SEC 13F Intelligence

Managers / Q3 2019 · view latest →

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

CIK 0001419186 · 1776 PLEASANT PLAIN ROAD, FAIRFIELD, IA, 52556 · 641-472-5100

Reported Value
$11.4B
Q3 2019
Positions
2,339
Filings on Record
31
2019–present window
Filed
Nov 6, 2019
amendment (RESTATEMENT)

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

Turnover
+5.3%
vs prior filed quarter
Top-10 Concentration
+17.8%
share of reported value
Largest Position
+4.1%
Vanguard Index Fds
New / Exited
270 / 130
positions this quarter

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

13F Reported Value
Q4 ’18: $9.0BQ4 ’18Q1 ’19: $10.5BQ2 ’19: $10.9BQ3 ’19: $11.4BQ4 ’19: $13.0BQ4 ’19Q1 ’20: $10.4BQ2 ’20: $13.3BQ3 ’20: $14.8BQ4 ’20: $17.1BQ4 ’20Q1 ’21: $18.4BQ2 ’21: $20.9BQ3 ’21: $20.3BQ4 ’21: $22.4BQ4 ’21Q1 ’22: $21.8BQ2 ’22: $18.6BQ3 ’22: $17.7BQ1 ’23: $20MQ1 ’23Q2 ’23: $22MQ3 ’23: $21MQ4 ’23: $23MQ1 ’24: $26MQ1 ’24Q2 ’24: $27MQ3 ’24: $29MQ4 ’24: $30MQ1 ’25: $30MQ1 ’25Q2 ’25: $33MQ3 ’25: $36MQ4 ’25: $38MQ1 ’26: $39MQ1 ’26filingsflow.com

Portfolio Composition

By security type
ETP: 62.8%Common Stock: 30.6%Other: 2.2%Closed-End Fund: 1.8%REIT: 1.6%Other: 1.1%
  • 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)

IssuerMoveShare ΔShares nowValue ΔValue now
INVESCO EXCHNG TRADEDNEW+309.1K309.1K+$12M$12M
BXBLACKSTONE GROUP INC COM CLNEW+219.6K219.6K+$11M$11M
GLOBAL X FDS NASDAQNEW+355.5K355.5K+$8M$8M
SPDR SERIESNEW+73.0K73.0K+$8M$8M
LHXL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIESNEW+37.2K37.2K+$8M$8M
DWDPEURDUPONT DE NEMOURSNEW+94.6K94.6K+$7M$7M
AMERICAN FIN TR INC COM CLASSNEW+462.3K462.3K+$6M$6M
DOWDOWNEW+134.9K134.9K+$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

40 positions
#IssuerClass% PortfolioValueShares
1VANGUARD INDEX FDSS&P 500 ETF SHS · TOTAL STK MKT5.53%$630M2.80M
2VANGUARDBD 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 BOND3.23%$368M5.11M
3ISHARES TR CORES&P500 ETF · S&P MCP ETF · S&P SCP ETF2.65%$302M1.62M
4VANGUARD STAR FD VG TLINTL STK F2.50%$285M5.52M
5AAPLAPPLEhistory →INC COM2.32%$264M1.18M
6ISHARESTR MSCI MIN VOL ETF · TR MIN VOL EAFE ETF · TR S&P 500 GRWT ETF2.20%$251M3.20M
7GQ9SPDRS&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT · GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS1.44%$164M724.2K
8VANGUARD CHARLOTTE FDSINTL BD IDX ETF1.31%$149M2.53M
9AMZNAMAZONhistory →COM INC COM1.17%$133M76.9K
10NDQINVESCOhistory →QQQ TR UNIT SER 11.04%$118M625.8K
11INVESCO EXCHNG TRADEDFD TR S&P500 LOW VOL · FD TR S&P MIDCP LOW1.03%$118M2.11M
12MSFTMICROSOFThistory →CORP COM0.93%$105M758.1K
13VANGUARD GROUP DIV APPETF0.89%$102M849.5K
14BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CLhistory →B NEW0.83%$95M455.0K
15FIRST TR EXCH TRADED FD III HORIZON DMSTETF0.74%$84M3.06M
16TAT&Thistory →INC COM0.70%$80M2.11M
17VANGUARD INDEX FDS EXTENDMKT ETF0.67%$77M660.8K
18VANGUARD TAX MANAGEDINTL FD FTSE DEV MKT ETF0.66%$75M1.83M
19PGPROCTER & GAMBLEhistory →CO COM0.59%$67M536.2K
20FIRST TR VALUE LINEDIVID IN SHS0.58%$66M1.88M
21VVISA INC COM CLhistory →A0.55%$62M361.7K
22VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS MORTG-BACKSEC0.50%$57M1.06M
23VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INC INTERMEDTERM0.47%$53M605.2K
24JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSONhistory →COM0.46%$53M409.2K
25FIRST TR EXCHANGE TRADED FD FIRSTTR ENH NEW0.46%$53M879.5K
26JP MORGAN EXCHANGE TRADEDFD ULTRA SHRT INC0.45%$51M1.01M
27VANGUARD INDEX FDS REAL ESTATEETF0.44%$50M537.3K
28VUGVANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTHhistory →ETF0.44%$50M299.6K
29EXMOCEXXON MOBILhistory →CORP COM0.43%$49M696.9K
30BACVERIZON COMMUNICATIONShistory →INC COM0.43%$49M813.4K
31ISHARES TR BARCLAYS 710 YR0.43%$49M432.0K
32DISDISNEY WALThistory →CO COM DISNEY0.42%$47M364.0K
33ISHARES TR 20YR TR BD ETF0.41%$46M322.5K
34SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVRGETF UT SER 10.40%$45M167.8K
35ISHARES TR IBOXXINV CP ETF0.38%$44M341.2K
36ISHARES TR CORE US AGGBDET0.38%$43M380.4K
37SCHWABSTRATEGIC TR US LRG CAP ETF0.38%$43M605.3K
38HDHOME DEPOThistory →INC COM0.37%$42M180.6K
39GOOGLALPHABET INC CAP STK CLhistory →A0.37%$42M34.1K
40JPMJPMORGAN CHASE &history →CO COM0.36%$41M347.9K

Filing History

QuarterReported ValuePositionsFiledTypeLinks
Q1 2026$39M3,924Apr 30, 202613F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2025$38M3,812Feb 5, 202613F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2025$36M3,715Nov 12, 202513F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2025$33M3,608Jul 31, 202513F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2025$30M3,495Apr 22, 202513F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2024$30M3,460Feb 14, 202513F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2024$29M3,409Oct 28, 202413F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2024$27M3,309Jul 26, 202413F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2024$26M3,302Apr 24, 202413F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2023$23M3,184Feb 9, 202413F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2023$21M3,133Oct 24, 202313F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2023$22M3,165Jul 13, 202313F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2023$20M3,149May 11, 202313F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2022Under review3,099Feb 8, 202313F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2022$17.7B3,050Oct 17, 202213F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2022$18.6B3,040Jul 13, 202213F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2022$21.8B3,156May 12, 202213F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2021$22.4B3,165Feb 3, 202213F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2021$20.3B3,083Nov 2, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2021$20.9B3,083Aug 10, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2021$18.4B2,861May 7, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2020$17.1B2,705Feb 4, 202113F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2020$14.8B2,513Oct 29, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2020$13.3B2,454Jul 27, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2020$10.4B2,271May 8, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2019$13.0B2,403Feb 4, 202013F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q3 2019$11.4B2,339Nov 6, 2019RESTATEMENTchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q2 2019$10.9B2,199Aug 15, 201913F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q1 2019$10.5B2,273May 8, 201913F-HRchanges · EDGAR ↗
Q4 2018$9.0B2,145Feb 5, 201913F-HRchanges · 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 ↗.