GCV vs ALXO Comparison

GABELLI CONVERTIBLE & INCOME SECURITIES FUND INC is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high level of total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation by investing in convertible securities. The company invests in various portfolios such as Health Care, Financial Services, Real Estate Investment Trust, Energy and Utilities, Telecommunications, Food and Beverage, Aerospace and Automotive and others. All the operation of the group is operated through the regions of United States.

ALX Oncology Holdings Inc is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company focused on helping patients fight cancer by developing a pipeline of product candidates based on expertise in protein engineering and oncology led by the CD47 blocker, evorpacept, currently in phase 1 and 2 clinical trials. Cancer cells leverage CD47, a cell surface protein, as a don't eat me signal to evade detection by the immune system. The company is developing a next-generation checkpoint inhibitor designed to have a high affinity for CD47 and to avoid the limitations caused by hematologic toxicities inherent in other CD47 blocking approaches.