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Advent Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)	January 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

Advent Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)	January 31, 2017

 

		Face
		Amount~				Value
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 39.2% (continued)
Basic Materials - 2.6% (continued)
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
7.00% due 02/15/213			326,000			$	335,780
Blue Cube Spinco, Inc.
10.00% due 10/15/251			250,000				303,750
FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.
9.75% due 03/01/221,3			247,000				287,755
Tronox Finance LLC
7.50% due 03/15/223			275,000				269,500
TPC Group, Inc.
8.75% due 12/15/203			293,000				265,165
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
4.88% due 07/15/241,3			228,000				223,440
Sappi Papier Holding GmbH
4.00% due 04/01/233		165,000 EUR					188,903
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
5.00% due 12/15/263			79,000				80,580
St. Barbara Ltd.
8.88% due 04/15/181,3			76,000				78,328
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
5.88% due 05/15/24			49,000				51,450
Total Basic Materials							3,293,481
Utilities - 0.1%
Dynegy, Inc.
8.00% due 01/15/253			122,000				117,730
Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $49,098,626)							50,163,665
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,11 - 0.7%
Communications- 0.4%
CSC Holdings LLC
3.77% due 10/11/24			545,633				552,538
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 0.2%
Sprint Industrial Holdings LLC
11.25% due 11/14/19			350,000				185,500
Basic Materials - 0.1%
Fortescue Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.
3.75% due 06/30/19			138,160				139,139
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests
(Cost $980,975)							877,177

		Contracts (100 shares per contract)				Value
PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED†,* - 0.0%**
Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. Expiring February 2017  with strike price of $75.00			51				8,543
Total Put Options Purchased
(Cost $2,750)							8,543
Total Investments - 139.7%
(Cost $174,666,198)						$	179,143,640

 

 

See Sector Classification in Supplemental Information section.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at January 31, 2017 (See Note 1 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):

		Level 1 Quoted Prices				Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs				Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs				Total
Assets
Common Stocks		$	11,721,143			$	—			$	—			$	11,721,143
Convertible Preferred Stocks			11,413,874				—				—				11,413,874
Short Term Investments			15,182,448				—				—				15,182,448
Convertible Bonds			—				89,776,790				—				89,776,790

Corporate Bonds			—				50,163,665				—				50,163,665
Senior Floating Rate Interests			—				877,177				—				877,177
Put Options Purchased			8,543				—				—				8,543
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*			—				90,753				—				90,753
Total Assets		$	38,326,008			$	140,908,385			$	—			$	179,234,393
Liabilities
Call Options Written		$	4,675			$	—			$	—			$	4,675
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts*			—				507,306				—				507,306
Unfunded Commitments			—				432,835				—				432,835
Total Liabilities		$	4,675			$	940,141			$	—			$	944,816

* These amounts are reported as unrealized gain/(loss) as of January 31, 2017.   Please refer to the detailed portfolio for the breakdown of investment type by industry category.   The Fund did not hold any Level 3 securities during the period ended January 31, 2017.

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.

For the period ended January 31, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.

 

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NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

January 31, 2017

For information on the Advent/Claymore Enhanced Growth & Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

Note 1 – 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 (“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 and disclosure of 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.

Equity securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price on the primary exchange on which they are traded. Equity securities traded on an exchange or on the over-the counter market and for which there are no transactions on a given day are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices. Securities traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Equity securities not listed on a securities exchange or NASDAQ are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices. Debt securities are valued by independent pricing services or dealers using the mean of the closing bid and ask 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 providers or broker-dealers may utilize proprietary valuation models which 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. Exchange traded funds and listed closed-end funds are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange where the security is principally traded. Exchange-traded options are valued at the closing price, if traded that day. If not traded, they are valued at the mean of the bid and ask prices on the primary exchange on which they are traded. Futures contracts are valued using the settlement price established each day on the exchange on which they are traded. The value of OTC swap agreements entered into by the Fund is accounted for using the unrealized gain or loss on the agreements that is determined by marking the agreements to the last quoted value provided by an independent pricing service. Swaps are valued daily by independent pricing services or dealers using the mid price. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at current exchange rates. The Fund values money market funds at net asset value. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less are valued at market price, or if a market price is not available, at amortized cost, provided such amount approximates market value.

 

For those securities where quotations or prices are not available, the valuations are determined in accordance with procedures established in good faith by management and approved by the Board of Trustees. A valuation committee consisting of representatives from investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance is responsible for the oversight of the valuation process of the Fund and convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed. The valuation committee reviews monthly Level 3 fair valued securities methodology, price overrides, broker quoted securities, price source changes, illiquid securities, unchanged priced securities, halted securities, price challenges, fair valued securities sold and back testing trade prices in relation to prior day closing prices. On a quarterly basis, the valuations and methodologies of all Level 3 fair valued securities are presented to the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

Valuations in accordance with these procedures are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s) fair value. Such fair value is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive for the security (or asset) upon its current

sale. Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one security 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 Treasuries, and other information analysis. There were no securities fair valued in accordance with such procedures established by the Board of Trustees as of January 31, 2017.

GAAP requires disclosure of fair valuation measurements as of each measurement date. In compliance with GAAP, the Fund follows a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments and summarized in the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – quoted prices in inactive markets or other significant observable inputs (e.g. quoted prices for similar securities; interest rates; prepayment speed; credit risk; yield curves)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (e.g. discounted cash flow analysis; non-market based methods used to determine fair value)

Observable inputs are those based upon market data obtained from independent sources, and unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions based on the best information available. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following are certain inputs and techniques that are generally utilized to evaluate how to classify each major type of investment in accordance with GAAP.

Equity Securities (Common and Preferred Stock) – Equity securities traded in active markets where market quotations are readily available are categorized as Level 1. Equity securities traded in inactive markets and certain foreign equities are valued using inputs which include broker quotes, prices of securities closely related where the security held is not trading but the related security is trading, and evaluated price quotes received from independent pricing providers. To the extent that these inputs are observable, such securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, such securities are categorized as Level 3.

Convertible Bonds & Notes – Convertible bonds and notes are valued by independent pricing providers who employ matrix pricing models utilizing various inputs such as market prices, broker quotes, prices of securities with comparable maturities and qualities, and closing prices of corresponding underlying securities. To the extent that these inputs are observable, such securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, such securities are categorized as Level 3.

Corporate Bonds & Notes – Corporate bonds and notes are valued by independent pricing providers who employ matrix pricing models utilizing various inputs such as market prices, broker quotes, and prices of securities with comparable maturities and qualities, and closing prices of corresponding underlying securities. To the extent that these inputs are observable, such securities are categorized as Level 2. To the extent that these inputs are unobservable, such securities are categorized as Level 3.

Listed derivatives that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts including forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swap contracts, and option contracts derive their value from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, and other inputs. Depending on the product and terms of the transaction, the fair value of the OTC derivative products can be modeled taking into account the counterparties’ creditworthiness and using a series of techniques, including simulation models. Many pricing models do not entail material subjectivity because the methodologies employed do not necessitate significant judgments, and the pricing inputs are observed from actively quoted markets. These OTC derivatives are categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Note 2 – Federal Income Taxes:

As of January 31, 2017, the cost and related gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments for tax purposes, excluding written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign currency translations are as follows: