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Arete Wealth Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.33B
1-Year Est. Return 25.12%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+3.19%
1 Year Est. Return
+25.12%
3 Year Est. Return
+63.93%
5 Year Est. Return
+69.96%
10 Year Est. Return
+244.73%
AUM
$165M
AUM Growth
+$37.1M
Cap. Flow
+$31.3M
Cap. Flow %
18.95%
Top 10 Hldgs %
47.44%
Holding
154
New
26
Increased
55
Reduced
41
Closed
17

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 26.02%
2 Healthcare 14.61%
3 Consumer Discretionary 6.83%
4 Technology 5.36%
5 Communication Services 3.65%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
IBM icon
26
IBM
IBM
$202B
$1.47M 0.89%
11,150
+3,570
+47% +$480K
VV icon
27
Vanguard Large-Cap ETF
VV
$51.9B
$1.46M 0.88%
15,608
+764
+5% +$71.9K
HYS icon
28
PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund
HYS
$1.73B
$1.43M 0.87%
15,582
+2,478
+19% +$234K
JHP
29
DELISTED
NUVEEN QUALITY PREFERRED INCOME FUND 3
JHP
$1.4M 0.85%
165,037
+9,293
+6% +$78.5K
SPLV icon
30
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
SPLV
$7.2B
$1.36M 0.82%
35,290
+17,695
+101% +$675K
B
31
Barrick Mining
B
$62.2B
$1.24M 0.75%
167,556
-14,622
-8% -$109K
CASY icon
32
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$31.9B
$1.2M 0.72%
9,927
-79
-0.8% -$9.02K
BCS.PRD.CL
33
DELISTED
Barclays Bank Plc
BCS.PRD.CL
$1.15M 0.7%
43,377
-743
-2% -$19.5K
BABA icon
34
Alibaba
BABA
$269B
$1.06M 0.64%
13,024
+103
+0.8% +$8.08K
IVW icon
35
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
IVW
$72.5B
$983K 0.6%
33,956
+3,616
+12% +$105K
NYRT
36
DELISTED
New York REIT, Inc.
NYRT
$901K 0.55%
7,834
-1,215
-13% -$138K
BRK.A icon
37
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.07T
$791K 0.48%
4
AGG icon
38
iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF
AGG
$138B
$742K 0.45%
6,869
+902
+15% +$98.2K
SIR
39
DELISTED
SELECT INCOME REIT
SIR
$733K 0.44%
84,118
-2,111
-2% -$18.6K
TFI icon
40
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF
TFI
$3.05B
$715K 0.43%
14,673
+9,862
+205% +$477K
XHR
41
Xenia Hotels & Resorts
XHR
$1.98B
$708K 0.43%
46,213
-1,106
-2% -$18.8K
XLP icon
42
State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP
$14.2B
$707K 0.43%
+13,996
New +$696K
ICF icon
43
iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF
ICF
$2.12B
$688K 0.42%
13,870
+1,050
+8% +$51K
USMV icon
44
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
USMV
$23.2B
$655K 0.4%
+15,670
New +$653K
BGY icon
45
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust
BGY
$512M
$649K 0.39%
103,975
+18,720
+22% +$118K
PFF icon
46
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.2B
$637K 0.39%
16,395
+1,019
+7% +$39.7K
VOO icon
47
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
$968B
$637K 0.39%
3,409
-2,587
-43% -$487K
NG icon
48
NovaGold Resources
NG
$2.6B
$633K 0.38%
150,377
+332
+0.2% +$1.28K
TACO
49
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
$619K 0.38%
58,145
-1,500
-3% -$17.5K
CSCO icon
50
Cisco
CSCO
$450B
$610K 0.37%
22,479
+6,289
+39% +$174K

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Arete Wealth Advisors's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Arete Wealth Advisors held 154 positions worth $165M, up 29% from $128M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 47% of the portfolio.

Arete Wealth Advisors deployed $31.3M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 26 new positions and adding to 55 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Zevra Therapeutics: 61,694 shares worth $19.6M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 26% of assets, down from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.

On the sell side, the largest reduction was American International, an estimated $3.15M trimmed.

  • Arete Wealth Advisors's largest Q4 2015 buy was Zevra Therapeutics: 61,694 shares worth $19.6M.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors added most to Ford in Q4 2015, an estimated $3.59M increase.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was American International, cutting an estimated $3.15M.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors fully exited ProShares UltraShort S&P500 in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $5.2M.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 47% of its $165M portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors opened 26 new positions and closed 17 in Q4 2015.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors's portfolio value rose 29% quarter-over-quarter to $165M.

Based on Arete Wealth Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.