SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 26)
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
21924B104
(CUSIP Number)
George W. Karpus, President
Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a
Karpus Investment Management
183 Sullys Trail
Pittsford, New York 14534
(716) 586-4680
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)
December 7, 2001
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the Acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1 (b) (3) or (4), check
the following box. [ ]
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Exhibit 1 attached.
ITEM 1 Security and Issuer
Common Stock
Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund
Cornerstone Advisors, Inc.
575 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
ITEM 2 Identity and Background
a) Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a Karpus Investment
Management ("KIM")
George W. Karpus, President, Director and Controlling
Stockholder
JoAnn VanDegriff, Vice President and Director
Sophie Karpus, Director
b) 183 Sullys Trail
Pittsford, New York 14534
c) Principal business and occupation - Investment Management
for individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, corporations,
endowments, trust and others, specializing in conservative asset
management (i.e. fixed income investments).
d) None of George W. Karpus, JoAnn VanDegriff, or Sophie
Karpus ("the Principals") or KIM has been convicted in the past
five years of any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations).
e) During the last five years none of the principals or KIM has
been a party to a civil proceeding as a result of which any of them
is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,
federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with
respect to such laws.
f) Each of the Principals is a United States citizen.
KIM is a New York corporation.
ITEM 3 Source and Amount of Funds or Other Considerations
KIM, an independent investment advisor, has accumulated shares
of CLM on behalf of accounts that are managed by KIM ("the
Accounts") under limited powers of attorney. All funds that
have been utilized in making such purchases are from such
Accounts.
ITEM 4 Purpose of Transaction
a) KIM has purchased Shares for investment purposes. Being
a Closed-End Fund Specialist the profile of CLM fit the
investment guidelines for various Accounts. Shares have been
acquired since October 23, 1989.
b) Although originally purchased for investment purposes only, due
to the Fund's poor performance and the wide discount to net asset
value, we intend to influence management with the intent of narrowing
or eliminating the discount to net asset value. The attached letter
(Exhibit 1) was sent to the Board on October 10, 2001. KIM reserves
the right to further accumulate or sell shares.
ITEM 5 Interest in Securities of the Issuer
a) As of the date of this Report, KIM owns 477,935 shares, which
represents 12.05% of the outstanding Shares. Karpus Investment
Management Profit Sharing Plan owns 4,250 shares. 200 purchased
on June 24, 1993 at $9.125, 400 purchased on August 26, 1993 at
$9.875, 300 purchased on January 29, 1998 at $10.25, 500 purchased
on April 29, 1999 at $13.125, December 11, 2000 at $10.65 per share
(1000 shares), December 20 at $10.75 per share (500 shares), and
September 28, 2001 at $6.40 per share (1500 shares). On March 27,
2000 150 shares were sold at $14.20 per share. None of the other
principles of KIM currently owns any shares.
b) KIM has the sole power to dispose of and to vote all of such
Shares under limited powers of attorney.
c) The first open market purchase occurred on October 23, 1989
Open market purchases for the last 60 days for the Accounts.
There have been no dispositions and no acquisitions, other than by
such open market purchases.
DATE
SHARES
PRICE PER
DATE
SHARES
PRICE PER
SHARE
SHARE
10/1/2001
2000
6.35
11/1/2001
4600
7.5
10/2/2001
2000
6.4
11/2/2001
400
7.46
10/3/2001
300
6.4
11/6/2001
5000
7.5
10/4/2001
370
6.67
11/7/2001
150
7.6
10/4/2001
200
6.7
11/8/2001
100
7.6
10/15/2001
100
7.25
11/8/2001
650
7.7
10/22/2001
1000
7.5
11/16/2001
150
7.8
10/23/2001
5100
7.45
11/26/2001
-400
7.99
10/24/2001
2650
7.35
11/27/2001
1950
7.89
10/25/2001
2800
7.35
11/29/2001
800
7.89
10/26/2001
1050
7.31
10/26/2001
100
7.35
10/29/2001
9350
7.35
10/30/2001
8300
7.35
10/30/2001
2000
7.3
The Accounts have the right to receive all dividends from, any
proceeds from the sale of the Shares. KIM reserves the right to
further accumulate or sell shares. None of the Accounts has an
interest in shares constituting more than 5% of the Shares
outstanding.
ITEM 6 Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings, or Relationships
with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
Except as described above, there are no contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships of any kind
among the Principals and KIM and between any of them and any
other person with respect to any of CLM Securities.
ITEM 7 Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit 1 attached.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete,
and correct.
Karpus Management, Inc.
December 7, 2001 By:________________________
Date Signature
George W. Karpus, President
Name/Title
Exhibit 1
Letter sent to Management and the Directors October 10, 2001
Karpus Management, Inc. (d.b.a. Karpus Investment Management) as of September
30, 2001 represents beneficial ownership of 429,215 shares of Cornerstone
Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (CLM) (the "Fund").
We have accumulated shares in the Fund since October 23, 1989 on behalf of our
various client portfolios. Also, we have filed a Schedule 13D with the
Securities
and Exchange Commission since October 8, 1999 and continue to file on a
monthly basis.
I am writing to the Fund and the Directors to express my disappointment with
the new management and Directors of the Fund. I believe that other
shareholders would share my sentiments.
It is extremely disappointing that the wide discount of the Fund has not been
addressed by management. Even with new management of the Fund, the discount
was -23.25%, as of September 28, 2001. The discount has averaged -15.06% for
the time period of Oct. 6, 2000 through September 27, 2001. This extreme
discount must be addressed and closed. The share buy-back program is not
enough to narrow the discount.
Performance of the Fund, in my opinion, is dismal. The total return based on
The net asset value of the Fund has equaled -44.3149% for the holding period
From October 5, 2000 through September 27, 2001. Price return for the same
period has equaled -47.2842%.
Cornerstone Advisors was approved as the new investment manager of the
Fund as of February 9, 2001. I believed that this group would address the
past concerns of the shareholders. Instead it appears that nothing has
changed. Price performance of the Fund from Feb. 9, 2001 through Sept.
27, 2001 has been -30.281%, or an annual equivalent of -42.6117%.
Net asset performance has been -32.6972% (annual equivalent of
-46.4969%) for the same period. This inferior price and net asset value
performance, in my opinion, is not and should not be acceptable to the
shareholders.
Methods of closing the discount, such as periodic tenders for shares, should
be explored by the Fund and its' Directors. Periodic tenders have the
ability to close persistent deep discounts. Open-ending the Fund would
completely eliminate the discount.
It is my hope that management is sympathetic to the concerns of the
shareholders and further, that we may explore together the methods in
which Fund performance may be improved and the deep discount of the
Fund may be addressed.