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Calamos Convertible Fund A (CCVIX)

General Information  As of 11/20/2009 NAV $18.61 NAV Daily Change ($0.1) % Yield 2.56 % SEC Yield N/A % YTD Return (as of 09/30/2009) 30.04 Objective* Fixed Income - Converts Peer* CV * Key Portfolio Statistics % Unrealized Gain YTD 10.37 Net Assets (Mil $) 07/31/2009 1,065.76 % Turnover 07/31/2009 30.40 Fees % Max Sales Load 4.75 % Min Sales Load .00 % Max Deferred Load .00 Expenses % Max 12b-1 Fee .25 % Max Management Fee .74 % Redemption Fee .00 % Expense Ratio 1.09 Allocation Large Growth 38.98 Large Value 12.10 Small Growth .00 Small Value .00 Foreign Stock 4.91 Emerging Market 11.94 Precious Metals 3.70 Intermediate Bond .00 Foreign Bond .00 High Yield Bond 24.04 Portfolio Information Composition As of 07/31/2009 % of Net Assets Stock 18.40 Cash -.01 Bonds .00 Preferred .00 Convertibles 77.70 Foreign Stock 3.97 Foreign Bonds .00 Hedge .00 Other 3.91 Sector / Country Weightings Sector / Country Weightings As of N/A % of Portfolio N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Portfolio Holdings Top Equity Holdings (As of 07/31/2009) % of Portfolio Value (Mil$) EMC CORP 3.91 95.03 NEWMONT MINING CORP 3.08 74.75 TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL 2.96 71.99 SYMANTEC CORP 2.30 55.88 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO 2.11 51.29 FREEPORT MCMORAN COPPER GOLD 2.09 50.73 SCHERING PLOUGH CORP 1.92 46.65 NETWORK APPLIANCE INC 1.89 45.83 BUNGE LTD 1.87 45.48 N/A N/A N/A

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