Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC Buys iShares Short Maturity Bond, SPDR S&P 500, Vanguard Small-Cap Value, Sells Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund, Bank of America Corp, iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

• New Purchases: NEAR, SPTL, MINT, FBND, SERV, AVB, TFC, VXUS, CCD, VIAC, SQ, TGT, XLV, OXY, IBB, EWT, BOND, GM, ROKU, APH, CNI, XLI, TRTX, DLS, CMF, KR, CI, SAIC, WBS, RDS.A, MKC, MTNB, UNT, LPTH,
• Added Positions: SPY, VBR, NFJ, MMM, GOLD, VTV, VCIT, VOO, QQQ, VB, IDV, VTEB, TCBK, SPYG, MUB, GSY, HYG, ABBV, VSS, IVE, VIG, XLK, XLE, PEP, VWO, RPG, USMV, BRK.B, FSK, BRK.A, IEMG, AMLP, RSP, PULS, EFA, CRM, NTG, SPTM, LGLV, LNT, DGRO, DIA, EZM, PGX, VER, SCHO, TXN, GIS, IXG, XLU, EMM, AMJ, ICE, QCOM, SPDW, XLF, CCI, VYM, DUK, NOC, DIS, EVV, CSQ, MA, SPSM, TSLA, IXN, IJR, NIO, ACRE, HPE, IXJ, HDV, BABA, XBI, IAU, USB, DGS, IEFA, EMR, FISV, STZ, CB, ITA, VHT, VFH, NUV, AFB, KMPH, ACB, FLRN, LULU, AWK, PKO, RPAI,
• Reduced Positions: HFRO, TLT, CSCO, HALO, MSFT, AAPL, SPAB, VCSH, IBM, BIL, T, INTC, AGG, PG, IVV, XHB, MO, DIV, IWD, LMBS, LQD, NFLX, V, GOOG, GLD, ADBE, BA, BMY, C, EPD, XOM, PFE, GDX, PFF, SPIB, CMCSA, MDT, ORCL, WMT, UTF, NDP, IEI, IJT, IWM, TIP, VEA, VNQ, COP, FE, JNJ, MDLZ, NKE, SO, UNH, BX, FPF, COLD, BWX, EFV, ELR, FTSM, IWF, RWO, SPYV, VUG, ABT, AMZN, AEP, CVS, CHK, CVX, KO, CL, NNN, DHR, GSK, LOW, MRK, RIO, VZ, WPC, WM, DAL, GRBK, VRSK, KKR, KMI, PSX, HTA, PAGP, ARES, GNL, CWB, GVI, GWX, IWB, IWN, MLPA, MTUM, SHYG, HRTX, AMAT, ADM, ARCC, AZN, ADP, CME, ED, CR, D, DD, ETN, EW, F, GE, LHX, HEI, HON, LRCX, NVDA, NVS, RWT, RSG, ROK, ROST, SHW, SU, SNPS, TRI, UNP, WFC, JQC, BR, VTA, TEL, PM, OCSL, BAH, EPAM, SPLK, FB, BFAM, ZTS, VEEV, TACO, PAYC, KEYS, AFIN, DGRW, FTSL, ITOT, JKH, SDY, VTWO,
• Sold Out: BAC, SHY, BGIO, VPU, NEA, NZF, STI, IVW, MPC, TRV, IEF, GUNR, PRU, O, DON, FVD, EXC, BNDX, NRZ, PDI, WEC, SRLN, STIP, VDE, KRE, MLPI, FLOT, SCZ, NLY, AGR, OUT, SPG, HHC, JLS, STWD, CDXC, BND, GT, HPQ, GEO, EVRG, KYN, ET, ECON, MBT, SID,

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1. SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) - 101,494 shares, 5.85% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 30.75%
2. Vanguard Div Appreciation (VIG) - 234,305 shares, 5.23% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 2.00%
3. Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) - 88,223 shares, 2.58% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 0.65%
4. Vanguard S&P 500 (VOO) - 44,133 shares, 2.34% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 21.33%
5. iShares Short Maturity Bond (NEAR) - 220,952 shares, 1.99% of the total portfolio. New Position

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in iShares Short Maturity Bond. The purchase prices were between $50.21 and $50.36, with an estimated average price of $50.29. The stock is now traded at around $50.33. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.99%. The holding were 220,952 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury. The purchase prices were between $38.76 and $41.87, with an estimated average price of $39.95. The stock is now traded at around $41.44. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.35%. The holding were 50,384 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad. The purchase prices were between $101.57 and $101.77, with an estimated average price of $101.66. The stock is now traded at around $101.85. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.33%. The holding were 18,196 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. The purchase prices were between $33.98 and $56.9, with an estimated average price of $42.22. The stock is now traded at around $37.66. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.17%. The holding were 23,973 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in Fidelity Total Bond. The purchase prices were between $50.93 and $51.7, with an estimated average price of $51.35. The stock is now traded at around $52.55. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.17%. The holding were 18,004 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in Truist Financial Corp. The purchase prices were between $50.81 and $56.72, with an estimated average price of $54.22. The stock is now traded at around $54.94. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.14%. The holding were 13,665 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in SPDR S&P 500 by 30.75%. The purchase prices were between $288.06 and $322.94, with an estimated average price of $308.48. The stock is now traded at around $337.60. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.38%. The holding were 101,494 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in Vanguard Small-Cap Value by 522.95%. The purchase prices were between $123.74 and $138.15, with an estimated average price of $132.66. The stock is now traded at around $137.54. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1%. The holding were 48,553 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in Allianzgi NFJ Dividend, Interest & Premium Strateg by 97.92%. The purchase prices were between $11.98 and $13.26, with an estimated average price of $12.64. The stock is now traded at around $13.61. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.76%. The holding were 657,562 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in 3M Co by 126.12%. The purchase prices were between $150.74 and $178.47, with an estimated average price of $167.84. The stock is now traded at around $161.01. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.67%. The holding were 37,859 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in Barrick Gold Corp by 96.51%. The purchase prices were between $16.36 and $18.61, with an estimated average price of $17.18. The stock is now traded at around $19.72. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.66%. The holding were 401,504 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in Vanguard Value by 309.14%. The purchase prices were between $107.9 and $120.77, with an estimated average price of $115.63. The stock is now traded at around $120.92. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.63%. The holding were 38,889 shares as of .

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in Bank of America Corp. The sale prices were between $27.63 and $35.52, with an estimated average price of $32.44.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF. The sale prices were between $84.51 and $85.05, with an estimated average price of $84.72.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity. The sale prices were between $9.47 and $9.86, with an estimated average price of $9.62.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in Vanguard Utilities. The sale prices were between $136.01 and $143.77, with an estimated average price of $140.6.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Income Fund. The sale prices were between $14 and $14.38, with an estimated average price of $14.2.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in Nuveen Municipal Credit Income Fund. The sale prices were between $15.59 and $16.4, with an estimated average price of $16.12.