Managers / Q1 2020 · 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 $10.4B in U.S.-listed holdings across 2,271 positions for Q1 2020.
Its largest position, Vanguard Index Fds, represents 3.1% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q4 2019, the fund opened 172 new positions and exited 304.
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% · $6.5B
- Common Stock · 31.9% · $3.3B
- Other · 1.6% · $172M
- Closed-End Fund · 1.5% · $156M
- REIT · 1.1% · $119M
- Other · 1.0% · $101M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q4 2019 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISHARES TR GNMA | NEW | +171.9K | 171.9K | +$9M | $9M |
| AMPLIFY ETF TR BLACKSWAN | NEW | +184.3K | 184.3K | +$5M | $5M |
| INNOVATOR ETFS TR NASDAQ | NEW | +164.6K | 164.6K | +$5M | $5M |
| BLACKROCK | NEW | +202.5K | 202.5K | +$5M | $5M |
| DFEBFIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI | NEW | +157.3K | 157.3K | +$4M | $4M |
| INNOVATOR ETFS | NEW | +158.9K | 158.9K | +$3M | $3M |
| ISHARES | NEW | +124.6K | 124.6K | +$3M | $3M |
| FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI | NEW | +97.2K | 97.2K | +$3M | $3M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q1 2020
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISHARES | TR CORE S&P500 ETF · TR MSCI MIN VOL ETF · TR MIN VOL EAFE ETF · TR TIPS BD ETF · TR S&P 500 GRWT ETF · TR CORE S&P MCP ETF · TR CORE S&P SCP ETF · TR CORE MSCI EAFE | 5.60% | $584M | 6.43M |
| 2 | VANGUARD INDEX FDS | S&P 500 ETF SHS · TOTAL STK MKT | 4.53% | $472M | 2.52M |
| 3 | VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS | TOTAL BND MRKT · SHORT TRM BOND · LONG TERM BOND | 3.29% | $343M | 3.96M |
| 4 | AAPLAPPLEhistory → | INC COM | 2.93% | $305M | 1.20M |
| 5 | VANGUARD STAR FDS VG TL | INTL STK F | 2.11% | $219M | 5.23M |
| 6 | AMZNAMAZONhistory → | COM INC COM | 1.60% | $167M | 85.4K |
| 7 | VANGUARD CHARLOTTE FDS | INTL BD IDX ETF | 1.57% | $163M | 2.90M |
| 8 | GQ9SPDR | S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT · GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS | 1.50% | $157M | 760.4K |
| 9 | MSFTMICROSOFThistory → | CORP COM | 1.39% | $145M | 918.8K |
| 10 | NDQINVESCOhistory → | QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 | 1.37% | $143M | 750.6K |
| 11 | VGSHVANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDShistory → | SHORT TERM TREAS | 0.97% | $101M | 1.62M |
| 12 | ISHARES TR 1 3 | YR TREAS BD | 0.93% | $97M | 1.11M |
| 13 | VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS DIV APP | ETF | 0.87% | $91M | 877.1K |
| 14 | BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CLhistory → | B NEW | 0.82% | $85M | 465.6K |
| 15 | FIRST TR VALUE LINE | DIVID IN SHS | 0.71% | $74M | 2.67M |
| 16 | ISHARES TR BARCLAYS 7 | 10 YR | 0.69% | $72M | 592.2K |
| 17 | ISHARES TR CORE US AGGBD | ET | 0.63% | $66M | 569.8K |
| 18 | JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSONhistory → | COM | 0.62% | $64M | 490.2K |
| 19 | TAT&Thistory → | INC COM | 0.60% | $62M | 2.14M |
| 20 | VVISA INC COM CLhistory → | A | 0.58% | $60M | 372.5K |
| 21 | VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED | INTL FD FTSE DEV MKT ETF | 0.57% | $59M | 1.78M |
| 22 | PGPROCTER & GAMBLEhistory → | CO COM | 0.56% | $58M | 531.8K |
| 23 | INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED | FD T S&P500 LOW VOL | 0.54% | $57M | 1.20M |
| 24 | VANGUARD INDEX FDS EXTEND | MKT ETF | 0.53% | $55M | 605.0K |
| 25 | PACER FDS TR TRENDP US LAR | CP | 0.53% | $55M | 2.03M |
| 26 | VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS MORTG-BACK | SEC | 0.52% | $55M | 1.00M |
| 27 | VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS INTERMED | TERM | 0.52% | $54M | 604.5K |
| 28 | SPDR SER TR SPDR | BLOOMBERG | 0.49% | $51M | 555.1K |
| 29 | VANGUARD | INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE EMR MKT ETF | 0.48% | $50M | 1.48M |
| 30 | J P MORGAN EXCHANGE-TRADED | F ULTRA SHRT INC | 0.47% | $49M | 977.5K |
| 31 | BACVERIZON COMMUNICATIONShistory → | INC COM | 0.46% | $48M | 897.9K |
| 32 | VUGVANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTHhistory → | ETF | 0.44% | $46M | 294.2K |
| 33 | FIRST TR EXCH TRADED FD III HORIZON DMST | ETF | 0.44% | $46M | 2.10M |
| 34 | DISDISNEY WALThistory → | CO COM DISNEY | 0.44% | $45M | 470.2K |
| 35 | ISHARES TR IBOXX | INV CP ETF | 0.44% | $45M | 367.6K |
| 36 | GOOGLALPHABET INC CAP STK CLhistory → | A | 0.42% | $43M | 37.4K |
| 37 | PFEPFIZERhistory → | INC COM | 0.41% | $43M | 1.31M |
| 38 | METAFACEBOOK INC CLhistory → | A | 0.40% | $42M | 250.4K |
| 39 | JPMJPMORGAN CHASE &history → | CO COM | 0.38% | $40M | 444.6K |
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 ↗.