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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER: 811-21080
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NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER: Calamos Convertible
Opportunities and Income Fund
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ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
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2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, |
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Illinois 60563-2787 |
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE:
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John P. Calamos, Sr., President, |
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Calamos Advisors LLC |
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2020 Calamos Court |
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Naperville, Illinois |
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60563-2787 |
REGISTRANTS TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (630) 245-7200
DATE OF FISCAL YEAR END: October 31, 2007
DATE OF
REPORTING PERIOD: November 1, 2006 through October 31, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS
Include a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter to Shareholders
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Economic and Market Review
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Investment Team Interview
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Schedule of Investments
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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Statement of Operations
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Statements of Changes In Net Assets
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Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Highlights
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Trustee Approval of Management Agreement
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Tax Information
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Trustees & Officers
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About Closed-End Funds
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Leverage
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Level Rate Distribution Policy and Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan
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The Calamos Investments Advantage
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Calamos Closed-End Funds
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PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
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800.582.6959
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Dial this toll-free number to speak with a knowledgeable
Client Services Representative who can help answer questions or address
issues concerning your Calamos Fund. |
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YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR |
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We encourage you to talk to your financial advisor to
determine how Calamos
Investments can benefit your
investment portfolio based on your financial goals,
risk tolerance, time horizon and income needs. |
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Letter to Shareholders
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Thank you for your investment in Calamos Convertible Opportunities and
Income Fund (CHI). Enclosed is the Funds annual report for the year ended
October 31, 2007. We welcome this opportunity to communicate with you and
recommend that you carefully review this report.
Closed-end funds felt the impact of the credit storm as investors, wary
of the ensuing market turmoil, participated in a significant sell off of
closed-end fund shares. Although the Funds market price got caught up in the
general downdraft, its net asset value (NAV) posted a gain of 11.51% for the
year. Why does NAV matter? It matters because it reflects the fundamental
quality of the portfolio and its ability to generate total return, which has a
direct bearing on maintaining a level distribution. Despite the market
challenges of recent months, the Fund has maintained a stable monthly
distribution of at least $0.1500 per share since June 2003. As of October 31,
2007, this equated to an annualized distribution rate of 10.65% based on
market price. We believe the Funds consistent NAV is a testament to the
rigorous credit research and bottom-up analysis that has served the portfolio
well in the recent, volatile environmentand throughout its history.
While we cannot predict how the credit crunch will continue to affect
closed-end funds, we believe that the Fund continues to offer solid
underlying fundamentals and a time-tested investment process. As we continue
to do our job managing the net assets of the Fund, we believe more investors
will take notice, and the market price will appropriately reflect the
portfolios intrinsic value.
We encourage you to stay informed on a continual basis by visiting
www.calamos.com for timely fund performance, portfolio details and market
commentary. At our website, you can also sign up for e-delivery to receive
important shareholder communications long before the printed copies get
mailed.
Thank you for the continued confidence you have placed in our team, our
investment process and Calamos Closed-End Funds. We will do our utmost to
continue earning your trust and look forward to serving your long-term
investment goals.
Sincerely,
John P. Calamos, Sr.
Chairman, CEO and Co-CIO
Calamos Advisors LLC
This report is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice.
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Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund Letter to Shareholders ANNUAL REPORT
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Economic and Market Review
For the latest market and
economic outlook, please visit
our website at www.calamos.com
and select the
Individual Investors link.
For the one-year reporting period, convertible securities and corporate bonds
posted good gains. The Value Line Convertible Index1 rose 11.05%
and the CS High Yield Index2 climbed 7.72% for the one-year period
ended October 31, 2007. Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
returned 11.51% at net asset value.
Good global growth, corporate profitability and largely contained inflation
provided ongoing support throughout the period. However, the economic
landscape was also characterized by increasing uncertainty, a renewed
appreciation for risk and a shift in investor sentiment. In February, former
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspans comments about a potential for
recession in the United States cast the global markets into turmoil. His
remarks, paired with increased concern about the U.S. housing market,
prompted investors to re-evaluate risk. Specifically, traditional growth
companies were increasingly recognized for their stable earnings prospects
and quality fundamentals.
Throughout the summer, concerns about risk mounted and uncertainty grew.
Deteriorating conditions in the sub-prime mortgage market served as a
catalyst for a global credit crisis. (Sub-prime mortgages are home loans
made to borrowers with low credit scores or high amounts of debt; these
loans represent a fraction of the total mortgage market.) A number of hedge
funds, Wall Street players and their international counterparts were forced
to reckon with their use of complex mortgage derivatives and off-balance
sheet financing. Concerned by the lack of transparency in the credit
markets, many participants became less willing to purchase debt instruments,
particularly those linked to the sub-prime mortgage market. However, even
higher-quality investments and those not directly affected by the mortgage
market felt the sting of negative sentiment, although their fundamentals
remained intact.
The Federal Reserve took decisive steps to maintain liquidity within the
markets, including two reductions to the federal funds target rate. As the
period progressed, the markets regained a degree of traction and resumed
their advance and volatility declined somewhat.
Despite these challenges, the convertible market was quite healthy during the
period. In fact, the varying conditions in the markets during the reporting
period underscored the benefits of convertibles. Broadly speaking, convertible
securities participated in the upward movement of the equity markets while
demonstrating greater resiliency in downward markets. Convertibles tend to
benefit from increased volatility, which we saw during the annual period.
Speculative-grade convertibles outperformed investment-grade convertibles for
the reporting period. However, investment-grade issues performed more strongly
during the final months of the period as investors became more wary of
credit-quality risk.
In contrast, the high-yield market was significantly challenged by risk-averse
investors reacting to spreading troubles in the credit market. During the
first portion of the reporting period, investor enthusiasm for high-yield
bonds was robust. High-yield securities were supported by healthy earnings, a
generally positive view by investors of the U.S. economy and a historically
low default rate. New issuance
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Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund ANNUAL REPORT Economic and Market Review |
Economic and Market Review
remained strong as borrowers took advantage of low yields and high demand from
investors. Conditions changed abruptly in June as losses from sub-prime
mortgage securities mounted. High-yield bonds came under considerable pressure
as investors fled the sector in favor of government bonds and other
high-quality securities.
For the one-year period overall, CCC rated bonds performed better than
higher-rated, high-yield securities. However, the higher-rated tiers of the
high-yield universe gained traction as the troubles in the sub-prime market
rippled across the credit markets. Within the broad high-yield market,
utilities and health care sectors led for the period and financials lagged.
At the close of the period, investors found themselves confronted by mixed
data. In the United States, the housing market continues to languish, but
this correction was not wholly unexpected. The Federal Reserve and other
central banks responded proactively to the potential liquidity issues created
by the credit crisis, but the magnitude and duration of the crisis is not yet
fully known and will likely take many months to work its way fully through
the economy. Energy prices continue to cast a shadow and have exacerbated
uncertainty about future consumer spending. However, a rising equity market
and robust exports should help offset declining home values and support
ongoing spending.
Although the near-term view may be more uncertain, we continue to have a
favorable long-term outlook on the U.S. economy. As we have discussed in our
previous communications with shareholders, the strength of the U.S. economy is
due in large measure to its diversification. Although the travails of the
housing and automotive sectors have dominated the news, these sectors are a
relatively small slice of the U.S. economy and its important to remember that
the U.S. economy has weathered many industry- specific recessions without
falling into a broader recession. Additionally, while gross domestic product
(GDP) growth has declined from recovery levels, GDP growth has been
respectable over recent quarters. Inflation remains contained, corporate
balance sheets are still sound, and productivity and labor data are favorable.
Moreover, the United States is a participant in a dynamic and growing global
economy; and that the strength of the global economy underpins our longer-term
optimism.
Risk and uncertainty may be troubling concepts for many investors. However,
three decades of experience in the markets underscores our belief that these
conditions do not preclude long-term investment opportunity; rather, they
provide a context for it. Our investment process seeks to understand and
manage risk to create long-term wealth. Throughout the reporting period, this
approach served the Fund shareholders in good stead and we believe the Fund is
advantageously positioned for what lies ahead.
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The Value Line Convertible Index is an equally weighted index of
the larger convertibles, representing 90% of the U.S. convertible
securities market. Source: Russell/Mellon Analytical Services LLC. |
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The CS High Yield Index is an unmanaged index of high yield
debt securities. Source: Russell/Mellon Analytical Services LLC. |
This report is presented for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice.
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Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
Economic and Market Review ANNUAL REPORT
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Investment Team Interview
The Calamos Investment Management Team, led by Co-Chief Investment Officers John P. Calamos, Sr.
and Nick P. Calamos, CFA, discusses the Funds performance, strategy and positioning during the
one-year period ended October 31, 2007.
TOTAL RETURN*
Common Shares Inception 06/26/02
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On Market Price
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14.52 |
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11.51 |
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Q. How did the Fund perform during the reporting period?
A. The underlying portfolio (as represented by net asset value, or NAV) of
Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI) returned 11.51% for
the one-year period. In contrast, the CS High Yield Index1 gained
7.72%.
On a market price basis, the Fund returned -4.25% assuming reinvestment
of distributions.
DISTRIBUTION HISTORY
(LATEST 12 MONTHS)
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0.1500 |
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0.1500 |
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0.1500 |
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0.1500 |
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0.1500 |
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0.1500 |
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0.1500 |
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0.1500 |
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0.1500 |
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0.3701 |
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0.1500 |
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0.1500 |
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Monthly distributions are from net investment income, short-term capital gains and/or long-term
capital gains. For more details please go to the Tax Center located at www.calamos.com.
Q. Did the Fund provide steady income distributions throughout the period?
A. Throughout the period, the Fund provided shareholders with a steady
income stream, with monthly distributions of $0.1500 per share. The Fund
has provided monthly distributions of at least this level since June 2003.
The Funds current annualized distribution rate was 10.65%, based on
closing market price as of October 31, 2007.
Q. Whats the difference between market return and NAV return?
A. Closed-end funds trade on exchanges, where the price of a share may be
driven by factors other than the value of the underlying securities. The price
of a share in the market is called the market value. The market price may be influenced by
factors that are unrelated to the performance of the Funds holdings. For
example, the market price may reflect investor sentiment or anxiety about
certain parts of the market. During the reporting period, for example,
problems in certain sectors of the bond markets (most notably, the mortgage
market) created a cloud of negative sentiment that extended across much
broader sections of the credit market.
We believe NAV returns are the more appropriate measure of a managers
performance. The Funds NAV return measures the return of the
individual
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Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
ANNUAL REPORT Investment Team Interview |
Investment Team Interview
securities within the portfolio less Fund expenses, but more importantly,
it is a measure of how well the manager is able to avoid or capitalize on
market disruptions or opportunities. The higher the return, the more
value the Funds management team added through its security selection
decisions.
Q. In the Economic and Market Review, you explained that sub-prime
mortgages and certain types of debt linked to the mortgage market fell
steeply. Did the Fund invest in those types of securities?
A. The Fund did not invest in securities backed by sub-prime loans,
including collateralized debt instruments and structured investment
vehicles. These were the areas that came under the greatest pressure
during the summer sell off. Collateralized debt obligations are complex
securities that represent an interest in pools of securities backed by
mortgages, bonds, loans and other financial instruments. Structured
investment vehicles are funded by debt; they profit by purchasing
securities yielding more than the cost of capital.
We believed such areas of the market represented an undue level of risk and
were concerned by their lack of transparency. This prudence served the Fund
well during the period.
SECTOR ALLOCATION
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Consumer Discretionary |
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22.6 |
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Information Technology |
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Financials |
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9.7 |
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8.5 |
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8.4 |
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Consumer Staples |
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8.4 |
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Industrials |
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6.8 |
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Telecommunication Services |
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4.5 |
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Utilities |
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4.5 |
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Sector allocations are based on managed assets and may vary over time.
Q. Before you discuss the specific factors that influenced performance, how
did you position the Fund during the period?
A. This Fund invests primarily in higher-yielding corporate bonds and
convertible securities. We adjust the allocation based on our view of the
economic landscape as well as the opportunity potential of individual
securities. Across the portfolio, our individual security selection process
focuses on issuers that offer respectable balance sheets, good prospects for
sustainable growth, reliable debt servicing, and significant revenue
exposure to non-U.S. economies, among other factors.
Throughout the period, we increased the Funds allocation to convertible
securities; these represented approximately 54% of the portfolio at the close
of the reporting period. Convertible securities offer the potential for
upside appreciation in rising equity markets and potential downside
protection in declining markets. They also typically benefit from increased
equity market volatility. Meanwhile, we pared exposure to corporate bonds.
While we focus on delivering steady income to shareholders, we carefully
evaluate each investments yield opportunity within the context of its
potential risk. Reflecting this, the Funds corporate and convertible holdings
are diversified across the credit spectrum. The majority of the Funds rated
securities are clustered within the upper tiers of the below-investment-grade
universe. We also hold positions in investment-grade securities (those rated
BBB or higher.) We are particularly cautious in regards to the lowest tiers of
the credit spectrum, reflecting our belief that the marginally higher yields
are not enough to compensate for the additional risks in todays credit
markets.
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Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
Investment Team Interview ANNUAL REPORT
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Investment Team Interview
Q. What factors enhanced performance?
A. The Fund benefited from strong security selection across a variety of
industries. Within the Funds financials sector holdings, diversified
insurers, re-insurers, and investment banking and brokerage industries were
represented among leading contributors. These areas were less vulnerable to
the credit crunch and tight credit spreads. A number of information technology
holdings were notably solid performers. These included globally recognized
leaders with compelling prospects for earnings and revenue growth. We believe
these companies are well positioned to benefit from long-term secular trends.
For example, in a competitive global economy, we expect that corporations will
continue to invest in products and services that will enhance their
productivity. This should provide a tailwind for select information companies.
The Funds return was further enhanced by convertible securities in cyclical
sectors of the market, such as industrials. Within economically sensitive
sectors (which are more vulnerable to cyclical changes), we often utilize
convertible securities. In addition to their equity participation, we believe
the convertibles offer better downside protection in areas of the market where
we may see more risks.
QUALITY ALLOCATION
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Data is based on a portion of portfolio holdings.Credit quality shown reflects the higher of the
ratings of Standard & Poors Corporation or Moodys Investors Service, Inc. Ratings are relative,
subjective and not absolute standards of quality. Excludes equity securities, options, cash and
short-term investments.
Q. What factors hindered performance?
A. Although the Funds financials stake made a positive contribution to
performance through our individual security selection, the Funds overweight
to the sector hindered performance relative to the CS High Yield Index.
As we noted, our pursuit of yield is informed by our risk-conscious
discipline. We were therefore underweighted in the most speculative areas
of the high-yield universe, relative to the CS High Yield Index. While the
performance of lower-quality and higher-grade securities evened out a bit
more as the reporting period progressed, lower-quality securities
outperformed for the period overall; and our quality bias tempered
performance.
Q. Please explain how the Fund employs leverage and how the Funds
leverage strategy contributed to performance.
A. Leverage strategies continued to contribute favorably to the returns
earned by the Funds common shareholders despite the turmoil in the
credit markets. Leverage strategies typically entail borrowing at
short-term interest rates and investing the proceeds at higher rates of
return.
Because of the turmoil in the credit market, many investors have a heightened
apprehension about strategies that employ leverage. During the reporting
period, concerns about creditworthiness cut a wide swath in the credit market.
For a time, even the short-term, high-quality market came under pressure. In
this environment, the cost of the Funds leverage increased. However, as the
period progressed, the cost of leverage returned to more normal levels, as
investors were reassured by the
Federal Reserves decisive moves to maintain liquidity through reductions to
the discount and target rates.
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Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
ANNUAL REPORT Investment Team Interview |
Investment Team Interview
To reduce the Funds borrowing-cost sensitivity to changes in interest rates,
we have used interest rate swaps. Through interest rate swaps, we locked in a
portion of the Funds current leverage earlier in the interest rate cycle,
when rates were lower. (Please see the Leverage section in this report for
more information on the Funds use of leverage and interest rate swaps.) As
short-term rates have risen, the locks help the Fund keep borrowing costs
low. As these swaps begin to roll off, we anticipate the Fund will see an
uptick in the cost of leverage. That said, more recently, we have seen the
Federal Open Market Committee begin to reduce short-term borrowing costs;
this could help mitigate the cost of leverage moving forward.
Q. In a more uncertain market environment, what is your outlook for the
Fund?
A. We believe the Fund is well positioned. Its important to remember that
risk and uncertainty are part of the investment markets. As investment
managers, we seek to add value by understanding risk and managing it for the
long-term benefit of the Funds shareholders.
We have a high degree of conviction in the Funds positioning and emphasis
on risk management. As the past year demonstrated, the Funds dynamic
strategy allowed Fund shareholders to receive steady income and growth in
NAVdespite the rising uncertainty in the credit markets and the U.S.
economy.
Indeed, we believe the Funds dynamic allocation approach is particularly
advantageous in the current market climate. The Funds ability to invest in
higher-yielding convertible securities, as well as straight (or
non-convertible) corporate bonds provides us with a broader universe of
securities from which to construct the Funds portfolio.
Against the backdrop of a rising equity market, we maintain a positive
outlook for the convertible markets. Valuations have appreciated since 2006
but remain fair, and issuance trends have been favorable. Currently, a good
portion of convertibles offer what we consider optimal characteristics, that
is, a good mix of upside participation and downside safety.
Our view on the broad corporate bond market is more cautious and we believe
individual security selection will be particularly important. The credit
crisis of the summer will take time to work out, and many of the most
speculative credits may not offer suitably high compensation for the risk
they entail. However, as we discussed in the Economic and Market Review, we
believe that corporate America is in good shape overall; this strength
should provide support for the corporate bond market. We believe that
opportunity remains and that our rigorous and proprietary credit research
will be of considerable benefit in uncovering securities with attractive
yields and reasonable risk.
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debt securities. Source: Russell/Mellon Analytical Services LLC. |
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Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
Investment Team Interview ANNUAL REPORT
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Schedule of Investments
OCTOBER 31, 2007
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PRINCIPAL |
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AMOUNT |
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VALUE |
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CORPORATE BONDS (59.8%) |
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Consumer Discretionary (21.5%) |
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2,849,000 |
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Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
7.625%, 03/15/17 |
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2,678,060 |
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2,076,000 |
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Cooper Tire & Rubbery Company^
8.000%, 12/15/19 |
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2,013,720 |
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D.R. Horton, Inc. |
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1,628,000 |
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9.750%, 09/15/10 |
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1,598,564 |
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1,628,000 |
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8.000%, 02/01/09 |
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1,606,515 |
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1,233,000 |
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7.875%, 08/15/11 |
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1,205,678 |
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4,071,000 |
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DEX Media, Inc.
8.000%, 11/15/13 |
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4,101,533 |
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9,900,000 |
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DIRECTV Financing Company, Inc.
8.375%, 03/15/13 |
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10,395,000 |
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4,294,000 |
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EchoStar DBS Corp.
7.125%, 02/01/16 |
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4,508,700 |
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7,734,000 |
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Expedia, Inc.
7.456%, 08/15/18 |
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7,994,582 |
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Ford Motor Company |
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4,885,000 |
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8.625%, 11/01/10 |
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4,752,504 |
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4,071,000 |
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9.875%, 08/10/11^ |
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4,067,975 |
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4,478,000 |
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GameStop Corp.
8.000%, 10/01/12 |
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4,696,302 |
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1,221,000 |
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General Motors Acceptance Corp.
6.875%, 09/15/11 |
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1,126,213 |
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General Motors Corp.^ |
|
|
|
|
|
7,327,000 |
|
|
7.200%, 01/15/11 |
|
|
7,033,920 |
|
|
1,221,000 |
|
|
7.125%, 07/15/13 |
|
|
1,135,530 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
|
|
|
|
|
6,920,000 |
|
|
7.000%, 03/15/28 |
|
|
6,089,600 |
|
|
3,256,000 |
|
|
7.857%, 08/15/11 |
|
|
3,386,240 |
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
8.250%, 08/15/13 |
|
|
2,454,210 |
|
|
4,681,000 |
|
|
Hanes Brands, Inc.^
8.784%, 12/15/14 |
|
|
4,727,810 |
|
|
3,256,000 |
|
|
Hasbro, Inc.
6.600%, 07/15/28 |
|
|
3,246,483 |
|
|
4,681,000 |
|
|
Idearc, Inc.
8.000%, 11/15/16 |
|
|
4,716,107 |
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.250%, 08/15/11 |
|
|
2,454,210 |
|
|
2,247,000 |
|
|
Jarden Corp.
7.500%, 05/01/17 |
|
|
2,145,885 |
|
|
2,257,000 |
|
|
Kellwood Company^
7.625%, 10/15/17 |
|
|
1,986,160 |
|
|
3,256,000 |
|
|
Landrys Restaurant, Inc.
9.500%, 12/15/14 |
|
|
3,276,350 |
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
Liberty Media Corp.^
8.250%, 02/01/30 |
|
|
2,412,745 |
|
|
14,247,000 |
|
|
MGM Mirage^
8.375%, 02/01/11 |
|
|
14,959,350 |
|
|
6,350,000 |
|
|
NCL Holding, ASA
10.625%, 07/15/14 |
|
|
6,461,125 |
|
|
3,664,000 |
|
|
Oxford Industries, Inc.
8.875%, 06/01/11 |
|
|
3,682,320 |
|
|
4,071,000 |
|
|
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
8.125%, 05/01/13 |
|
|
4,193,130 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pulte Homes, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
7.875%, 08/01/11 |
|
|
2,350,259 |
|
|
1,140,000 |
|
|
8.125%, 03/01/11 |
|
|
1,105,418 |
|
|
1,628,000 |
|
|
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
7.500%, 05/01/10 |
|
|
1,562,880 |
|
|
4,071,000 |
|
|
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
7.500%, 10/15/27 |
|
|
3,867,474 |
|
|
5,699,000 |
|
|
Service Corp. International
7.500%, 04/01/27 |
|
|
5,357,060 |
|
|
6,513,000 |
|
|
Time Warner, Inc.
7.625%, 04/15/31 |
|
|
7,267,349 |
|
|
887,000 |
|
|
Toll Brothers, Inc.^
8.250%, 12/01/11 |
|
|
873,695 |
|
|
10,339,000 |
|
|
Vail Resorts, Inc.
6.750%, 02/15/14 |
|
|
10,261,457 |
|
|
4,071,000 |
|
|
Warnaco Group, Inc.
8.875%, 06/15/13 |
|
|
4,305,083 |
|
|
|
|
|
Warner Music Group |
|
|
|
|
|
5,455,000 |
|
|
7.375%, 04/15/14 |
|
|
4,868,587 |
|
|
814,000 |
|
|
8.125%, 04/15/14 |
|
|
1,548,684 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
168,474,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Staples (7.7%) |
|
|
|
|
|
814,000 |
|
|
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.^
7.500%, 12/15/13 |
|
|
828,245 |
|
|
3,558,000 |
|
|
Alliance One International, Inc.
8.500%, 05/15/12 |
|
|
3,558,000 |
|
|
2,402,000 |
|
|
Central Garden & Pet Company^
9.125%, 02/01/13 |
|
|
2,305,920 |
|
|
4,071,000 |
|
|
Chattem, Inc.
7.000%, 03/01/14 |
|
|
4,050,645 |
|
|
4,478,000 |
|
|
Chiquita Brands International, Inc.^
8.875%, 12/01/15 |
|
|
4,097,370 |
|
|
5,048,000 |
|
|
Del Monte Foods Company
8.625%, 12/15/12 |
|
|
5,174,200 |
|
|
10,176,000 |
|
|
Dole Foods Company, Inc.^
8.875%, 03/15/11 |
|
|
10,061,520 |
|
|
2,849,000 |
|
|
NBTY, Inc.
7.125%, 10/01/15 |
|
|
2,834,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pilgrims Pride Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
5,332,000 |
|
|
8.375%, 05/01/17^ |
|
|
5,398,650 |
|
|
1,384,000 |
|
|
7.625%, 05/01/15 |
|
|
1,397,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
Reynolds American, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
4,478,000 |
|
|
7.300%, 07/15/15 |
|
|
4,750,294 |
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
7.625%, 06/01/16 |
|
|
2,654,251 |
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
7.250%, 06/15/37 |
|
|
2,608,530 |
|
|
8,141,000 |
|
|
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
7.750%, 05/15/13 |
|
|
8,385,230 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.
|
|
|
8
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
ANNUAL REPORT Schedule of Investments |
Schedule of Investments
OCTOBER 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRINCIPAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMOUNT |
|
|
|
|
VALUE |
|
|
$ |
2,442,000 |
|
|
SUPERVALU, Inc.
7.500%, 11/15/14 |
|
$ |
2,521,365 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,626,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy (8.4%) |
|
|
|
|
|
5,658,000 |
|
|
Arch Western Finance, LLC
6.750%, 07/01/13 |
|
|
5,544,840 |
|
|
7,327,000 |
|
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
7.500%, 06/15/14 |
|
|
7,546,810 |
|
|
1,628,000 |
|
|
Complete Production Services, Inc.
8.000%, 12/15/16 |
|
|
1,587,300 |
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
Comstock Resources, Inc.
6.875%, 03/01/12 |
|
|
2,356,530 |
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
Forest Oil Corp.
8.000%, 12/15/11 |
|
|
2,539,680 |
|
|
1,628,000 |
|
|
GulfMark Offshore, Inc.
7.750%, 07/15/14 |
|
|
1,644,280 |
|
|
1,628,000 |
|
|
Mariner Energy, Inc.
7.500%, 04/15/13 |
|
|
1,591,370 |
|
|
4,559,000 |
|
|
Petrohawk Energy Corp.
7.125%, 04/01/12 |
|
|
4,467,820 |
|
|
9,200,000 |
|
|
Petróleo Brasileiro, SA
8.375%, 12/10/18 |
|
|
10,856,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Premcor Refining Group, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
5,210,000 |
|
|
9.500%, 02/01/13 |
|
|
5,493,638 |
|
|
2,218,000 |
|
|
7.500%, 06/15/15 |
|
|
2,312,547 |
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
Range Resources Corp.
7.375%, 07/15/13 |
|
|
2,496,945 |
|
|
2,849,000 |
|
|
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
6.875%, 06/01/14 |
|
|
2,777,775 |
|
|
4,071,000 |
|
|
Whiting Petroleum Corp.
7.250%, 05/01/13 |
|
|
4,020,112 |
|
|
|
|
|
Williams Companies, Inc.^ |
|
|
|
|
|
8,141,000 |
|
|
7.750%, 06/15/31 |
|
|
8,751,575 |
|
|
1,628,000 |
|
|
7.500%, 01/15/31 |
|
|
1,725,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,712,902 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financials (2.8%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E*TRADE Financial Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
5,373,000 |
|
|
7.375%, 09/15/13 |
|
|
4,943,160 |
|
|
3,664,000 |
|
|
7.875%, 12/01/15 |
|
|
3,370,880 |
|
|
977,000 |
|
|
8.000%, 06/15/11 |
|
|
933,035 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leucadia National Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
6,106,000 |
|
|
7.000%, 08/15/13 |
|
|
5,983,880 |
|
|
3,232,000 |
|
|
8.125%, 09/15/15 |
|
|
3,276,440 |
|
|
1,384,000 |
|
|
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
7.000%, 04/01/14 |
|
|
1,401,300 |
|
|
2,046,000 |
|
|
Senior Housing Properties Trust
7.875%, 04/15/15 |
|
|
2,143,394 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,052,089 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care (2.7%) |
|
|
|
|
|
725,000 |
|
|
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.^
7.750%, 04/01/14 |
|
|
616,250 |
|
|
1,384,000 |
|
|
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
7.500%, 08/15/13 |
|
|
1,418,600 |
|
|
4,071,000 |
|
|
Community Health Systems, Inc.*
8.875%, 07/15/15 |
|
|
4,142,242 |
|
|
611,000 |
|
|
DaVita, Inc.
7.250%, 03/15/15 |
|
|
620,929 |
|
|
|
|
|
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
3,834,000 |
|
|
7.750%, 07/15/15 |
|
|
3,920,265 |
|
|
847,000 |
|
|
7.750%, 07/15/15 |
|
|
866,058 |
|
|
3,199,000 |
|
|
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
9.250%, 02/01/15 |
|
|
2,831,115 |
|
|
3,664,000 |
|
|
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International |
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.000%, 12/15/11 |
|
|
3,622,780 |
|
|
3,338,000 |
|
|
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.
9.000%, 10/01/14 |
|
|
3,271,240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,309,479 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrials (2.9%) |
|
|
|
|
|
611,000 |
|
|
Belden CDT, Inc.
7.000%, 03/15/17 |
|
|
623,220 |
|
|
814,000 |
|
|
FTI Consulting, Inc.^
7.625%, 06/15/13 |
|
|
842,490 |
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
Gardner Denver, Inc.
8.000%, 05/01/13 |
|
|
2,503,050 |
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
GATX Corp.^
8.875%, 06/01/09 |
|
|
2,590,566 |
|
|
1,040,000 |
|
|
Global Cash Access, Inc.
8.750%, 03/15/12 |
|
|
1,081,600 |
|
|
1,303,000 |
|
|
H&E Equipment Service, Inc.
8.375%, 07/15/16 |
|
|
1,270,425 |
|
|
|
|
|
IKON Office Solutions, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
1,628,000 |
|
|
7.750%, 09/15/15^ |
|
|
1,664,630 |
|
|
1,628,000 |
|
|
6.750%, 12/01/25 |
|
|
1,342,029 |
|
|
1,221,000 |
|
|
Sequa Corp.
8.875%, 04/01/08 |
|
|
1,240,841 |
|
|
5,699,000 |
|
|
Terex Corp.
7.375%, 01/15/14 |
|
|
5,755,990 |
|
|
1,628,000 |
|
|
Trinity Industries, Inc.
6.500%, 03/15/14 |
|
|
1,619,860 |
|
|
2,829,000 |
|
|
WESCO International, Inc.
7.500%, 10/15/17 |
|
|
2,659,260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,193,961 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information Technology (4.7%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amkor Tech, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
3,664,000 |
|
|
9.250%, 06/01/16 |
|
|
3,764,760 |
|
|
1,628,000 |
|
|
7.750%, 05/15/13 |
|
|
1,581,195 |
|
|
570,000 |
|
|
Avago Technologies^
11.875%, 12/01/15 |
|
|
641,250 |
|
|
3,256,000 |
|
|
Celestica, Inc.
7.875%, 07/01/11 |
|
|
3,199,020 |
|
|
4,071,000 |
|
|
Flextronics International, Ltd.
6.500%, 05/15/13 |
|
|
3,938,693 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
Schedule of Investments ANNUAL REPORT
|
|
|
9 |
|
Schedule of Investments
OCTOBER 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRINCIPAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMOUNT |
|
|
|
|
VALUE |
|
|
$ |
4,681,000 |
|
|
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
8.875%, 12/15/14 |
|
$ |
4,452,801 |
|
|
5,577,000 |
|
|
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
9.125%, 08/15/13 |
|
|
5,716,425 |
|
|
|
|
|
Xerox Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
7,734,000 |
|
|
8.000%, 02/01/27^ |
|
|
7,763,002 |
|
|
5,699,000 |
|
|
7.625%, 06/15/13 |
|
|
5,925,769 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,982,915 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Materials (5.2%) |
|
|
|
|
|
2,442,000 |
|
|
Boise Cascade Company
7.125%, 10/15/14 |
|
|
2,417,580 |
|
|
814,000 |
|
|
Crown Holdings, Inc.
7.750%, 11/15/15 |
|
|
842,490 |
|
|
2,035,000 |
|
|
Equistar Chemicals, LP
10.625%, 05/01/11 |
|
|
2,136,750 |
|
|
651,000 |
|
|
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.
8.000%, 12/01/15 |
|
|
615,195 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ineos Group Holdings, PLC* |
|
|
|
|
|
3,908,000 |
|
|
7.875%, 02/15/16 |
|
|
5,236,360 |
|
|
814,000 |
|
|
8.500%, 02/15/16^ |
|
|
777,370 |
|
|
4,071,000 |
|
|
Mosaic Company*
7.625%, 12/01/16 |
|
|
4,406,857 |
|
|
3,256,000 |
|
|
Neenah Paper, Inc.
7.375%, 11/15/14 |
|
|
3,158,320 |
|
|
6,513,000 |
|
|
Sealed Air Corp.*
6.875%, 07/15/33 |
|
|
6,174,936 |
|
|
4,742,000 |
|
|
Terra Industries, Inc.
7.000%, 02/01/17 |
|
|
4,765,710 |
|
|
1,628,000 |
|
|
Texas Industries, Inc.
7.250%, 07/15/13 |
|
|
1,636,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
Union Carbide Corp. |
|
|
|
|
|
3,256,000 |
|
|
7.500%, 06/01/25 |
|
|
3,241,674 |
|
|
2,524,000 |
|
|
7.875%, 04/01/23 |
|
|
2,622,688 |
|
|
2,605,000 |
|
|
Westlake Chemical Corp.
6.625%, 01/15/16 |
|
|
2,507,313 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,539,383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telecommunication Services (3.8%) |
|
|
|
|
|
3,834,000 |
|
|
CenturyTel, Inc.
6.875%, 01/15/28 |
|
|
3,830,151 |
|
|
4,966,000 |
|
|
Citizens Communications Company
9.000%, 08/15/31 |
|
|
5,133,602 |
|
|
4,885,000 |
|
|
Leap Wireless International, Inc.
9.375%, 11/01/14 |
|
|
4,872,788 |
|
|
4,885,000 |
|
|
Qwest Communications International, Inc.^
7.750%, 02/15/31 |
|
|
4,494,200 |
|
|
8,141,000 |
|
|
Sprint Nextel Corp.
7.375%, 08/01/15 |
|
|
8,229,045 |
|
|
3,256,000 |
|
|
Syniverse Technologies, Inc.
7.750%, 08/15/13 |
|
|
3,223,440 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,783,226 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utilities (0.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
814,000 |
|
|
NRG Energy, Inc.
7.250%, 02/01/14 |
|
|
816,035 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $467,838,739) |
|
|
469,491,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONVERTIBLE BONDS (39.0%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary (5.9%) |
|
|
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
Amazon.com, Inc.
4.750%, 02/01/09 |
|
|
17,887,500 |
|
|
1,870,000 |
|
|
Liberty Media Corp. (Time Warner Corp.)¥ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.250%, 03/15/31 |
|
|
1,456,263 |
|
|
7,500,000 |
|
|
Punch Taverns Redwood Jersey
Company, Ltd.
5.000%, 12/14/10 |
|
|
18,069,192 |
|
|
7,500,000 |
|
|
Walt Disney Company^
2.125%, 04/15/23 |
|
|
9,121,875 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46,534,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financials (1.4%) |
|
|
|
|
|
11,000,000 |
|
|
Prudential Financial, Inc.^ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.304%, 12/12/36 |
|
|
11,306,350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care (5.3%) |
|
|
|
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.
3.375%, 09/01/33 |
|
|
2,546,875 |
|
|
16,000,000 |
|
|
Invitrogen Corp.
3.250%, 06/15/25 |
|
|
18,160,000 |
|
|
5,500,000 |
|
|
Millipore Corp.
3.750%, 06/01/26 |
|
|
6,063,750 |
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
Molina Healthcare, Inc.^
3.750%, 10/01/14 |
|
|
2,162,500 |
|
|
5,500,000 |
|
|
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3.250%, 09/08/23 |
|
|
5,665,000 |
|
|
6,500,000 |
|
|
Wyeth^
4.886%, 01/15/24 |
|
|
6,969,690 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,567,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrials (6.4%) |
|
|
|
|
|
5,250,000 |
|
|
EDO Corp.
4.000%, 11/15/25 |
|
|
9,069,375 |
|
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
FTI Consulting, Inc.
3.750%, 07/15/12 |
|
|
7,595,000 |
|
|
10,500,000 |
|
|
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.^
3.000%, 08/01/35 |
|
|
12,757,500 |
|
|
8,250,000 |
|
|
Lockheed Martin Corp.^
5.308%, 08/15/33 |
|
|
12,709,125 |
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
Quanta Services, Inc.*
3.750%, 04/30/26 |
|
|
7,931,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,062,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information Technology (15.7%) |
|
|
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
ASM International NV^
4.250%, 12/06/11 |
|
|
2,859,912 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.
|
|
|
10
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
ANNUAL REPORT Schedule of Investments |
Schedule of Investments
OCTOBER 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRINCIPAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMOUNT |
|
|
|
|
VALUE |
|
|
$ |
8,000,000 |
|
|
Blackboard, Inc.
3.250%, 07/01/27 |
|
$ |
9,340,000 |
|
|
16,250,000 |
|
|
Electronic Data Systems Corp.^
3.875%, 07/15/23 |
|
|
16,351,562 |
|
|
8,500,000 |
|
|
Informatica Corp.
3.000%, 03/15/26 |
|
|
9,381,875 |
|
|
32,250,000 |
|
|
Intel Corp.^
2.950%, 12/15/35 |
|
|
34,588,125 |
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Technology Corp.^ |
|
|
|
|
|
14,000,000 |
|
|
3.000%, 05/01/27* |
|
|
13,422,500 |
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
3.000%, 05/01/27 |
|
|
2,396,875 |
|
|
1,960,000 |
|
|
Mentor Graphics Corp.
6.250%, 03/01/26 |
|
|
2,339,750 |
|
|
19,500,000 |
|
|
VeriSign, Inc.*
3.250%, 08/15/37 |
|
|
23,375,625 |
|
|
9,000,000 |
|
|
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
3.625%, 08/01/23 |
|
|
9,078,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
123,134,974 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telecommunication Services (2.0%) |
|
|
|
|
|
17,000,000 |
|
|
NII Holdings, Inc.*
3.125%, 06/15/12 |
|
|
15,788,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utilities (2.3%) |
|
|
|
|
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
International Power, PLC
3.250%, 07/20/13 |
|
|
7,088,516 |
|
|
2,950,000 |
|
|
Scottish & Southern Energy, PLC
3.750%, 10/29/09 |
|
|
10,617,192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,705,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS
(Cost $279,089,281) |
|
|
306,100,677 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SYNTHETIC CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES (16.1%) |
|
|
|
|
Corporate Bonds (13.7%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary (4.9%) |
|
|
|
|
|
651,000 |
|
|
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
7.625%, 03/15/17 |
|
|
611,940 |
|
|
474,000 |
|
|
Cooper Tire & Rubbery Company^
8.000%, 12/15/19 |
|
|
459,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
D.R. Horton, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
9.750%, 09/15/10 |
|
|
365,274 |
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
8.000%, 02/01/09 |
|
|
367,091 |
|
|
282,000 |
|
|
7.875%, 08/15/11 |
|
|
275,751 |
|
|
929,000 |
|
|
DEX Media, Inc.
8.000%, 11/15/13 |
|
|
935,968 |
|
|
2,260,000 |
|
|
DIRECTV Financing Company, Inc.
8.375%, 03/15/13 |
|
|
2,373,000 |
|
|
981,000 |
|
|
EchoStar DBS Corp.
7.125%, 02/01/16 |
|
|
1,030,050 |
|
|
1,766,000 |
|
|
Expedia, Inc.
7.456%, 08/15/18 |
|
|
1,825,502 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ford Motor Company |
|
|
|
|
|
1,115,000 |
|
|
8.625%, 11/01/10 |
|
|
1,084,758 |
|
|
929,000 |
|
|
9.875%, 08/10/11^ |
|
|
928,310 |
|
|
1,022,000 |
|
|
GameStop Corp.
8.000%, 10/01/12 |
|
|
1,071,822 |
|
|
279,000 |
|
|
General Motors Acceptance Corp.
6.875%, 09/15/11 |
|
|
257,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
General Motors Corp.^ |
|
|
|
|
|
1,673,000 |
|
|
7.200%, 01/15/11 |
|
|
1,606,080 |
|
|
279,000 |
|
|
7.125%, 07/15/13 |
|
|
259,470 |
|
|
|
|
|
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
|
|
|
|
|
1,580,000 |
|
|
7.000%, 03/15/28 |
|
|
1,390,400 |
|
|
744,000 |
|
|
7.857%, 08/15/11 |
|
|
773,760 |
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
8.250%, 08/15/13 |
|
|
560,790 |
|
|
1,069,000 |
|
|
Hanes Brands, Inc.^
8.784%, 12/15/14 |
|
|
1,079,690 |
|
|
744,000 |
|
|
Hasbro, Inc.
6.600%, 07/15/28 |
|
|
741,825 |
|
|
1,069,000 |
|
|
Idearc, Inc.
8.000%, 11/15/16 |
|
|
1,077,017 |
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
7.250%, 08/15/11 |
|
|
560,790 |
|
|
513,000 |
|
|
Jarden Corp.
7.500%, 05/01/17 |
|
|
489,915 |
|
|
515,000 |
|
|
Kellwood Company^
7.625%, 10/15/17 |
|
|
453,200 |
|
|
744,000 |
|
|
Landrys Restaurant, Inc.
9.500%, 12/15/14 |
|
|
748,650 |
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
Liberty Media Corp.^
8.250%, 02/01/30 |
|
|
551,315 |
|
|
3,253,000 |
|
|
MGM Mirage^
8.375%, 02/01/11 |
|
|
3,415,650 |
|
|
1,450,000 |
|
|
NCL Holding, ASA
10.625%, 07/15/14 |
|
|
1,475,375 |
|
|
836,000 |
|
|
Oxford Industries, Inc.
8.875%, 06/01/11 |
|
|
840,180 |
|
|
929,000 |
|
|
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
8.125%, 05/01/13 |
|
|
956,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pulte Homes, Inc. |
|
|
|
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
7.875%, 08/01/11 |
|
|
537,037 |
|
|
260,000 |
|
|
8.125%, 03/01/11 |
|
|
252,113 |
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
7.500%, 05/01/10 |
|
|
357,120 |
|
|
929,000 |
|
|
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
7.500%, 10/15/27 |
|
|
882,556 |
|
|
1,301,000 |
|
|
Service Corp. International
7.500%, 04/01/27 |
|
|
1,222,940 |
|
|
1,487,000 |
|
|
Time Warner, Inc.
7.625%, 04/15/31 |
|
|
1,659,227 |
|
|
203,000 |
|
|
Toll Brothers, Inc.^
8.250%, 12/01/11 |
|
|
199,955 |
|
|
2,361,000 |
|
|
Vail Resorts, Inc.
6.750%, 02/15/14 |
|
|
2,343,292 |
|
|
929,000 |
|
|
Warnaco Group, Inc.
8.875%, 06/15/13 |
|
|
982,418 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
Schedule of Investments ANNUAL REPORT
|
|
|
11 |
|
Schedule of Investments
OCTOBER 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRINCIPAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMOUNT |
|
|
|
|
VALUE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warner Music Group
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,245,000 |
|
|
7.375%, 04/15/14 |
|
$ |
1,111,162 |
|
|
186,000 |
|
|
8.125%, 04/15/14 |
|
|
353,876 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,469,260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Staples (1.8%) |
|
|
|
|
|
186,000 |
|
|
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.^
7.500%, 12/15/13 |
|
|
189,255 |
|
|
812,000 |
|
|
Alliance One International, Inc.^
8.500%, 05/15/12 |
|
|
812,000 |
|
|
548,000 |
|
|
Central Garden & Pet Company^
9.125%, 02/01/13 |
|
|
526,080 |
|
|
929,000 |
|
|
Chattem, Inc.
7.000%, 03/01/14 |
|
|
924,355 |
|
|
1,022,000 |
|
|
Chiquita Brands International, Inc.^
8.875%, 12/01/15 |
|
|
935,130 |
|
|
1,152,000 |
|
|
Del Monte Foods Company
8.625%, 12/15/12 |
|
|
1,180,800 |
|
|
2,324,000 |
|
|
Dole Food Company, Inc.^
8.875%, 03/15/11 |
|
|
2,297,855 |
|
|
651,000 |
|
|
NBTY, Inc.
7.125%, 10/01/15 |
|
|
647,745 |
|
|
|
|
|
Pilgrims Pride Corp.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,218,000 |
|
|
8.375%, 05/01/17^ |
|
|
1,233,225 |
|
|
316,000 |
|
|
7.625%, 05/01/15 |
|
|
319,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
Reynolds American, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,022,000 |
|
|
7.300%, 07/15/15 |
|
|
1,084,145 |
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
7.625%, 06/01/16 |
|
|
606,500 |
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
7.250%, 06/15/37 |
|
|
596,052 |
|
|
1,859,000 |
|
|
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
7.750%, 05/15/13 |
|
|
1,914,770 |
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
SUPERVALU, Inc.
7.500%, 11/15/14 |
|
|
576,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,843,207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy (1.9%) |
|
|
|
|
|
1,292,000 |
|
|
Arch Western Finance, LLC
6.750%, 07/01/13 |
|
|
1,266,160 |
|
|
1,673,000 |
|
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
7.500%, 06/15/14 |
|
|
1,723,190 |
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
Complete Production Services, Inc.
8.000%, 12/15/16 |
|
|
362,700 |
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
Comstock Resources, Inc.
6.875%, 03/01/12 |
|
|
538,470 |
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
Forest Oil Corp.
8.000%, 12/15/11 |
|
|
580,320 |
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
GulfMark Offshore, Inc.
7.750%, 07/15/14 |
|
|
375,720 |
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
Mariner Energy, Inc.
7.500%, 04/15/13 |
|
|
363,630 |
|
|
1,041,000 |
|
|
Petrohawk Energy Corp.
7.125%, 04/01/12 |
|
|
1,020,180 |
|
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
Petróleo Brasileiro, SA
8.375%, 12/10/18 |
|
|
2,478,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Premcor Refining Group, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,190,000 |
|
|
9.500%, 02/01/13 |
|
|
1,254,785 |
|
|
507,000 |
|
|
7.500%, 06/15/15 |
|
|
528,612 |
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
Range Resources Corp.
7.375%, 07/15/13 |
|
|
570,555 |
|
|
651,000 |
|
|
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
6.875%, 06/01/14 |
|
|
634,725 |
|
|
929,000 |
|
|
Whiting Petroleum Corp.
7.250%, 05/01/13 |
|
|
917,387 |
|
|
|
|
|
Williams Companies, Inc.^
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,859,000 |
|
|
7.750%, 06/15/31 |
|
|
1,998,425 |
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
7.500%, 01/15/31 |
|
|
394,320 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,007,179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financials (0.6%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E*TRADE Financial Corp.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,227,000 |
|
|
7.375%, 09/15/13 |
|
|
1,128,840 |
|
|
836,000 |
|
|
7.875%, 12/01/15 |
|
|
769,120 |
|
|
223,000 |
|
|
8.000%, 06/15/11 |
|
|
212,965 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leucadia National Corp.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,394,000 |
|
|
7.000%, 08/15/13 |
|
|
1,366,120 |
|
|
738,000 |
|
|
8.125%, 09/15/15 |
|
|
748,148 |
|
|
316,000 |
|
|
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
7.000%, 04/01/14 |
|
|
319,950 |
|
|
467,000 |
|
|
Senior Housing Properties Trust
7.875%, 04/15/15 |
|
|
489,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,034,373 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care (0.6%) |
|
|
|
|
|
165,000 |
|
|
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.^
7.750%, 04/01/14 |
|
|
140,250 |
|
|
316,000 |
|
|
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
7.500%, 08/15/13 |
|
|
323,900 |
|
|
929,000 |
|
|
Community Health Systems, Inc.*
8.875%, 07/15/15 |
|
|
945,257 |
|
|
139,000 |
|
|
DaVita, Inc.
7.250%, 03/15/15 |
|
|
141,259 |
|
|
|
|
|
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
876,000 |
|
|
7.750%, 07/15/15 |
|
|
895,710 |
|
|
193,000 |
|
|
7.750%, 07/15/15 |
|
|
197,343 |
|
|
731,000 |
|
|
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
9.250%, 02/01/15 |
|
|
646,935 |
|
|
836,000 |
|
|
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
7.000%, 12/15/11 |
|
|
826,595 |
|
|
762,000 |
|
|
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc.
9.000%, 10/01/14 |
|
|
746,760 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,864,009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrials (0.7%) |
|
|
|
|
|
139,000 |
|
|
Belden CDT, Inc.
7.000%, 03/15/17 |
|
|
141,780 |
|
|
186,000 |
|
|
FTI Consulting, Inc.^
7.625%, 06/15/13 |
|
|
192,510 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments
|
|
|
12
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund ANNUAL REPORT Schedule of Investments |
Schedule of Investments
OCTOBER 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PRINCIPAL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AMOUNT |
|
|
|
|
VALUE |
|
|
$ |
558,000 |
|
|
Gardner Denver, Inc.
8.000%, 05/01/13 |
|
$ |
571,950 |
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
GATX Corp.^
8.875%, 06/01/09 |
|
|
591,948 |
|
|
238,000 |
|
|
Global Cash Access, Inc.
8.750%, 03/15/12 |
|
|
247,520 |
|
|
297,000 |
|
|
H&E Equipment Service, Inc.
8.375%, 07/15/16 |
|
|
289,575 |
|
|
|
|
|
IKON Office Solutions, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
7.750%, 09/15/15^ |
|
|
380,370 |
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
6.750%, 12/01/25 |
|
|
306,655 |
|
|
279,000 |
|
|
Sequa Corp.
8.875%, 04/01/08 |
|
|
283,534 |
|
|
1,301,000 |
|
|
Terex Corp.
7.375%, 01/15/14 |
|
|
1,314,010 |
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
Trinity Industries, Inc.
6.500%, 03/15/14 |
|
|
370,140 |
|
|
646,000 |
|
|
WESCO International, Inc.
7.500%, 10/15/17 |
|
|
607,240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,297,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information Technology (1.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amkor Tech, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
836,000 |
|
|
9.250%, 06/01/16 |
|
|
858,990 |
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
7.750%, 05/15/13 |
|
|
361,305 |
|
|
130,000 |
|
|
Avago Technologies^
11.875%, 12/01/15 |
|
|
146,250 |
|
|
744,000 |
|
|
Celestica, Inc.
7.875%, 07/01/11 |
|
|
730,980 |
|
|
929,000 |
|
|
Flextronics International, Ltd.
6.500%, 05/15/13 |
|
|
898,808 |
|
|
1,069,000 |
|
|
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
8.875%, 12/15/14 |
|
|
1,016,886 |
|
|
1,273,000 |
|
|
SunGard Data Systems, Inc.
9.125%, 08/15/13 |
|
|
1,304,825 |
|
|
|
|
|
Xerox Corp.
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,766,000 |
|
|
8.000%, 02/01/27^ |
|
|
1,772,622 |
|
|
1,301,000 |
|
|
7.625%, 06/15/13 |
|
|
1,352,768 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,443,434 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Materials (1.2%) |
|
|
|
|
|
558,000 |
|
|
Boise Cascade Company
7.125%, 10/15/14 |
|
|
552,420 |
|
|
186,000 |
|
|
Crown Holdings, Inc.
7.750%, 11/15/15 |
|
|
192,510 |
|
|
465,000 |
|
|
Equistar Chemicals, LP
10.625%, 05/01/11 |
|
|
488,250 |
|
|
149,000 |
|
|
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.
8.000%, 12/01/15 |
|
|
140,805 |
|
|
|
|
|
Ineos Group Holdings, PLC
|
|
|
|
|
|
892,000 |
|
|
7.875%, 02/15/16 |
|
|
1,195,198 |
|
|
186,000 |
|
|
8.500%, 02/15/16^* |
|
|
177,630 |
|
|
929,000 |
|
|
Mosaic Company*
7.625%, 12/01/16 |
|
|
1,005,642 |
|
|
744,000 |
|
|
Neenah Paper, Inc.
7.375%, 11/15/14 |
|
|
721,680 |
|
|
1,487,000 |
|
|
Sealed Air Corp.*
6.875%, 07/15/33 |
|
|
1,409,816 |
|
|
1,083,000 |
|
|
Terra Industries, Inc.
7.000%, 02/01/17 |
|
|
1,088,415 |
|
|
372,000 |
|
|
Texas Industries, Inc.
7.250%, 07/15/13 |
|
|
373,860 |
|
|
|
|
|
Union Carbide Corp.
|
|
|
|
|
|
744,000 |
|
|
7.500%, 06/01/25 |
|
|
740,726 |
|
|
576,000 |
|
|
7.875%, 04/01/23 |
|
|
598,522 |
|
|
595,000 |
|
|
Westlake Chemical Corp.
6.625%, 01/15/16 |
|
|
572,687 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,258,161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telecommunication Services (0.9%) |
|
|
|
|
|
876,000 |
|
|
CenturyTel, Inc.
6.875%, 01/15/28 |
|
|
875,121 |
|
|
1,134,000 |
|
|
Citizens Communications Company
9.000%, 08/15/31 |
|
|
1,172,272 |
|
|
1,115,000 |
|
|
Leap Wireless International, Inc.
9.375%, 11/01/14 |
|
|
1,112,213 |
|
|
1,115,000 |
|
|
Qwest Communications International, Inc.^
7.750%, 02/15/31 |
|
|
1,025,800 |
|
|
1,859,000 |
|
|
Sprint Nextel Corp.
7.375%, 08/01/15 |
|
|
1,879,105 |
|
|
744,000 |
|
|
Syniverse Technologies, Inc.
7.750%, 08/15/13 |
|
|
736,560 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,801,071 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utilities (0.0%) |
|
|
|
|
|
186,000 |
|
|
NRG Energy, Inc.
7.250%, 02/01/14 |
|
|
186,465 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS |
|
|
107,204,391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NUMBER OF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONTRACTS |
|
|
|
|
VALUE |
|
|
Options (2.4%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary (0.3%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Garmin, Ltd.#
|
|
|
|
|
|
130 |
|
|
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $100.00 |
|
|
391,300 |
|
|
95 |
|
|
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $95.00 |
|
|
307,800 |
|
|
645 |
|
|
Nike, Inc.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $55.00 |
|
|
1,041,675 |
|
|
700 |
|
|
Omnicom Group, Inc.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $50.00 |
|
|
497,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,237,775 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Staples (0.2%) |
|
|
|
|
|
840 |
|
|
Coca-Cola Company#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $50.00 |
|
|
1,180,200 |
|
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund Schedule of Investments ANNUAL REPORT
|
|
|
13 |
|
Schedule of Investments
OCTOBER 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NUMBER OF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONTRACTS |
|
|
|
|
VALUE |
|
|
|
430 |
|
|
Kroger Company#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $30.00 |
|
$ |
174,150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,354,350 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financials (0.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
450 |
|
|
Franklin Resouces, Inc.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $125.00 |
|
|
1,138,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care (0.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
250 |
|
|
Alcon, Inc.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $140.00 |
|
|
746,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrials (0.2%) |
|
|
|
|
|
460 |
|
|
General Dynamics Corp.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $75.00 |
|
|
1,021,200 |
|
|
570 |
|
|
Honeywell International, Inc.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $55.00 |
|
|
632,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,653,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Information Technology (1.5%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apple, Inc.#
|
|
|
|
|
|
145 |
|
|
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $130.00 |
|
|
1,091,125 |
|
|
55 |
|
|
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $140.00 |
|
|
376,612 |
|
|
960 |
|
|
Cisco Systems, Inc.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $27.50 |
|
|
837,600 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
Google, Inc.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $520.00 |
|
|
1,420,500 |
|
|
195 |
|
|
Hewlett-Packard Company#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $45.00 |
|
|
236,925 |
|
|
500 |
|
|
Infosys Technologies, Ltd.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $55.00 |
|
|
400,000 |
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
Microsoft Corp.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $30.00 |
|
|
1,137,500 |
|
|
2,610 |
|
|
Nokia Corp.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $30.00 |
|
|
3,210,300 |
|
|
1,600 |
|
|
Oracle Corp.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $17.50 |
|
|
1,040,000 |
|
|
300 |
|
|
Research In Motion, Ltd.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $73.30 |
|
|
1,827,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,577,562 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telecommunication Services (0.0%) |
|
|
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
America Movil, S.A. de C.V.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $60.00 |
|
|
152,350 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
NII Holdings, Inc.#
Call, 01/17/09, Strike $80.00 |
|
|
56,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
208,850 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL OPTIONS |
|
|
18,917,187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL SYNTHETIC
CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
(Cost $117,336,612) |
|
|
126,121,578 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (25.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary (0.9%) |
|
|
|
|
|
6,750 |
|
|
Stanley Works
6.975% |
|
|
7,155,844 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy (2.0%) |
|
|
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
|
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
6.250% |
|
|
15,801,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financials (9.5%) |
|
|
|
|
|
240,000 |
|
|
Lazard, Ltd.
5.683% |
|
|
10,140,000 |
|
|
985,000 |
|
|
MetLife, Inc.
6.375% |
|
|
33,017,200 |
|
|
55,000 |
|
|
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
5.750% |
|
|
3,960,000 |
|
|
13,000 |
|
|
Swiss Re
6.000% |
|
|
11,785,851 |
|
|
83,000 |
|
|
Washington Mutual, Inc.
5.375% |
|
|
3,672,750 |
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
XL Capital, Ltd.
7.000% |
|
|
11,452,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74,028,301 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care (2.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
62,000 |
|
|
Schering-Plough Corp.
4.650% |
|
|
16,507,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Materials (6.3%) |
|
|
|
|
|
170,000 |
|
|
Cia Vale do Rio Doce
5.500% |
|
|
12,447,400 |
|
|
145,000 |
|
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
6.750% |
|
|
24,731,200 |
|
|
14,000 |
|
|
Givaudan SA
5.375% |
|
|
12,359,979 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,538,579 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utilities (4.3%) |
|
|
|
|
|
410,000 |
|
|
AES Corp. Trust III
6.750% |
|
|
20,360,600 |
|
|
155,000 |
|
|
Centerpoint Energy, Inc. (Time Warner, Inc.)¥
2.000% |
|
|
5,469,950 |
|
|
60,000 |
|
|
Entergy Corp.
7.625% |
|
|
4,335,000 |
|
|
65,000 |
|
|
Southern Union Company
5.000% |
|
|
3,672,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,838,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $163,004,479) |
|
|
196,869,274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
COMMON STOCKS (4.7%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Staples (2.9%) |
|
|
|
|
|
391,765 |
|
|
General Mills, Inc. |
|
|
22,616,593 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.
|
|
|
14
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund ANNUAL REPORT Schedule of Investments |
Schedule of Investments
OCTOBER 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NUMBER OF |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SHARES |
|
|
|
|
VALUE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Care (1.8%) |
|
|
|
|
|
483,019 |
|
|
Schering-Plough Corp. |
|
$ |
14,741,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $33,721,429) |
|
|
37,358,333 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WARRANTS (0.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer Discretionary (0.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
Expedia, Inc.#
05/07/12 Strike $24.46
(Cost $198,500) |
|
|
697,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATED FUND (2.8%) |
|
|
|
|
|
21,844,515 |
|
|
Calamos Government Money
Market Fund Class I
SharesW
4.711%
(Cost $21,844,515) |
|
|
21,844,515 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES ON LOAN (15.4%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
121,102,000 |
|
|
Bank of New York Institutional
Cash
Reserve Fund
current rate 5.158%
(Cost $121,102,000) |
|
|
121,102,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (163.0%)
(Cost $1,204,135,555) |
|
|
1,279,584,649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PAYABLE UPON RETURN OF SECURITIES ON LOAN (-15.4%) |
|
|
(121,102,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES (1.4%) |
|
|
11,057,686 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PREFERRED SHARES AT REDEMPTION VALUE INCLUDING
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE (-49.0%) |
|
|
(384,543,196 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (100.0%) |
|
$ |
784,997,139 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
Note: Value for Securities denominated in foreign
currencies is shown in U.S. dollars. The principal amount
for such securities are shown in the respective foreign
currency. The date shown on options represents the
expiration date of the option contract. The option
contract may be exercised at any date on or before the
date shown.
|
|
|
* |
|
Securities issued and sold pursuant to a Rule 144A
transaction are excepted from the registration
requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. These securities may only be sold to
qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), such as the
Fund. Any resale of these securities must generally
be effected through a sale that is registered under
the Act or otherwise exempted or excepted from such
registration requirements. At October 31, 2007 the
value of 144A securities that could not be exchanged
to the registered form is $42,415,377 or 5.4% of net
assets. |
|
^ |
|
Security, or portion of security, is on loan. |
|
|
|
Variable rate or step bond security. The rate
shown is the rate in effect at October 31, 2007. |
|
¥ |
|
Securities exchangeable or convertible into
securities of an entity different than the
issuer. Such entity is identified in the
parenthetical. |
|
# |
|
Non-income producing security. |
|
W |
|
Investment in an affiliated fund. During the period
from November 1, 2006, through October 31, 2007, the
fund had net purchases of $21,844,515, and received $508,518 in dividend payments
from the affiliated fund. As of October 31, 2006, the
Fund had no holdings of the affiliated fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund Schedule of Investments ANNUAL REPORT
|
|
|
15 |
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
October 31, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
Investments, at value* (cost $1,182,291,040) |
|
$ |
1,257,740,134 |
|
Investments in affiliated fund (cost $21,844,515) |
|
|
21,844,515 |
|
Cash with custodian (interest bearing) |
|
|
2,378 |
|
Accrued interest and dividends receivable |
|
|
18,162,215 |
|
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps |
|
|
1,750,721 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
|
20,831 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
72,975 |
|
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,299,593,769 |
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
Payables: |
|
|
|
|
Cash collateral for securities on loan |
|
|
121,102,000 |
|
Investments purchased |
|
|
8,056,473 |
|
Affiliates: |
|
|
|
|
Investment advisory fees |
|
|
607,720 |
|
Financial accounting fees |
|
|
11,188 |
|
Deferred compensation to Trustees |
|
|
72,975 |
|
Trustee fees and officer compensation |
|
|
589 |
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
202,489 |
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
130,053,434 |
|
|
PREFERRED SHARES |
|
|
|
|
$25,000 liquidation value per share applicable to 15,360 shares, including dividends payable |
|
|
384,543,196 |
|
|
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS |
|
$ |
784,997,139 |
|
|
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, no par value, unlimited shares authorized 47,938,822 shares issued and outstanding |
|
$ |
700,955,504 |
|
Undistributed net investment income (loss) |
|
|
(7,083,244 |
) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions, and interest rate swaps |
|
|
13,865,847 |
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translations and interest rate swaps |
|
|
77,259,032 |
|
|
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS |
|
$ |
784,997,139 |
|
|
Net asset value per common share based on 47,938,822 shares issued and outstanding |
|
$ |
16.38 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Including securities on loan with a value of $116,664,171. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
|
16
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund ANNUAL REPORT Statement of Assets and Liabilities |
Statement of Operations
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended October 31, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTMENT INCOME |
|
|
|
|
Interest |
|
$ |
63,180,429 |
|
Dividends |
|
|
12,894,904 |
|
Dividends from affiliated fund |
|
|
508,518 |
|
Securities lending income |
|
|
339,776 |
|
|
Total investment income |
|
|
76,923,627 |
|
|
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
Investment advisory fees |
|
|
9,281,090 |
|
Financial accounting fees |
|
|
131,287 |
|
Auction agent and rating agency fees |
|
|
1,026,876 |
|
Printing and mailing fees |
|
|
178,630 |
|
Audit and legal fees |
|
|
97,811 |
|
Accounting fees |
|
|
61,298 |
|
Registration fees |
|
|
47,149 |
|
Trustees fees and officer compensation |
|
|
43,012 |
|
Transfer agent fees |
|
|
34,640 |
|
Custodian fees |
|
|
49,804 |
|
Investor support services |
|
|
47,760 |
|
Other |
|
|
78,423 |
|
|
Total expenses |
|
|
11,077,780 |
|
Less expense reductions |
|
|
(2,679,690 |
) |
|
Net expenses |
|
|
8,398,090 |
|
|
NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS) |
|
|
68,525,537 |
|
|
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS,
FOREIGN CURRENCY AND INTEREST RATE SWAPS |
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) from: |
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
|
40,585,893 |
|
Foreign currency transactions |
|
|
338,664 |
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
|
5,792,872 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: |
|
|
|
|
Investments |
|
|
2,704,679 |
|
Foreign currency translations |
|
|
28,667 |
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
|
(5,461,813 |
) |
|
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS,
FOREIGN CURRENCY AND INTEREST RATE SWAPS |
|
|
43,988,962 |
|
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
|
|
112,514,499 |
|
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS FROM |
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
|
(19,490,861 |
) |
Capital gains |
|
|
(1,079,741 |
) |
|
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS |
|
$ |
91,943,897 |
|
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund Statement of Operations ANNUAL REPORT
|
|
|
17 |
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended October 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
$ |
68,525,537 |
|
|
$ |
70,104,535 |
|
Net realized gain (loss) from investments, foreign currency transactions and interest rate swaps |
|
|
46,717,429 |
|
|
|
37,879,589 |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, foreign currency translations and interest rate swaps |
|
|
(2,728,467 |
) |
|
|
(2,551,087 |
) |
Distributions to preferred shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
|
(19,490,861 |
) |
|
|
(16,629,373 |
) |
Capital gains |
|
|
(1,079,741 |
) |
|
|
(1,505,459 |
) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations |
|
|
91,943,897 |
|
|
|
87,298,205 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS FROM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
|
(73,500,829 |
) |
|
|
(74,885,047 |
) |
Capital gains |
|
|
(22,266,967 |
) |
|
|
(22,474,437 |
) |
|
Net decrease in net assets from distributions to common shareholders |
|
|
(95,767,796 |
) |
|
|
(97,359,484 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reinvestment of distributions resulting in the issuance of common shares |
|
|
16,826,912 |
|
|
|
17,552,931 |
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions |
|
|
16,826,912 |
|
|
|
17,552,931 |
|
|
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS |
|
|
13,003,013 |
|
|
|
7,491,652 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning of year |
|
$ |
771,994,126 |
|
|
$ |
764,502,474 |
|
|
End of year |
|
|
784,997,139 |
|
|
|
771,994,126 |
|
|
Undistributed net investment income (loss) |
|
$ |
(7,083,244 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,717,787 |
) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
|
18
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund ANNUAL REPORT Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
Notes to Financial Statements
NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization. CALAMOS Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (the Fund) was organized as a
Delaware statutory trust on April 17, 2002 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (the 1940 Act) as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund
commenced operations on June 26, 2002.
The Funds investment objective is to provide total return through a combination of capital
appreciation and current income. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of
its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of convertible and non-convertible income securities.
Managed assets means the Funds total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage
that may be outstanding) minus total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).
Portfolio Valuation. Calamos Advisors LLC, the Funds investment adviser (Calamos Advisors),
oversees the valuation of the Funds portfolio securities in accordance with policies and
procedures on the valuation of securities adopted by and under the ultimate supervision of the
Board of Trustees.
Portfolio securities that are traded on U.S. securities exchanges, except option securities, are
valued at the last current reported sales price at the time as of which a Fund determines its net
asset value (NAV). Securities traded in the over-the-counter (OTC) market and quoted on The
NASDAQ Stock Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (NOCP), as determined by
NASDAQ, or lacking a NOCP, the last current reported sale price on NASDAQ at the time as of which a
Fund determines its NAV.
When a most recent last sale or closing price is not available, portfolio securities, other than
option securities, that are traded on a U.S. securities exchange and other securities traded in the
OTC market are valued at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations in accordance
with guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees. Each option security traded on a U.S. securities
exchange is valued at the mid-point of the consolidated bid/ask quote for the option security, also
in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees. Each OTC option that is not traded
through the Options Clearing Corporation is valued based on a quotation provided by the
counterparty to such option under the ultimate supervision of the Board of Trustees.
Trading in securities on European and Far Eastern securities exchanges and OTC markets is typically
completed at various times before the close of business on each day on which the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) is open. Each security trading on these exchanges or OTC markets is evaluated
utilizing a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service approved by
the Board of Trustees. The valuation of each security that meets certain criteria in relation to
the valuation model is systematically adjusted to reflect the impact of movement in the U.S. market
after the foreign markets close. Securities that do not meet the criteria, or that are principally
traded in other foreign markets, are valued as of the last current sale price at the time as of
which the Fund determines its NAV, or when reliable market prices or quotations are not readily
available, at the mean between the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the close of the
appropriate exchange or other designated time, in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Board
of Trustees. Trading of foreign securities may not take place on every NYSE business day. In
addition, trading may take place in various foreign markets on Saturdays or on other days when the
NYSE is not open and on which the Funds NAV is not calculated.
If the pricing committee determines that the valuation of a security in accordance with the methods
described above is not reflective of a fair value for such security, the security, including any
thinly-traded security, below investment grade bond or synthetic convertible instrument, is
valued at a fair value by the pricing committee, under the ultimate supervision of the Board of
Trustees, following the guidelines and/or procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees.
The Fund also may use fair value pricing, pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Board of Trustees
and under the ultimate supervision of the Board of Trustees, if the value of a foreign security it
holds is materially affected by events occurring before the Funds pricing time but after the close
of the primary markets or exchanges on which the security is traded. Those procedures may utilize
valuations furnished by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees, which may be based on
market transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities that are
generally recognized by institutional traders, a computerized matrix system, or appraisals derived
from information concerning the securities or similar securities received from recognized dealers
in those securities.
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund Notes to Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT
|
|
|
19 |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
When fair value pricing of securities is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund to
calculate its NAV may differ from market quotations or official closing prices. In light of the
judgment involved in fair valuations, there can be no assurance that a fair value assigned to a
particular security is accurate.
Investment Transactions. Short-term and long-term investment transactions are recorded on a trade
date basis as of October 31, 2007. Net realized gains and losses from investment transactions are
reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income is recognized using the accrual method and
includes accretion of original issue and market discount and amortization of premium. Dividend
income is recognized on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities
are recorded as soon as the information becomes available.
Foreign Currency Translation. Values of investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using a rate quoted by a major bank or dealer
in the particular currency market, as reported by a recognized quotation dissemination service.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in
foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices
of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or
loss from investments.
Recorded net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from disposition of foreign currency,
the difference in the foreign exchange rates between the trade and settlement dates on securities
transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding
taxes recorded on the ex-date or accrual date and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts
actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes (due
to the changes in the exchange rate) in the value of foreign currency and other assets and
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies held at period end.
Option Transactions. For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase or write (sell) put
and call options. One of the risks associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a
premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of
premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and
call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of
securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The
proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums
paid.
When the Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as
a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current value of the option written. Premiums
received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration
date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium and the amount paid
on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a
realized gain, or, if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase
transaction, as a realized loss. If a written call option is exercised, the premium is added to the
proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has
realized a gain or loss. If a written put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis
of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund as writer of an option bears the market risk of
an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.
Allocation of Expenses Among Funds. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the
Fund; certain other expenses of Calamos Investment Trust, Calamos Advisors Trust, Calamos
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos
Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Global Total Return Fund and Calamos
Global Dynamic Income Fund are allocated proportionately among each fund in relation to the net
assets of each fund or on another reasonable basis.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ
from those estimates.
Income Taxes. No provision has been made for U.S. income taxes because the Funds policy is to
continue to qualify as regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), and distribute to shareholders substantially all of its taxable income and
net realized gains.
|
|
|
20
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund ANNUAL REPORT Notes to Financial Statements |
Notes to Financial Statements
Dividends and distributions paid to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount
of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains is
determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles. To the extent these book/tax differences are permanent in nature,
such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis
treatment. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currency
transactions, contingent payment debt instruments and methods of amortizing and accreting on fixed
income securities. The financial statements are not adjusted for temporary differences.
Indemnifications. Under the Funds organizational documents, the Fund is obligated to indemnify its
officers and trustees against certain liabilities incurred by them by reason of having been an
officer or trustee of the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter
into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Funds maximum exposure
under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against
the Fund that have not yet occurred. Currently, the Funds management expects the risk of material
loss in connection to a potential claim to be remote.
New Accounting Pronouncements. On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
released FASB Interpretation No. 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48). FIN 48 provides guidance
for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the
financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of
preparing the Funds tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are more-likely-than-not
of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet
the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax expense in the current year. Adoption
of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to
all open tax years as of the effective date. At this time, management is evaluating the
implications of FIN 48, and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.
In addition, in September 2006, the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements (SFAS 157), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the
adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds financial statements and their disclosures, and its
impact has not yet been determined.
NOTE 2 INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES OR CERTAIN OTHER PARTIES
Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with Calamos Advisors LLC (Calamos Advisors), the
Fund pays an annual fee, payable monthly, equal to 0.80% based on the average weekly managed
assets. Calamos Advisors has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee at the
annual rate of 0.18% of the average weekly managed assets of the Fund (through June 30, 2008) and
to waive a declining amount for an additional two years (0.11% of the average weekly managed assets
in 2009 and .04% in 2010). For the year ended October 31, 2007, the total advisory fee waived
pursuant to such agreement was $2,631,237, and is included in the statement of operations under the
caption Less expense reduction.
Calamos Advisors has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee charged to the
Fund on the Funds investments in the Calamos Government Money Market Fund (GMMF, an affiliated
fund and a series of Calamos Investments Trust), equal to the advisory fee attributable to the
Funds investment in GMMF, based on daily net assets. For the year ended October 31, 2007, the
total advisory fee waived pursuant to such agreement was $19,903 and is included in the statement
of operations under the caption Less expense reduction.
Pursuant to a financial accounting services agreement, the Fund also pays Calamos Advisors a fee
for financial accounting services payable monthly at the annual rate of 0.0175% on the first $1
billion of combined assets; 0.0150% on the next $1 billion of combined assets and 0.0110% on
combined assets above $2 billion (for purposes of this calculation combined assets means the sum
of the total average daily net assets of Calamos Investment Trust and Calamos Advisors Trust, and
the total average weekly managed assets of Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund, Calamos
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund, Calamos Global
Total Return Fund and Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund). Financial accounting services include,
but are not limited to, the following: managing expenses and expenses payment processing;
monitoring the calculation of expense accrual amounts; calculating, tracking and reporting tax
adjustments on all assets; and monitoring trustee deferred compensa-
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund Notes to Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT
|
|
|
21 |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
tion plan accruals and valuations. The Fund pays its pro rata share of the financial accounting
services fee to Calamos Advisors based on the Funds respective managed assets and/or net assets
used in calculating the fee.
The Fund reimburses Calamos Advisors for a portion of compensation paid to the Funds Chief
Compliance Officer. This compensation is reported as part of Trustees fee and officer
compensation expenses on the Statement of Operations.
Included in the statement of operations under the caption Less expense reduction are expense
offsets of $28,550, arising from credits on cash balances maintained on deposit with the Funds
custodian.
Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and directors of Calamos Financial
Services LLC (CFS) and Calamos Advisors. All such officers and affiliated trustees serve without
direct compensation from the Fund, except for the Chief Compliance Officer as described above.
The Fund has adopted a deferred compensation plan (the Plan). Under the Plan, a trustee who is not
an interested person (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund and has elected to participate in
the Plan (a participating trustee) may defer receipt of all or a portion of his compensation from
the Fund. The deferred compensation payable to the participating trustee is credited to the
trustees deferral account as of the business day such compensation would have been paid to the
participating trustee. The value of amount deferred for a participating trustee is determined by
reference to the change in value of Class I shares of one or more funds of Calamos Investment Trust
designated by the participant. The value of the account increases with contributions to the account
or with increases in the value of the measuring shares, and the value of the account decreases with
withdrawals from the account or with declines in the value of the measuring shares. Deferred
compensation investments of $72,975 is included in Other assets on the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities at October 31, 2007. The Funds obligation to make payments under the Plan is a general
obligation of the Fund and is included in Payable for deferred compensation to Trustees on the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at October 31, 2007.
NOTE 3 INVESTMENTS
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term investments, for the year ended October
31, 2007 were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases |
|
$ |
585,416,904 |
|
Proceeds from sales |
|
|
624,801,221 |
|
The following information is presented on a Federal income tax basis as of October 31, 2007.
Differences between the cost basis under U.S. generally accepted accounting principals and federal
income tax purposes are primarily due to timing differences.
The cost basis of investments for Federal income tax purposes at October 31, 2007 was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Cost basis of investments |
|
$ |
1,210,691,532 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gross unrealized appreciation |
|
|
88,877,229 |
|
Gross unrealized depreciation |
|
|
(19,984,112 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
$ |
68,893,117 |
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 4 INCOME TAXES
For the year ended October 31, 2007, the Fund recorded the following permanent reclassifications to
reflect tax character. Results of operations and net assets were not affected
by these reclassifications.
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-in capital |
|
$ |
|
|
Undistributed net investment income (loss) |
|
|
24,100,696 |
|
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency transactions and interest rate swaps |
|
|
(24,100,696 |
) |
|
|
|
22
|
|
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Notes to Financial Statements
Distributions during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007 and 2006 were characterized for Federal
income tax purposes as follows:
Distributions paid from:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
Ordinary income |
|
$ |
103,928,134 |
|
|
$ |
100,262,231 |
|
Long-term capital gains |
|
|
12,340,337 |
|
|
|
15,105,921 |
|
As of October 31, 2007, the components of accumulated earnings/(loss) on a tax basis were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed ordinary income |
|
$ |
|
|
Undistributed capital gains |
|
|
14,083,427 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total undistributed earnings |
|
|
14,083,427 |
|
Accumulated capital and other losses |
|
|
|
|
Net unrealized gains/(losses) |
|
|
70,551,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total accumulated earnings/(losses) |
|
|
84,635,227 |
|
Other |
|
|
(593,592 |
) |
Paid-in capital |
|
|
700,955,504 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets applicable to common shareholders |
|
$ |
784,997,139 |
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 5 COMMON SHARES
There are unlimited common shares of beneficial interest authorized and 47,938,822 shares
outstanding at October 31, 2007. Calamos Advisors owned 92 of the outstanding shares at October 31,
2007. Transactions in common shares were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the |
|
For the |
|
|
Year Ended |
|
Year Ended |
|
|
October 31, 2007 |
|
October 31, 2006 |
|
Beginning shares |
|
|
47,005,186 |
|
|
|
46,079,867 |
|
Shares issued through reinvestment of distributions |
|
|
933,636 |
|
|
|
925,319 |
|
|
|
|
Ending shares |
|
|
47,938,822 |
|
|
|
47,005,186 |
|
|
|
|
NOTE 6 FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS
The Fund may engage in portfolio hedging with respect to changes in currency exchange rates by
entering into foreign currency contracts to purchase or sell currencies. A forward foreign currency
contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated
forward rate. Risks associated with such contracts include, among other things, movement in the
value of the foreign currency relative to U.S. dollar and the ability of the counterparty to
perform. The net unrealized gain, if any, represents the credit risk to the Fund on a forward
foreign currency contract. The contracts are valued daily at forward foreign exchange rates and an
unrealized gain or loss is recorded. The Fund realizes a gain or loss when a position is closed or
upon settlement of the contracts. There were no open forward currency contracts at October 31,
2007.
NOTE 7 PREFERRED SHARES
There are unlimited shares of Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares (Preferred Shares)
authorized. The Preferred Shares have rights as determined by the Board of Trustees. The 15,360
shares of Preferred Shares outstanding consist of seven series, 2,040 shares of M, 2,040 shares of
TU, 2,040 shares of W, 2,400 shares of W28, 2,400 shares of TH7, 2,040 shares of TH28, and 2,400
shares of F. The Preferred Shares have a liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus any
accumulated but unpaid dividends, whether or not declared.
Dividends on the Preferred Shares are cumulative at a rate typically reset every seven or
twenty-eight days based on the results of an
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
23 |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
auction. Dividend rates ranged from 4.70% to 6.70% for the year ended October 31, 2007. Under the
1940 Act, the Fund may not declare dividends or make other distributions on its common shares or
purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset
coverage with respect to the outstanding Preferred Shares would be less than 200%.
The Preferred Shares are redeemable at the Funds option, in whole or in part, on any dividend
payment date at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated but unpaid dividends. The Preferred Shares
are also subject to mandatory redemption at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated but unpaid
dividends, whether or not declared, if certain requirements relating to the composition of the
assets and liabilities of the Fund as set forth in the Statement of Preferences are not satisfied.
The holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the holders of common shares (one vote
per share) and will vote together with holders of common shares as a single class except on matters
affecting only the holders of Preferred Shares or only the holders of common shares, when the
respective classes vote alone.
NOTE 8 INTEREST RATE TRANSACTIONS
The Fund may engage in swaps primarily to manage duration and yield curve risk, or as alternatives
to direct investments. Unrealized gains are reported as an asset and unrealized losses are reported
as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The change in value of swaps, including
accruals of periodic amounts of interest to be paid or received on swaps, is reported as unrealized
gains or losses in the Statement of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon payment or
receipt of a periodic payment or termination of the swap agreements. Swap agreements are stated at
fair value. Notional principal amounts are used to express the extent of involvement in these
transactions, but the amounts potentially subject to credit risk are much smaller.
Premiums paid to or by the Fund are accrued daily and included in realized gain (loss) when paid on
swaps in the accompanying Statement of Operations. The contracts are marked-to-market daily based
on dealer-supplied valuations and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation
(depreciation). Gains or losses are realized upon early termination of the contract. Risks may
exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These risks include changes
in the returns of the underlying instruments, failure of the counterparties to perform under the
contracts terms and the possible lack of liquidity with respect to the contracts.
If the Fund is required to terminate any swap or cap early due to the Fund failing to maintain a
required 200% asset coverage of the liquidation value of the outstanding Preferred Shares or the
Fund loses its credit rating on its Preferred Shares, then the Fund could be required to make a
termination payment, in additional to redeeming all or some of the Preferred Shares.
As of October 31, 2007, the Fund had outstanding swaps agreements as listed below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments |
|
|
Payments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notional |
|
|
Unrealized |
|
SWAP |
|
Made by the |
|
|
Received by the |
|
|
Termination |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Appreciation |
|
Counterparty |
|
Fund |
|
|
Fund |
|
|
Date |
|
|
(USD) |
|
|
(Depreciation) |
|
|
Merrill Lynch |
|
3.60% monthly |
|
1 month LIBOR |
|
|
11/28/2008 |
|
|
$ |
60,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
608,487 |
|
Merrill Lynch |
|
3.26% monthly |
|
1 month LIBOR |
|
|
11/28/2007 |
|
|
|
60,000,000 |
|
|
|
75,196 |
|
Merrill Lynch |
|
2.69% monthly |
|
1 month LIBOR |
|
|
7/3/2008 |
|
|
|
70,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,067,038 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,750,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE 9 SECURITIES LENDING
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007, the Fund loaned one or more of its securities to
broker-dealers and banks. Any such loan must be continuously secured by collateral in cash or cash
equivalents maintained on a current basis in an amount at least equal to the market value of the
securities loaned by the Fund. The Fund continues to receive the equivalent of the interest or
dividends paid by the issuer on the securities loaned and also receives an additional return that
may be in the form of a fixed fee or a percentage of the collateral. The Fund may pay reasonable
fees to persons unaffiliated with the Fund for services in arranging these loans. The Fund has the
right to call the loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice of not less than five
business days. The Fund does not
|
|
|
24
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund ANNUAL REPORT Notes to Financial Statements |
Notes to Financial Statements
have the right to vote the securities during the existence of the loan but could call the loan in
an attempt to permit voting of the securities in certain circumstances. Upon return of the
securities loaned, the cash or cash equivalent collateral will be returned to the borrower. In the
event of bankruptcy or other default of the borrower, the Fund could experience both delays in
liquidating the loan collateral or recovering the loaned securities and losses, including (a)
possible decline in the value of the collateral or in the value of the securities loaned during the
period while the Fund seeks to enforce its rights thereto, (b) possible subnormal levels of income
and lack of access to income during this period, and (c) the expenses of enforcing its rights. The
market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any
additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund the next day. In an effort to reduce these
risks, the Funds security lending agent monitors and reports to Calamos Advisors on the
creditworthiness of the firms to which the Fund lends securities. At October 31, 2007, the Fund had
securities valued at $116,664,171 on loan to broker-dealers and banks and $121,102,000 in cash or
cash equivalent collateral.
NOTE 10 SYNTHETIC CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
The Fund may establish a ''synthetic convertible instrument by combining separate securities that
possess the economic characteristics similar to a convertible security, i.e., fixed-income
securities (''fixed-income component, which may be a convertible or non-convertible security) and
the right to acquire equity securities (''convertible component). The fixed-income component is
achieved by investing in fixed income securities such as bonds, preferred stocks and money market
instruments. The convertible component is achieved by investing in warrants or options to buy
common stock at a certain exercise price, or options on a stock index. In establishing a synthetic
instrument, the Fund may pool a basket of fixed-income securities and a basket of warrants or
options that produce the economic characteristics similar to a convertible security. Within each
basket of fixed-income securities and warrants or options, different companies may issue the
fixed-income and convertible components, which may be purchased separately and at different times.
The Fund may also purchase synthetic securities created by other parties, typically investment
banks, including convertible structured notes. Convertible structured notes are fixed-income
debentures linked to equity. Convertible structured notes have the attributes of a convertible
security; however, the investment bank that issued the convertible note assumes the credit risk
associated with the investment, rather than the issuer of the underlying common stock into which
the note is convertible. Purchasing synthetic convertible securities may offer more flexibility
than purchasing a convertible security.
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund Notes to Financial Statements ANNUAL REPORT
|
|
|
25 |
|
Financial Highlights
Selected data for a common share outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended October 31, |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
Net asset value, beginning of year |
|
$ |
16.42 |
|
|
$ |
16.59 |
|
|
$ |
18.03 |
|
|
$ |
18.01 |
|
|
$ |
13.56 |
|
Income from investment operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
|
1.44 |
* |
|
|
1.50 |
|
|
|
1.65 |
|
|
|
1.91 |
|
|
|
1.77 |
(a) |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments, foreign currency and interest rate swaps |
|
|
0.97 |
|
|
|
0.81 |
|
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.52 |
|
|
|
4.38 |
(a) |
Distributions to preferred shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (common share equivalent basis) |
|
|
(0.41 |
) |
|
|
(0.36 |
) |
|
|
(0.19 |
) |
|
|
(0.11 |
) |
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
Capital gains (common share equivalent basis) |
|
|
(0.02 |
) |
|
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
|
(b) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total from investment operations |
|
|
1.98 |
|
|
|
1.92 |
|
|
|
1.43 |
|
|
|
2.32 |
|
|
|
6.09 |
|
|
Less distributions to common shareholders from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
|
(1.55 |
) |
|
|
(1.61 |
) |
|
|
(1.65 |
) |
|
|
(1.80 |
) |
|
|
(1.64 |
) |
Capital gains |
|
|
(0.47 |
) |
|
|
(0.48 |
) |
|
|
(1.22 |
) |
|
|
(0.45 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Capital charge resulting from issuance of common and preferred shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
|
(b) |
Net asset value, end of year |
|
$ |
16.38 |
|
|
$ |
16.42 |
|
|
$ |
16.59 |
|
|
$ |
18.03 |
|
|
$ |
18.01 |
|
Market value, end of year |
|
$ |
16.90 |
|
|
$ |
19.73 |
|
|
$ |
19.52 |
|
|
$ |
20.50 |
|
|
$ |
19.60 |
|
Total investment return based on(c): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net asset value |
|
|
11.51 |
% |
|
|
10.47 |
% |
|
|
6.69 |
% |
|
|
12.65 |
% |
|
|
46.48 |
% |
Market value |
|
|
(4.25 |
)% |
|
|
12.81 |
% |
|
|
10.40 |
% |
|
|
17.69 |
% |
|
|
52.22 |
% |
Ratios and supplemental data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000s omitted) |
|
$ |
784,997 |
|
|
$ |
771,994 |
|
|
$ |
764,502 |
|
|
$ |
808,278 |
|
|
$ |
790,764 |
|
Preferred shares, at redemption value ($25,000 per share liquidation preference) (000s omitted) |
|
$ |
384,000 |
|
|
$ |
384,000 |
|
|
$ |
384,000 |
|
|
$ |
384,000 |
|
|
$ |
204,000 |
|
Ratios to average net assets applicable to common shareholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net expenses(d) |
|
|
1.08 |
% |
|
|
1.04 |
% |
|
|
1.06 |
% |
|
|
1.00 |
% |
|
|
0.86 |
% |
Gross expenses prior to waiver of expenses by the advisor and earnings credits(d) |
|
|
1.43 |
% |
|
|
1.42 |
% |
|
|
1.43 |
% |
|
|
1.37 |
% |
|
|
1.18 |
% |
Net investment income (loss)(d) |
|
|
8.83 |
% |
|
|
9.17 |
% |
|
|
9.59 |
% |
|
|
10.56 |
% |
|
|
10.89 |
%(a) |
Preferred share distributions from net investment income |
|
|
2.51 |
% |
|
|
2.18 |
% |
|
|
1.11 |
% |
|
|
0.65 |
% |
|
|
0.39 |
% |
Net investment income (loss), net of preferred share distributions from net investment income |
|
|
6.32 |
% |
|
|
6.99 |
% |
|
|
8.48 |
% |
|
|
9.91 |
% |
|
|
10.50 |
%(a) |
Portfolio turnover rate |
|
|
52 |
% |
|
|
48 |
% |
|
|
76 |
% |
|
|
54 |
% |
|
|
42 |
% |
Asset coverage per preferred share, at end of year(e) |
|
$ |
76,142 |
|
|
$ |
75,291 |
|
|
$ |
74,795 |
|
|
$ |
77,624 |
|
|
$ |
121,907 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Net investment income allocated based on average shares method. |
|
(a) |
|
Interest rate swap payment reclassified from net investment income (loss) to net realized and
unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency and interest rate swaps. |
|
(b) |
|
Amount equated to less than $0.005 per common share. |
|
(c) |
|
Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common stock shares calculation,
to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is
not annualized for periods less than one year. Brokerage commissions are not reflected. NAV per
share is determined by dividing the value of the Funds portfolio securities, cash and other
assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share
market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the Fund at a given time.
Common share market price is influenced by a range of factors, including supply and demand and
market conditions. |
|
(d) |
|
Does not reflect the effect of dividend payments to the shareholders of Preferred Shares. |
|
(e) |
|
Calculated by subtracting the Funds total liabilities (not including Preferred Shares) from
the Funds total assets and dividing this by the number of Preferred Shares outstanding. |
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund |
26 |
|
ANNUAL REPORT Financial Highlights |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of
investments, of Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (the Fund) as of October 31,
2007, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in
net assets for each of the two years then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five
years then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the
Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and
financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of
material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit
of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal
control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in
the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit
also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures
included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2007, by correspondence with the Funds
custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing
procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of October 31, 2007, the results of
its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years
then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years then ended, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Chicago, Illinois
December 14, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm ANNUAL REPORT
|
|
|
27 |
|
Trustee Approval of Management Agreement (unaudited)
The Board of Trustees of the Fund oversees the Funds management, and, as required by law,
determines annually whether to continue the Funds management agreement with Calamos Advisors under
which Calamos Advisors serves as the investment manager and administrator for the Fund. The
Independent Trustees, who comprise more than 80% of the Board, have never been affiliated with
Calamos Advisors.
In connection with their most recent consideration regarding the continuation of the management
agreement, the Trustees received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by
Calamos Advisors in response to detailed requests of the Independent Trustees and their independent
legal counsel. In the course of their consideration of the agreement, the Independent Trustees were
advised by their counsel and, in addition to meeting with management of Calamos Advisors, they met
separately in executive session with their counsel.
At a meeting on June 22, 2007, based on their evaluation of the information referred to above and
other information, the Trustees determined that the overall arrangements between the Fund and
Calamos Advisors were fair and reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of the
services provided by Calamos Advisors and its affiliates, the fees charged for those services and
other matters that the Trustees considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. At
that meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved continuation of the
management agreement through July 31, 2008, subject to possible earlier termination as provided in
the agreement.
In considering the continuation of the management agreement, the Trustees reviewed various factors
that they determined were relevant, including the factors described below, none of which by itself
was considered the sole factor in the Trustees determinations. However, the material factors and
conclusions that formed the basis for the Trustees determinations to approve the continuation of
the management agreement are discussed separately below.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services
The Trustees reviewed the nature, extent and quality of Calamos Advisors services to the Fund,
taking into account the Funds investment objective and strategy and their knowledge gained from
their regular meetings with management on at least a quarterly basis and their ongoing review of
information related to the Fund. In addition, the Trustees reviewed Calamos Advisors resources and
key personnel, especially those who provide investment management services to the Fund. The
Trustees also considered other services provided to the Fund by Calamos Advisors, such as managing
the execution of portfolio transactions and the selection of broker-dealers for those transactions,
serving as the Funds administrator, monitoring adherence to the Funds investment restrictions,
producing shareholder reports, providing support services for the Board and Board committees,
communicating with shareholders, overseeing the activities of other service providers, and
monitoring compliance with various Fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities laws
and regulations. In addition, the Trustees considered compliance reports from the Funds Chief
Compliance Officer.
The Trustees concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services provided or to be
provided to the Fund by Calamos Advisors were appropriate and consistent with the terms of the
management agreement and that the Fund was likely to benefit from the continued provision of those
services.
Performance of the Fund
The Trustees considered the Funds performance results over various time periods. They reviewed
information comparing the performance of the Fund with the performance of a universe of comparable
funds identified by Lipper Inc., an independent provider of investment company data, and with the
Funds benchmark. The Trustees discussed Fund performance with representatives of Calamos Advisors,
who provided additional information with regard to certain aspects of the Lipper materials.
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The Trustees noted that, although the Funds total return placed it in the third quintile of the
corresponding performance universe for the one-year period, it placed in the first quintile for
each of the three- and four-year periods and the second quintile for the two-year period. The
Trustees concluded that, although past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results,
the favorable performance record of the Fund was an important factor in the Trustees evaluation of
the quality of services provided by Calamos Advisors under the management agreement.
Costs of Services and Profits Realized by Calamos Advisors
The Trustees examined information regarding the Funds fees and expenses in comparison to
corresponding information for comparable funds as provided by Lipper. Also, the Trustees reviewed
information on fees and expenses for additional funds identified by Calamos Advisors. The Trustees
noted that, although the Funds contractual rate of management fees and actual management fees for
common shares were higher than the peer group medians, the Funds overall expense ratio and actual
management fees for common and preferred shares were lower than the peer group medians.
The Trustees also reviewed the rates of management fees charged by Calamos Advisors to its separate
accounts and to its subadvised funds (for which Calamos Advisors provides portfolio management
services only). Although in most instances its sub-advisory fees, and in many instances its
separate account fees, for various comparable investment strategies are lower than the management
fees charged to the Fund, the Trustees noted that Calamos Advisors performs significant additional
services for the Fund that it does not provide to those other clients. Those services include
administrative services, oversight of the Funds other service providers, trustee support,
regulatory compliance and numerous other services. The Trustees also considered that, in serving
the Fund, Calamos Advisors assumes many risks that it does not assume in servicing its other
clients.
The Trustees considered the methodology used by Calamos Advisors in determining compensation
payable to portfolio managers, the competitive environment for investment management talent, and
the competitive market for mutual funds in different distribution channels.
The Trustees reviewed information on the profitability of Calamos Advisors in serving as the Funds
investment manager and of Calamos Advisors and its affiliates in all of their relationships with
the Fund, as well as an explanation of the methodology utilized in allocating various expenses
among the Fund and other business units. Data was provided to the Trustees with respect to
profitability, both on a pre- and post-marketing cost basis. The Trustees also reviewed the annual
report of Calamos Advisors parent company and discussed its corporate structure. The Trustees
recognized that profitability comparisons among fund managers are difficult because very little
comparative information is publicly available and profitability of any manager is affected by
numerous factors, including the particular managers organizational structure, the types of funds
and other accounts it manages, possible other lines of business, the methodology for allocating
expenses and the managers capital structure and cost of capital. However, based on the information
available and taking those factors into account, the Trustees concluded that the profitability of
Calamos Advisors with respect to the Fund in relation to the services rendered was not
unreasonable.
The Trustees concluded that the management fees payable by the Fund to Calamos Advisors were
reasonable in relation to the nature and quality of the services to be provided, taking into
account the fees charged by other advisers for managing comparable funds with
similar strategies and the fees Calamos Advisors charges to other clients. The Trustees also
concluded that the Funds overall expense ratio was reasonable in light of the quality and extent
of services provided by Calamos Advisors, the size of the Fund and the Funds investment
performance.
Economies of Scale
In reviewing the Funds fees and expenses, the Trustees examined the potential benefits of
economies of scale and whether any economies of scale should be reflected in the Funds fee
structure. They noted that the Fund has had a relatively stable asset
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base since commencement of operation and that there do not appear to have been any significant
economies of scale realized since that time.
Other Benefits to Calamos Advisors
The Trustees also considered benefits that accrue to Calamos Advisors and its affiliates from their
relationship with the Fund. The Trustees concluded that, other than the services to be provided by
Calamos Advisors and its affiliates pursuant to their agreements with the Fund and the fees payable
by the Fund therefor, the Fund and Calamos Advisors may potentially benefit from their relationship
with each other in other ways. The Trustees also considered Calamos Advisors use of commissions
paid by the Fund on its portfolio brokerage transactions to obtain proprietary research products
and services benefiting the Fund and/or other clients of Calamos Advisors. The Trustees concluded,
based on reports from the Funds Chief Compliance Officer, that Calamos Advisors use of soft
commission dollars to obtain research products and services was consistent with regulatory
requirements.
After full consideration of the above factors as well as other factors that were instructive in
considering the management arrangements, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees,
concluded that the continuation of the management agreement with Calamos Advisors was in the best
interest of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Tax Information (unaudited)
We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The amounts
shown may differ from those elsewhere in this report due to differences between tax and financial
reporting requirements. In January 2008, shareholders will receive Form 1099-DIV which will include
their share of qualified dividends and capital gains distributed during the calendar year 2007.
Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisors for information on the treatment of these
amounts on their individual income tax returns.
Under Section 852(b)(3)(C) of the Code, the Fund hereby designates $12,340,337 as capital gain
dividends for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007.
Under Section 854(b)(2) of the Code, the Fund hereby designates $2,860,582 or the maximum amount
allowable under the Code, as qualified dividends for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2007.
Under Section 854(b)(2) of the Code, the Fund hereby designates 2.92% of the ordinary income
dividends as income qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2007.
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The management of the Trust+, including general supervision of the duties performed for the Fund
under the investment management agreement between the Trust and Calamos Advisors, is the
responsibility of its board of trustees. Each trustee elected will hold office for the lifetime of
the Trust or until such trustees earlier resignation, death or removal; however, each trustee who
is not an interested person of the Trust shall retire as a trustee at the end of the calendar year
in which the trustee attains the age of 72 years.
The following table sets forth each trustees name, age at October 31, 2007, position(s) with the
Trust, number of portfolios in the Calamos Fund Complex overseen, principal occupation(s) during
the past five years and other directorships held, and date first elected or appointed. Each trustee
oversees each Fund of the Trust.
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John P. Calamos, Sr., 67*
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Chairman, CEO, and Co-Chief Investment Officer
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. (CAM), Calamos
Holdings LLC (CHLLC) and Calamos Advisors LLC and
its predecessor (Calamos Advisors), and President and
Co-Chief Investment Officer, Calamos Financial Services
LLC and its predecessor (CFS); Director, CAM |
Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust: |
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Joe F. Hanauer, 70
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Private investor; Director, MAF Bancorp (bank holding
company); Chairman and Director, Move, Inc., (internet
provider of real estate information and products); Director,
Combined Investments, L.P. (investment management) |
Weston W. Marsh, 57
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Of Counsel and prior thereto, Partner, Freeborn & Peters
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John E. Neal, 57
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Private investor; Managing Director, Banc One Capital
Markets, Inc. (investment banking) (2000-2004); Director,
Focused Health Services (private disease management
company), Equity Residential (publicly-owned REIT), Ranir
LLC (oral products company) and CBA Commercial
(commercial mortgage securitization company); Partner,
Private Perfumery LLC (private label perfume company)
and Linden LLC (health care private equity) |
William R. Rybak, 56
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Private investor; formerly Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, Van Kampen Investments, Inc.
and subsidiaries (investment manager); Director, Howe
Barnes Hoefer Arnett, Inc. (investment services firm) and
PrivateBancorp, Inc. (bank holding company); Trustee,
JNL Series Trust, JNL Investors Series Trust and JNL
Variable Fund LLC** |
Stephen B. Timbers, 63
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Private investor; formerly Vice Chairman, Northern
Trust Corporation (bank holding company); formerly
President and Chief Executive Officer, Northern Trust
Investments, N.A. (investment manager); formerly
President, Northern Trust Global Investments, a division
of Northern Trust Corporation and Executive Vice
President, The Northern Trust Corporation; Director,
Northern Trust Securities, Inc. |
David D. Tripple, 63
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an officer of the Trust and an affiliate of Calamos Advisors and Calamos Financial Services
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The Fund Complex consists of CALAMOS Investment Trust, CALAMOS Advisors Trust, CALAMOS
Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, CALAMOS Convertible and High Income Fund, CALAMOS
Strategic Total Return Fund, CALAMOS Global Total Return Fund and CALAMOS Global Dynamic
Income Fund. |
The address of each trustee is 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, IL 60563.
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Trustees & Officers (unaudited)
Officers. The preceding table gives information about John P. Calamos, Sr., who is president of the
Trust. The following table sets forth each other officers name, age at October 31, 2007, position
with the Trust and date first appointed to that position, and principal occupation(s) during the
past five years. Each officer serves until his or her successor is chosen and qualified or until
his or her resignation or removal by the board of trustees.
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Nimish S. Bhatt, 44
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Advisors and CFS (since 2004); Senior Vice President, Alternative
Investments and Tax Services, The BISYS Group, Inc., prior thereto |
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Nick P. Calamos, 46
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Patrick H. Dudasik, 52
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CHLLC (since 2004); Calamos Advisors and CFS (since 2001); Chief
Operating Officer, CAM, CHLLC, Calamos Advisors and CFS (since 2007);
Administrative Officer, CAM and CHLLC (2004-2005), Calamos Advisors
and CFS (2001-2005) |
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Mark Mickey, 56
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Chief Compliance Officer, Calamos Funds (since 2005) and Chief
Compliance Officer, Calamos Advisors (2005-2006); Director of Risk
Assessment and Internal Audit, Calamos Advisors (2003-2005); President,
Mark Mickey Consulting (2002-2003) |
The address of each officer is 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, IL 60563.
Proxy Voting Policies. A description of the CALAMOS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is
available by calling 800358236959, by visiting its website at www.calamos.com or by writing CALAMOS
at: CALAMOS INVESTMENTS, Attn: Client Services, 2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, IL 60563, and on
the SECs website at www.sec.gov.
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About Closed-End Funds
What is a Closed-End Fund?
A closed-end fund is a publicly traded investment company that raises its
initial investment capital through the issuance of a fixed number of shares
to investors in a public offering. Shares of a closed-end fund are listed on
a stock exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market. Like all
investment companies, a closed-end fund is professionally managed and offers
investors a unique investment solution based on its investment objective
approved by the funds Board of Directors.
Potential Advantages of Closed-End Fund Investing
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Defined Asset Pool Allows Efficient Portfolio ManagementAlthough
closed-end fund shares trade actively on a securities exchange, this
doesnt affect the closed-end fund manager because there are no new
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More Flexibility in the Timing and Price of TradesInvestors can
purchase and sell shares of closed-end funds throughout the trading
day, just like the shares of other publicly traded securities. |
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Lower Expense RatiosThe expense ratios of closed-end funds are
oftentimes less than those of mutual funds. Over time, a lower expense
ratio could enhance investment performance. |
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closed-end structure makes sense for investors considering less-liquid
asset classes, such as high-yield bonds or micro-cap stocks. |
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Ability to Put Leverage to WorkClosed-end funds may issue senior
securities (such as preferred shares or debentures) or borrow money
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Leverage
Using Leverage to Enhance Total Return
Closed-end funds can use leverage which utilizes borrowed money in an attempt
to increase the return on invested capital. The Fund invests the borrowed
assets into securities, which we believe will provide a greater total return
to investors than the cost of the borrowing.
Highlights on Leverage
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In a rising-rate environment, the cost of leverage typically increases.
To protect against increases, the investment team has locked in the cost
of leverage for a longer term. In leveraged closed-end funds that invest
in interest-rate sensitive securities (high-quality traditional fixed
income), rising rates can negatively impact a fund in two ways:
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rates. Much of the cost of leverage has been locked in, and the portfolio
seeks to invest in securities that should be more economically sensitive
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Managing the Interest Rate Risk of Leverage
In general, leverage can expose a closed-end fund to the risk of fluctuations
in short-term interest rates. As we discussed in the Investment Team
Interview, Calamos Advisors has taken steps to mitigate some of this risk to
our shareholders. Specifically, we hedged the Funds preferred shares (used
these shares as principal) to enter into interest rate swap agreements. In
its simplest form, an interest rate swap involves two parties agreeing to
exchange or swap one set of cash flows for another set. In essence, the
agreement allows a party that desires to avoid a variable rate (the Fund) to
pay a fixed rate to a party that desires variability.
Under these agreements, the Fund pays a potentially higher rate for borrowing
initially, but that rate is fixed for a period of three to five years,
thereby potentially reducing the interest costs that the Fund would otherwise
pay over the period based on a floating or variable rate.
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Level Rate Distribution Policy
Using a Level Rate Distribution Policy to Promote
Dependable Income and Total Return
The goal of the level rate distribution policy is to
provide investors a predictable, though not assured, level
of cash flow, which can either serve as a stable income
stream or, through reinvestment, contribute significantly
to long-term total return.
We understand the importance that investors place on the
stability of dividends and their ability to contribute to
long-term total return, which is why we have instituted a
level rate distribution policy for the Fund. Under the
policy, monthly distributions paid may include net
investment income, net realized short-term capital gains
and, if necessary, return of capital. In addition, a
limited number of distributions per calendar year may
include net realized long-term capital gains. There is no
guarantee that the Fund will realize capital gains in any
given year. Distributions are subject to
re-characterization for tax purposes after the end of the fiscal year. All shareholders with
taxable accounts will receive written notification
regarding the components and tax treatment for
distributions via Form 1099-DIV.
Distributions from the Fund are generally subject to
Federal income taxes. For purposes of maintaining the
level rate distribution policy, the Fund may realize
short-term capital gains on securities that, if sold at a
later date, would have resulted in long-term capital
gains. Maintenance of a level rate distribution policy may
increase transaction and tax costs associated with the
Fund.
Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Maximizing Investment with an Automatic Dividend
Reinvestment Plan
The Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan offers a simple,
cost-efficient and convenient way to reinvest your
dividends and capital gains distributions in additional
shares of the Fund, allowing you to increase your
investment in the Fund.
Potential Benefits
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Growth: By automatically reinvesting with the Plan,
you gain the potential to allow your dividends and
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for Lower Commission Costs: Additional shares are
purchased in large blocks, with brokerage commissions
shared among all plan participants. There is no cost
to enroll in the Plan. |
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and includes detailed statements for participants.
Participants can terminate their enrollment at any
time. |
For additional information about the Plan, please contact
the Plan Agent, The Bank of New York, at 800.432.8224 or
visit us on the web at www.calamos.com/chi.aspx. If you wish to participate in the Plan and your shares are held
in your own name, simply call the Plan Agent. If your shares are not held in your name, please contact your
brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee to request that they participate in the Plan on your behalf. If your
brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee is unable to participate on your behalf, you may request that your shares be re-registered in your own name.
Were pleased to provide our shareholders with the
additional benefit of the Funds Dividend Reinvestment
Plan and hope that it may serve your financial plan.
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The Calamos Investments Advantage
Calamos history is one of performing well for our clients through nearly 30 years of advances and
declines in the market. We use proprietary risk-management strategies designed to control
volatility, and maintain a balance between risk and reward throughout a market cycle.
Disciplined Investment Philosophy and Process
Calamos Investments has developed a proprietary research
and monitoring process that goes far beyond traditional
security analysis. This process applies to each of our
investment strategies, with emphasis varying by strategy.
When combined with the company-specific research and
industry insights of our investment team, the goal is
nimble, dynamic management of a portfolio that allows us
to anticipate and adapt to changing market conditions. In
each of our investment strategies, from the most
conservative to the most aggressive, our goals include
maximizing return while controlling risk, protecting
principal during volatile markets, avoiding short-term
market timing, and maintaining a vigilant long-term
outlook.
Comprehensive Risk Management
Our approach to risk management includes continual
monitoring, adherence to our discipline, and a focus on
assuring a consistent risk profile during all phases of
the market cycle. Incorporating qualitative and
quantitative factors as well as a strong sell discipline,
this risk-control policy seeks to help preserve investors
capital over the long term.
Proven Investment Management Team
The Calamos Family of Funds benefits from our teams
decades of experience in the investment industry. We
follow a one-team, one-process approach that leverages the
expertise of more than 50 investment professionals, led by
Co-Chief Investment Officers John P. Calamos, Sr. and Nick
P. Calamos, whose investment industry experience dates
back to 1970 and 1983, respectively. Through the
collective industry experience and educational
achievements of our research and portfolio staff, we can
respond to the challenges of the market with innovative
and timely ideas.
Sound Proprietary Research
Over the years, we have invested significant time and
resources in developing and refining sophisticated
analytical models that are the foundation of the firms
research capabilities, which we apply in conjunction with
our assessment of broad themes. We believe evolving
domestic policies, the growing global economy, and new
technologies present long-term investment opportunities
for those who can detect them.
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Calamos Closed-End Funds
Intelligent Asset Allocation in Five Distinct Closed-End Funds
Depending on which Calamos closed-end fund you currently own, you may want to consider one or more
of our other closed-end strategies to further diversify your investment portfolio.
Seek the advice of your financial advisor, who can help you determine your financial goals, risk
tolerance, time horizon and income needs. To learn more, you can also visit our website at
www.calamos.com.
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Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund (CHI)
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Providing Enhanced Fixed Income Potential
Objective:
The Fund seeks total return through a
combination of capital appreciation and current income
by investing in a diversified portfolio of convertible
securities and below investment-grade (high-yield)
fixed-income securities. |
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Providing Enhanced Fixed Income Potential
Objective:
The Fund seeks total return through a
combination of capital appreciation and current income
by investing in a diversified portfolio of convertible
securities and below investment-grade (high-yield)
fixed-income securities. |
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Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund (CHW) |
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Providing Global Enhanced Fixed Income Potential
Objective:
The Fund seeks to generate a high level of
current income with a secondary objective of capital
appreciation. The Fund has maximum flexibility to
dynamically allocate among equities, fixed-income
securities and alternative investments around the world. |
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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) |
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Providing Defensive Equity
Objective:
The Fund seeks total return through a
combination of capital appreciation and current income by
investing in a diversified portfolio of equity,
convertible and below investment-grade (high-yield)
fixed-income securities. |
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Providing Defensive Global Equity
Objective:
The Fund seeks total return through a
combination of capital appreciation and current income by
investing in a diversified portfolio of global equity,
global convertible and below investment-grade (high-yield)
fixed-income securities. |
Fund asset allocations are based on total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and
may vary over time.
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics
(the Code of Ethics) that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial
officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.
(b) No response required.
(c) The registrant has not amended its Code of Ethics as it relates to any element of the code of
ethics definition enumerated in paragraph(b) of this Item 2 during the period covered by this
report.
(d) The registrant has not granted a waiver or an implicit waiver from its Code of Ethics during
the period covered by this report.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) (1) The registrants Code of Ethics is attached as an Exhibit hereto.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The registrants Board of Trustees has determined that, for the period covered by the shareholder
report presented in Item 1 hereto, it has four audit committee financial experts serving on its
audit committee, each of whom is an independent Trustee for purpose of this N-CSR Item: John E.
Neal, William R. Rybak, Stephen B. Timbers and David D. Tripple. Under applicable securities laws,
a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an expert
for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert
pursuant to this Item. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee
financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are
greater than the duties, obligations and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the
audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The
designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this
Item does not affect the duties, obligations, or liabilities of any other member of the audit
committee or board of directors.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
a) Audit Fee $31,701 and $25,478 are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal
years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for the
audit of the registrants annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the
accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal
years.
(b) Audit-Related
Fees $27,704 and $23,231 are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two
fiscal years for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the
registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrants
financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4.
(c) Tax Fees $3,876 and $4,151 are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years
for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for tax
compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.
(d) All Other Fees $0 and $0 are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years
for products and services provided by the principal accountant to the registrant, other than the
services reported in paragraph (a)-(c) of this Item 4.
(e)(1) Registrants audit committee meets with the principal accountants and management to review
and pre-approve all audit services to be provided by the principal accountants.
The audit committee shall pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the principal
accountants to the registrant, including the fees and other compensation to be paid to the
principal accountants;
provided that the pre-approval of non-audit services is waived if (i) the
services were not recognized by management at the time of the engagement as non-audit services,
(ii) the aggregate fees for all non-audit services provided to the registrant are less than 5% of
the total fees paid by the registrant to its principal accountants during the fiscal year in which
the non-audit services are provided, and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention
of the audit committee by management and the audit committee approves them prior to the completion
of the audit.
The audit committee shall pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the principal
accountants to the investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common
control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant if the engagement relates
directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant, including the fees and other
compensation to be paid to the principal accountants; provided that pre-approval of non-audit
services to the adviser or an affiliate of the adviser is not required if (i) the services were not
recognized by management at the time of the engagement as non-audit services, (ii) the aggregate
fees for all non-audit services provided to the adviser and all entities controlling, controlled by
or under common control with the adviser are less than 5% of the total fees for non-audit services
requiring pre-approval under paragraph (e)(1) of this Item 4 paid by the registrant, the adviser or
its affiliates to the registrants principal accountants during the fiscal year in which the
non-audit services are provided, and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of
the audit committee by management and the audit committee approves them prior to the completion of
the audit.
(e)(2) No percentage of the principal accountants fees or services described in each of paragraphs
(b)-(d) of this Item were approved pursuant to the waiver provision of paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of
Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(f).
(g) $31,580 and $29,452 are the aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal
years for services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant. $0 and $0 are the
aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for services rendered by the
principal accountant to the investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under
common control with the adviser.
(h) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(h).
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
The registrant has a separately-designated standing audit committee. The members of the
registrants audit committee are Joe F. Hanauer, Weston W. Marsh, John E. Neal, William R. Rybak,
Stephen B. Timbers and David D. Tripple.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
Included in the Report to Shareholders in Item 1.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANIES.
The registrant has delegated authority to vote all proxies relating
to the Funds portfolio securities to the Funds investment adviser, Calamos Advisors LLC (Calamos
Advisors). The Calamos Advisors Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are included as an Exhibit
hereto.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
(a)(1) As of October 31, 2007, the registrant is lead by a team of investment professionals. The
Co-Chief Investment Officers and senior strategy analysts are responsible for the day-to-day
management of the registrants portfolio:
During the past five years, John P. Calamos, Sr. has been President and Trustee of the Fund and
chairman, CEO and Co-CIO of the Funds investment adviser, Calamos Advisors LLC and its predecessor
company (Calamos Advisors). Nick P. Calamos has been Vice President and Trustee of the Fund
(through June 2006) and Senior Executive Vice President and Co-CIO of Calamos Advisors and its
predecessor company. John P. Calamos, Jr., Executive Vice President of Calamos Advisors, joined the
firm in 1985 and has held various senior investment positions since that time. John Hillenbrand
joined Calamos Advisors in 2002 and has been a senior strategy analyst since August 2002. Steve
Klouda joined Calamos Advisors in 1994 and has been a senior strategy analyst since July 2002. Jeff
Scudieri joined Calamos Advisors in 1997 and has been a senior strategy analyst since September
2002. Jon Vacko joined Calamos Advisors in 2000 and has been a senior strategy analyst since July
2002.
(a)(2) The portfolio managers also have responsibility for the day-to-day management of accounts
other than the registrant. Information regarding these other accounts is set forth below.
NUMBER OF OTHER ACCOUNTS MANAGED AND ASSETS BY ACCOUNT TYPE AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2007
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Registered |
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Other Pooled |
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Investment |
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Investment |
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Other |
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Companies |
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Vehicles |
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Accounts |
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Accounts |
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Assets |
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Accounts |
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Assets |
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Accounts |
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Assets |
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John P. Calamos |
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22 |
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35,149,492,739 |
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4 |
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297,610,723 |
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22,371 |
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11,308,779,683 |
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Nick P. Calamos |
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22 |
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35,149,492,739 |
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4 |
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297,610,723 |
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22,371 |
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11,308,779,683 |
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John P. Calamos, Jr. |
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20 |
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34,678,281,091 |
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4 |
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297,610,723 |
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22,371 |
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11,308,779,683 |
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John Hillenbrand |
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19 |
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33,129,883,529 |
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3 |
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242,155,204 |
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22,371 |
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11,308,779,683 |
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Steve Klouda |
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19 |
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33,129,883,529 |
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3 |
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242,155,204 |
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22,371 |
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11,308,779,683 |
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Jeff Scudieri |
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19 |
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33,129,883,529 |
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3 |
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242,155,204 |
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22,371 |
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11,308,779,683 |
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Jon Vacko |
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19 |
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33,129,883,529 |
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3 |
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242,155,204 |
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22,371 |
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11,308,779,683 |
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NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS AND ASSETS FOR WHICH ADVISORY FEE IS PERFORMANCE BASED AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2007
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Registered |
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Other Pooled |
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Investment |
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Investment |
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Other |
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Companies |
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Vehicles |
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Accounts |
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Accounts |
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Assets |
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Accounts |
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Assets |
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Accounts |
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Assets |
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John P. Calamos |
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1 |
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565,845,779 |
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2 |
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148,730,762 |
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0 |
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Nick P. Calamos |
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1 |
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565,845,779 |
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2 |
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148,730,762 |
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0 |
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John P. Calamos, Jr. |
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1 |
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565,845,779 |
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2 |
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148,730,762 |
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0 |
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John Hillenbrand |
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1 |
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565,845,779 |
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1 |
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93,275,243 |
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0 |
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Steve Klouda |
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1 |
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565,845,779 |
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1 |
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93,275,243 |
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0 |
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Jeff Scudieri |
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1 |
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565,845,779 |
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1 |
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93,275,243 |
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0 |
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Jon Vacko |
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1 |
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565,845,779 |
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1 |
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93,275,243 |
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0 |
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The registrants portfolio managers are responsible for managing the registrant and other accounts,
including separate accounts and unregistered funds.
Other than potential conflicts between investment strategies, the side-by-side management of both
the Fund and other accounts may raise
potential conflicts of interest due to the interest held by Calamos Advisors in an account and
certain trading practices used by the portfolio managers (e.g., cross trades between a Fund and
another account and allocation of aggregated trades). Calamos Advisors has developed
policies and procedures reasonably designed to mitigate those conflicts. For example, Calamos
Advisors will only place cross-trades in
securities held by the Fund in accordance with the rules promulgated under the 1940 Act and has
adopted policies designed to ensure the fair
allocation of securities purchased on an aggregated basis.
The portfolio managers advise certain accounts under a performance fee arrangement. A performance
fee arrangement may create an incentive for a portfolio manager to make investments that are
riskier or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of performance fees. A
performance fee arrangement may result in increased compensation to the portfolio managers from
such accounts due to unrealized appreciation as well as realized gains in the clients account.
(a)(3) Calamos Advisors has developed and implemented a number of incentives that reward the
professional staff to ensure that key employees are retained. Calamos Advisors senior management
has established salary, short and long term incentive programs and benefit programs that we believe
are competitive. Calamos Advisors incentive programs are based on investment performance,
professional performance and an individuals overall contribution. These goals and measures are
established and reviewed on an annual basis during performance reviews. As of October 31, 2007,
each portfolio manager receives compensation in the form of an annual base salary and a
discretionary target bonus, each payable in cash. Their discretionary target bonus is set at a
percentage of the respective base salary. The amounts paid to the portfolio managers and the
criteria utilized to determine the amounts are benchmarked against industry specific data provided
by a third party analytical agency. The compensation structure does not differentiate between the
Funds and other accounts managed by the portfolio managers, and is determined on an overall basis,
taking into consideration the performance of the various strategies managed by the portfolio
managers. Portfolio performance, as measured by risk-adjusted portfolio performance, is utilized to
determine the discretionary target bonus, as well as overall performance of Calamos Advisors.
Portfolio managers are eligible to receive annual non-equity awards under a long term incentive
compensation program, set at a percentage of the respective base salary.
(a)(4) As of October 31, 2007, the end of the registrants most recently completed fiscal year,
the dollar range of securities beneficially owned by each portfolio manager in the registrant is
shown below:
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PORTFOLIO MANAGER |
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REGISTRANT |
John P. Calamos, Sr. |
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$ |
100,001-$500,000 |
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Nick P. Calamos |
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$ |
50,001-$100,000 |
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John P. Calamos, Jr. |
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none |
John Hillenbrand |
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none |
Steve Klouda |
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none |
Jeff Scudieri |
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none |
Jon Vacko |
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$ |
1-$10,000 |
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(b) Not applicable.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED
PURCHASERS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No material changes.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
a) The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the
registrants disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded
that the
registrants disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in
ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was
recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.
b) There were no changes in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting (as defined
in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal
quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Code of Ethics
(a)(2)(i) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
(a)(2)(ii) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
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By:
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/s/ John P. Calamos, Sr.
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Name:
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John P. Calamos, Sr. |
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Title:
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Principal Executive Officer |
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Date:
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December 27, 2007 |
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By:
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/s/ Nimish S. Bhatt |
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Name:
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Nimish S. Bhatt |
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Title:
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Principal Financial Officer |
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Date:
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December 27, 2007 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund
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By:
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/s/ John P. Calamos, Sr.
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Name:
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John P. Calamos, Sr. |
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Title:
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Principal Executive Officer |
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Date:
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December 27, 2007 |
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By:
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/s/ Nimish S. Bhatt |
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Name:
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Nimish S. Bhatt |
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Title:
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Principal Financial Officer |
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Date:
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December 27, 2007 |
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