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Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $481B
1-Year Est. Return 30.42%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
-2.48%
1 Year Est. Return
+30.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+88.16%
5 Year Est. Return
+120.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+468.8%
AUM
$141B
AUM Growth
-$2.73B
Cap. Flow
+$2.87B
Cap. Flow %
2.03%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.91%
Holding
3,625
New
33
Increased
1,924
Reduced
1,255
Closed
79

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$214M
2
T icon
AT&T
T
+$140M
3
GE icon
GE Aerospace
GE
+$128M
4
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
+$86.5M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$81.2M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 17.56%
2 Industrials 13.08%
3 Energy 11.62%
4 Technology 10.78%
5 Healthcare 8.59%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
TECU
2526
DELISTED
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY COMMON STOCK
TECU
$5.34M ﹤0.01%
1,242,637
-25,346
-2% -$120K
EML icon
2527
Eastern Company
EML
$143M
$5.32M ﹤0.01%
333,095
+1,785
+0.5% +$28.2K
FAC
2528
DELISTED
First Acceptance Corp.
FAC
$5.32M ﹤0.01%
2,136,823
-9,349
-0.4% -$23.3K
MUX icon
2529
McEwen Inc
MUX
$1.03B
$5.25M ﹤0.01%
267,756
-28,806
-10% -$770K
INFI
2530
DELISTED
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INFI
$5.24M ﹤0.01%
390,650
-15,058
-4% -$179K
STRR
2531
Star Equity Holdings
STRR
$39.9M
$5.24M ﹤0.01%
138,592
-3,349
-2% -$126K
FUBC
2532
DELISTED
1st United Bancorp (Florida)
FUBC
$5.24M ﹤0.01%
614,917
-5,000
-0.8% -$43K
IRE
2533
DELISTED
GOVERNOR-BK OF IRELND ADS NEW
IRE
$5.23M ﹤0.01%
330,566
-3,300
-1% -$50K
PF
2534
DELISTED
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.
PF
$5.23M ﹤0.01%
160,228
+77,527
+94% +$2.45M
SWS
2535
DELISTED
SWS GROUP INC
SWS
$5.22M ﹤0.01%
757,313
-8,334
-1% -$60.3K
KMG
2536
DELISTED
KMG Chemicals Inc
KMG
$5.19M ﹤0.01%
318,682
+2,311
+0.7% +$38.7K
LMAT icon
2537
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.32B
$5.16M ﹤0.01%
749,961
-1,100
-0.1% -$8.21K
CCG
2538
DELISTED
CAMPUS CREST COMMUNITIES INC COM STK (MD)
CCG
$5.16M ﹤0.01%
805,469
+78,634
+11% +$638K
TREC
2539
DELISTED
Trecora Resources
TREC
$5.14M ﹤0.01%
415,452
+10,393
+3% +$130K
KT icon
2540
KT
KT
$8.62B
$5.09M ﹤0.01%
314,087
+79,888
+34% +$1.29M
CLAR icon
2541
Clarus
CLAR
$123M
$5.08M ﹤0.01%
675,505
-15,233
-2% -$136K
P
2542
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
$5.07M ﹤0.01%
209,657
-7,998
-4% -$212K
IMO icon
2543
Imperial Oil
IMO
$62.7B
$5.06M ﹤0.01%
107,182
+76,399
+248% +$3.92M
QUMU
2544
DELISTED
Qumu Corp.
QUMU
$5.06M ﹤0.01%
388,966
-5,470
-1% -$72.3K
STRP
2545
DELISTED
Straight Path Communications Inc.
STRP
$5.05M ﹤0.01%
320,986
-4,625
-1% -$46.2K
MSL
2546
DELISTED
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
MSL
$5M ﹤0.01%
267,157
+10,671
+4% +$205K
AEG icon
2547
Aegon
AEG
$14B
$4.99M ﹤0.01%
878,816
+9,674
+1% +$54.7K
OFLX icon
2548
Omega Flex
OFLX
$297M
$4.98M ﹤0.01%
255,831
-700
-0.3% -$13.1K
BBQ
2549
DELISTED
BBQ Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
BBQ
$4.98M ﹤0.01%
184,917
+1,282
+0.7% +$33.9K
CDR
2550
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$4.97M ﹤0.01%
127,704
+11,867
+10% +$494K

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2014, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,625 positions worth $141B, down 1.9% from $144B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2014: portfolio turnover was 3.1%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 33 new positions and exited 79, leaving the 3,625-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 18% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Energy.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q3 2014 buy was Liberty Media Series C: 2,340,661 shares worth $58.8M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to ExxonMobil in Q3 2014, an estimated $214M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $154M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited FOREST LABORATORIES INC in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $121M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $141B portfolio in Q3 2014.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 33 new positions and closed 79 in Q3 2014.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value fell 1.9% quarter-over-quarter to $141B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 13 Nov 2014.