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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
51 BLACKROCK RES COMMODITIES 72,470 704,000 0.50%
52 ISHARES TR 5,445 696,000 0.49%
53 DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUN BD FD 86,000 685,000 0.48%
54 NOVAGOLD RES INC 227,389 671,000 0.47%
55 CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FD 46,329 671,000 0.47%
56 EATON VANCE TAX MANAGED GLOB 60,009 661,000 0.47%
57 New York REIT Inc 60,402 640,000 0.45%
58 PENNANTPARK INVT CORP 66,080 630,000 0.44%
59 RETAIL PPTYS AMER INC CL A 35,209 588,000 0.41%
60 COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTUR 24,996 568,000 0.40%
61 SPDR SERIES TRUST 14,639 565,000 0.40%
62 ISHARES TR 5,613 559,000 0.39%
63 APACHE CORP 8,754 549,000 0.39%
64 ISHARES TR 5,768 547,000 0.39%
65 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS 6,806 544,000 0.38%
66 TORTOISE MLP FD INCORPORATED 19,471 544,000 0.38%
67 SPDR INDEX SHS FDSDJ GLB RL ES ETF 11,245 537,000 0.38%
68 ISHARES TR 4,785 536,000 0.38%
69 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS 6,277 532,000 0.38%
70 ADVENT CLAYMORE CV SECS & INCORPORATED 31,437 514,000 0.36%
71 ISHARES TR 8,911 503,000 0.35%
72 ISHARES 20 YEAR TREASURY BOND ETF 3,868 487,000 0.34%
73 ISHARES TR 4,160 458,000 0.32%
74 COCA COLA CO 10,721 453,000 0.32%
75 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 6,973 436,000 0.31%
76 CREDIT SUISSE HIGH YIELD BD 150,824 422,000 0.30%
77 ADVENT CLAY CONV SEC INCORPORATED FD II 65,350 412,000 0.29%
78 TEKLA HEALTHCARE INVS 12,750 401,000 0.28%
79 AMERICAN RLTY CAP PPTYS INC 43,357 392,000 0.28%
80 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F 8,201 384,000 0.27%
81 CELGENE CORP 3,426 383,000 0.27%
82 GREEN BRICK PARTNERS INCORPORATED 45,442 373,000 0.26%
83 LEVY ACQUISITION CORP 38,200 371,000 0.26%
84 PROSHARES TR 7,970 370,000 0.26%
85 AMGEN INC 2,290 365,000 0.26%
86 SPIRIT RLTY CAP INC NEW 29,988 357,000 0.25%
87 BARRICK GOLD CORP 32,978 355,000 0.25%
88 BANCORPSOUTH INC 15,713 354,000 0.25%
89 FORD MTR CO DEL 22,140 343,000 0.24%
90 SPDR SERIES TRUST 3,466 333,000 0.24%
91 PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO 3,566 325,000 0.23%
92 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 6,895 323,000 0.23%
93 COLUMBIA PPTY TR INC 12,606 320,000 0.23%
94 ISHARES TR 8,115 320,000 0.23%
95 ISHARES 5-10 YEAR INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BOND ETF 2,911 318,000 0.22%
96 AT&T INC 9,352 314,000 0.22%
97 US BANCORP DEL 6,876 309,000 0.22%
98 NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD 2 19,777 280,000 0.20%
99 INVESCO MUNI INCOME OPP TRST 39,915 279,000 0.20%
100 BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FD INC 28,098 278,000 0.20%
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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.