Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF (CCEF)

NYSEARCA: CCEF · Real-Time Price · USD
28.53
+0.14 (0.49%)
Mar 16, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Assets$29.99M
Expense Ratio3.19%
PE Ration/a
Shares Out1.05M
Dividend (ttm)$2.35
Dividend Yield8.23%
Ex-Dividend DateMar 2, 2026
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Payout Ration/a
Volume3,698
Open28.60
Previous Close28.39
Day's Range28.53 - 28.60
52-Week Low24.03
52-Week High30.02
Beta0.69
Holdings50
Inception DateJan 16, 2024

About CCEF

Fund Home Page

The Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF (CCEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in target outcome asset allocation. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that invests in income-producing closed-end funds trading at attractive discounts. The fund seeks to deliver high current income and long-term capital appreciation. CCEF was launched on Jan 16, 2024 and is issued by Calamos.

Asset Class Asset Allocation
Category Relative Value Arbitrage
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol CCEF
ETF Provider Calamos

Top 10 Holdings

34.79% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Bexil Investment TrustBXSY4.44%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities FundETW4.05%
Virtus Equity & Convertible Income FundNIE3.92%
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.ASG3.86%
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income FundETJ3.83%
Abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend FundAOD3.15%
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund IIEOS2.99%
Neuberger Berman Income Funds - Neuberger Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.NRO2.90%
Templeton Emerging Markets FundEMF2.87%
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate TrustEFR2.78%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Mar 2, 2026$0.2074Mar 9, 2026
Feb 2, 2026$0.198Feb 9, 2026
Dec 23, 2025$0.218Dec 30, 2025
Dec 1, 2025$0.191Dec 5, 2025
Nov 3, 2025$0.192Nov 7, 2025
Oct 1, 2025$0.1921Oct 7, 2025
Full Dividend History

Performance

CCEF had a total return of 12.53% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 14.55%.

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