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AWA

Arete Wealth Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $1.33B
1-Year Est. Return 25.12%
This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-7.15%
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
$128M
AUM Growth
-$20.5M
Cap. Flow
-$10.8M
Cap. Flow %
-8.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
49.99%
Holding
165
New
24
Increased
51
Reduced
34
Closed
37

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
SDS icon
ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
+$4.79M
2
OLN icon
Olin
OLN
+$1.77M
3
ETJ
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund
ETJ
+$1.27M
4
NRF
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
+$1.06M
5
NTG
Tortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc. Common Stock
NTG
+$761K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SWKS icon
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
+$2.71M
2
SBUX icon
Starbucks
SBUX
+$2.59M
3
LNKD
LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD
+$2.24M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$2.23M
5
PTC icon
PTC
PTC
+$1.96M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 33.24%
2 Technology 8.12%
3 Real Estate 7.15%
4 Communication Services 4.45%
5 Consumer Discretionary 3.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
UDF
51
DELISTED
UNITED DEV FDG IV COM SHS OF BENE INT (TX)
UDF
$536K 0.42%
30,462
+500
+2% +$8.87K
BIV icon
52
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
BIV
$28.8B
$534K 0.42%
6,294
– –
TIP icon
53
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
TIP
$14.5B
$530K 0.41%
4,785
-459
-9% -$51.2K
BGY icon
54
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust
BGY
$522M
$518K 0.4%
+85,255
New +$576K
CEFL
55
DELISTED
ETRACS Monthly Pay 2xLeveraged Closed-End Fund ETN
CEFL
$513K 0.4%
33,075
-600
-2% -$10.9K
UTF icon
56
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund
UTF
$3.11B
$497K 0.39%
+26,036
New +$527K
RPAI
57
DELISTED
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
RPAI
$489K 0.38%
34,681
+5
+0% +$72
ABBV icon
58
AbbVie
ABBV
$443B
$487K 0.38%
8,944
-816
-8% -$53.1K
AVK
59
Advent Convertible and Income Fund
AVK
$547M
$446K 0.35%
+34,795
New +$514K
CSCO icon
60
Cisco
CSCO
$454B
$425K 0.33%
16,190
-1,335
-8% -$36K
IXJ icon
61
iShares Global Healthcare ETF
IXJ
$4.05B
$425K 0.33%
8,624
-2,870
-25% -$155K
VGK icon
62
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$30.5B
$403K 0.31%
8,192
+1,257
+18% +$66.6K
JPM icon
63
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$933B
$400K 0.31%
6,569
+12
+0.2% +$786
VEU icon
64
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
VEU
$66.4B
$400K 0.31%
9,373
-73
-0.8% -$3.37K
JNK icon
65
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.05B
$398K 0.31%
3,719
-894
-19% -$100K
PNNT
66
Pennant Park Investment Corp
PNNT
$220M
$390K 0.3%
60,322
-2,027
-3% -$15.6K
IXN icon
67
iShares Global Tech ETF
IXN
$8.29B
$387K 0.3%
25,788
-2,670
-9% -$41.7K
RWO icon
68
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF
RWO
$1.3B
$386K 0.3%
8,541
-56
-0.7% -$2.58K
GRBK icon
69
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.03B
$384K 0.3%
35,442
– –
EMD
70
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
EMD
$608M
$383K 0.3%
+28,719
New +$408K
PG icon
71
Procter & Gamble
PG
$333B
$381K 0.3%
5,293
+1,143
+28% +$85.7K
AEM icon
72
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$73.2B
$372K 0.29%
+14,692
New +$358K
MBB icon
73
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
$38.9B
$368K 0.29%
+3,354
New +$366K
ABT icon
74
Abbott
ABT
$180B
$360K 0.28%
8,959
-151
-2% -$7.12K
VER
75
DELISTED
VEREIT, Inc.
VER
$355K 0.28%
9,195
+1,080
+13% +$45.1K
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3
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Arete Wealth Advisors's Q3 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2015, Arete Wealth Advisors held 165 positions worth $128M, down 14% from $148M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 50% of the portfolio.

Arete Wealth Advisors withdrew a net $10.8M in Q3 2015, closing 37 positions and reducing 34 holdings. Its most notable exit was Skyworks Solutions, an estimated $2.71M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 33% of assets, up from 33% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Real Estate.

Against the trend, Arete Wealth Advisors opened a new position in ProShares UltraShort S&P500 worth $5.2M.

  • Arete Wealth Advisors's largest Q3 2015 buy was ProShares UltraShort S&P500: 2,232 shares worth $5.2M.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors added most to Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund in Q3 2015, an estimated $1.27M increase.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors's biggest Q3 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $2.23M.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors fully exited Skyworks Solutions in Q3 2015, selling an estimated $2.71M.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 50% of its $128M portfolio in Q3 2015.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors opened 24 new positions and closed 37 in Q3 2015.
  • Arete Wealth Advisors's portfolio value fell 14% quarter-over-quarter to $128M.

Based on Arete Wealth Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2015, filed 13 Nov 2015.