CHY News and Press, Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund From 01/30/23

Summary We last looked at AVK around 8 months ago when a reader asked my thoughts. Since then, the fund's discount has opened up a bit further, but it still isn't appealing. The high distribution is attractive but is at risk for cuts similar to peers unless the rebound continues in ...

Summary CHY has had a tough time being highly leveraged and growth investments being out of favor. The fund relies heavily on capital gains to fund the distribution, and that could be a catalyst for a premium drop if it's adjusted lower. There are some alternatives that one could co...

Summary 3 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 6 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. PIMCO muni CEFs cut. PCQ's fall another reminder of why CEF premium/discount valuation matters. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laborato...

Summary CHY is a convertible securities CEF from the Calamos family. The CEF has a total return profile that closely matches its sister fund CHI. It is interesting to note that using a 60/40 portfolio via convertibles and leverage layering, the portfolio manager is able to obt...

Summary The Advent Claymore Convertible Securities & Income Fund - AVK - is a closed end fund focused on high yield and convertible securities. The high leverage the fund runs makes it volatile, with the 5-year standard deviation for AVK at 19.8. In essence, a convertible ...

Summary Calamos offers seven different closed-end funds, all with some overlap. CHY and CHI seem to have the most overlap of the group. Today, we are looking at just how similar they are and deciding if either is a better deal at this time. Written by Nick Ackerman, co...

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 21 st Annual Capital Link Closed-Ends Funds & Global ETFs Forum will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at the 3 West Club in New York City from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. The event is held in cooperation with the New York Sto...

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2022 3 WEST CLUB IN NEW YORK CITY 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 21 st Annual Capital Link Closed-Ends Funds & Global ETFs Forum will take place on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at the 3 West Cl...

CEF discounts have narrowed from our previous update but are still sitting wider than at the end of 2021. So far, discounts have bottomed out with the market on June 16th, 2022, which has so far been the market low for 2022. 2022 remains a volatile year but has also presented quit...

19 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 17 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. SMM will pay a "Saba special distribution", funded by management. ZTR rights offering is now live. Author’s note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laborator...