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Institutional Investment Manager
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 $154,990,000.
#
Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
51 EATON VANCE TAX MANAGED GLOB 60,297 711,000 0.46%
52 WESTERN ASSET EMERGING MKTS 44,851 707,000 0.46%
53 POWERSHARES ETF TR II 18,580 705,000 0.45%
54 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 14,366 699,000 0.45%
55 UBS AG LONDON BRH 31,275 690,000 0.45%
56 NOVAGOLD RES INC 229,889 680,000 0.44%
57 POWERSHS DB US DOLLAR INDEX 25,981 673,000 0.43%
58 ISHARES TR 7,228 669,000 0.43%
59 SELECT INCOME REIT 26,295 656,000 0.42%
60 BLACKROCK RES COMMODITIES 67,275 640,000 0.41%
61 ISHARES TR 5,757 621,000 0.40%
62 ISHARES TR 5,443 618,000 0.40%
63 COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTUR 26,581 604,000 0.39%
64 PENNANTPARK INVT CORP 66,280 597,000 0.39%
65 ADVENT CLAYMORE CV SECS & INCORPORATED 34,172 590,000 0.38%
66 CREDIT SUISSE HIGH YIELD BD 212,664 589,000 0.38%
67 SPDR SERIES TRUST 14,956 587,000 0.38%
68 SPDR INDEX SHS FDSDJ GLB RL ES ETF 11,685 581,000 0.37%
69 ABBOTT LABS 12,315 571,000 0.37%
70 ISHARES TR 5,880 570,000 0.37%
71 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO 22,846 567,000 0.37%
72 RETAIL PPTYS AMER INC CL A 35,440 567,000 0.37%
73 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS 6,814 549,000 0.35%
74 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS 6,283 542,000 0.35%
75 ISHARES TR 9,107 519,000 0.33%
76 CISCO SYS INC 18,352 505,000 0.33%
77 LEVY ACQUISITION CORP 38,200 502,000 0.32%
78 ISHARES TR 1,386 476,000 0.31%
79 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 2,427 459,000 0.30%
80 LOEWS CORP 11,243 459,000 0.30%
81 UNITED DEV FDG IV COM 25,662 449,000 0.29%
82 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F 9,079 442,000 0.29%
83 ADVENT CLAY CONV SEC INCORPORATED FD II 65,230 437,000 0.28%
84 COCA COLA CO 10,721 435,000 0.28%
85 TEKLA HEALTHCARE INVS 12,550 431,000 0.28%
86 ISHARES TR 10,546 423,000 0.27%
87 SPDR SERIES TRUST 4,083 413,000 0.27%
88 ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 GROWTH ETF 2,719 412,000 0.27%
89 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 6,553 397,000 0.26%
90 CELGENE CORP 3,426 392,000 0.25%
91 GREEN BRICK PARTNERS INCORPORATED 45,442 376,000 0.24%
92 AMERICAN RLTY CAP PPTYS INC 38,576 376,000 0.24%
93 SPIRIT RLTY CAP INC NEW 29,688 362,000 0.23%
94 AMGEN INC 2,290 359,000 0.23%
95 EXCO RESOURCES INC 190,473 349,000 0.23%
96 BLACKROCK MUNIVEST FD INC 33,548 341,000 0.22%
97 INVESCO MUNI INCOME OPP TRST 48,105 341,000 0.22%
98 NUVEEN PREM INCOME MUN FD 2 23,821 338,000 0.22%
99 Oaktree Cap Grp Llc 6,495 336,000 0.22%
100 Nuveen Municipal Advanta 24,274 334,000 0.22%
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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.