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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | July 31, 2022 |
Shares | Value | ||
COMMON STOCKS† - 6.3% | |||
Communications - 1.6% | |||
AT&T, Inc.1 | 200,000 | $ 3,756,000 | |
Expedia Group, Inc.*,1 | 35,000 | 3,711,750 | |
Total Communications | 7,467,750 | ||
Financial - 1.2% | |||
American Express Co.1 | 20,000 | 3,080,400 | |
Morgan Stanley1 | 30,000 | 2,529,000 | |
Total Financial | 5,609,400 | ||
Energy - 0.9% | |||
ConocoPhillips | 20,000 | 1,948,600 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp.1 | 20,000 | 1,315,000 | |
Equities Corp.1 | 20,000 | 880,600 | |
Total Energy | 4,144,200 | ||
Technology - 0.8% | |||
International Business Machines Corp.1 | 15,000 | 1,961,850 | |
ServiceNow, Inc.*,1 | 4,000 | 1,786,640 | |
Total Technology | 3,748,490 | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 0.7% | |||
Dexcom, Inc.* | 30,000 | 2,462,400 | |
Heska Corp.* | 10,000 | 914,900 | |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 3,377,300 | ||
Basic Materials - 0.7% | |||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 100,000 | 3,155,000 | |
Industrial - 0.4% | |||
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B | 10,000 | 1,948,900 | |
Total Common Stocks | |||
(Cost $27,483,660) | 29,451,040 | ||
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS† - 10.4% | |||
Financial - 3.5% | |||
Bank of America Corp. | |||
7.25%1 | 7,283 | 9,060,416 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | |||
7.50%1 | 3,949 | 5,030,236 | |
KKR & Company, Inc. | |||
6.00% due 09/15/231 | 33,455 | 2,341,850 | |
Total Financial | 16,432,502 | ||
Utilities - 2.4% | |||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | |||
5.28% due 03/01/231 | 102,268 | 5,363,957 | |
6.22% due 09/01/231 | 66,420 | 3,512,289 | |
AES Corp. | |||
6.88% due 02/15/241 | 15,109 | 1,371,293 | |
American Electric Power Company, Inc. | |||
6.13% due 08/15/231 | 17,988 | 994,377 | |
Total Utilities | 11,241,916 | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 1.8% | |||
Boston Scientific Corp. | |||
5.50% due 06/01/231 | 51,196 | 5,571,149 | |
Danaher Corp. | |||
5.00% due 04/15/231 | 1,766 | 2,687,587 | |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 8,258,736 | ||
Communications - 1.1% | |||
2020 Cash Mandatory Exchangeable Trust | |||
5.25% due 06/01/23*,1,2 | 3,945 | 4,739,286 | |
Paramount Global | |||
5.75% due 04/01/241 | 17,612 | 680,352 | |
Total Communications | 5,419,638 | ||
Technology - 0.8% | |||
Broadcom, Inc. | |||
8.00% due 09/30/221 | 2,304 | 3,865,651 | |
Industrial - 0.4% | |||
Fluor Corp. | |||
6.50%††,1 | 756 | 966,103 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc. | |||
5.00% due 10/15/241 | 8,130 | 946,088 | |
Total Industrial | 1,912,191 | ||
Consumer, Cyclical - 0.4% | |||
Aptiv plc | |||
5.50% due 06/15/231 | 14,358 | 1,744,131 | |
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks | |||
(Cost $44,407,676) | 48,874,765 | ||
MONEY MARKET FUND† - 5.2% | |||
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class, 1.98%1,3 | 24,468,866 | 24,468,866 | |
Total Money Market Fund | |||
(Cost $24,468,866) | 24,468,866 | ||
Face Amount~ |
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CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† - 87.4% | |||
Technology - 20.0% | |||
Tyler Technologies, Inc. | |||
0.25% due 03/15/261 | 8,181,000 | 8,561,417 | |
CyberArk Software Ltd. | |||
due 11/15/241,4 | 7,528,000 | 8,151,475 | |
Five9, Inc. | |||
0.50% due 06/01/251 | 6,913,000 | 7,320,867 | |
Splunk, Inc. | |||
1.13% due 09/15/251 | 5,987,000 | 6,016,935 | |
Wolfspeed, Inc. | |||
0.25% due 02/15/281,2 | 5,915,000 | 5,630,340 | |
Lumentum Holdings, Inc. | |||
0.50% due 06/15/281,2 | 3,237,000 | 2,997,462 | |
0.50% due 12/15/261 | 1,936,000 | 2,146,931 | |
RingCentral, Inc. | |||
due 03/01/251,4 | 4,731,000 | 3,920,816 | |
due 03/15/261,4 | 1,258,000 | 956,080 | |
Bill.com Holdings, Inc. | |||
due 12/01/251,4 | 4,100,000 | 4,624,800 | |
Health Catalyst, Inc. | |||
2.50% due 04/15/251 | 4,248,000 | 4,024,980 | |
Rapid7, Inc. | |||
0.25% due 03/15/271 | 4,216,000 | 3,813,372 | |
Dropbox, Inc. | |||
due 03/01/281,4 | 3,953,000 | 3,616,995 | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc. | |||
0.38% due 09/01/271 | 3,406,000 | 3,532,022 | |
Zscaler, Inc. | |||
0.13% due 07/01/251 | 2,184,000 | 2,715,804 | |
Workday, Inc. | |||
0.25% due 10/01/221 | 2,447,000 | 2,653,772 | |
Avalara, Inc. | |||
0.25% due 08/01/261,2 | 2,999,000 | 2,586,637 | |
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. | |||
due 12/01/261,2,4 | 2,763,000 | 2,084,998 | |
Bentley Systems, Inc. | |||
0.13% due 01/15/261 | 2,218,000 | 2,056,086 |
Advent Convertible and Income Fund |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | July 31, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† - 87.4% (continued) | |||
Technology - 20.0% (continued) | |||
STMicroelectronics N.V. | |||
due 08/04/271,4 | 1,200,000 | $1,344,426 | |
due 08/04/251,4 | 600,000 | 672,606 | |
MongoDB, Inc. | |||
0.25% due 01/15/261 | 1,219,000 | 1,970,209 | |
LivePerson, Inc. | |||
0.75% due 03/01/241 | 1,377,000 | 1,262,021 | |
due 12/15/261,4 | 858,000 | 629,356 | |
Cloudflare, Inc. | |||
due 08/15/261,2,4 | 2,264,000 | 1,862,028 | |
Jamf Holding Corp. | |||
0.13% due 09/01/261,2 | 2,000,000 | 1,703,000 | |
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. | |||
0.25% due 03/15/261 | 1,486,000 | 1,460,924 | |
Kingsoft Corporation Ltd. | |||
0.63% due 04/29/251 | HKD 9,000,000 | 1,206,990 | |
Rohm Company Ltd. | |||
due 12/05/241,4 | JPY 130,000,000 | 1,005,518 | |
HubSpot, Inc. | |||
0.38% due 06/01/251 | 772,000 | 1,004,082 | |
Unity Software, Inc. | |||
due 11/15/261,2,4 | 1,162,000 | 870,492 | |
Pure Storage, Inc. | |||
0.13% due 04/15/231 | 568,000 | 673,080 | |
Xero Investments Ltd. | |||
due 12/02/251,4 | 609,000 | 493,290 | |
Total Technology | 93,569,811 | ||
Communications - 19.2% | |||
Okta, Inc. | |||
0.13% due 09/01/251 | 5,989,000 | 5,593,726 | |
0.38% due 06/15/261 | 3,706,000 | 3,176,042 | |
Airbnb, Inc. | |||
due 03/15/261,4 | 7,398,000 | 6,473,250 | |
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | |||
0.38% due 06/01/251 | 3,559,000 | 6,189,101 | |
Liberty Media Corp. | |||
1.38% due 10/15/231 | 2,748,000 | 3,480,342 | |
0.50% due 12/01/501,2 | 1,853,000 | 2,221,747 | |
Lyft, Inc. | |||
1.50% due 05/15/251 | 5,670,000 | 4,935,735 | |
Snap, Inc. | |||
0.75% due 08/01/261 | 4,000,000 | 3,537,000 | |
0.13% due 03/01/281,2 | 1,881,000 | 1,274,378 | |
Zillow Group, Inc. | |||
2.75% due 05/15/251 | 4,800,000 | 4,689,600 | |
Etsy, Inc. | |||
0.13% due 09/01/271 | 2,880,000 | 2,603,520 | |
0.13% due 10/01/261 | 1,305,000 | 1,839,153 | |
Match Group Financeco 2, Inc. | |||
0.88% due 06/15/261,2 | 4,044,000 | 4,395,828 | |
Booking Holdings, Inc. | |||
0.75% due 05/01/251 | 3,266,000 | 4,371,663 | |
Liberty Broadband Corp. | |||
2.75% due 09/30/501,2 | 4,227,000 | 4,046,066 | |
Twitter, Inc. | |||
due 03/15/261,4 | 2,356,000 | 2,182,834 | |
0.25% due 06/15/241 | 1,755,000 | 1,784,835 | |
DISH Network Corp. | |||
due 12/15/251,4 | 3,866,000 | 2,756,072 | |
3.38% due 08/15/261 | 741,000 | 529,107 | |
Nice Ltd. | |||
due 09/15/251,4 | 2,931,000 | 2,964,707 | |
Match Group Financeco 3, Inc. | |||
2.00% due 01/15/301,2 | 2,000,000 | 2,260,000 | |
Viavi Solutions, Inc. | |||
1.00% due 03/01/241 | 1,603,000 | 1,937,626 | |
Upwork, Inc. | |||
0.25% due 08/15/261,2 | 2,363,000 | 1,824,510 | |
Shopify, Inc. | |||
0.13% due 11/01/251 | 1,926,000 | 1,662,814 | |
America Movil BV | |||
due 03/02/241,4 | EUR 1,500,000 | 1,652,144 | |
Sea Ltd. | |||
0.25% due 09/15/261 | 1,348,000 | 1,001,724 | |
2.38% due 12/01/251 | 525,000 | 616,088 | |
Uber Technologies, Inc. | |||
due 12/15/251,4 | 1,708,000 | 1,426,888 | |
Bharti Airtel Ltd. | |||
1.50% due 02/17/251 | 1,050,000 | 1,258,425 | |
InterDigital, Inc. | |||
3.50% due 06/01/271,2 | 1,043,000 | 1,077,419 | |
Meituan | |||
due 04/27/281,4 | 1,200,000 | 976,500 | |
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. | |||
2.25% due 01/25/241 | EUR 1,000,000 | 942,406 | |
Zendesk, Inc. | |||
0.63% due 06/15/251 | 956,000 | 936,880 | |
Q2 Holdings, Inc. | |||
0.75% due 06/01/261 | 1,002,000 | 869,235 | |
MakeMyTrip Ltd. | |||
due 02/15/281,4 | 782,000 | 866,165 | |
Delivery Hero SE | |||
0.25% due 01/23/241 | EUR 800,000 | 751,417 | |
Kakao Corp. | |||
due 04/28/231,4 | 600,000 | 594,150 | |
Total Communications | 89,699,097 | ||
Consumer, Cyclical - 18.9% | |||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | |||
4.25% due 06/15/231 | 7,365,000 | 7,241,895 | |
2.88% due 11/15/231 | 3,633,000 | 3,384,417 | |
Ford Motor Co. | |||
due 03/15/261,4 | 9,170,000 | 9,811,900 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | |||
1.25% due 05/01/251 | 6,352,000 | 8,055,924 | |
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | |||
due 01/15/261,4 | 7,435,000 | 7,442,435 | |
1.50% due 09/15/221 | 585,000 | 589,388 | |
NCL Corporation Ltd. | |||
5.38% due 08/01/251 | 4,295,000 | 4,417,106 | |
1.13% due 02/15/271,2 | 2,057,000 | 1,410,073 | |
Burlington Stores, Inc. | |||
2.25% due 04/15/251 | 5,150,000 | 5,304,500 | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | |||
6.50% due 07/01/251 | 4,068,000 | 4,560,228 |
Advent Convertible and Income Fund |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | July 31, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† - 87.4% (continued) | |||
Consumer, Cyclical - 18.9% (continued) | |||
Copa Holdings S.A. | |||
4.50% due 04/15/251 | 2,926,000 | $4,304,146 | |
Pirelli & C SpA | |||
due 12/22/251,4 | EUR 4,100,000 | 4,001,885 | |
LCI Industries | |||
1.13% due 05/15/261 | 4,000,000 | 3,964,000 | |
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | |||
2.00% due 02/15/251 | 3,077,000 | 3,466,240 | |
IMAX Corp. | |||
0.50% due 04/01/261 | 3,500,000 | 3,116,750 | |
JetBlue Airways Corp. | |||
0.50% due 04/01/261 | 3,000,000 | 2,154,000 | |
Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. | |||
due 05/21/251,4 | HKD 14,000,000 | 2,087,097 | |
Spirit Airlines, Inc. | |||
1.00% due 05/15/261 | 2,000,000 | 1,809,000 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | |||
2.75% due 05/15/261 | 887,000 | 1,467,187 | |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 08/15/251 | 982,000 | 1,466,126 | |
H World Group Ltd. | |||
3.00% due 05/01/261 | 896,000 | 1,068,928 | |
ANLLIAN Capital Ltd. | |||
due 02/05/251,4 | EUR 900,000 | 1,000,734 | |
ANA Holdings, Inc. | |||
due 12/10/311 | JPY 130,000,000 | 959,072 | |
Sail Vantage Ltd. | |||
due 01/13/271,4 | HKD 9,000,000 | 949,885 | |
Vinpearl JSC | |||
3.25% due 09/21/261 | 1,200,000 | 931,500 | |
Dufry One BV | |||
0.75% due 03/30/261 | CHF 800,000 | 691,662 | |
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd. | |||
1.00% due 12/17/241 | 600,000 | 677,250 | |
WH Smith plc | |||
1.63% due 05/07/261 | GBP 600,000 | 638,155 | |
Zalando SE | |||
0.05% due 08/06/251 | EUR 700,000 | 616,253 | |
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | |||
1.13% due 05/18/281 | EUR 600,000 | 433,073 | |
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | |||
1.63% due 12/03/251 | SGD 500,000 | 382,349 | |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 88,403,158 | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 10.9% | |||
Shift4 Payments, Inc. | |||
due 12/15/251,4 | 6,867,000 | 5,935,663 | |
QIAGEN N.V. | |||
1.00% due 11/13/241 | 4,400,000 | 5,174,510 | |
CONMED Corp. | |||
2.25% due 06/15/271,2 | 5,299,000 | 5,100,288 | |
Block, Inc. | |||
0.13% due 03/01/251 | 3,325,000 | 3,412,281 | |
0.25% due 11/01/271 | 1,861,000 | 1,496,675 | |
Dexcom, Inc. | |||
0.75% due 12/01/231 | 1,196,000 | 2,415,920 | |
0.25% due 11/15/251 | 2,327,000 | 2,212,104 | |
Jazz Investments I Ltd. | |||
2.00% due 06/15/261 | 2,970,000 | 3,556,399 | |
Insulet Corp. | |||
0.38% due 09/01/261 | 2,592,000 | 3,263,328 | |
Exact Sciences Corp. | |||
0.38% due 03/01/281 | 2,094,000 | 1,524,432 | |
0.38% due 03/15/271 | 1,381,000 | 1,076,317 | |
Chegg, Inc. | |||
0.13% due 03/15/251 | 3,000,000 | 2,599,500 | |
Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. | |||
2.63% due 03/15/241 | 2,643,000 | 2,403,134 | |
Amadeus IT Group S.A. | |||
1.50% due 04/09/251 | EUR 1,500,000 | 1,879,837 | |
Haemonetics Corp. | |||
due 03/01/261,4 | 1,682,000 | 1,367,560 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc. | |||
4.00% due 04/15/251 | 1,252,000 | 1,351,534 | |
Nexi SpA | |||
1.75% due 04/24/271 | EUR 1,500,000 | 1,332,983 | |
Omnicell, Inc. | |||
0.25% due 09/15/251 | 1,037,000 | 1,294,695 | |
NeoGenomics, Inc. | |||
1.25% due 05/01/251 | 1,203,000 | 1,035,182 | |
Livongo Health, Inc. | |||
0.88% due 06/01/251 | 1,013,000 | 875,708 | |
ADM Ag Holding Ltd. | |||
due 08/26/231,4 | 800,000 | 782,800 | |
Menicon Company Ltd. | |||
due 01/29/251,4 | JPY 60,000,000 | 492,929 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. | |||
1.25% due 05/15/271 | 384,000 | 387,607 | |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 50,971,386 | ||
Financial - 6.6% | |||
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | |||
1.75% due 12/15/261 | 6,026,000 | 5,986,831 | |
JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC | |||
0.50% due 06/15/271 | 3,908,000 | 4,253,858 | |
Realogy Group LLC / Realogy Company-Issuer Corp. | |||
0.25% due 06/15/261 | 4,522,000 | 3,409,588 | |
LendingTree, Inc. | |||
0.50% due 07/15/251 | 4,000,000 | 2,960,138 | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank North America | |||
due 09/18/221,4 | EUR 600,000 | 992,743 | |
due 02/18/241,4 | EUR 800,000 | 804,544 | |
due 06/10/241,4 | EUR 700,000 | 763,003 | |
Kite Realty Group, LP | |||
0.75% due 04/01/271,2 | 2,000,000 | 1,877,460 | |
SBI Holdings, Inc. | |||
due 07/25/251,4 | JPY 210,000,000 | 1,707,968 | |
Vingroup JSC | |||
3.00% due 04/20/261 | 1,600,000 | 1,269,600 | |
Eve Battery Investment Ltd. | |||
0.75% due 11/22/261 | 1,451,000 | 1,148,466 |
Advent Convertible and Income Fund |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | July 31, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† - 87.4% (continued) | |||
Financial - 6.6% (continued) | |||
Citigroup Global Markets Funding Luxembourg SCA | |||
due 05/28/241,4 | HKD 8,000,000 | $981,923 | |
Barclays Bank plc | |||
due 01/24/251,4 | EUR 900,000 | 914,792 | |
Selena SARL | |||
due 06/25/251,4 | EUR 900,000 | 897,816 | |
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | |||
1.50% due 02/15/261 | 1,004,000 | 880,006 | |
Archer Obligations S.A. | |||
due 03/31/231,4 | EUR 600,000 | 855,150 | |
LEG Immobilien AG | |||
0.88% due 09/01/251 | EUR 600,000 | 603,224 | |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. | |||
5.50% due 03/15/271 | 587,000 | 555,816 | |
Total Financial | 30,862,926 | ||
Industrial - 4.7% | |||
Bloom Energy Corp. | |||
2.50% due 08/15/251 | 2,807,000 | 4,033,530 | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | |||
2.25% due 06/15/251 | 3,000,000 | 2,925,104 | |
Greenbrier Companies, Inc. | |||
2.88% due 04/15/281 | 3,000,000 | 2,658,000 | |
Itron, Inc. | |||
due 03/15/261,4 | 2,876,000 | 2,435,972 | |
Middleby Corp. | |||
1.00% due 09/01/251 | 1,745,000 | 2,178,633 | |
Cellnex Telecom S.A. | |||
0.50% due 07/05/281 | EUR 1,600,000 | 1,895,055 | |
Safran S.A. | |||
0.88% due 05/15/271 | 13,679** | 1,788,109 | |
Deutsche Post AG | |||
0.05% due 06/30/251 | EUR 1,500,000 | 1,546,542 | |
Chart Industries, Inc. | |||
1.00% due 11/15/241,2 | 244,000 | 822,462 | |
Prysmian SpA | |||
due 02/02/261,4 | EUR 700,000 | 702,006 | |
DMG Mori Company Ltd. | |||
due 07/16/241,4 | JPY 90,000,000 | 684,848 | |
Schneider Electric SE | |||
due 06/15/264 | 1,752** | 342,574 | |
Total Industrial | 22,012,835 | ||
Energy - 3.7% | |||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | |||
0.25% due 05/15/251 | 1,772,000 | 4,077,372 | |
NextEra Energy Partners, LP | |||
due 11/15/251,2,4 | 1,861,000 | 2,088,972 | |
Array Technologies, Inc. | |||
1.00% due 12/01/281,2 | 2,000,000 | 1,822,453 | |
Equities Corp. | |||
1.75% due 05/01/261 | 605,000 | 1,816,210 | |
CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd. | |||
due 11/30/261,4 | HKD 13,000,000 | 1,592,313 | |
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. | |||
due 09/15/251,4 | 1,030,000 | 1,515,645 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc. | |||
due 03/01/281,4 | 1,056,000 | 1,308,384 | |
CNX Resources Corp. | |||
2.25% due 05/01/261 | 659,000 | 1,000,032 | |
BP Capital Markets plc | |||
1.00% due 04/28/231 | GBP 600,000 | 752,369 | |
Centennial Resource Production LLC | |||
3.25% due 04/01/281 | 569,000 | 746,813 | |
RAG-Stiftung | |||
due 06/17/261,4 | EUR 700,000 | 699,433 | |
Total Energy | 17,419,996 | ||
Basic Materials - 1.8% | |||
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. | |||
2.50% due 04/15/261,2 | 2,063,000 | 2,248,807 | |
Nippon Steel Corp. | |||
due 10/04/241,4 | JPY 150,000,000 | 1,146,745 | |
due 10/05/261,4 | JPY 90,000,000 | 693,940 | |
Glencore Funding LLC | |||
due 03/27/251,4 | 1,200,000 | 1,265,610 | |
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. | |||
due 03/29/241,4 | JPY 110,000,000 | 821,399 | |
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. | |||
4.00% due 12/31/221 | CAD 1,000,000 | 765,630 | |
Brenntag Finance BV | |||
1.88% due 12/02/221 | 750,000 | 761,831 | |
ATI, Inc. | |||
3.50% due 06/15/251 | 428,000 | 746,432 | |
Total Basic Materials | 8,450,394 | ||
Utilities - 1.6% | |||
NRG Energy, Inc. | |||
2.75% due 06/01/481 | 2,553,000 | 2,770,005 | |
Veolia Environnement S.A. | |||
due 01/01/251,4 | 50,190** | 1,603,989 | |
Electricite de France S.A. | |||
due 09/14/241,4 | 87,076** | 1,367,763 | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | |||
3.37% due 09/15/291 | 23,210** | 1,009,403 | |
Iberdrola International BV | |||
due 11/11/221,4 | EUR 600,000 | 790,679 | |
Total Utilities | 7,541,839 | ||
Total Convertible Bonds | |||
(Cost $436,492,815) | 408,931,442 | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 62.2% | |||
Consumer, Cyclical - 17.7% | |||
Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc. | |||
5.38% due 05/01/251,2 | 4,000,000 | 4,010,000 | |
4.88% due 01/15/301 | 2,761,000 | 2,688,054 | |
International Game Technology plc | |||
6.50% due 02/15/251,2 | 6,340,000 | 6,453,359 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | |||
10.88% due 06/01/231,2 | 3,000,000 | 3,071,250 | |
9.13% due 06/15/231,2 | 2,924,000 | 2,972,685 | |
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC | |||
6.13% due 03/15/321,2 | 4,000,000 | 3,369,065 | |
5.88% due 04/01/291,2 | 2,046,000 | 1,800,480 |
Advent Convertible and Income Fund |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | July 31, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 62.2% (continued) | |||
Consumer, Cyclical - 17.7% (continued) | |||
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC | |||
5.58% due 03/18/241 | 4,761,000 | $4,805,134 | |
Victoria's Secret & Co. | |||
4.63% due 07/15/291,2 | 5,466,000 | 4,517,922 | |
Ford Motor Co. | |||
4.35% due 12/08/261 | 2,056,000 | 2,023,337 | |
3.25% due 02/12/321 | 1,468,000 | 1,227,967 | |
Spirit Loyalty Cayman Limited / Spirit IP Cayman Ltd | |||
8.00% due 09/20/251,2 | 2,750,000 | 2,877,229 | |
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. | |||
6.25% due 07/01/251,2 | 2,742,000 | 2,738,531 | |
LSF9 Atlantis Holdings LLC / Victra Finance Corp. | |||
7.75% due 02/15/261,2 | 2,943,000 | 2,674,628 | |
NCL Corporation Ltd. | |||
5.88% due 02/15/271,2 | 1,520,000 | 1,400,688 | |
7.75% due 02/15/291,2 | 1,182,000 | 950,358 | |
Carnival Corp. | |||
10.50% due 06/01/301,2 | 1,469,000 | 1,308,791 | |
4.00% due 08/01/281,2 | 1,184,000 | 1,035,147 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. | |||
4.25% due 05/30/231,2 | 2,350,000 | 2,335,207 | |
American Airlines Incorporated/AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd. | |||
5.75% due 04/20/291,2 | 2,388,000 | 2,303,942 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc. | |||
8.63% due 07/01/251,2 | 2,039,000 | 2,120,560 | |
Staples, Inc. | |||
10.75% due 04/15/271,2 | 2,792,000 | 2,087,858 | |
TRI Pointe Group Inc. / TRI Pointe Homes Inc. | |||
5.88% due 06/15/241 | 2,056,000 | 2,078,925 | |
Ferrellgas Limited Partnership / Ferrellgas Finance Corp. | |||
5.88% due 04/01/291,2 | 2,355,000 | 2,069,704 | |
Dave & Buster's, Inc. | |||
7.63% due 11/01/251,2 | 2,025,000 | 2,041,329 | |
Michael Kors USA, Inc. | |||
4.25% due 11/01/241,2 | 2,064,000 | 1,984,391 | |
American Greetings Corp. | |||
8.75% due 04/15/251,2 | 1,931,000 | 1,863,869 | |
Kontoor Brands, Inc. | |||
4.13% due 11/15/291,2 | 2,108,000 | 1,780,848 | |
Vista Outdoor, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 03/15/291,2 | 2,312,000 | 1,763,524 | |
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | |||
4.00% due 08/15/291,2 | 1,956,000 | 1,706,454 | |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | |||
4.38% due 02/01/321 | 2,055,000 | 1,687,792 | |
Bath & Body Works, Inc. | |||
6.63% due 10/01/301,2 | 1,762,000 | 1,686,208 | |
Michaels Companies, Inc. | |||
7.88% due 05/01/291,2 | 2,348,000 | 1,614,191 | |
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. | |||
6.75% due 02/15/291,2 | 1,762,000 | 1,465,672 | |
Scientific Games Holdings Limited Partnership/Scientific Games US FinCo, Inc. | |||
6.63% due 03/01/301,2 | 1,492,000 | 1,342,315 | |
QVC, Inc. | |||
4.38% due 09/01/281 | 1,301,000 | 1,018,338 | |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 82,875,752 | ||
Communications - 12.5% | |||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. | |||
3.13% due 09/01/261,2 | 4,000,000 | 3,780,640 | |
4.00% due 07/15/281,2 | 3,212,000 | 2,988,220 | |
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | |||
4.00% due 02/15/271,2 | 3,346,000 | 3,095,201 | |
6.75% due 12/01/231 | 2,065,000 | 2,100,768 | |
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp. | |||
5.00% due 02/01/281,2 | 2,729,000 | 2,638,479 | |
4.25% due 01/15/341,2 | 2,752,000 | 2,280,087 | |
Netflix, Inc. | |||
5.88% due 02/15/251 | 4,000,000 | 4,144,446 | |
Sprint Capital Corp. | |||
6.88% due 11/15/281 | 3,346,000 | 3,760,435 | |
CSC Holdings LLC | |||
6.50% due 02/01/291,2 | 3,367,000 | 3,269,340 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital | |||
4.91% due 07/23/251 | 3,000,000 | 3,045,886 | |
Ciena Corp. | |||
4.00% due 01/31/301,2 | 2,831,000 | 2,594,017 | |
Urban One, Inc. | |||
7.38% due 02/01/281,2 | 3,000,000 | 2,542,740 | |
Directv Financing LLC / Directv Financing Company-Obligor, Inc. | |||
5.88% due 08/15/271,2 | 2,708,000 | 2,534,647 | |
News Corp. | |||
5.13% due 02/15/321,2 | 2,644,000 | 2,528,246 | |
Nexstar Media, Inc. | |||
4.75% due 11/01/281,2 | 2,586,000 | 2,415,195 | |
DISH DBS Corp. | |||
5.75% due 12/01/281,2 | 2,966,000 | 2,411,729 | |
Stagwell Global LLC | |||
5.63% due 08/15/291,2 | 2,686,000 | 2,261,290 | |
TripAdvisor, Inc. | |||
7.00% due 07/15/251,2 | 2,056,000 | 2,053,759 | |
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. | |||
5.75% due 08/01/281,2 | 2,031,000 | 1,830,565 | |
CommScope, Inc. | |||
8.25% due 03/01/271,2 | 2,055,000 | 1,816,435 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | |||
5.38% due 05/01/251 | 1,755,000 | 1,759,545 | |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC | |||
5.63% due 09/15/281,2 | 1,762,000 | 1,427,537 | |
Audacy Capital Corp. | |||
6.75% due 03/31/291,2 | 1,363,000 | 660,850 |
Advent Convertible and Income Fund |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | July 31, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 62.2% (continued) | |||
Communications - 12.5% (continued) | |||
Telesat Canada / Telesat LLC | |||
6.50% due 10/15/271,2 | 1,357,000 | $566,446 | |
Total Communications | 58,506,503 | ||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 10.4% | |||
HCA, Inc. | |||
5.38% due 02/01/251 | 5,000,000 | 5,108,611 | |
Land O'Lakes Capital Trust I | |||
7.45% due 03/15/281,2 | 3,151,000 | 3,212,625 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | |||
4.38% due 01/15/301,2 | 2,115,000 | 1,973,972 | |
6.13% due 06/15/301,2 | 1,175,000 | 1,188,560 | |
DaVita, Inc. | |||
4.63% due 06/01/301,2 | 3,523,000 | 2,895,589 | |
Primo Water Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.38% due 04/30/291,2 | 3,333,000 | 2,884,012 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | |||
4.25% due 05/01/281,2 | 2,754,000 | 2,696,235 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV | |||
2.80% due 07/21/231 | 2,628,000 | 2,577,910 | |
Central Garden & Pet Co. | |||
4.13% due 04/30/311,2 | 2,998,000 | 2,575,646 | |
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | |||
5.38% due 02/15/301,2 | 2,716,000 | 2,509,665 | |
Brink's Co. | |||
4.63% due 10/15/271,2 | 2,665,000 | 2,442,257 | |
Garden Spinco Corp. | |||
8.63% due 07/20/301,2 | 2,293,000 | 2,411,135 | |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | |||
4.13% due 04/01/291,2 | 2,650,000 | 2,382,244 | |
TriNet Group, Inc. | |||
3.50% due 03/01/291,2 | 2,644,000 | 2,310,129 | |
Varex Imaging Corp. | |||
7.88% due 10/15/271,2 | 2,183,000 | 2,180,053 | |
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC | |||
5.50% due 09/01/281,2 | 2,300,000 | 2,144,474 | |
Bausch Health Companies, Inc. | |||
4.88% due 06/01/281,2 | 2,471,000 | 1,967,719 | |
Service Corporation International | |||
3.38% due 08/15/301 | 1,762,000 | 1,569,607 | |
HLF Financing SARL LLC / Herbalife International, Inc. | |||
4.88% due 06/01/291,2 | 1,735,000 | 1,286,116 | |
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. | |||
3.88% due 08/15/281,2 | 1,408,000 | 1,070,319 | |
Encompass Health Corp. | |||
4.63% due 04/01/311 | 1,182,000 | 1,062,565 | |
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 48,449,443 | ||
Energy - 8.5% | |||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | |||
6.13% due 01/01/311 | 3,306,000 | 3,557,514 | |
6.45% due 09/15/361 | 1,462,000 | 1,627,769 | |
Southwestern Energy Co. | |||
5.95% due 01/23/251 | 2,754,000 | 2,791,041 | |
DCP Midstream Operating, LP | |||
5.63% due 07/15/271 | 2,615,000 | 2,671,486 | |
Nabors Industries, Inc. | |||
7.38% due 05/15/271,2 | 2,632,000 | 2,609,997 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners Limited Partnership / Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp. | |||
6.00% due 03/01/271,2 | 2,672,000 | 2,486,940 | |
Genesis Energy Limited Partnership / Genesis Energy Finance Corp. | |||
8.00% due 01/15/271 | 2,510,000 | 2,467,029 | |
New Fortress Energy, Inc. | |||
6.50% due 09/30/261,2 | 2,522,000 | 2,399,557 | |
Hilcorp Energy I Limited Partnership / Hilcorp Finance Co. | |||
6.25% due 04/15/321,2 | 2,651,000 | 2,388,776 | |
Parkland Corp. | |||
4.63% due 05/01/301,2 | 2,632,000 | 2,360,943 | |
Harvest Midstream I, LP | |||
7.50% due 09/01/281,2 | 2,202,000 | 2,105,184 | |
Aethon United BR Limited Partnership / Aethon United Finance Corp. | |||
8.25% due 02/15/261,2 | 1,956,000 | 2,024,079 | |
Vermilion Energy, Inc. | |||
6.88% due 05/01/301,2 | 2,047,000 | 1,978,477 | |
Range Resources Corp. | |||
4.75% due 02/15/301,2 | 2,039,000 | 1,950,222 | |
Civitas Resources, Inc. | |||
5.00% due 10/15/261,2 | 1,967,000 | 1,850,750 | |
Alliance Resource Operating Partners Limited Partnership / Alliance Resource Finance Corp. | |||
7.50% due 05/01/251,2 | 1,757,000 | 1,741,187 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc. | |||
6.75% due 03/01/291,2 | 1,511,000 | 1,499,668 | |
Calumet Specialty Products Partners Limited Partnership / Calumet Finance Corp. | |||
8.13% due 01/15/271,2 | 1,712,000 | 1,478,765 | |
Total Energy | 39,989,384 | ||
Technology - 4.5% | |||
Unisys Corp. | |||
6.88% due 11/01/271,2 | 2,625,000 | 2,464,883 | |
Synaptics, Inc. | |||
4.00% due 06/15/291,2 | 2,681,000 | 2,343,194 | |
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. | |||
6.50% due 10/15/281,2 | 2,622,000 | 2,334,243 | |
CA Magnum Holdings | |||
5.38% due 10/31/261,2 | 2,502,000 | 2,214,195 | |
Playtika Holding Corp. | |||
4.25% due 03/15/291,2 | 2,327,000 | 2,090,216 | |
Ahead DB Holdings LLC | |||
6.63% due 05/01/281,2 | 2,094,000 | 1,942,164 | |
Rackspace Technology Global, Inc. | |||
5.38% due 12/01/281,2 | 2,047,000 | 1,508,419 |
Advent Convertible and Income Fund |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | July 31, 2022 |
Face Amount~ |
Value | ||
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 62.2% (continued) | |||
Technology - 4.5% (continued) | |||
Seagate HDD Cayman | |||
5.75% due 12/01/341 | 1,644,000 | $1,484,277 | |
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.10% due 10/15/411,2 | 1,953,000 | 1,311,348 | |
Condor Merger Sub, Inc. | |||
7.38% due 02/15/301,2 | 1,395,000 | 1,228,298 | |
NCR Corp. | |||
5.13% due 04/15/291,2 | 1,122,000 | 1,079,667 | |
Alteryx, Inc. | |||
1.00% due 08/01/261 | 1,316,000 | 1,056,090 | |
Total Technology | 21,056,994 | ||
Basic Materials - 2.8% | |||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | |||
6.88% due 10/15/271,2 | 2,083,000 | 1,988,754 | |
6.50% due 03/01/241,2 | 1,170,000 | 1,166,607 | |
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd. | |||
4.38% due 04/01/311,2 | 2,536,000 | 2,210,137 | |
Ingevity Corp. | |||
3.88% due 11/01/281,2 | 2,223,000 | 1,975,480 | |
Alcoa Nederland Holding BV | |||
5.50% due 12/15/271,2 | 1,976,000 | 1,965,478 | |
Chemours Co. | |||
4.63% due 11/15/291,2 | 1,639,000 | 1,440,911 | |
New Gold, Inc. | |||
7.50% due 07/15/271,2 | 1,700,000 | 1,334,415 | |
Valvoline, Inc. | |||
4.25% due 02/15/301,2 | 1,097,000 | 996,833 | |
Total Basic Materials | 13,078,615 | ||
Industrial - 2.7% | |||
VM Consolidated, Inc. | |||
5.50% due 04/15/291,2 | 2,988,000 | 2,622,993 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | |||
5.13% due 12/01/241,2 | 2,344,000 | 2,370,101 | |
GFL Environmental, Inc. | |||
3.50% due 09/01/281,2 | 2,598,000 | 2,355,749 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | |||
4.75% due 06/15/281,2 | 2,350,000 | 2,006,455 | |
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc. | |||
8.75% due 04/15/301,2 | 2,035,000 | 1,936,994 | |
IEA Energy Services LLC | |||
6.63% due 08/15/291,2 | 1,349,000 | 1,336,987 | |
Total Industrial | 12,629,279 | ||
Financial - 2.6% | |||
PRA Group, Inc. | |||
5.00% due 10/01/291,2 | 2,957,000 | 2,550,841 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | |||
4.50% due 02/15/311,2 | 2,644,000 | 2,326,046 | |
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | |||
10.75% due 08/01/271,2 | 2,088,000 | 2,119,424 | |
VistaJet Malta Finance plc / XO Management Holding, Inc. | |||
6.38% due 02/01/301,2 | 2,032,000 | 1,777,472 | |
Radian Group, Inc. | |||
4.88% due 03/15/271 | 1,647,000 | 1,610,272 | |
NMI Holdings, Inc. | |||
7.38% due 06/01/251,2 | 1,546,000 | 1,569,499 | |
Total Financial | 11,953,554 | ||
Utilities - 0.5% | |||
NRG Energy, Inc. | |||
5.25% due 06/15/291,2 | 2,598,000 | 2,439,002 | |
Total Corporate Bonds | |||
(Cost $305,947,732) | 290,978,526 | ||
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,◊ - 1.7% | |||
Consumer, Cyclical - 1.0% | |||
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. | |||
5.38% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.00%, Rate Floor: 3.50%) due 08/25/28 | 2,620,200 | 2,493,121 | |
Alterra Mountain Co. | |||
5.17% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 3.50%, Rate Floor: 4.00%) due 07/30/28 | 2,339,954 | 2,261,956 | |
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 4,755,077 | ||
Industrial - 0.7% | |||
TransDigm, Inc. | |||
4.62% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 2.25%, Rate Floor: 2.25%) due 12/09/25 | 3,251,650 | 3,153,196 | |
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests | |||
(Cost $8,186,052) | 7,908,273 | ||
Total Investments - 173.2% | |||
(Cost $846,986,801) | $ 810,612,912 | ||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (73.2)% | (342,474,449) | ||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ 468,138,463 |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts†† | ||||||
Counterparty | Currency | Type | Quantity | Contract Amount | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Bank of New York Mellon | EUR | Sell | 33,137,381 | 35,548,990 USD | 09/13/22 | $1,653,230 |
Bank of New York Mellon | JPY | Sell | 1,163,460,100 | 8,768,038 USD | 09/13/22 | 32,714 |
Bank of New York Mellon | CAD | Sell | 1,004,096 | 799,315 USD | 09/13/22 | 15,794 |
Bank of New York Mellon | GBP | Sell | 1,158,184 | 1,421,830 USD | 09/13/22 | 10,977 |
Bank of New York Mellon | HKD | Sell | 58,087,430 | 7,417,103 USD | 09/13/22 | 7,112 |
Bank of New York Mellon | SGD | Sell | 540,112 | 392,837 USD | 09/13/22 | 2,243 |
Bank of New York Mellon | CAD | Buy | 20,000 | 15,449 USD | 09/13/22 | 157 |
Bank of New York Mellon | HKD | Buy | 4,200,000 | 536,102 USD | 09/13/22 | (324) |
Bank of New York Mellon | JPY | Buy | 172,518,000 | 1,297,724 USD | 09/13/22 | (2,449) |
Bank of New York Mellon | CHF | Sell | 674,686 | 694,222 USD | 09/13/22 | (16,684) |
Bank of New York Mellon | EUR | Buy | 4,976,500 | 5,201,266 USD | 09/13/22 | (110,875) |
$1,591,895 |
Advent Convertible and Income Fund |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | July 31, 2022 |
~ | The face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
** | Represents Shares |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3. |
†† | Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3. |
◊ | Variable rate security. Rate indicated is the rate effective at July 31, 2022. In some instances, the effective rate is limited by a minimum rate floor or a maximum rate cap established by the issuer. The settlement status of a position may also impact the effective rate indicated. In some cases, a position may be unsettled at period end and may not have a stated effective rate. In instances where multiple underlying reference rates and spread amounts are shown, the effective rate is based on a weighted average. |
1 | All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with the borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements. As of July 31, 2022, the total value of securities segregated was $788,302,331. |
2 | Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $287,998,434 (cost $305,738,197), or 61.5% of total net assets. |
3 | Rate indicated is the 7-day yield as of July 31, 2022. |
4 | Zero coupon rate security. |
CAD — Canadian Dollar | |
CHF — Swiss Franc | |
EUR — Euro | |
GBP — British Pound | |
HKD — Hong Kong Dollar | |
JPY — Japanese Yen | |
LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate | |
LLC — Limited Liability Company | |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
SARL — Société à Responsabilité Limitée | |
SGD — Singapore Dollar | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. | |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at July 31, 2022 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments): | |||||
Investments in Securities (Assets) | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Common Stocks | $ 29,451,040 | $ — | $ — | $ 29,451,040 | |
Convertible Preferred Stocks | 47,908,662 | 966,103 | — | 48,874,765 | |
Money Market Fund | 24,468,866 | — | — | 24,468,866 | |
Convertible Bonds | — | 408,931,442 | — | 408,931,442 | |
Corporate Bonds | — | 290,978,526 | — | 290,978,526 | |
Senior Floating Rate Interests | — | 7,908,273 | — | 7,908,273 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts** | — | 1,722,227 | — | 1,722,227 | |
Total Assets | $ 101,828,568 | $ 710,506,571 | $ — | $ 812,335,139 |
Investments in Securities (Liabilities) | Level 1 Quoted Prices | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts** | $ — | $ 130,332 | $ — | $ 130,332 |
** This derivative is reported as unrealized appreciation/depreciation at period end. | |||||
Please refer to the detailed portfolio for the breakdown of investment type by industry category. | |||||
The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of the period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $156,036,957 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy — See Note 2.
The Fund did not hold Level 3 securities during the period ended July 31, 2022. | |||||
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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | July 31, 2022 |
Note 1 – Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Advent Convertible and Income Fund (the “Fund”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 19, 2003. The Fund is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income. The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of convertible securities and non-convertible income producing securities.
For information on the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semi-annual or annual shareholder report.
Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund operates as an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Fund. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.
(a) Valuation of Investments
The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Fund's investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures, the Board has delegated to a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), the day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the responsibility for determining the fair value of the Fund's securities and/or other assets.
Valuations of the Fund's securities and other assets are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Fund's officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used and valuations provided by the pricing services.
If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.
Securities listed on an exchange or on an over-the-counter market will be valued at the last reported sale price on the primary exchange or market on which they are traded; provided, however, that securities listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (“NASDAQ”) National Market system will be valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price.
Equity securities that are traded on an exchange or on the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market and for which there are no transactions on a given day are valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices.
Open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value as of the close of business, on the valuation date. Exchange-traded funds and closed-end investment companies are valued at the last quoted sale price.
Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of U.S. business at 4:00 p.m. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Valuation Committee will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include those discussed above, as
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well as the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, ADR trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities. In addition, under the Valuation Procedures, the Valuation Committee is authorized to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.
Debt securities are valued based on prices provided by independent pricing services or, if not available or if Advent Capital Management, LLC (“Advent” or the “Investment Adviser”) considers that price to not represent fair value, by dealers using the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for such securities or, if such prices are not available, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, quality and type. If sufficient market activity is limited or does not exist, the pricing services or dealers may utilize proprietary valuation models which may, for example, consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option-adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, or other unique security features in order to estimate relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate a security’s fair value. Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of valuation are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Shortterm debt securities which have a term-to-maturity greater than 60 days from the date of purchase are valued at their current market quotations until maturity or disposition. Convertible securities are valued in the same manner as debt securities. Repurchase agreements are valued at amortized cost, provided such amounts approximate market value.
Typically, loans are valued using information provided by an independent third party pricing service which uses broker quotes, among other inputs. If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular loan, or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is valued based on a quote from a broker-dealer or is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.
Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices on the principal exchange on which they are traded. OTC options are valued using a price provided by an independent pricing service.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued by pricing services or, if not available or if Advent considers that price to not represent fair value, by dealers using the mid price. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency. Futures contracts are valued using the settlement price established each day on the exchange on which they are traded.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair-valued as determined in good faith by Advent, subject to review and approval by the Valuation Committee, pursuant to methods established or ratified by the Board. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s or liability’s) “fair value”. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to market prices; sale prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information analysis.
Note 2 – Financial Instruments and Derivatives
As part of its investment strategy, the Fund utilizes derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1 of these Notes to Schedule of Investments.
Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments may also be used to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. U.S. GAAP requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why a Fund uses derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations.
The Fund may utilize derivatives for the following purposes:
Hedge: an investment made in order to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in a security, by taking an offsetting position to protect against broad market moves.
Income: the use of any instrument that distributes cash flows typically based upon some rate of interest.
Options Purchased and Written
A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of a call option the obligation to sell, the underlying security. The purchaser of a put option has the right to sell, and the writer of the put option the
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obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
The risk in writing a call option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the underlying securities where a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market; or, for OTC options, a Fund may be at risk because of the counterparty’s inability to perform.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange two designated currencies at a specific time in the future. Certain types of contracts may be cash settled, in an amount equal to the change in exchange rates during the term of the contract. The contracts can be used to hedge or manage exposure to foreign currency risks with portfolio investments or to gain exposure to foreign currencies.
The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Furthermore, the Fund may be exposed to risk if the counterparties cannot meet the contract terms or if the currency value changes unfavorably as compared to the U.S. dollar.
In conjunction with the use of derivative instruments, the Fund is required to maintain collateral in various forms. Depending on the financial instrument utilized and the broker involved, the Fund uses margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank, discount notes or repurchase agreements allocated to the Fund as collateral.
The Fund has established counterparty credit guidelines and enters into transactions only with financial institutions of investment grade or better. The Fund monitors the counterparty credit risk.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase agreements as part of its financial leverage strategy. Under a reverse repurchase agreement, the Fund temporarily transfers possession of a portfolio instrument to another party, such as a bank or broker-dealer, in return for cash. At the same time, the Fund agrees to repurchase the instrument at an agreed upon time and price, which reflects an interest payment. Such agreements have the economic effect of borrowings. The Fund may enter into such agreements when it is able to invest the cash acquired at a rate higher than the cost of the agreement, which would increase earned income. When the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, any fluctuations in the market value of either the instruments transferred to another party or the instruments in which the proceeds may be invested would affect the market value of the Fund's assets. As a result, such transactions may increase fluctuations in the market value of the Fund's assets.
Note 3 – Fair Value Measurement
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:
Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).
Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions.
The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.
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Independent pricing services are used to value a majority of the Fund’s investments.
When values are not available from a pricing service, they will be determined using a variety of sources and techniques, including: market
prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics
or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over U.S. Treasury securities, and other information and analysis.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those
securities. The suitability of the techniques and sources employed to determine fair valuation are regularly monitored and subject to
change.
Note 4 – Federal Income Tax Information
The Fund intends to continue to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal income taxes is required. In addition, by distributing substantially all of its ordinary income and long-term capital gains, if any, during each calendar year, the Fund avoids a 4% federal excise tax that is assessed on the amount of the under distribution.
At July 31, 2022, the cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:
Tax Cost | Tax Unrealized Appreciation | Tax Unrealized Depreciation | Net Tax Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
$ 852,971,157 | $17,188,304 | $(57,954,654) | $(40,766,350) |
Note 5 – COVID-19 and Other Market Risks
The COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery response has caused and continues to cause at times reduced consumer demand and economic output, supply chain disruptions, market closures, travel restrictions, quarantines, and disparate global vaccine distributions. As with other serious economic disruptions, governmental authorities and regulators have responded in recent years to this situation with significant fiscal and monetary policy changes. These included providing direct capital infusions into companies, introducing new monetary programs, and lowering interest rates. In some cases, these responses resulted in high inflation, low interest rates, and negative interest rates (which have since risen). Recently, the United States and other governments have also made investments and engaged in infrastructure modernization projects that have also increased public debt and spending. These actions, including their reversal or potential ineffectiveness, could further increase volatility in securities and other financial markets, reduce market liquidity, continue to cause higher inflation, heighten investor uncertainty, and adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments and the performance of the Fund. These actions also contribute to a risk that asset prices have a high degree of correlation across markets and asset classes. The duration and extent of COVID-19 over the long term cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 and the extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Fund will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and difficult to predict.
The value of, or income generated by, the investments held by the Fund are subject to the possibility of rapid and unpredictable fluctuation, and loss. These movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, or from broader influences, including real or perceived changes in prevailing interest rates (which have since risen and may continue to rise), changes in inflation rates or expectations about inflation rates (which are currently elevated relative to normal conditions), adverse investor confidence or sentiment, changing economic, political (including geopolitical), social or financial market conditions, increased instability or general uncertainty, environmental disasters, governmental actions, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics), debt crises, actual or threatened wars or other armed conflicts (such as the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and its risk of expansion or collateral economic and other effects) or ratings downgrades, and other similar events, each of which may be temporary or last for extended periods. Moreover, changing economic, political, geopolitical, social, financial market or other conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely affect the value, yield and return of the investments held by the Fund in a different country or geographic region and economies, markets and issuers generally because of the increasingly interconnected global economies and financial markets.
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Sector Classification
Information in the Schedule of Investments is categorized by sectors using sector-level Classifications defined by the Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. The Fund’s registration statement has investment policies relating to concentration in specific sectors/industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Fund usually classifies sectors/industries based on industry-level Classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.