Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF (CCEF)

NYSEARCA: CCEF · Real-Time Price · USD
28.82
+0.03 (0.09%)
Dec 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.09%
Assets $23.60M
Expense Ratio 4.04%
PE Ratio n/a
Shares Out 825,001
Dividend (ttm) $2.30
Dividend Yield 7.99%
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 1, 2025
Payout Ratio n/a
1-Year Return -0.17%
Volume 7,068
Open 29.19
Previous Close 28.79
Day's Range 28.80 - 29.19
52-Week Low 24.03
52-Week High 29.20
Beta n/a
Holdings 45
Inception Date Jan 16, 2024

About CCEF

Fund Home Page

The Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF (CCEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in target outcome asset allocation. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that invests in income-producing closed-end funds trading at attractive discounts. The fund seeks to deliver high current income and long-term capital appreciation. CCEF was launched on Jan 16, 2024 and is issued by Calamos.

Asset Class Asset Allocation
Category Relative Value Arbitrage
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol CCEF
ETF Provider Calamos

Top 10 Holdings

34.86% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Bexil Investment Trust Bexil Investment Trust n/a 4.15%
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund ETJ 3.95%
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund JQC 3.82%
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust BDJ 3.79%
Blackrock Enhanced Large Cap C Blackrock Enhan Lrg Cap Core n/a 3.38%
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund HTD 3.34%
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. ASG 3.19%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc. PFD 3.10%
India Fund Inc/The India Fund Inc n/a 3.09%
Abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund AOD 3.05%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 1, 2025 $0.191 Dec 5, 2025
Nov 3, 2025 $0.192 Nov 7, 2025
Oct 1, 2025 $0.1921 Oct 7, 2025
Sep 2, 2025 $0.190 Sep 8, 2025
Aug 1, 2025 $0.190 Aug 8, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 $0.190 Jul 8, 2025
Full Dividend History

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