# Calamos Market Neutral Fund Class A (CVSIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cvsix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Calamos · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1990-08-31 This fund's main goal is to deliver significant ongoing income while simultaneously preserving the original investment capital. It allocates its assets across common stocks and convertible debt instruments issued by U.S. companies, without restriction on their market size. To boost returns and protect against market downturns, the fund utilizes techniques such as short selling and total return swaps. The convertible securities it holds generally have an average maturity between two and ten years. Additionally, it can earn extra revenue by selling options. The fund has the discretion to inve... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $16.52 | | Expense Ratio | 1.26% | | Assets Under Management | $18.84B | | NAV | $16.52 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.51% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.25 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $15.86 – $16.55 | | Beta | 0.11 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0557 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-15 - Pay date: 2026-09-15 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does CVSIX invest in? This fund's main goal is to deliver significant ongoing income while simultaneously preserving the original investment capital. It allocates its assets across common stocks and convertible debt instruments issued by U.S. companies, without restriction on their market size. To boost returns and protect against market downturns, the fund utilizes techniques such as short selling and total return swaps. The convertible securities it holds generally have an average maturity between two and ten years. Additionally, it can earn extra revenue by selling options. The fund has the discretion to invest any amount in high-yield fixed-income securities, frequently called "junk bonds." ### What is the expense ratio of CVSIX? Calamos Market Neutral Fund Class A (CVSIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.26%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### What is CVSIX's dividend yield? CVSIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.51%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### What is the duration of CVSIX? Effective duration measures CVSIX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. CVSIX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. ### What is the credit quality of CVSIX? CVSIX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds. ### What is the yield to maturity of CVSIX? Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from CVSIX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. CVSIX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid. ### Does CVSIX pay a dividend? Yes, Calamos Market Neutral Fund Class A (CVSIX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.51%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does CVSIX pay dividends? Calamos Market Neutral Fund Class A pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is CVSIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for CVSIX was 2026-09-15. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will CVSIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.26% 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 CVSIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from CVSIX'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 CVSIX cost more than a fund like VOO? CVSIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.26%). 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 CVSIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to CVSIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as CVSIX (1.26%) 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/cvsix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cvsix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cvsix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cvsix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cvsix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.