CPLIX Fees and Costs — Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2026-09-29

The net expense ratio is 2.05%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $5.9M in broker commissions, 0.5520% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 347%.

CPLIX Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CPLIX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee1.22%
12b-1 fee0.00%
Other expenses0.17%
Gross expense ratio2.05%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio2.05%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearNo
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

CPLIX Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in CPLIX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,576 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.73% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.05%)$215$661$1,126
Trading costs (broker commissions)$58$178$303
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$42$147
Total costs$273$880$1,576
Value after costs$10,227$10,696$11,187
Impact on return, per year2.73%2.73%2.73%

CPLIX 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): 0.5520%
  • Total broker commissions: $5.9M
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $73.0M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 347%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $24.6M
  • Net income from securities lending: $154K (0.014% of average net assets)

CPLIX Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
BofA Securities, Inc.$2.4M43.63%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$683K12.53%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$644K11.83%
UBS Securities LLC$423K7.77%
Jefferies LLC$341K6.26%
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC$233K4.27%
National Financial Services LLC$231K4.24%
Barclays Capital Inc.$206K3.79%
Nomura Securities International, Inc.$167K3.06%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$143K2.63%

CPLIX Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$43.2M59.27%
BofA Securities, Inc.$27.4M37.49%
Jane Street Execution Services, LLC$2.4M3.24%

Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
CPLIXClass I2.05%none
CPLSXClass A2.30%4.75%
CPCLXClass C3.05%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.