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Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 1600151 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-08-13

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Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC manages $1.51B in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 334 reported positions as of its 2026-06-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are AAPL (3.54%), RSP (3.33%), BINC (3.10%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2025-12-31 filing) the fund opened 70 new positions, exited 96, added to 128, and trimmed 92.

AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

Filer Information
Address
1115 W FULTON MARKET
3RD FLOOR
CHICAGO, IL 60607
Phone
(312) 940-3684
Filing Manager
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC
CHICAGO, IL
Signatory
Jennifer Nelson
SVP, Finance & Commissions
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AUM

$1.51B

Long-equity book

Holdings

334

Distinct positions

Period

2026-06-30

Filed 2026-08-13

Q/Q Activity

+70 / −96 / ↑128 / ↓92

vs 2025-12-31

Firm Profile & Key People
Name Title / Status Ownership Type

Top Adds (vs prior quarter)

  • VANGUARD INDEX FDS$14.2M +83.3%
  • BLACKROCK ETF TRUST II$13.9M +42.1%
  • INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD$13.5M +36.7%
  • FIDELITY MERRIMACK STR TR$11.2M +42.1%
  • SPDR SERIES TRUST$10.3M +43.0%
Show all 128 →

Top Trims

  • PROSHARES TR-$9.0M -87.6%
  • SPDR GOLD TR-$8.6M -38.0%
  • DISNEY WALT CO-$8.2M -15.7%
  • VANECK ETF TRUST-$7.1M -45.9%
  • INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR I-$6.0M -38.5%
Show all 92 →

New Positions

  • INVESCO QQQ TR$16.3M
  • RACKSPACE TECHNOLOGY INC$14.2M
  • APPLIED MATLS INC$10.7M
  • AMERICAN CENTY ETF TR$7.9M
  • SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR$6.2M
Show all 70 →

Exited Positions

  • INVESCO QQQ TR$14.0M
  • ISHARES TR$8.5M
  • MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC$5.4M
  • ARK ETF TR$4.7M
  • INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD$4.0M
Show all 96 →
All Holdings

Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).

# Issuer Symbol CUSIP Value Weight Shares Type
1 APPLE INC AAPL 037833100 $53.6M 3.54% 185,325 SH
2 INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD RSP 46137V357 $50.3M 3.33% 236,578 SH
3 BLACKROCK ETF TRUST II BINC 092528603 $46.9M 3.10% 896,622 SH
4 DISNEY WALT CO DIS 254687106 $44.2M 2.92% 458,881 SH
5 NVIDIA CORPORATION NVDA 67066G104 $40.8M 2.70% 203,959 SH
6 FIDELITY MERRIMACK STR TR FBND 316188309 $37.9M 2.50% 832,624 SH
7 PUTNAM ETF TRUST PVAL 746729300 $34.4M 2.28% 676,109 SH
8 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPAB 78464A649 $34.4M 2.27% 1,347,217 SH
9 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPYM 78464A854 $34.4M 2.27% 391,035 SH
10 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VUG 922908736 $31.2M 2.06% 361,436 SH
11 ISHARES TR EFV 464288877 $23.4M 1.55% 305,937 SH
12 AMAZON COM INC AMZN 023135106 $22.3M 1.48% 93,627 SH
13 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 594918104 $20.9M 1.38% 56,135 SH
14 ALPHABET INC GOOGL 02079K305 $20.6M 1.36% 57,726 SH
15 SPDR SERIES TRUST BIL 78468R663 $18.5M 1.22% 202,013 SH
16 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 478160104 $18.0M 1.19% 70,887 SH
17 PGIM ETF TR PULS 69344A107 $17.9M 1.18% 361,480 SH
18 INVESCO QQQ TR QQQ 46090E103 $16.3M 1.08% 22,166 SH
19 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPTM 78464A805 $15.6M 1.03% 171,960 SH
20 ISHARES TR IWD 464287598 $14.9M 0.98% 61,285 SH
21 BROADCOM INC AVGO 11135F101 $14.7M 0.97% 39,024 SH
22 RACKSPACE TECHNOLOGY INC RXT 750102105 $14.2M 0.94% 2,173,359 SH
23 SPDR GOLD TR GLD 78463V107 $14.0M 0.93% 38,126 SH
24 STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY 78462F103 $13.4M 0.89% 17,951 SH
25 ISHARES TR IWF 464287614 $13.2M 0.87% 106,547 SH
26 ALPHABET INC GOOG 02079K107 $12.6M 0.83% 35,705 SH
27 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VOO 922908363 $11.7M 0.78% 17,102 SH
28 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFA TSM 874039100 $11.6M 0.77% 24,238 SH
29 EA SERIES TRUST BOXX 02072L565 $11.5M 0.76% 98,406 SH
30 VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FDS VEA 921943858 $11.2M 0.74% 157,066 SH
31 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 46625H100 $11.1M 0.74% 34,011 SH
32 APPLIED MATLS INC AMAT 038222105 $10.7M 0.71% 14,831 SH
33 TESLA INC TSLA 88160R101 $10.6M 0.70% 25,318 SH
34 EXXON MOBIL CORP XOM 30231G102 $10.5M 0.70% 77,013 SH
35 ISHARES TR IVV 464287200 $10.4M 0.69% 13,835 SH
36 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VXF 922908652 $10.3M 0.68% 41,724 SH
37 RTX CORPORATION RTX 75513E101 $10.0M 0.66% 52,926 SH
38 META PLATFORMS INC META 30303M102 $10.0M 0.66% 17,687 SH
39 ISHARES TR IWM 464287655 $9.9M 0.66% 33,099 SH
40 SPDR INDEX SHS FDS SPDW 78463X889 $9.8M 0.65% 193,973 SH
41 INVESCO EXCH TRADED FD TR I QQQM 46138G649 $9.6M 0.63% 31,588 SH
42 ISHARES TR SHV 464288679 $9.5M 0.62% 85,670 SH
43 MCDONALDS CORP MCD 580135101 $8.9M 0.59% 32,986 SH
44 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL BRK.B 084670702 $8.9M 0.59% 17,746 SH
45 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACH IBM 459200101 $8.8M 0.58% 31,320 SH
46 PROFESIONALLY MANAGED PORTF AKRE 74316P579 $8.8M 0.58% 164,821 SH
47 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPYG 78464A409 $8.5M 0.56% 71,073 SH
48 VANECK ETF TRUST FLTR 92189F486 $8.3M 0.55% 325,376 SH
49 VIRTUS DIVIDEND INTEREST & NFJ 92840R101 $8.0M 0.53% 528,076 SH
50 ABBVIE INC ABBV 00287Y109 $8.0M 0.53% 31,600 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-06-30 2026-08-11 $3.05B 511 0001600151-26-000007
2026-06-30 2026-08-13 $1.51B 334 0001600151-26-000009
2026-03-31 2026-05-20 $1.33B 321 0001600151-26-000005
2026-03-31 2026-05-18 $1.34B 329 0001600151-26-000004
2025-12-31 2026-02-13 $1.6M 765 0001600151-26-000001
2025-12-31 2026-08-11 $1.44B 361 0001600151-26-000008
2025-09-30 2025-11-12 $1.6M 769 0001600151-25-000005