Karpus Investment Management Portfolio holdings
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$98.5M |
| 2 |
Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund
NAD
|
+$52.7M |
| 3 |
Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust
IIM
|
+$26.6M |
| 4 |
Gabelli Equity Trust
GAB
|
+$26.3M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF
BLV
|
+$15.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF
SHM
|
+$46.6M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
VCIT
|
+$29.4M |
| 3 |
GAM
General American Investors Company
GAM
|
+$21.2M |
| 4 |
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund
USA
|
+$10.4M |
| 5 |
FPT
Federated Premier Intermediate M
FPT
|
+$8.52M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.8% |
| 2 | Industrials | 2.39% |
| 3 | Communication Services | 1.87% |
| 4 | Financials | 0.71% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 0.4% |
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Karpus Investment Management's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Karpus Investment Management held 163 positions worth $2.17B, up 9.9% from $1.97B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 42% of the portfolio.
Karpus Investment Management deployed $164M of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 32 new positions and adding to 35 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: 378,935 shares worth $101M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.8% of assets, down from 6.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Communication Services.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF, an estimated $46.6M trimmed.
- Karpus Investment Management's largest Q4 2017 buy was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust: 378,935 shares worth $101M.
- Karpus Investment Management added most to Nuveen Quality Municipal Income Fund in Q4 2017, an estimated $52.7M increase.
- Karpus Investment Management's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF, cutting an estimated $46.6M.
- Karpus Investment Management fully exited Federated Premier Intermediate M in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $8.52M.
- Karpus Investment Management's ten largest holdings make up 42% of its $2.17B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Karpus Investment Management opened 32 new positions and closed 14 in Q4 2017.
- Karpus Investment Management's portfolio value rose 9.9% quarter-over-quarter to $2.17B.
Based on Karpus Investment Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.