CADVX Fees and Costs — Calamos Dividend Growth Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2025-09-29
The net expense ratio is 1.35%: a 1.00% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.74% other expenses, less a 0.64% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.75%. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0098% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 24%.
CADVX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CADVX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 1.00% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.74% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.99% |
| Fee waiver | −0.64% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.35% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 4.75% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
CADVX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CADVX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,411 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.43% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $475 | $475 | $475 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.35%) | $135 | $420 | $725 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $5 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $24 | $96 | $205 |
| Total costs | $635 | $994 | $1,411 |
| Value after costs | $9,865 | $10,583 | $11,352 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.35% | 3.09% | 2.43% |
CADVX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0098%
- Total broker commissions: $2K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $413K
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 24%
- Securities on loan, average value: $419K
- Net income from securities lending: $833 (0.004% of average net assets)
CADVX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $499 | 31.00% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $288 | 17.92% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $157 | 9.77% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $136 | 8.45% |
| O'Neil Securities, Incorporated | $130 | 8.09% |
| Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC | $102 | 6.34% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $97 | 6.04% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $82 | 5.11% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $59 | 3.66% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $58 | 3.62% |
CADVX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $186K | 48.69% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $44K | 11.56% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $36K | 9.53% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $36K | 9.44% |
| Jefferies LLC | $25K | 6.46% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $23K | 6.13% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $20K | 5.16% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $12K | 3.03% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.