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Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC

SEC CIK
0001600151
Latest filing
Aug 12, 2026

Holdings in Q2 2021

Holdings as of Jun 30, 2021, filed Aug 9, 2021. Long positions only; changes compare share counts with Q1 2021.

Institution overview
Positions
384
−32 vs. Q1 2021
Portfolio value
$711.2M
−$69.7M (−8.9%) vs. Q1 2021
Filed
Aug 9, 2021
SEC
Holdings of Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Q2 2021
SecurityClassSharesValue% of portfolioShare changeActionHistory
Invesco Exchange Traded FD T46137V357S&P500 EQL WGT390,701$58.8M8.3%+14,635+3.9%Added–
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF922908363ETF110,976$34.1M4.8%+5,868+5.6%Added–
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF922908611ETF136,674$23.7M3.3%−500.0%Reduced–
T Rowe Price Exchange-Traded87283Q107PRICE BLUE CHIP505,197$16.0M2.2%+505,197New–
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF922908769ETF71,774$15.3M2.2%−623−0.9%Reduced–
PIMCO ETF Tr72201R643ENHANCD SHORT150,368$15.1M2.1%+27,722+22.6%Added–
First Tr Exchange-Traded FD33738D309SENIOR LN FD331,606$15.0M2.1%+19,747+6.3%Added–
AAPLApple Inc.Stock141,813$14.4M2.0%−3,334−2.3%ReducedHistory
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF921908844ETF93,974$14.2M2.0%+1,503+1.6%Added–
SPDR Series Trust78464A805ST STR PR SP1500264,284$14.0M2.0%+22,229+9.2%Added–
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF922908736ETF49,960$13.8M1.9%+3,237+6.9%Added–
Vanguard Star FDS921909768VG TL INTL STK F201,470$13.2M1.9%+26,501+15.1%Added–
Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-US Small-Cap ETF922042718ETF97,478$13.2M1.9%+7,670+8.5%Added–
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TrustETF40,201$12.8M1.8%+24,793+160.9%AddedHistory
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF922908744ETF93,339$12.8M1.8%+2,093+2.3%Added–
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF92206C870ETF117,700$11.1M1.6%+22,790+24.0%Added–
iShares Tr464288877EAFE VALUE ETF187,285$8.43M1.2%+26,009+16.1%Added–
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF922908751ETF37,748$8.38M1.2%+556+1.5%Added–
Vanguard Ftse Emerging Markets ETF922042858ETF167,497$8.20M1.2%+18,264+12.2%Added–
NFJVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy FundCOM571,592$8.06M1.1%+44,440+8.4%AddedHistory
FTHYFirst Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term FundCOM400,528$7.98M1.1%+20,430+5.4%AddedHistory
Invesco QQQ Trust Series I46090E103ETF43,743$7.88M1.1%+1,218+2.9%Added–
GLDSPDR Gold TrustETF65,151$7.50M1.1%−978−1.5%ReducedHistory
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF81369Y704ETF75,689$7.32M1.0%+8,181+12.1%Added–
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF81369Y100ETF93,811$7.06M1.0%+7,673+8.9%Added–
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF921946406ETF62,913$6.14M0.9%+10,414+19.8%Added–
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway IncCL A14$5.86M0.8%−1−6.7%ReducedHistory
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF464288679ETF50,988$5.63M0.8%−6,279−11.0%Reduced–
iShares Tr464288414NATIONAL MUN ETF45,174$5.16M0.7%+11,356+33.6%Added–
MSFTMicrosoft CorpStock26,975$4.96M0.7%+329+1.2%AddedHistory
TYGTortoise Energy Infrastructure CorpCOM172,367$4.96M0.7%+8,504+5.2%AddedHistory
iShares Tr464287234MSCI EMG MKT ETF89,686$4.94M0.7%+8,425+10.4%Added–
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F46641Q654ULTRA SHT MUNCPL96,077$4.91M0.7%+16,897+21.3%Added–
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF78464A854ETF199,789$4.77M0.7%+14,875+8.0%Added–
Vanguard Mun BD FDS922907746TAX EXEMPT BD86,075$4.74M0.7%+9,476+12.4%Added–
BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway IncStock24,009$4.48M0.6%−3,879−13.9%ReducedHistory
AMZNAmazon Com IncStock2,514$4.44M0.6%+10.0%AddedHistory
Vanguard World FD921910873MEGA CAP INDEX27,572$4.20M0.6%−204−0.7%Reduced–
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF78468R853ETF92,112$4.04M0.6%+6,123+7.1%Added–
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF464287200ETF12,954$3.98M0.6%+514+4.1%Added–
AVKAdvent Convertible & Income FundCOM203,427$3.92M0.6%+7,513+3.8%AddedHistory
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF78464A359ETF46,069$3.84M0.5%−14,275−23.7%Reduced–
SPDR Series Trust78464A664ST LON TREAS ETF92,618$3.78M0.5%−3,525−3.7%Reduced–
ARK Innovation ETF00214Q104ETF32,249$3.69M0.5%+6,258+24.1%Added–
GNLGlobal Net Lease, Inc.COM NEW179,377$3.50M0.5%+49,056+37.6%AddedHistory
FSKFS KKR Capital CorpCOM174,879$3.46M0.5%+16,425+10.4%AddedHistory
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World Ex-US ETF78463X889ETF164,277$3.25M0.5%+51,713+45.9%Added–
iShares Tr46435G425ESG AWR MSCI USA35,143$2.90M0.4%+902+2.6%Added–
Invesco Exch Traded FD Tr II46138E370S&P 500 HB ETF37,654$2.85M0.4%+37,654New–
iShares Tr464288612INTRM GOV CR ETF25,380$2.84M0.4%+399+1.6%Added–
State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF78464A649ETF95,814$2.84M0.4%+10,643+12.5%Added–
Vanguard Ftse Developed Markets ETF921943858ETF96,555$2.76M0.4%+4,674+5.1%Added–
First Tr Exchange-Traded FD33734X853INTL EQUITY OPP39,711$2.71M0.4%+8,953+29.1%Added–
Invesco Exch Traded FD Tr II46138E743RAFI DVLPD MRKTS55,615$2.68M0.4%+8,017+16.8%Added–
BGYBlackRock Enhanced International Dividend TrustCOM BENE INTER398,680$2.61M0.4%+17,636+4.6%AddedHistory
HDHome Depot, Inc.Stock9,873$2.61M0.4%+134+1.4%AddedHistory
iShares Iboxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF464287242ETF20,064$2.58M0.4%−310−1.5%Reduced–
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF922908629ETF11,253$2.57M0.4%+578+5.4%Added–
JPMJPMorgan Chase & CoStock18,391$2.57M0.4%+406+2.3%AddedHistory
VanEck ETF Trust92189F791JUNIOR GOLD MINE53,493$2.50M0.4%+2,829+5.6%Added–
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF464287879ETF23,259$2.45M0.3%+5,352+29.9%Added–
DISWalt Disney CoStock16,862$2.44M0.3%+43+0.3%AddedHistory
iShares Tr464288448INTL SEL DIV ETF83,550$2.38M0.3%+8,885+11.9%Added–
VVisa Inc.Stock13,482$2.36M0.3%−550−3.9%ReducedHistory
BlackRock 2022 GBL Incm Opp09258P104COM253,413$2.35M0.3%+14,912+6.3%Added–
MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Stock32,288$2.35M0.3%−256−0.8%ReducedHistory
TSLATesla, Inc.Stock5,373$2.30M0.3%−103−1.9%ReducedHistory
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF46432F396ETF13,619$2.29M0.3%+11,404+514.9%Added–
iShares Select Dividend ETF464287168ETF19,376$2.26M0.3%+7,532+63.6%Added–
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF78464A847ETF45,670$2.15M0.3%+1,830+4.2%Added–
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF808524607ETF21,993$2.15M0.3%+868+4.1%Added–
iShares MSCI Eafe ETF464287465ETF33,725$2.09M0.3%+2,076+6.6%Added–
Vanguard Scottsdale FDS92206C102SHORT TERM TREAS35,623$2.06M0.3%−16,801−32.0%Reduced–
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.Stock1,088$2.04M0.3%−1−0.1%ReducedHistory
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF808524771ETF42,011$2.02M0.3%+34,493+458.8%Added–
Vanguard Scottsdale FDS92206C706INTER TERM TREAS30,134$2.00M0.3%+26,257+677.3%Added–
CASYCaseys General Stores IncCOM10,200$1.98M0.3%+10+0.1%AddedHistory
WMTWalmart Inc.Stock17,279$1.97M0.3%+886+5.4%AddedHistory
ABTAbbott LaboratoriesStock17,697$1.89M0.3%+17,697NewHistory
VZVerizon Communications IncStock35,449$1.85M0.3%+406+1.2%AddedHistory
PFEPfizer IncStock55,827$1.80M0.3%−272−0.5%ReducedHistory
JNJJohnson & JohnsonStock14,815$1.72M0.2%+345+2.4%AddedHistory
BACBank of America CorpStock48,225$1.71M0.2%+42,801+789.1%AddedHistory
Invesco Actively Managed Exc46090A887ULTRA SHRT DUR33,583$1.70M0.2%−16,279−32.6%Reduced–
Vanguard Scottsdale FDS92206C409SHRT TRM CORP BD32,723$1.68M0.2%+5,261+19.2%Added–
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF78464A508ETF44,744$1.61M0.2%+4,931+12.4%Added–
iShares Tr464288307MRGSTR MD CP GRW24,801$1.60M0.2%−1,827−6.9%ReducedConverted for a 6-for-1 split–
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.Stock5,821$1.59M0.2%−691−10.6%ReducedHistory
iShares Tr46432F859CORE 1 5 YR USD35,244$1.58M0.2%+35,244New–
PIMCO ETF Tr72201R874SHTRM MUN BD ACT30,700$1.58M0.2%−1,838−5.6%Reduced–
Invesco Exchange Traded FD T46137V167S&P SML600 VAL16,596$1.58M0.2%+16,596New–
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F46641Q332EQUITY PREMIUM30,317$1.55M0.2%+14,881+96.4%Added–
UNHUnitedHealth Group IncStock4,117$1.51M0.2%−245−5.6%ReducedHistory
Vanguard Malvern FDS922020805STRM INFPROIDX32,113$1.51M0.2%+32,113New–
AMTAmerican Tower CorpREIT5,426$1.47M0.2%−650−10.7%ReducedHistory
WPCW. P. Carey Inc.COM18,644$1.40M0.2%+12,090+184.5%AddedHistory
iShares Tr464288885EAFE GRWTH ETF24,756$1.40M0.2%+9,231+59.5%Added–
GOOGAlphabet Inc.Stock1,119$1.36M0.2%−18−1.6%ReducedHistory
NVDANVIDIA CorpStock2,464$1.34M0.2%−31−1.2%ReducedHistory
XOMExxonMobil Holdings CorpCOM24,602$1.34M0.2%+157+0.6%AddedHistory

Sold out since Q1 2021 (73)

Positions held at the end of Q1 2021 that are gone from this filing.

Positions of Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out since Q1 2021
SecurityClassShares in Q1 2021Value in Q1 2021% of portfolio in Q1 2021History
Legg Mason ETF Invt Tr52468L810WESTN ASET TTL133,913$3.60M0.5%–
iShares Tr464287291GLOBAL TECH ETF7,648$2.35M0.3%–
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF464287887ETF16,975$2.18M0.3%–
MCOMoodys CorpStock5,554$1.66M0.2%History
Vanguard Morningstar Large-Cap ETF922908637ETF7,122$1.32M0.2%–
ITGartner IncCOM6,364$1.16M0.1%History
VERVEREIT, Inc.COM26,976$1.04M0.1%History
iShares Tr4642874571 3 YR TREAS BD8,907$768.0K0.1%–
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF922908595ETF2,619$719.0K0.1%–
Vanguard Health Care ETF92204A504ETF2,808$642.0K0.1%–
State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF78464A862ETF2,985$546.0K0.1%–
iShares Tips Bond ETF464287176ETF4,099$514.0K0.1%–
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF92203J407ETF8,893$508.0K0.1%–
First Tr Exchange Traded FD33738R860NASDAQ BK ETF15,936$497.0K0.1%–
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF81369Y209ETF3,911$457.0K0.1%–
Vanguard Information Technology ETF92204A702ETF1,230$441.0K0.1%–
Vanguard Scottsdale FDS92206C680VNG RUS1000GRW1,761$440.0K0.1%–
ESEversource EnergyStock5,057$438.0K0.1%History
VERIVeritone, Inc.COM18,000$432.0K0.1%History
BDXBecton Dickinson & CoStock1,696$412.0K0.1%History
Invesco Exchange Traded FD T46137V134WILDERHIL CLAN4,085$402.0K0.1%–
SPDR Series Trust78464A284ST NUVE HIGH ETF6,724$399.0K0.1%–
Vanguard Financials ETF92204A405ETF4,488$379.0K<0.1%–
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF808524797ETF5,074$370.0K<0.1%–
ETF Ser Solutions26922A826LONCAR CANCER12,246$367.0K<0.1%–
FS KKR Cap Corp II35952V303COM18,748$366.0K<0.1%–
ROPRoper Technologies IncStock905$365.0K<0.1%History
iShares Tr464287630RUS 2000 VAL ETF2,030$324.0K<0.1%–
iShares Inc46434G772MSCI TAIWAN ETF5,224$313.0K<0.1%–
WPMWheaton Precious Metals Corp.COM7,917$302.0K<0.1%History
Schwab International Equity ETF808524805ETF7,715$292.0K<0.1%–
DDDuPont de Nemours, Inc.COM3,700$286.0K<0.1%History
Invesco Exchange Traded FD T46137V100AEROSPACE DEFN3,797$276.0K<0.1%–
State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF78464A631ETF2,134$268.0K<0.1%–
LLYEli Lilly & CoStock1,430$267.0K<0.1%History
DALDelta Air Lines, Inc.COM NEW5,364$259.0K<0.1%History
iShares Tr464287150CORE S&P TTL STK2,805$257.0K<0.1%–
Fidelity Merrimack STR Tr316188309TOTAL BD ETF4,876$256.0K<0.1%–
CLColgate Palmolive CoStock4,124$255.0K<0.1%History
ECLEcolab Inc.Stock1,138$244.0K<0.1%History
State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF81369Y506ETF4,877$241.0K<0.1%–
KKRKKR & Co. Inc.COM5,024$239.0K<0.1%History
ETNEaton Corp plcStock1,696$236.0K<0.1%History
SPGSimon Property Group Inc.REIT2,060$234.0K<0.1%History
AONAon plcCL A1,012$233.0K<0.1%History
CGCCanopy Growth CorpCOM7,206$231.0K<0.1%History
SYKStryker CorpStock943$230.0K<0.1%History
LUVSouthwest Airlines CoCOM3,757$229.0K<0.1%History
LUMNLumen Technologies, Inc.COM17,069$228.0K<0.1%History
MELIMercadolibre IncCOM154$227.0K<0.1%History
State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF78464A888ETF3,160$222.0K<0.1%–
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co IncStock2,603$221.0K<0.1%History
RIORio Tinto PLCADR2,850$221.0K<0.1%History
iShares Tr464288752US HOME CONS ETF3,225$219.0K<0.1%–
iShares Tr464287622RUS 1000 ETF980$219.0K<0.1%–
CMICummins IncStock826$214.0K<0.1%History
SPDR Series Trust78464A763ST STR SP DIV1,816$214.0K<0.1%–
CSXCSX CorpStock2,208$213.0K<0.1%History
SPDR Series Trust78468R200ST STR RATE ETF6,947$213.0K<0.1%–
LNTAlliant Energy CorpStock3,913$212.0K<0.1%History
iShares Tr46432F388MSCI USA VALUE2,065$212.0K<0.1%–
HIGHartford Insurance Group, Inc.Stock3,184$211.0K<0.1%History
CNICanadian National Railway CoStock1,795$209.0K<0.1%History
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices IncStock2,635$207.0K<0.1%History
TJXTJX Companies IncStock3,130$207.0K<0.1%History
Churchill Capital Corp IV171439102CL A17,877$199.0K<0.1%–
Nuveen Maryland QLT Mun Inc67061Q107COM13,928$197.0K<0.1%–
ACHRArcher Aviation Inc.COM10,879$109.0K<0.1%History
Bridgetown Holdings LtdG1355U121*W EXP 09/30/20224,487$69.0K<0.1%–
Apex Technology Acquisition03768F110*W EXP 09/18/20225,222$66.0K<0.1%–
LPTHLightpath Technologies IncCOM CL A20,000$62.0K<0.1%History
MTNBMatinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc.COM30,000$32.0K<0.1%History
IBIOiBio, Inc.COM NEW10,080$16.0K<0.1%History