0001048703-11-000162.txt : 20111114 0001048703-11-000162.hdr.sgml : 20111111 20111114094240 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001048703-11-000162 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20111114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111114 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20111114 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Karpus Management, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001048703 IRS NUMBER: 161290550 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-11445 FILM NUMBER: 111198352 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 183 SULLY'S TRAIL CITY: PITTSFORD STATE: NY ZIP: 14534 BUSINESS PHONE: 5855864680 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 183 SULLY'S TRAIL CITY: PITTSFORD STATE: NY ZIP: 14534 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: KARPUS MANAGEMENT INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971029 13F-HR 1 form13f09302011.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F-HR FORM 13F-HR COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2011 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______ This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Karpus Investment Management Address: 183 Sully's Trail Pittsford, New York 14534 Form 13F File Number: 28-11445 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: George W. Karpus Title: President / CEO Phone: 585-586-4680 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: November 15, 2011 George Karpus Pittsford, New York 14534 [Date] [Signature] [City, State] Report Type (Check only one.): [x] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.] Form 13F File Number Name 28-________________ _________________________________________ [Repeat as necessary.] FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: N/A Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 144 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,211,746.93 (x$1,000) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] No. Form 13F File Number Name NONE [Repeat as necessary.] FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
Col 1 Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5 Col 6 Col 7 Col 8 Name of Issuer Title CUSIP Value Shares SH/ PUT/ Invest. Other Voting Authority of x($1,000) or PRN AMT PRN Call Disc'n Mgrs Sole Shared None Class ABERDEEN EMERGING MARKETS T Common 00301T102 $2,008.32 115,820 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ABERDEEN ISRAEL FUND, INC Common 00301L109 $452.36 30,137 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ABERDEEN LATIN AMERICA EQUI Common 00306K106 $444.74 13,829 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY Common 006212104 $24,532.15 2,460,597 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 AGIC INTERNATIONAL & PREMIU Common 00119Q100 $225.25 21,051 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INC FUND Common 01881E101 $67,368.91 8,506,175 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 AMERICAN STRATEGIC INC III Common 03009T101 $288.19 43,207 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ASIA PACIFIC FUND INC Common 044901106 $4,039.49 403,143 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BANCROFT FUND LTD Common 059695106 $206.19 13,209 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK BUILD AMERICA BON Common 09248X100 $1,163.79 58,423 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST Common 09249E101 $710.88 55,150 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK CREDIT ALLOC IV Common 092508100 $1,922.41 164,731 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK INCOME OPPTY TRST Common 092475102 $1,760.33 180,547 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK INCOME TRUST Common 09247F100 $16,049.23 2,186,543 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK INTERNATIONAL GRO Common 092524107 $499.75 63,825 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK MUNI NY INT DUR F Common 09255F109 $510.83 37,839 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD CA INSU Common 09254N103 $1,961.90 144,034 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD INSURED Common 09254E103 $166.14 12,800 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK PRFD OPPRTY TRUST Common 09249V103 $943.50 94,256 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 BLACKROCK STRAT DVD ACHV TR Common 09249Y107 $201.60 21,000 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 CALAMOS GLOBAL DYNAMIC INCO Common 12811L107 $931.11 123,326 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 CALAMOS STRAT TOT RETURN FD Common 128125101 $1,398.67 165,719 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 CENTRAL EUROPE & RUSSIA FUN Common 153436100 $446.31 13,283 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 CHINA FUND INC Common 169373107 $2,314.53 91,195 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 CLOUGH GLBL OPPORTUNITIES F Common 18914E106 $164.85 15,000 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 COHEN & STEERS GLOBAL INCOM Common 19248M103 $3,483.15 376,964 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 CORNING INC COM Common 219350105 $272.00 20,000 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 DELAWARE INV FL INSD MUNI I Common 24610T108 $4,146.56 334,940 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC Common 23334J107 $20,240.96 1,327,276 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 EATON VANCE ENHANCED EQ INC Common 278274105 $1,419.01 138,170 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 EATON VANCE MI MUNICIPAL IN Common 27826D106 $1,285.29 105,785 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 EATON VANCE RISK-MANAGED DI Common 27829G106 $17,650.17 1,574,502 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 EATON VANCE TAX-ADVANTAGED Common 27829M103 $375.09 23,240 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED DIV Common 27828N102 $3,577.86 390,170 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED GLO Common 27829F108 $5,480.82 641,782 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 E-DEBIT GLOBAL CORP Common 26841A204 $1.75 175,000 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ETF POWERSHARES INSURED Common 73936T474 $7,514.21 312,701 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION Common 30231G102 $509.94 6,464 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 FEDERATED ENHANCED TREASURY Common 314162108 $7,012.99 463,822 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 FORT DEARBORN INCOME SEC Common 347200107 $6,531.11 403,903 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 FRANKLIN STREET PROPERTIES Common 35471R106 $766.37 63,599 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME T Common 36242H104 $17,168.87 1,194,772 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS Common 368802104 $18,237.18 735,667 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 GREATER CHINA FUND Common 39167B102 $1,379.48 131,630 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 GSI GROUP, INC. Common 36191C205 $147.84 16,667 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 H & Q LIFE SCIENCES INVSTRS Common 404053100 $2,522.88 233,600 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ING ASIA PACIFIC HIGH DIVID Common 44983J107 $768.79 53,988 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACH Common 459200101 $653.70 3,654 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 INVESCO CA QUAL MUNI SEC Common 46130M107 $2,188.78 172,481 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 INVESCO CALIFORNIA INSURED Common 46130L109 $3,939.59 282,408 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 INVESCO NY QUAL MUNI SEC Common 46133F109 $4,414.62 310,889 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 INVESCO QUALITY MUNICIPAL I Common 46133H105 $256.93 19,794 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 INVESCO VAN KAMPEN BOND FUN Common 46132L107 $374.24 19,182 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 IPATH DOW JONES-UBS COMMODI Common 06738C778 $32,135.69 729,362 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES BARCLAYS 1-3 YEAR C Common 464288646 $2,450.02 23,542 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES IBOXX INV GR CORP B Common 464287242 $11,368.37 101,458 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES LEHMAN 7-10YR TREAS Common 464287440 $2,109.86 20,496 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES LEHMAN TRES INF PR Common 464287176 $11,958.19 104,229 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI AUSTRALIA INDE Common 464286103 $4,217.22 183,198 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL INDEX F Common 464286400 $3,330.59 57,424 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI CANADA Common 464286509 $20,809.49 763,651 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI EMU Common 464286608 $5,467.79 180,336 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI FRANCE INDEX F Common 464286707 $7,291.38 345,563 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI HONG KONG INDE Common 464286871 $1,784.77 114,262 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FD Common 464286848 $4,390.38 454,021 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI PACIFIC EX JPN Common 464286665 $7,704.45 185,739 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI SINGAPORE Common 464286673 $159.13 13,440 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI SWEDEN INDEX F Common 464286756 $278.33 10,975 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES MSCI UNITED KINGDOM Common 464286699 $11,204.34 688,650 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES S&P 500 INDEX FUND Common 464287200 $18,332.13 148,969 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES S&P EUROPE 350 Common 464287861 $747.04 21,265 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ISHARES S&P NATIONAL MUNICI Common 464288414 $2,800.00 26,470 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 JAPAN EQUITY FUND Common 471057109 $3,682.34 679,398 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATIO Common 47109U104 $5,367.32 711,846 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 JF CHINA REGION FUND INC Common 46614T107 $1,246.36 103,261 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION Common 494368103 $417.69 5,819 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 KOREA EQUITY FUND Common 50063B104 $1,763.21 143,467 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 LAZARD GLOBAL TOT RT & INC Common 52106W103 $3,426.20 248,816 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC. Common 526107107 $560.23 19,114 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FUN Common 530158104 $26,571.11 5,957,649 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 LIBERTY ALL-STAR GROWTH FD Common 529900102 $17,287.29 4,421,303 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 LMP CAPITAL AND INCOME FUND Common 50208A102 $5,328.04 450,003 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 LMP REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND Common 50208C108 $2,953.49 334,484 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MACQUARIE GLOBAL INFR TOT R Common 55608D101 $10,176.62 609,378 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MALAYSIA FUND, INC. Common 560905101 $326.08 32,414 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MEXICO EQUITY AND INCOME FD Common 592834105 $441.78 43,915 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MEXICO FUND INC Common 592835102 $457.13 20,129 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST Common 552727109 $493.51 56,208 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MFS INTERMARKET INC TRUST I Common 59318R103 $94.19 11,700 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MFS MULTIMARKET INC TRUST Common 552737108 $134.54 21,187 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MONTGOMERY ST INCOME SEC IN Common 614115103 $1,479.52 94,841 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MORGAN STANLEY ASIA PACIFIC Common 61744U106 $7,556.38 495,523 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MORGAN STANLEY EMRG MARKETS Common 61744G107 $1,351.12 99,567 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 MORGAN STANLEY MUNI PREM IN Common 46133E102 $97.19 12,164 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NEW GERMANY FUND Common 644465106 $10,150.49 719,893 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NEW IRELAND FUND INC Common 645673104 $133.48 18,288 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NUVEEN ARIZONA DVD ADV MUN Common 67072E101 $228.51 17,700 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NUVEEN CONNECTICUT DVD ADV Common 67071Y108 $164.38 12,500 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NUVEEN DVD ADVANTAGE MUNI F Common 67066V101 $166.82 11,950 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NUVEEN INSD PREM INC MUNI I Common 6706D8104 $619.22 48,490 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NUVEEN MICHIGAN DIVIDEND AD Common 67070W103 $346.90 26,400 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NUVEEN MICHIGAN PREMIUM INC Common 67101Q109 $2,191.92 160,934 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NUVEEN MICHIGAN QUALITY INC Common 670979103 $2,065.26 149,159 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NUVEEN MULTI-ST INC & GTH 2 Common 67073D102 $2,836.79 345,950 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 NUVEEN QUALITY INCOME MUNI Common 670977107 $171.09 12,443 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 PAYCHEX CORPORATION Common 704326107 $221.00 7,738 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 POWERSHARES BUILD AMERICA P Common 73937B407 $37,116.79 1,328,922 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 POWERSHARES VRDO TAX-FREE W Common 73936T433 $1,281.99 51,300 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 PROCTER & GAMBLE Common 742718109 $210.28 3,239 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 PUTNAM MUNI OPPORTUNITIES T Common 746922103 $77,845.81 6,659,180 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - ADR Common 780259206 $246.08 4,000 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 ROYCE VALUE TRUST Common 780910105 $18,839.30 1,562,131 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 RYDEX S&P EQUAL WEIGHT ETF Common 78355W106 $36,067.26 798,832 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SINGAPORE FUND INC Common 82929L109 $3,295.24 265,745 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SPDR BARCLAYS CAPITAL INTL Common 78464A516 $9,030.65 148,384 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SPDR BARCLAYS CAPITAL MUNIC Common 78464A458 $24,294.03 1,048,965 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SPDR DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL A Common 78467X109 $46,878.46 405,839 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SPDR LEHMAN SHORT TERM MUNI Common 78464A425 $38,229.28 1,584,962 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SPDR NUVEEN S&P HIGH YIELD Common 78464A284 $777.66 15,064 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SPDR TRUST SERIES 1 Common 78462F103 $63,851.80 520,899 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND Common 84741T104 $12,698.26 871,535 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SUNAMERICA FOCUSED ALPHA GR Common 867037103 $44,680.98 2,377,913 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SUNAMERICA FOCUSED ALPHA L/ Common 867038101 $29,841.91 1,766,839 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 SWISS HELVETIA FUND Common 870875101 $7,468.42 630,779 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 TAIWAN FUND INC Common 874036106 $387.97 23,642 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 TEMPLETON DRAGON FUND INC Common 88018T101 $348.52 13,685 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 TEMPLETON RUSSIA & EAST EUR Common 88022F105 $326.22 20,739 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 TEXTRON INC Common 883203101 $221.53 11,872 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 THAI FUND INC Common 882904105 $256.82 19,710 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 THE EUROPEAN EQUITY FUND, I Common 298768102 $5,796.29 898,650 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 TRI-CONTINENTAL CORPORATION Common 895436103 $19,189.51 1,375,592 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 TS&W/CLAYMORE T/A BALANCED Common 87280R108 $4,167.08 372,061 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 VANGUARD EMERGING MARKET ET Common 922042858 $9,018.38 225,516 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 VANGUARD EUROPE PACIFIC ETF Common 921943858 $25,119.70 771,016 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 VANGUARD EUROPEAN ETF Common 922042874 $21,003.94 469,992 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 VANGUARD LARGE-CAP ETF Common 922908637 $35,004.97 624,754 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 VANGUARD MID-CAP ETF Common 922908629 $22,210.00 312,861 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 VANGUARD PACIFIC ETF Common 922042866 $13,591.14 264522 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 VANGUARD SMALL-CAP ETF Common 922908751 $23,813.00 353361 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 WA/CLAY US INFL-LKD OPP&INC Common 95766R104 $11,174.19 892507 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 WA/CLAY US INFL-LKD SEC&INC Common 95766Q106 $184.80 14655 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 WESTERN ASSET INFLATION MAN Common 95766U107 $24,365.62 1401128 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 WESTERN ASSET MUNICIPAL PAR Common 95766P108 $16,134.87 1096864 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 WESTERN ASSET VARIABLE RATE Common 957667108 $4,700.22 305556 SH n/a sole n/a sole 0 0 Total Securities: 144 $1,211,746.93