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CGO (Calamos Global Total Return Fund) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 6.77 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Calamos Global Total Return Fund 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Calamos Global Total Return Fund's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was 6.77.


The historical rank and industry rank for Calamos Global Total Return Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

CGO' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.94   Med: 7.86   Max: 13.85
Current: 6.77


During the past 7 years, Calamos Global Total Return Fund's highest Yield on Cost was 13.85. The lowest was 5.94. And the median was 7.86.


CGO's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
57.41% of 1181 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.81 vs CGO: 6.77

Competitive Comparison of Calamos Global Total Return Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Asset Management subindustry, Calamos Global Total Return Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Calamos Global Total Return Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Calamos Global Total Return Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Calamos Global Total Return Fund's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Calamos Global Total Return Fund 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Calamos Global Total Return Fund is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Calamos Global Total Return Fund  (NAS:CGO) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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Calamos Global Total Return Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, IL, USA, 60563-2787
Calamos Global Total Return Fund is a closed-end management investment company. The fund's investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The fund invests in global equities, convertible securities, and high-yield corporate bonds.
Executives
John E Neal director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE X1 60563
Erik D. Ojala officer: VP, Sec'y & Chief Legal Off. 2020 CALAMOS CT., NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Susan L Schoenberger officer: VP and Assistant Secretary 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co 10 percent owner 720 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Daniel Dufresne officer: Vice President 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Stephen Atkins officer: Treasurer 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
David D Tripple director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Christopher M Toub director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Karen Stuckey director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Dave Vanisko officer: Treasurer 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Lloyd Wennlund director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Mark Mickey officer: chief compliance officer 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co 10 percent owner 1295 STATE STREET, SPRINGFIELD MA 01111
John S. Koudounis officer: Vice President 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Thomas E Herman officer: VP and CFO 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563