Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF (CCEF)

NYSEARCA: CCEF · Real-Time Price · USD
29.95
+0.03 (0.09%)
Feb 27, 2026, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.09%
Assets $31.45M
Expense Ratio 3.19%
PE Ratio n/a
Shares Out 1.05M
Dividend (ttm) $2.33
Dividend Yield 7.80%
Ex-Dividend Date Feb 2, 2026
Payout Ratio n/a
1-Year Return +5.56%
Volume 5,649
Open 29.97
Previous Close 29.92
Day's Range 29.90 - 30.00
52-Week Low 24.03
52-Week High 30.02
Beta 0.69
Holdings 46
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

37.96% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Bexil Investment Trust BXSY 4.34%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund ETW 4.11%
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust BME 4.04%
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. ASG 4.03%
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust BDJ 4.00%
Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund NIE 3.97%
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund ETJ 3.93%
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II EOS 3.23%
Abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund AOD 3.19%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc. PFD 3.10%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Feb 2, 2026 $0.198 Feb 9, 2026
Dec 23, 2025 $0.218 Dec 30, 2025
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 $0.19004 Sep 8, 2025
Full Dividend History

News

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

CCEF: Significant Diversification And Decent Results So Far

Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF offers high monthly income by investing in a diversified portfolio of income-producing closed-end funds. This fund-of-funds approach provides significant diversifica...

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

CCEF: New Addition To The Fund-Of-CEFs Space

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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

CCEF: Calamos Launches Closed-End Fund ETF

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2 years ago - Market Watch

Calamos Expands Alternatives ETF Lineup with New Closed-End Fund ETF, the Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF (TICKER: CCEF)

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