CVTCX Fees and Costs — Calamos Growth & Income Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-09-29
The net expense ratio is 1.80%: a 0.68% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.12% other expenses. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $711K in broker commissions, 0.0240% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 36%.
CVTCX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CVTCX. Prospectus, as of February 28, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.68% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.80% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.80% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
CVTCX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CVTCX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,122 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.92% 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 | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.80%) | $189 | $585 | $1,005 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $8 | $13 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $30 | $104 |
| Total costs | $295 | $622 | $1,122 |
| Value after costs | $10,205 | $10,954 | $11,641 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.95% | 1.92% | 1.92% |
CVTCX 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): 0.0240%
- Total broker commissions: $711K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 36%
- Securities on loan, average value: $68.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $95K (0.003% of average net assets)
CVTCX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $248K | 39.11% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $100K | 15.79% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $80K | 12.55% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $45K | 7.16% |
| O'Neil Securities, Incorporated | $44K | 6.88% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $37K | 5.90% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $24K | 3.85% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $24K | 3.77% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $20K | 3.15% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $12K | 1.85% |
CVTCX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $313.5M | 25.93% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $190.8M | 15.78% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $165.4M | 13.68% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $111.9M | 9.25% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $108.0M | 8.93% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $102.3M | 8.47% |
| Jefferies LLC | $68.5M | 5.67% |
| Cowen and Company, LLC | $67.4M | 5.58% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $49.3M | 4.08% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $31.9M | 2.64% |
Calamos Growth & Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CGIOX | Class R6 | 0.73% | none |
| CGIIX | Class I | 0.80% | none |
| CVTRX | Class A | 1.05% | 4.75% |
| CVTCX | Class C | 1.80% | 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.