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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 (2015Q3)
Portfolio Summary: 129 holdings with a total value of $128,003,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 BANK AMER CORP 1,067,224 16,627,000 12.99%
2 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 169,275 9,618,000 7.51%
3 FS KKR CAPITAL CORP COM 997,960 9,301,000 7.27%
4 APPLE INC 80,847 8,917,000 6.97%
5 PROSHARES ULTRASHORT S&P 500 223,174 5,195,000 4.06%
6 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 189,812 4,309,000 3.37%
7 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 15,248 2,922,000 2.28%
8 ISHARES NASDAQ BIOTECHNOLOGY ETF 3,841 2,452,000 1.92%
9 DISNEY WALT CO 21,833 2,231,000 1.74%
10 CME GROUP INC 23,289 2,160,000 1.69%
11 DIGITAL RLTY TR INC 30,649 2,002,000 1.56%
12 EATON VANCE RISK MNGD DIV EQ 204,789 1,966,000 1.54%
13 ILLUMINA INC 10,835 1,905,000 1.49%
14 BANK AMER CORP 330,170 1,892,000 1.48%
15 GLOBAL NET LEASE INC 202,674 1,865,000 1.46%
16 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 13,682 1,784,000 1.39%
17 TORTOISE MLP FD INCORPORATED 87,305 1,599,000 1.25%
18 LEGG MASON BW GLB INC OPP FD 124,971 1,451,000 1.13%
19 OLIN CORP 83,573 1,405,000 1.10%
20 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 14,844 1,307,000 1.02%
21 NUVEEN QUALITY PFD INC FD 3 155,744 1,249,000 0.98%
22 PIMCO ETF TR 13,104 1,240,000 0.97%
23 DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUN BD 157,720 1,232,000 0.96%
24 BARRICK GOLD CORP 182,178 1,159,000 0.91%
25 BARCLAYS BANK PLC 44,120 1,141,000 0.89%
26 ISHARES TR 7,785 1,063,000 0.83%
27 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 5,996 1,054,000 0.82%
28 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 7,247 1,051,000 0.82%
29 ISHARES TR 18,227 1,045,000 0.82%
30 CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC COM 10,006 1,030,000 0.80%
31 NORTHSTAR RLTY FIN CORP COM NEW 81,954 1,012,000 0.79%
32 NEW YORK REIT INC 90,491 910,000 0.71%
33 DEL TACO RESTAURANTS INC 59,645 835,000 0.65%
34 XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC COM 47,319 826,000 0.65%
35 ISHARES TR 7,585 818,000 0.64%
36 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 4 781,000 0.61%
37 ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD 12,921 762,000 0.60%
38 SELECT INCOME REIT 37,903 721,000 0.56%
39 HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC COM 33,446 667,000 0.52%
40 ISHARES TR 5,967 654,000 0.51%
41 POWERSHARES N/C 6/4/18 46138E354 17,595 633,000 0.49%
42 CLOUGH GLOBAL EQUITY FD 47,227 598,000 0.47%
43 ISHARES COHEN & STEERS REIT ETF 6,410 594,000 0.46%
44 ISHARES TR 15,376 594,000 0.46%
45 ISHARES TR 3,625 569,000 0.44%
46 TIER REIT INC 38,569 568,000 0.44%
47 AMAZON COM INC 1,091 558,000 0.44%
48 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS 6,919 556,000 0.43%
49 ISHARES TR 447 555,000 0.43% Put
50 NOVAGOLD RES INC 150,045 542,000 0.42%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001600151-15-000006, filed 2015.11.13).

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.