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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
ABBOTT LABORATORIES Common 002824100 15,135 139,300 SH   SOLE   139,300 0 0
ABBVIE, INC. Common 00287Y109 17,231 112,500 SH   SOLE   112,500 0 0
ABERDEEN GLOBAL DYNAMIC Common 00302M106 441 47,071 SH   SOLE   47,071 0 0
ABERDEEN TOTAL DYNAMIC Sh Ben Int 00326L100 107 13,200 SH   SOLE   13,200 0 0
ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY Common 006212104 15,235 993,146 SH   SOLE   993,146 0 0
ADAMS NATURALS RESOURCES Common 00548F105 3,095 158,969 SH   SOLE   158,969 0 0
ADOBE, INC. Common 00724F101 19,035 52,000 SH   SOLE   52,000 0 0
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES Common 007903107 12,465 163,000 SH   SOLE   163,000 0 0
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS Common 009158106 4,329 18,000 SH   SOLE   18,000 0 0
ALLIANZGI NFJ DIVIDEND Sh Ben Int 92840R101 10,844 939,680 SH   SOLE   939,680 0 0
ALPHABET, INC. - CLASS C Common, Cl C 02079K107 88,373 40,400 SH   SOLE   40,400 0 0
ALTRIA GROUP INC. Common 02209S103 1,261 30,200 SH   SOLE   30,200 0 0
AMAZON.COM INC Common 023135106 74,772 704,000 SH   SOLE   704,000 0 0
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER Common 025537101 796 8,300 SH   SOLE   8,300 0 0
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY Common 025816109 8,594 62,000 SH   SOLE   62,000 0 0
AMERICAN TOWER CORP Common 03027X100 13,802 54,000 SH   SOLE   54,000 0 0
American Water Works Common 030420103 2,232 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
ANALOG DEVICES INC Common 032654105 1,753 12,000 SH   SOLE   12,000 0 0
AON PLC Common, Cl A G0403H108 5,394 20,000 SH   SOLE   20,000 0 0
APPLE, INC. Common 037833100 112,521 823,000 SH   SOLE   823,000 0 0
APPLIED MATERIALS INC Common 038222105 5,368 59,000 SH   SOLE   59,000 0 0
AUTODESK INC Common 052769106 3,783 22,000 SH   SOLE   22,000 0 0
AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC Common 053484101 1,360 7,000 SH   SOLE   7,000 0 0
BALL CORP Common 058498106 1,375 20,000 SH   SOLE   20,000 0 0
BANK OF AMERICA CORP Common 060505104 20,546 660,000 SH   SOLE   660,000 0 0
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON Common 064058100 626 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-B Common, Cl B 084670702 48,871 179,000 SH   SOLE   179,000 0 0
BIOGEN IDEC, INC. Common 09062X103 3,263 16,000 SH   SOLE   16,000 0 0
BLACK ROCK HEALTH SCI TR Common 09260E105 20,423 1,243,053 SH   SOLE   1,243,053 0 0
BLACKROCK INNOVATION & GR Common 09260Q108 7,934 999,264 SH   SOLE   999,264 0 0
BOEING CO Common 097023105 6,563 48,000 SH   SOLE   48,000 0 0
BOOKING HOLDINGS, INC. Common 09857L108 8,745 5,000 SH   SOLE   5,000 0 0
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP Common 101137107 4,621 124,000 SH   SOLE   124,000 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO Common 110122108 22,138 287,500 SH   SOLE   287,500 0 0
CATERPILLAR INC Common 149123101 6,257 35,000 SH   SOLE   35,000 0 0
CBRE GROUP INC Common 12504L109 2,650 36,000 SH   SOLE   36,000 0 0
CENTENE CORPORATION Common 15135B101 4,400 52,000 SH   SOLE   52,000 0 0
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP Common 808513105 10,741 170,000 SH   SOLE   170,000 0 0
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS -A Common, Cl A 16119P108 8,106 17,300 SH   SOLE   17,300 0 0
CHEVRON CORP. Common 166764100 2,563 17,700 SH   SOLE   17,700 0 0
CIGNA CORP Common 125523100 8,433 32,000 SH   SOLE   32,000 0 0
CINTAS CORP Common 172908105 2,988 8,000 SH   SOLE   8,000 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS INC Common 17275R102 1,834 43,000 SH   SOLE   43,000 0 0
CITIGROUP, INC. Common 172967424 8,278 180,000 SH   SOLE   180,000 0 0
CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY OPPORT Common 18469P209 4,376 185,351 SH   SOLE   185,351 0 0
CLEARBRIDGE MLP & MID TOT Common 18469Q207 3,461 135,145 SH   SOLE   135,145 0 0
CLEARBRIDGE MLP & MIDSTRE Common 184692200 6,543 227,745 SH   SOLE   227,745 0 0
COCA-COLA CO (THE) Common 191216100 27,404 435,600 SH   SOLE   435,600 0 0
COHEN & STEERS PREF INC Common 19247X100 862 40,391 SH   SOLE   40,391 0 0
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY Common 194162103 545 6,800 SH   SOLE   6,800 0 0
COMCAST CORP - CLASS A Common, Cl A 20030N101 20,169 514,000 SH   SOLE   514,000 0 0
CONOCOPHILLIPS Common 20825C104 4,338 48,300 SH   SOLE   48,300 0 0
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC Common 209115104 1,331 14,000 SH   SOLE   14,000 0 0
CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC Common 21036P108 3,496 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP Common 21037T109 1,533 26,766 SH   SOLE   26,766 0 0
CORTEVA, INC. Common 22052L104 3,194 59,000 SH   SOLE   59,000 0 0
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP Common 22160K105 29,092 60,700 SH   SOLE   60,700 0 0
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP Common 22822V101 1,347 8,000 SH   SOLE   8,000 0 0
CSX CORPORATION Common 126408103 7,439 256,000 SH   SOLE   256,000 0 0
CUSHING INFRA INCM FND Sh Ben Int 231647207 2,212 59,611 SH   SOLE   59,611 0 0
CVS HEALTH CORP Common 126650100 12,509 135,000 SH   SOLE   135,000 0 0
DANAHER CORPORATION Common 235851102 21,220 83,700 SH   SOLE   83,700 0 0
DEERE & COMPANY Common 244199105 10,781 36,000 SH   SOLE   36,000 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION Common 25179M103 2,480 45,000 SH   SOLE   45,000 0 0
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST Common 253868103 3,116 24,000 SH   SOLE   24,000 0 0
Dollar General Corp Common 256677105 5,154 21,000 SH   SOLE   21,000 0 0
DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC Common 26614N102 2,446 44,000 SH   SOLE   44,000 0 0
EBAY INC Common 278642103 2,417 58,000 SH   SOLE   58,000 0 0
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. Common 036752103 13,512 28,000 SH   SOLE   28,000 0 0
ELI LILLY & CO Common 532457108 3,988 12,300 SH   SOLE   12,300 0 0
ENERGY SELECT SECTOR SPDR Common 81369Y506 18,593 260,000 SH   SOLE   260,000 0 0
EOG RESOURCES INC Common 26875P101 906 8,200 SH   SOLE   8,200 0 0
EQUINIX, INC. Common 29444U700 5,913 9,000 SH   SOLE   9,000 0 0
ESTEE LAUDER CO. - CL A Common, Cl A 518439104 6,367 25,000 SH   SOLE   25,000 0 0
EXELON CORPORATION Common 30161N101 4,319 95,300 SH   SOLE   95,300 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION Common 30231G102 1,893 22,100 SH   SOLE   22,100 0 0
FEDEX CORPORATION Common 31428X106 4,761 21,000 SH   SOLE   21,000 0 0
FIDELITY NATL INFORM SERV Common 31620M106 6,142 67,000 SH   SOLE   67,000 0 0
FIRST TR/DYN EUR EQTY INC Sh Ben Int 33740D107 2,100 188,685 SH   SOLE   188,685 0 0
FIRST TRUST ENERGY Sh Ben Int 33738C103 1,974 137,839 SH   SOLE   137,839 0 0
FIRST TRUST MLP & ENERGY Sh Ben Int 33739B104 1,247 162,205 SH   SOLE   162,205 0 0
FISERV Common 337738108 5,872 66,000 SH   SOLE   66,000 0 0
FORD MOTOR CO. Common 345370860 4,675 420,000 SH   SOLE   420,000 0 0
FREEPORT MCMORAN, INC. Common 35671D857 4,462 152,500 SH   SOLE   152,500 0 0
GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME Sh Ben Int 36242H104 5,949 290,900 SH   SOLE   290,900 0 0
GABELLI GLBL SMALL & MID Sh Ben Int 36249W104 377 34,187 SH   SOLE   34,187 0 0
GAMCO NATURAL RESOURCES Sh Ben Int 36465E101 1,257 267,982 SH   SOLE   267,982 0 0
GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTOR Common 368802104 13,848 391,630 SH   SOLE   391,630 0 0
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP Common 369550108 5,089 23,000 SH   SOLE   23,000 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO Common 369604301 5,730 90,000 SH   SOLE   90,000 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY Common 37045V100 4,859 153,000 SH   SOLE   153,000 0 0
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC Common 375558103 7,417 120,000 SH   SOLE   120,000 0 0
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Common 38141G104 7,723 26,000 SH   SOLE   26,000 0 0
GOLDMAN SACHS MLP ENERGY Sh Ben Int 38148G206 2,523 226,502 SH   SOLE   226,502 0 0
HCA HEALTHCARE, INC. Common 40412C101 4,370 26,000 SH   SOLE   26,000 0 0
HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS Common 43300A203 3,566 32,000 SH   SOLE   32,000 0 0
HONEYWELL INTERNATL INC Common 438516106 11,298 65,000 SH   SOLE   65,000 0 0
HP, INC. Common 40434L105 459 14,000 SH   SOLE   14,000 0 0
HUMANA INC Common 444859102 5,617 12,000 SH   SOLE   12,000 0 0
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC Common 452308109 1,458 8,000 SH   SOLE   8,000 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION Common 458140100 12,719 340,000 SH   SOLE   340,000 0 0
INTERNAT FLAVORS & FRAG Common 459506101 2,382 20,000 SH   SOLE   20,000 0 0
INTUIT INC Common 461202103 8,094 21,000 SH   SOLE   21,000 0 0
INVESCO QQQ TRUST SERIES Common 46090E103 19,339 69,000 SH   SOLE   69,000 0 0
IQVIA HOLDINGS INC. Common 46266C105 4,991 23,000 SH   SOLE   23,000 0 0
ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF ETF 464287200 18,958 50,000 SH   SOLE   50,000 0 0
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITAL FD Common 47109U104 1,912 302,536 SH   SOLE   302,536 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON Common 478160104 15,035 84,700 SH   SOLE   84,700 0 0
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTL Common G51502105 2,873 60,000 SH   SOLE   60,000 0 0
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Common 46625H100 28,941 257,000 SH   SOLE   257,000 0 0
KAYNE ANDERSON MIDSTREAM Common 48661E108 4,552 606,112 SH   SOLE   606,112 0 0
KINDER MORGAN, INC. Common 49456B101 2,514 150,000 SH   SOLE   150,000 0 0
LAM RESEARCH CORP. Common 512807108 7,245 17,000 SH   SOLE   17,000 0 0
LINDE PLC Common G5494J103 16,102 56,000 SH   SOLE   56,000 0 0
LMP CAPITAL & INCOME FUND Common 50208A102 3,303 268,111 SH   SOLE   268,111 0 0
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP Common 539830109 9,029 21,000 SH   SOLE   21,000 0 0
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC Common 548661107 13,974 80,000 SH   SOLE   80,000 0 0
MACQUARIE GL TOTAL RE FD Common 55608D101 3,892 167,744 SH   SOLE   167,744 0 0
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP. Common 56585A102 1,134 13,800 SH   SOLE   13,800 0 0
MARRIOTT INTL - CL A Common, Cl A 571903202 4,080 30,000 SH   SOLE   30,000 0 0
MASTERCARD INC - CLASS A Common, Cl A 57636Q104 28,078 89,000 SH   SOLE   89,000 0 0
MCKESSON CORP. Common 58155Q103 5,546 17,000 SH   SOLE   17,000 0 0
MERCK & CO., INC. Common 58933Y105 20,805 228,200 SH   SOLE   228,200 0 0
META PLATFORMS INC. Common 30303M102 27,090 168,000 SH   SOLE   168,000 0 0
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC Common 595112103 6,634 120,000 SH   SOLE   120,000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Common 594918104 103,502 403,000 SH   SOLE   403,000 0 0
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL Common 609207105 9,568 154,100 SH   SOLE   154,100 0 0
MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP Common 61174X109 3,893 42,000 SH   SOLE   42,000 0 0
MOODY'S CORP Common 615369105 5,167 19,000 SH   SOLE   19,000 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY Common 617446448 7,910 104,000 SH   SOLE   104,000 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY INDIA INV Common 61745C105 4,799 214,721 SH   SOLE   214,721 0 0
NETFLIX, INC. Common 64110L106 8,044 46,000 SH   SOLE   46,000 0 0
NEW GERMANY FUND. INC. Common 644465106 211 25,023 SH   SOLE   25,023 0 0
NEWMONT CORPORATION Common 651639106 4,177 70,000 SH   SOLE   70,000 0 0
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. Common 65339F101 17,390 224,500 SH   SOLE   224,500 0 0
NIKE INC CL B Common, Cl B 654106103 15,330 150,000 SH   SOLE   150,000 0 0
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP Common 655844108 5,682 25,000 SH   SOLE   25,000 0 0
NUBRGR BRMN MLP ENRGY INC Common 64129H104 4,236 706,015 SH   SOLE   706,015 0 0
NUCOR CORP Common 670346105 3,132 30,000 SH   SOLE   30,000 0 0
NUVEEN REAL ASSET INCOME Sh Ben Int 67074Y105 4,539 347,264 SH   SOLE   347,264 0 0
NVIDIA CORP Common 67066G104 33,441 220,600 SH   SOLE   220,600 0 0
OCCIDENTAL PETRO CORP Common 674599105 630 10,700 SH   SOLE   10,700 0 0
ORACLE CORPORATION Common 68389X105 1,747 25,000 SH   SOLE   25,000 0 0
O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC Common 67103H107 4,738 7,500 SH   SOLE   7,500 0 0
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP Common 701094104 1,230 5,000 SH   SOLE   5,000 0 0
PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC. Common 70450Y103 6,984 100,000 SH   SOLE   100,000 0 0
PEPSICO INC Common 713448108 2,050 12,300 SH   SOLE   12,300 0 0
PFIZER INC Common 717081103 21,502 410,100 SH   SOLE   410,100 0 0
PHILIP MORRIS INT'L, INC. Common 718172109 13,606 137,800 SH   SOLE   137,800 0 0
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES Common 723787107 5,912 26,500 SH   SOLE   26,500 0 0
PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO. Common 742718109 1,424 9,900 SH   SOLE   9,900 0 0
PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION Common 743315103 8,604 74,000 SH   SOLE   74,000 0 0
PUBLIC STORAGE Common 74460D109 5,628 18,000 SH   SOLE   18,000 0 0
QUALCOMM, INC. Common 747525103 11,369 89,000 SH   SOLE   89,000 0 0
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS Common 75886F107 5,911 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC. Common 776696106 5,130 13,000 SH   SOLE   13,000 0 0
S&P GLOBAL INC Common 78409V104 14,494 43,000 SH   SOLE   43,000 0 0
SALESFORCE.COM INC Common 79466L302 18,980 115,000 SH   SOLE   115,000 0 0
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP Common 78410G104 4,161 13,000 SH   SOLE   13,000 0 0
SEMPRA ENERGY Common 816851109 5,410 36,000 SH   SOLE   36,000 0 0
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO Common 844741108 650 18,000 SH   SOLE   18,000 0 0
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST ETF 78462F103 19,806 52,500 SH   SOLE   52,500 0 0
STARBUCKS CORP Common 855244109 2,674 35,000 SH   SOLE   35,000 0 0
TARGET CORPORATION Common 87612E106 2,118 15,000 SH   SOLE   15,000 0 0
TECHNOLOGY SELECT SPDR Common 81369Y803 11,441 90,000 SH   SOLE   90,000 0 0
TEKLA LIFE SCIENCES Sh Ben Int 87911K100 192 13,500 SH   SOLE   13,500 0 0
TESLA, INC. Common 88160R101 40,405 60,000 SH   SOLE   60,000 0 0
THE GABELLI HLTHCARE WELL Sh Ben Int 36246K103 1,823 170,043 SH   SOLE   170,043 0 0
THE GDL FUND Sh Ben Int 361570104 1,446 176,180 SH   SOLE   176,180 0 0
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY Common 842587107 1,319 18,500 SH   SOLE   18,500 0 0
THE TJX COMPANIES INC Common 872540109 7,540 135,000 SH   SOLE   135,000 0 0
THE WALT DISNEY CO Common 254687106 10,856 115,000 SH   SOLE   115,000 0 0
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC Common 883556102 15,972 29,400 SH   SOLE   29,400 0 0
T-MOBILE US, INC. Common 872590104 9,014 67,000 SH   SOLE   67,000 0 0
TRANSDIGM GROUP Common 893641100 2,683 5,000 SH   SOLE   5,000 0 0
TRI CONTINENTAL Common 895436103 796 30,416 SH   SOLE   30,416 0 0
TWITTER INC. Common 90184L102 897 24,000 SH   SOLE   24,000 0 0
UNION PACIFIC CORP Common 907818108 16,636 78,000 SH   SOLE   78,000 0 0
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE B Common, Cl B 911312106 12,413 68,000 SH   SOLE   68,000 0 0
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC. Common 91324P102 57,578 112,100 SH   SOLE   112,100 0 0
VALERO ENERGY CORP Common 91913Y100 616 5,800 SH   SOLE   5,800 0 0
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS Common 92532F100 7,608 27,000 SH   SOLE   27,000 0 0
VIRTUS ALLIANZGI AI Common 92838Y100 4,909 303,200 SH   SOLE   303,200 0 0
VIRTUS ALLIANZGI EQUITY Sh Ben Int 92841M101 3,040 146,500 SH   SOLE   146,500 0 0
VISA, INC. - CLASS A Common, Cl A 92826C839 31,109 158,000 SH   SOLE   158,000 0 0
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE Common 931427108 2,085 55,000 SH   SOLE   55,000 0 0
WALMART, INC. Common 931142103 18,359 151,000 SH   SOLE   151,000 0 0
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC Common 94106L109 5,048 33,000 SH   SOLE   33,000 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO Common 949746101 12,613 322,000 SH   SOLE   322,000 0 0