CGCIX Fees and Costs — Calamos Global Opportunities Fund, Class I
Data updated: 2026-09-29
The net expense ratio is 0.97%: a 1.00% management fee plus 0.21% other expenses, less a 0.24% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $237K in broker commissions, 0.0824% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 123%.
CGCIX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CGCIX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 1.00% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.21% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.21% |
| Fee waiver | −0.24% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.97% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| 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 |
CGCIX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CGCIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $658 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.11% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.97%) | $102 | $318 | $550 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $9 | $27 | $47 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $60 |
| Total costs | $111 | $362 | $658 |
| Value after costs | $10,389 | $11,215 | $12,105 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.11% | 1.11% | 1.11% |
CGCIX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0824%
- Total broker commissions: $237K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $417.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 123%
- Securities on loan, average value: $6.1M
- Net income from securities lending: $7K (0.002% of average net assets)
CGCIX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $39K | 19.92% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $34K | 17.47% |
| Jefferies LLC | $29K | 14.90% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $25K | 12.60% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $23K | 11.73% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $20K | 10.07% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $8K | 3.99% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $7K | 3.77% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $6K | 2.89% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $5K | 2.66% |
CGCIX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $81.3M | 21.47% |
| Jefferies LLC | $62.7M | 16.55% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $44.9M | 11.85% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $37.4M | 9.87% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $36.5M | 9.63% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $30.9M | 8.15% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $27.4M | 7.23% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $22.2M | 5.86% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $19.3M | 5.08% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $16.3M | 4.30% |
Calamos Global Opportunities Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CGCIX | Class I | 0.97% | none |
| CVLOX | Class A | 1.22% | 4.75% |
| CVLCX | Class C | 1.97% | none |
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.