Calamos Announces Cap Ranges of Principal Protected Bitcoin ETFs April Series on the Heels of a Successful Inaugural Launch

METRO CHICAGO, Ill., March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- John Koudounis, President and CEO of Calamos, announced the planned April launch of the three new ETFs in the World's First Downside Protected Bitcoin ETF Suite, offering Bitcoin upside growth with 100% (CBOA), 90% (CBXA), and 80% (CBTA) downside protection levels over a one year outcome period. He stated, "Bitcoin's recent volatility underscores the importance of risk management. I'm proud to say that our inaugural Protected Bitcoin ETFs performed as intended, shielding investors from significant losses. Now is a great time to launch the next series of our Protected Bitcoin ETF Suite."

The new April series will launch on April 7, 2025, with protection levels and estimated cap ranges as follows over their one-year outcome period:

• CBOA with 100% downside protection and an estimated cap range of 10%-11%
  
  
• CBXA with 90% downside protection and an estimated cap range of 27%-30%
  
• CBTA with 80% downside protection and an estimated cap range of 47%-52%

The announcement follows Calamos' rollout of the world's first Protected Bitcoin ETFs earlier this year. Since launching the ETFs, the price of Bitcoin has come under pressure, yet the Calamos protected suite has remained resilient, as designed. (See Exhibit 1)

Exhibit 1

The new ETFs will commence trading on April 7, 2025, at a $25 NAV, which will allow investors to obtain 100%, 90% or 80% protection relative to bitcoin over the outcome period. The ETFs will then strike the final cap rate toward the end of the trading day on April 7th. This innovative approach allows investors to buy structured outcome ETFs on day one and obtain the stated protection level (e.g., 100%, 90% or 80%) without exposure to overnight volatility of bitcoin, which could impact the protection level achieved.

Matt Kaufman, Head of ETFs at Calamos, added, "Our April series provides investors the opportunity to access our proven downside protection strategies with fresh cap rates and full one-year outcome periods. Each Protected Bitcoin ETF series offers three distinct risk-reward profiles, allowing investors to select the protection level that best suits their investment objectives."

Bitcoin Protection ETFs

The options inside Structured Protection ETFs® rebalance approximately annually, offering investors a new upside cap and refreshed protection against negative returns relative to a reference asset. The ETFs will be managed by Co-CIO Eli Pars and the Alternatives team.

Calamos' Structured Protection ETFs is the most comprehensive of its kind, offering financial advisors and investors monthly entry points to capital-protected and tax-efficient growth strategies with exposure to leading US equity benchmarks and Bitcoin over one-year outcome periods. Learn more about the full suite of Calamos Structured Protection ETFs® and Calamos Protected Bitcoin ETFs.

About Calamos

Calamos Investments is a diversified global investment firm offering innovative investment strategies, including alternatives, multi-asset, convertible, fixed income, private credit, equity, and sustainable equity. With over $41 billion in AUM, including more than $18 billion in liquid alternatives assets as of February 28, 2025, the firm offers strategies through ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds, interval funds, and UCITS funds and separately managed portfolios. Clients include financial advisors, wealth management platforms, pension funds, foundations & endowments, and individuals, globally. Headquartered in the Chicago metropolitan area, the firm also has offices in New York, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Portland (Oregon), and the Miami area. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, on Twitter (@ Calamos ), on Instagram (@calamos_investments), or at www.calamos.com.

*Data reflects Bitcoin's and the Calamos Bitcoin Structured Alt Protection ETF – January (Ticker: CBOJ) peak-to-trough performance from 1/23/25 – 2/11/25.

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Cap Rate – Maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in the Fund if held over the Outcome Period.

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