Calamos Growth Fund Class C (CVGCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
15.92
+0.34 (2.18%)
At close: Oct 13, 2025
Fund Assets1.67B
Expense Ratio2.07%
Min. Investment$2,500
Turnover54.00%
Dividend (ttm)4.17
Dividend Yield26.17%
Dividend Growth41.21%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 15, 2025
Previous Close15.58
YTD Return54.25%
1-Year Return61.55%
5-Year Return141.75%
52-Week Low8.25
52-Week High15.92
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings128
Inception DateSep 3, 1996

About CVGCX

Calamos Growth Fund Class C is a mutual fund designed to pursue long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies. Adopting a flexible and broad strategy, the fund targets higher-growth businesses across the full spectrum of market capitalizations and sectors, enabling diversification and adaptability to varying market conditions. The portfolio emphasizes fundamentally strong companies with robust business models, consistently high returns on capital, solid free-cash-flow generation, and management teams with a focus on responsible stewardship. As a "large growth" category fund, Calamos Growth Fund Class C frequently holds prominent positions in leading technology and consumer companies such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon, and Alphabet, while also considering secular and cyclical growth trends to balance opportunities and risks. Notably, the fund holds a concentrated allocation, with a significant portion of assets in its top holdings, reflecting high-conviction investment decisions. Operating since 1996, this fund is positioned to serve investors looking for growth-focused exposure and diversification within U.S. equities.

Fund Family Calamos
Category Large Growth
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol CVGCX
Share Class Class C
Index S&P Composite 1500 Growth Total Return Index

Performance

CVGCX had a total return of 61.55% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 28.02%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
CGRIXClass I1.07%
CVGRXClass A1.32%

Top 10 Holdings

60.25% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA10.99%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL9.18%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT8.21%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN7.89%
Apple Inc.AAPL7.43%
Broadcom Inc.AVGO4.24%
Meta Platforms, Inc.META3.94%
Visa Inc.V3.00%
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY2.74%
Netflix, Inc.NFLX2.61%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 15, 2025$4.16687Dec 15, 2025
Dec 23, 2024$2.9509Dec 23, 2024
Dec 21, 2023$1.59917Dec 21, 2023
Dec 20, 2021$4.94895Dec 20, 2021
Dec 22, 2020$4.18713Dec 22, 2020
Dec 18, 2019$3.0256Dec 18, 2019
Full Dividend History