CHW vs VRTS

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund

Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched by Calamos Investments LLC. The fund is managed by Calamos Advisors LLC. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in growth stocks of companies across all market capitalizations, as well as in higher yield corporate bonds, government bonds, convertibles, and alternative investments such as arbitrage and call writes. The fund employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis, focusing on such factors as source, sustainability, and risk of investment opportunities to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI World Index and Merrill Lynch Global Broad Markets Index. The fund was formerly known as Calamos Global Diversified Income & Opportunities Fund. Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund was formed on April 10, 2007 and is domiciled in the United States.

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individual and institutional clients. It launches separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm launches equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and real estate markets. The firm also invests in exchange traded funds. It employs a multi manager approach for its products. The firm employs quantitative analysis to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Hartford, Connecticut.