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Karpus Management, Inc.

CIK 1048703 · latest 13F filed 14 August 2026 · Read the filing on EDGAR

Karpus Management, Inc. reported 233 US-listed holdings worth $3.48 billion in its 13F for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, filed 14 August 2026. Its largest: Vanguard S&P 500 (7.2%), BlackRock Muniholdings FD in (6.8%) and Vanguard BD Index FDS (4.2%). Against the quarter before, it opened 27 positions, added to 63, trimmed 111 and sold out of 25.

Reported holdings$3.48B+8.4% on Q1 2026
Positions233+2 on Q1 2026
The largest ten35.0%of its reported holdings
Latest 13FQ2 2026filed 14 August 2026
Where the money is
Added toTrimmed
VOO7.2%MHD6.8%BLV4.2%BTT3.0%VB2.8%MYN2.3%VWO2.2%VEU2.2%TLT2.2%WIA2.0%MYI1.7%IVV1.7%FINS1.7%MUC1.5%219 more58.3%

The 14 largest of its 233 positions, each sized by its share of the reported holdings, coloured by the change in shares against Q1 2026.

Reported holdings, quarter by quarter
Q3 2024: $3.60 billion in 220 positions$3.60BQ3 24Q4 2024: $3.38 billion in 205 positions$3.38BQ4 24Q1 2025: $3.09 billion in 202 positions$3.09BQ1 25Q2 2025: $3.10 billion in 199 positions$3.10BQ2 25Q3 2025: $3.16 billion in 204 positions$3.16BQ3 25Q4 2025: $3.26 billion in 214 positions$3.26BQ4 25Q1 2026: $3.21 billion in 231 positions$3.21BQ1 26Q2 2026: $3.48 billion in 233 positions$3.48BQ2 26

What the fund reported holding at each quarter's end; hover a bar for the number of positions

What it did on the quarter

Opened 27Added 63Held 32Trimmed 111Sold out 25
Opened: 27Added: 63Held: 32Trimmed: 111Sold out: 25

Its positions against its 13F for the quarter to 31 March 2026; a change under 0.1% of a position counts as held

Opened 27

  1. Apogee Acquisition Corp. AACP$26.3 million
  2. Vernal Cap Acquisition Corp Ord Shs VECA$14.8 million
  3. Acp Holdings Acquisition Cor ACGC$13.4 million
  4. Bhav Acquisition Corp. BHAV$12.6 million
  5. Apex Tech Acquisition Inc. TRAD$11.7 million
  6. Future Money Acquisition Cor FMAC$11.6 million
  7. Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. GAB$11.2 million
  8. Art Technology Acquisition C ARTC$9.7 million

and 19 more in the table below

Added to 63

  1. iShares Trust TLT+609,538 shares · +223%
  2. iShares Trust IEF+304,401 shares · +1119%
  3. Vanguard World FD VGT+140,498 shares · +673%
  4. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF BND+215,468 shares · +62%
  5. Vanguard Growth ETF VUG+168,102 shares · +497%
  6. AllianceBernstein Natl Mun I AFB+1.1 million shares · +41%
  7. Vanguard BD Index FDS BLV+162,408 shares · +8%
  8. Figx Cap Acquisition Corp. FIGX+723,375 shares · +164%

and 55 more in the table below

Trimmed 111

  1. Vanguard S&P 500 VOO-26,376 shares · -7%
  2. Quartzsea Acquisition Corp. QSEA-1.3 million shares · -57%
  3. BlackRock Munihldngs Cali QL MUC-776,322 shares · -14%
  4. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV-10,199 shares · -11%
  5. Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Ov QQQX-243,109 shares · -15%
  6. Plum Acquisition Corp. IV PLMK-650,450 shares · -98%
  7. Eaton Vance Mun BD FD EIM-636,254 shares · -28%
  8. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF VEU-64,873 shares · -7%

and 103 more in the table below

Sold out of 25

  1. Gp-Act III Acquisition Corp. GPAT$24.2 million last quarter
  2. Legato Merger Corp. III LEGT$23.5 million last quarter
  3. Sim Acquisition Corp. I SIMA$18.5 million last quarter
  4. Launch One Acquisition Corp. LPAA$11.6 million last quarter
  5. Lionheart Holdings CUB$11.1 million last quarter
  6. iShares North American Natural Resources ETF IGE$8.0 million last quarter
  7. Flag Ship Acquisition Corp. FSHP$8.0 million last quarter
  8. Eaton Vance TX Adv Glbl Div ETG$7.8 million last quarter

What it holds

CompanySharesValueOf its bookChange in shares
Vanguard S&P 500 VOO366,496$251.7 million7.24%-26,376
BlackRock Muniholdings FD in MHD19,816,954$235.8 million6.78%-216,439
Vanguard BD Index FDS BLV2,132,736$147.0 million4.23%+162,408
BlackRock Funds/Closed-End BTT4,641,247$105.6 million3.04%-48,066
Vanguard Small Cap ETF VB319,556$96.9 million2.79%-2,128
BlackRock Muniyield N Y Qual MYN7,938,637$80.6 million2.32%-220,786
Vanguard Ftse Emerging Markets VWO1,294,280$77.3 million2.22%-27,294
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF VEU911,846$76.4 million2.20%-64,873
iShares Trust TLT882,953$76.3 million2.20%+609,538
Western Asset / Claymore US Trust Com SH Ben Int WIA8,648,798$70.3 million2.02%+302,388
BlackRock Muniyield Quality MYI5,442,103$60.5 million1.74%-234,550
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV80,591$60.4 million1.74%-10,199
Angel Oak Finl Strategies in FINS4,654,677$59.6 million1.71%-43,169
BlackRock Munihldngs Cali QL MUC4,603,531$50.6 million1.46%-776,322
Neuberger Berman Next Genera NBXG2,981,177$49.3 million1.42%-87,923
Vanguard Mun BD FDS VCRM613,630$46.9 million1.35%+23,571
Gabelli Funds/Closed-end GDV1,444,270$42.5 million1.22%-55,430
Calamos Strategic Total Retu CSQ2,052,204$42.2 million1.21%+107,581
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Ov QQQX1,393,850$42.0 million1.21%-243,109
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF BND565,055$41.5 million1.19%+215,468
AllianceBernstein Natl Mun I AFB3,603,262$41.1 million1.18%+1,050,144
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F VPL337,048$39.0 million1.12%-30,773
iShares Trust IEUR481,445$36.2 million1.04%-11,092
BlackRock Funds/Closed-End BST639,482$32.4 million0.93%+76,573
iShares Trust IEF331,612$31.4 million0.90%+304,401
iShares Trust IWB74,490$30.5 million0.88%-10,606
SC II Acquisition Corp. SCII2,942,837$29.5 million0.85%-83,642
Drugs Made in Amer Acq II Co. DMII2,787,998$28.0 million0.81%+190,075
BlackRock Muniyild Qult FD I MQY2,414,908$28.0 million0.81%-201,986
Drugs Made in Amer Acqutn Co. DMAA2,507,817$26.7 million0.77%-22,700
Apogee Acquisition Corp. AACP2,648,075$26.3 million0.76%new
VG Totl STK Vprs VTI68,670$25.4 million0.73%-12,001
DWS Municipal Income KTF2,760,957$25.4 million0.73%-530,059
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F VGK283,483$25.1 million0.72%-5,344
Liberty All-Star Growth FD I ASG4,548,670$24.9 million0.72%+328,182
Calamos Global Dynamic Income FD Com SH of Ben Int CHW2,460,540$21.9 million0.63%+269,121
Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF XLF405,788$21.8 million0.63%+1
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged G ETO699,132$21.6 million0.62%+53,336
Ai Infrastructure Acquisi AIIA2,009,049$20.6 million0.59%-57,149
Tavia Acquisition Corp. TAVI1,893,627$20.2 million0.58%-283,575
BlackRock Income Trust Inc. BKT1,828,427$19.6 million0.56%-22,625
iShares Inc. EZU278,697$19.4 million0.56%-1,600
Vanguard World FD VGT161,378$19.3 million0.55%+140,498
Alps Closed End Funds USA3,271,867$19.0 million0.55%+155,356
McKinley Acquisition Corp. MKLY1,825,871$18.5 million0.53%-77,500
Agriculture & Nat Sol Acq Co. ANSC1,613,968$18.4 million0.53%-48,475
iShares Inc. EWC317,284$18.3 million0.53%+2,992
PIMCO Calif Mun Income FD Com PCQ2,031,479$18.2 million0.52%+252,546
Pacer FDS Trust GCOW413,372$17.9 million0.51%+21,416
RF Acquisition Corp. II RFAI1,619,533$17.9 million0.51%-21,200
Vanguard Growth ETF VUG201,907$17.4 million0.50%+168,102
BlackRock Core BD Trust SHS Ben Int BHK1,858,353$17.0 million0.49%-21,225
Eaton Vance Mun BD FD EIM1,660,000$16.5 million0.48%-636,254
White Pearl Acquisition Corp. WPAC1,641,020$16.4 million0.47%+38,425
Copley Acquisition Corp. COPL1,510,297$15.8 million0.45%-16,530
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Glob ETW1,616,305$15.6 million0.45%-9,098
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F BBJP204,173$15.4 million0.44%-26,564
Charlton Aria Acquisition Co. CHAR1,410,653$15.2 million0.44%-7,457
Globa Terra Acquisition Cor GTERA1,461,112$15.1 million0.43%-9,575
iShares Core Dividend Growth DGRO196,580$14.9 million0.43%+1,502
Vernal Cap Acquisition Corp Ord Shs VECA1,484,400$14.8 million0.42%new
BlackRock Enhan BOE1,206,786$14.6 million0.42%-4,956
BlackRock Science & Technolo BSTZ483,321$14.5 million0.42%+73,390
Westin Acquisition Corp. WSTN1,388,365$14.0 million0.40%-1,425
Acp Holdings Acquisition Cor ACGC1,348,625$13.4 million0.39%new
BlackRock Funds Inc BGY2,327,943$13.4 million0.38%+378,256
Origin Invt Corp. I ORIQ1,286,528$13.3 million0.38%+410,800
MFS Inter Income Trust MIN5,323,675$13.1 million0.38%+47,765
K&F Growth Acquisition Corp. KFII1,245,037$13.1 million0.38%-72,100
Vendome Acquisition Corp. I VNME1,247,903$12.7 million0.37%+162,850
Lake Superior Acquisition Co. LKSP1,249,608$12.7 million0.36%-34,425
Apex Treas Corp. APXT1,253,557$12.6 million0.36%+90,000
Bhav Acquisition Corp. BHAV1,267,457$12.6 million0.36%new
Spacsphere Acquisition Corp. SSAC1,248,875$12.5 million0.36%+31,665
Chenghe Acquisition III Co. O CHEC1,176,550$11.9 million0.34%-12,000
Figx Cap Acquisition Corp. FIGX1,163,324$11.9 million0.34%+723,375
Apex Tech Acquisition Inc. TRAD1,171,450$11.7 million0.34%new
Future Money Acquisition Cor FMAC1,163,950$11.6 million0.33%new
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Glob EXG1,166,515$11.4 million0.33%-11,977
Eaton Vance Tax Advt Div Inc. EVT412,721$11.4 million0.33%-3,654
Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. GAB1,973,929$11.2 million0.32%new
Morgan Stanley India Invt FD IIF477,621$10.9 million0.31%+81,933
Allspring Global Dividend Op EOD1,620,995$10.6 million0.30%-44,581
Melar Acquisition Corp. I MACI961,303$10.5 million0.30%-27,202
John Hancock Hedged Equity & HEQ909,620$10.4 million0.30%+391,119
Quartzsea Acquisition Corp. QSEA974,765$10.3 million0.29%-1,282,040
Abrdn Australia IAF822,927$10.2 million0.29%+111,740
iShares Inc. EWY50,375$10.2 million0.29%-25,100
Morgan Stanley China A CAF482,293$10.1 million0.29%+9,030
Maywood Acquisition Corp. IPEX962,657$10.1 million0.29%-44,486
Nyli Cbre GBL Infr Megtrnds MEGI656,967$10.0 million0.29%+147,858
Emmis Acquisition Corp. EMIS981,161$9.9 million0.29%no change
Art Technology Acquisition C ARTC973,200$9.7 million0.28%new
GIGCAPITAL8 Corp. GIW945,625$9.5 million0.27%-18,025
Templeton Dragon FD Inc. TDF871,955$9.5 million0.27%+2,071
iShares Trust EDEN85,230$9.4 million0.27%+6,475
Hancock John Income Secs Trust JHS846,161$9.3 million0.27%+313,463
Virtus Artificial Intelligen AIO324,291$9.1 million0.26%+130,659
Seligman Funds/Closed-end STK168,899$9.1 million0.26%-17,469
iShares Inc. EWZ261,401$9.0 million0.26%+8,002
Aifeex Nexus Acquisition Cor PGAC820,275$8.7 million0.25%-11,225
MP Acquisition Corp. NMP849,065$8.7 million0.25%-18,725
Oxley Bridge Acq Ltd OBA846,175$8.6 million0.25%-15,800
Western Asset Invt Grade Def IGI529,003$8.5 million0.25%+145,661
Yhn Acquisition I Ltd YHNA760,451$8.3 million0.24%-5,250
Oyster Enterprises II Acquis OYSE803,996$8.3 million0.24%+145,935
Harvard Ave Acquisition Corp. HAVA814,093$8.2 million0.24%+188,178
GIGCAPITAL9 Corp. GIX812,032$8.1 million0.23%-3,300
Crown Resv Acquisition Corp. I CRAC781,300$7.9 million0.23%-26,025
PIMCO New York Mun FD II Com PNI1,113,329$7.9 million0.23%+377,694
Kochav Defense Acqui Co. KCHV729,294$7.6 million0.22%-34,725
Peace Acquisition Corp Ord Shs PECE733,675$7.3 million0.21%new
Blueport Acquisition Ltd BPAC714,525$7.2 million0.21%-2,100
Duff Phelps Utlity and Inf DPG481,585$7.1 million0.21%-51,615
CO2 Energy Transition Corp. NOEM671,571$7.0 million0.20%-58,100
iShares Trust IEV93,457$6.8 million0.20%-19,104
Ndigo Acquisition Corp. INAC655,847$6.7 million0.19%-750
Oceanhawk Acquisition Corp. OHAC672,300$6.7 million0.19%new
BlackRock Funds/Closed-End BME140,338$6.0 million0.17%-1,104
Soulpower Acquisition Corp. SOUL560,248$5.8 million0.17%-22,342
BNY Mellon Strategic Mun BD DSM936,572$5.8 million0.17%-3,600
Pioneer Acquisition I Corp. PACH551,988$5.6 million0.16%+50,000
Thayer Ventures Acq Corp. II TVAI541,900$5.6 million0.16%-1,675
Quasaredge Acquisition Corp. QRED553,175$5.5 million0.16%new
Wen Acquisition Corp. WENN518,500$5.3 million0.15%-500
MFS Govt Mkts Income Trust MGF1,855,499$5.3 million0.15%+111,340
Future Vision II Acquisition FVN479,169$5.2 million0.15%-1,475
Ightwave Acquisition Corp. LWAC510,050$5.2 million0.15%-6,550
Dynamix Corp. III DNMX498,200$5.0 million0.14%-3,350
Japan Smaller Capitalization JOF417,754$4.9 million0.14%-18,700
Newbury STR II Acquisition C NTWO461,231$4.9 million0.14%-112,281
K2 Cap Acquisition Corp. KTWO490,700$4.9 million0.14%new
Calisa Acquisition Corp. ALIS473,675$4.8 million0.14%-26,675
Uantumsphere Acquisition Co. QUMS469,875$4.8 million0.14%-24,000
Stonebridge Acquisition II C APAC465,125$4.7 million0.14%+31,575
Lafayette Acquisition Corp. LAFA465,925$4.7 million0.14%+3,485
Cohen & Steers Funds/Closed-en UTF169,607$4.7 million0.13%+130
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity EOS211,237$4.7 million0.13%+100,705
Vanguard BD Index FDS BSV58,845$4.6 million0.13%-550
Xflh Cap Corp. XFLH448,750$4.5 million0.13%+223,900
West Enclave Merger Corp. WENC439,253$4.4 million0.13%new
Dimensional ETF Trust DISV105,610$4.2 million0.12%new
Cslm Digita Asset Acq Corp. I KOYN410,000$4.2 million0.12%no change
Ilver Pegasus Acquisition C SPEG397,042$4.1 million0.12%-7,500
Qdro Acquisition Corp. QADR399,050$4.0 million0.11%new
Soren Acquisition Corp. SORN361,700$3.6 million0.10%new
Cal Redwood Acquisition Corp. CRAQ346,940$3.6 million0.10%no change
Highview Merger Corp. HVMC344,650$3.5 million0.10%+147,450
Vanguard Wellington FD VTES34,250$3.5 million0.10%-700
Rivernorth Flexible Muni Inc. RFMZ254,285$3.5 million0.10%-8,900
Titan Acquisition Corp. TACH331,950$3.5 million0.10%-8,750
Siddhi Acquisition Corp. SDHI323,420$3.4 million0.10%-15,450
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha FD JCE199,137$3.3 million0.09%+14,941
Xsolla Spac 1 XSLL320,225$3.2 million0.09%new
Stellar V Cap Corp. SVCC294,000$3.1 million0.09%no change
Uy Scuti Acquisition Corp. UYSC284,991$3.0 million0.09%-11,290
First Trust Enhanced Equity Inc. FFA134,313$3.0 million0.09%-617
Range Cap Acquisition Corp. RANG265,540$2.8 million0.08%no change
Clough Global Opportunities GLO451,041$2.8 million0.08%+73,853
Solarius Capital Acqu Corp. SOCA268,615$2.8 million0.08%no change
Blue WTR Acquisition Corp. I BLUW256,995$2.6 million0.08%-2,775
Ithax Acquisition Corp. III ITHA265,404$2.6 million0.08%+1,250
Armada Acquisition Corp. II XRPN253,925$2.6 million0.08%-5,375
Launch Two Acquisition Corp. LPBB244,400$2.6 million0.08%-2,000
Western Asset Investment Gra PAI206,018$2.5 million0.07%new
Arc Group Acquisition I Corp. ARCL247,600$2.4 million0.07%new
Andretti Acquisition Corp. II POLE223,650$2.4 million0.07%-15,000
Lakeshore Acquisition III Co. LCCC229,575$2.4 million0.07%-71,300
Twelve Seas Invt Co. III TWLV237,715$2.4 million0.07%-40,000
Ribbon Acquisition Corp. RIBB218,287$2.3 million0.07%no change
Lafayette Digital Acquisitio ZKP226,957$2.3 million0.07%+99,200
Invesco BD FD VBF139,624$2.1 million0.06%+67,593
Eqv Ventures Ac Corp. II EVAC200,000$2.0 million0.06%new
Sizzle Acquisition Corp. II SZZL180,585$1.9 million0.05%-3,150
KKR Income Opportunities FD KIO162,934$1.8 million0.05%-5,759
BlackRock Health Sciences Te BMEZ117,615$1.8 million0.05%-60
SPDR S&P 500 SPY2,391$1.8 million0.05%-5
Cohen Circle Acquisit Corp. I CCIIU163,600$1.7 million0.05%-3,700
Tailwind 2.0 Acquisition Cor TDWD165,736$1.7 million0.05%-11,350
Mountain Crest Acquisition 6 MCAH167,500$1.7 million0.05%new
Vanguard Mun BD FDS VSDM21,000$1.6 million0.05%new
Gesher Acquisition Corp. II GSHR148,200$1.5 million0.04%-800
Renatus Tactical Acquis RTACU139,394$1.5 million0.04%-850
Championsgate Acquisition Co. CHPG142,060$1.5 million0.04%+4,680
Dune Acquisition Corp. II CCAQ141,000$1.5 million0.04%no change
BTC Dev Corp.143,000$1.5 million0.04%-2,800
SPDR Ser Trust SHM29,400$1.4 million0.04%-77,950
Vanguard Mun BD FDS VTEB27,022$1.4 million0.04%no change
Virtus Total Return FD Inc. ZTR183,208$1.3 million0.04%-292,558
BlackRock CR Allocation Inco BTZ120,175$1.2 million0.04%-1,075
Maywood Acquisition Corp. 2 MYX121,422$1.2 million0.03%new
Clough Global Equity FD GLQ138,971$1.2 million0.03%+50,543
Abrdn Natl Mun Income FD VFL114,275$1.2 million0.03%+71,818
Pono Cap Four Inc. PONO109,525$1.1 million0.03%new
Breeze Acquisition Corp. II BREZ110,000$1.1 million0.03%new
DT Cloud Star Acquisition Co. DTSQ96,600$1.1 million0.03%no change
SPDR Ser Trust BIL11,590$1.1 million0.03%+350
Royce Micro-Cap Trust Inc. RMT62,653$917,2400.03%-350
Aimei Health Technology Co. L AFJK77,125$888,4800.03%no change
Neuberger Berman Mun FD Inc. NBH81,821$863,2120.02%-1,200
Spring Vy Acquisition Corp. I SVIVU82,775$855,8940.02%-17,225
Aa Mission Acquisition Corp. O YCY84,075$854,2020.02%+17,900
Bluerock Acquisition Corp. BLRK85,000$848,3000.02%no change
Eli Lilly & Co. LLY680$815,6120.02%no change
Roman Dbdr Acquisition Corp. DRDB77,275$814,0920.02%no change
Collective Acquisition Corp. CAII81,725$809,0780.02%new
Bitcoin Infrastructure Acqui Usd Class BIXI80,711$806,7060.02%-1,700
Iron Horse Acquisit II Corp. IRHO78,675$789,1100.02%+33,675
Royce & Associates LLC RVT34,568$638,4710.02%+18,480
Microsoft Corp. MSFT1,700$634,1340.02%no change
General Purp Acquisition Cor GPAC58,275$582,7500.02%no change
Oracle Corp. ORCL3,550$520,2530.01%no change
Federated Hermes Prem Muni I FMN45,191$519,2450.01%no change
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp. PAII50,000$510,0000.01%no change
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Mark IEMG6,105$505,7380.01%-221
Home Depot, Inc. HD1,400$493,7520.01%no change
Apex Treas Corp. APXTU44,051$453,7250.01%-2,149
Hancock John Finl Opptys FD BTO9,698$382,2950.01%new
iShares Trust ACWX4,590$349,3450.01%-1,345
iShares Trust AGG3,385$335,0470.01%no change
AbbVie Inc. ABBV1,050$264,2220.01%no change
Amgen Inc. AMGN680$246,2420.01%no change
DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Ter DTF19,211$221,8870.01%no change
Vanguard Intl Equity Index F VT1,410$221,3000.01%-410
American Drive Acquisition C ADAC22,000$220,4400.01%no change
Walt Disney Co. DIS2,215$213,1940.01%no change
New Germany FD Inc. GF17,287$198,1090.01%-349,894
Insight Digital Partners II DYORU19,375$196,6560.01%-175
Putnam Mun Opportunities Trust SH Ben Int PMO16,955$178,7060.01%-46,689
Miluna Acquisition Corp. MMTX17,328$175,1860.01%+2,548
Galata Acquisition Corp. II LATA15,000$151,6500.00%no change
Putnam Premier Income Trust PPT41,262$144,0040.00%no change
Plum Acquisition Corp. IV PLMK11,750$125,3730.00%-650,450
Every US-listed position in the fund's 13F for the quarter ended 30 June 2026, by the value it reported.
Read moreChange is shares against its 13F for the quarter before; the 25 it sold out of are in the box above.