Karpus Management, Inc.

In its 13F for Q2 2024 (holdings as of June 30, 2024, filed August 13, 2024), Karpus Management, Inc. reported 230 stock positions worth $3.6 billion. Its top holding was Nuveen Amt-FR QLTY Muni (XNEAX) at 8.1% of the portfolio, followed by Nuveen NY Amt-FR Muni (NRK, 6.5%) and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO, 5.2%). Compared with Q1 2024, it opened 13 new positions, sold out of 22, added to 61 and reduced 121. The biggest buy was Nabors Energy Transition C-A (NETD, shares +268%) and the biggest sale iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV, shares −19%).

Most Recent 13F
Q2 2026
Location
Pittsford, NY
CIK
0001048703
Portfolio Value
$3.6B (Q2 2024)
SEC Filing
0001072613-24-000627 ↗ filed Aug 13, 2024

Holdings Value

0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B$4.0B Q1 2024: $3.5B Q1 2024 Q2 2024: $3.6B $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 230 stocks · $3.6B

XNEAX Nuveen Amt-FR QLTY Muni Inc. 8.15% 25,256,740 $289.4M Add +1.9%
NRK Nuveen NY Amt-FR Muni Inc. 6.50% 20,815,487 $230.8M Add +2.1%
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 5.21% 370,250 $185.2M Reduce -8.4%
XMUIX BlackRock Municipal Income 5.04% 14,505,255 $179.0M Add +8.4%
NAD Nuveen Quality Municipal Inc. 4.70% 14,206,471 $166.8M Add +11.2%
EIM Eaton Vance Municipal Bond 4.43% 14,885,501 $157.5M Add +3.9%
MHD BlackRock Muniholdings Fund 2.52% 7,409,957 $89.6M Add +19.5%
XMVFX BlackRock Munivest Fund 2.52% 12,460,458 $89.3M Add +22.1%
NZF Nuveen Municipal Credit Inc. 2.45% 7,041,298 $87.0M Reduce -1.6%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 2.40% 155,446 $85.1M Reduce -19.3%
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd 1.80% 293,044 $63.9M Reduce -7.3%
NAC Nuveen Ca QLTY Muni Inc. 1.73% 5,317,679 $61.3M Reduce -15.2%
XWIAX Western Asset Infl-Link Sec 1.66% 7,355,260 $58.9M Add +1.0%
FINS Angel Oak Financ Strat Inc. 1.55% 4,447,191 $55.0M Reduce -1.4%
BTT BlackRock 2030 Muni TRGT TRM 1.48% 2,536,906 $52.7M Add +0.8%
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke 1.43% 1,157,797 $50.7M Reduce -9.0%
NBXG Neuberger Next Generation Co. 1.37% 3,763,316 $48.6M Reduce -9.9%
MUC BlackRock Munihold Ca QLTY 1.14% 3,651,260 $40.5M Reduce -1.9%
VGM Invesco Trust for Investmen 1.12% 3,858,336 $39.6M Reduce -0.2%
BFK BlackRock Municipal Inc. TRST 1.07% 3,738,255 $38.2M Reduce -0.9%
XGDVX Gabelli Dividend & Income TR 1.05% 1,640,340 $37.3M Reduce -7.4%
XBGYX BlackRock Enh Intl DVD TR 0.94% 5,963,179 $33.3M Add +3.7%
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US 0.93% 123,366 $33.0M Reduce -9.2%
ARES ACQUISITION CORP II 0.91% 3,033,167 $32.4M Add +90.7%
BLE BlackRock Muni Inc. TR II 0.91% 2,990,017 $32.3M Reduce -0.9%
IQI Invesco Quality Muni Inc. TR 0.85% 3,052,903 $30.3M Add +2.3%
NETD Nabors Energy Transition C-A 0.85% 2,851,850 $30.0M Add +268.5%
ECAT BlackRock ESG Cap All TRM TR 0.82% 1,654,202 $29.0M Add +2.0%
NFJ Virtus DVD Intrst & PRM STR 0.80% 2,313,065 $28.4M Reduce -16.5%
XBOEX BlackRock Enh GLBL DVD TR 0.80% 2,664,829 $28.3M Add +5.7%
QQQX Nuveen Nasdaq 100 DYN Overwr 0.76% 1,081,038 $27.1M Add +93.5%
VKQ Invesco Municipal Trust 0.76% 2,704,702 $26.9M Add +0.0%
BSTZ BlackRock Sci & Tech TRM TR 0.74% 1,312,423 $26.1M Add +9.1%
ETG Eaton Vance T/A GL DVD Incm 0.70% 1,345,179 $25.0M Reduce -2.9%
MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Inc. FD 0.70% 9,298,141 $24.7M Add +21.7%
BMEZ BlackRock HLTH Sci TRM TR II 0.66% 1,531,992 $23.5M Add +9.5%
XEXGX Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Glob 0.66% 2,758,610 $23.3M Reduce -0.9%
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF 0.65% 309,249 $22.9M Reduce -11.2%
XAODX Abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend 0.64% 2,682,919 $22.6M Reduce -10.2%
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac 0.58% 120,532 $20.6M Add +5.6%
NVG Nuveen Amt-FR Muni CRDT 0.55% 1,576,963 $19.6M Reduce -3.2%
ETO Eaton Vance T/A GLBL DVD Opp 0.52% 723,450 $18.4M Reduce -1.0%
VMO Invesco Municipal Opport 0.48% 1,706,710 $17.2M Reduce -18.9%
VGT Vanguard Info Tech ETF 0.48% 29,805 $17.2M Reduce -1.7%
INSIGHT SELECT INCOME FUND 0.48% 1,050,633 $17.1M Reduce -3.5%
BTX BlackRock Tech & Priv Eqty 0.46% 2,250,343 $16.3M Add +50.5%
KTF DWS Municipal Income Trust 0.43% 1,612,563 $15.3M Add +757.5%
VGK Vanguard Ftse Europe ETF 0.43% 227,088 $15.2M Reduce -19.2%
CLM Cornerstone Strategic Invest 0.42% 1,960,155 $15.1M Add +0.8%
ETW Eaton Vance T/M GLBL Buy-WR 0.42% 1,823,834 $15.1M Reduce -2.4%
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth FD 0.42% 2,806,058 $15.0M Add +13.5%
XHNWX Pioneer Diversified High 0.39% 1,194,554 $14.0M Reduce -1.5%
XIGDX Voya GLBL Eqty DVD & PRM Opp 0.39% 2,707,410 $13.9M Reduce -8.2%
NUW Nuveen Amt-Free Muni Val 0.38% 976,716 $13.6M Reduce -2.9%
XEVTX Eaton Vance Tax-Adv DVD Inc. 0.38% 574,150 $13.4M Reduce -0.7%
MYI BlackRock Muniyield QLTY III 0.35% 1,105,482 $12.4M Reduce -1.4%
SPKLF Spark I Acquisition Corp. 0.34% 1,162,950 $12.0M Add +232.3%
KVACF Keen Vision Acquisition Corp. 0.32% 1,089,835 $11.5M Reduce -0.1%
AFJK Aimei Health Technology Co. 0.32% 1,103,457 $11.4M Add +0.3%
MEGI Nylim CBRE GB Infra Mtrnd TF filed as MAINSTAY CBRE GBL INFRA MEG 0.31% 869,761 $11.1M Reduce -4.3%
RENEF Cartesian Growth Corp. II- A 0.31% 965,854 $10.9M Add +21.6%
GLACF Global Lights Acquisition Co. 0.30% 1,045,160 $10.8M Add +82.2%
VKI Invesco Adv Muni Inc. TR II 0.30% 1,190,920 $10.6M Add +5.8%
EOS Eaton Vance Enh Eqt Inc. II 0.29% 479,585 $10.4M Add +3.3%
IGI Western Asst Inv GR Oppor TR 0.29% 607,276 $10.4M Add +8.3%
BBJP JPMorgan Betabuilders Japan 0.29% 183,796 $10.4M Reduce -4.1%
AITR AI Transportation Acquisitio 0.29% 993,799 $10.3M Reduce -0.2%
MYN BlackRock Muniyield NY QLTY 0.29% 976,646 $10.2M Reduce -2.6%
BKHA Black Hawk Acquisition Cor-A 0.28% 997,429 $10.1M New
ASGI Abrdn Global Infrastructure 0.28% 545,383 $10.0M Reduce -17.3%
FPF First TR Interm Dur & Inc. 0.28% 531,639 $9.8M Reduce -17.1%
BTZ BlackRock Credit Allocation 0.27% 910,362 $9.7M Reduce -4.6%
MMU Western Asset Managed Munici 0.27% 921,330 $9.5M Reduce -2.1%
LEGT Legato Merger Corp. III 0.26% 918,275 $9.3M New
MHN BlackRock Muniholding NY QLT 0.25% 832,124 $9.0M Reduce -0.9%
IEV iShares Europe ETF 0.25% 163,505 $9.0M Reduce -24.8%
ZTR Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. 0.25% 1,620,034 $8.8M Reduce -32.6%
XFAMX First Trust/Abrdn Global Opp 0.24% 1,354,873 $8.6M Reduce -3.9%
HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP 4 0.24% 808,975 $8.5M Add +224.0%
IIF Morgan Stanley India Invest 0.24% 315,518 $8.4M Reduce -0.9%
ISRLF Israel Acquisitions Corp. Class A 0.24% 765,268 $8.4M Add +25.8%
RFMZ Rivernorth Flex Muni II 0.24% 593,606 $8.4M Reduce -0.6%
JOF Japan Smaller Capitalization 0.23% 1,088,993 $8.3M Add +1.9%
USAR USA Rare Earth Inc. filed as INFLECTION PT ACQUISITN CRP 0.23% 777,898 $8.2M Add +69.6%
XCAFX Morgan Stanley China A Share 0.22% 668,786 $7.9M Add +6.4%
TMTC TMT Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.22% 706,072 $7.7M Reduce -1.7%
OCAX Oca Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.22% 688,845 $7.7M Reduce -0.3%
MGF Aberdeen Govrn MKTS Inc. Fund 0.21% 2,418,830 $7.4M Reduce -8.9%
VUG Vanguard Mrngstar GR ETF-Sui 0.20% 19,254 $7.2M Reduce -11.7%
ACAC Acri Capital Acquisition Cor 0.20% 637,957 $7.2M Reduce -13.9%
SHM SS SPDR N Ice St Muni ETF 0.20% 152,471 $7.2M Add +13.6%
FRLA Fortune Rise Acquisition Cor 0.20% 626,099 $7.0M Reduce -0.2%
NAN Nuveen NY QLTY Muni Inc. 0.20% 621,519 $7.0M Reduce -35.1%
RFAC RF Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.20% 634,712 $7.0M No change
TDF Templeton Dragon Fund Inc. 0.20% 866,510 $6.9M Add +47.6%
CNDA Concord Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.19% 639,573 $6.7M Add +0.9%
UCFI CN Healthy Food Tech Group C filed as IRON HORSE ACQUISITIONS CORP 0.19% 658,800 $6.6M Add +142.7%
IBAC Ib Acquisition Corp. 0.19% 661,250 $6.6M New
HSPOF Horizon Space Acquisition I 0.18% 582,235 $6.4M Reduce -0.1%
ESHA Esh Acquisition Corp. Class A 0.18% 613,255 $6.4M Reduce -0.7%

Show all 230 holdings

Portfolio Sells Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF Reduce -19.3% 2.40% −0.53
AIO Virtus Artific Intel & Tech Sold out 0.00% −0.40
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Reduce -8.4% 5.21% −0.39
AIEV Thunder Power Holdings Inc. Sold out 0.00% −0.29
VB Vanguard Most SM-Cap ETF-Usd Reduce -7.3% 1.80% −0.29
GBBK Global Blockchain Acquisitio Sold out 0.00% −0.27
NAC Nuveen Ca QLTY Muni Inc. Reduce -15.2% 1.73% −0.27
NFJ Virtus DVD Intrst & PRM STR Reduce -16.5% 0.80% −0.22
FTII Futuretech II Acquisiti Class A Reduce -83.0% 0.04% −0.21
EVCO Everest Consolidator Acquisi Sold out 0.00% −0.20
CALF PCR US SM CP CSH CWS ETF-Usd Sold out 0.00% −0.18
GLST Global Star Acquisition Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.15
ZTR Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. Reduce -32.6% 0.25% −0.14
XGDVX Gabelli Dividend & Income TR Reduce -7.4% 1.05% −0.13
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Reduce -41.6% 0.15% −0.12
VGK Vanguard Ftse Europe ETF Reduce -19.2% 0.43% −0.12
VPL Vanguard Ftse Pacific ETF Reduce -11.2% 0.65% −0.12
STONEBRIDGE ACQUISITION CORP Sold out 0.00% −0.11
VWO Vanguard Ftse Emerging Marke Reduce -9.0% 1.43% −0.11
VMO Invesco Municipal Opport Reduce -18.9% 0.48% −0.11
NAN Nuveen NY QLTY Muni Inc. Reduce -35.1% 0.20% −0.11
LIBY Liberty Resources Acqui Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.10
TWLV Twelve Seas Invtmnt Co. II -A Sold out 0.00% −0.10
IEV iShares Europe ETF Reduce -24.8% 0.25% −0.10
ASCA A Spac I Acquisition Corp. Class A Sold out 0.00% −0.09
VTI VG Morningstar TS MKT ETF-US Reduce -9.2% 0.93% −0.09
XAODX Abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Reduce -10.2% 0.64% −0.08
NZF Nuveen Municipal Credit Inc. Reduce -1.6% 2.45% −0.08
FINS Angel Oak Financ Strat Inc. Reduce -1.4% 1.55% −0.08
OAKU Oak Woods Acquisition Corp. Class A Reduce -36.2% 0.13% −0.08
XIGDX Voya GLBL Eqty DVD & PRM Opp Reduce -8.2% 0.39% −0.06
ASGI Abrdn Global Infrastructure Reduce -17.3% 0.28% −0.06
FPF First TR Interm Dur & Inc. Reduce -17.1% 0.28% −0.06
PLTN Plutonian Acquisition Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.05
BWAQ Blue World Acquisition Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.05
BFK BlackRock Municipal Inc. TRST Reduce -0.9% 1.07% −0.05
NBXG Neuberger Next Generation Co. Reduce -9.9% 1.37% −0.05
VEU Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-U Reduce -26.8% 0.10% −0.04
MUC BlackRock Munihold Ca QLTY Reduce -1.9% 1.14% −0.04
ACAC Acri Capital Acquisition Cor Reduce -13.9% 0.20% −0.04
TWN Taiwan Fund Inc./TH/MD-US Inc. Reduce -32.4% 0.10% −0.04
MGF Aberdeen Govrn MKTS Inc. Fund Reduce -8.9% 0.21% −0.04
INSIGHT SELECT INCOME FUND Reduce -3.5% 0.48% −0.04
BLE BlackRock Muni Inc. TR II Reduce -0.9% 0.91% −0.03
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Reduce -16.6% 0.14% −0.03
BBJP JPMorgan Betabuilders Japan Reduce -4.1% 0.29% −0.03
XAGDX Abrdn GLBL DYNM Divid Reduce -15.4% 0.15% −0.03
XFAMX First Trust/Abrdn Global Opp Reduce -3.9% 0.24% −0.03
KYCH Keyarch Acquisition Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.03
HUDA Hudson Acquisition I Corp. Sold out 0.00% −0.02

Portfolio Buys Q1 2024 → Q2 2024

NETD Nabors Energy Transition C-A Add +268.5% 0.85% +0.61
NAD Nuveen Quality Municipal Inc. Add +11.2% 4.70% +0.47
XMVFX BlackRock Munivest Fund Add +22.1% 2.52% +0.44
ARES ACQUISITION CORP II Add +90.7% 0.91% +0.43
XMUIX BlackRock Municipal Income Add +8.4% 5.04% +0.39
KTF DWS Municipal Income Trust Add +757.5% 0.43% +0.38
QQQX Nuveen Nasdaq 100 DYN Overwr Add +93.5% 0.76% +0.37
MHD BlackRock Muniholdings Fund Add +19.5% 2.52% +0.36
BKHA Black Hawk Acquisition Cor-A New 0.28% +0.28
LEGT Legato Merger Corp. III New 0.26% +0.26
SPKLF Spark I Acquisition Corp. Add +232.3% 0.34% +0.24
XNEAX Nuveen Amt-FR QLTY Muni Inc. Add +1.9% 8.15% +0.23
IBAC Ib Acquisition Corp. New 0.19% +0.19
HAYMAKER ACQUISITION CORP 4 Add +224.0% 0.24% +0.16
EIM Eaton Vance Municipal Bond Add +3.9% 4.43% +0.16
GLACF Global Lights Acquisition Co. Add +82.2% 0.30% +0.13
MIN Aberdeen Intermediate Inc. FD Add +21.7% 0.70% +0.11
UCFI CN Healthy Food Tech Group C Add +142.7% 0.19% +0.11
NRK Nuveen NY Amt-FR Muni Inc. Add +2.1% 6.50% +0.11
BTX BlackRock Tech & Priv Eqty Add +50.5% 0.46% +0.11
USAR USA Rare Earth Inc. Add +69.6% 0.23% +0.09
BCAT BlackRock Capital Alloc TR Add +1470.7% 0.09% +0.08
GF The New Germany Fund Inc. Add +257.0% 0.09% +0.07
BSTZ BlackRock Sci & Tech TRM TR Add +9.1% 0.74% +0.06
TDF Templeton Dragon Fund Inc. Add +47.6% 0.20% +0.06
BDJ BlackRock Enhanced Eqty DVD Add +734.3% 0.07% +0.06
RENEF Cartesian Growth Corp. II- A Add +21.6% 0.31% +0.05
ISRLF Israel Acquisitions Corp. Class A Add +25.8% 0.24% +0.05
IEUR iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF New 0.04% +0.04
DYCQ DT Cloud Acquisition Corp. New 0.04% +0.04
DPG Duff & Phelps Utility & Inc. Add +26.9% 0.18% +0.04
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Fac Add +5.6% 0.58% +0.04
XBOEX BlackRock Enh GLBL DVD TR Add +5.7% 0.80% +0.04
FEXD Fintech Ecosystem Developm-A Add +35.3% 0.13% +0.03
STEW SRH Total Return Fund Inc. Add +112.3% 0.07% +0.03
TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Ra Add +39.0% 0.12% +0.03
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth FD Add +13.5% 0.42% +0.03
TRTLF Tortoiseecofin Acquisition-A New 0.03% +0.03
HQL Abrdn Life Sciences Investor Add +17.0% 0.16% +0.03
CII BlackRock Enhan LRG Cap Core New 0.02% +0.02
EOS Eaton Vance Enh Eqt Inc. II Add +3.3% 0.29% +0.02
VKI Invesco Adv Muni Inc. TR II Add +5.8% 0.30% +0.02
XBGYX BlackRock Enh Intl DVD TR Add +3.7% 0.94% +0.02
IQI Invesco Quality Muni Inc. TR Add +2.3% 0.85% +0.02
EOD Allspring Global Dividend Op Add +50.3% 0.06% +0.02
SHM SS SPDR N Ice St Muni ETF Add +13.6% 0.20% +0.02
AFAR Aura Fat Projects Acqui Class A Add +23.8% 0.07% +0.01
SVIIF Spring Valley Acquisition-A Add +11.4% 0.15% +0.01
CHW Calamos Global Dynamic Incom Add +7.3% 0.14% +0.01
IGI Western Asst Inv GR Oppor TR Add +8.3% 0.29% +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