When it comes to improving practice management, one of the most crucial aspects to consider is operational efficiency. Improving operational efficiency can provide a plethora of different benefits to advisors of all kinds. It can help advisors streamline their workflow and spend more time fostering client relationships. Furthermore, bolstered operational efficiency can translate into stronger return opportunities while not paying a higher cost. For example, say an advisor was looking to add autocallable yield notes to their portfolio. These notes provide monthly income and eventual principal as long as their requisite index performs above a predetermined barrier level.
Autocallable yield notes offer a potent niche for developing additional portfolio yield, even if the note’s index is seeing a modest decline. As long as the index stays above the barrier threshold, advisors can still benefit from regular cash flows.
However, investing in multiple autocallable notes at once can be a trickier affair for advisors. Only being exposed to one or a few notes can create a more market-sensitive income path, given that these notes provide income once a month based upon how a single index is performing. Furthermore, once an autocallable note reaches maturity, advisors then have to handle the complex reinvestment risk that traditionally comes in the autocallable space.
Autocallable notes are a great example of why operational efficiency is so key for practice management. Sure, these notes can bring in strong income and help manage risk, but this is certainly a sector that greatly benefits from a more time-efficient approach.
CAIE: An Efficient Laddered Approach to Autocallables
This is where a fund like the Calamos Autocallable Income ETF (CAIE) can come into play. Managed by the team at Calamos Investments, CAIE provides exposure to a laddered collection of 52 or more autocallables.
This single-ticker solution lets you access an entire library of autocallables within the flexible ETF wrapper. Instead of navigating the confusing world of autocallables to invest in individual notes, this Calamos fund allows advisors to capture autocallable exposure in a more accessible framework.
Furthermore, principal is automatically reinvested once an autocallable note reaches maturity in CAIE’s laddered portfolio. As such, advisors no longer need to worry about wasting time on reinvesting in new autocallable notes.
Funds like CAIE showcase the consistent room for improvement when it comes to practice management. By taking on a fund like CAIE, advisors can access the advantages of autocallables in a more time- and cost-efficient manner.
For more information about Calamos' Autocallable Income ETFs, visit www.calamos.com/autocall.
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Before investing, carefully consider the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Please see the prospectus and summary prospectus containing this and other information which can be obtained by calling 1-866-363-9219. Read it carefully before investing.
An investment in the Fund(s) is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund(s). There can be no assurance that the Fund(s) will achieve its investment objective. Your investment in the Fund(s) is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. The risks associated with an investment in the Fund(s) can increase during times of significant market volatility. The Fund(s) also has specific principal risks, which are described below. More detailed information regarding these risks can be found in the Fund’s prospectus.
The principal risks of investing in the Calamos Autocallable Income ETF include: autocallable structure risk, contingent income risk, early redemption risk, barrier risk, authorized participant concentration risk, calculation methodology risk, cash holdings risk, correlation risk, costs of buying and selling fund shares, counterparty risk, credit risk, derivatives risk, equity securities risk, index risk, interest rate risk, investment in a subsidiary, laddered portfolio risk, liquidity risk, market maker risk, market risk, new fund risk, non-diversification risk, premium-discount risk, secondary market trading risk, swap agreement risk, tax risk, trading issues risk, valuation risk, and volatility target index risk.
Autocallable Structure Risk --The Fund’s returns are correlated to the performance of a synthetic portfolio of autocallable notes tracked by the Laddered Autocall Index.
Unmanaged index returns, unlike fund returns, do not reflect fees, expenses or sales charges. Investors cannot invest directly in an index. Total return assumes the reinvestment of income. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data shown. Yields represented by trailing 12 month yield for: US Equity- S&P 500; U.S High Yield - Bloomberg US Aggregate Corporate High Yield Index; US 10-year - 10-year US Treasury yield; Equity Premium Income: Cboe S&P 500® 2% OTM BuyWrite Index; Autocallable Income: MerQube US Large Cap Vol Advantage Autocallable Index. MerQube US Large Cap Vol Advantage Autocallable Index is not a proxy for Calamos Autocallable Income ETF (CAIE). The results of the MerQube index will differ to those of CAIE. Investors should consider the risks of investing in CAIE and review the prospectus prior to investing. Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
Autocallable notes have specific structural features that may be unfamiliar to many investors:
--Contingent Income Risk: Coupon payments from the Autocalls are not guaranteed and will not be made if the Underlying Index falls below the Coupon Barrier on observation dates. This means the Fund may generate significantly less income than anticipated during market downturns.
--Early Redemption Risk: Autocalls in the Portfolio may be called before their scheduled maturity if the Underlying Reference Index reaches or exceeds the Autocall Barrier on observation dates. This automatic early redemption could force reinvestment of that portion of the portfolio at lower rates if market yields have declined.
--Barrier Risk: If the Underlying Reference Index falls below the Protection Level Barrier at the maturity of an Autocall in the Portfolio, that portion of the Portfolio will be fully exposed to the negative performance of the Underlying Reference Index from its initial level. This conditional protection creates a binary outcome that can result in sudden, significant losses if barriers are breached.