Edgar Filing: CLAYMORE DIVIDEND & INCOME FUND

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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 811-21455

Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

2455 Corporate West Drive

Lisle, IL 60532

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

J. Thomas Futrell

Claymore Advisors, LLC

2455 Corporate West Drive

Lisle, IL 60532

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 505-3700

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2010

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. Section 3507.

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The registrant's semi-annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), is as follows:

Semiannual
Report	Claymore
April 30, 2010	Dividend & Income Fund	DCS
(Unaudited)

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The shareholder report you are reading right now is just the beginning of the story. Online at www.claymore.com/dcs, you will find:

• Daily, weekly and monthly data on share prices, net asset values, distributions and more

• Monthly portfolio overviews and performance analyses

• Announcements, press releases and special notices

• Fund and adviser contact information

We are constantly updating and expanding shareholder information services on the Fund’s website in an ongoing effort to provide you with the most current information about how your Fund’s assets are managed and the results of our efforts. It is just one more small way we are working to keep you better informed about your investment in the Fund.

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Dear Shareholder|

We thank you for your investment in the Claymore Dividend & Income Fund (the “Fund”). This report covers the Fund’s performance for the semiannual period ended April 30, 2010.

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. Equities are selected for the portfolio using a highly disciplined approach to identifying stocks of companies with substantial free cash flow relative to their market capitalization, with an emphasis on companies that pay a significant portion of free cash flow back to shareholders in the form of dividends.

Claymore Advisors, LLC (“Claymore”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim Partners”), serves as the Adviser to the Fund. As of March 31, 2010, Claymore entities provided supervision, management, and/or servicing on approximately $15.9 billion in assets. Guggenheim Partners, is a global diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.

The Fund’s investment sub-adviser, Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. (“Manning & Napier”), is responsible for day-to-day management of the Fund’s investments. Founded in 1970, Manning & Napier is an employee-owned firm that manages more than $20 billion in client assets as of April 30, 2010.

All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value (“NAV”) or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. For the six-month period ended April 30, 2010, the Fund generated a total return based on market price of 4.24% and a return of 15.09% based on NAV. As of April 30, 2010, the Fund’s market price of $14.50 represented a discount of 13.28% to NAV of $16.72. As of October 31, 2009, the Fund’s market price of $14.25 represented a discount of 4.10% to NAV of $14.86.

The Fund paid quarterly dividends of $0.100 per common share in November 2009 and February 2010. In addition, the Fund paid a supplemental distribution of $0.161 per common share on December 29, 2009 to shareholders of record as of December 23, 2009. This supplemental distribution, which was made from ordinary income, was made in order to allow the Fund to meet its distribution requirements and avoid excise taxes for 2009.

We encourage shareholders to consider the opportunity to reinvest their distributions from the Fund through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”), which is described in detail on page 29 of the Fund’s semiannual report. When shares trade at a discount to NAV, the DRIP takes advantage of the discount by reinvesting the quarterly dividend distribution in common shares of the Fund purchased in the market at a price less than NAV. Conversely, when the market price of the Fund’s common shares is at a premium above NAV, the DRIP reinvests participants’ dividends in newly-issued common shares at NAV, subject to an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) limitation that the purchase price cannot be more than 5% below the market price per share. The DRIP provides a cost-effective means to accumulate additional shares and enjoy the potential benefits of compounding returns over time.

In January 2010, the Fund announced that, in accordance with a previously announced in-kind tender offer to repurchase up to 4,085,947 of its issued and outstanding common shares of beneficial interest (“Common Shares”) at 99.5% of NAV, the Fund had accepted 4,085,893 properly tendered shares, representing approximately 45% of the Fund’s Common Shares outstanding, at a price per Common Share of approximately $16.24. The total value of assets of the Fund distributed in payment for such properly tendered Common Shares was approximately $66.35 million.

In the past, the Fund’s leverage has been achieved through the issuance of Auction Market Preferred Shares (“AMPSSM”). AMPS holders received a dividend that was reset typically every

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seven or 28 days, depending on the series. In August 2009, the Fund obtained a new financing facility through BNP Paribas, a leading European bank. Since that time, the Fund completed its redemption in February 2010 of all of its AMPS at par value, with the redemption financed in part by the proceeds of this credit facility. As of April 30, 2010, the Fund’s outstanding leverage was $33 million of debt via the credit facility. On October 31, 2009, the Fund’s outstanding leverage had been $60 million.

To learn more about the Fund’s performance and investment strategy, we encourage you to read the Questions & Answers section of the report, which begins on page 5. You will find information about Manning & Napier’s investment philosophy and discipline, its views on the market environment and how it structured the Fund’s portfolio based on its views.

We appreciate your investment and look forward to serving your investment needs in the future. For the most up-to-date information on your investment, please visit the Fund’s website at www.claymore.com/dcs.

Sincerely,

J. Thomas Futrell

Chief Executive Officer

Claymore Dividend & Income Fund

May 31, 2010

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Questions & Answers|

Claymore Dividend & Income Fund (the “Fund”) is managed by a team of seasoned professionals at Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. (“Manning & Napier”). This investment team includes Jeffrey S. Coons, PHD, CFA, Co-Director of Research; Jack Bauer, Managing Director of Fixed Income; Christopher Petrosino, CFA, Senior Analyst, Quantitative Strategies Group; and, Keith Harwood, Senior Fixed Income Analyst. In the following discussion, members of the team provide insight into the Fund’s strategies and results during the six-month period ended April 30, 2010.

1. Please describe the Fund’s objective and management strategies.

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in dividend-paying or other income-producing securities, and at least 65% of the Fund’s total assets will consist of investments in dividend-paying common and preferred stocks. The Fund’s investments are focused on securities considered by Manning & Napier to be undervalued or inexpensive relative to other investments.

The Fund may invest up to 40% of its total assets, with the percentage measured at the time of the investment, in U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers. There is no minimum credit rating for preferred stocks and debt securities in which the Fund may invest, although the Fund will not invest more than 10% of its total assets in non-convertible fixed-income securities of below investment-grade quality. In addition, the Fund may purchase and sell certain derivative instruments, including, but not limited to, options, futures contracts and options on futures contracts, for various portfolio management purposes including to seek income or capital appreciation, facilitate portfolio management and help reduce risk.

Manning & Napier’s process is opportunistic and is characterized by the shift of investment dollars toward areas of the market that are generally believed by Manning & Napier to be undervalued and away from areas that are overvalued. In order to be truly opportunistic, it is important to take a global view of investment opportunities, since roughly 75% of potential investment opportunities are located outside the U.S.

Equities are selected for the portfolio using a highly disciplined approach to identifying companies with substantial free cash flow relative to their market capitalization. Free cash flow is defined as earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization, but after capital expenditures. Recognizing that companies have many choices of how to use their free cash flow, Manning & Napier emphasizes companies that pay a substantial portion of it back to shareholders in the form of dividends, unlocking shareholder value. This means that the equity portion of the Fund’s portfolio should generally have a higher dividend yield than the overall stock market. Also important is that a company under consideration has a low estimated risk of bankruptcy, in other words, a financially sound balance sheet.

Free cash flow yield is the amount of free cash flow per share divided by the market price of stock. When a company’s stock price is low relative to free cash flow, the free cash flow yield is high. If a stock’s price appreciates sharply without a major increase in free cash flow, thus causing the free cash flow yield to go lower than is considered desirable by Manning & Napier, that company would be screened out of the portfolio upon a rebal-ance. This discipline has a tendency to move the portfolio into more undervalued sectors of the market and away from higher risk sectors where the free cash flow yield is considered too low. It is a process that continuously moves the portfolio toward companies that are very solid, that are paying dividends, and where the stock price has not appreciated dramatically relative to free cash flow.

Historically, this strategy tends to produce a portfolio that holds up well in down markets and participates nicely in up markets, providing good balance in a wide variety of market conditions. However, when a market moves into a speculative phase, this strategy will typically underperform more momentum-driven indices like the S&P 500 Index. Historical data indicates that this approach has provided attractive returns over a full market cycle; however, past performance is no guarantee of future results and there is no guarantee that the perceived fair value of any security will be realized.

The portfolio is evaluated on a continuous basis and changes are made as necessary to ensure that all holdings are consistent with Manning & Napier’s definition of value. Once a year, generally in April, near the middle of the Fund’s fiscal year, there is a major rebalancing that not only evaluates all the holdings in the portfolio but also seeks to identify new investments that have become attractive based on Manning & Napier’s screening criteria. As part of the rebalancing process, all securities listed on major U.S. exchanges are screened using a quantitative discipline that focuses on four key criteria that Manning & Napier believes are good indicators of value: 1) high free cash flow yield; 2) good solvency, with low estimated bankruptcy risk; 3) adequate capitalization for consistent liquidity; 4) dividend yield above the average of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P 500”). This process generally produces 100 to 150 names that become candidates for inclusion in the Fund’s portfolio. This process is useful in identifying emerging opportunities; Manning & Napier has found that, over time, the market begins to recognize the qualities of these stocks, and their valuations begin to rise. In the course of the rebalancing, companies in the portfolio that no longer meet the valuation criteria described previously are generally eliminated

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and replaced with other companies that meet the criteria described by these screens. The result of this process is that most of the changes in the portfolio take place at the time of rebal-ancing, although continuous analysis may result in modest changes throughout the year.

The strategy for the fixed income portion of the portfolio, which is approximately 20% of the Fund’s total assets, is a bottom-up, fundamentally-driven approach that seeks to invest in high quality companies that generate good cash flow and that Manning & Napier feel have good prospects. Bond investments may include securities with yields that seem high relative to their prospects, often because the issuing companies are out of favor. In the fixed income portion of the portfolio, various sectors, such as treasury securities, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and non-U.S. based bonds will be emphasized, depending on the relative value offered by each. In selecting bonds, the research of Manning & Napier’s 30-plus team of industry specialists is a significant factor, as they use their disciplined approach to evaluating company and industry fundamentals to assist the credit analysts in identifying companies that meet the value-oriented total return criteria for selecting bond investments. The goal is always to generate an attractive level of income, while taking only the level of risk that is warranted by the expected return.

2. Please tell us about the economic and market environment over the last six months.

The economic recovery that began in the second half of 2009 appeared to solidify and strengthen in the first few months of 2010. The early stages of the recovery were driven mainly by monetary and fiscal stimulus and an upturn in the inventory cycle. More recently, activity appears to be more sustainable, with improving conditions in the labor market, firming aggregate demand and reviving confidence. In late April, the Bureau of Economic Analysis made a preliminary announcement that real gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 3.2% in the first quarter of 2010, and most estimates call for growth in this same range for the remainder of the year.

During the six months from October 31, 2009, through April 30, 2010, the recovery in the equity market that began in the first quarter of 2009 continued. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, which is generally regarded as a good indicator of the broad U.S. stock market, returned 15.66% for the six-month period. Return of the Russell 1000 Value Index, which is the Fund’s main benchmark, was 16.77%.

Credit markets also continued to strengthen, with returns from high-yield bonds much higher than for investment-grade bonds, as investors demonstrated an increasing appetite for risk. Return of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Barclays Aggregate”), which measures return of the U.S. bond market as a whole, was 2.54%. Return of the Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index, which measures performance of the high-yield bond market, was 11.65% for the six months ended April 30, 2010.

This was a challenging period for the Fund’s style of investing. In general, lower quality stocks, based on criteria such as Standard & Poor’s ratings for earnings growth and stability, performed better than higher quality issues. Also, stocks with lower dividend yields performed better than higher-yielding stocks. Stocks in the financial sector performed very well, after experiencing extreme weakness in 2008 and early 2009. The financial sector has a large allocation within both the S&P 500 and the Russell 1000 Value indices but has minimal representation in the Fund because few stocks in the sector meet Manning & Napier’s selection criteria. The strength of the financial sector was a major reason for the Fund’s modest underperformance relative to the benchmark over the six months ended April 30, 2010.

3. How did the Fund perform in this environment?

All Fund returns cited—whether based on net asset value (“NAV”) or market price—assume the reinvestment of all distributions. For the six-month period ending April 30, 2010, the Fund generated a total return based on market price of 4.24% and a return of 15.09% based on NAV. As of April 30, 2010, the Fund’s market price of $14.50 represented a discount of 13.28% to NAV of $16.72. As of October 31, 2009, the Fund’s market price of $14.25 represented a discount of 4.10% to NAV of $14.86.

The market value of the Fund’s shares fluctuates from time to time, and it may be higher or lower than the Fund’s NAV. The current discount to NAV provides an opportunity for investors to purchase shares of the Fund at prices below the market value of the securities in the underlying portfolio.

4. What were the major investment decisions that affected the Fund’s performance over this six-month period?

The Fund’s position in the materials sector contributed positively to performance. Holdings in this sector that performed especially well include BHP Billiton Limited (not held in the portfolio at period end), a diversified natural resources company, and Rio Tinto PLC (not held in the portfolio at period end), which is engaged in metal and mineral production. Other sectors that also contributed positively to performance were industrials, consumer staples, and energy. Some positions that did well in those sectors include Emerson Electric Co., a diversified global technology company (0.9% of long-term investments); PepsiCo, Inc., a global food, snack and beverage company (2.6% of long-term investments); and Chevron Corp., an integrated energy company (3.2% of long-term investments). While most of the Fund’s positions had positive returns in a fairly strong market environment, names that detracted slightly from performance include Repsol YPF SA, ADR, an integrated oil and gas company based in Spain

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(0.6% of long-term investments); Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (ADR), a manufacturer of integrated circuits (1.3% of long-term investments); and Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (ADR), a provider of telecommunications and related services in Greece and other nations in eastern Europe (not held in portfolio at period end).

In early 2010, there was evidence that investors were becoming increasingly comfortable with the concept of a strong cyclical recovery, with the result that there was considerable strength in economically sensitive sectors such as materials, consumer discretionary and industrials. Many of the investments that made the strongest contributions to performance over the six-month period ended April 30, 2010, are no longer in the portfolio, and that illustrates one of the strengths of Manning & Napier’s stock selection process. When a stock’s price appreciates to the point that the free cash flow yield is below the specified hurdle rate, it is sold and replaced by a stock that meets the criteria for value at the rebalance date.

The Fixed Income portion of the portfolio outperformed the Barclays Aggregate due to the portfolio’s higher exposure to corporate bonds. As mentioned earlier, credit markets strengthened over the period. Corporate yield spreads continued to contract as investor risk appetite increased and alternative fixed income sectors, such as U.S. Treasury and agency securities and mortgages, offered little yield.

5. What changes were made in the recent portfolio rebalance?

The most notable change was a reduction in the weight of the materials sector, which was reduced from approximately 8% at the end of March to approximately 3% at the end of April. This change was made because several fairly large holdings experienced significant appreciation, contributing to the Fund’s performance as noted above. Manning & Napier believes that these stocks moved up in anticipation of increasing demand as world economies improve; the question now is whether that demand will be sustainable.

The Fund’s position in the consumer staples sector was increased, with the addition of retailer Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (2.3% of long-term investments) and The Procter & Gamble Co. (2.3% of long-term investments), which produces and markets branded consumer packaged goods. Both of these are high quality companies with good dividend yields and strong free cash flow. Because holdings are weighted by market capitalization, and these are very large companies, these additions account for a significant portion of the increase in the consumer staples sector.

The U.S. versus international positioning was not changed significantly. Approximately 24% of the portfolio is invested in companies headquartered outside the U.S., mainly in developed markets.

6. Please discuss the Fund’s leverage strategy and how it has affected performance.

The Fund utilizes leverage (borrowing) as part of its investment strategy, to finance the purchase of additional securities that provide increased income and potentially greater appreciation potential to common shareholders than could be achieved from an unleveraged portfolio. During the six months ended April 30, 2010, the leverage contributed positively to performance, since the portfolio’s return was greater than the cost of leverage.

In the past, the Fund’s leverage had been achieved through the issuance of Auction Market Preferred Shares (“AMPSSM”). AMPS holders received a dividend that was reset typically every seven or 28 days, depending on the series. In August 2009, the Fund obtained a new financing facility through BNP Paribas, a leading European bank. Since that time, the Fund has redeemed all of its AMPS, with the redemption financed in part by the proceeds of this credit facility. As of April 30, 2010, the Fund’s outstanding leverage was $33 million of debt via the credit facility.

Manning & Napier’s leverage strategy is to adjust the amount of leverage based on the market environment, reducing leverage when there appears to be greater risk in the market and increasing leverage when appropriate to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities in weaker markets.

There is no guarantee that the Fund’s leverage strategy will be successful, and the Fund’s use of leverage may cause the Fund’s NAV and market price of common shares to be more volatile.

7. What is the outlook for the economy and the securities markets in the coming months?

Manning & Napier believes that economic growth in the U.S. and worldwide may be rather sluggish following the rebound from the credit crisis lows in economic activity. With heavy debt burdens faced by much of the developed world’s consumers and governments and capacity utilization around the developed world near 70%, it’s hard to make the case for high demand. The U.S. equity market has moved up impressively since it began to recover from multi-decade lows more than a year ago. Now, there is an increasing sense that investor sentiment may be overly positive based on the near-term potential for growth.

Given this rather moderate outlook for growth, Manning & Napier believes that some of the most rewarding investments are likely to be in good quality companies that derive a significant portion of their revenue from exports to the growth areas of the world. Of the seven billion people in the world, only one billion

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are in the developed nations. An emerging middle class in many of these developing nations, especially in Asia, will create demand for small ticket consumer staples, which may provide these products with an opportunity for sustained moderate growth.

In addition to disciplined investment strategies, many economic, valuation, and liquidity indicators are signaling that opportunities in equities remain favorable. In the fixed income markets, both investment grade and below investment grade corporate bonds remain relatively attractive.

Index Definitions:

Indices are unmanaged and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.

S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.

The Russell 1000 Value Index measures performance of companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values than the overall market.

The Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index covers the U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed rate, taxable bond market of SEC-registered securities. The Index includes bonds from the Treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed securities (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM passthroughs), asset-backed securities and collateralized mortgage-backed securities sectors.

Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index is a commonly used benchmark index for high yield corporate bonds. It is a measure of the broad high yield market.

DCS Risks and Other Considerations

The views expressed in this report reflect those of the Portfolio Managers and Claymore only through the report period as stated on the cover. These views are subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation of any kind. The material may also contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainty, and there is no guarantee they will come to pass. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. The value of the Fund will fluctuate with the value of the underlying securities. Historically, closed-end funds often trade at a discount to their net asset value. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Not a Complete Investment Program.The Fund is intended for investors seeking a high level of current income and capital appreciation over the long term. The Fund is not meant to provide a vehicle for those who wish to play short-term swings in the stock market. An investment in the Common Shares of the Fund should not be considered a complete investment program. Each Common Shareholder should take into account the Fund’s investment objectives as well as the Common Shareholder’s other investments when considering an investment in the Fund.

Equity Risk. Substantially all of the Fund’s assets will be invested in common stocks and preferred equity securities, and therefore a principal risk of investing in the Fund is equity risk. Equity risk is the risk that securities held by the Fund will fall due to general market or economic conditions, perceptions regarding the industries in which the issuers of securities held by the Fund participate, and the particular circumstances and performance of particular companies whose securities the Fund holds. For example, an adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of equity securities of an issuer held by the Fund; the price of common stock of an issuer may be particularly sensitive to general movements in the stock market; or a drop in the stock market may depress the price of most or all of the common stocks and other equity securities held by the Fund. In addition, common stock of an issuer in the Fund’s portfolio may decline in price if the issuer fails to make anticipated dividend payments because, among other reasons, the issuer of the security experiences a decline in its financial condition. Common equity securities in which the Fund will invest are structurally subordinated to preferred stocks, bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure, in terms of priority to corporate income, and therefore will be subject to greater dividend risk than preferred stocks or debt instruments of such issuers. In addition, while broad market measures of commons stocks have historically generated higher average returns than fixed income securities, common stocks have also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns.

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Preferred Securities Risk.There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities, including: Deferral. Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, at its discretion, to defer distributions for a stated period without any adverse consequences to the issuer. If the Fund owns a preferred security that is deferring its distributions, the Fund may be required to report income for tax purposes although it has not yet received such income. Non-Cumulative Dividends. Some preferred stocks are non-cumulative, meaning that the dividends do not accumulate and need not ever be paid. A portion of the portfolio may include investments in non-cumulative preferred securities, whereby the issuer does not have an obligation to make up any arrearages to its shareholders. Should an issuer of a non-cumulative preferred stock held by the Fund determine not to pay dividends on such stock, the amount of dividends the Fund pays may be adversely affected. There is no assurance that dividends or distributions on non-cumulative preferred stocks in which the Fund invests will be declared or otherwise made payable. Subordination. Preferred securities are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure in terms of priority to corporate income and liquidation payments, and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than more senior debt instruments. Liquidity. Preferred securities may be substantially less liquid than many other securities, such as common stocks or U.S. government securities. Limited Voting Rights. Generally, preferred security holders (such as the Fund) have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company unless preferred dividends have been in arrears for a specified number of periods, at which time the preferred security holders may have the right to elect a number of directors to the issuer’s board. Generally, once all the arrearages have been paid, the preferred security holders no longer have voting rights. Special Redemption Rights. In certain varying circumstances, an issuer of preferred securities may redeem the securities prior to a specified date. For instance, for certain types of preferred securities, a redemption may be triggered by a change in federal income tax or securities laws. As with call provisions, a redemption by the issuer may negatively impact the return of the security held by the Fund.

Income Risk. The income Common Shareholders receive from the Fund is based primarily on the dividends and interest it earns from its investments, which can vary widely over the short- and long term. If prevailing market interest rates drop, distribution rates of the Fund’s portfolio holdings of preferred securities and debt securities may decline which then may adversely affect the Fund’s distributions on Common Shares as well. The Fund’s income also would likely be affected adversely when prevailing short-term interest rates increase and the Fund is utilizing Financial Leverage.

“Value Investing” Risk. The Fund focuses its investments on dividend paying or other income producing securities that the Investment Manager believes are undervalued or inexpensive relative to other investments. These types of securities may present risks in addition to the general risks associated with investing in securities. These securities generally are selected on the basis of an issuer’s fundamentals relative to current market price. Such securities are subject to the risk of misestimation of certain fundamental factors. In addition, during certain time periods market dynamics may strongly favor ‘’growth’’ securities of issuers that do not display strong fundamentals relative to market price based upon positive price momentum and other factors. Disciplined adherence to a ‘’value’’ investment mandate during such periods can result in significant underperformance relative to overall market indices and other managed investment vehicles that pursue growth style investments and/or flexible style mandates.

Interest Rate Risk. Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities such as preferred and debt securities will decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. When market interest rates rise, the market value of such securities generally will fall. The Fund’s investment in such securities means that the net asset value and market price of the Common Shares will tend to decline if market interest rates rise. During periods of declining interest rates, the issuer of a security may exercise its option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled, forcing the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. This is known as call or prepayment risk. Preferred and debt securities frequently have call features that allow the issuer to repurchase the security prior to its stated maturity. An issuer may redeem such a security if the issuer can refinance it at a lower cost due to declining interest rates or an improvement in the credit standing of the issuer. During periods of rising interest rates, the average life of certain types of securities may be extended because of slower than expected principal payments. This may lock in a below market interest rate, increase the security’s duration and reduce the value of the security. This is known as extension risk. In typical interest rate environments, prices of fixed income securities with longer maturities generally fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than do the prices of fixed income securities with shorter-term maturities. Because the Fund may invest a portion of its assets in fixed-income securities without regard to their maturities, to the extent the Fund invests in fixed income securities with longer maturities, the net asset value and market price of the Common Shares would fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates than if the Fund were to invest such portion of its assets in shorter-term fixed income securities. Market interest rates for investment grade fixed income securities in which the Fund may invest have recently declined significantly below the recent historical average rates for such securities. This decline may have increased the risk that these rates will rise in the future (which would cause the value of the Fund’s net assets to decline) and the degree to which asset values may decline in such events.

Inflation Risk. Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the Common Shares and distributions thereon can decline. In addition, during any periods of rising inflation, the interest or dividend rates payable by the Fund on any Financial Leverage the Fund may have issued would likely increase, which would tend to further returns to holders of Common Shares.

Lower Grade Securities. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its total assets in non-convertible fixed income securities of below investment grade quality. The prices of these lower grade securities are more sensitive to negative developments, such as a decline in the issuer’s revenues or a general economic downturn, than are the prices of higher-grade securities. Securities of below investment grade quality are predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due and therefore involve a greater risk of default and are commonly referred to as “junk bonds”.

Foreign Securities.The Fund may invest in U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers, including, but not limited to American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”). The prices of such U.S. dollar-denominated securities of foreign issuers may be affected by factors not present with securities traded in the U.S. markets, including, political and economic conditions, less stringent regulation and higher volatility. As a result, such securities may be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. securities.

Derivatives Risk.The Fund may participate in certain derivative transactions, such as futures contracts, options or swap transactions. Such transactions entail certain execution, market, liquidity, hedging and tax risks. Participation in these markets involves investment risks and transaction costs to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. If the Investment Manager’s prediction of movements in the direction of the securities and interest rate markets is inaccurate, the consequences to the Fund may leave the Fund in a worse position than if it had not used such strategies.

Illiquid Securities Risk. The Fund may invest in securities for which there is no readily available trading market or that are otherwise illiquid. It may be difficult to sell such securities at a price representing the fair value and, where registration of such securities is required, a considerable period may elapse between a decision to sell the securities and the time when the Fund would be permitted to sell.

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Fund Distribution Risk. Pursuant to its distribution policy, the Fund intends to make regular quarterly distributions on its Common Shares. In order to make such distributions, the Fund may have to sell a portion of its investment portfolio at a time when independent investment judgment may not dictate such action. In addition, the Fund’s ability to make distributions more frequently than annually from any net realized capital gains by the Fund is subject to the Fund obtaining exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which cannot be assured. To the extent the total quarterly distributions for a year exceed the Fund’s net investment company income and net realized capital gain for that year, the excess will generally constitute a return of the Fund’s capital to its Common Shareholders. Such return of capital distributions generally are tax-free up to the amount of a Common Shareholder’s tax basis in the Common Shares (generally, the amount paid for the Common Shares). In addition, such excess distributions will decrease the Fund’s total assets and may increase the Fund’s expense ratio.

Market Discount Risk. Whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of Common Shares of the Fund will depend upon the market price of the Common Shares at the time of sale, which may be less or more than the Fund’s net asset value per Common Share. Since the market price of the Common Shares will be affected by such factors as the relative demand for and supply of the Common Shares in the market, general market and economic conditions and other factors beyond the control of the Fund, the Fund cannot predict whether the Common Shares will trade at, below or above net asset value or at, below or above the public offering price. Shares of closed-end funds often trade at a discount to their net asset values and the Fund’s Common Shares may trade at such a discount. This risk may be greater for investors expecting to sell their Common Shares of the Fund soon after completion of the public offering. The Common Shares of the Fund were designed primarily for long-term investors, and investors in the Common Shares should not view the Fund as a vehicle for trading purposes.

Industry Concentration Risk.The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the securities of companies principally engaged in a single industry. In the event the Fund makes substantial investments in a single industry, the Fund would become more susceptible to adverse economic or regulatory occurrences affecting that industry.

Other Investment Companies. The Fund may invest up to 10% of the Fund’s total assets in securities of other open- or closed-end investment companies that invest primarily in securities of the types in which the Fund may invest directly. The Fund expects that these investments will be primarily in exchange traded funds. As a stockholder in an investment company, the Fund will bear its ratable share of that investment company’s expenses, and would remain subject to payment of the Fund’s investment management fees with respect to the assets so invested. Common Shareholders would therefore be subject to duplicative expenses to the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies. In addition, the securities of other investment companies may also be leveraged and will therefore be subject to the same leverage risks.

Non-Diversified Status.The Fund is classified as a “non-diversified” investment company under the 1940 Act, which means the Fund is not limited by the 1940 Act in the proportion of its assets that may be invested in the securities of a single issuer. As a non-diversified investment company, the Fund may invest in the securities of individual issuers to a greater degree than a diversified investment company. However, the Fund intends to conduct its operations so as to qualify as a regulated investment company for purposes of the Code, which generally will relieve the Fund of any liability for U.S. federal income tax to the extent its earnings are distributed to shareholders. To so qualify, among other requirements, the Fund must comply with the diversification requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies. See “Taxation.” Because the Fund, as a non-diversified investment company, may invest in a smaller number of individual issuers than a diversified investment company, the Fund may be more vulnerable to events affecting a single issuer and therefore, subject to greater volatility than a fund that is more broadly diversified. Accordingly, an investment in the Fund may present greater risk to an investor than an investment in a diversified company.

Financial Leverage. Although the use of Financial Leverage by the Fund may create an opportunity for increased net income and capital appreciation for the Common Shares, it also results in additional risks and can magnify the effect of any losses. If the income and gains earned on securities purchased with Financial Leverage proceeds are greater than the cost of Financial Leverage, the Fund’s return will be greater than if Financial Leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income or gain from the securities purchased with such proceeds does not cover the cost of Financial Leverage, the return to the Fund will be less than if Financial Leverage had not been used. There is no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful. Financial Leverage involves risks and special considerations for shareholders including: • the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of and dividends on the Common Shares than a comparable portfolio without leverage; • the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on borrowings and short-term debt or in the dividend rates on any Financial Leverage that the Fund must pay will reduce the return to the holders of Common Shares; and • the effect of Financial Leverage in a declining market, which is likely to cause a greater decline in the net asset value of the Common Shares than if the Fund were not leveraged, which may result in a greater decline in the market price of the Common Shares. It is also possible that the Fund will be required to sell assets, possibly at a loss, in order to redeem or meet payment obligations on any leverage. Such a sale would reduce the Fund’s net asset value and also make it difficult for the net asset value to recover. The Fund in its best judgment nevertheless may determine to continue to use Financial Leverage if it expects that the benefits to the Fund’s shareholders of maintaining the leveraged position will out-weigh the current reduced return. The Fund’s use of Financial Leverage may also impair the ability of the Fund to maintain its qualification for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company.

Management Risk.The Investment Manager, in acting as investment manager of the Fund’s portfolio securities, will apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these will produce the desired results

Recent Market Developments. Following the worldwide market turmoil experienced in late 2008, governmental and regulatory bodies have taken action in an attempt to stabilize the financial markets. It is unclear what effect these programs, and their eventual termination, may have on the markets for credit securities in which the fund may invest over the near- and long-term. Such programs may have positive or negative effects on the liquidity, valuation and performance of the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

Legislation Risk. Legislation may be enacted that could negatively affect the assets of the Fund or the issuers of such assets. Legislation or regulation may also change the way in which the Fund itself is regulated.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk. Terrorist attacks, the war in Iraq and its aftermath and other geopolitical events around the world have led to, and may in the future lead to, increased short-term market volatility and may have long-term effects on the U.S. and world economies and markets and may cause further economic uncertainties or deterioration in the U.S. and worldwide. Similar events in the future or other disruptions of financial markets could affect interest rates, securities exchanges, auctions, secondary trading, rating, credit risk, inflation and other factors relating to the Common Shares.

Anti-takeover Provisions. The Fund’s Governing Documents include provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund or convert the Fund to an open-end fund.

Please see www.claymore.com/dcs for a more detailed discussion about Fund risks and considerations.

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Fund Summary|As of April 30, 2010 (unaudited)

Fund Statistics
Share Price				$	14.50
Common Share Net Asset Value				$	16.72
Premium/Discount to NAV					-13.28	%
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares ($000)				$	83,507
Total Returns
(Inception 1/27/04)	Market			NAV
Six Month		4.24	%		15.09	%
One Year		65.17	%		50.91	%
Three Year - average annual		-45.22	%		-45.12	%
Five Year - average annual		-25.77	%		-25.76	%
Since Inception - average annual		-21.34	%		-19.67	%
				% of Long-Term
Sector Breakdown*				Investments
Consumer Staples					19.9	%
Health Care					17.8	%
Energy					16.7	%
Industrials					11.4	%
Financials					10.5	%
Consumer Discretionary					9.3	%
Information Technology					7.5	%
Materials					2.7	%
Telecommunication Services					2.2	%
Utilities					2.0	%
				% of Long-Term
Country Breakdown				Investments
United States					76.3	%
United Kingdom					8.7	%
France					2.6	%
Taiwan					1.6	%
Cayman Islands					1.4	%
Switzerland					1.4	%
Norway					1.0	%
Japan					0.9	%
Canada					0.9	%
Spain					0.6	%
Finland					0.6	%
Netherlands					0.6	%
Ireland					0.5	%
Sweden					0.5	%
South Africa					0.4	%
Luxembourg					0.4	%
Chile					0.4	%
Mexico					0.2	%
Germany					0.2	%
Brazil					0.2	%
Philippines					0.2	%
Israel					0.1	%
Belgium					0.1	%
Hungary					0.1	%
New Zealand					0.1	%

Past performance does not guarantee future results. All portfolio data is subject to change daily. For

more current information, please visit www.claymore.com/dcs. The above summaries are provided for

informational purposes only and should not be viewed as recommendations.

* Securities are classified by sectors that represent broad groupings of related industries.

	% of Long-Term
Top Ten Issuers	Investments
Chevron Corp.		3.2	%
BP PLC		3.2	%
Johnson & Johnson		3.1	%
Intel Corp.		3.0	%
Coca-Cola Co. (The)		2.9	%
Pfizer, Inc.		2.6	%
Total SA		2.6	%
PepsiCo, Inc.		2.6	%
Exxon Mobil Corp.		2.3	%
GlaxoSmithKline PLC		2.3	%

Share Price & NAV Performance*

Portfolio Composition (% of Total Investments)

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Portfolio of Investments|April 30, 2010 (unaudited)

Number
of Shares			Value
		Total Long-Term Investments - 136.1%
		Common Stocks - 109.7%
		Consumer Discretionary - 8.5%
	2,186	Darden Restaurants, Inc.	$	97,824
	3,115	Garmin Ltd. (Cayman Islands)		116,439
	4,273	Genuine Parts Co.		182,884
	2,107	Hasbro, Inc.		80,825
	46,330	Home Depot, Inc. (d)		1,633,133
	3,999	Leggett & Platt, Inc.		98,095
	8,885	Limited Brands, Inc.		238,118
	9,849	Mattel, Inc.		227,019
	28,907	McDonald’s Corp. (d)		2,040,545
	8,507	McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)		286,856
	4,906	Omnicom Group, Inc.		209,290
	15,488	Pearson PLC, ADR (United Kingdom)		247,343
	1,653	Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)		129,050
	19,371	Thomson Reuters Corp. (Canada) (d)		695,031
	960	Tupperware Brands Corp.		49,027
	2,933	VF Corp.		253,470
	1,528	Whirlpool Corp.		166,353
	7,086	Yum! Brands, Inc.		300,588
				7,051,890
		Consumer Staples - 27.1%
	55,627	Altria Group, Inc. (d)		1,178,736
	9,716	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.		271,465
	8,198	Avon Products, Inc.		265,041
	2,180	Brown-Forman Corp. - Class B		126,832
	9,012	Campbell Soup Co.		323,170
	61,714	Coca-Cola Co. (The) (d)		3,298,613
	7,460	Colgate-Palmolive Co. (d)		627,386
	1,519	Delhaize Group SA, ADR (Belgium)		125,728
	16,348	Diageo PLC, ADR (United Kingdom) (d)		1,113,953
	1,925	Emotelladora Andina SA, ADR - Class B (Chile)		42,100
	8,236	General Mills, Inc.		586,238
	6,107	Hershey Co. (The)		287,090
	8,666	HJ Heinz Co.		406,175
	2,047	Hormel Foods Corp.		83,436
	2,537	JM Smucker Co. (The)		154,935
	10,037	Kellogg Co.		551,433
	11,390	Kimberly-Clark Corp. (d)		697,751
	34,419	Kraft Foods, Inc. - Class A (d)		1,018,802
	3,271	Lorillard, Inc.		256,348
	3,229	McCormick & Co., Inc.		127,772
	2,864	Molson Coors Brewing Co. - Class B		127,047
	44,616	PepsiCo, Inc. (d)		2,909,856
	38,749	Philip Morris International, Inc. (d)		1,901,801

41,681	Procter & Gamble Co. (The) (d)	2,590,891
4,422	Reynolds American, Inc.	236,223
18,360	Sara Lee Corp.	261,079
15,669	Sysco Corp.	494,200
47,909	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (d)	2,570,318
		22,634,419
	Energy - 21.5%
68,901	BP PLC, ADR (United Kingdom) (d)	3,593,187
44,271	Chevron Corp. (d)	3,605,430
39,836	ConocoPhillips (d)	2,357,893
39,146	Exxon Mobil Corp. (d)	2,656,056
29,443	Repsol YPF SA, ADR (Spain) (d)	690,438
12,222	Sasol Ltd., ADR (South Africa)	496,824
46,509	Statoil ASA, ADR (Norway) (d)	1,124,123
11,495	Tenaris SA, ADR (Luxembourg)	466,812
53,890	Total SA, ADR (France) (d)	2,930,538
		17,921,301
	Financials - 0.8%
1,803	Eaton Vance Corp.	63,538
2,757	Federated Investors, Inc. - Class B	66,499
14,387	Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.	348,453
3,811	Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. - REIT	151,678
1,809	Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class A	67,150
		697,318
	Health Care - 22.2%
39,030	Abbott Laboratories (d)	1,996,775
38,880	AstraZeneca PLC, ADR (United Kingdom) (d)	1,719,662
9,387	Baxter International, Inc.	443,254
3,654	Becton Dickinson and Co.	279,056
3,162	Biovail Corp. (Canada)	53,754
46,136	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (d)	1,166,780
31,013	Eli Lilly & Co. (d)	1,084,525
4,535	Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, ADR (Germany)	244,618
69,853	GlaxoSmithKline PLC, ADR (United Kingdom) (d)	2,604,818
54,946	Johnson & Johnson (d)	3,533,028
67,606	Merck & Co., Inc. (d)	2,368,914
175,674	Pfizer, Inc. (d)	2,937,269
1,739	Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.	47,823
610	Teleflex, Inc.	37,405
		18,517,681
	Industrials - 12.5%
18,564	3M Co. (d)	1,646,070
34,769	ABB Ltd., ADR (Switzerland) (d)	666,174
2,912	Avery Dennison Corp.	113,655
4,283	Cooper Industries PLC (Ireland)	210,295

See notes to financial statements.

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Number
of Shares			Value
		Industrials (continued)
	3,741	Dover Corp.	$	195,355
	785	Dun & Bradstreet Corp.		60,422
	660	Elbit Systems Ltd. (Israel)		40,689
	19,819	Emerson Electric Co. (d)		1,035,146
	5,830	General Dynamics Corp.		445,179
	15,282	Honeywell International, Inc. (d)		725,437
	1,467	Hubbell, Inc. - Class B		68,171
	13,410	Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (d)		685,251
	2,759	ITT Corp.		153,318
	19,256	Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Netherlands) (d)		641,995
	5,765	Lockheed Martin Corp.		489,391
	9,283	Masco Corp.		150,663
	6,314	Northrop Grumman Corp.		428,279
	2,157	Pentair, Inc.		77,997
	5,595	Pitney Bowes, Inc.		142,113
	5,904	Raytheon Co.		344,203
	5,474	RR Donnelley & Sons Co.		117,636
	1,389	Snap-On, Inc.		66,922
	3,258	Tomkins PLC, ADR (United Kingdom)		49,750
	8,937	Tyco International Ltd. (Switzerland)		346,666
	14,313	United Technologies Corp. (d)		1,072,759
	12,999	Waste Management, Inc.		450,805
				10,424,341
		Information Technology - 9.4%
	13,553	Automatic Data Processing, Inc.		587,658
	2,099	Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.		49,977
	1,953	Harris Corp.		100,541
	148,950	Intel Corp. (d)		3,400,529
	2,094	Konami Corp., ADR (Japan)		40,940
	5,916	Linear Technology Corp.		177,835
	3,718	National Semiconductor Corp.		54,952
	56,034	Nokia OYJ, ADR (Finland) (d)		681,373
	9,883	Paychex, Inc.		302,420
	136,782	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR (Taiwan) (d)		1,448,521
	46,944	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, ADR (Sweden)		539,856
	19,309	Texas Instruments, Inc.		502,227
				7,886,829
		Materials - 2.7%
	2,915	Bemis Co., Inc.		88,645
	500	Compass Minerals International, Inc.		37,655
	12,823	CRH PLC, ADR (Ireland) (d)		366,610
	24,448	EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co. (d)		974,008
	889	Greif, Inc. - Class A		52,611
	1,905	International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.		95,421
	2,551	MeadWestvaco Corp.		69,311

	1,572	Packaging Corp. of America			38,876
	4,380	PPG Industries, Inc.			308,221
	2,473	RPM International, Inc.			54,604
	2,456	Sealed Air Corp.			52,804
	2,634	Sonoco Products Co.			87,264
	1,499	Valspar Corp.			46,949
					2,272,979
		Telecommunication Services - 3.1%
	1,969	Cellcom Israel Ltd. (Israel)			59,661
	19,048	Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR (Taiwan)			371,817
	5,207	Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC, ADR (Hungary)			92,372
	67,523	NTT DoCoMo, Inc., ADR (Japan) (d)			1,047,282
	4,011	Partner Communications Co. Ltd., ADR (Israel)			78,776
	3,937	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co., ADR (Philippines)			221,417
	9,117	Rogers Communications, Inc. - Class B (Canada)			324,656
	9,903	Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd., ADR (New Zealand)			77,540
	18,467	Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV, ADR (Mexico)			283,468
					2,556,989
		Utilities - 1.9%
	2,761	Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo, ADR (Brazil)			108,645
	7,640	Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais, ADR (Brazil)			123,378
	2,402	DPL, Inc.			67,688
	4,136	Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA, ADR (Chile)			192,117
	9,872	Enersis SA, ADR (Chile)			196,354
	9,977	Exelon Corp.			434,898
	13,388	Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.			430,156
	1,637	UGI Corp.			45,001
					1,598,237
		Total Common Stocks - 109.7%
		(Cost $79,859,127)			91,561,984
		Preferred Stocks - 1.7%
		Financials - 1.7%
	204,504	Scottish Re Group Ltd., 7.250% (Cayman Islands) (b)
		(Cost $5,096,600)			1,431,528
		Convertible Preferred Stocks - 1.5%
		Financials - 1.5%
	342	Fannie Mae, 5.375%
		(Cost $33,154,000)			1,282,500
Principal			Optional
Amount			Call Provisions	Value
		Corporate Bonds - 23.0%
		Consumer Discretionary - 4.2%
$	400,000	British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, BBB+, 9.500%, 11/15/18
		(United Kingdom) (a)	N/A		520,605
	394,000	Comcast Corp., BBB+, 6.550%, 7/1/39	N/A		418,319

See notes to financial statements.

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Principal Amount			Optional Call Provisions	Value
		Consumer Discretionary (continued)
$	410,000	Fortune Brands, Inc., BBB-, 6.625%, 7/15/28	N/A	$	412,105
	394,000	Home Depot, Inc., BBB+, 5.875%, 12/16/36	N/A		395,556
	404,000	International Game Technology, BBB, 7.500%, 6/15/19	N/A		471,200
	399,000	Kohl’s Corp., BBB+, 6.875%, 12/15/37	N/A		459,186
	265,000	Time Warner, Inc., BBB, 7.700%, 5/1/32	N/A		311,867
	397,000	Walt Disney Co. (The), A, 7.000%, 3/1/32	N/A		482,946
					3,471,784
		Energy - 1.3%
	405,000	Anadarko Petroleum Corp., BBB-, 8.700%, 3/15/19	N/A		510,015
	411,000	Weatherford International Ltd., BBB, 9.625%, 3/1/19 (Switzerland)	N/A		532,386
					1,042,401
		Financials - 10.0%
	137,000	American Express Co., BB, 6.800%, 9/1/66 (b)	9/1/16@ 100.00		135,973
	399,000	American Express Co., BBB+, 8.125%, 5/20/19	N/A		489,508
	398,000	American International Group, Inc., A-, 5.375%, 10/18/11	N/A		406,473
	301,000	AvalonBay Communities, Inc., BBB+, 6.100%, 3/15/20	N/A		326,812
	198,000	Bank of America Corp., BB, 8.000%, 12/31/49 (b)	1/30/18@ 100.00		199,605
	301,000	Boston Properties LP, A-, 5.875%, 10/15/19	N/A		319,778
	301,000	Camden Property Trust, BBB, 5.700%, 5/15/17	N/A		300,047
	260,000	Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., A, 7.150%, 2/15/19	N/A		311,149
	401,000	Citigroup, Inc., A, 8.500%, 5/22/19	N/A		474,165
	400,000	Coffeyville Resources LLC/Coffeyville Finance, Inc., BB-,
		9.000%, 4/1/15 (a)	4/1/12@ 106.75		410,000
	300,000	Fidelity National Financial, Inc., BBB-, 6.600%, 5/15/17	N/A		300,294
	199,000	GE Capital Trust I, A+, 6.375%, 11/15/67 (b)	11/15/17@ 100.00		191,786
	397,000	General Electric Capital Corp., AA+, 6.750%, 3/15/32	N/A		434,238
	200,000	Goldman Sachs Capital II, BBB, 5.793%, 12/29/49 (b)	6/1/12@ 100.00		159,250
	404,000	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), A-, 6.750%, 10/1/2037	N/A		392,923
	301,000	HCP, Inc., BBB, 6.700%, 1/30/18	N/A		314,996
	269,000	Hughes Network Systems LLC/HNS Finance Corp., B,
		9.500%, 4/15/14	6/4/10@ 104.75		278,415
	202,000	JPMorgan Chase & Co., BBB+, 7.900%, 4/29/49 (b)	4/30/18@ 100.00		212,857
	396,000	JPMorgan Chase & Co., A+, 6.300%, 4/23/19	N/A		440,234
	405,000	Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., A-, 6.625%, 12/4/17	N/A		441,201
	400,000	Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., A-, 6.110%, 1/29/37	N/A		371,125
	400,000	Morgan Stanley, A, 5.550%, 4/27/17	N/A		402,500
	405,000	PNC Bank NA, A, 5.250%, 1/15/17	N/A		420,020
	298,000	Simon Property Group LP, A-, 10.350%, 4/1/19	N/A		386,759
	202,000	Wells Fargo & Co., A-, 7.980%, 3/15/49 (b)	3/15/18@ 100.00		214,120
					8,334,228
		Health Care - 2.0%
	399,000	Aetna, Inc., A-, 6.750%, 12/15/37	N/A		441,181
	404,000	Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., B-,
		9.000%, 5/15/16	5/15/13@ 104.50		413,090
	399,000	UnitedHealth Group, Inc., A-, 6.500%, 6/15/37	N/A		423,023
	397,000	WellPoint, Inc., A-, 5.950%, 12/15/34	N/A		399,273
					1,676,567

		Industrials - 3.0%
	399,000	CSX Corp., BBB-, 6.000%, 10/1/36	N/A		409,966
	400,000	Delta Air Lines, Inc., BB-, 9.500%, 9/15/14 (a)	9/15/11@ 107.125		425,500
	408,000	FedEx Corp., BBB, 8.000%, 1/15/19	N/A		510,275
	407,000	Southwest Airlines Co., BBB, 5.125%, 3/1/17	N/A		404,398
	274,000	Textron, Inc., BBB-, 7.250%, 10/1/19	N/A		301,806
	405,000	Waste Management, Inc., BBB, 7.375%, 3/11/19	N/A		481,537
					2,533,482
		Information Technology - 0.7%
	262,000	Corning, Inc., BBB+, 6.625%, 5/15/19	N/A		299,065
	264,000	Oracle Corp., A, 6.125%, 7/8/39	N/A		289,245
					588,310
		Materials - 0.9%
	275,000	Alcoa, Inc., BBB-, 6.750%, 7/15/18	N/A		292,094
	411,000	International Paper Co., BBB, 7.500%, 8/15/21	N/A		483,718
					775,812
		Utilities - 0.9%
	401,000	Exelon Generation Co. LLC, BBB, 6.200%, 10/1/17	N/A		445,216
	264,000	Southwestern Electric Power Co., BBB, 6.450%, 1/15/19	N/A		294,326
					739,542
		Total Corporate Bonds - 23.0%
		(Cost $17,677,003)			19,162,126
Number of Shares				Value
		Limited Partnership - 0.2%
		Real Estate - 0.2%
	400,000	Kodiak Funding, LP (c)
		(Cost $3,516,000)			192,000
		Total Long-Term Investments - 136.1%
		(Cost $139,302,730)			113,630,138
		Short-Term Investments - 2.8%
	2,372,916	Dreyfus Money Market Bond Fund
		(Cost $2,372,916)			2,372,916
		Total Investments - 138.9%
		(Cost $141,675,646)			116,003,054
		Other Assets in excess of Liabilities - 0.6%			503,524
		Borrowings - (39.5%)			(33,000,000	)
		Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares - 100.0%		$	83,506,578

See notes to financial statements.

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ADR - American Depositary Receipt

AG - Stock Corporation

ASA - Stock Company

KGaA - Limited Partnership

LLC - Limited Liability Company

LP - Limited Partnership

NV - Publicly Limited Liability Corporation

PLC - Public Limited Company

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SA - Corporation

SAB de CV - Variable Capital Company

(a)	Securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At April 30, 2010, these securities amounted to 1.6% of net assets applicable to Common Shares.

(b)	Floating or variable rate security.

(c)	Security is valued in accordance with Fair Valuation procedures established in good faith by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of such securities is $192,000 which represents 0.2% of Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares.

(d)	All or a portion of these securities were segregated as collateral for the borrowings. As of April 30, 2010, the total amount segregated was $71,037,407.

Ratings (unaudited) shown are per Standard & Poor’s; securities classified NR are not rated by Standard & Poor’s.

All percentages shown in the Portfolio of Investments are based on Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares unless otherwise noted.

See notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities|April 30, 2010 (unaudited)

Assets
Investments in securities, at value (cost $141,675,646)	$	116,003,054
Dividends and interest receivable		445,753
Cash		385,670
Other assets		79,105
Total assets		116,913,582
Liabilities
Borrowings		33,000,000
Payable for securities purchased		299,691
Advisory fee payable		74,263
Interest due on borrowings		2,494
Administrative fee payable		2,154
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		28,402
Total liabilities		33,407,004
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders	$	83,506,578
Composition of Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders
Common stock, $.01 par value per share; unlimited number of shares authorized, 4,993,991 shares issued and outstanding	$	49,940
Additional paid-in capital		777,393,650
Accumulated net unrealized depreciation on investments		(25,672,592	)
Accumulated net realized loss on investments, and currency transactions		(668,620,131	)
Accumulated undistributed net investment income		355,711
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders	$	83,506,578
Net Asset Value Applicable to Common Shareholders
(based on 4,993,991 common shares outstanding)	$	16.72

See notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Operations|For the six months ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited)

Investment Income
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $70,369)	$	2,211,648
Interest		892,154
Total income			$	3,103,802
Expenses
Advisory fee		631,817
Professional fees		137,081
Trustees’ fees and expenses		83,627
Printing expenses		64,638
Fund accounting		29,017
Administrative fee		20,383
Custodian fee		15,913
Auction agent fee - preferred shares		15,178
Transfer agent fee		10,597
Insurance expense		9,122
Rating agency fee		8,652
NYSE listing fee		6,335
Miscellaneous		47,857
Interest expense		190,840
Total expenses				1,271,057
Advisory fees waived				(59,465	)
Net expenses				1,211,592
Net investment income				1,892,210
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions
Net realized gain on:
Investments				3,708,048
Foreign currency transactions				97
Net change in unrealized appreciation on:
Investments				12,373,378
Foreign currency translation				2
Net gain on investments and foreign currency transactions				16,081,525
Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations				17,973,735
Distributions to Preferred Shares from
Net investment income				(126,017	)
Net Increase in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations			$	17,847,718

See notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

Applicable to Common Shareholders|

	For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited)			For the Year Ended October 31, 2009
Increase (decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common
Shareholders Resulting from Operations
Net investment income	$	1,892,210		$	8,154,646
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, redemption - in kind, futures, options and currency transactions		3,708,145			(440,501,096	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, futures, options and currency transactions		12,373,380			396,803,212
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders from
Net investment income		(126,017	)		(1,895,225	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations		17,847,718			(37,438,463	)
Distributions to Common Shareholders
From and in excess of net investment income		(2,869,249	)		(5,901,925	)
Capital Share Transactions
Cost of common shares repurchased		(66,354,778	)		–
Total decrease in net assets applicable to common shareholders		(51,376,309	)		(43,340,388	)
Net Assets
Beginning of period		134,882,887			178,223,275
End of period (including accumulated undistributed net investment income of $355,711 and
$ 1,458,767, respectively)	$	83,506,578		$	134,882,887

See notes to financial statements.

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Statement of Cash Flows|For the six months ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations	$	17,973,735
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to
Net Cash Used in Operating and Investing Activities:
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments		(12,373,378	)
Net realized gain on investments		(3,708,048	)
Purchase of long-term investments		(29,887,914	)
Proceeds from sale of long-term investments		60,548,111
Amortization of premium and other		17,358
Net sales of short-term investments		1,871,865
Decrease in dividends and interest receivable		253,121
Increase in other assets		(37,088	)
Increase in securities purchased payable		299,691
Decrease in advisory fee payable		(55,652	)
Decrease in dividends payable - preferred shares		(6,731	)
Decrease in administrative fee payable		(1,981	)
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities		(263,704	)
Decrease in interest expense payable		(31,423	)
Decrease in due to custodian payable		(37,888	)
Net Cash Provided in Operating and Investing Activities		34,560,074
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Redemption of auction market preferred shares		(30,000,000	)
Distributions to preferred shareholders		(126,017	)
Dividends paid to common shareholders		(2,869,249	)
Proceeds from borrowings		3,000,000
Cash payment in connection with common shares tendered for repurchase		(4,179,138	)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities		(34,174,404	)
Net increase in cash		385,670
Cash at Beginning of Period		–
Cash at End of Period	$	385,670
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: Cash paid during the period for interest	$	188,346

See notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights|

Per share operating performance for a common share outstanding throughout the period *		For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited)			For the Year Ended October 31, 2009			For the Year Ended October 31, 2008			For the Year Ended October 31, 2007			For the Year Ended October 31, 2006			For the Year Ended October 31, 2005
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	14.86		$	19.65		$	113.95		$	119.55		$	103.10		$	94.45
Income from investment operations
Net investment income (a)		0.28			0.90			6.75			7.70			7.09			6.00
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures and swap transactions		1.96			(4.83	)		(92.50	)		(4.30	)		18.08			10.55
Distributions to Preferred Shareholders
From net investment income and return of capital (common share equivalent basis)		(0.02	)		(0.21	)		(2.05	)		(2.50	)		(2.22	)		(1.40	)(h)
Total from investment operations		2.22			(4.14	)		(87.80	)		0.90			4.59			15.15
Distributions to Common Shareholders
From and in excess of net investment income		(0.36	)		(0.65	)		(4.73	)(e)		(6.50	)		(6.50	)		(6.50	)
Return of capital		—			—			(1.77	)(e)		—			—			0.00	(i)
Total distributions to Common Shareholders		(0.36	)		(0.65	)		(6.50	)		(6.50	)		(6.50	)		(6.50