CHI CEF — Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund

Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI)

CHI is a CEF. its distribution rate is 9.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 9.16%, its expense ratio is 1.44%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is 842.4% over the past 24.2 years, 287.2 points behind SPY at 1129.6%.

At the current 9.16% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $916 per year, or $76.33 per month.

CHI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 842.4% over the past 24.2 years, 287.2 points behind SPY at 1129.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 26.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.7%.

CHI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

8.43%

Issuer

Calamos Investments

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/26/2002

Expense ratio

1.44%

Distribution rate

9.16%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

9.16%

5-year average yield

9.9

Last close

$12.44 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

$11.62

Premium / discount

7.06% premium

Market cap

$1,006,039,104

Average volume

296112.0

Last dividend

$0.095

Last ex-dividend date

09/14/2026

Last payment date

09/21/2026

Beta

1.113

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (9.16%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (9.16%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Calamos Investments or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CHI risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.7%.

Who may consider CHI — and who may not

CHI may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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