All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
AVK real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, AVK returned +11.44% over the past year and +5.38% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 30, 2003, AVK is up +170.68% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.36%/yr, and is currently −2.37% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026
| Wed 2003-04-30💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVK × |
+170.68%
+4.36%/yr |
+3.83%/yr
R2=0.691 |
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| Advent Claymore Convertible Securities and Income Closed Fund NYSE Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Wed 2003-04-30💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| AVK × |
$10,000.00
2003-04-30 |
$27,068.49
2026-08-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| AVK × | +5.38% | +11.44% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| AVK × |
−2.37%
on 2026-08-21 from 2026-08-14 peak |
−68.21%
on 2008-12-15 from 2007-02-05 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVK × | +11.44% |
+22.42% +10.64%/yr |
+48.36% +14.05%/yr |
+6.73% +1.31%/yr |
+87.25% +6.47%/yr |
| Year | AVK |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.38% |
| 2025 | +16.52% |
| 2024 | +16.06% |
| 2023 | +14.30% |
| 2022 | −38.44% |
| 2021 | +21.60% |
| 2020 | +16.03% |
| 2019 | +33.46% |
| 2018 | −14.99% |
| 2017 | +14.85% |
| 2016 | +15.56% |
| 2015 | −11.77% |
| 2014 | −6.82% |
| 2013 | +20.87% |
| 2012 | +15.45% |
| 2011 | −14.26% |
| 2010 | +25.41% |
| 2009 | +51.82% |
| 2008 | −47.36% |
| 2007 | −14.01% |
| 2006 | +35.64% |
| 2005 | −8.19% |
| 2004 | +6.99% |
| 2003 | +12.47% |
