CIGEX Fees and Costs — Calamos Global Equity Fund, Class I
Data updated: 2026-09-29
The net expense ratio is 1.15%: a 1.02% management fee plus 0.23% other expenses, less a 0.10% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $176K in broker commissions, 0.1233% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 114%.
CIGEX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CIGEX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 1.02% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.23% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.25% |
| Fee waiver | −0.10% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.15% |
| 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 |
CIGEX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CIGEX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $792 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.34% 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 1.15%) | $121 | $376 | $650 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $13 | $40 | $70 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $21 | $73 |
| Total costs | $134 | $437 | $792 |
| Value after costs | $10,366 | $11,140 | $11,971 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.34% | 1.34% | 1.34% |
CIGEX 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): 0.1233%
- Total broker commissions: $176K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 114%
- Securities on loan, average value: $4.9M
- Net income from securities lending: $8K (0.005% of average net assets)
CIGEX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $35K | 26.07% |
| Jefferies LLC | $31K | 23.14% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $15K | 11.00% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $12K | 8.62% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $11K | 8.01% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $8K | 5.78% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $7K | 5.45% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $6K | 4.17% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $5K | 3.90% |
| Berenberg Capital Markets LLC | $5K | 3.87% |
CIGEX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $2.7M | 56.21% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $1.1M | 22.55% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $732K | 15.51% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $270K | 5.73% |
Calamos Global Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CGEOX | Class R6 | 1.10% | none |
| CIGEX | Class I | 1.15% | none |
| CAGEX | Class A | 1.40% | 4.75% |
| CCGEX | Class C | 2.15% | 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.