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Calamos Global Total Return Fund (CGO)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Naperville, United States | NasdaqGM
12.74 USD +0.20 (1.595%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:38 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:28 p.m. EDT

CGO presents a mixed picture for short-term and long-term investors. The stock has a high dividend yield of 7.82%, with consistent quarterly payouts of $0.08, making it attractive for income-focused investors. However, the recent price history shows volatility, with the stock trading near its 52-week low of $9.60 and currently at $12.28. The price has been fluctuating around the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating potential for short-term momentum opportunities, but with caution due to the lack of clear upward momentum. The long-term fundamentals are somewhat mixed, with a low return on assets and a high debt-to-equity ratio, suggesting potential risks. Overall, while the dividend is reliable, the stock's performance and fundamentals may require careful monitoring for long-term holding.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.037424
AutoETS0.038330
AutoARIMA0.038331
AutoTheta0.038795

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 71%
H-stat 1.30
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.325
Excess Kurtosis -0.76
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 43.9
Revenue per Share 0.348
Market Cap 125,199,720
Trailing P/E 5.61
Beta 1.07
Profit Margins 653.73%
Website https://www.calamos.com/fundinvestor/closedendfunds/cefund?name=cgo#_overview_tab

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.64% 8.53% 10.32% 11.36%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-14 0.080 0.638978
2026-03-13 0.080 0.705063
2026-02-13 0.080 0.654918
2025-12-30 0.080 0.711442
2025-12-12 0.080 0.722691
2025-11-14 0.080 0.719527
2025-10-15 0.080 0.693160
2025-09-15 0.080 0.691434
2025-08-14 0.080 0.719138
2025-07-14 0.080 0.734034
2025-06-12 0.080 0.747492
2025-05-13 0.080 0.792178
2025-04-11 0.080 0.885031
2025-03-13 0.080 0.842656
2025-02-13 0.080 0.762531
2024-12-30 0.080 0.782756
2024-12-13 0.080 0.749276
2024-11-13 0.080 0.765820
2024-10-15 0.080 0.749395
2024-09-13 0.080 0.783479
2024-08-09 0.080 0.841575
2024-07-12 0.080 0.790512
2024-06-14 0.080 0.854324
2024-05-13 0.080 0.898495
2024-04-11 0.080 0.925756
2024-03-13 0.080 0.898687
2024-02-09 0.080 0.993757
2023-12-28 0.080 1.063626
2023-12-11 0.080 1.086049
2023-11-13 0.080 1.150748
2023-10-12 0.080 1.156081
2023-09-11 0.080 1.086000
2023-08-10 0.080 1.055485
2023-07-13 0.080 1.055503
2023-06-09 0.080 1.115048
2023-05-11 0.080 1.133277
2023-04-13 0.080 1.112763
2023-03-13 0.080 1.136837
2023-02-10 0.080 1.031123
2022-12-29 0.080 1.216822
2022-12-09 0.080 1.178599
2022-11-10 0.080 1.156024
2022-10-13 0.080 1.201803
2022-09-12 0.100 1.112140
2022-08-11 0.100 1.188642
2022-07-12 0.100 1.262977
2022-06-10 0.100 1.220804
2022-05-12 0.100 1.238308
2022-04-12 0.100 1.025540
2022-03-11 0.100 1.111299
2022-02-11 0.100 1.033495
2021-12-30 0.100 0.968087
2021-12-13 0.100 0.964302
2021-11-10 0.100 0.943669
2021-10-08 0.100 0.965950
2021-09-13 0.100 0.939660
2021-08-12 0.100 0.936076
2021-07-12 0.100 0.949883
2021-06-11 0.100 0.965909
2021-05-13 0.100 1.007011
2021-04-13 0.100 0.981158
2021-03-11 0.100 1.035238
2021-02-11 0.100 0.993143
2020-12-30 0.100 1.075352
2020-12-11 0.100 1.144027
2020-11-12 0.100 1.266511
2020-10-13 0.100 1.280210
2020-09-11 0.100 1.329822
2020-08-13 0.100 1.315011
2020-07-10 0.100 1.371009
2020-06-11 0.100 1.512424
2020-05-12 0.100 1.651145
2020-04-13 0.100 1.882642
2020-03-12 0.100 2.139505
2020-02-13 0.100 1.298963
2019-12-30 0.100 1.318453
2019-12-12 0.100 1.384020
2019-11-08 0.100 1.431667
2019-10-11 0.100 1.508227
2019-09-13 0.100 1.469315
2019-08-09 0.100 1.469278
2019-07-11 0.100 1.427097
2019-06-13 0.100 1.441359
2019-05-10 0.100 1.483450
2019-04-11 0.100 1.492683
2019-03-11 0.100 1.611160
2019-02-11 0.100 1.644274
2018-12-28 0.100 1.903952
2018-12-13 0.100 1.778044
2018-11-09 0.100 1.646272
2018-10-11 0.100 1.655657
2018-09-14 0.100 1.409487
2018-08-10 0.100 1.363777
2018-07-12 0.100 1.448051
2018-06-11 0.100 1.464666
2018-05-11 0.100 1.466773
2018-04-12 0.100 1.440393
2018-03-09 0.100 1.362828
2018-02-09 0.100 1.527511
2017-12-28 0.100 1.416427
2017-12-11 0.100 1.480137
2017-11-09 0.100 1.528353
2017-10-10 0.100 1.607641
2017-09-11 0.100 1.612410
2017-08-08 0.100 1.573424
2017-07-07 0.100 1.678051
2017-06-08 0.100 1.671910
2017-05-08 0.100 1.777586
2017-04-07 0.100 1.857754
2017-03-08 0.100 1.981617
2017-02-08 0.100 2.035653
2016-12-28 0.100 2.203393
2016-12-08 0.100 2.251856
2016-11-07 0.100 2.245404
2016-10-06 0.100 2.124205
2016-09-08 0.100 2.107554
2016-08-08 0.100 2.144659
2016-07-08 0.100 2.228157
2016-06-08 0.100 2.240501
2016-05-09 0.100 2.343178
2016-04-08 0.100 2.330122
2016-03-08 0.100 2.425486
2016-02-08 0.100 2.614954
2015-12-29 0.100 2.248300
2015-12-08 0.100 2.305889
2015-11-06 0.100 2.222620
2015-10-07 0.100 2.323095
2015-09-08 0.100 2.243723
2015-08-07 0.100 2.111449
2015-07-08 0.100 2.064813
2015-06-08 0.100 2.020766
2015-05-08 0.100 2.001806
2015-04-08 0.100 2.051900
2015-03-09 0.100 2.077671
2015-02-06 0.100 2.156737
2014-12-29 0.100 2.115286
2014-12-08 0.100 2.087594
2014-11-06 0.100 2.135181
2014-10-07 0.100 2.206229
2014-09-08 0.100 2.055075
2014-08-08 0.100 2.128829
2014-07-08 0.100 2.029061
2014-06-09 0.100 2.059523
2014-05-08 0.100 2.072038
2014-04-08 0.100 2.087571
2014-03-07 0.100 2.066651
2014-02-07 0.100 2.181912
2013-12-27 0.100 2.214725
2013-12-09 0.100 2.275833
2013-11-07 0.100 2.312745
2013-10-08 0.100 2.392795
2013-09-09 0.100 2.335152
2013-08-08 0.100 2.366246
2013-07-08 0.100 2.481928
2013-06-07 0.100 2.267202
2013-05-08 0.100 2.283190
2013-04-08 0.100 2.283170
2013-03-08 0.100 2.266217
2013-02-08 0.100 2.324213
2012-12-27 0.100 2.477070
2012-12-07 0.100 2.551108
2012-11-08 0.100 2.579722
2012-10-09 0.100 2.512232
2012-09-07 0.100 2.565735
2012-08-08 0.100 2.560175
2012-07-09 0.100 2.662119
2012-06-08 0.100 2.733949
2012-05-08 0.100 2.505412
2012-04-09 0.100 2.467794
2012-03-08 0.100 2.445795
2012-02-08 0.100 2.459236
2011-12-28 0.100 2.692171
2011-12-08 0.100 2.612551
2011-11-08 0.100 2.597512
2011-10-06 0.100 2.724700
2011-09-08 0.100 2.636484
2011-08-08 0.100 3.079423
2011-07-08 0.100 2.450935
2011-06-08 0.100 2.496504
2011-05-09 0.100 2.507545
2011-04-08 0.100 2.553103
2011-03-08 0.100 2.618980
2011-02-08 0.100 2.610104
2010-12-29 0.100 2.770967
2010-12-03 0.108 3.002591
2010-11-08 0.100 2.702293
2010-10-07 0.100 2.792874
2010-09-08 0.100 2.965960
2010-08-06 0.100 2.993857
2010-07-08 0.100 3.190484
2010-06-08 0.100 3.277594
2010-05-10 0.100 3.055748
2010-04-09 0.100 2.845432
2010-03-09 0.100 2.948701
2010-02-05 0.100 3.386335
2009-12-29 0.100 3.024427
2009-12-03 0.100 3.152510
2009-11-06 0.100 3.302964
2009-10-07 0.100 3.135947
2009-09-08 0.100 3.374032
2009-08-06 0.100 3.518362
2009-07-08 0.100 4.190347
2009-06-08 0.100 3.986684
2009-05-07 0.100 4.513360
2009-04-08 0.100 5.102044
2009-03-09 0.100 6.583437
2009-02-06 0.100 4.774133
2008-12-29 0.156 8.102959
2008-12-04 0.100 6.172545
2008-11-10 0.100 5.410172
2008-10-09 0.115 7.885405
2008-09-04 0.115 4.189949
2008-08-07 0.115 3.953430
2008-07-09 0.115 4.012879
2008-06-10 0.115 3.661989
2008-05-08 0.115 3.636248
2008-04-09 0.115 3.788411
2008-03-11 0.115 3.817405
2008-02-07 0.115 3.763984
2007-12-27 0.115 3.259601
2007-12-04 0.115 3.291049
2007-11-07 0.110 3.137499
2007-10-09 0.110 3.331835
2007-09-11 0.110 3.633420
2007-08-09 0.110 3.746519
2007-07-10 0.110 3.426747
2007-06-07 0.110 3.509829
2007-05-09 0.110 3.463038
2007-04-10 0.098 3.245989
2007-03-08 0.098 3.422770
2007-02-08 0.088 2.987062
2006-12-27 0.088 3.052466
2006-12-04 0.088 3.160936
2006-11-09 0.088 3.313945
2006-10-10 0.088 3.351701
2006-09-07 0.088 3.392605
2006-08-09 0.088 3.525949
2006-07-11 0.088 3.644176
2006-06-08 0.088 3.719659
2006-05-09 0.075 3.061300
2006-04-11 0.075 3.228100
2006-03-09 0.075 3.154153
2006-02-09 0.075 3.275888
2005-12-28 0.100 4.544891
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.96
dividendYield 7.63
exDividendDate 2026-04-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.96
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.07655502
lastDividendValue 0.08
lastDividendDate 2026-04-14
dividendDate 2019-01-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.30196488
Address1 2,020 Calamos Court
All Time High 20.08
All Time Low 6.22
Ask 12.74
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 35,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 30,345
Average Volume 30,345
Average Volume10Days 35,540
Beta 1.066
Bid 12.09
Bid Size 1
Book Value 13.111
City Naperville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,388,448,000
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.74
Current Ratio 2.82
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 12.77
Day Low 12.59
Debt To Equity 43.9
Dividend Date 1,547,769,600
Dividend Rate 0.96
Dividend Yield 7.63
Earnings Growth 1.13
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.13
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 52.626
Enterprise Value 179,985,584
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.27
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,124,800
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 630-245-6835
Fifty Day Average 11.9414
Fifty Day Average Change 0.7986002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0668766
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 30.196487
Fifty Two Week High 12.79
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.05000019
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.003909319
Fifty Two Week Low 9.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.1399994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.32708326
Fifty Two Week Range 9.6 - 12.79
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,130,419,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.32
Free Cashflow 3,819,174
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 3,420,098
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01842
Held Percent Institutions 0.7037
Implied Shares Outstanding 9,827,294
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,124,800
Last Dividend Value 0.08
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Calamos Global Total Return Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 125,199,720
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_9546960
Most Recent Quarter 1,761,868,800
Net Income To Common 22,358,318
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 123,725,631
Open 12.59
Operating Cashflow 11,138,205
Operating Margins 0.19738
Payout Ratio 0.42290002
Phone 630-245-7200
Previous Close 12.54
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9717031
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 36.607056
Profit Margins 6.5373297
Quick Ratio 0.985
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.19999981
Regular Market Change Percent 1.5948948
Regular Market Day High 12.77
Regular Market Day Low 12.59
Regular Market Day Range 12.59 - 12.77
Regular Market Open 12.59
Regular Market Previous Close 12.54
Regular Market Price 12.74
Regular Market Time 1,776,454,688
Regular Market Volume 42,716
Return On Assets 0.00457
Return On Equity 0.18270001
Revenue Growth -0.325
Revenue Per Share 0.348
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 9,827,294
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0004
Shares Short 4,128
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,018
Short Name Calamos Global Total Return Fun
Short Percent Of Float 0.0011
Short Ratio 0.26
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol CGO
Total Cash 301,491
Total Cash Per Share 0.031
Total Debt 56,561,440
Total Revenue 3,420,098
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.96
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.07655502
Trailing Eps 2.27
Trailing P E 5.6123347
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 11.8097
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.93029976
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07877421
Type Disp Equity
Volume 42,716
Website https://www.calamos.com/fundinvestor/closedendfunds/cefund?name=cgo#_overview_tab
Zip 60,563-2787