<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001182489-18-000334.txt : 20180905
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180905151912
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001182489-18-000334
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180905
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180905
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180905

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Huang Tony
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001631552

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21309
		FILM NUMBER:		181054982

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 WEST MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ADVENT CLAYMORE CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES & INCOME FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001219120
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 W. MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		312-827-0100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		227 W. MONROE STREET
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
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<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 -
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        <issuerTradingSymbol>AVK</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>888 7TH AVENUE, 31ST FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10019</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>V.P. &amp; Assistant Secretary</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-09-05</value>
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            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                    <value>2066</value>
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                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7100.</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Tony Huang, by Mark E. Mathiasen Pursuant to a POA</signatureName>
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<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
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<TEXT>


POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned,
being a person required
to file a statement
under Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended
(the '1934 Act'), with
respect to
Advent Claymore
Convertible Securities and
Income Fund, a
Delaware statutory
trust, hereby
authorizes, designates
and appoints Amy J. Lee
and Mark E.
Mathiasen, to act as
attorney-in-fact to
execute and file
statements on Form 3,
Form 4 and Form 5 and
any successor forms
adopted by the
Securities Exchange
Commission, as required
by the 1934 Act and the
Investment Company Act
of 1940 and
the rules thereunder,
and to take such other
actions as such
attorney-in-fact may
deem necessary or
appropriate in
connection with such
statements, hereby
confirming and ratifying
all actions that such
attorney-in-fact has
taken or may take in
reliance hereon.  This
power of attorney shall
continue in effect until
the undersigned no
longer has an obligation
to file statements under
the section cited above,
or until specifically
terminated in writing by
the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the undersigned has duly
executed this power of
attorney as of the 16th
day of January, 2015.


Signature

/s/ Tony Huang
---------------------------------
Tony Huang





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