UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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OMB Number:3235-0006
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hours per response:23.8
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
09-30-2018
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:
Carnick & Kubik Group, LLC
Address:
PO BOX 7
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80901-0007
Form 13F File Number:
028-17533

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.


Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name:
Craig Carnick
Title:
CCO
Phone:
719-579-8000


Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

/s/ Craig Carnick
                         [Signature]
Colorado Springs, COLORADO
                 [City, State]
10-24-2018
                           [Date]
                          

Report Type (Check only one.):

☒ 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) 

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Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:
0
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:
194
Form 13F Information table Value Total:
576512
          (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8
COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
3M COCOM88579Y1011,0895,168SHSOLE 0 0 5,168
ABBVIE INCCOM00287Y1096,54069,150SHSOLE10,090 0 59,060
ABERDEEN ASIA PACIFIC INCOMCOM00300910738993,988SHSOLE 0 0 93,988
ACCENTURE PLC IRELANDSHS CLASS AG1151C1018,00547,036SHSOLE17,200 0 29,836
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INCCOM00507V1093,02036,300SHSOLE 0 0 36,300
ADOBE SYS INCCOM00724F1016,77625,102SHSOLE4,680 0 20,422
AEGON N VNY REGISTRY SH00792410322535,000SHSOLE 0 0 35,000
AIR PRODS & CHEMS INCCOM0091581061,6329,770SHSOLE 0 0 9,770
ALLSTATE CORPCOM0200021016,27863,600SHSOLE31,800 0 31,800
ALPHABET INCCAP STK CL C02079K1077,2306,058SHSOLE2,460 0 3,598
ALPHABET INCCAP STK CL A02079K3054,9704,117SHSOLE 0 0 4,117
AMAZON COM INCCOM0231351069,0694,528SHSOLE400 0 4,128
AMERICAN EXPRESS COCOM0258161092,99228,100SHSOLE14,050 0 14,050
AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEWCOM03027X1009236,352SHSOLE 0 0 6,352
AMGEN INCCOM0311621006,27530,274SHSOLE4,300 0 25,974
AMPIO PHARMACEUTICALS INCCOM03209T109104205,481SHSOLE 0 0 205,481
ANNALY CAP MGMT INCCOM03571040931030,300SHSOLE 0 0 30,300
ANTERO MIDSTREAM GP LPCOM SHS REPSTG03675Y10320,8321,231,207SHSOLE 0 0 1,231,207
ANTERO MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LPUNT LTD PARTN03673L10350517,606SHSOLE 0 0 17,606
ANTERO RES CORPCOM03674X1067,575427,719SHSOLE 0 0 427,719
ANTHEM INCCOM0367521034,25915,539SHSOLE4,140 0 11,399
APPLE INCCOM03783310015,48068,575SHSOLE16,811 0 51,764
AT&T INCCOM00206R1021,40341,780SHSOLE12,347 0 29,433
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INCOM0530151032331,545SHSOLE 0 0 1,545
BANCO SANTANDER SAADR05964H1056713,328SHSOLE 0 0 13,328
BANK AMER CORPCOM0605051043,822129,747SHSOLE 0 0 129,747
BANK NEW YORK MELLON CORPCOM0640581003,73473,238SHSOLE 0 0 73,238
BB&T CORPCOM0549371074,02182,841SHSOLE 0 0 82,841
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELCL B NEW0846707028,64540,379SHSOLE10,800 0 29,579
BEST BUY INCCOM0865161013,31941,824SHSOLE2,400 0 39,424
BIOGEN INCCOM09062X103223630SHSOLE 0 0 630
BLACKROCK CORPOR HI YLD FD ICOM09255P10720519,494SHSOLE 0 0 19,494
BOEING COCOM0970231058,32622,388SHSOLE4,975 0 17,413
BOOKING HLDGS INCCOM09857L108248125SHSOLE 0 0 125
BP PLCSPONSORED ADR0556221041,93642,000SHSOLE21,000 0 21,000
BROADCOM INCCOM11135F1013,17412,862SHSOLE485 0 12,377
CACI INTL INCCL A1271903042581,400SHSOLE 0 0 1,400
CALAMOS STRATEGIC TOTL RETNCOM SH BEN INT12812510113610,100SHSOLE10,100 0 0
CARLYLE GROUP L PCOM UTS LTD PTN14309L1021,13650,400SHSOLE25,200 0 25,200
CARMAX INCCOM1431301026759,040SHSOLE 0 0 9,040
CBRE GROUP INCCL A12504L1094,534102,800SHSOLE51,400 0 51,400
CELGENE CORPCOM15102010489410,000SHSOLE5,000 0 5,000
CENTENE CORP DELCOM15135B1018,17656,472SHSOLE19,300 0 37,172
CHURCH & DWIGHT INCCOM1713401021,31922,225SHSOLE 0 0 22,225
CIGNA CORPORATIONCOM1255091091,9859,533SHSOLE 0 0 9,533
CISCO SYS INCCOM17275R1029,635198,046SHSOLE74,951 0 123,095
CITIGROUP INCCOM NEW1729674248,457117,878SHSOLE37,050 0 80,828
CLOROX CO DELCOM1890541092501,665SHSOLE 0 0 1,665
COCA COLA COCOM19121610067414,600SHSOLE6,700 0 7,900
COCA COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERSSHSG258391041,24627,400SHSOLE13,700 0 13,700
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COCOM1941621032553,804SHSOLE 0 0 3,804
CONOCOPHILLIPSCOM20825C1042,04626,431SHSOLE700 0 25,731
CORNING INCCOM21935010589525,350SHSOLE 0 0 25,350
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEWCOM22160K1052,85912,172SHSOLE 0 0 12,172
CREDIT ACCEP CORP MICHCOM225310101304695SHSOLE 0 0 695
DANAHER CORP DELCOM2358511025,01046,100SHSOLE23,050 0 23,050
DBX ETF TRXTRACK MSCI CHNA2330517621,11141,367SHSOLE 0 0 41,367
DIAGEO P L CSPON ADR NEW25243Q2052922,062SHSOLE 0 0 2,062
DISNEY WALT COCOM DISNEY25468710610,54590,175SHSOLE21,300 0 68,875
DOWDUPONT INCCOM26078J1005,49485,423SHSOLE40,500 0 44,923
DUKE ENERGY CORP NEWCOM NEW26441C2042,34029,250SHSOLE14,500 0 14,750
EASTMAN CHEM COCOM2774321002,91930,500SHSOLE14,700 0 15,800
EATON CORP PLCSHSG291831039,358107,889SHSOLE29,950 0 77,939
ECOLAB INCCOM2788651004152,650SHSOLE 0 0 2,650
EMERSON ELEC COCOM2910111044125,375SHSOLE 0 0 5,375
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTNERS LCOM2937921072,84598,992SHSOLE48,400 0 50,592
EURONET WORLDWIDE INCCOM2987361095,03250,212SHSOLE25,106 0 25,106
EXELON CORPCOM30161N1014,946113,298SHSOLE42,768 0 70,530
EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG COCOM30219G1083,70939,043SHSOLE 0 0 39,043
EXXON MOBIL CORPCOM30231G1022,32927,391SHSOLE9,950 0 17,441
FACEBOOK INCCL A30303M1025,24631,897SHSOLE6,705 0 25,192
FEDEX CORPCOM31428X1063,00512,481SHSOLE 0 0 12,481
FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FDNO AMER ENERGY33738D1012058,730SHSOLE 0 0 8,730
FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FDPFD SECS INC ETF33739E1084,757249,070SHSOLE 0 0 249,070
FLEXSHARES TRQUALT DIVD IDX33939L8608,749184,856SHSOLE 0 0 184,856
FORTINET INCCOM34959E1095,09855,248SHSOLE9,750 0 45,498
GENERAL MLS INCCOM3703341042756,404SHSOLE1,900 0 4,504
GRAND CANYON ED INCCOM38526M1061,64614,600SHSOLE7,300 0 7,300
GRANITE CONSTR INCCOM3873281072836,198SHSOLE 0 0 6,198
HECLA MNG COCOM4227041066122,000SHSOLE 0 0 22,000
HILLENBRAND INCCOM4315711084,32082,600SHSOLE41,300 0 41,300
HOME DEPOT INCCOM4370761025,87228,350SHSOLE7,455 0 20,895
HONEYWELL INTL INCCOM4385161061,2837,711SHSOLE 0 0 7,711
HP INCCOM40434L1055,610217,694SHSOLE83,000 0 134,694
INGERSOLL-RAND PLCSHSG477911014,09240,000SHSOLE20,000 0 20,000
INTEL CORPCOM4581401006,342134,114SHSOLE47,200 0 86,914
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHSCOM4592001012571,697SHSOLE 0 0 1,697
INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPCL A4603352012,29652,400SHSOLE26,200 0 26,200
ISHARES TRCORE S&P TTL STK4642871501,31219,685SHSOLE 0 0 19,685
ISHARES TRSELECT DIVID ETF4642871685,57955,932SHSOLE27,600 0 28,332
ISHARES TRCORE S&P500 ETF4642872001,0663,640SHSOLE 0 0 3,640
ISHARES TRS&P 500 GRWT ETF46428730911,01162,148SHSOLE 0 0 62,148
ISHARES TRS&P 500 VAL ETF4642874088,49273,312SHSOLE 0 0 73,312
ISHARES TRRUS MD CP GR ETF4642874814503,318SHSOLE1,659 0 1,659
ISHARES TRN AMER TECH ETF4642875491,6497,877SHSOLE 0 0 7,877
ISHARES TRRUS 1000 VAL ETF4642875983332,626SHSOLE 0 0 2,626
ISHARES TRS&P MC 400GR ETF4642876061,3145,640SHSOLE 0 0 5,640
ISHARES TRRUS 2000 VAL ETF4642876307195,404SHSOLE 0 0 5,404
ISHARES TRRUS 2000 GRW ETF4642876481,1115,163SHSOLE 0 0 5,163
ISHARES TRRUSSELL 2000 ETF4642876554352,579SHSOLE 0 0 2,579
ISHARES TRU.S. TECH ETF4642877216,68934,475SHSOLE 0 0 34,475
ISHARES TRUS HLTHCARE ETF4642877625252,586SHSOLE 0 0 2,586
ISHARES TRCORE S&P SCP ETF4642878044264,884SHSOLE 0 0 4,884
ISHARES TRSP SMCP600VL ETF4642878795423,244SHSOLE 0 0 3,244
ISHARES TRS&P SML 600 GWT4642878872,02710,048SHSOLE 0 0 10,048
ISHARES TRINTL DEV RE ETF46428848947016,400SHSOLE 0 0 16,400
JACOBS ENGR GROUP INC DELCOM4698141072603,402SHSOLE 0 0 3,402
JOHNSON & JOHNSONCOM4781601046,33945,881SHSOLE15,100 0 30,781
JPMORGAN CHASE & COCOM46625H1007,64067,701SHSOLE17,650 0 50,051
KAR AUCTION SVCS INCCOM48238T1091,39623,400SHSOLE11,700 0 11,700
KAZIA THERAPEUTICS LTDSPONSORED ADR48669G10532106,245SHSOLE 0 0 106,245
LAM RESEARCH CORPCOM5128071083,62923,919SHSOLE 0 0 23,919
LEAR CORPCOM NEW5218652041,0587,300SHSOLE3,650 0 3,650
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP DELAWARECOM SER C FRMLA5312298542125,700SHSOLE 0 0 5,700
LOWES COS INCCOM5486611072,25819,667SHSOLE 0 0 19,667
MARATHON PETE CORPCOM56585A1022,83935,497SHSOLE 0 0 35,497
MASTERCARD INCORPORATEDCL A57636Q1044141,860SHSOLE 0 0 1,860
MCDONALDS CORPCOM5801351012181,305SHSOLE 0 0 1,305
MEDTRONIC PLCSHSG5960L1037077,192SHSOLE 0 0 7,192
MEI PHARMA INCCOM NEW55279B20213130,355SHSOLE 0 0 30,355
MICROSOFT CORPCOM59491810416,186141,521SHSOLE34,850 0 106,671
MORGAN STANLEYCOM NEW6174464481,57533,823SHSOLE 0 0 33,823
MORGAN STANLEY EMER MKTS DEBCOM61744H1059010,353SHSOLE 0 0 10,353
NOVARTIS A GSPONSORED ADR66987V1092,88233,447SHSOLE6,650 0 26,797
NOVO-NORDISK A SADR67010020585818,200SHSOLE9,100 0 9,100
NUVEEN AMT FREE MUN CR INC FCOM67071L10614810,171SHSOLE 0 0 10,171
NUVEEN AMT FREE QLTY MUN INCCOM67065710514311,280SHSOLE 0 0 11,280
NUVEEN FLTNG RTE INCM OPP FDCOM SHS6706EN10020519,858SHSOLE 0 0 19,858
NUVEEN MUN VALUE FD INCCOM67092810013514,414SHSOLE 0 0 14,414
NUVEEN QUALITY MUNCP INCOMECOM67066V10124919,478PRNSOLE 0 0 19,478
OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DELCOM6745991052402,924SHSOLE 0 0 2,924
PACKAGING CORP AMERCOM6951561091,30911,937SHSOLE 0 0 11,937
PAYCHEX INCCOM7043261071,86825,369SHSOLE 0 0 25,369
PEPSICO INCCOM7134481081,40812,600SHSOLE6,300 0 6,300
PFIZER INCCOM7170811036,368144,498SHSOLE25,100 0 119,398
POWELL INDS INCCOM7391281065,793159,754SHSOLE100 0 159,654
PRICE T ROWE GROUP INCCOM74144T1082,06818,938SHSOLE 0 0 18,938
PRINCIPAL FINL GROUP INCCOM74251V1023,27055,800SHSOLE27,900 0 27,900
PROCTER AND GAMBLE COCOM7427181097118,539SHSOLE 0 0 8,539
PROLOGIS INCCOM74340W1031,01014,897SHSOLE 0 0 14,897
REALTY INCOME CORPCOM7561091045139,019SHSOLE 0 0 9,019
REPUBLIC SVCS INCCOM7607591005838,026SHSOLE 0 0 8,026
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLCSPONS ADR A7802592061,11016,300SHSOLE7,900 0 8,400
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP NEWCOM80851310556211,442SHSOLE 0 0 11,442
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUS BRD MKT ETF8085241022974,216SHSOLE 0 0 4,216
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUS LRG CAP ETF8085242011,21917,530SHSOLE 0 0 17,530
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUS MID-CAP ETF8085245081,77430,667SHSOLE 0 0 30,667
SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUS DIVIDEND EQ8085247971,00018,869SHSOLE 0 0 18,869
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRSBI MATERIALS81369Y1001,87432,357SHSOLE 0 0 32,357
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRSBI HEALTHCARE81369Y2094,54147,724SHSOLE 0 0 47,724
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRSBI CONS STPLS81369Y3081,04319,334SHSOLE 0 0 19,334
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRSBI INT-FINL81369Y6059,684351,136SHSOLE 0 0 351,136
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRSBI INT-INDS81369Y7045,41069,007SHSOLE 0 0 69,007
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRTECHNOLOGY81369Y8031,32517,588SHSOLE 0 0 17,588
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRCOMMUNICATION81369Y8524,12384,144SHSOLE 0 0 84,144
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRTR UNIT78462F1037,61726,200SHSOLE450 0 25,750
SPDR SERIES TRUSTS&P 600 SMCP GRW78464A2019,284137,540SHSOLE 0 0 137,540
SPDR SERIES TRUSTS&P 600 SMCP VAL78464A3005,29777,594SHSOLE 0 0 77,594
SPDR SERIES TRUSTPRTFLO S&P500 GW78464A4092,25158,853SHSOLE 0 0 58,853
SPDR SERIES TRUSTPRTFLO S&P500 VL78464A5082,05065,889SHSOLE 0 0 65,889
STATE STR CORPCOM8574771031,49917,892SHSOLE 0 0 17,892
SYNCHRONY FINLCOM87165B1031,49047,947SHSOLE 0 0 47,947
SYSCO CORPCOM8718291074,07555,626SHSOLE 0 0 55,626
TARGET CORPCOM87612E1064,37649,606SHSOLE2,700 0 46,906
TEMPLETON GLOBAL INCOME FDCOM88019810631851,900SHSOLE 0 0 51,900
TERADYNE INCCOM8807701022,22960,267SHSOLE 0 0 60,267
TEXAS INSTRS INCCOM8825081042,00518,690SHSOLE 0 0 18,690
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCCOM8835561024,86919,948SHSOLE5,225 0 14,723
TITAN INTL INC ILLCOM88830M10230941,700SHSOLE 0 0 41,700
TJX COS INC NEWCOM8725401095,70250,899SHSOLE 0 0 50,899
TOTAL S ASPONSORED ADR89151E1093,62256,256SHSOLE 0 0 56,256
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCCOM89417E1091,1608,942SHSOLE 0 0 8,942
UNION PAC CORPCOM9078181082771,699SHSOLE 0 0 1,699
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPCOM9130171091,91713,710SHSOLE4,950 0 8,760
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCCOM91324P10210,55539,675SHSOLE11,780 0 27,895
US BANCORP DELCOM NEW9029733045,23499,100SHSOLE49,550 0 49,550
US FOODS HLDG CORPCOM9120081092,15069,749SHSOLE 0 0 69,749
V F CORPCOM9182041082,31324,747SHSOLE 0 0 24,747
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEWCOM91913Y1004,39738,651SHSOLE 0 0 38,651
VANGUARD GROUPDIV APP ETF9219088442442,200SHSOLE 0 0 2,200
VANGUARD INDEX FDSSM CP VAL ETF9229086111,3549,716SHSOLE 0 0 9,716
VANGUARD INDEX FDSTOTAL STK MKT9229087694723,156SHSOLE 0 0 3,156
VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS INCHIGH DIV YLD9219464067048,080SHSOLE 0 0 8,080
VARIAN MED SYS INCCOM92220P1052972,650SHSOLE 0 0 2,650
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCOM92343V1045,33399,887SHSOLE10,300 0 89,587
VISA INCCOM CL A92826C8393092,060SHSOLE 0 0 2,060
VMWARE INCCL A COM9285634022,39615,356SHSOLE 0 0 15,356
WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INCCOM9314271084,60763,194SHSOLE10,250 0 52,944
WALMART INCCOM9311421033,63238,676SHSOLE500 0 38,176
WELLS FARGO CO NEWCOM94974610160011,414SHSOLE 0 0 11,414
WEYERHAEUSER COCOM96216610474523,092SHSOLE 0 0 23,092
WISDOMTREE TRGBL SMLCP DIVI97717X44686038,458SHSOLE 0 0 38,458
WOODWARD INCCOM9807451031,09013,478SHSOLE 0 0 13,478
ZIMMER BIOMET HLDGS INCCOM98956P1022942,238SHSOLE 0 0 2,238