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LCM Fund Summary 
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  LCM Fund Overview

 (LCM) Advent/Claymore
Enhanced Growth & Income Fund

Common Shares
Daily Data
Closing Share Price
Closing NAV
Premium/(Discount)
52-Week Average Premium/Discount
Current Distribution Rate6
Quarterly Dividend Per Share1
Ex-Dividend Date
Payable Date
Daily Volume
52 Week High/Low Share Price2
52 Week High/Low NAV2
Intraday Trading Information

Weekly Data
Closing Share Price
Closing NAV
Closing Volume
Premium/(Discount)
Distribution Rate
Total Managed Assets
Shares Outstanding
Percent Leveraged From Preferred Shares

Semi-Annual Data
Fiscal Year-End
Expense Ratio (Common Shares)4
Expense Ratio (Total Fund)4
Portfolio Turnover Rate5
Investment Manager
Investment Adviser
Inception Information
Common Shares3
Inception Date
NYSE Symbol
NAV Symbol
The Wall Street Journal  Listing
CUSIP
Inception Share Price
Inception NAV

1 Dividend per share is subject to change on the ex-dividend date. The distribution amount may include net investment income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The distribution amount alone is not indicative of Fund performance.
2 Figures are based on market close.
3 Based on the prospectus information.
4 Expense ratio is annualized.
5 Not Annualized
6 Latest declared quarterly dividend per share annualized and divided by the current share price. To the extent any portion of the current distribution is estimated to be sourced from something other than income, such as return of capital, the source would be disclosed on a Section 19a-1 letter located under the “Fund News” section of the “News & Literature” section of the Fund’s website. The distribution rate may include net investment income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The distribution rate alone is not indicative of Fund performance.

  LCM  Investment Objective

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek current income and current gains from trading securities, with a secondary objective of long-term capital appreciation.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest:

  • at least 70% of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of equity and convertible securities of U.S. and non-U.S.issuers; and

  • up to 30% of its managed assets in non-convertible high-yield securities; and

  • intends to engage in a strategy of writing (selling) covered call options on at least 50% of the securities held in the Fund's portfolio, and will only write (sell) call options on securities held by the Fund.

Advent Capital Management, LLC, the Fund's Investment Manager, will vary the balance between convertible, equity and high-yield securities and the degree to which the Fund engages in a covered call strategy from time to time based on security valuations, interest rates and other economic market and market factors.

As it pertains to the Fund's convertible and high-yield securities portfolio (which can comprise 100% of the Fund's overall portfolio), the Fund can at any time, invest 100% of those assets in securities that are rated below investment-grade quality (rated Ba or lower by Moody's Investors Service or BB or lower by Standard & Poor's).  Please refer to the Fund's prospectus for a detailed discussion of the risks associated with an investment in lower-grade securities, commonly referred to as "junk bonds."

While it is anticipated that the Fund will invest approximately 20% of its managed assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers, the Fund can invest, without limit, in securities of non-U.S. issuers.  Please refer to the Fund's prospectus for a detailed discussion of risks associated with an investment in securities of non-U.S. issuers.

There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives.


  LCM News & Literature

SEC Filings, Charters, Policies & Procedures

06/30/2008   LCM N-PX Filing
 
06/30/2007   LCM N-PX Filing
 
   SEC Filings (Forms N-PX, N-Q, NSAR, N-CSR, 3, 4, 5, among others)
 
   Fund’s Filed Section 16 Forms (Forms 3, 4 & 5)
 
Fund News

08/26/2008   LCM 19a-1 August Letter to Shareholders
 
08/01/2008   LCM Declares Quarterly Dividend
 
06/30/2008   LCM Announces the Availability of Its Recent SemiAnnual Shareholder Report
 
05/01/2008   LCM Declares Quarterly Dividend
 
Literature
Annual, Semi-Annual, Quarterly Reports
04/30/2008   LCM 2008 SemiAnnual Report Shareholder Letter (as of 4/30/2008)
 
04/30/2008   LCM 2008 SemiAnnual Report (as of 4/30/2008)
 
01/31/2008   LCM Quarterly Report (SEC Form N-Q)
 
10/31/2007   LCM 2007 Annual Report Shareholder Letter
 

Claymore Closed-End Fund Commentary

07/18/2008   Claymore Closed-End Fund Marketplace Update - Q2 2008
 
04/08/2008   Claymore Closed-End Fund Marketplace Commentary - Q1 2008
 
01/31/2008   Claymore Closed-End Fund Market Commentary – Q4 2007
 
11/09/2007   Claymore Closed-End Fund Marketplace Commentary - Q3 2007
 

To view all News and Literature click here


  LCM Portfolio Overview

Portfolio Concentration
(as of 7/31/2008)

Asset Class %
Equities 56.24%
Convertibles 28.62%
High Yield 15.14%


 
 
U.S./International Allocation
(as of 7/31/2008)

Name %
U.S. 62.77%
International 37.23%


 
 
Option Strategy Information
(as of 7/31/2008)

Option Type (Stock/Index) Stock
Average Length of Option Contracts (Weighted Avg.) 43 days


 
Credit Quality
(as of 7/31/2008)

Standard & Poor's Ratings %
AA 5.04%
A 11.31%
BBB 27.12%
BB 4.76%
B 40.68%
Below B 11.09%

The above ratings are the lesser rating of S&P and Moody's. If neither S&P nor Moody's provide ratings for particular securities, then an internal implied / estimated rating is applied to the securities by the advisor. Bonds with a credit rating of BB or lower are considered below investment grade. "Non-Rated" are securities that do not have a rating from S&P, Moody's or Fitch. This information is representative of the convertible and high yield portion of the portfolio.


 
 
Top 10 Holdings
(as of 7/31/2008)

Company %
Cia Vale Do Rio Doce 2.78%
Mylan 2.75%
Bayer 2.37%
Roche 2.24%
Lorillard 2.20%
Schering-Plough 2.02%
Freeport-McMoran 1.96%
Lucent Tech 1.93%
Barrick Gold 1.92%
Suzuki 1.90%


 
Sector Allocation
(as of 7/31/2008)

Sector %
Healthcare 15.55%
Financial 13.61%
Industrials 13.60%
Materials 11.49%
Consumer Discretionary 10.96%
Energy 10.34%
Telecommunications 9.71%
Technology 6.37%
Consumer Staples 3.63%
Utilities 3.25%
Media 1.33%
Transportation 0.16%


 
 


All portfolio data will change as the Fund's holdings change (which can be on a daily basis).

  LCM Performance Analysis

Monthly Total Returns (as of 7/31/2008)
  Market
Price

NAV
2008 YTD
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
Since Inception
Quarterly Total Returns (as of 6/30/2008)
  Market
Price

NAV
2008 YTD
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year