Managers / Q3 2019 · view latest →
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.
CIK 0001419186 · 1776 PLEASANT PLAIN ROAD, FAIRFIELD, IA, 52556 · 641-472-5100
Summary
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. reported $11.4B in U.S.-listed holdings across 2,339 positions for Q3 2019.
Its largest position, Vanguard Index Fds, represents 4.1% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q2 2019, the fund opened 270 new positions and exited 130.
Portfolio Metrics
Methodology: turnover is min(value bought, value sold) ÷ average reported value across the two quarters — value-based, so market moves inflate it slightly versus a share-based measure. Concentration and largest position are shares of the filing’s total reported value, options excluded. New/exited counts compare against the prior filed quarter. All figures derive solely from the fund’s 13F filings.
Reported Value by Quarter
Portfolio Composition
- ETP · 62.8% · $7.2B
- Common Stock · 30.6% · $3.5B
- Other · 2.2% · $248M
- Closed-End Fund · 1.8% · $200M
- REIT · 1.6% · $177M
- Other · 1.1% · $124M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q2 2019 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVESCO EXCHNG TRADED | NEW | +309.1K | 309.1K | +$12M | $12M |
| BXBLACKSTONE GROUP INC COM CL | NEW | +219.6K | 219.6K | +$11M | $11M |
| GLOBAL X FDS NASDAQ | NEW | +355.5K | 355.5K | +$8M | $8M |
| SPDR SERIES | NEW | +73.0K | 73.0K | +$8M | $8M |
| LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES | NEW | +37.2K | 37.2K | +$8M | $8M |
| DWDPEURDUPONT DE NEMOURS | NEW | +94.6K | 94.6K | +$7M | $7M |
| AMERICAN FIN TR INC COM CLASS | NEW | +462.3K | 462.3K | +$6M | $6M |
| DOWDOW | NEW | +134.9K | 134.9K | +$6M | $6M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q3 2019
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD INDEX FDS | S&P 500 ETF SHS · TOTAL STK MKT | 5.53% | $630M | 2.80M |
| 2 | VANGUARD | BD INDEX FD INC TOTAL BND MRKT · BD INDEX FD INC SHORT TRM BOND · INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE EMR MKT ETF · BD INDEX FD INC LONG TERM BOND | 3.23% | $368M | 5.11M |
| 3 | ISHARES TR CORE | S&P500 ETF · S&P MCP ETF · S&P SCP ETF | 2.65% | $302M | 1.62M |
| 4 | VANGUARD STAR FD VG TL | INTL STK F | 2.50% | $285M | 5.52M |
| 5 | AAPLAPPLEhistory → | INC COM | 2.32% | $264M | 1.18M |
| 6 | ISHARES | TR MSCI MIN VOL ETF · TR MIN VOL EAFE ETF · TR S&P 500 GRWT ETF | 2.20% | $251M | 3.20M |
| 7 | GQ9SPDR | S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT · GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS | 1.44% | $164M | 724.2K |
| 8 | VANGUARD CHARLOTTE FDS | INTL BD IDX ETF | 1.31% | $149M | 2.53M |
| 9 | AMZNAMAZONhistory → | COM INC COM | 1.17% | $133M | 76.9K |
| 10 | NDQINVESCOhistory → | QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 | 1.04% | $118M | 625.8K |
| 11 | INVESCO EXCHNG TRADED | FD TR S&P500 LOW VOL · FD TR S&P MIDCP LOW | 1.03% | $118M | 2.11M |
| 12 | MSFTMICROSOFThistory → | CORP COM | 0.93% | $105M | 758.1K |
| 13 | VANGUARD GROUP DIV APP | ETF | 0.89% | $102M | 849.5K |
| 14 | BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CLhistory → | B NEW | 0.83% | $95M | 455.0K |
| 15 | FIRST TR EXCH TRADED FD III HORIZON DMST | ETF | 0.74% | $84M | 3.06M |
| 16 | TAT&Thistory → | INC COM | 0.70% | $80M | 2.11M |
| 17 | VANGUARD INDEX FDS EXTEND | MKT ETF | 0.67% | $77M | 660.8K |
| 18 | VANGUARD TAX MANAGED | INTL FD FTSE DEV MKT ETF | 0.66% | $75M | 1.83M |
| 19 | PGPROCTER & GAMBLEhistory → | CO COM | 0.59% | $67M | 536.2K |
| 20 | FIRST TR VALUE LINE | DIVID IN SHS | 0.58% | $66M | 1.88M |
| 21 | VVISA INC COM CLhistory → | A | 0.55% | $62M | 361.7K |
| 22 | VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS MORTG-BACK | SEC | 0.50% | $57M | 1.06M |
| 23 | VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INC INTERMED | TERM | 0.47% | $53M | 605.2K |
| 24 | JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSONhistory → | COM | 0.46% | $53M | 409.2K |
| 25 | FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD FIRST | TR ENH NEW | 0.46% | $53M | 879.5K |
| 26 | JP MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADED | FD ULTRA SHRT INC | 0.45% | $51M | 1.01M |
| 27 | VANGUARD INDEX FDS REAL ESTATE | ETF | 0.44% | $50M | 537.3K |
| 28 | VUGVANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTHhistory → | ETF | 0.44% | $50M | 299.6K |
| 29 | EXMOCEXXON MOBILhistory → | CORP COM | 0.43% | $49M | 696.9K |
| 30 | BACVERIZON COMMUNICATIONShistory → | INC COM | 0.43% | $49M | 813.4K |
| 31 | ISHARES TR BARCLAYS 7 | 10 YR | 0.43% | $49M | 432.0K |
| 32 | DISDISNEY WALThistory → | CO COM DISNEY | 0.42% | $47M | 364.0K |
| 33 | ISHARES TR 20 | YR TR BD ETF | 0.41% | $46M | 322.5K |
| 34 | SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVRG | ETF UT SER 1 | 0.40% | $45M | 167.8K |
| 35 | ISHARES TR IBOXX | INV CP ETF | 0.38% | $44M | 341.2K |
| 36 | ISHARES TR CORE US AGGBD | ET | 0.38% | $43M | 380.4K |
| 37 | SCHWAB | STRATEGIC TR US LRG CAP ETF | 0.38% | $43M | 605.3K |
| 38 | HDHOME DEPOThistory → | INC COM | 0.37% | $42M | 180.6K |
| 39 | GOOGLALPHABET INC CAP STK CLhistory → | A | 0.37% | $42M | 34.1K |
| 40 | JPMJPMORGAN CHASE &history → | CO COM | 0.36% | $41M | 347.9K |
Filing History
| Quarter | Reported Value | Positions | Filed | Type | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $39M | 3,924 | Apr 30, 2026 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2025 | $38M | 3,812 | Feb 5, 2026 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2025 | $36M | 3,715 | Nov 12, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | $33M | 3,608 | Jul 31, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2025 | $30M | 3,495 | Apr 22, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2024 | $30M | 3,460 | Feb 14, 2025 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2024 | $29M | 3,409 | Oct 28, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | $27M | 3,309 | Jul 26, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2024 | $26M | 3,302 | Apr 24, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2023 | $23M | 3,184 | Feb 9, 2024 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2023 | $21M | 3,133 | Oct 24, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2023 | $22M | 3,165 | Jul 13, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2023 | $20M | 3,149 | May 11, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2022 | Under review | 3,099 | Feb 8, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2022 | $17.7B | 3,050 | Oct 17, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2022 | $18.6B | 3,040 | Jul 13, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2022 | $21.8B | 3,156 | May 12, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2021 | $22.4B | 3,165 | Feb 3, 2022 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2021 | $20.3B | 3,083 | Nov 2, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2021 | $20.9B | 3,083 | Aug 10, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2021 | $18.4B | 2,861 | May 7, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2020 | $17.1B | 2,705 | Feb 4, 2021 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $14.8B | 2,513 | Oct 29, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $13.3B | 2,454 | Jul 27, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2020 | $10.4B | 2,271 | May 8, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2019 | $13.0B | 2,403 | Feb 4, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2019 | $11.4B | 2,339 | Nov 6, 2019 | RESTATEMENT | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2019 | $10.9B | 2,199 | Aug 15, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2019 | $10.5B | 2,273 | May 8, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2018 | $9.0B | 2,145 | Feb 5, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
13F filings are due up to 45 days after quarter end, so holdings shown here lag the fund’s current book. Source: original SEC filing on EDGAR ↗.