Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC Buys iShares MSCI EAFE, SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market, iShares Core S&P 500, Sells SPDR S&P 500, First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund, The Howard Hughes Corp

• New Purchases: SPTM, DIV, LULU, GSY, PCY, CPRT, BCSPD.CL.PFD, KHC, BKLN, SPSB,
• Added Positions: EFA, IVV, LOW, SRLN, ABX, NTG, IJH, MLPA, QQQ, DXJ,
• Reduced Positions: SPY, HHC, FSIC, AAPL, BTZ, VIG, PEP, GNL, SBUX, AMGN,
• Sold Out: FXN, NGD, C, OCSI, IRT, CNHI, DXC, TSN, KEY, SIR,

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1. iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA) - 311,639 shares, 5.01% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 2496.34%
2. Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) - 103,591 shares, 3.67% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 1.89%
3. SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market (SPTM) - 390,001 shares, 3.34% of the total portfolio. New Position
4. Apple Inc (AAPL) - 55,573 shares, 2.97% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 14.05%
5. Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (HFRO) - 671,503 shares, 2.45% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 1.56%

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in SPDR Portfolio Total Stock Market. The purchase prices were between $33.97 and $36.58, with an estimated average price of $35.57. The stock is now traded at around $33.42. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 3.34%. The holding were 390,001 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in Global X Super Dividend. The purchase prices were between $24.96 and $25.59, with an estimated average price of $25.29. The stock is now traded at around $24.43. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.74%. The holding were 123,235 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in Lululemon Athletica Inc. The purchase prices were between $118.84 and $162.49, with an estimated average price of $136.9. The stock is now traded at around $140.13. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.28%. The holding were 7,350 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in Invesco Ultra Short Duration. The purchase prices were between $50.18 and $50.34, with an estimated average price of $50.25. The stock is now traded at around $50.25. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.26%. The holding were 21,871 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in Invesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt. The purchase prices were between $26.47 and $27.41, with an estimated average price of $26.95. The stock is now traded at around $26.15. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.25%. The holding were 38,693 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC initiated holding in Barclays Bank PLC. The purchase prices were between $25.96 and $26.78, with an estimated average price of $26.4. The stock is now traded at around $25.43. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.21%. The holding were 33,602 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in iShares MSCI EAFE by 2496.34%. The purchase prices were between $65.43 and $68.98, with an estimated average price of $67.51. The stock is now traded at around $62.69. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 4.82%. The holding were 311,639 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in iShares Core S&P 500 by 458.98%. The purchase prices were between $272.73 and $295.76, with an estimated average price of $286.69. The stock is now traded at around $272.21. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 1.84%. The holding were 32,354 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in Lowe's Companies Inc by 691.79%. The purchase prices were between $94.87 and $116.84, with an estimated average price of $104.19. The stock is now traded at around $94.91. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.67%. The holding were 28,370 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in SPDR Blackstone GSO Senior Loan by 154.40%. The purchase prices were between $46.79 and $47.36, with an estimated average price of $47.14. The stock is now traded at around $46.88. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.65%. The holding were 95,862 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in Barrick Gold Corp by 351.90%. The purchase prices were between $9.76 and $13.47, with an estimated average price of $11.13. The stock is now traded at around $12.71. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.37%. The holding were 180,077 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC added to a holding in Tortoise MLP Fund Inc by 25.62%. The purchase prices were between $15.38 and $16.74, with an estimated average price of $16.18. The stock is now traded at around $14.06. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.2%. The holding were 260,700 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund. The sale prices were between $16.09 and $17.69, with an estimated average price of $16.91.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in New Gold Inc. The sale prices were between $0.76 and $2.16, with an estimated average price of $1.29.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in Citigroup Inc. The sale prices were between $66.06 and $74.79, with an estimated average price of $70.7.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in Oaktree Strategic Income Corp. The sale prices were between $8.11 and $8.81, with an estimated average price of $8.57.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in Independence Realty Trust Inc. The sale prices were between $9.86 and $10.53, with an estimated average price of $10.22.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC sold out a holding in CNH Industrial NV. The sale prices were between $10.11 and $12.61, with an estimated average price of $11.44.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC reduced to a holding in SPDR S&P 500 by 88.3%. The sale prices were between $270.9 and $293.58, with an estimated average price of $284.63. The stock is now traded at around $270.20. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -4.71%. Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC still held 9,027 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC reduced to a holding in The Howard Hughes Corp by 93.16%. The sale prices were between $123.03 and $142.24, with an estimated average price of $131.82. The stock is now traded at around $109.32. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.82%. Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC still held 1,783 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC reduced to a holding in FS Investment Corp by 31.52%. The sale prices were between $7.05 and $8.2, with an estimated average price of $7.64. The stock is now traded at around $6.30. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.44%. Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC still held 516,987 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC reduced to a holding in Blackrock Credit Allocation Income Trust by 38.69%. The sale prices were between $12.06 and $12.44, with an estimated average price of $12.26. The stock is now traded at around $11.72. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.41%. Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC still held 212,867 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC reduced to a holding in Vanguard Div Appreciation by 34.39%. The sale prices were between $101.53 and $112.45, with an estimated average price of $107.43. The stock is now traded at around $105.73. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.38%. Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC still held 27,913 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC reduced to a holding in PepsiCo Inc by 55.21%. The sale prices were between $107.76 and $117.38, with an estimated average price of $113.24. The stock is now traded at around $116.65. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.19%. Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC still held 5,618 shares as of 2018-09-30.