Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings
Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$680M |
| 2 |
AT&T
T
|
+$398M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$266M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$254M |
| 5 |
EFOR
Everforth Inc
EFOR
|
+$168M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$823M |
| 2 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$263M |
| 3 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$233M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$147M |
| 5 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$115M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 19.59% |
| 2 | Industrials | 12.95% |
| 3 | Technology | 12.72% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.67% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.47% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2501
Lennar Class B
LEN.B
$19.4B
| $8.23M | ﹤0.01% |
202,752
-111,983
| -36% | -$4.63M |
|
|
CIVI
2502
DELISTED
Civitas Solutions, Inc.
CIVI
| $8.17M | ﹤0.01% |
498,338
+137,534
| +38% | +$2.13M |
|
2503
Match Group
MTCH
$9.19B
| $8.13M | ﹤0.01% |
209,930
-5,732
| -3% | -$241K |
|
2504
Biglari Holdings Class B
BH
$1.25B
| $8.11M | ﹤0.01% |
44,221
-17,651
| -29% | -$4M |
|
2505
Globant
GLOB
$1.58B
| $8.04M | ﹤0.01% |
141,546
+1,075
| +0.8% | +$53.7K |
|
2506
VEON
VEON
$3.62B
| $8M | ﹤0.01% |
134,363
| – | – |
|
2507
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$587M
| $7.96M | ﹤0.01% |
306,047
+23,834
| +8% | +$616K |
|
2508
DHI Group
DHX
$182M
| $7.89M | ﹤0.01% |
3,356,408
+137,975
| +4% | +$279K |
|
2509
Colliers International
CIGI
$5.04B
| $7.88M | ﹤0.01% |
104,036
+1,669
| +2% | +$121K |
|
|
GV
2510
DELISTED
Goldfield Corporation
GV
| $7.86M | ﹤0.01% |
1,849,457
+76,144
| +4% | +$328K |
|
|
TTPH
2511
DELISTED
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
TTPH
| $7.86M | ﹤0.01% |
110,021
+18,384
| +20% | +$1.3M |
|
|
ARA
2512
DELISTED
American Renal Associates Holdings, Inc
ARA
| $7.82M | ﹤0.01% |
495,708
+240,542
| +94% | +$3.78M |
|
|
HOS
2513
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
| $7.81M | ﹤0.01% |
1,971,158
-51,797
| -3% | -$175K |
|
2514
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$425M
| $7.8M | ﹤0.01% |
+535,060
| New | +$10.6M |
|
2515
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$78.1B
| $7.76M | ﹤0.01% |
212,140
+8,725
| +4% | +$321K |
|
|
SMTA
2516
DELISTED
Spirit MTA REIT Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
SMTA
| $7.76M | ﹤0.01% |
+753,295
| New | +$7.5M |
|
|
SEAC
2517
DELISTED
Seachange International Inc
SEAC
| $7.71M | ﹤0.01% |
112,800
+6,326
| +6% | +$385K |
|
2518
Nutanix
NTNX
$16B
| $7.71M | ﹤0.01% |
149,487
+11,808
| +9% | +$649K |
|
2519
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.64B
| $7.7M | ﹤0.01% |
628,590
+313,886
| +100% | +$4.13M |
|
2520
LSB Industries
LXU
$783M
| $7.69M | ﹤0.01% |
1,885,577
+38,589
| +2% | +$165K |
|
2521
Ampco-Pittsburgh
AP
$163M
| $7.66M | ﹤0.01% |
747,324
+31,561
| +4% | +$317K |
|
|
GOOD
2522
Gladstone Commercial Corp
GOOD
$605M
| $7.64M | ﹤0.01% |
397,402
+3,502
| +0.9% | +$63.7K |
|
2523
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$3.6B
| $7.63M | ﹤0.01% |
138,409
+28,384
| +26% | +$1.6M |
|
2524
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.53B
| $7.62M | ﹤0.01% |
115,109
-377
| -0.3% | -$20.9K |
|
2525
UFP Technologies
UFPT
$1.97B
| $7.61M | ﹤0.01% |
246,654
+24,376
| +11% | +$769K |
|
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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,442 positions worth $251B, up 4.5% from $240B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q2 2018: portfolio turnover was 5%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 95 new positions and exited 76, leaving the 3,442-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 20% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q2 2018 buy was nVent Electric: 2,369,790 shares worth $59.5M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q2 2018, an estimated $680M increase.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $263M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $823M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $251B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 95 new positions and closed 76 in Q2 2018.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $251B.
Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 10 Aug 2018.