# Calamos Phineus Long Short Fund Class A (CPLSX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cplsx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Calamos · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2016-04-05 The fund endeavors to deliver substantial, risk-adjusted, and outright returns while adapting to current global stock market conditions. Its main strategy involves worldwide investments in publicly traded equities, including ordinary shares and American Depositary Receipts, across companies of any market capitalization. The primary focus is on firms engaged in knowledge-driven industries such as technology, telecommunications, and media, as well as the financial services and healthcare sectors. The fund may also allocate capital to other pooled investment vehicles, including exchange-traded... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $17.13 | | Expense Ratio | 2.30% | | Assets Under Management | $1.08B | | NAV | $17.13 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 5.20% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.89 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $15.83 – $18.06 | | Beta | 0.32 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.8903 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-15 - Pay date: 2025-12-15 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does CPLSX invest in? The fund endeavors to deliver substantial, risk-adjusted, and outright returns while adapting to current global stock market conditions. Its main strategy involves worldwide investments in publicly traded equities, including ordinary shares and American Depositary Receipts, across companies of any market capitalization. The primary focus is on firms engaged in knowledge-driven industries such as technology, telecommunications, and media, as well as the financial services and healthcare sectors. The fund may also allocate capital to other pooled investment vehicles, including exchange-traded funds, that provide access to these specific sectors. ### What is the expense ratio of CPLSX? Calamos Phineus Long Short Fund Class A (CPLSX) charges an expense ratio of 2.30%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is CPLSX? Calamos Phineus Long Short Fund Class A (CPLSX) manages $1.08B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is CPLSX actively managed or an index fund? CPLSX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (CPLSX's is 2.30%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was CPLSX launched? Calamos Phineus Long Short Fund Class A (CPLSX) launched in April 2016 and is managed by Calamos. ### How has CPLSX performed? CPLSX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does CPLSX pay a dividend? Calamos Phineus Long Short Fund Class A (CPLSX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.20%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does CPLSX pay dividends? Calamos Phineus Long Short Fund Class A pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is CPLSX's dividend yield? CPLSX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.20%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is CPLSX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for CPLSX was 2025-12-15. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will CPLSX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 2.30% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does CPLSX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from CPLSX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does CPLSX cost more than a fund like VOO? CPLSX is actively managed (current expense ratio 2.30%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether CPLSX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to CPLSX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as CPLSX (2.30%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cplsx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cplsx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cplsx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cplsx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cplsx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.