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Calamos International Growth Concentrated Strategy 2025 Q1 Investor Letter | Buyside Digest

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Primary Source Intelligence • Q1 2025 Letter Analysis

Calamos International Growth Concentrated Strategy Quarterly Analysis

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Fund Returns

QTD+10.03%

Annualized+6.23%

Positioning StanceConstructive

GeographyGlobal, Europe, Asia, Emerging markets

Digest Analysis

Quick Take

"The portfolio combines secular growth, cyclicals, commodities and reopening plays with overweight Europe and emerging markets exposure. Management expects continued volatility but sees opportunities across themes, regions and market caps."

Executive Summary

Calamos International Growth Concentrated Strategy returned 10.24% gross in Q1 2023, strongly outperforming the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index return of 7.00%. The portfolio benefited from higher quality and earnings growth fundamentals amid an uncertain economic environment. Positive performance drivers included security selection in financials and consumer discretionary, while industrials and energy detracted. Geographically, security selection in Emerging Latin America and Europe boosted returns, while Canada and Emerging Asia dampened results. The strategy maintains a combination of secular growth, cyclicals, commodities exposures, reopening opportunities and select defensives. Key sector weights include consumer discretionary, financials, industrials, information technology and health care. The portfolio holds a moderate overweight in Europe and positions across emerging markets reflecting views on China's sustained reopening. Looking forward, the firm expects continued global volatility until inflation and monetary policy risks resolve, while identifying opportunities to capitalize on volatility across thematic, regional and market-cap levels through their active investment approach.

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Signal Matrix

Market Conviction

65%

CautiousHigh

Moderate (65%)

The strategy demonstrates moderate to high conviction through concentrated positioning, specific sector and geographic allocations, and clear articulation of investment themes. The detailed positioning across regions and sectors suggests selective but confident deployment.

Growth Outlook

25%

BearishBullish

Bearish (25%)

The manager acknowledges complex crosscurrents and expects continued volatility until risks resolve, but also identifies opportunities across themes, regions and market caps. The tone is cautiously optimistic with recognition of ongoing challenges.

Risk Appetite

40%

DefensiveAggressive

Defensive (40%)

The portfolio maintains a balanced approach with combination of secular growth, cyclicals, commodities exposures, reopening opportunities and select defensives. The moderate overweight in Europe and emerging markets positioning suggests measured risk-taking rather than defensive posture.

Capital Deployment

20%

De-riskingDeploying

De-risking (20%)

The portfolio maintains existing positioning with emphasis on companies meeting specific criteria (earnings momentum, pricing power, free cash flow). No explicit mention of cash level changes or aggressive deployment, suggesting measured activity.

Forward Guidance

30%

CautiousExpansionary

Cautious (30%)

Management states they continue to identify ways to capitalize on volatility and see opportunities at thematic, regional and market-cap levels. The guidance suggests active deployment intentions while acknowledging uncertain environment.

Language Signal

20%

BearishBullish

Bearish (20%)

Language includes both opportunity-focused terms like 'capitalize on volatility' and 'attractive valuations' balanced with risk acknowledgment like 'uncertain environment' and 'complex crosscurrents'. Net balance is slightly positive but cautious.

Perceived Risk

70%

Low RiskElevated

Elevated Risk (70%)

Management explicitly discusses significant volatility, tighter monetary policy, banking sector uncertainty, and expects continued volatility until risks resolve. The acknowledgment of complex crosscurrents and uncertain environment indicates elevated risk perception.

Opportunity Density

60%

ScarceAbundant

Selective (60%)

The manager identifies opportunities across thematic, regional and market-cap levels and maintains diversified positioning across multiple themes and geographies. This suggests a moderately rich opportunity set despite challenging environment.

Time Horizon

75%

Short-TermLong-Term

Decade+ (75%)

The strategy emphasizes long-term perspective and active investment approach, focusing on secular growth themes and fundamental company characteristics like earnings momentum and free cash flow generation, indicating patient capital deployment.