CHW Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund
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- Exchange
- XNAS
- Market Cap
- $0.5B
- List Date
- 2007-06-27
- CIK
- 0001396277
- Homepage
- https://www.calamos.com
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund operates as a closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objective is to generate a high level of current income with the objective of capital appreciation. It dynamically allocates its investment among equities, convertible bonds, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments.
Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.02% | -6.02% | 12.83% | 4.73% | 2.38% | 7.23% | 4.03% |
| Feb | 2.37% | -7.01% | -5.46% | 2.67% | -1.61% | 2.25% | -1.13% |
| Mar | 0.59% | 3.26% | -1.32% | 4.33% | -4.48% | -11.25% | -1.48% |
| Apr | 3.60% | -12.09% | -1.09% | -2.45% | 0.62% | 11.41% | 0.00% |
| May | -1.41% | -4.70% | -3.57% | 3.90% | 4.06% | 9.22% | 1.25% |
| Jun | 3.89% | -9.55% | 4.15% | 2.62% | 4.70% | -1.98% | 0.64% |
| Jul | 0.91% | 7.85% | 2.15% | 0.00% | 0.56% | -6.68% | 0.80% |
| Aug | -4.85% | -4.03% | -2.76% | 3.52% | 3.10% | 1.08% | -0.66% |
| Sep | -10.39% | -15.22% | -7.82% | 4.22% | 4.14% | -3.81% | -4.81% |
| Oct | 7.90% | -8.14% | -5.43% | -2.68% | 1.19% | -2.32%* | -1.58% |
| Nov | -4.32% | 13.60% | 7.43% | 2.24% | -4.66% | -- | 2.86% |
| Dec | 1.01% | -13.62% | 1.76% | -4.59% | 1.23% | -- | -2.84% |
| Total | 1.00% | -45.91% | -1.02% | 19.51% | 11.22% | 2.86% | -2.06% |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
LLM Stock Analysis Report: CHW
Executive Summary
Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (Confidence Level: 6/10)
Key Drivers:
- Consolidation Phase: Price is trading within a tight range, reflecting mixed market sentiment.
- Technical Signals: MACD and RSI indicate neutral momentum, while Bollinger Bands suggest a potential breakout.
Primary Risks:
- Volatility Risk: Stock volatility is above average, amplifying price movements.
- Earnings Uncertainty: No recent earnings data available, which may impact future performance.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: NEUTRAL
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction: NEUTRAL (Short-term: Range-bound, Medium-term: Uptrend, Long-term: Neutral)
Support/Resistance Levels:
- Upper Band: $9.05
- Middle Band: $8.61
- Lower Band: $8.17
Momentum Signals:
- RSI: 67.61 (Neutral)
- MACD: Bullish signal (0.17 / -0.01 / 0.18)
- Bollinger Bands: Neutral signal, price approaching upper band
Volume Analysis: Volume SMA 20: 203957.40, On-Balance Volume (OBV): 14046374.65, Volume Rate of Change: -23.25%
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary: Calamos Investments Closed-End Funds announce monthly distributions and required notifications.
Sentiment Assessment: NEUTRAL
Catalyst Identification: No recent significant news or events to impact the stock price.
Market Narrative: Consolidation phase, mixed market sentiment, and neutral technical signals dominate the current market narrative.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Beta Interpretation: 1.01 (Above average volatility, amplifying price movements)
Volatility Regime: Current volatility is above historical norms.
Options Market Signals: No options data available.
Downside Protection: Support levels at $8.17 and $7.70; risk management considerations: stop-loss levels and position sizing.
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance: CHW's sector (Closed-End Funds) is performing relatively strong.
Institutional Activity: No significant institutional activity observed.
Correlation Analysis: Correlation with SPY (0.75) indicates a moderate level of market correlation.
Relative Valuation: Stock price is positioned within its trading range, neither significantly undervalued nor overvalued.
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels:
- Support: $8.17
- Resistance: $9.05
Breakout/Breakdown Levels: No significant levels observed.
Time-Sensitive Catalysts: Earnings release date unknown; no imminent catalysts.
Risk Management: Monitor support and resistance levels, adjust stop-losses and position sizes accordingly.
By analyzing the provided data, I conclude that CHW is in a consolidation phase, reflecting mixed market sentiment. Technical signals suggest a potential breakout, while recent news headlines are neutral. The stock's above-average volatility amplifies price movements, and earnings uncertainty remains a primary risk.
CHW Options Activity & IV Rank
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
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Risk Metrics
Analysis Details
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Above average volatility - stock moves with market amplification
| Investor | Value | Share of their portfolio | Rank | Q/Q shares | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel Hedge fund Ken Griffin | $193K | #5512 of 6285 | new | 13F | |
| Rockefeller Capital Management Family office Rockefeller family | $180K | #2656 of 4729 | 0.0% | 13F |
Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions
CHW Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-09-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
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CHW Insider Trading (Form 4)
Latest: 2026-08-26| Filed | Reporter | Role | Action | Shares | Avg Price | Net $ | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | MetLife Investment Management, LLC | 10%+ Owner | Buy (P) | +440,000 | $25.00 | $11.00M | EDGAR |
| 2019-12-20 | David D Tripple | Director | Sell (S) | −800 | $8.66 | -$6.9K | EDGAR |
| 2016-03-02 | Theresa Hamacher | Director | Buy (P) | +1,500 | $6.42 | $9.6K | EDGAR |
| 2014-07-11 | David D Tripple | Director | Sell (S) | −1,200 | $9.74 | -$11.7K | EDGAR |
| 2009-07-10 | David D Tripple | Director | Sell (S) | −2,000 | $6.23 | -$12.5K | EDGAR |
| 2007-12-18 | David D Tripple | Director | Buy (P) | +4,000 | $12.57 | $50.3K | EDGAR |
| 2007-08-22 | John P Calamos Sr | president and chairman | Buy (P) | +11,000 | $11.26 | $123.8K | EDGAR |
| 2007-08-08 | John P Calamos Sr | president and chairman | Buy (P) | +18,500 | $13.67 | $252.9K | EDGAR |
CHW Insider Holdings
1 insider · @ $7.80| # | Insider | Role | Shares | Disclosed Exposure | Lifetime OM Net | Filings | Last Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MetLife Investment Management, LLC | 10%+ Owner | 134,400 | $1.05M | $11.00M | 1 | 2026-08-26 |
CHW Board & Officers
As of SEC filings through Sep 2, 2026Officers 2
- John S. Koudounis · Vice President · since Jul 1, 2016
- Walter M Kelly · Chief Compliance Officer · since Jul 29, 2025
10% owners 2
- Financial For Lutherans Thrivent · since Aug 26, 2026
- MetLife Investment Management, LLC (entity) · since May 24, 2022
Changes in the last 10 years (14)
| Aug 26, 2026 | Financial For Lutherans Thrivent became a 10% owner |
| Jul 29, 2025 | Walter M Kelly became Chief Compliance Officer |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Thomas P Kiley III became Vice President |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Erik D. Ojala became VP, Sec'y & Chief Legal Off. |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Susan L Schoenberger became VP and Assistant Secretary |
| May 24, 2022 | MetLife Investment Management, LLC became a 10% owner |
| Aug 24, 2021 | NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO became a 10% owner |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Daniel Dufresne became Vice President |
| Mar 26, 2020 | Stephen Atkins became Treasurer |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Karen Stuckey became a director |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Christopher M Toub became a director |
| Aug 15, 2019 | Dave Vanisko became Treasurer |
| Jul 19, 2018 | Lloyd Wennlund became a director |
| Sep 6, 2017 | MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO became a 10% owner |
Not reported recently (12)
- Thomas P Kiley III · Last reported as Vice President in an SEC filing dated Dec 27, 2024
- Erik D. Ojala · Last reported as VP, Sec'y & Chief Legal Off. in an SEC filing dated Sep 28, 2023
- Susan L Schoenberger · Last reported as VP and Assistant Secretary in an SEC filing dated Feb 2, 2023
- NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO · Last reported as a 10% owner in an SEC filing dated Oct 14, 2021
- Daniel Dufresne · Last reported as Vice President in an SEC filing dated Jul 20, 2021
- Stephen Atkins · Last reported as Treasurer in an SEC filing dated Apr 3, 2020
- David D Tripple · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Dec 20, 2019
- Karen Stuckey · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Dec 20, 2019
- Christopher M Toub · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Dec 20, 2019
- Dave Vanisko · Last reported as Treasurer in an SEC filing dated Aug 22, 2019
- Lloyd Wennlund · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Jul 26, 2018
- MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO · Last reported as a 10% owner in an SEC filing dated Sep 15, 2017
| # | ETF | Provider | Weight | $ Exposure | ETF AUM | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CEFS Saba Closed-End Funds ETF | Nport | 0.50% | $2.1M | — | 2026-05-31 |
Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.
- Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
- Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
- Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
- Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
- Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
- YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
- Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
- Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.
TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.