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Calamos Alternative Nasdaq & Bond ETF | Calamos Alternative Nasdaq & Bond ETF
Investment Objective

Calamos Alternative Nasdaq®​ & Bond ETF's investment objective is attractive risk-adjusted total return through capital appreciation and current income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy, hold and sell shares of the Fund ("Fund Shares"). Investors may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial intermediaries, which are not reflected in the tables and examples below.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (ongoing expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investments):

Management Fees

   

0.77

%

 

Distribution and/or Service Fees (12b-1)

   

0.00

%

 

Other Expenses1​

   

0.00

%

 

Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses2​

   

0.18

%

 

Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses3​

   

0.95

%

 

1  "Other Expenses" is an estimate based on the expenses the Fund expects to incur for the current fiscal year.

2  "Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses" include certain expenses incurred in connection with the Fund's investment in closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds ("ETFs"), other investment companies, and business development companies ("BDCs"). The amount shown is based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.

3  The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratios in the Fund's financial highlights and financial statements because the financial highlights and financial statements reflect only the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which are fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in certain underlying investment companies.

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then sell or hold all of your Fund Shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs, whether you sell or hold your Fund Shares, would be:

You would pay the following expenses whether you sell or hold your Fund Shares at the end of the period:

One Year  

Three Years

 

Five Years

 

Ten Years

 
  97      

303

     

525

     

1,166

   
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. During the period from February 13, 2024 (commencement of operations) through July 31, 2024, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 9% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

The Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund ("ETF") that seeks to deliver convertible security-like exposure to companies within the Nasdaq-100 Index®​. This investment approach is an alternative way to access Nasdaq-100®​ stocks by seeking to offer upside potential through the options and seeking to limit the downside through the fixed income portfolio. This is an alternative approach to outright equity investing. To achieve this exposure through investment in alternative instruments, the Fund uses a hybrid investment approach that utilizes equity and fixed income strategies. The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80%, but up to 100%, of its net assets (plus borrowings for

investment purposes, if any) in a portfolio of equity instruments (including options and equity ETFs) and fixed income instruments (including bonds and fixed income ETFs) intended to deliver convertible security-like exposure to companies in the Nasdaq-100 Index®​. The Fund considers the investments of underlying funds when determining compliance with its 80% policy. The Fund's investment adviser is Calamos Advisors LLC ("Calamos Advisors" or the "Adviser").

The equity exposure is achieved through investment in alternative instruments by purchasing the right to acquire an optimal number of stocks selected from the Nasdaq-100 Index®​ based on a variety of factors including but not limited to liquidity and market capitalization and purchasing the right to acquire the corresponding stocks. In addition, equity exposure also may be achieved through investments in equity ETFs. The fixed income instruments are selected based on credit quality, yield, duration, liquidity, and such other factors as deemed relevant by the Adviser. The fixed income instruments are intended to serve as a base for the Fund's portfolio by creating bond-like returns.

The Adviser has the flexibility to actively manage the equity exposure by both buying and selling options on equities, equity ETFs, warrants, long-dated call options ("LEAPS Options"), Flexible Exchange®​ Options ("FLEX Options"), or similar instruments determining the option delta, strikes and maturity. Under normal circumstances, the Fund generally does not hold equity or cash in large amounts, choosing instead to re-deploy excess cash into its principal investment strategy.

The Adviser has the flexibility to actively manage the fixed income exposure through the selection of the underlying fixed income instruments that the Adviser believes will add value over owning U.S. Treasuries; determining the duration and credit quality; and the portfolio rebalancing method and frequency. The fixed-income instruments in which the Fund may invest include, among others, obligations of U.S., state, and local governments, their agencies and instrumentalities; mortgage- and asset-backed debt securities (including to-be announced mortgage-backed securities or TBAs); corporate debt securities, repurchase agreements, convertible securities, money market instruments, Treasury Bills, and other securities believed to have debt-like characteristics (such as preferred securities and corporate loans and related assignments and participations). The Fund's exposure to fixed income may be obtained in part through investments in ETFs and other investment companies.

The Fund may invest in investment grade debt securities (those rated BBB or higher by S&P, or Baa or higher by Moody's), which include securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities, as well as securities rated or subject to a guarantee that is rated within the investment grade categories listed by at least one of the Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs), and in below investment grade debt securities, which are sometimes referred to as high yield or "junk" bonds, which include bonds, bank loans and preferred securities. Junk bonds are securities rated BB or lower by S&P, or Ba or lower by Moody's or securities that are not rated but are considered by Calamos Advisors to be of similar quality. These debt securities may include mortgage-backed, mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities, which directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by and payable from, mortgage loans, real property, or other assets such as car loans or aviation financing. The Fund's investments in debt securities have no limits with regard to maturity, duration, credit quality, or geographic concentration.

The Fund's investments may be domiciled in any country and held in U.S. dollar and non-U.S. dollar denominations. With respect to the equity options component of its strategy, the Fund will not allocate more than 10% to a given name or issuer. Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to deliver convertible security-like exposure to companies in the Nasdaq-100 Index®​.

The Fund is classified as "non-diversified" under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").

Fund Performance

The Fund commenced operations on February 13, 2024, and thus does not yet have annual returns for a full calendar year. Accordingly, performance data is not included. Performance information is available at no cost by visiting www.calamos.com. Past performance (before and after taxes) is not an indication of future performance.