IKSTX
Carret Kansas Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
ALPS SERIES TRUST
Expense ratio1
0.80%
Net assets2
$131.17M
Holdings2
169
Category
Muni Bond
2025 return3
-38.03%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Jan. 28, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks to preserve capital while producing current income for the investor that is predominately exempt from both federal and Kansas state income taxes.

Strategy. The Fund seeks to preserve capital while producing current income for the investor that is exempt from both federal and Kansas state income taxes by investing in bonds issued by Kansas municipalities. Under normal market conditions: ? The Fund will invest predominantly in Kansas-based securities and may also invest in obligations of the United States government and its agencies and instrumentalities. The Fund may invest in securities issued by territories or possessions of the United States; ? The Fund will invest in municipal bonds with maturities ranging up to 20 years and which are rated, at time of purchase, investment grade (rated Baa/BBB or better, as rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, such as Moodys Investors Service Inc. … The Fund seeks to preserve capital while producing current income for the investor that is exempt from both federal and Kansas state income taxes by investing in bonds issued by Kansas municipalities. Under normal market conditions: ? The Fund will invest predominantly in Kansas-based securities and may also invest in obligations of the United States government and its agencies and instrumentalities. The Fund may invest in securities issued by territories or possessions of the United States; ? The Fund will invest in municipal bonds with maturities ranging up to 20 years and which are rated, at time of purchase, investment grade (rated Baa/BBB or better, as rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, such as Moodys Investors Service Inc. (Moodys), Standard & Poors Corporation (S&P), or Fitch Ratings Ltd. (Fitch), or which are unrated and determined by the Funds Adviser to be of comparable quality); ? The Fund will maintain a dollar weighted average portfolio maturity between 3 and 15 years; ? At least 80% of the Funds net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in municipal bonds which produce interest that is exempt from federal income tax and, in the opinion of bond counsel of the issuer of Kansas obligations, is exempt from Kansas state income taxes; and ? At least 80% of the Funds net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in securities the income from which is not subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT). Main types of securities in which the Fund may invest: ? Municipal securities from the State of Kansas ? Municipal securities from other states and U.S. territories and possessions ? Short-term money market securities, including cash and money market mutual funds, including shares of registered investment companies The Fund will invest primarily in general obligation and revenue bonds. If any security held by the Fund falls below investment grade, the Fund will put the security on its credit watch list and will generally sell the security within 90 days of such credit downgrade. The Fund does not intend to principally invest in any particular sector of the municipal bond market. Buy and Sell Strategy: The Funds buy discipline is determined by the investment mandate, as well as metrics including; duration, rating, coupon, and sector/industry. After an approved universe of bonds is identified, the portfolio managers/analysts identify specific bond issues. Each credit is analyzed to determine its credit-worthiness and risk profile prior to a buy decision. The Funds sell discipline takes into consideration bonds that fall in credit quality or that are viewed as having downward pricing risk. Bonds in industries that are perceived to be undergoing significant changes may result in a deteriorating financial condition. The sell discipline is also designed to alter the complexion of portfolios as portfolio managers strategically decide to change duration, credit quality, cash flows, etc.

Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
10
Exited
7
Increased
0
Decreased
1
Unchanged
158

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of September 30, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Carret Asset Management Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of January 28, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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