
Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Advent Capital Management, LLC. The fund primarily invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across the diversified sectors. The fund invests approximately 60% of its portfolio in convertible securities and rest in lower-grade non-convertible income securities. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Fund was formed on April 29, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Advent Convertible and Income Fund trades as AVK on NYSE. The company is classified in Financial Services / Asset Management - Income and reports in USD.
The current profile places the business in Asset Management - Income. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.
Latest available fiscal data shows $102.06M of revenue and $118.64M of net income.
Use this area for management strategy, capital allocation priorities, target markets, and measurable goals from the latest annual report or investor presentation.
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Advent Convertible and Income Fund can be compared against peers such as Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Income Opportunities Fund, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., John Hancock Preferred Income Fund, Virtus Convertible & Income Fund.
A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.
Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $440.03M, beta of 1.29, and return on equity of +20.1%.
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Key risks should include financial leverage, cyclicality, customer concentration, regulatory exposure, currency risk, and execution risk.
AVK currently shows total debt of $350.15M and beta of 1.29. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.
Production-capacity detail is not available as structured data yet. For industrial, defense, semiconductor, or real-estate companies, this should be reviewed from annual reports and investor presentations.
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Recent filings to review: SC 13G/A (2026-04-06 00:00:00), NPORT-P (2026-03-31 00:00:00), N-CEN (2026-01-13 00:00:00), N-CSR (2025-12-29 00:00:00).
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Company website: https://www.guggenheimfunds.com/cef/fund/avk
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