CSTBX Fees and Costs — Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-29
The net expense ratio is 0.64%: a 0.30% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.09% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 2.25%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0005% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 36%.
CSTBX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CSTBX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.30% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.09% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.64% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.64% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 2.25% |
| 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 |
CSTBX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CSTBX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $682 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.15% 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 | $225 | $225 | $225 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.64%) | $66 | $206 | $358 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $11 | $46 | $98 |
| Total costs | $302 | $477 | $682 |
| Value after costs | $10,198 | $11,100 | $12,081 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.02% | 1.46% | 1.15% |
CSTBX 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): 0.0005%
- Total broker commissions: $2K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $193.6M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 36%
- Securities on loan, average value: $23.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $36K (0.009% of average net assets)
CSTBX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2K | 100.00% |
CSTBX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $38.8M | 27.81% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $17.4M | 12.48% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $16.0M | 11.51% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $14.0M | 10.05% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $10.2M | 7.34% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $10.0M | 7.15% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $8.7M | 6.27% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $8.5M | 6.13% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $8.1M | 5.84% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $7.6M | 5.43% |
Calamos Short-Term Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSTIX | Class I | 0.39% | none |
| CSTBX | Class A | 0.64% | 2.25% |
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.