Shaker Services 13F annual report

Shaker Services is an investment fund managing more than $247 billion ran by Robert Shaker. There are currently 154 companies in Mr. Shaker’s portfolio. The largest investments include Srh Total Return Fund Inc and Sprott Focus Tr Inc, together worth $16.7 billion.

$247 billion Assets Under Management (AUM)

As of 26th July 2024, Shaker Services’s top holding is 635,982 shares of Srh Total Return Fund Inc currently worth over $9.25 billion and making up 3.7% of the portfolio value. In addition, the fund holds 995,343 shares of Sprott Focus Tr Inc worth $7.47 billion. The third-largest holding is Liberty All-star Growth Fd I worth $7.01 billion and the next is Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Ov worth $5.96 billion, with 234,152 shares owned.

Currently, Shaker Services's portfolio is worth at least $247 billion. The total portfolio value may be much higher due to cash assets that are not publicly disclosed such as fixed income, real estate, or cash equivalents.

Careers at Shaker Services

The Shaker Services office and employees reside in Arlington, Virginia. According to the last 13-F report filed with the SEC, Robert Shaker serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Shaker Services.

Recent trades

In the most recent 13F filing, Shaker Services revealed that it had opened a new position in Liberty All Star Equity Fd and bought 751,159 shares worth $5.11 billion.

The investment fund also strengthened its position in Sprott Focus Tr Inc by buying 92,476 additional shares. This makes their stake in Sprott Focus Tr Inc total 995,343 shares worth $7.47 billion.

On the other hand, there are companies that Shaker Services is getting rid of from its portfolio. Shaker Services closed its position in Nuveen Floating Rate Income on 2nd August 2024. It sold the previously owned 437,190 shares for $3.85 billion. Robert Shaker also disclosed a decreased stake in Srh Total Return Fund Inc by approximately 0.1%. This leaves the value of the investment at $9.25 billion and 635,982 shares.

One of the smallest hedge funds

The two most similar investment funds to Shaker Services are Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers and Hst Ventures. They manage $247 billion and $247 billion respectively.


Robert Shaker investment strategy

Shaker Services’s portfolio is diversified across 4 sectors. Currently, their heaviest sector is Finance — making up 1.8% of the total portfolio value. The fund focuses on investments in the United States as 3.2% of the portfolio companies are based in the United States.

The majority of the companies in the fund’s portfolio are large-cap stocks. Stocks with a size of more than $10 billion in market cap make up 1% of the total holdings value. On the other hand, small-cap stocks make up only 1.3% of the portfolio. The average market cap of the portfolio companies is close to $33.4 billion.

The complete list of Shaker Services trades based on 13F SEC filings

These positions were updated on August 2nd based on the fund’s latest 13F filing. Quickly find out what the most recently closed or increased positions are.

Security Shares Owned Value Allocation
Srh Total Return Fund Inc
6.36%
635,982
$9,253,539,000 3.75%
Sprott Focus Tr Inc
10.24%
995,343
$7,466,123,000 3.02%
Liberty All-star Growth Fd I
0.86%
1,313,319
$7,013,124,000 2.84%
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Ov
1.85%
234,152
$5,958,288,000 2.41%
Nuveen S&p 500 Buy-write Inc
16.37%
426,207
$5,858,086,000 2.37%
General Amern Invs Co Inc
41.94%
108,528
$5,396,013,000 2.18%
Royce Micro-cap Tr Inc
17.51%
574,290
$5,277,726,000 2.14%
Liberty All Star Equity Fd
Opened
751,159
$5,107,882,000 2.07%
Eaton Vance Tax-managed Buy-
3.01%
369,575
$5,052,091,000 2.05%
Eaton Vance Tx Adv Glbl Div
15.10%
257,575
$4,793,471,000 1.94%
Highland Global Allocation F
34.72%
614,264
$4,625,408,000 1.87%
Blackrock Enhancd Cap & Inm
25.23%
227,627
$4,550,264,000 1.84%
Allspring Multi Sector Incom
3.84%
492,903
$4,458,604,000 1.80%
Eaton Vance Tax Advt Div Inc
26.95%
178,135
$4,148,765,000 1.68%
Allspring Income Opportunit
2.29%
618,812
$4,128,694,000 1.67%
Pgim Short Dur Hig Yld Opp F
1.58%
256,343
$3,929,739,000 1.59%
Nuveen Floating Rate Income
Closed
437,190
$3,854,157,000
Nuveen S&p 500 Dynamic Overw
19.06%
223,364
$3,714,429,000 1.50%
Eaton Vance Tax Mnged Buy Wr
6.56%
261,714
$3,695,402,000 1.50%
Blackrock Enhanced Equity Di
101.11%
446,818
$3,650,501,000 1.48%
European Equity Fd Inc
4.04%
375,603
$3,373,554,000 1.37%
Eaton Vance Tax-managed Glob
3.18%
763,830
$6,388,681,000 2.59%
Franklin Ltd Duration Income
1.65%
510,214
$3,234,757,000 1.31%
First Tr Enhanced Equity Inc
24.04%
159,671
$3,180,647,000 1.29%
Virtus Global Multi-sector I
5.26%
413,933
$3,133,473,000 1.27%
Nuveen Dow 30 Dynmc Overwrt
14.19%
218,389
$3,121,224,000 1.26%
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fd
13.43%
202,739
$3,109,076,000 1.26%
Tri Contl Corp
36.61%
94,909
$2,939,332,000 1.19%
Central Secs Corp
56.05%
63,707
$2,804,363,000 1.14%
Eaton Vance Ltd Duration Inc
16.80%
280,101
$2,728,184,000 1.10%
Royce Small Cap Trust Inc.
97.90%
188,256
$2,724,065,000 1.10%
Hancock John Invt Tr Ii
7.60%
203,489
$2,706,404,000 1.10%
Pgim High Yield Bond Fund In
28.64%
208,631
$2,687,171,000 1.09%
Adams Diversified Equity Fd
Closed
137,042
$2,675,060,000
Eaton Vance Tax-managed Dive
125.41%
190,304
$2,673,772,000 1.08%
Swiss Helvetia Fd Inc
10.81%
323,974
$2,614,472,000 1.06%
Mfs Charter Income Tr
13.14%
413,834
$2,594,740,000 1.05%
Hancock John Prem Divid Fd
81.78%
212,585
$2,504,252,000 1.01%
Calamos Strategic Total Retu
6.98%
143,153
$2,410,697,000 0.98%
Allspring Global Dividend Op
37.35%
481,655
$2,399,558,000 0.97%
Pgim Global High Yield Fd Fo
8.99%
193,465
$2,298,365,000 0.93%
New Germany Fd Inc
12.76%
280,683
$2,283,357,000 0.92%
Spdr S&p 500 Etf Tr
237.56%
4,125
$2,250,845,000 0.91%
Doubleline Opportunistic Cr
Opened
144,101
$2,213,392,000 0.90%
Abrdn Income Credit Strategi
Closed
319,113
$2,163,587,000
Brandywinegbl Gbl Incm Opp F
9.52%
243,615
$2,030,882,000 0.82%
John Hancock Hedged Equity &
4.70%
190,950
$1,983,971,000 0.80%
Eaton Vance Risk-managed Div
37.51%
209,915
$1,843,054,000 0.75%
Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividen
2.69%
188,767
$1,842,366,000 0.75%
Pimco Global Stockspls Incm
34.79%
231,174
$1,760,632,000 0.71%
First Tr Inter Duratn Pfd &
22.96%
95,142
$1,747,759,000 0.71%
Cohen & Steers Ltd Duration
35.69%
84,927
$1,690,057,000 0.68%
Templeton Emerging Mkts Inco
29.22%
315,666
$1,682,500,000 0.68%
Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic
0.80%
79,008
$1,516,954,000 0.61%
Lmp Cap & Income Fd Inc
Opened
92,584
$1,439,954,000 0.58%
Clough Global Opportunities
54.90%
265,485
$1,428,310,000 0.58%
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity
70.03%
120,924
$2,461,438,000 1.00%
Western Asset Emerging Mkts
14.59%
147,021
$1,379,415,000 0.56%
Invesco High Income Tr Ii
11.83%
130,324
$1,377,525,000 0.56%
Ecofin Sustainable And Socia
17.57%
118,883
$1,368,344,000 0.55%
Taiwan Fd Inc
6.89%
30,981
$1,361,306,000 0.55%
Rivernorth Cap And Incm Fd I
1.15%
86,778
$1,332,911,000 0.54%
Virtus Dividend Interest & P
Closed
101,826
$1,301,337,000
Western Asset High Yield Def
163.17%
109,635
$1,285,387,000 0.52%
Advent Conv & Income Fd
Closed
99,796
$1,191,565,000
Mfs Multimarket Income Tr
9.69%
252,857
$1,183,371,000 0.48%
Pioneer High Income Fund Inc
197.12%
155,045
$1,165,939,000 0.47%
Hancock John Finl Opptys Fd
92.54%
40,840
$1,143,929,000 0.46%
Putnam Premier Income Tr
7.36%
317,023
$1,143,245,000 0.46%
Nuveen Pfd & Income Opportun
Closed
158,013
$1,142,197,000
Barings Global Short Duratio
8.84%
78,444
$1,141,800,000 0.46%
Voya Glbl Eqty Div & Prem Op
2,089.85%
218,985
$1,125,583,000 0.46%
Voya Asia Pac High Div Eqt I
5.79%
172,356
$1,092,735,000 0.44%
Bancroft Fd Ltd
45.88%
67,889
$1,063,821,000 0.43%
Angel Oak Finl Strategies In
Opened
84,071
$1,039,959,000 0.42%
Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund
Closed
98,884
$1,032,223,000
Columbia Seligm Prem Tech Gr
Opened
30,064
$1,000,831,000 0.41%
Blackrock Science & Technolo
Opened
26,332
$991,664,000 0.40%
Neuberger Berman Next Genera
Closed
83,526
$981,431,000
Saba Capital Income & Oprnt
19.23%
134,511
$946,958,000 0.38%
Pioneer Floating Rate Fund I
9.49%
96,815
$935,233,000 0.38%
Insight Select Income Fd
Opened
57,308
$935,210,000 0.38%
Gabelli Global Small & Mid C
4.79%
81,994
$925,713,000 0.37%
Ellsworth Growth & Income Fd
14.17%
111,018
$914,789,000 0.37%
Blackrock Enhanced Intl Div
39.47%
163,838
$914,217,000 0.37%
Voya Glbl Adv & Prem Opp Fd
117.63%
101,617
$899,311,000 0.36%
Virtus Equity & Conv Incm Fd
Closed
38,974
$872,628,000
Nuveen Global High Income Fd
Opened
65,322
$843,575,000 0.34%
Brookfield Real Assets Incom
28.10%
65,654
$837,746,000 0.34%
Blackstone Seni Fltn Rat 202
Opened
59,606
$835,081,000 0.34%
Mexico Equity & Income Fd
No change
84,204
$808,359,000 0.33%
Western Asset Investment Gra
Opened
66,426
$805,848,000 0.33%
Pioneer Diversified High Inc
33.86%
68,962
$805,408,000 0.33%
Templeton Dragon Fd Inc
37.98%
99,946
$801,567,000 0.32%
Putnam Master Inter Income T
412.81%
237,727
$771,900,000 0.31%
Special Opportunities Fd Inc
42.66%
58,923
$770,713,000 0.31%
China Fd Inc
45.37%
75,695
$766,034,000 0.31%
First Tr High Yield Opprt 20
15.06%
53,169
$761,381,000 0.31%
Cohen & Steers Select Pfd &
3.79%
37,426
$740,287,000 0.30%
Blackrock Ltd Duration Incom
26.18%
52,574
$733,934,000 0.30%
Nuveen Cr Strategies Income
235.95%
128,694
$721,202,000 0.29%
Saba Capital Income & Opport
Closed
181,785
$694,419,000
Mfs Govt Mkts Income Tr
Opened
224,188
$688,258,000 0.28%
Morgan Stanley Emerging Mkts
109.58%
145,672
$683,931,000 0.28%
Rivernorth Doubleline Strate
71.58%
78,128
$675,808,000 0.27%
Nuveen Taxable Municpal Inm
Closed
43,375
$667,694,000
Blackrock Innovation And Grw
136.06%
92,062
$665,609,000 0.27%
Gabelli Equity Tr Inc
71.30%
127,151
$661,186,000 0.27%
First Tr Sr Fltg Rate Income
9.81%
65,165
$656,864,000 0.27%
Alliancebernstein Global Hig
54.51%
62,400
$653,952,000 0.26%
Virtus Total Return Fd Inc
65.41%
116,983
$638,143,000 0.26%
Virtus Convertible & Income
41.54%
187,955
$614,613,000 0.25%
Bny Mellon High Yield Strate
26.02%
252,611
$608,793,000 0.25%
Templeton Emerging Mkts Fd
No change
47,427
$586,198,000 0.24%
Abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend
19.45%
68,817
$578,751,000 0.23%
Eaton Vance Tax-advantaged G
5.14%
22,527
$574,439,000 0.23%
Japan Smaller Capitalization
No change
75,633
$573,299,000 0.23%
Western Asset Diversified In
Opened
39,343
$572,607,000 0.23%
Bny Mellon Alcentra Global C
157.55%
64,369
$569,666,000 0.23%
Hancock John Pfd Income Fd
53.23%
31,040
$518,679,000 0.21%
Blackstone Long Short Cr Inc
Closed
41,321
$508,662,000
Hancock John Income Secs Tr
66.35%
43,113
$469,932,000 0.19%
Pimco Income Strategy Fd
65.08%
56,763
$467,239,000 0.19%
Virtus Diversified Incm & Co
Opened
21,409
$454,300,000 0.18%
Calamos Gbl Dyn Income Fund
80.61%
65,191
$447,211,000 0.18%
Cohen & Steers Tax Advan Pfd
42.32%
22,104
$438,765,000 0.18%
Doubleline Income Solutions
2.12%
34,107
$427,020,000 0.17%
Mexico Fd Inc
No change
26,216
$419,456,000 0.17%
Nuveen Multi Asset Income Fu
Opened
32,804
$412,075,000 0.17%
Blackrock Esg Cap Allc Term
Closed
23,400
$406,224,000
Mfs Inter Income Tr
30.63%
152,493
$405,632,000 0.16%
abrdn Japan Equity Fund Inc
12.47%
68,399
$401,503,000 0.16%
Gabelli Divid & Income Tr
85.55%
17,200
$390,612,000 0.16%
Abrdn Asia Pacific Income Fu
Closed
134,888
$377,687,000
Blackrock Mun Target Term Tr
Opened
18,000
$374,696,000 0.15%
Eaton Vance Short Duration D
52.29%
34,522
$372,838,000 0.15%
Virtus Convertible & Inc Fd
65.83%
126,982
$370,788,000 0.15%
Abrdn Emrg Mkts Eqty Incm Fd
No change
69,779
$368,503,000 0.15%
Clough Global Divid & Income
254.15%
64,508
$367,696,000 0.15%
Voya Emerging Mkts High Divi
No change
64,419
$346,575,000 0.14%
Morgan Stanley China A Sh Fd
23.65%
29,101
$341,936,000 0.14%
Gabelli Globl Util & Income
Opened
23,511
$325,863,000 0.13%
Western Asset Gbl High Inc F
47.61%
45,184
$321,711,000 0.13%
Korea Fd Inc
3.26%
13,161
$317,575,000 0.13%
Clough Global Equity Fd
22.58%
43,706
$304,850,000 0.12%
First Tr High Income Long /
85.80%
24,479
$302,071,000 0.12%
Blackrock Debt Strategies Fd
Opened
27,654
$299,770,000 0.12%
India Fd Inc
Opened
16,500
$295,073,000 0.12%
Rivernorth Opportunities Fd
Closed
23,504
$282,989,000
Kkr Income Opportunities Fd
Closed
20,779
$281,348,000
Abrdn Australia Equity Fd In
No change
63,995
$277,099,000 0.11%
Chipotle Mexican Grill
4,900.00%
4,350
$272,528,000 0.11%
Franklin Unvl Tr
12.03%
38,813
$264,317,000 0.11%
Thornburg Incm Builder Opp T
19.89%
15,622
$251,983,000 0.10%
Invesco Bd Fd
Closed
15,865
$248,288,000
Calamos Lng Shr Eqt Dynamic
39.12%
15,272
$232,898,000 0.09%
Royce Global Trust Inc
33.85%
20,866
$232,030,000 0.09%
Calamos Global Total Return
Closed
22,259
$231,494,000
Adobe Inc
No change
400
$222,216,000 0.09%
Doubleline Yield Opportuniti
15.78%
13,431
$211,942,000 0.09%
Blackrock Enhanced Global Di
61.26%
19,697
$208,986,000 0.08%
First Tr Mtg Income Fd
Closed
17,009
$207,085,000
Source Cap Inc
86.21%
4,528
$200,429,000 0.08%
Apollo Sr Floating Rate Fd I
Closed
13,694
$195,140,000
First Tr Abrdn Gbl Opp Incm
Opened
30,069
$190,638,000 0.08%
Blackrock Health Sciences Te
Opened
12,000
$184,320,000 0.07%
Virtus Convertible & Inc 202
Closed
18,126
$159,600,000
Gabelli Hlthcare & Wellness
No change
16,647
$159,479,000 0.06%
Cohen & Steers Closed-end Op
Closed
12,829
$149,972,000
Principal Real Estate Income
Opened
12,900
$131,709,000 0.05%
Blackrock Cr Allocation Inco
Closed
12,000
$128,280,000
Pimco Income Strategy Fd Ii
21.85%
14,849
$107,534,000 0.04%
Western Asset High Incom Fd
Opened
24,000
$104,400,000 0.04%
Blackrock Enhanced Govt Fd I
Closed
10,981
$104,210,000
Cbre Gbl Real Estate Inc Fd
Opened
15,000
$75,600,000 0.03%
Nuveen Multi-mkt Income Fd
4.12%
10,782
$64,666,000 0.03%
Gabelli Conv & Inc Secs Fd I
Closed
15,380
$57,060,000
Neuberger Berman Real Estate
Opened
15,840
$53,302,000 0.02%
First Tr Specialty Fin & Fin
Opened
13,304
$51,753,000 0.02%
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