MS Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.17%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $75,656,896.81

Morgan Stanley Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at Morgan Stanley by year and by quarter.

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Morgan Stanley Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $189.70
Price Change: Price Increase of +1.685 (0.90%)
As of 05/5/2026 01:12 PM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for MS up to the past year.

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Morgan Stanley Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
4/20/2026Eric F. GrossmanInsiderSell11,118$190.75$2,120,758.50169,403View SEC Filing Icon  
4/17/2026Daniel A SimkowitzInsiderSell14,690$189.24$2,779,935.60365,802View SEC Filing Icon  
4/16/2026Andrew M SapersteinInsiderSell51,668$188.59$9,744,068.12282,142View SEC Filing Icon  
1/30/2026Daniel A SimkowitzInsiderSell32,968$182.61$6,020,286.48357,342View SEC Filing Icon  
1/20/2026Andrew M SapersteinInsiderSell30,330$183.62$5,569,194.60280,481View SEC Filing Icon  
1/20/2026Charles A. SmithInsiderSell8,500$182.08$1,547,680.00119,128View SEC Filing Icon  
1/20/2026Eric F. GrossmanInsiderSell21,555$184.00$3,966,120.00171,005View SEC Filing Icon  
1/20/2026Michael A. PizziInsiderSell20,000$184.55$3,691,000.00127,872View SEC Filing Icon  
1/20/2026Sharon YeshayaCFOSell15,838$185.77$2,942,225.26135,304View SEC Filing Icon  
10/31/2025Edward PickCEOSell100,000$164.34$16,434,000.00574,986View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2025Andrew M SapersteinInsiderSell43,566$140.97$6,141,499.02294,250View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2025Charles A. SmithInsiderSell20,000$140.30$2,806,000.00119,239View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2025Daniel A SimkowitzInsiderSell29,000$141.13$4,092,770.00399,105View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2025Eric F. GrossmanInsiderSell12,000$141.12$1,693,440.00186,420View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2025Michael A. PizziInsiderSell18,000$140.62$2,531,160.00136,407View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2025Sharon YeshayaCFOSell25,583$139.81$3,576,759.23128,662View SEC Filing Icon  
5/2/2025Andrew M SapersteinInsiderSell40,000$120.00$4,800,000.00335,765View SEC Filing Icon  
5/2/2025Robert H. HerzDirectorSell800$119.32$95,456.0096,760View SEC Filing Icon  
4/15/2025Eric F. GrossmanInsiderSell10,068$111.65$1,124,092.20199,274View SEC Filing Icon  
1/21/2025Eric F. GrossmanInsiderSell13,097$136.20$1,783,811.40197,444View SEC Filing Icon  
1/21/2025Raja J. AkramCFOSell17,500$136.01$2,380,175.0081,440View SEC Filing Icon  
10/17/2024Stephen J. LuczoDirectorSell60,000$119.17$7,150,200.00138,363View SEC Filing Icon  
7/26/2024Mandell CrawleyInsiderSell3,500$105.25$368,375.0043,224View SEC Filing Icon  
7/18/2024Raja J. AkramCFOSell7,500$106.37$797,775.0087,119View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2024Daniel A SimkowitzInsiderSell40,000$106.54$4,261,600.00442,522View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2024James P. GormanChairmanSell200,000$105.06$21,012,000.00150,000View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2024Robert H. HerzDirectorSell1,000$106.62$106,620.0095,908View SEC Filing Icon  
5/14/2024Mandell CrawleyInsiderSell6,954$99.61$692,687.9446,274View SEC Filing Icon  
4/18/2024James P. GormanChairmanSell100,000$90.21$9,021,000.00414,870View SEC Filing Icon  
4/17/2024Charles Aubrey Smith IIIInsiderSell11,200$90.09$1,009,008.00126,190View SEC Filing Icon  
2/12/2024Andrew M SapersteinInsiderSell26,655$87.19$2,324,049.45286,835View SEC Filing Icon  
2/12/2024James P. GormanChairmanSell100,000$87.30$8,730,000.00350,000View SEC Filing Icon  
1/30/2024Andrew M SapersteinInsiderSell10,000$87.92$879,200.00313,490View SEC Filing Icon  
1/30/2024Raja J. AkramCFOSell4,500$87.41$393,345.0093,134View SEC Filing Icon  
1/25/2024James P. GormanChairmanSell50,000$87.93$4,396,500.00400,000View SEC Filing Icon  
1/19/2024Andrew M SapersteinInsiderSell10,000$84.13$841,300.00323,490View SEC Filing Icon  
1/18/2024Raja J. AkramCFOSell7,000$83.56$584,920.0097,634View SEC Filing Icon  
10/5/2023Stanley MorganMajor ShareholderSell135$50,000.00$6,750,000.00View SEC Filing Icon  
7/24/2023Edward N. PickInsiderSell100,000$94.33$9,433,000.00604,845View SEC Filing Icon  
7/24/2023James P. GormanCEOSell125,000$95.19$11,898,750.001,011,345View SEC Filing Icon  
7/19/2023Charles Aubrey Smith IIIInsiderSell5,600$92.41$517,496.00136,513View SEC Filing Icon  
7/19/2023James P. GormanCEOSell125,000$92.35$11,543,750.001,136,345View SEC Filing Icon  
7/19/2023Raja J. AkramCFOSell13,500$92.00$1,242,000.0082,984View SEC Filing Icon  
6/9/2023Stanley MorganMajor ShareholderSell1,049,889$9.45$9,921,451.058,456,881View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)

84.19% of Morgan Stanley stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at MS by year and by quarter.

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Morgan Stanley Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
5/5/2026Geneos Wealth Management Inc.4,500$0.74M0.0%-93.9%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.911$0.15M0.0%+192.9%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026MASTERINVEST Kapitalanlage GmbH18,395$3.03M0.3%-29.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Hudson Canyon Capital Management18,284$3.01M1.8%-0.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026NFSG Corp521$86K0.0%-90.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt86,138$14.17M0.6%+8.8%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026SouthState Bank Corp33,004$5.43M0.3%+3.5%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Opinicus Capital Inc.3,723$0.61M0.4%+2.0%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Sanctuary Advisors LLC156,416$25.74M0.1%-5.0%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Cornerstone Advisory LLC2,707$0.45M0.0%+6.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Camden National Bank2,884$0.48M0.1%+13.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Adell Harriman & Carpenter Inc.33,367$5.49M0.3%+0.5%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Checchi Capital Advisers LLC16,040$2.64M0.1%+4.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Nwam LLC3,288$0.54M0.0%-5.0%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Maryland State Retirement & Pension System57,043$9.39M0.2%-0.6%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Fell Capital Management ADV2,710$0.45M0.4%-10.0%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.33,720$5.55M0.2%+49.8%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Hartford Funds Management Co LLC9,154$1.51M0.1%-12.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Avantax Planning Partners Inc.3,185$0.52M0.0%+2.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Calamos Wealth Management LLC89,881$14.79M0.5%+2.6%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Calamos Advisors LLC535,714$88.16M0.3%+20.5%0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026AMG National Trust Bank18,586$3.06M0.1%+16.7%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Retirement Planning Group LLC3,864$0.64M0.0%-6.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Legacy Capital Group California Inc.4,484$0.74M0.3%-10.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Objective Capital Management LLC1,840$0.30M0.3%+15.0%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management17,164$2.83M0.0%-17.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC3,884$0.64M0.0%+18.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Bleakley Financial Group LLC34,425$5.67M0.1%+2.6%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026State of Michigan Retirement System314,326$51.73M0.3%-0.6%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Principal Financial Group Inc.3,021,966$497.33M0.3%-4.0%0.191%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Citizens National Bank Trust Department1,350$0.22M0.0%+35.0%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Bedel Financial Consulting Inc.3,242$0.53M0.1%-3.2%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026IFC Advisors LLC16,786$2.76M0.4%+2.4%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC9,527$1.57M0.2%+19.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026AMF Tjanstepension AB348,619$57.37M0.4%-0.2%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Triglav Investments D.O.O.20,151$3.32M0.2%-55.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Y.D. More Investments Ltd955$0.16M0.0%-23.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG82,993$13.64M0.2%+261.5%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Tradewinds LLC.50,997$8.39M3.1%-4.8%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky339,029$55.79M0.4%-0.6%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Procyon Advisors LLC8,818$1.45M0.0%-11.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2026Financial Advisory Partners LLC33,414$5.50M1.6%-1.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2026LGT Fund Management Co Ltd.1,628$0.27M0.0%-33.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2026International Assets Investment Management LLC259,923$42.78M1.0%N/A0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2026Trifecta Capital Advisors LLC59,570$9.80M1.5%+2.4%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2026Castleview Partners LLC3,353$0.55M0.3%+7.9%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2026Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC970$0.16M0.1%-17.1%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2026Diversify Wealth Management LLC17,559$2.89M0.1%+201.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2026Valmark Advisers Inc.4,150$0.68M0.0%+8.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2026Pittenger & Anderson Inc.160,825$26.47M1.1%+1.3%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/2/2026Carnegie Investment Counsel6,136$1.01M0.0%+5.9%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Welch & Forbes LLC5,657$0.93M0.0%-1.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Castle Wealth Management LLC2,793$0.46M0.1%-4.1%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS280,249$46.12M0.2%-0.3%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.324,821$53.46M0.7%+0.8%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Cullinan Associates Inc.15,295$2.52M0.2%-42.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI65,709$10.81M0.2%-8.4%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Midwest Trust Co177,523$29.22M0.4%+9.1%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Fifth Third Bancorp1,799,762$296.19M0.5%+17.4%0.114%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Glass Wealth Management Co LLC30,819$5.07M2.0%+2.8%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026American Trust2,642$0.44M0.0%-4.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Torray Investment Partners LLC30,832$5.07M0.7%-1.0%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Simplicity Wealth LLC5,446$0.90M0.1%+23.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Candriam S.C.A.461,887$76.01M0.4%+7.3%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Conning Inc.225,677$37.14M1.2%+18.0%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC271,441$44.67M0.2%+0.0%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Independence Bank of Kentucky11,120$1.83M0.2%-1.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC9,212$1.52M0.2%+11.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Fulcrum Capital LLC2,893$0.48M0.1%-5.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026KLCM Advisors Inc.9,257$1.52M0.1%+1.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Paladin Advisory Group LLC1,011$0.17M0.1%-12.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Equitable Trust Co.2,636$0.43M0.0%+5.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Whipplewood Advisors LLC498$82K0.0%+6,125.0%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Summit Securities Group LLC198$33K0.0%-99.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Elevated Capital Advisors LLC2,313$0.38M0.1%+1,130.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Accredited Investors Inc.3,057$0.50M0.0%-7.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Texas Bank & Trust Co4,694$0.77M0.3%-1.9%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Waterfront Wealth Inc.15,374$2.53M0.5%+3.6%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026SkyOak Wealth LLC41,878$6.89M1.3%-0.4%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Griffin Asset Management Inc.27,251$4.49M0.5%+2.7%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Beacon Financial Group5,222$0.86M0.1%-3.5%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026First Horizon Corp8,550$1.41M0.1%-0.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC5,238$0.86M0.1%+15.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Ibex Wealth Advisors7,945$1.31M0.1%-77.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Kestra Advisory Services LLC145,922$24.01M0.1%+0.1%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Money Concepts Capital Corp1,248$0.21M0.0%+5.6%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.2,542,196$418.37M0.3%-5.2%0.161%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.377,337$61.65M0.3%+0.8%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Lipe & Dalton20,525$3.38M1.8%-1.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026WPG Advisers LLC758$0.13M0.1%-7.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich46,843$7.71M0.2%-1.8%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Personal CFO Solutions LLC6,941$1.14M0.2%+12.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC7,742$1.27M0.1%+1.3%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026W Advisors LLC10,085$1.66M0.9%+7.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026First Interstate Bank3,953$0.65M0.0%-16.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Greenwood Capital Associates LLC41,992$6.91M0.8%-24.8%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026IAG Wealth Partners LLC330$54K0.0%+50.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund137,841$22.68M0.3%-0.4%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP MA3,195$0.53M0.0%-23.8%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Stenger Family Office LLC43,495$7.16M1.3%+4.4%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
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Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It operates through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. The Institutional Securities segment offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity, and other securities, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate, and project finance. This segment also provides equity and fixed income products comprising sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services; foreign exchange and commodities; corporate and commercial real estate loans, commercial mortgage and secured lending facilities, and financing for sales and trading customers, and asset-backed and mortgage lending; and wealth management services, investment, and research services. The Wealth Management segment offers financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, administrative, and investment advisory services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; workplace services, including stock plan administration; annuity and insurance products; securities-based lending, residential real estate loans, and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services to individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses and institutions. The Investment Management segment provides equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services to benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors, corporations, and individuals through institutional and intermediary channels. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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Today's Range

Now: $189.70
Low: $187.95
High: $190.45

50 Day Range

MA: $171.52
Low: $154.17
High: $191.52

52 Week Range

Now: $189.70
Low: $117.21
High: $194.59

Volume

1,134,021 shs

Average Volume

6,990,744 shs

Market Capitalization

$299.98 billion

P/E Ratio

17.19

Dividend Yield

2.10%

Beta

1.22

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley's top insider investors include:
  1. Stanley Morgan (Major Shareholder)
  2. James P Gorman (Chairman)
  3. James P Gorman (CEO)
  4. Thomas Colm Kelleher (President)
  5. Edward N Pick (Insider)
  6. Edward Pick (CEO)
  7. Keishi Hotsuki (Insider)
  8. Daniel A Simkowitz (Insider)
  9. Eric F Grossman (Insider)
  10. Thomas Colm Kelleher (Insider)
Learn More about top insider investors at Morgan Stanley.

Who are the major institutional investors of Morgan Stanley?

Morgan Stanley's top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Principal Financial Group Inc. — 0.19%
  2. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. — 0.16%
  3. Fifth Third Bancorp — 0.11%
  4. Focused Investors LLC — 0.08%
  5. New York State Teachers Retirement System — 0.06%
  6. Swedbank AB — 0.06%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Morgan Stanley stock.

Which major investors are selling Morgan Stanley stock?

In the last quarter, MS stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.
  2. Principal Financial Group Inc.
  3. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA
  4. Leonteq Securities AG
  5. Summit Securities Group LLC
  6. SG Americas Securities LLC
  7. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc
  8. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.
Within the last year, company insiders that have sold Morgan Stanley company stock include:
  1. Edward Pick (CEO)
  2. Daniel A Simkowitz (Insider)
  3. Andrew M Saperstein (Insider)
  4. Eric F Grossman (Insider)
  5. Michael A Pizzi (Insider)
  6. Sharon Yeshaya (CFO)
  7. Charles A Smith (Insider)
Learn More investors selling Morgan Stanley stock.

Which major investors are buying Morgan Stanley stock?

Within the previous quarter, MS stock was bought by institutional investors including:
  1. Cardano Risk Management B.V.
  2. Fifth Third Bancorp
  3. International Assets Investment Management LLC
  4. OP Asset Management Ltd
  5. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
  6. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund
  7. iA Global Asset Management Inc.
  8. Calamos Advisors LLC