.05 | $16.31 | $14.29 | $14.32 | (a) | ||||||||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
0.25 | ** | 0.74 | ** | 0.96 | ** | 0.86 | | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, written
options, foreign currency and swaps
|
0.80 | (9.00 | ) | 5.38 | 2.40 | | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions to preferred shareholders from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (common share equivalent basis)
|
| (0.09 | ) | (0.39 | ) | (0.29 | ) | | ||||||||||||||
Capital gains (common share equivalent basis)
|
| (0.09 | ) | | (b) | | | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.05 | (8.44 | ) | 5.95 | 2.97 | | ||||||||||||||||
Less distributions to common shareholders from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.56 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (1.09 | ) | (0.65 | ) | | |||||||||||||
Capital gains
|
(0.09 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.19 | ) | | |||||||||||||
Capital charge resulting from issuance of common and preferred
shares
|
| (0.02 | ) | | (0.11 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$11.61 | $11.21 | $21.05 | $16.31 | $14.29 | |||||||||||||||||
Market value, end of period
|
$9.86 | $9.54 | $19.51 | $15.62 | $15.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Total investment return based
on(c):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value
|
11.14 | % | (41.78 | )% | 38.30 | % | 20.77 | % | (0.24 | )% | ||||||||||||
Market value
|
10.91 | % | (46.54 | )% | 33.84 | % | 10.19 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios and supplemental data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period
(000s omitted)
|
$92,937 | $89,756 | $168,551 | $130,588 | $114,439 | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred shares, at redemptions value ($25,000 per share
liquidation preference) (000s omitted)
|
$ | $ | $59,000 | $59,000 | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets applicable to common shareholders:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
expenses(d)(e)
|
2.96 | % | 2.28 | % | 1.72 | % | 1.70 | % | 1.33 | % | ||||||||||||
Gross
expenses(d)(e)
|
2.98 | % | 2.29 | % | 1.72 | % | 1.70 | % | 3.37 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income
(loss)(d)(e)
|
4.69 | % | 4.08 | % | 5.37 | % | 5.57 | % | (1.33 | )% | ||||||||||||
Preferred share
distributions(d)
|
0.00 | % | 0.52 | % | 2.17 | % | 1.89 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss), net of preferred share
distributions from net investment
income(d)
|
4.69 | % | 3.56 | % | 3.20 | % | 3.68 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
23 | % | 82 | % | 85 | % | 32 | % | 0 | % | ||||||||||||
Average commission rate paid
|
$0.1109 | $0.0830 | $0.0377 | $0.0258 | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per preferred share, at end of
period(f)
|
$ | $ | $96,423 | $80,358 | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Asset coverage per $1,000 of loan
outstanding(g)
|
$4,098 | $3,493 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
* | Commencement of operations. | |
** | Net investment income allocated based on average shares method. | |
(a) | Net of sales load of $0.675 on initial shares issued and beginning net asset value of $14.325. | |
(b) | Amount equated to less than $0.005 per common share. | |
(c) | Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock on the opening of the first day and a sale on the closing of the last day of the period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized for periods less than one year. Brokerage commissions are not reflected. NAV per share is determined by dividing the value of the Funds portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the Fund at a given time. Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and market conditions. | |
(d) | Annualized for periods less than one year. | |
(e) | Does not reflect the effect of dividend payments to Preferred Shareholders. | |
(f) | Calculated by subtracting the Funds total liabilities (not including Preferred Shares) from the Funds total assets and dividing this by the number of Preferred Shares outstanding. | |
(g) | Calculated by subtracting the Funds total liabilities (not including Note payable) and preferred shares from the Funds total assets and dividing this by the Note payable outstanding. |
Global Total Return Fund
Financial Highlights SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
21 |
22 |
SEMIANNUAL REPORT Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
Open-End Fund | Closed-End Fund | |||
Issues new shares on an ongoing basis | Issues a fixed number of shares | |||
Issues equity shares | Can issue senior securities such as preferred shares and bonds | |||
Sold at NAV plus any sales charge | Price determined by the marketplace | |||
Sold through the funds distributor | Traded in the secondary market | |||
Fund redeems shares at NAV calculated at the close of business day | Fund does not redeem shares |
26 |
Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT About Closed-End Funds |
Global Total Return Fund
Level Rate Distribution Policy and Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
27 |
28
|
Global Total Return Fund SEMIANNUAL REPORT The Calamos Investments Advantage |
Fund Asset Allocation as of 4/30/09 | Fund Profile | |
Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI)
|
||
Providing Enhanced Fixed Income Potential
Objective: The Fund seeks total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and below investment-grade (high-yield) fixed-income securities. |
||
Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund (CHY)
|
||
Providing Enhanced Fixed Income Potential
Objective: The Fund seeks total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and below investment-grade (high-yield) fixed-income securities. |
||
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW)
|
||
Providing Global Enhanced Fixed Income Potential
Objective: The Fund seeks to generate a high level of current income with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund has maximum flexibility to dynamically allocate among equities, fixed-income securities and alternative investments around the world. |
||
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ)
|
||
Providing Total Return
Objective: The Fund seeks total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity, convertible and below investment-grade (high-yield) fixed-income securities. |
||
Calamos Global Total Return Fund (CGO)
|
||
Providing Global Total Return
Objective: The Fund seeks total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of global equity, global convertible and below investment-grade (high-yield) fixed-income securities. |
Global Total Return Fund
Calamos Closed-End Funds SEMIANNUAL REPORT |
29 |
By: |
/s/ John P. Calamos, Sr. | |||
Name: |
||||
Title: |
Principal Executive Officer | |||
Date: |
June 26, 2009 | |||
By: |
/s/ Nimish S. Bhatt | |||
Name: |
||||
Title: |
Principal Financial Officer | |||
Date: |
June 26, 2009 |
By: |
/s/ John P. Calamos, Sr. | |||
Name: |
||||
Title: |
Principal Executive Officer | |||
Date: |
June 26, 2009 | |||
By: |
/s/ Nimish S. Bhatt | |||
Name: |
||||
Title: |
Principal Financial Officer | |||
Date: |
June 26, 2009 |