Karpus Management, Inc.

In its 13F for Q1 2024 (holdings as of March 31, 2024, filed May 13, 2024), Karpus Management, Inc. reported 239 stock positions worth $3.5 billion. Its top holding was Nuveen Amt-FR QLTY Muni (XNEAX) at 7.9% of the portfolio, followed by Nuveen NY Amt-FR Muni (NRK, 6.4%) and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO, 5.6%). Compared with Q4 2023, it opened 12 new positions, sold out of 30, added to 70 and reduced 125. The biggest buy was Eaton Vance Municipal Bond (EIM, shares +39%) and the biggest sale BlackRock Muniyield QLTY III (MYI, shares −57%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
Pittsford, NY
CIK
0001048703
Portfolio Value
$3.5B (Q1 2024)
SEC Filing
0001072613-24-000466 ↗ filed May 13, 2024

Holdings Value

0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B$4.0B Q1 2024: $3.5B $3.5B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $3.6B Q2 2024 Q3 2024: $3.6B Q3 2024 Q4 2024: $3.4B Q4 2024 Q1 2025: $3.1B Q1 2025 Q2 2025: $3.1B Q2 2025 Q3 2025: $3.2B Q3 2025 Q4 2025: $3.3B Q4 2025 Q1 2026: $3.2B Q1 2026 Q2 2026: $3.5B Q2 2026

Holdings 239 stocks · $3.5B

XNEAX Nuveen Amt-FR QLTY Muni Inc. 7.92% 24,787,907 $274.4M Add +4.8%
NRK Nuveen NY Amt-FR Muni Inc. 6.39% 20,382,532 $221.6M Add +4.4%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 5.61% 404,319 $194.4M Reduce -5.9%
XMUIX BlackRock Municipal Income 4.65% 13,377,640 $161.3M Add +7.8%
EIM Eaton Vance Municipal Bond 4.28% 14,325,881 $148.3M Add +38.7%
NAD Nuveen Quality Municipal Inc. 4.22% 12,775,229 $146.4M Add +8.6%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 2.92% 192,559 $101.2M Reduce -15.7%
NZF Nuveen Municipal Credit Inc. 2.53% 7,153,345 $87.6M Reduce -1.0%
MHD BlackRock Muniholdings Fund 2.16% 6,202,504 $74.9M Add +9.9%
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd 2.09% 316,295 $72.3M Reduce -6.8%
XMVFX BlackRock Munivest Fund 2.08% 10,208,746 $72.1M Add +10.3%
NAC Nuveen Ca QLTY Muni Inc. 1.99% 6,267,330 $69.1M Reduce -0.3%
XWIAX Western Asset Infl-Link Sec 1.71% 7,280,412 $59.3M Add +1.9%
FINS Angel Oak Financ Strat Inc. 1.62% 4,509,636 $56.3M Add +6.8%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 1.53% 1,272,778 $53.2M Add +0.2%
BTT BlackRock 2030 Muni TRGT TRM 1.53% 2,517,362 $53.0M Add +0.2%
NBXG Neuberger Next Generation Co. 1.42% 4,177,887 $49.1M Add +9.1%
MUC BlackRock Munihold Ca QLTY 1.18% 3,720,874 $41.0M Reduce -1.4%
XGDVX Gabelli Dividend & Income TR 1.17% 1,771,664 $40.7M Add +0.1%
BFK BlackRock Municipal Inc. TRST 1.12% 3,773,186 $39.0M Reduce -1.6%
VGM Invesco Trust for Investmen 1.10% 3,865,590 $38.1M Add +20.8%
NFJ Virtus DVD Intrst & PRM STR 1.02% 2,769,910 $35.4M Reduce -0.0%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 1.02% 135,836 $35.3M Reduce -10.5%
BLE BlackRock Muni Inc. TR II 0.94% 3,015,964 $32.8M Reduce -2.3%
XBGYX BlackRock Enh Intl DVD TR 0.92% 5,749,509 $31.8M Add +0.5%
IQI Invesco Quality Muni Inc. TR 0.83% 2,983,991 $28.9M Add +8.8%
ECAT BlackRock ESG Cap All TRM TR 0.81% 1,620,984 $28.1M Reduce -0.1%
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF 0.76% 348,353 $26.5M Reduce -9.2%
XBOEX BlackRock Enh GLBL DVD TR 0.76% 2,522,362 $26.4M Add +0.5%
VKQ Invesco Municipal Trust 0.76% 2,703,952 $26.2M Add +30.3%
ETG Eaton Vance T/A GL DVD Incm 0.73% 1,384,956 $25.3M Reduce -0.4%
XAODX Abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend 0.71% 2,988,723 $24.8M Reduce -0.3%
BSTZ BlackRock Sci & Tech TRM TR 0.67% 1,202,577 $23.3M Reduce -11.6%
BMEZ BlackRock HLTH Sci TRM TR II 0.66% 1,398,681 $22.9M Add +14.9%
XEXGX Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Glob 0.66% 2,784,875 $22.7M Add +0.6%
VMO Invesco Municipal Opport 0.59% 2,103,335 $20.5M Add +1.2%
MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Inc. FD 0.59% 7,640,671 $20.3M Add +50.6%
NVG Nuveen Amt-FR Muni CRDT 0.57% 1,629,056 $19.8M Add +3.5%
VGK Vanguard Ftse Europe ETF 0.55% 280,927 $18.9M Add +9.5%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.54% 114,157 $18.8M Reduce -0.4%
ETO Eaton Vance T/A GLBL DVD Opp 0.53% 730,722 $18.3M Add +2.6%
INSIGHT SELECT INCOME FUND 0.52% 1,089,157 $18.0M Add +104.8%
ARES ACQUISITION CORP II 0.48% 1,590,250 $16.8M Reduce -41.4%
VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF 0.46% 30,330 $15.9M Add +1.4%
XIGDX Voya GLBL Eqty DVD & PRM Opp 0.45% 2,950,358 $15.6M Reduce -0.9%
ETW Eaton Vance T/M GLBL Buy-WR 0.44% 1,868,582 $15.3M Reduce -0.3%
CLM Cornerstone Strategic Invest 0.42% 1,944,212 $14.6M Add +224.1%
XHNWX Pioneer Diversified High 0.42% 1,213,240 $14.4M Reduce -0.7%
AIO Virtus Artific Intel & Tech 0.40% 687,887 $13.8M Reduce -27.9%
XEVTX Eaton Vance Tax-Adv DVD Inc. 0.39% 577,986 $13.6M Reduce -0.1%
NUW Nuveen Amt-Free Muni Val 0.39% 1,005,602 $13.6M Reduce -6.5%
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth FD 0.39% 2,471,772 $13.6M Add +47.0%
QQQX Nuveen Nasdaq 100 DYN Overwr 0.39% 558,603 $13.5M Add +139.5%
ZTR Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. 0.39% 2,404,220 $13.4M Add +2.1%
MYI BlackRock Muniyield QLTY III 0.37% 1,121,336 $12.9M Reduce -57.0%
BTX BlackRock Tech & Priv Eqty 0.35% 1,495,480 $12.2M Add +24.2%
IEV iShares Europe ETF 0.35% 217,350 $12.1M Reduce -3.9%
ASGI Abrdn Global Infrastructure 0.34% 659,067 $11.7M Add +1.6%
FPF First TR Interm Dur & Inc. 0.33% 641,153 $11.5M Reduce -1.9%
MEGI Nylim CBRE GB Infra Mtrnd TF filed as MAINSTAY CBRE GBL INFRA MEG 0.33% 909,177 $11.4M Add +1.0%
KVACF Keen Vision Acquisition Corp. 0.33% 1,090,385 $11.4M Reduce -14.7%
AFJK Aimei Health Technology Co. 0.32% 1,100,657 $11.2M New
BBJP JPMorgan Betabuilders Japan 0.32% 191,611 $11.2M Reduce -11.2%
MYN BlackRock Muniyield NY QLTY 0.30% 1,002,681 $10.5M Reduce -2.9%
NAN Nuveen NY QLTY Muni Inc. 0.30% 957,236 $10.5M Add +0.7%
AITR AI Transportation Acquisitio 0.30% 995,574 $10.2M New
BTZ BlackRock Credit Allocation 0.29% 954,672 $10.2M Reduce -0.3%
AIEV Thunder Power Holdings Inc. filed as FEUTUNE LIGHT ACQUISITION CO 0.29% 917,337 $10.0M Reduce -2.3%
MMU Western Asset Managed Munici 0.28% 941,405 $9.8M Reduce -1.9%
IGI Western Asst Inv GR Oppor TR 0.28% 560,906 $9.7M Add +2727.4%
VKI Invesco Adv Muni Inc. TR II 0.28% 1,126,168 $9.6M Add +19.5%
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market 0.27% 130,453 $9.5M Reduce -36.5%
GBBK Global Blockchain Acquisitio 0.27% 868,975 $9.4M Reduce -0.1%
EOS Eaton Vance Enh Eqt Inc. II 0.27% 464,371 $9.4M Add +8.7%
XFAMX First Trust/Abrdn Global Opp 0.27% 1,409,992 $9.3M Reduce -2.9%
MHN BlackRock Muniholding NY QLT 0.26% 839,305 $8.9M Reduce -0.6%
RENEF Cartesian Growth Corp. II- A 0.25% 794,379 $8.8M Add +6.8%
FTII Futuretech II Acquisiti Class A 0.25% 776,175 $8.6M Reduce -4.9%
JOF Japan Smaller Capitalization 0.25% 1,068,314 $8.5M Add +0.3%
MGF Aberdeen Govrn MKTS Inc. Fund 0.25% 2,655,475 $8.5M Add +47.5%
RFMZ Rivernorth Flex Muni II 0.24% 596,859 $8.4M Reduce -3.8%
ACAC Acri Capital Acquisition Cor 0.24% 741,057 $8.3M Reduce -13.8%
NETD Nabors Energy Transition C-A 0.23% 773,950 $8.0M Reduce -6.6%
TMTC TMT Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.22% 718,172 $7.7M Reduce -9.1%
XCAFX Morgan Stanley China A Share 0.22% 628,419 $7.6M Add +1.0%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 0.22% 21,813 $7.5M Reduce -5.2%
OCAX Oca Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.22% 690,870 $7.5M Reduce -2.6%
IIF Morgan Stanley India Invest 0.21% 318,486 $7.3M Add +0.7%
OAKU Oak Woods Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.20% 658,278 $7.1M Reduce -5.7%
FRLA Fortune Rise Acquisition Cor 0.20% 627,574 $7.0M Reduce -0.1%
RFAC RF Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.20% 634,712 $6.9M Reduce -0.2%
EVCO Everest Consolidator Acquisi 0.20% 611,076 $6.8M Reduce -1.6%
CNDA Concord Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.19% 634,125 $6.7M Reduce -12.7%
ISRLF Israel Acquisitions Corp. Class A 0.19% 608,135 $6.6M Reduce -13.1%
ESHA Esh Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.18% 617,280 $6.4M Reduce -27.9%
SHM SS SPDR N Ice St Muni ETF 0.18% 134,206 $6.4M Add +70.3%
HSPOF Horizon Space Acquisition I 0.18% 582,835 $6.3M Reduce -3.3%
CALF PCR US SM CP CSH CWS ETF-Usd 0.18% 127,545 $6.3M Reduce -15.7%
XAGDX Abrdn GLBL DYNM Divid 0.18% 632,920 $6.1M Add +0.1%
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF 0.18% 79,325 $6.1M Reduce -0.2%

Show all 239 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

MYI BlackRock Muniyield QLTY III Reduce -57.0% 0.37% −0.55
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Reduce -15.7% 2.92% −0.40
ARES ACQUISITION CORP II Reduce -41.4% 0.48% −0.38
COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF Sold out 0.00% −0.24
USAR USA Rare Earth Inc. Reduce -59.6% 0.14% −0.22
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Reduce -36.5% 0.27% −0.19
TENX KEANE ACQUISITION Sold out 0.00% −0.17
MARX Mars Acquisition Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.16
XMYDX BlackRock Muniyield Fund Sold out 0.00% −0.15
LBBB Lakeshore Acquisition II Cor Sold out 0.00% −0.15
ACAH Atlantic Coastal Acquisiti-A Sold out 0.00% −0.14
NAC Nuveen Ca QLTY Muni Inc. Reduce -0.3% 1.99% −0.13
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -6.8% 2.09% −0.12
AIO Virtus Artific Intel & Tech Reduce -27.9% 0.40% −0.11
CHEA Chenghe Acquisition Co. Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.11
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Reduce -5.9% 5.61% −0.10
MUC BlackRock Munihold Ca QLTY Reduce -1.4% 1.18% −0.10
MCAF Mountain Crest Acq Corp. IV Sold out 0.00% −0.09
ESHA Esh Acquisition Corp. Class A Reduce -27.9% 0.18% −0.08
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF Reduce -9.2% 0.76% −0.08
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -10.5% 1.02% −0.08
NZF Nuveen Municipal Credit Inc. Reduce -1.0% 2.53% −0.07
KVACF Keen Vision Acquisition Corp. Reduce -14.7% 0.33% −0.07
SKGR SK Growth Opportunities Co. Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.06
ARROWROOT ACQUISITION CORP Sold out 0.00% −0.06
ARIZ Arisz Acquisition Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.06
GLACF Global Lights Acquisition Co. Reduce -23.3% 0.17% −0.06
BLE BlackRock Muni Inc. TR II Reduce -2.3% 0.94% −0.06
AURORA TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITIO Sold out 0.00% −0.06
NUW Nuveen Amt-Free Muni Val Reduce -6.5% 0.39% −0.05
BFK BlackRock Municipal Inc. TRST Reduce -1.6% 1.12% −0.05
ACAC Acri Capital Acquisition Cor Reduce -13.8% 0.24% −0.05
ENER Accretion Acquisition Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.05
SVIIF Spring Valley Acquisition-A Reduce -21.3% 0.14% −0.04
NFJ Virtus DVD Intrst & PRM STR Reduce -0.0% 1.02% −0.04
CALF PCR US SM CP CSH CWS ETF-Usd Reduce -15.7% 0.18% −0.04
ISRLF Israel Acquisitions Corp. Class A Reduce -13.1% 0.19% −0.04
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Reduce -49.3% 0.04% −0.04
XBNYX BlackRock New York Muni Inc. Reduce -56.3% 0.03% −0.04
CNDA Concord Acquisition Corp. Class A Reduce -12.7% 0.19% −0.04
XSCDX LMP Capital and Income Fund Sold out 0.00% −0.04
GAM General American Investors Sold out 0.00% −0.03
GODN Golden Star Acquisition Corp. Reduce -25.9% 0.08% −0.03
TMTC TMT Acquisition Corp. Class A Reduce -9.1% 0.22% −0.03
NETD Nabors Energy Transition C-A Reduce -6.6% 0.23% −0.03
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury B Reduce -34.6% 0.04% −0.03
LIBY Liberty Resources Acqui Class A Reduce -15.8% 0.10% −0.02
DMF BNYM Municipal Income Reduce -20.2% 0.09% −0.02
FORL Four Leaf Acquisition Cor-A Reduce -24.2% 0.06% −0.02
EMCGF Embrace Change Acquisition C Reduce -25.3% 0.06% −0.02

Portfolio Buys Q4 2023 → Q1 2024

EIM Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Add +38.7% 4.28% +1.09
AFJK Aimei Health Technology Co. New 0.32% +0.32
AITR AI Transportation Acquisitio New 0.30% +0.30
CLM Cornerstone Strategic Invest Add +224.1% 0.42% +0.29
IGI Western Asst Inv GR Oppor TR Add +2727.4% 0.28% +0.27
XMUIX BlackRock Municipal Income Add +7.8% 4.65% +0.26
INSIGHT SELECT INCOME FUND Add +104.8% 0.52% +0.26
QQQX Nuveen Nasdaq 100 DYN Overwr Add +139.5% 0.39% +0.22
MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Inc. FD Add +50.6% 0.59% +0.17
CVII Churchill Capital Corp. Vii-A New 0.16% +0.16
VKQ Invesco Municipal Trust Add +30.3% 0.76% +0.15
NBXG Neuberger Next Generation Co. Add +9.1% 1.42% +0.14
VGM Invesco Trust for Investmen Add +20.8% 1.10% +0.14
HQL Abrdn Life Sciences Investor New 0.14% +0.14
NRK Nuveen NY Amt-FR Muni Inc. Add +4.4% 6.39% +0.13
NAD Nuveen Quality Municipal Inc. Add +8.6% 4.22% +0.12
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth FD Add +47.0% 0.39% +0.12
BMEZ BlackRock HLTH Sci TRM TR II Add +14.9% 0.66% +0.12
CHW Calamos Global Dynamic Incom Add +985.9% 0.13% +0.12
MHD BlackRock Muniholdings Fund Add +9.9% 2.16% +0.12
FINS Angel Oak Financ Strat Inc. Add +6.8% 1.62% +0.09
BTX BlackRock Tech & Priv Eqty Add +24.2% 0.35% +0.08
UCFI CN Healthy Food Tech Group C New 0.08% +0.08
XMVFX BlackRock Munivest Fund Add +10.3% 2.08% +0.07
MGF Aberdeen Govrn MKTS Inc. Fund Add +47.5% 0.25% +0.07
PAI Western Asset Investment Gra New 0.07% +0.07
SHM SS SPDR N Ice St Muni ETF Add +70.3% 0.18% +0.07
ROCL Roth CH Acquisition V Co. New 0.05% +0.05
CSLMF CSLM Acquisition Corp. Add +666.0% 0.06% +0.05
TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Ra Add +127.8% 0.09% +0.05
TDF Templeton Dragon Fund Inc. Add +64.0% 0.13% +0.04
VGK Vanguard Ftse Europe ETF Add +9.5% 0.55% +0.04
MITA Coliseum Acquisition Corp. Class A Add +59.4% 0.12% +0.04
IQI Invesco Quality Muni Inc. TR Add +8.8% 0.83% +0.04
EOD Allspring Global Dividend Op New 0.04% +0.04
TBMC Trailblazer Merger Corp. I Add +95.6% 0.08% +0.04
VKI Invesco Adv Muni Inc. TR II Add +19.5% 0.28% +0.03
JHS John Hancock Income Sec TR Add +149.6% 0.06% +0.03
GLLI Globalink Investment Inc. Add +43.1% 0.11% +0.03
DIST Distoken Acquisition Corp. Add +40.2% 0.11% +0.03
IGA Voya Global Advan & Prem Opp Add +21.3% 0.16% +0.03
SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bo Add +70.2% 0.07% +0.03
IDE Voya Infrastructure Indust Add +76.1% 0.07% +0.03
EOS Eaton Vance Enh Eqt Inc. II Add +8.7% 0.27% +0.03
GF The New Germany Fund Inc. Add +404.3% 0.03% +0.02
VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF Add +1.4% 0.46% +0.02
DPG Duff & Phelps Utility & Inc. Add +15.8% 0.14% +0.02
STEW SRH Total Return Fund Inc. Add +86.7% 0.03% +0.02
ETO Eaton Vance T/A GLBL DVD Opp Add +2.6% 0.53% +0.01
KCGI Kensington Capital Acq-A New 0.01% +0.01

All Filings

QuarterPositions13F Reported ValueTop Holdings
Q2 2026 233$3.5BVOO, MHD, BLV, BTT, VB
Q1 2026 231$3.2BVOO, MHD, BLV, BTT, VB
Q4 2025Amended 214$3.3BVOO, BLV, BTT, MHD, VB
Q3 2025 204$3.2BVOO, BLV, BTT, NRK, MHD
Q2 2025 199$3.1BVOO, NRK, MHD, IVV, BTT
Q1 2025 202$3.1BVOO, NRK, MHD, IVV, XMVFX
Q4 2024 205$3.4BVOO, NRK, XMUIX, XNEAX, MHD
Q3 2024 220$3.6BVOO, NRK, XMUIX, XNEAX, NAD
Q2 2024 230$3.6BXNEAX, NRK, VOO, XMUIX, NAD
Q1 2024 239$3.5BXNEAX, NRK, VOO, XMUIX, EIM