HYPERION 2005 INVESTMENT GRADE OPPORTUNITY TERM TRUST INC
SC 13D/A, 1999-04-09
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No 9)

           Hyperion 2005 Investment Grade Opportunity Term Trust, Inc.
                                      (HTO)
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    448918102
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                           George W. Karpus, President
                          Karpus Management, Inc. d/b/a
                          Karpus Investment Management
                          14 Tobey Village Office Park
                            Pittsford, New York 14534
                                 (716) 586-4680

(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                               Communications)

                                April 6, 1999

             (Date of Event which requires Filing of this Statement)

 If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
    the acquisition which is subject of this Schedule 13D, and if filing this
   schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b) (3) or (4), check the following box. [ ]

                               (Page 1 of 4 pages)

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 448918102                                            Page 2 of 4 Pages

1.   Name of Reporting Person
     S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

     Karpus Management, Inc. 
     d/b/a Karpus Investment Management
     I.D. #16-1290558

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*        (a) / /
                                                              (b) /x/

3.   SEC Use Only


4.   Source of Funds*

     AF

5.   Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
     Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                               / /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization

     New York

                         7.   Sole Voting Power

                              1,673,708
Number of Shares
                         8.   Shared Voting Power
 Beneficially

 Owned by Each
                         9.   Sole Dispositive Power
Reporting Person
                              1,673,708

     With
                         10.  Shared Dispositive Power



11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     1,673,708

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11)
     Excludes Certain Shares*                                     / /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

     7.93%

14.  Type of Reporting Person*

     IA

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
         INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
     (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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ITEM 1   Security and Issuer
         Common Stock
         Hyperion 2005 Investment Grade Opportunity Term Trust, Inc.
         1 Liberty Plaza
         165 Broadway
         36th Floor
         New York, New York 10006
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 Van Degriff, Vice President and Director
         Sophie Karpus, Director 
         b) 14 Tobey Village Office Park 
         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 Van Degriff or Sophie Karpus ("the
         Principals") or KIM has been convicted in the past 5 years of any
         criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations). 
         e) During the last 5 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 1,673,708 shares of HTO on behalf
         of accounts that are managed by KIM ("the Accounts") under limited
         powers of attorney, which represents 7.93% of the outstanding shares.
         All funds that have been utilized in making such purchases are from
         such Accounts.
ITEM 4   Purpose of Transaction
         KIM has purchased Shares for investment purposes. Being primarily a
         conservative, fixed income manager, with a specialty focus in the
         closed end fund sector, the profile of HTO fit the investment
         guidelines for various Accounts. 
ITEM 5   Interest in Securities of the Issuer 
         a) As of the date of this Report, KIM owns 1,673,708 shares, which
         represent 7.93% of the outstanding shares. George W. Karpus owns 3,000
         shares purchased on July 5, 1996 at a price of $7.125. KIM Profit
         Sharing Plan owns 1,500 shares purchased on July 22, 1997 at a price of
         $7.875.


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         b) KIM has the sole power to dispose of and to vote all such Shares
         under limited powers of attorney. 
         c) Open market purchases in the last 90 days for the Accounts. There
         have been no dispositions and no acquisition, other than by such open
         market purchases, during such period.

    DATE      SHARES   PRICE PER              DATE      SHARES    PRICE PER

                           SHARE                                      SHARE

 2/12/99        4700       8.625            3/2/99         800          8.5
 2/16/99      29,000       8.625           3/10/99        1700        8.375
 2/18/99        1800       8.625           3/11/99        6225        8.375
 2/19/99         750      8.5625           3/12/99        5300        8.375
 2/23/99       -5350       8.625           3/15/99         200        8.375
 2/23/99        1100       8.625           3/15/99       -2000        8.437
 2/24/99        1400      8.5625           3/16/99        1850        8.375
                                           3/18/99         600       8.4375
                                           3/19/99        -500       8.4375
                                           3/19/99        9500       8.4375
                                           3/19/99       10000          8.5
                                           3/22/99        3600       8.4375
                                           3/23/99       11900       8.4375
                                           3/24/99        9500       8.4375
                                           3/25/99         900        8.375
                                           3/25/99       -1500        8.375
                                           3/26/99        5100        8.375
                                           3/26/99       20550       8.4375
                                           3/29/99        -750       8.4375
                                           3/29/99        2100       8.4375
                                           3/30/99        3600       8.4375
                                           3/31/99         200       8.4375

         The Accounts have the right to receive all dividends from, and any
         proceeds from the sale of the 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, arrangement, 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 the HTO securities.
ITEM 7   Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
         Not applicable

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.

April 6, 1999                             By: /s/ George W. Karpus, President
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    Date                                                  Signature

                                                 George W. Karpus, President
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                                                         Name /Title



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