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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 (2016Q1)
Portfolio Summary: 146 holdings with a total value of $167,464,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 KEMPHARM INC 1,044,344 15,143,000 9.04%
2 BANK AMER CORP 1,036,738 14,017,000 8.37%
3 APPLE INC 91,945 10,021,000 5.98%
4 FS KKR CAPITAL CORP COM 1,021,230 9,365,000 5.59%
5 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 165,497 8,945,000 5.34%
6 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 391,261 7,317,000 4.37%
7 Vaneck Vectors Gold 236,989 4,733,000 2.83%
8 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 21,259 4,369,000 2.61%
9 PALO ALTO NETWORKS 21,845 3,564,000 2.13%
10 SILVER WHEATON CORP 205,103 3,401,000 2.03%
11 PAYPAL HLDGS INC 85,301 3,293,000 1.97%
12 PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC 33,360 3,273,000 1.95%
13 ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 VALUE ETF 35,059 3,267,000 1.95%
14 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 22,029 3,125,000 1.87%
15 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 19,168 3,009,000 1.80%
16 EATON VANCE RISK MNGD DIV EQ 259,965 2,464,000 1.47%
17 TORTOISE MLP FD INCORPORATED 131,496 2,149,000 1.28%
18 GLOBAL NET LEASE INC 209,386 1,792,000 1.07%
19 BARRICK GOLD CORP 127,638 1,733,000 1.03%
20 DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUN BD 198,563 1,690,000 1.01%
21 PIMCO ETF TR 17,400 1,618,000 0.97%
22 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS 10,669 1,616,000 0.96%
23 BLACKROCK INTL GRWTH & INC T 272,316 1,612,000 0.96%
24 LEGG MASON BW GLB INC OPP FD 126,719 1,565,000 0.93%
25 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 15,611 1,468,000 0.88%
26 NUVEEN QUALITY PFD INC FD 3 161,826 1,387,000 0.83%
27 CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC COM 9,943 1,127,000 0.67%
28 BARCLAYS BANK PLC 41,673 1,090,000 0.65%
29 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 5 1,067,000 0.64%
30 ISHARES TR 9,553 1,059,000 0.63%
31 ALIBABA GROUP HLDG LTD 12,924 1,021,000 0.61%
32 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 5,332 1,005,000 0.60%
33 POWERSHARES N/C 6/4/18 46138E354 24,579 991,000 0.59%
34 ISHARES TR 23,153 904,000 0.54%
35 SELECT INCOME REIT 34,821 803,000 0.48%
36 GUGGENHEIM ENHANCED SHORT DURATION ETF 16,101 803,000 0.48%
37 BAIDU INC 4,055 774,000 0.46%
38 ISHARES TR 5,336 769,000 0.46%
39 NOVAGOLD RES INC 149,565 754,000 0.45%
40 ISHARES TR 6,382 740,000 0.44%
41 NEW YORK REIT INC 72,918 736,000 0.44%
42 XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS INC COM 46,654 729,000 0.44%
43 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 14,635 726,000 0.43%
44 ISHARES TR 12,597 720,000 0.43%
45 ISHARES COHEN & STEERS REIT ETF 6,935 715,000 0.43%
46 ISHARES TR 15,670 688,000 0.41%
47 CISCO SYS INC 23,778 677,000 0.40%
48 DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE PLC 8,973 673,000 0.40%
49 HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC COM 33,446 620,000 0.37%
50 DEL TACO RESTAURANTS INC 56,740 586,000 0.35%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001600151-16-000008, filed 2016.05.13).

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.