Managers / Q3 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 $14.8B in U.S.-listed holdings across 2,513 positions for Q3 2020.
Its largest position, AAPL, represents 4.1% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q2 2020, the fund opened 215 new positions and exited 156.
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 · 61.7% · $9.1B
- Common Stock · 33.7% · $5.0B
- Other · 1.4% · $210M
- Closed-End Fund · 1.3% · $191M
- REIT · 1.0% · $147M
- Other · 0.9% · $130M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q2 2020 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVESCO EXCHANGE TRADED FD T DYNMC BLDG | NEW | +187.0K | 187.0K | +$7M | $7M |
| RENAISSANCE CAP GREENWICH FD IPO | NEW | +109.2K | 109.2K | +$6M | $6M |
| KRANESHARES TR QUADRTC | NEW | +200.6K | 200.6K | +$5M | $5M |
| FIRST TR EXCHNG TRADED FD VI VEST | NEW | +170.0K | 170.0K | +$5M | $5M |
| STRATEGY | NEW | +168.6K | 168.6K | +$4M | $4M |
| TRANSAMERICA ETF TR DELTASHS | NEW | +63.7K | 63.7K | +$4M | $4M |
| KRANESHARES TR BOSERA | NEW | +58.9K | 58.9K | +$2M | $2M |
| INNOVATOR ETFS | NEW | +81.8K | 81.8K | +$2M | $2M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q3 2020
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VUGVANGUARD INDEX FDS | S&P 500 ETF SHS · TOTAL STK MKT · GROWTH ETF | 5.51% | $817M | 3.30M |
| 2 | ISHARES | TR CORE S&P500 ETF · TR MSCI USA MIN VOL · TR S&P 500 GRWT ETF · TR TIPS BD ETF · TR CORE S&P SCP ETF · TR CORE S&P TTL STK | 4.41% | $654M | 5.25M |
| 3 | AAPLAPPLEhistory → | INC COM | 4.09% | $606M | 5.23M |
| 4 | VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS | TOTAL BND MRKT · SHORT TRM BOND · LONG TERM BOND | 2.67% | $396M | 4.43M |
| 5 | NDQINVESCOhistory → | QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 | 2.11% | $313M | 1.13M |
| 6 | AMZNAMAZONhistory → | COM INC COM | 1.97% | $292M | 92.8K |
| 7 | VANGUARD STAR FDS VG TL | INTL STK F | 1.97% | $291M | 5.58M |
| 8 | GQ9SPDR | S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT · GOLD TR GOLD SHS | 1.93% | $286M | 1.16M |
| 9 | MSFTMICROSOFThistory → | CORP COM | 1.47% | $218M | 1.03M |
| 10 | VANGUARD CHARLOTTE FDS | INTL BD IDX ETF | 1.09% | $161M | 2.77M |
| 11 | VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS DIV APP | ETF | 0.89% | $132M | 1.03M |
| 12 | VANGUARD INDEX FDS EXTEND | MKT ETF | 0.83% | $123M | 951.1K |
| 13 | GOOGLALPHABET INC CAP STK CL | A · C | 0.81% | $120M | 81.6K |
| 14 | VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED INTL FD FTSE | DEV MKT ETF | 0.80% | $118M | 2.88M |
| 15 | BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CLhistory → | B NEW | 0.70% | $104M | 486.6K |
| 16 | ISHARES TR CORE US AGGBD | ET | 0.61% | $90M | 764.3K |
| 17 | BMYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBBhistory → | CO COM | 0.56% | $83M | 1.38M |
| 18 | NVDANVIDIA CORPORATIONhistory → | COM | 0.56% | $83M | 153.6K |
| 19 | VVISA INC COM CLhistory → | A | 0.54% | $80M | 400.2K |
| 20 | FIRST TR VALUE LINE | DIVID IN SHS | 0.53% | $79M | 2.52M |
| 21 | JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSONhistory → | COM | 0.52% | $78M | 520.7K |
| 22 | METAFACEBOOK INC CLhistory → | A | 0.52% | $77M | 295.2K |
| 23 | PGPROCTER AND GAMBLEhistory → | CO COM | 0.52% | $77M | 553.7K |
| 24 | ARK ETF TR INNOVATION | ETF | 0.51% | $76M | 829.0K |
| 25 | ISHARES TR IBOXX | INV CP ETF | 0.51% | $76M | 564.6K |
| 26 | VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE | EMR MKT ETF | 0.50% | $74M | 1.72M |
| 27 | VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS INTERMED | TERM | 0.49% | $72M | 770.3K |
| 28 | PIMCO ETF TR ENHAN | SHRT MA AC | 0.48% | $71M | 695.5K |
| 29 | ISHARES TR BARCLAYS | 7 10 YR | 0.45% | $67M | 551.8K |
| 30 | TAT&Thistory → | INC COM | 0.45% | $67M | 2.36M |
| 31 | SELECT SECTOR SPDR | TR TECHNOLOGY | 0.44% | $66M | 562.6K |
| 32 | HDHOME DEPOThistory → | INC COM | 0.40% | $59M | 213.6K |
| 33 | ISHARES TR 20 | YR TR BD ETF | 0.40% | $59M | 361.5K |
| 34 | TSLATESLAhistory → | INC COM | 0.40% | $59M | 137.3K |
| 35 | BACVERIZON COMMUNICATIONShistory → | INC COM | 0.38% | $57M | 957.3K |
| 36 | ISHARES TR 1 3 | YR TREAS BD | 0.38% | $57M | 658.1K |
| 37 | DISDISNEY WALThistory → | CO COM DISNEY | 0.38% | $57M | 456.2K |
| 38 | VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS MORTG-BACK | SEC | 0.38% | $56M | 1.04M |
| 39 | JPMJPMORGAN CHASE &history → | CO COM | 0.38% | $56M | 582.5K |
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 ↗.