Arete Wealth Advisors Portfolio holdings
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
|
+$20.2M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$17.7M |
| 3 |
AGF US Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund
BTAL
|
+$9.43M |
| 4 |
NFJ
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund
NFJ
|
+$3.64M |
| 5 |
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
|
+$2.84M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
|
+$16.9M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
SPTM
|
+$11.1M |
| 3 |
WTPI
WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund
WTPI
|
+$9.68M |
| 4 |
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF
PRF
|
+$6.67M |
| 5 |
State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF
SRLN
|
+$4.63M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 7.83% |
| 2 | Technology | 7.25% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 6.86% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 4.41% |
| 5 | Industrials | 3.83% |
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Arete Wealth Advisors's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Arete Wealth Advisors held 421 positions worth $479M, up 17% from $411M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 25% of the portfolio.
Arete Wealth Advisors deployed $23.3M of net new capital in Q1 2019, opening 56 new positions and adding to 174 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust: 204,181 shares worth $1.85M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 7.8% of assets, up from 7.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, an estimated $16.9M trimmed.
- Arete Wealth Advisors's largest Q1 2019 buy was BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust: 204,181 shares worth $1.85M.
- Arete Wealth Advisors added most to Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in Q1 2019, an estimated $20.2M increase.
- Arete Wealth Advisors's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, cutting an estimated $16.9M.
- Arete Wealth Advisors fully exited WisdomTree Equity Premium Income Fund in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $9.68M.
- Arete Wealth Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 25% of its $479M portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Arete Wealth Advisors opened 56 new positions and closed 36 in Q1 2019.
- Arete Wealth Advisors's portfolio value rose 17% quarter-over-quarter to $479M.
Based on Arete Wealth Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.