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Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC

SEC CIK
0001600151
Latest filing
Aug 12, 2026

Holdings in Q3 2021

Holdings as of Sep 30, 2021, filed Nov 15, 2021. Long positions only; changes compare share counts with Q2 2021.

Institution overview
Positions
411
+27 vs. Q2 2021
Portfolio value
$905.0M
+$193.8M (+27.2%) vs. Q2 2021
Filed
Nov 15, 2021
SEC
Holdings of Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in Q3 2021
SecurityClassSharesValue% of portfolioShare changeActionHistory
Invesco Exchange Traded FD T46137V357S&P500 EQL WGT401,002$60.1M6.6%+10,301+2.6%Added–
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF922908363ETF113,675$44.9M5.0%+2,699+2.4%Added–
DISWalt Disney CoStock142,058$24.0M2.7%+125,196+742.5%AddedHistory
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF922908611ETF140,872$23.9M2.6%+4,198+3.1%Added–
AAPLApple Inc.Stock141,835$20.1M2.2%+220.0%AddedHistory
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TrustETF45,805$19.7M2.2%+5,604+13.9%AddedHistory
Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF922908736ETF56,474$16.4M1.8%+6,514+13.0%Added–
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF922908769ETF72,458$16.1M1.8%+684+1.0%Added–
First Tr Exchange-Traded FD33738D309SENIOR LN FD333,742$16.0M1.8%+2,136+0.6%Added–
SPDR Series Trust78464A805ST STR PR SP1500289,655$15.3M1.7%+25,371+9.6%Added–
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF921908844ETF98,694$15.2M1.7%+4,720+5.0%Added–
Invesco QQQ Trust Series I46090E103ETF41,575$14.9M1.6%−2,168−5.0%Reduced–
PIMCO ETF Tr72201R643ENHANCD SHORT141,057$14.2M1.6%−9,311−6.2%Reduced–
Vanguard Ftse All-World Ex-US Small-Cap ETF922042718ETF102,475$13.7M1.5%+4,997+5.1%Added–
Vanguard Star FDS921909768VG TL INTL STK F214,138$13.5M1.5%+12,668+6.3%Added–
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF922908744ETF97,389$13.2M1.5%+4,050+4.3%Added–
iShares Tr464288877EAFE VALUE ETF254,158$12.9M1.4%+66,873+35.7%Added–
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF92206C870ETF134,394$12.7M1.4%+16,694+14.2%Added–
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF78464A854ETF212,512$10.7M1.2%+12,723+6.4%Added–
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF464287226ETF88,469$10.2M1.1%+15,068+20.5%Added–
Vanguard Ftse Emerging Markets ETF922042858ETF175,437$8.78M1.0%+7,940+4.7%Added–
NFJVirtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy FundCOM588,586$8.73M1.0%+16,994+3.0%AddedHistory
FTHYFirst Trust High Yield Opportunities 2027 Term FundCOM420,095$8.63M1.0%+19,567+4.9%AddedHistory
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF922908751ETF39,073$8.55M0.9%+1,325+3.5%Added–
AMZNAmazon Com IncStock2,537$8.33M0.9%+23+0.9%AddedHistory
MSFTMicrosoft CorpStock27,195$7.67M0.8%+220+0.8%AddedHistory
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF81369Y100ETF94,023$7.44M0.8%+212+0.2%Added–
TCBKTrico BancsharesCOM170,714$7.41M0.8%−448−0.3%ReducedHistory
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF81369Y704ETF74,382$7.28M0.8%−1,307−1.7%Reduced–
iShares Tr46428743220 YR TR BD ETF44,919$6.53M0.7%+40,395+892.9%Added–
DIASPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF TrustUT SER 119,264$6.52M0.7%+218+1.1%AddedHistory
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World Ex-US ETF78463X889ETF178,633$6.47M0.7%+14,356+8.7%Added–
BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway IncStock23,284$6.36M0.7%−725−3.0%ReducedHistory
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF921946406ETF60,189$6.22M0.7%−2,724−4.3%Reduced–
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF464287200ETF13,921$6.00M0.7%+967+7.5%Added–
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF78468R853ETF138,678$5.91M0.7%+46,566+50.6%Added–
BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway IncCL A14$5.76M0.6%00.0%UnchangedHistory
iShares Tr464288414NATIONAL MUN ETF48,027$5.58M0.6%+2,853+6.3%Added–
Dimensional ETF Trust25434V203INTL CORE EQT MK188,768$5.46M0.6%+188,768New–
iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF464288679ETF45,903$5.07M0.6%−5,085−10.0%Reduced–
Vanguard Ftse Developed Markets ETF921943858ETF98,508$4.98M0.6%+1,953+2.0%Added–
Vanguard Mun BD FDS922907746TAX EXEMPT BD90,787$4.97M0.5%+4,712+5.5%Added–
TYGTortoise Energy Infrastructure CorpCOM178,126$4.83M0.5%+5,759+3.3%AddedHistory
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF464287614ETF17,192$4.71M0.5%+592+3.6%Added–
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F46641Q654ULTRA SHT MUNCPL89,334$4.56M0.5%−6,743−7.0%Reduced–
Vanguard World FD921910873MEGA CAP INDEX27,699$4.22M0.5%+127+0.5%Added–
TSLATesla, Inc.Stock5,406$4.19M0.5%+33+0.6%AddedHistory
iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF464287804ETF37,038$4.04M0.4%−3,467−8.6%Reduced–
iShares Tr46435G425ESG AWR MSCI USA38,868$3.83M0.4%+3,725+10.6%Added–
FSKFS KKR Capital CorpCOM172,089$3.79M0.4%−2,790−1.6%ReducedHistory
GLDSPDR Gold TrustETF23,047$3.79M0.4%−42,104−64.6%ReducedHistory
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF464287507ETF14,322$3.77M0.4%−2,196−13.3%Reduced–
SPDR Series Trust78464A664ST LON TREAS ETF91,190$3.77M0.4%−1,428−1.5%Reduced–
AVKAdvent Convertible & Income FundCOM208,624$3.75M0.4%+5,197+2.6%AddedHistory
State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF78468R663ETF40,894$3.74M0.4%+845+2.1%Added–
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF46434V621ETF70,397$3.54M0.4%+1,043+1.5%Added–
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF464287598ETF22,273$3.49M0.4%+1,482+7.1%Added–
State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF78464A649ETF115,777$3.46M0.4%+19,963+20.8%Added–
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF81369Y803ETF22,784$3.40M0.4%+8,507+59.6%Added–
GNLGlobal Net Lease, Inc.COM NEW191,664$3.33M0.4%+12,287+6.8%AddedHistory
HDHome Depot, Inc.Stock10,064$3.30M0.4%+191+1.9%AddedHistory
JPMJPMorgan Chase & CoStock19,170$3.14M0.3%+779+4.2%AddedHistory
iShares Iboxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF464287242ETF22,747$3.03M0.3%+2,683+13.4%Added–
iShares Tr464288612INTRM GOV CR ETF25,573$2.94M0.3%+193+0.8%Added–
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.Stock1,095$2.93M0.3%+7+0.6%AddedHistory
GOOGAlphabet Inc.Stock1,090$2.90M0.3%−29−2.6%ReducedHistory
iShares Tr464288885EAFE GRWTH ETF26,962$2.87M0.3%+2,206+8.9%Added–
Vanguard Scottsdale FDS92206C409SHRT TRM CORP BD33,372$2.75M0.3%+649+2.0%Added–
VVisa Inc.Stock12,307$2.74M0.3%−1,175−8.7%ReducedHistory
iShares Tr464288448INTL SEL DIV ETF89,606$2.73M0.3%+6,056+7.2%Added–
Ssga Active ETF Tr78467V608ST STR BL LN ETF58,918$2.71M0.3%+4,263+7.8%Added–
iShares MSCI Eafe ETF464287465ETF34,543$2.70M0.3%+818+2.4%Added–
Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF922908629ETF11,385$2.70M0.3%+132+1.2%Added–
Invesco Exch Traded FD Tr II46138E743RAFI DVLPD MRKTS57,389$2.69M0.3%+1,774+3.2%Added–
Vanguard Scottsdale FDS92206C706INTER TERM TREAS39,739$2.69M0.3%+9,605+31.9%Added–
First Tr Exchange-Traded FD33734X853INTL EQUITY OPP40,637$2.60M0.3%+926+2.3%Added–
MRKMerck & Co., Inc.Stock32,730$2.56M0.3%+442+1.4%AddedHistory
iShares Tr464287291GLOBAL TECH ETF44,789$2.54M0.3%+44,789New–
BGYBlackRock Enhanced International Dividend TrustCOM BENE INTER410,984$2.53M0.3%+12,304+3.1%AddedHistory
VanEck ETF Trust92189F486IG FLOA RATE ETF99,369$2.52M0.3%+2,339+2.4%Added–
WMTWalmart Inc.Stock18,013$2.51M0.3%+734+4.2%AddedHistory
iShares Tr464287333GLOBAL FINLS ETF30,696$2.41M0.3%+627+2.1%Added–
PFEPfizer IncStock55,028$2.37M0.3%−799−1.4%ReducedHistory
State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF78464A375ETF64,728$2.36M0.3%−163−0.3%Reduced–
NVDANVIDIA CorpStock11,229$2.33M0.3%+1,373+13.9%AddedConverted for a 4-for-1 splitHistory
JNJJohnson & JohnsonStock14,190$2.29M0.3%−625−4.2%ReducedHistory
Vanguard Index FDS922908652EXTEND MKT ETF12,121$2.21M0.2%+304+2.6%Added–
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF808524607ETF21,726$2.18M0.2%−267−1.2%Reduced–
J P Morgan Exchange Traded F46641Q332EQUITY PREMIUM35,674$2.13M0.2%+5,357+17.7%Added–
BACBank of America CorpStock49,908$2.12M0.2%+1,683+3.5%AddedHistory
Vanguard Real Estate ETF922908553ETF20,608$2.12M0.2%+2,748+15.4%Added–
Invesco Exchange Traded FD T46137V167S&P SML600 VAL22,553$2.10M0.2%+5,957+35.9%Added–
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF78464A847ETF45,315$2.09M0.2%−355−0.8%Reduced–
iShares Tr464287325GLOB HLTHCRE ETF24,081$2.02M0.2%+649+2.8%Added–
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.Stock5,802$1.97M0.2%−19−0.3%ReducedHistory
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF78464A508ETF50,402$1.97M0.2%+5,658+12.6%Added–
VZVerizon Communications IncStock35,999$1.95M0.2%+550+1.6%AddedHistory
Fidelity Merrimack STR Tr316188408LOW DURTIN ETF38,048$1.94M0.2%+1,136+3.1%Added–
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF78464A359ETF22,567$1.93M0.2%−23,502−51.0%Reduced–
Vanguard Malvern FDS922020805STRM INFPROIDX36,672$1.92M0.2%+4,559+14.2%Added–

Sold out since Q2 2021 (44)

Positions held at the end of Q2 2021 that are gone from this filing.

Positions of Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out since Q2 2021
SecurityClassShares in Q2 2021Value in Q2 2021% of portfolio in Q2 2021History
T Rowe Price Exchange-Traded87283Q107PRICE BLUE CHIP505,197$16.0M2.2%–
Invesco Exch Traded FD Tr II46138E370S&P 500 HB ETF37,654$2.85M0.4%–
VanEck ETF Trust92189F791JUNIOR GOLD MINE53,493$2.50M0.4%–
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF46432F396ETF13,619$2.29M0.3%–
ABTAbbott LaboratoriesStock17,697$1.89M0.3%History
iShares Tr46432F859CORE 1 5 YR USD35,244$1.58M0.2%–
Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF808524755ETF41,100$1.25M0.2%–
CCICrown Castle Inc.REIT6,251$1.22M0.2%History
AEMAgnico Eagle Mines LtdStock19,159$1.16M0.2%History
Paramount Global92556H206CL B11,361$513.0K0.1%–
BMEBlackRock Health Sciences TrustCOM10,393$504.0K0.1%History
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF464287705ETF4,834$491.0K0.1%–
BEPBrookfield Renewable Partners L.P.PARTNERSHIP UNIT12,732$491.0K0.1%History
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund33733E302ETF1,952$473.0K0.1%–
PSXPhillips 66Stock5,540$449.0K0.1%History
Vanguard Whitehall FDS921946810INTL DVD ETF4,163$364.0K0.1%–
CCLCarnival Corp Ltd.UNIT 99/99/999913,986$362.0K0.1%History
JOEST JOE CoCOM8,168$353.0K<0.1%History
MGPMGM Growth Properties LLCCL A COM8,659$317.0K<0.1%History
Invesco Exch Traded FD Tr II46138E511PFD ETF26,436$296.0K<0.1%–
TMPTompkins Financial CorpCOM3,697$291.0K<0.1%History
ProShares Tr74347R842PSHS ULTRUSS200016,752$284.0K<0.1%–
GISGeneral Mills IncStock5,598$273.0K<0.1%History
AMCRAmcor plcORD24,258$270.0K<0.1%History
LRCXLam Research CorpCOM407$238.0K<0.1%History
NTGTortoise Midstream Energy Fund, Inc.COM7,967$238.0K<0.1%History
Invesco Exchange Traded FD T46137V431S&P 500 GARP ETF2,663$233.0K<0.1%–
Invesco Exch Traded FD Tr II46138E198S&P MIDCP LOW4,306$230.0K<0.1%–
First Trust Financials Alphadex Fund33734X135ETF5,189$221.0K<0.1%–
WisdomTree Tr97717W703INTL EQUITY FD4,011$219.0K<0.1%–
GSKGSK plcSPONSORED ADR5,556$215.0K<0.1%History
FDXFedEx CorpStock1,248$210.0K<0.1%History
ENREnergizer Holdings, Inc.COM4,784$208.0K<0.1%History
IDXXIDEXX Laboratories IncCOM412$206.0K<0.1%History
EPCEdgewell Personal Care CoCOM4,684$204.0K<0.1%History
Invesco Exch Traded FD Tr II46138E354S&P500 LOW VOL3,714$201.0K<0.1%–
AGRAvangrid, Inc.COM3,907$201.0K<0.1%History
QVCGAOld QVC Group, Inc.COM SER A13,553$177.0K<0.1%History
TWNKHostess Brands, Inc.CL A10,028$162.0K<0.1%History
SLViShares Silver TrustETF24,509$135.0K<0.1%History
SURFSurface Oncology, Inc.COM15,735$103.0K<0.1%History
IAUiShares Gold TrustETF33,605$76.0K<0.1%History
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.245496104COM10,547$33.0K<0.1%–
BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.COM STK16,800$00.0%History