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Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC (CIK: 0001600151), located at 1115 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL. Institutional holdings reported to the SEC.

Institutional Holdings (2014Q1)
Portfolio Summary: 111 holdings with a total value of $107,728,000.
#
Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
51 SPDR INDEX SHS FDSDJ GLB RL ES ETF 10,740 469,000 0.44%
52 ISHARES TR 8,508 481,000 0.45%
53 EXXON MOBIL CORP 4,979 486,000 0.45%
54 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F 9,664 486,000 0.45%
55 ISHARES TR 5,771 488,000 0.45%
56 ISHARES TR 5,518 503,000 0.47%
57 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS 6,064 505,000 0.47%
58 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS 6,565 526,000 0.49%
59 LEUCADIA NATL CORP 18,848 528,000 0.49%
60 RETAIL PPTYS AMER INC CL A 42,411 574,000 0.53%
61 ISHARES TR 5,186 581,000 0.54%
62 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 3,077 593,000 0.55%
63 LEVY ACQUISITION CORP 63,000 610,000 0.57%
64 GLOBUS MED INC 23,247 618,000 0.57%
65 VANGUARD LONG TERM BOND ETF 7,210 625,000 0.58%
66 COLUMBIA PPTY TR INC 23,611 635,000 0.59%
67 NUVEEN QUALITY PFD INC FD 3 77,449 648,000 0.60%
68 CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC COM 9,960 673,000 0.62%
69 ISHARES TR 5,930 706,000 0.66%
70 ISHARES TR 5,154 709,000 0.66%
71 ISHARES TR 7,160 715,000 0.66%
72 WPX ENERGY INC 40,197 725,000 0.67%
73 DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC 10,946 743,000 0.69%
74 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 4 749,000 0.70%
75 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 6,704 757,000 0.70%
76 HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC COM 33,446 759,000 0.70%
77 TWITTER INC 16,810 785,000 0.73%
78 SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR 3,204 803,000 0.75%
79 NOVAGOLD RES INC 225,774 815,000 0.76%
80 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 4,412 825,000 0.77%
81 AMERICAN RLTY CAP PPTYS INC 60,579 846,000 0.79%
82 SPDR SERIES TRUST 21,879 904,000 0.84%
83 BARRICK GOLD CORP 51,005 909,000 0.84%
84 ISHARES TR 8,748 964,000 0.89%
85 CLAYMORE EXCHANGE TRD FD TR 22,168 980,000 0.91%
86 ETFS PHYSICAL PALLADIUM SHARES 13,054 986,000 0.92%
87 MARKET VECTORS ETF TR 31,889 992,000 0.92%
88 ISHARES TR 28,265 1,011,000 0.94%
89 EOG RES INC 5,497 1,078,000 1.00%
90 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 23,178 1,079,000 1.00%
91 MICROSOFT CORP 26,659 1,093,000 1.01%
92 CREE INC 19,547 1,106,000 1.03%
93 CLAYMORE EXCHANGE TRD FD TR 24,438 1,109,000 1.03%
94 WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MKTS 77,810 1,354,000 1.26%
95 BARCLAYS BANK PLC 52,641 1,368,000 1.27%
96 ENCANA CORP 71,877 1,537,000 1.43%
97 CISCO SYS INC 71,441 1,602,000 1.49%
98 INTEL CORP 62,879 1,623,000 1.51%
99 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 19,567 1,683,000 1.56%
100 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 14,908 1,863,000 1.73%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001600151-14-000002, filed 2014.05.15).

From 2023-01-03 onward, the SEC requires values to be reported in nearest dollars. Earlier filings reported values in thousands; therefore, positions shown as $0 in older filings may represent actual values between $0–$999.