Calamos Global Total Return Fund (CGO)
Financial Services · NGM
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Calamos Global Total Return Fund trades at USD12.77, which is 120% below the USD28.09 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 74 out of 100, which is a wide moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 2.9 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
CGO dividend history
Dividends per share by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | USD0.490 | 6 |
| 2025 | USD0.960 | 12 |
| 2024 | USD0.960 | 12 |
| 2023 | USD0.960 | 12 |
| 2022 | USD1.12 | 12 |
| 2021 | USD1.20 | 12 |
| 2020 | USD1.20 | 12 |
| 2019 | USD1.20 | 12 |
| 2018 | USD1.20 | 12 |
| 2017 | USD1.20 | 12 |
| 2016 | USD1.20 | 12 |
Split-adjusted amounts in the listing currency, grouped by the calendar year of the ex-dividend date, from the filed record. Growth and streak figures compare complete years only.
About Calamos Global Total Return Fund
Calamos Global Total Return Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by Calamos Investments LLC. It is managed by Calamos Advisors LLC. The fund invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in equities, convertible bonds, and high yield corporate bonds. It employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against MSCI World Index. Calamos Global Total Return Fund was formed on March 30, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
CGO passes 6 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Common questions
Is Calamos Global Total Return Fund (CGO) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of USD28.09, CGO at USD12.77 is 120% below fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is CGO's P/E ratio?
CGO trades at 2.9 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
Does Calamos Global Total Return Fund (CGO) pay a dividend?
Yes. Calamos Global Total Return Fund yields 7.56% at the current share price. It has paid USD0.970 per share over the trailing twelve months. It has paid a dividend in each of the last 21 complete calendar years. A dividend is declared by the board and can be cut at any time; a yield is a fact about the current price, not a promise.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.