SEC 13F Intelligence

Managers / Q3 2021 · view latest →

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.

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

Reported Value
$20.3B
Q3 2021
Positions
3,083
Filings on Record
31
2019–present window
Filed
Nov 2, 2021
original filing

Summary

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. reported $20.3B in U.S.-listed holdings across 3,083 positions for Q3 2021.

Its largest position, Vanguard Index Fds, represents 3.8% of the portfolio.

Compared with Q2 2021, the fund opened 205 new positions and exited 205.

Portfolio Metrics

Turnover
+5.6%
vs prior filed quarter
Top-10 Concentration
+19.9%
share of reported value
Largest Position
+3.8%
Vanguard Index Fds
New / Exited
205 / 205
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: 62.1%Common Stock: 33.4%Closed-End Fund: 1.4%Other: 1.4%REIT: 0.9%Other: 0.7%
  • ETP · 62.1% · $12.6B
  • Common Stock · 33.4% · $6.8B
  • Closed-End Fund · 1.4% · $293M
  • Other · 1.4% · $291M
  • REIT · 0.9% · $191M
  • Other · 0.7% · $149M

Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →

vs Q2 2021 (amended baseline)

IssuerMoveShare ΔShares nowValue ΔValue now
GENERAL ELECTRICNEW+156.1K156.1K+$16M$16M
CCIVGBPLUCID GROUPNEW+343.6K343.6K+$9M$9M
DFAXDIMENSIONALNEW+269.6K269.6K+$7M$7M
ENGINE NONEW+91.8K91.8K+$5M$5M
BBWIBATH & BODY WORKSNEW+71.0K71.0K+$4M$4M
PLAYDAVE & BUSTERS ENTMTNEW+107.5K107.5K+$4M$4M
DFIVDIMENSIONAL ETF TRUST INTERNATNALNEW+87.7K87.7K+$3M$3M
AFRMAFFIRM HLDGSNEW+20.7K20.7K+$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 2021

38 positions
#IssuerClass% PortfolioValueShares
1VUGVANGUARD INDEX FDSS&P 500 ETF SHS · TOTAL STK MKT · GROWTH ETF · VALUE ETF6.50%$1.3B4.54M
2ISHARESTR CORE S&P500 ETF · TR MSCI USA MIN VOL · TR CORE S&P SCP ETF · TR CORE S&P MCP ETF · TR TIPS BD ETF · TR CORE MSCI EAFE3.92%$793M5.29M
3AAPLAPPLEhistory →INC COM3.56%$721M5.09M
4VANGUARD BD INDEX FDSTOTAL BND MRKT · SHORT TRM BOND · LONG TERM BOND2.48%$502M5.79M
5VANGUARD STAR FDS VG TLINTL STK F2.23%$451M7.13M
6NDQINVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SERhistory →11.95%$396M1.11M
7AMZNAMAZONhistory →COM INC COM1.56%$317M96.4K
8MSFTMICROSOFThistory →CORP COM1.46%$296M1.05M
9GQ9SPDRS&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT · GOLD TR GOLD SHS1.38%$279M982.4K
10GOOGLALPHABETINC CAP STK CL A · INC CAP STK CL C1.04%$211M79.1K
11VANGUARD CHARLOTTE FDSTOTAL INT BD ETF1.00%$202M3.54M
12VANGUARD SPECIALIZED FUNDS DIV APPETF0.87%$177M1.15M
13VANGUARD INDEX FDS EXTENDMKT ETF0.68%$138M755.2K
14FIRST TR VALUE LINEDIVID IN SHS0.63%$128M3.27M
15NVDANVIDIA CORPORATIONhistory →COM0.60%$122M589.8K
16BRK/BBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DELhistory →CL B NEW0.60%$121M444.6K
17SPDR SER TR PORTFOLIOS&P5000.57%$115M2.29M
18ISHARES TR CORE US AGGBDET0.55%$111M970.7K
19TSLATESLAhistory →INC COM0.54%$109M140.4K
20ARK ETF TR INNOVATIONETF0.52%$105M948.8K
21SELECT SECTOR SPDRTR TECHNOLOGY0.51%$103M689.1K
22VANGUARDINTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE EMR MKT ETF0.49%$98M1.97M
23VANGUARD TAX-MANAGEDINTL FD FTSE DEV MKT ETF0.47%$95M1.89M
24VANGUARD BD INDEX FDS INTERMEDTERM0.47%$95M1.07M
25JPMJPMORGAN CHASE &history →CO COM0.46%$92M565.0K
26METAFACEBOOKhistory →INC CL A0.45%$92M270.8K
27DISDISNEY WALThistory →CO COM0.43%$88M520.0K
28FIRST TR EXCHANGE-TRADED FD CAP STRENGTHETF0.42%$84M1.12M
29VVISAhistory →INC COM CL A0.41%$83M373.6K
30PGPROCTER AND GAMBLEhistory →CO COM0.40%$82M585.6K
31VANGUARD WHITEHALL FDSHIGH DIV YLD0.39%$80M773.6K
32ISHARES TR RUSSELL2000 ETF0.39%$79M362.8K
33VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS MTG-BKDSECS ETF0.38%$78M1.46M
34JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSONhistory →COM0.38%$78M481.3K
35ISHARES TR IBOXXINV CP ETF0.35%$72M540.2K
36SCHWABSTRATEGIC TR US LRG CAP ETF0.35%$71M685.1K
37ISHARES TR ESG AWRMSCI USA0.35%$70M711.3K
38HDHOME DEPOThistory →INC COM0.34%$70M212.7K

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 ↗.