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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 (2014Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 141 holdings with a total value of $141,696,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 BANK AMER CORP 1,110,549 19,868,000 14.02%
2 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 214,565 12,018,000 8.48%
3 FS KKR CAPITAL CORP COM 1,052,314 10,449,000 7.37%
4 APPLE INC 60,179 6,643,000 4.69%
5 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 172,107 4,237,000 2.99%
6 MONOGRAM RESIDENTIAL TR INC COM 290,093 2,686,000 1.90%
7 LEUCADIA NATIONAL CO 97,297 2,181,000 1.54%
8 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP 106,134 2,077,000 1.47%
9 BANK AMER CORP 284,550 2,003,000 1.41%
10 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 55,249 1,934,000 1.36%
11 PROSHARES TR 14,120 1,931,000 1.36%
12 SM ENERGY CO 47,041 1,815,000 1.28%
13 DELTA AIRLINES INC DEL 35,366 1,740,000 1.23%
14 LINKEDIN CORP COM CL A 7,355 1,690,000 1.19%
15 POWERSHARES N/C 6/4/18 46138E354 44,077 1,673,000 1.18%
16 DIGITAL RLTY TR INC 25,004 1,658,000 1.17%
17 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 10,818 1,624,000 1.15%
18 JB HUNT TRANSPORT 19,124 1,611,000 1.14%
19 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 7,461 1,534,000 1.08%
20 CISCO SYS INC 54,506 1,516,000 1.07%
21 PROSHARES TR 15,390 1,392,000 0.98%
22 ILLUMINA INC 7,477 1,380,000 0.97%
23 CME GROUP INC 15,550 1,379,000 0.97%
24 SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC 18,860 1,371,000 0.97%
25 STARBUCKS CORP 16,555 1,358,000 0.96%
26 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 14,331 1,353,000 0.95%
27 BARCLAYS BANK PLC 49,603 1,294,000 0.91%
28 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 15,791 1,279,000 0.90%
29 SANDISK CORP 12,783 1,252,000 0.88%
30 LEGG MASON BW GLB INC OPP FD 72,998 1,220,000 0.86%
31 WPX ENERGY INC 99,249 1,154,000 0.81%
32 EATON VANCE RISK MNGD DIV EQ 106,554 1,136,000 0.80%
33 NUVEEN QUALITY PFD INC FD 3 128,722 1,072,000 0.76%
34 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 19,820 961,000 0.68%
35 ETFS PALLADIUM TR 12,282 952,000 0.67%
36 AMER RLTY CAP HEALTHCAR TR INC 77,556 923,000 0.65%
37 EXCO RESOURCES INC 424,095 920,000 0.65%
38 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 4 904,000 0.64%
39 HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC COM 33,446 903,000 0.64%
40 CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC COM 9,961 900,000 0.64%
41 POWERSHARES QQQ TRUST 8,250 852,000 0.60%
42 SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR 3,206 846,000 0.60%
43 ISHARES TR 7,540 841,000 0.59%
44 PIMCO ETF TR 7,818 788,000 0.56%
45 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 4,908 787,000 0.56%
46 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 16,021 757,000 0.53%
47 ENCANA CORP 52,309 726,000 0.51%
48 ISHARES TR 7,703 722,000 0.51%
49 WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MKTS 45,552 718,000 0.51%
50 XL CAPITAL LTD 30,265 706,000 0.50%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001600151-15-000001, filed 2015.02.11).

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.