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Calamos Aksia Alternative Credit and Income Fund

CAPIX

Income focused access to the full spectrum of private credit in a single portfolio

  • $10.61
    $0.00 (0.00%)
    NAV
    As of 4/1/26
  • $1.08 B
    Total Net Assets
    As of 4/1/26
  • 1.80%
    YTD Return
    As of 4/1/26
  • 10.2%
    Private Credit Portfolio Yield
    As of 2/28/26

Fund Highlights

Enhanced Income

Target attractive yield and lower correlation with a focus on principal preservation.

Diversified Exposure

Invests across the private credit asset class, beyond direct lending and corporate credit.

Institutional Access

Sources opportunities from hundreds of leading private credit originators and private equity sponsors.

Investor-friendly Structure

  • Attractive fees – 1.25%
  • Monthly distributions and quarterly repurchases
  • 1099-DIV reporting

Performance

As of 2/28/26

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns over 1-year are annualized.

How to Invest

Financial advisors and institutional investors can purchase fund shares on a daily basis, using the ticker symbol CAPIX.

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Monthly Returns (%)

As of 2/28/26

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
2023 0.40* 0.70 0.89 0.59 0.77 1.67 1.12 6.31
2024 1.07 0.77 1.44 1.01 0.95 0.66 1.14 1.12 0.61 0.99 1.09 1.30 12.85
2025 0.66 0.60 0.99 0.61 1.27 0.80 0.70 0.80 0.99 0.24 0.99 0.61 9.66
2026 0.66 0.47 1.13**
*Partial month
**Performance value represents year to date
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns over 1-year are annualized.

Annualized Returns

As of 2/28/26

  Year-To-Date 1-Year Return Since Inception Annualized Return
CAPIX 1.13% 9.51% 11.04%
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. The principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns over 1-year are annualized.

Portfolio

Private Credit Portfolio Statistics1

# Underlying Loans: 174
# of Industries: 43
# Sourcing Partners: 91
First Lien: 90%
Floating Rate: 89%
Avg Loan to Value: 46%
Avg EBITDA: $158.8M
Duration (Years): 0.24
Avg. Maturity (Years): 4.43

As of 2/28/26

Private Credit Portfolio Strategy2

As of 2/28/26

Private Credit Portfolio: Strategy/Substrategy3

Direct Lending – Lower/Core 24%
US Direct Lending - Core 14%
US Direct Lending - Lower 6%
Euro Direct Lending - Core 3%
Euro Direct Lending - Lower 1%
Direct Lending – Mega/Upper 20%
US Direct Lending - Upper 14%
US Direct Lending - Mega 5%
European Direct Lending - Upper 1%
Direct Lending – Opportunistic 7%
US Direct Lending - Opp 7%
Specialty Finance 18%
PE Portfolio Finance 4%
Insurance Linked Credit 2%
Stretch ABL 2%
Consumer & SME Lending 2%
Music/Film/Media Royalties 2%
Technology Lending 2%
Regulatory Capital 2%
Diversified Specialty Finance 1%
Litigation Finance 1%
Real Asset Credit 13%
Infrastructure Lending 10%
Energy Credit 2%
Transportation Credit 1%
Real Estate Credit 8%
US CRE Transitional Lending 4%
US Large Loan CRE Bridge 1%
US CRE Bridge Lending 1%
Mortgage Lending 1%
Distressed / Special Sits 6%
Capital Solutions 4%
PC Secondaries 1%
Junior Capital 3%
Structured Equity 3%
Cash Enhancement 1%
US Direct Lending - Mega 1%

As of 2/28/26

Industry Weightings

Financial Services 11.2%
Software 9.5%
Real Estate Management & Development 7.9%
Professional Services 7.8%
Commercial Services & Supplies 6.2%
IT Services 4.9%
Insurance 4.2%
Health Care Providers & Services 4.2%
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4.0%
Media 3.2%
Aerospace & Defense 2.7%
Construction & Engineering 2.6%
Diversified Consumer Services 2.4%
Specialty Retail 2.3%
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.2%
Machinery 1.8%
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 1.6%
Capital Markets 1.6%
Consumer Finance 1.6%
Other4 18.2%

As of 2/28/26

Holdings are presented to illustrate examples of the securities that the Fund has bought and the diversity of the areas in which the Fund may invest and may not be representative of the Fund’s current or future investments. The figures presented are as of the date shown and may change at any time. Investment names are not representative of the legal name of the investment entity. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
1All statistics in this section are related to the portion of the portfolio invested in private credit assets
2Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Percentages are based on the invested portfolio and do not reflect investments held in funds and are subject to change.
3Percentages may not sum due to rounding and because only select substrategies are shown while totals reflect the overall strategy.
4Other includes all industries with a net weight below 1.6% as well as investments that do not have an industry classification, and cash.

CAPIX Provides Diversification Across the Private Credit’s Sectors and Strategies

Direct Lending

  • US direct lending
  • European direct lending
  • Emerging markets direct lending
Some private credit registered funds may have a narrow focus on US direct lending.

Distressed Debt and Special Situations

  • “Credit opportunities”
  • Corporate distressed
  • Opportunistic structured credit
  • Real estate distressed
  • NPLs
  • Capital solutions/rescue finance
  • “Special situations” loans

Speciality Finance

  • Consumer and SME lending
  • Rediscount lending
  • Factoring and receivables
  • Regulatory capital relief
  • Royalties*
  • Venture lending
  • Technology lending
  • Financial services credit
  • Insurance-linked credit
  • Litigation finance
  • Stretch ABL
  • NAV loans
  • Structured secondaries

Real Estate Credit

  • US corporate real estate (CRE lending: core transitional, bridge lending)
  • European CRE lending
  • Emerging markets CRE lending
  • CRE structured credit
  • Residential mortgages

Real Assets Credit

  • Infrastructure lending
  • Energy credit
  • Trade finance
  • Metals and mining finance
  • Agricultural credit
  • Transportation

Mezzanine

  • US mezzanine
  • European mezzanine
  • Structured equity
  • PIK Holdco
*Includes Music/Film/Media; Oil & Gas Minerals; Metals; Healthcare Lending & Royalties

Median New Issue Spread By Sector

As of 2/28/26

Source: Aksia. Median new issue spread refers to the median yield spread of newer deals/securities sourced by the Fund. Investing involves risk including possible loss of principal. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. The ICE BofA US High Yield Index is market capitalization weighted and is designed to measure the performance of U.S. dollar denominated below investment grade (commonly referred to as “junk”) corporate debt publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. Direct Lending is defined as senior secured loans typically made to privately held businesses. This provides companies with necessary capital to expand, restructure or improve their financial positions. Special Situations is defined as buying discounted loans or lending against assets that are undergoing a period of complexity, financial trouble, or a restructuring. Real Estate Credit is defined as loans secured by real estate assets such as commercial properties, mortgages, and healthcare assets. Real Assets Credit are typically subordinated or hybrid loans secured by real assets such as infrastructure, energy projects, transportation & equipment assets (i.e. aviation), metals & mining projects, and agriculture. Specialty Finance includes sector-specific lending strategies like rediscount lending, royalties, litigation finance, and loans secured by non-corporate assets. Junior Capital is defined as subordinated loans typically used for buyouts or recapitalizations, usually with some equity participation rights.

Leadership

Tim Nest, CFA

Partner, Co-Head Private Credit, Co-Portfolio Manager CAPIX, Aksia

Joshua Hemley

Partner, Co-Head Private Credit, Co-Portfolio Manager CAPIX, Aksia

John P. Calamos, Sr.

Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer, Calamos Investments

Matt Freund, CFA

Co-CIO, Head of Fixed Income Strategies, and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, Calamos Investments

Eli Pars, CFA

Co-CIO, Co-Head of Alternative Strategies, Co-Head of Convertible Strategies, & Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, Calamos Investments

Michael Kassab, CFA

Senior Vice President, Chief Market Strategist, Associate Portfolio Manager, Calamos Investments

Leo Fletcher-Smith, CFA

Managing Director, Co-Head Private Credit, Aksia

Veronica Bateman

Managing Director, Private Credit, Aksia

Phil Bauer, CFA, CAIA

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Specialist, Calamos Investments

Alex Goldman, CFA

Director, Aksia

Filip Malaric

Director, Aksia

Distributions

Capital Gains

2025 capital gains distribution for Calamos Aksia interval funds were declared December 15, 2025. To view the report, click here.

Fund Information

Ticker: CAPIX (Share Class I)
Objective: The fund seeks attractive risk-adjusted returns and high current income
Structure: Interval Fund (40-Act registered) with daily purchase and quarterly repurchase
Accreditation Requirement: None
Purchase: Daily
Benchmark: Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index
Leverage: Up to 25%
Liquidity Terms: Quarterly; no less than 5% of outstanding shares
Distributions: Monthly
Tax Reporting: 1099-DIV
Management Fee5: 1.25%
Performance Fee: None
5As of the prospectus dated 10/14/25 the gross expense ratio for the Class A shares, Class C shares, Class I shares, and Class M shares is 3.60%, 4.34%, 3.43%, and 4.09% of average net assets, respectively. The net expense ratio for Class A shares, Class C shares, Class I shares, and Class M shares is 3.21%, 3.96%, 2.96%, and 3.71% of average net assets, respectively. The Advisor, the Sub-Advisor and the Fund have entered into the Expense Limitation Agreement under which the Advisor and Sub-Advisor have agreed contractually until at least April 27, 2027 to reimburse certain other expenses incurred in the business of the Fund on a 50/50 basis, calculated and reimbursed on a Class-by-Class basis in respect of each of Class A, Class C, and Class I, with the exception of (i) the Investment Management Fee, (ii) the Shareholder Servicing Fee, (iii) the Distribution Fee, (iv) certain costs associated with the acquisition, ongoing investment and disposition of the Fund’s investments and unconsummated investments, including legal costs, professional fees, travel costs and brokerage costs, (v) acquired fund fees and expenses, (vi) dividend and interest payments (including any dividend payments, interest expenses, commitment fees, or other expenses related to any leverage incurred by the Fund), (vii) taxes and costs to reclaim foreign taxes, and (viii) extraordinary expenses (as determined in the discretion of the Advisor and Sub-Advisor), to the extent that such expenses exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets of such class. See the prospectus for estimated interest expenses and additional information regarding fees and estimated operating expenses.

How to Invest

Financial advisors and institutional investors can purchase fund shares on a daily basis, using the ticker symbol CAPIX.

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