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CPSDCalamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF - December

Grow my money1y track recordRanked #2,290 of 2,960 in this goal

By Calamos · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.69%

#3,463 of 5,562 · average

Fund Size

$45M

#3,671 of 5,562 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+9.0%

Track Record

1 year

#3,966 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,896+9.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 3 holdings = 99.3% of fundconcentrated

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
99.0%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
4.9%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
-4.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.3%
Cash
0.7%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
2.8%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-3.5%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Strategy
Invests primarily in FLEX Options referencing the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to provide upside exposure up to an 8.07% cap while protecting against downside risk over the one-year Outcome Period.
Inception date
December 2, 2024
Fund family
Calamos

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Buffer
Warning

Buffer ETF — downside protection at a cost

Defined-outcome funds cap upside (typically 8–20%) in exchange for partial downside protection (9–30%), priced via options. Fees are materially higher than the underlying index (often 0.70%+ vs 0.03–0.10%). For most pre-retirees, a simple stock/bond mix achieves similar downside behaviour at a fraction of the cost.

Source: Morningstar, 'Defined-Outcome ETFs: Useful or Uneconomic?' (2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=structured_outcome + structured_outcome_strategy

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-06-20