Managers / Q2 2021 · 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 $20.9B in U.S.-listed holdings across 3,083 positions for Q2 2021.
Its largest position, Vanguard Index Fds, represents 3.5% of the portfolio.
Compared with Q1 2021, the fund opened 373 new positions and exited 151.
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 · 62.0% · $13.0B
- Common Stock · 33.3% · $7.0B
- Other · 1.6% · $328M
- Closed-End Fund · 1.4% · $289M
- REIT · 0.9% · $191M
- Other · 0.8% · $172M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
vs Q1 2021 (amended baseline)
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUGVANGUARD INDEX FDS | NEW | +439.6K | 439.6K | +$126M | $126M |
| DFACDIMENSIONAL | NEW | +3.80M | 3.80M | +$103M | $103M |
| NFLXNETFLIX | NEW | +68.7K | 68.7K | +$36M | $36M |
| IAU*ISHARES | NEW | +696.0K | 696.0K | +$23M | $23M |
| PLTRPALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | NEW | +822.7K | 822.7K | +$22M | $22M |
| DEDEERE & | NEW | +50.2K | 50.2K | +$18M | $18M |
| SPDR SER | NEW | +190.9K | 190.9K | +$17M | $17M |
| VANGUARD WORLD FDS | NEW | +44.5K | 44.5K | +$14M | $14M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q2 2021
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VUGVANGUARD INDEX FDS | S&P 500 ETF SHS · TOTAL STK MKT · GROWTH ETF · VALUE ETF | 6.15% | $1.3B | 4.50M |
| 2 | ISHARES | TR CORE S&P500 ETF · TR S&P 500 GRWT ETF · TR MSCI USA MIN VOL · TR CORE S&P SCP ETF · TR CORE S&P MCP ETF · TR S&P 500 VAL ETF · TR TIPS BD ETF · TR CORE MSCI EAFE | 5.05% | $1.1B | 8.13M |
| 3 | AAPLAPPLEhistory → | INC COM | 3.44% | $720M | 5.26M |
| 4 | VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS | TOTAL BND MRKT · SHORT TRM BOND · LONG TERM BOND | 2.38% | $497M | 5.72M |
| 5 | VANGUARD STAR FDS VG TL | INTL STK F | 2.22% | $465M | 7.08M |
| 6 | NDQINVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SERhistory → | 1 | 1.72% | $360M | 1.02M |
| 7 | AMZNAMAZONhistory → | COM INC COM | 1.60% | $335M | 97.5K |
| 8 | MSFTMICROSOFThistory → | CORP COM | 1.39% | $291M | 1.07M |
| 9 | GQ9SPDR | S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT · GOLD TR GOLD SHS | 1.28% | $267M | 926.8K |
| 10 | VANGUARD CHARLOTTE FDS | INTL BD IDX ETF | 0.97% | $204M | 3.57M |
| 11 | GOOGLALPHABET | INC CAP STK CL A · INC CAP STK CL C | 0.96% | $200M | 80.8K |
| 12 | VANGUARD INDEX FDS EXTEND | MKT ETF | 0.92% | $193M | 1.02M |
| 13 | VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS DIV APP | ETF | 0.86% | $179M | 1.16M |
| 14 | VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED | INTL FD FTSE DEV MKT ETF | 0.84% | $175M | 3.39M |
| 15 | ARK ETF TR INNOVATION | ETF | 0.62% | $130M | 994.0K |
| 16 | FIRST TR VALUE LINE | DIVID IN SHS | 0.61% | $127M | 3.20M |
| 17 | BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELhistory → | CL B NEW | 0.59% | $124M | 445.1K |
| 18 | NVDANVIDIA CORPORATIONhistory → | COM | 0.56% | $116M | 145.2K |
| 19 | VANGUARD | INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE EMR MKT ETF | 0.55% | $114M | 2.10M |
| 20 | ISHARES TR RUSSELL | 2000 ETF | 0.53% | $111M | 485.3K |
| 21 | DFACDIMENSIONALhistory → | ETF TRUST US CORE EQUITY 2 | 0.49% | $103M | 3.80M |
| 22 | ISHARES TR CORE US AGGBD | ET | 0.48% | $100M | 870.4K |
| 23 | SPDR SER TR PORTFOLIO | S&P500 | 0.48% | $100M | 1.99M |
| 24 | TSLATESLAhistory → | INC COM | 0.48% | $100M | 146.7K |
| 25 | VVISAhistory → | INC COM CL A | 0.46% | $95M | 407.6K |
| 26 | VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS INTERMED | TERM | 0.45% | $95M | 1.05M |
| 27 | METAFACEBOOKhistory → | INC CL A | 0.45% | $94M | 268.9K |
| 28 | JPMJPMORGAN CHASE &history → | CO COM | 0.43% | $91M | 582.1K |
| 29 | DISDISNEY WALThistory → | CO COM | 0.43% | $89M | 506.8K |
| 30 | JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSONhistory → | COM | 0.41% | $85M | 518.6K |
| 31 | FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD CAP STRENGTH | ETF | 0.39% | $81M | 1.08M |
| 32 | PGPROCTER AND GAMBLEhistory → | CO COM | 0.38% | $79M | 586.6K |
| 33 | VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS MORTG-BACK | SEC | 0.37% | $78M | 1.46M |
| 34 | BMYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBBhistory → | CO COM | 0.37% | $77M | 1.16M |
| 35 | ISHARES TR IBOXX | INV CP ETF | 0.36% | $75M | 555.3K |
| 36 | VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDS | HIGH DIV YLD | 0.36% | $74M | 709.6K |
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 ↗.