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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 (2015Q1)
Portfolio Summary: 153 holdings with a total value of $154,990,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 BANK AMER CORP 1,084,556 16,691,000 10.77%
2 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 276,441 15,146,000 9.77%
3 FS KKR CAPITAL CORP COM 1,115,495 11,300,000 7.29%
4 APPLE INC 72,350 8,993,000 5.80%
5 WPX ENERGY INC 427,943 4,677,000 3.02%
6 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 22,620 4,669,000 3.01%
7 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 173,585 3,798,000 2.45%
8 ISHARES TR 22,868 2,844,000 1.83%
9 MONOGRAM RESIDENTIAL TR INC COM 206,003 1,920,000 1.24%
10 SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC 18,887 1,856,000 1.20%
11 LINKEDIN CORP COM CL A 7,355 1,838,000 1.19%
12 BANK AMER CORP 293,000 1,720,000 1.11%
13 DIGITAL RLTY TR INC 25,629 1,690,000 1.09%
14 ISHARES NASDAQ BIOTECHNOLOGY ETF 3,007 1,668,000 1.08%
15 DELTA AIRLINES INC DEL 36,128 1,624,000 1.05%
16 STARBUCKS CORP 17,033 1,612,000 1.04%
17 LEUCADIA NATIONAL CO 68,194 1,520,000 0.98%
18 CME GROUP INC 15,972 1,513,000 0.98%
19 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 19,658 1,481,000 0.96%
20 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 10,241 1,478,000 0.95%
21 LEGG MASON BW GLB INC OPP FD 89,521 1,426,000 0.92%
22 ILLUMINA INC 7,477 1,388,000 0.90%
23 TORTOISE MLP FD INCORPORATED 57,324 1,379,000 0.89%
24 EATON VANCE RISK MNGD DIV EQ 126,863 1,373,000 0.89%
25 ISHARES TR 19,889 1,276,000 0.82%
26 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 13,265 1,263,000 0.81%
27 BARCLAYS BANK PLC 47,910 1,259,000 0.81%
28 NUVEEN QUALITY PFD INC FD 3 143,394 1,242,000 0.80%
29 CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP 87,213 1,235,000 0.80%
30 SALESFORCE COM INC 17,825 1,191,000 0.77%
31 BARRICK GOLD CORP 97,166 1,065,000 0.69%
32 ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD 12,641 1,052,000 0.68%
33 ISHARES TR 6,799 1,033,000 0.67%
34 PIMCO ETF TR 9,927 1,008,000 0.65%
35 ABBVIE INC 16,787 983,000 0.63%
36 XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC COM 42,533 963,000 0.62%
37 DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUN BD 114,256 924,000 0.60%
38 CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC COM 9,976 899,000 0.58%
39 SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TR 3,232 896,000 0.58%
40 ETFS PALLADIUM TR 12,282 876,000 0.57%
41 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 4 870,000 0.56%
42 ISHARES TR 7,540 859,000 0.55%
43 iShares MSCI Japan ETF 65,955 826,000 0.53%
44 NEW YORK REIT INC 77,585 810,000 0.52%
45 HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC COM 33,446 795,000 0.51%
46 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 4,922 789,000 0.51%
47 FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD 11,251 754,000 0.49%
48 CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FD 49,021 737,000 0.48%
49 ISHARES TR 6,498 724,000 0.47%
50 ISHARES TR 5,445 713,000 0.46%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001600151-15-000002, filed 2015.05.15).

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.