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Performance analysis of CGO (Calamos Global Total Return Fund)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, CGO has had an average annual return of +25.31%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.

Over the past 5 years, CGO has had an average annual return of +6.14%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.

Over the past 10 years, CGO has had an average annual return of +12.33%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.

Since Oct 27, 2005, CGO has had an average annual return of +9%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.44% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+25.74%+8.84%+36.78%+14.02%-36.63%+13.08%+21.31%+45.10%-26.12%+56.62%+3%-5.04%
2014201320122011201020092008200720062005
+2.61%+11.15%+9.80%+1.41%+10.86%+67.89%-44.26%+20.72%+28.14%-4.84%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+8.16%+3.51%-11.38%+16.25%+9.68%-0.61%+25.74%
2025-0.26%-2.32%-5.54%+1.89%+7.10%+6.23%-0.60%+2.42%+3.06%-0.00414%-4.86%+2.21%+8.84%
2024+2.31%+5.93%+7.36%-3.48%+6.33%+6.20%+3.41%+2.15%+4.26%-1.87%+1.80%-1.98%+36.78%
2023+14.49%-3.21%-2.36%-0.76%-1.31%+8.11%+2.39%-4.18%-5.70%-6.00%+10.97%+3.14%+14.02%
2022-9.36%-1.90%+6.84%-10.13%-4.09%-12.35%+9.25%+0.88%-14.00%-6.27%+5.82%-6.09%-36.63%
2021+3%+4.82%-4.78%+8.73%+0.27%+1.69%-0.56%+5.97%-5.13%+0.39%-0.96%-0.19%+13.08%
2020-2.54%-13.22%-18.20%+9.77%+11%+5.45%+9.80%+4.22%-6.37%-1.17%+21.14%+6.39%+21.31%
2019+13.59%+3.83%+3.81%+10.76%-8.74%+6.40%+2.03%-8.03%+2.84%+0.92%+6.87%+5.88%+45.10%
2018+1%-0.93%-2.65%-3.69%+0.20%+3.49%+3.06%+4.29%-6.35%-16.88%+1.89%-10.91%-26.12%
2017+5.60%+6.23%+3.45%+2.41%+6.82%+2.69%+4.20%-0.39%+0.21%+4.87%+1.72%+8.26%+56.62%

Drawdown analysis of CGO (Calamos Global Total Return Fund)

The maximum drawdown for the CGO was -59.93%, occurring on Oct 9, 2008. Recovery took 523 trading sessions.

The current CGO drawdown is -1.06%.

Since Oct 27, 2005 CGO has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 2 times
  • 40% or more: 3 times
  • 30% or more: 4 times
  • 20% or more: 7 times
  • 10% or more: 14 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-59.93%Dec 7, 2007211Oct 9, 2008523Nov 5, 2010734
-50.77%Feb 13, 202023Mar 18, 2020114Aug 28, 2020137
-43.69%Sep 7, 2021539Oct 27, 2023466Sep 9, 20251005
-34.62%Jan 25, 2018230Dec 24, 2018253Dec 26, 2019483
-27.59%Jul 21, 2015142Feb 11, 2016261Feb 24, 2017403
-22.13%Jul 19, 200720Aug 16, 200739Oct 11, 200759
-21.55%May 2, 201168Aug 8, 2011162Mar 29, 2012230
-16.41%Jul 14, 201466Oct 15, 2014133Apr 28, 2015199
-15.24%Feb 26, 202622Mar 30, 202613Apr 17, 202635
-15.14%Mar 12, 201372Jun 24, 2013128Dec 24, 2013200
-14.31%Apr 2, 201243Jun 4, 2012153Jan 14, 2013196
-11.93%Oct 28, 200523Dec 1, 2005107May 8, 2006130
-10.89%Aug 7, 20173Aug 10, 201755Oct 27, 201758
-10.14%Sep 19, 202544Nov 20, 202535Jan 13, 202679
-9.54%Oct 14, 202010Oct 28, 20208Nov 9, 202018
-9.37%Feb 22, 202125Mar 29, 202114Apr 19, 202139
-8.87%Jan 31, 200722Mar 5, 200716Mar 27, 200738
-8.85%Sep 2, 202015Sep 24, 202012Oct 12, 202027
-8.84%Nov 6, 200713Nov 26, 20077Dec 5, 200720
-7.21%May 9, 200625Jun 14, 200625Jul 20, 200650
-5.66%Nov 8, 20106Nov 16, 201033Jan 4, 201139
-5.60%Mar 3, 20119Mar 16, 201116Apr 7, 201125
-5.23%Dec 17, 20202Dec 21, 202010Jan 6, 202112
-4.88%May 14, 20263May 19, 20265May 27, 20268
-4.63%Jan 22, 20148Feb 3, 20146Feb 11, 201414