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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 (2015Q4)
Portfolio Summary: 137 holdings with a total value of $165,085,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 KEMPHARM INC 987,111 19,604,000 11.88%
2 BANK AMER CORP 911,681 15,344,000 9.29%
3 FS KKR CAPITAL CORP COM 1,014,830 9,123,000 5.53%
4 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 117,624 7,289,000 4.42%
5 APPLE INC 61,665 6,491,000 3.93%
6 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 194,660 4,625,000 2.80%
7 ALPHABET INC 5,649 4,395,000 2.66%
8 PROSHARES TR 135,599 4,029,000 2.44%
9 TOLL BROTHERS INC 113,054 3,765,000 2.28%
10 VISA INC 47,175 3,658,000 2.22%
11 FORD MTR CO DEL 258,110 3,637,000 2.20%
12 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 17,231 3,513,000 2.13%
13 BARCLAYS BK PLC IPATH S&P500 VIX 169,138 3,400,000 2.06%
14 EOG RES INC 45,692 3,235,000 1.96%
15 OLIN CORP 176,571 3,048,000 1.85%
16 TAL INTL GROUP INC 185,591 2,951,000 1.79%
17 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 15,074 2,717,000 1.65%
18 EATON VANCE RISK MNGD DIV EQ 229,587 2,333,000 1.41%
19 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 15,758 2,081,000 1.26%
20 ILLUMINA INC 10,705 2,055,000 1.24%
21 BANK AMER CORP 331,670 1,930,000 1.17%
22 TORTOISE MLP FD INCORPORATED 110,538 1,919,000 1.16%
23 LEGG MASON BW GLB INC OPP FD 150,175 1,739,000 1.05%
24 GLOBAL NET LEASE INC 202,706 1,612,000 0.98%
25 DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUN BD 193,853 1,564,000 0.95%
26 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 10,660 1,467,000 0.89%
27 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 15,608 1,459,000 0.88%
28 PIMCO ETF TR 15,582 1,428,000 0.87%
29 NUVEEN QUALITY PFD INC FD 3 165,037 1,401,000 0.85%
30 POWERSHARES N/C 6/4/18 46138E354 35,290 1,361,000 0.82%
31 BARRICK GOLD CORP 167,556 1,237,000 0.75%
32 CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC COM 9,927 1,196,000 0.72%
33 BARCLAYS BANK PLC 43,377 1,151,000 0.70%
34 ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD 13,024 1,058,000 0.64%
35 ISHARES TR 8,489 983,000 0.60%
36 NEW YORK REIT INC 78,340 901,000 0.55%
37 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 4 791,000 0.48%
38 ISHARES TR 6,869 742,000 0.45%
39 SELECT INCOME REIT 36,975 733,000 0.44%
40 SPDR NUVEEN BARCLAYS MUNI BOND ETF 29,346 715,000 0.43%
41 XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC COM 46,213 708,000 0.43%
42 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 13,996 707,000 0.43%
43 ISHARES COHEN & STEERS REIT ETF 6,935 688,000 0.42%
44 ISHARES TR 15,670 655,000 0.40%
45 BLACKROCK INTL GRWTH & INC T 103,975 649,000 0.39%
46 ISHARES TR 16,395 637,000 0.39%
47 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 3,409 637,000 0.39%
48 NOVAGOLD RES INC 150,377 633,000 0.38%
49 DEL TACO RESTAURANTS INC 58,145 619,000 0.37%
50 CISCO SYS INC 22,479 610,000 0.37%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001600151-16-000007, filed 2016.02.12).

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.