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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 (2016Q3)
Portfolio Summary: 153 holdings with a total value of $174,537,000.
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Name
Shares
Value ($)
%
Options
Notes
1 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 455,565 9,658,000 5.53%
2 BANK AMER CORP 605,036 9,469,000 5.43%
3 FS KKR CAPITAL CORP COM 941,174 8,913,000 5.11%
4 EOG RES INC 74,883 7,242,000 4.15%
5 AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC 110,321 6,546,000 3.75%
6 ALPS ETF TR 482,621 6,124,000 3.51%
7 PROSHARES TR 180,428 5,702,000 3.27%
8 MOBILEYE N V AMSTELVEEN 122,539 5,216,000 2.99%
9 CF INDS HLDGS INC 168,819 4,111,000 2.36%
10 APPLE INC 34,856 3,940,000 2.26%
11 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 19,161 3,807,000 2.18%
12 KEMPHARM INC 834,602 3,747,000 2.15%
13 SILVER WHEATON CORP 123,280 3,332,000 1.91%
14 SPDR SERIES TRUST 169,185 3,221,000 1.85%
15 TORTOISE MLP FD INCORPORATED 151,838 3,035,000 1.74%
16 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 11,825 2,558,000 1.47%
17 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 17,352 2,507,000 1.44%
18 DREYFUS STRATEGIC MUN BD 266,289 2,359,000 1.35%
19 ISHARES TR 20,947 2,355,000 1.35%
20 PIMCO ETF TR 22,698 2,258,000 1.29%
21 BARRICK GOLD CORP 125,308 2,220,000 1.27%
22 BLACKROCK INTL GRWTH & INC T 343,225 2,035,000 1.17%
23 LIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD 387,195 2,006,000 1.15%
24 FIRST TR ENHANCED EQTY INC F 147,667 1,973,000 1.13%
25 GLOBAL NET LEASE INC 224,524 1,832,000 1.05%
26 NUVEEN PREFERRED SECURITIES 176,356 1,691,000 0.97%
27 ADVENT CLAYMORE CV SECS & INCORPORATED 110,154 1,606,000 0.92%
28 VANGUARD INDEX FDS 15,444 1,531,000 0.88%
29 ISHARES TR 51,453 1,421,000 0.81%
30 PROCTER AND GAMBLE CO 15,174 1,362,000 0.78%
31 CREDIT SUISSE AG NASSAU BRH 33,605 1,237,000 0.71%
32 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 23,634 1,228,000 0.70%
33 ISHARES TR 30,475 1,204,000 0.69%
34 CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC COM 9,968 1,198,000 0.69%
35 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 5 1,081,000 0.62%
36 TEMPLETON GLOBAL INCOME FD COM 169,825 1,060,000 0.61%
37 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP 8,295 1,046,000 0.60%
38 ISHARES TR 8,268 1,026,000 0.59%
39 POWERSHARES ETF TR II 33,206 1,017,000 0.58%
40 BARCLAYS BANK PLC 37,276 970,000 0.56%
41 INVESCO SR INCOME TR 219,314 950,000 0.54%
42 ISHARES TR 7,375 920,000 0.53%
43 FIDELITY 17,912 915,000 0.52%
44 EXXON MOBIL CORP 10,374 905,000 0.52%
45 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS 11,153 901,000 0.52%
46 GUGGENHEIM ENHANCED SHORT DURATION ETF 17,716 889,000 0.51%
47 VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS 9,986 875,000 0.50%
48 ISHARES TR 7,451 868,000 0.50%
49 ISHARES TR 18,895 858,000 0.49%
50 AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 15,521 841,000 0.48%
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Portfolio data is normalized using SEC Form 13F filings, including the Original 13F-HR (0001600151-16-000010, filed 2016.11.14).

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.