Stocks/Funds/CIK 1048703

Karpus Management, Inc.

long-term holder
Quarterly 13F filings · Latest period 2026-03-31 · CIK 1048703
Assets
$3.07B
-0.2% YoY
Holdings
229
Lifetime alpha vs market
-1.18% annual
Average hold time
3.1 yr
median 1.5 yr

Quarterly history

Cum return +230% vs S&P +272% · α -43% lifetimeAUM $3.1B · peak $3.6BFlow $-762M (-21%)2016-062017-122019-062020-122022-062023-122025-062026-03
AUM ($B)fundS&P 500(gap = α)/ Flow in/out

Behavior signals (lifetime)

Dip response
-10.38%
trims when stocks drop
when a holding falls −10%+
Middle response
+3.45%
steady accumulation
Rally response
-15.74%
trims into rallies
when a holding rises +10%+

Top positions · 30

Ticker$ value% portYoYHold time
VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF$235M7.7%10.0 yr
MHDBlackRock MuniHoldings F$226M7.4%3.8 yr
BTTBlackrock Municipal 2030$106M3.5%4.8 yr
VBVanguard Small-Cap ETF$84M2.7%10.5 yr
MYNBlackRock MuniYield New $78M2.6%7.8 yr
VEUVanguard FTSE All-World $73M2.4%10.5 yr
VWOVanguard FTSE Emerging M$71M2.3%10.5 yr
WIAWestern Asset Inflation-$67M2.2%9.5 yr
FINSAngel Oak Financial Stra$60M2.0%3.5 yr
MYIBlackRock MuniYield Qual$60M1.9%3.8 yr
IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETF$59M1.9%8.5 yr
MUCBlackRock MuniHoldings C$56M1.8%6.0 yr
$44M1.4%0.8 yr
QQQXNuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynami$44M1.4%3.5 yr
GDVThe Gabelli Dividend & I$40M1.3%8.0 yr

Portfolio composition (YoY)

Industry mix
Asset Management56.1%+10.5pp$1.72B
Unknown19.5%+0.6pp$597M
Asset Management - Income9.6%-12.9pp$293M
Shell Companies7.0%+1.1pp$215M
Asset Management - Bonds3.2%-1.3pp$98M
Asset Management - Global2.7%+0.1pp$83M
Financial - Conglomerates1.2%$36M
Financial - Credit Services0.3%$10M
Investment - Banking & Investment Services0.3%$8M
Banks0.1%$2M
Country
US73.4%-4.1pp
Unknown19.5%+0.7pp
GB3.5%+1.4pp
SG1.0%+0.6pp
HK0.7%+0.6pp
MX0.5%
KY0.5%+0.2pp
CA0.3%
Top 5: 23.8% · Top 10: 34.6% · Top 25: 52.9%

Winners

TickerPrev $PnLYoY %

Losers

TickerPrev $PnLYoY %

Top buys this quarter · 15

SCII SC II Acquisition Corp. Class new+$30M
WPAC White Pearl Acquisition Corp.new+$16M
DMII Drugs Made In America Acquisit+$14M
WSTN Westin Acquisition Corpnew+$14M
WENN Wen Acquisition Corp Class A Onew+$5M
HAVA Harvard Ave Acquisition Corpor+$5M
DNMX Dynamix Corporation III Class new+$5M
LAFA LaFayette Acquisition Corp. Or+$4M
ITHA ITHAX Acquisition Corp III Clanew+$3M
HVMC Highview Merger Corp. Class A new+$2M

Top sells this quarter · 15

YCY AA Mission Acquisition Corp. I$57M
SAT Saratoga Investment Corp 6.00%exit$24M
AFJK Aimei Health Technology Co., L$23M
ECCV Eagle Point Credit Company Incexit$10M
PDPA Pearl Diver Credit Company Incexit$9M
SAZ Saratoga Investment Corp 8.50%exit$8M
EICA Eagle Point Income Company Incexit$4M
XRPN Armada Acquisition Corp. II$3M
HTFC Horizon Technology Finance Corexit$2M
ECCC Eagle Point Credit Company Incexit$1M

Quarterly history (TTM returns)

PeriodAUM# PosReturn (1yr)SPY (1yr)Alpha (1yr)Flow
2026-03-31$3.07B229+32.24%+17.59%+14.65%-0.76B
2025-12-31$3.60B311+26.27%+17.72%+8.56%-0.03B
2025-09-30$3.04B202+6.96%+17.52%-10.56%-0.05B
2025-06-30$3.03B197+6.76%+14.94%-8.18%-0.11B
2025-03-31$3.07B200+5.76%+8.30%-2.55%-0.34B
2024-12-31$3.37B203+8.80%+24.89%-16.09%-0.27B
2024-09-30$3.59B218+0.27%+36.04%-35.77%-0.01B
2024-06-30$3.54B227-0.69%+24.49%-25.18%+0.03B
2024-03-31$3.46B237+0.49%+29.62%-29.13%+0.04B
2023-12-31$3.28B255-0.91%+26.18%-27.09%+0.51B
2023-09-30$2.97B272+9.03%+21.57%-12.54%-0.23B
2023-06-30$3.18B314+8.72%+19.42%-10.70%-0.09B
2023-03-31$3.18B374-7.05%-7.82%+0.77%+0.14B
2022-12-31$2.95B435-13.84%-18.17%+4.33%+0.17B
2022-09-30$2.71B506-6.73%-15.51%+8.78%-0.15B
2022-06-30$2.85B502-6.54%-10.62%+4.08%+0.10B