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

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
12-31-2020
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:
Shaker Financial Services, LLC
Address:
3330 WASHINGTON BLVD.
Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22201
Form 13F File Number:

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.


Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:
Kathryn S. Baummer
Title:
Managing Partner, Performance Analytics & Reporting
Phone:
410-224-0572


Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Kathryn S. Baummer
                         [Signature]
Arlington, VIRGINIA
                 [City, State]
02-03-2021
                           [Date]
                          

Report Type (Check only one.):

13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) 

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13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)


Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:
0
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:
165
Form 13F Information table Value Total:
239831
          (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8

COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
ABERDEEN AUSTRALIA EQUITY FDCOM00301110342881,272SHSOLE78,271 0 3,001
ABERDEEN GLOBAL DYNAMIC DIVICOM00302M10662459,765SHSOLE59,765 0 0
ABERDEEN JAPAN EQUITY FD INCCOM00306J10913914,700SHSOLE14,700 0 0
ABERDEEN TOTAL DYNAMIC DIVDCOM SH BEN INT00326L1001,860210,192SHSOLE206,170 0 4,022
ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FDCOM0062121041,26373,023SHSOLE71,499 0 1,524
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATEDCOM00724F101200400SHSOLE400 0 0
ADVENT CONVERTIBLE & INCOMECOM00764C10932419,624SHSOLE19,624 0 0
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN GLOBAL HIGCOM01879R10646939,849SHSOLE39,849 0 0
ALLIANZGI ARTIFICIAL INTELLICOM01883M1011,12942,798SHSOLE42,309 0 489
ALLIANZGI CONV & INCM 2024 TCOM01883H1021,025102,651SHSOLE101,243 0 1,408
ALLIANZGI CONV & INCOME FDCOM01882810326946,834SHSOLE46,834 0 0
ALLIANZGI CONV & INCOME FD ICOM01882510924848,772SHSOLE47,959 0 813
ALLIANZGI DIVIDEND INT & PRMCOM01883A1072,474183,813SHSOLE178,828 0 4,985
ALLIANZGI EQUITY & CONV INCOCOM01882910131010,953SHSOLE10,953 0 0
ANGEL OAK FINL STRATEGIES INCOM BEN INT03464A1003,057181,551SHSOLE173,179 0 8,372
APOLLO SR FLOATING RATE FD ICOM03763610740528,094SHSOLE27,647 0 447
APOLLO TACTICAL INCOME FD INCOM0376381033,169218,872SHSOLE217,001 0 1,871
ARES DYNAMIC CR ALLOCATION FCOM04014F10225718,012SHSOLE18,012 0 0
BARINGS GLOBAL SHORT DURATIOCOM06760L1001,853122,812SHSOLE118,927 0 3,885
BLACKROCK 2022 GBL INCM OPPCOM09258P104961106,281SHSOLE103,981 0 2,300
BLACKROCK CR ALLOCATION INCOCOM09250810015110,263SHSOLE10,207 0 56
BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FDCOM NEW09255R2022,686257,078SHSOLE251,168 0 5,910
BLACKROCK ENHANCD CAP & INMCOM09256A1093,640209,202SHSOLE207,048 0 2,154
BLACKROCK ENHANCED EQUITY DICOM09251A1041,525180,096SHSOLE180,096 0 0
BLACKROCK ENHANCED GLOBAL DICOM09250110513612,508SHSOLE12,508 0 0
BLACKROCK ENHANCED GOVT FD ICOM09255K10823217,211SHSOLE17,211 0 0
BLACKROCK ENHANCED INTL DIVCOM BENE INTER09252410717029,045SHSOLE29,045 0 0
BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOCOM09255X1001,992164,484SHSOLE160,763 0 3,721
BLACKROCK LTD DURATION INC TCOM SHS09249W10194359,215SHSOLE59,202 0 13
BLACKROCK MULTI-SECTOR INC TCOM09258A10741623,722SHSOLE23,035 0 687
BLACKSTONE LONG-SHORT CREDITCOM SHS BN INT09257D10266449,510SHSOLE47,372 0 2,138
BLACKSTONE SENIOR FLOATNG RACOM09256U10577354,383SHSOLE54,383 0 0
BLACKSTONE STRATEGIC CREDITCOM SHS BEN IN09257R1012,679214,673SHSOLE206,723 0 7,950
BNY MELLON ALCENTRA GLOBAL CCOM05588N1083,174373,872SHSOLE365,914 0 7,958
BNY MELLON HIGH YIELD STRATESH BEN INT09660L105611203,659SHSOLE199,289 0 4,370
BOULDER GROWTH & INCOME FD ICOM1015071014,240380,645SHSOLE372,259 0 8,386
CALAMOS CONV & HIGH INCOME FCOM SHS12811P1082,779194,614SHSOLE189,392 0 5,222
CALAMOS CONV OPPORTUNITIES &SH BEN INT12811710894269,595SHSOLE68,441 0 1,154
CALAMOS DYNAMIC CONV & INCOMCOM12811V10596834,348SHSOLE34,348 0 0
CALAMOS LNG SHR EQT DYNAMICCOM12812C1063,518201,818SHSOLE199,497 0 2,321
CBRE CLARION GLOBAL REAL ESTCOM12504G100741107,718SHSOLE107,718 0 0
CENTRAL SECS CORPCOM1551231026,018184,363SHSOLE183,261 0 1,102
CHINA FD INCCOM1693731072,07972,780SHSOLE72,104 0 676
CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FDCOM18914C1002,410175,665SHSOLE174,401 0 1,264
CLOUGH GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIESSH BEN INT18914E1061,221109,908SHSOLE109,908 0 0
COHEN & STEERS CLOSED END OPCOM19248P1061,21397,701SHSOLE97,701 0 0
COHEN & STEERS QUALITY INCOMCOM19247L10618615,000SHSOLE12,974 0 2,026
COLUMBIA SELIGM PREM TECH GRCOM19842X1093,083113,194SHSOLE112,555 0 639
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MGMT INCCOM2249161068426,557SHSOLE26,557 0 0
CREDIT SUISSE HIGH YIELD BDSH BEN INT22544F1031,020447,435SHSOLE428,325 0 19,110
DELAWARE ENHANCED GBL DIV &COM2460601071,159119,014SHSOLE119,014 0 0
DELAWARE INVTS DIV & INCOMECOM2459151031,197129,367SHSOLE129,012 0 355
DOUBLELINE INCOME SOLUTIONSCOM2586221094,085246,371SHSOLE241,963 0 4,408
DOUBLELINE OPPORTUNISTIC CRCOM2586231072,889147,011SHSOLE143,279 0 3,732
DUFF & PHELPS UTLITY AND INFCOM26433C10512710,414SHSOLE10,414 0 0
EATON VANCE ENHANCED EQUITYCOM2782741052,654164,121SHSOLE159,446 0 4,675
EATON VANCE FLOATING RATE 20COM27831H10052759,260SHSOLE57,018 0 2,242
EATON VANCE HIGH INCOME 2021COM SH BEN INT27829W10167769,694SHSOLE68,254 0 1,440
EATON VANCE LTD DURATION INCCOM27828H1051,683134,302SHSOLE133,552 0 750
EATON VANCE SHORT DURATION DCOM27828V10453943,632SHSOLE43,632 0 0
EATON VANCE SR FLTNG RTE TRCOM27828Q1051,23496,903SHSOLE96,852 0 51
EATON VANCE TAX ADVT DIV INCCOM27828G10731613,356SHSOLE13,164 0 192
EATON VANCE TAX MNGD BUY WRICOM SH BEN INT27829M10354555,033SHSOLE53,777 0 1,256
EATON VANCE TAX MNGED BUY WRCOM27828X10090860,559SHSOLE59,929 0 630
EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED DIVECOM27828N10263952,161SHSOLE51,191 0 970
EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED GLOBCOM27829C1051,937200,100SHSOLE196,615 0 3,485
EATON VANCE TAX-MANAGED GLOBCOM27829F1081,166132,926SHSOLE132,780 0 146
EATON VANCE TX ADV GLBL DIVCOM27828S10123412,823SHSOLE12,823 0 0
EUROPEAN EQUITY FD INCCOM2987681021,608154,600SHSOLE154,600 0 0
FIRST EAGLE SENIOR LOAN FUNDCOM NEW32010E1001,11579,828SHSOLE79,828 0 0
FIRST TR / ABERDEEN EMERGINGCOM33731K10256739,596SHSOLE39,596 0 0
FIRST TR ABERDEEN GLBL OPP FCOM SHS3373191072,273215,496SHSOLE212,885 0 2,611
FIRST TR DYNAMIC EUROPE EQUICOM SHS33740d10761652,165SHSOLE52,165 0 0
FIRST TR ENHANCED EQTY INC FCOM3373181094,239240,556SHSOLE236,356 0 4,200
FIRST TR HIGH INCOME L/S FDCOM33738E10978553,115SHSOLE51,380 0 1,735
FIRST TR SR FLOATING RATE 20COM SHS33740K1011,804200,682SHSOLE195,969 0 4,713
FRANKLIN LTD DURATION INCOMECOM35472T10162266,061SHSOLE64,235 0 1,826
FRANKLIN UNVL TRSH BEN INT3551451033,457461,483SHSOLE458,245 0 3,238
GABELLI CONV & INC SECS FD ICOM36240B109713114,037SHSOLE106,725 0 7,312
GABELLI DIVID & INCOME TRCOM36242H1046,821317,850SHSOLE314,735 0 3,115
GAMCO NAT RES GOLD & INCOMESH BEN INT36465E10116331,870SHSOLE30,625 0 1,245
GENERAL AMERN INVS CO INCCOM3688021043589,630SHSOLE9,630 0 0
GUGGENHEIM ENHANCED EQUITY ICOM40167B1001,968300,489SHSOLE297,873 0 2,616
HANCOCK JOHN INVS TRCOM41014210370040,556SHSOLE40,088 0 468
HANCOCK JOHN INVT TRTAX ADV GLB SH41013P74953195,953SHSOLE95,953 0 0
HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FDSH BEN INT41013W1081,31266,675SHSOLE66,675 0 0
HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD ICOM41013X1061,75792,451SHSOLE92,144 0 307
HANCOCK JOHN PFD INCOME FD ICOM41021P10382747,838SHSOLE42,872 0 4,966
HANCOCK JOHN TAX-ADVANTAGEDCOM41013V10024711,759SHSOLE11,759 0 0
HERZFELD CARIBBEAN BASIN FDCOM42804T106616120,509SHSOLE120,509 0 0
HIGHLAND GLOBAL ALLOCATION FCOM43010T104910139,293SHSOLE137,502 0 1,791
INVESCO HIGH INCOME 2023 TARCOM46135X1082,640313,172SHSOLE305,416 0 7,756
INVESCO SR INCOME TRCOM46131H107501125,905SHSOLE122,944 0 2,961
IVY HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIECOM46589310576157,331SHSOLE57,331 0 0
JAPAN SMALLER CAPITALIZATIONCOM47109U10430333,543SHSOLE33,543 0 0
JOHN HANCOCK HEDGED EQUITY &COM47804L1022,584225,866SHSOLE225,866 0 0
KKR INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FDCOM48249T1062,365163,899SHSOLE160,745 0 3,154
LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FDSH BEN INT5301581042,184316,586SHSOLE314,762 0 1,824
LMP CAP & INCOME FD INCCOM50208A10295982,288SHSOLE82,288 0 0
MACQUARIE / FIRST TR GLOBALCOM55607W10045554,330SHSOLE51,980 0 2,350
MACQUARIE GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTCOM55608D10141820,589SHSOLE18,905 0 1,684
MFS CHARTER INCOME TRSH BEN INT55272710976186,747SHSOLE84,830 0 1,917
MFS INTER INCOME TRSH BEN INT55273C107812213,019SHSOLE211,150 0 1,869
MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRSH BEN INT55273710831351,234SHSOLE51,234 0 0
MORGAN STANLEY CHINA A SH FDCOM6174681031,14951,856SHSOLE50,884 0 972
MORGAN STANLEY EMERGING MKTSCOM61747710430348,134SHSOLE45,940 0 2,194
NEUBERGER BERMAN HIGH YIELDCOM64128C1061,179100,865SHSOLE96,383 0 4,482
NEW GERMANY FD INCCOM6444651064,357228,932SHSOLE224,244 0 4,688
NEW IRELAND FD INCCOM6456731041,717165,444SHSOLE162,139 0 3,305
NUVEEN CORE EQUITY ALPHA FDCOM67090X1074,987354,467SHSOLE349,980 0 4,487
NUVEEN CORPORATE INCM NOVEMECOM67077N1061,274138,510SHSOLE133,415 0 5,095
NUVEEN CR OPPORTUNITIES 2022COM67075U1021,733215,591SHSOLE213,797 0 1,794
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCOMECOM SHS67073D1021,858293,500SHSOLE287,992 0 5,508
NUVEEN DIVERSIFIED DIVID & ICOM6706EP10519522,256SHSOLE22,256 0 0
NUVEEN DOW 30 DYNAMIC OVERWRSHS67075F1054,188275,529SHSOLE270,014 0 5,515
NUVEEN EMERGING MKTS DEBT 20COM67077P1011,153154,194SHSOLE150,384 0 3,810
NUVEEN FLOATING RATE INCOMECOM67072T1081,162132,942SHSOLE130,931 0 2,011
NUVEEN NASDAQ 100 DYNAMIC OVCOM SHS6706991073,504134,712SHSOLE133,634 0 1,078
NUVEEN PFD & INCM SECURTIESCOM67072C10523323,900SHSOLE23,900 0 0
NUVEEN PFD & INCOME OPPORTUNCOM67073B10667170,618SHSOLE70,618 0 0
NUVEEN PFD & INCOME TERM FDCOM67075A1062038,236SHSOLE8,236 0 0
NUVEEN REAL ASSET INCOME & GCOM67074Y10520915,500SHSOLE15,500 0 0
NUVEEN REAL ESTATE INCOME FDCOM67071B10824729,209SHSOLE29,209 0 0
NUVEEN S&P 500 BUY-WRITE INCCOM6706ER1012,881223,697SHSOLE221,347 0 2,350
NUVEEN S&P 500 DYNAMIC OVERWCOM6706EW1003,210210,659SHSOLE207,839 0 2,820
NUVEEN SR INCOME FDCOM67067Y10443082,900SHSOLE82,900 0 0
NUVEEN TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDCOM67073G1054,727332,395SHSOLE329,453 0 2,942
NUVEEN TX ADV TOTAL RET STRGCOM67090H1022,983316,621SHSOLE310,534 0 6,087
PGIM GLOBAL HIGH YIELD FD FOCOM69346J1061,03771,376SHSOLE69,101 0 2,275
PGIM HIGH YIELD BOND FUND INCOM69346H10056537,659SHSOLE37,659 0 0
PIONEER FLOATING RATE TRCOM72369J10210710,509SHSOLE10,387 0 122
PUTNAM MASTER INTER INCOME TSH BEN INT7469091002,188517,250SHSOLE499,384 0 17,866
PUTNAM PREMIER INCOME TRSH BEN INT7468531003,459743,881SHSOLE724,883 0 18,998
RIVERNORTH DOUBLELINE STRATECOM76882G1071,18782,909SHSOLE80,892 0 2,017
ROYCE MICRO-CAP TR INCCOM7809151042,580254,984SHSOLE249,428 0 5,556
ROYCE VALUE TR INCCOM7809101051,918118,851SHSOLE116,739 0 2,112
SOURCE CAP INCCOM8361441053,69292,511SHSOLE91,407 0 1,104
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRTR UNIT78462F1032,9327,842SHSOLE7,821 0 21
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FD INCCOM84741T1043,222228,816SHSOLE226,672 0 2,144
SPROTT FOCUS TR INCCOM85208J1095,748833,073SHSOLE824,926 0 8,147
SWISS HELVETIA FD INCCOM87087510149755,537SHSOLE55,537 0 0
TAIWAN FD INCCOM87403610646117,973SHSOLE17,973 0 0
TEKLA HEALTHCARE INVSSH BEN INT87911J10399641,780SHSOLE40,728 0 1,052
TEKLA LIFE SCIENCES INVSSH BEN INT87911K10036918,696SHSOLE18,696 0 0
TEMPLETON DRAGON FD INCCOM88018T1011,56166,836SHSOLE65,018 0 1,818
TEMPLETON EMERGING MKTS INCOCOM8801921091,089140,127SHSOLE140,127 0 0
TEMPLETON GLOBAL INCOME FDCOM880198106593107,883SHSOLE107,744 0 139
TORTOISE ESSENTIAL ASSETS INCOM SH BEN INT89148A1032,309176,780SHSOLE176,780 0 0
TRI CONTL CORPCOM89543610395732,487SHSOLE32,487 0 0
VIRTUS GLOBAL MULTI-SECTOR ICOM92829B1012,639217,954SHSOLE215,290 0 2,664
VOYA ASIA PAC HIGH DIV EQT ICOM92912J1021,006116,626SHSOLE115,810 0 816
VOYA EMERGING MKTS HIGH DIVICOM92912P10854575,075SHSOLE73,653 0 1,422
VOYA GLBL ADV & PREM OPP FDCOM92912R104898102,608SHSOLE102,608 0 0
VOYA GLBL EQTY DIV & PREM OPCOM92912T100615117,861SHSOLE117,861 0 0
VOYA INTL HIGH DIV EQTY INMCOM92912Y10917237,521SHSOLE35,966 0 1,555
VOYA PRIME RATE TRSH BEN INT92913A1001,643367,521SHSOLE347,154 0 20,367
WELLS FARGO ADV MULTI SCTR ICOM94987D1012,377195,803SHSOLE187,680 0 8,123
WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE INCOMEWF INC OPPTY FD94987B1052,770339,442SHSOLE328,592 0 10,850
WELLS FARGO GLOBAL DIVIDENDCOM94987C1031,018209,876SHSOLE209,876 0 0
WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL CP DEFICOM95790C10747426,213SHSOLE24,231 0 1,982
WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPCOM95766K10938878,438SHSOLE78,438 0 0
WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD DEFCOM95768B10725316,439SHSOLE16,439 0 0
WESTERN ASSET INVESTMENT GRACOM95766T10029318,430SHSOLE18,430 0 0
WESTERN ASSET INVT GRADE DEFCOM95790A1012159,635SHSOLE9,635 0 0
WESTERN ASSET PREMIER BD FDSHS BEN INT95766410516611,713SHSOLE11,713 0 0