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 |
American Tower
AMT
|
+$251M |
| 2 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$181M |
| 3 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$167M |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$167M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$160M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LNCE
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
LNCE
|
+$179M |
| 2 |
CAA
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
CAA
|
+$175M |
| 3 |
EFOR
Everforth Inc
EFOR
|
+$161M |
| 4 |
CPN
Calpine Corporation
CPN
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
TIME
Time Inc.
TIME
|
+$126M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 20.63% |
| 2 | Industrials | 13.66% |
| 3 | Technology | 13.58% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.95% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.49% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2551
AmeriServ Financial
ASRV
$82.9M
| $6.23M | ﹤0.01% |
1,557,945
-1,901
| -0.1% | -$7.78K |
|
2552
Celestica
CLS
$40.8B
| $6.23M | ﹤0.01% |
601,987
+3,694
| +0.6% | +$39.8K |
|
2553
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$27.4B
| $6.2M | ﹤0.01% |
198,562
+40,336
| +25% | +$1.34M |
|
|
MCF
2554
DELISTED
Contango Oil & Gas Co.
MCF
| $6.16M | ﹤0.01% |
1,736,469
+237,464
| +16% | +$961K |
|
|
PWOD
2555
DELISTED
Penns Woods Bancorp
PWOD
| $6.13M | ﹤0.01% |
217,436
+8,634
| +4% | +$245K |
|
|
NWHM
2556
DELISTED
THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.
NWHM
| $6.1M | ﹤0.01% |
550,560
+160,479
| +41% | +$1.92M |
|
|
PRCP
2557
DELISTED
Perceptron Inc
PRCP
| $6.09M | ﹤0.01% |
712,862
+15,691
| +2% | +$149K |
|
2558
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$3.52B
| $6.06M | ﹤0.01% |
110,025
+30,818
| +39% | +$1.69M |
|
|
EBTC
2559
DELISTED
Enterprise Bancorp
EBTC
| $6.06M | ﹤0.01% |
171,658
+11,559
| +7% | +$389K |
|
|
FONR
2560
DELISTED
Fonar
FONR
| $6.02M | ﹤0.01% |
202,153
+55,962
| +38% | +$1.4M |
|
2561
Crawford & Co Class B
CRD.B
$537M
| $6.02M | ﹤0.01% |
732,421
+66,556
| +10% | +$607K |
|
2562
Frequency Electronics
FEIM
$954M
| $6.01M | ﹤0.01% |
687,273
+4,985
| +0.7% | +$46.9K |
|
|
NXEO
2563
DELISTED
Nexeo Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
NXEO
| $6.01M | ﹤0.01% |
561,291
+272,489
| +94% | +$2.66M |
|
|
AXAS
2564
DELISTED
Abraxas Petroleum Corp
AXAS
| $6M | ﹤0.01% |
135,237
+71,911
| +114% | +$3.35M |
|
|
AVXS
2565
DELISTED
AveXis, Inc. Common Stock
AVXS
| $5.98M | ﹤0.01% |
+48,382
| New | +$5.75M |
|
2566
Goldgroup Mining
GORO
$472M
| $5.95M | ﹤0.01% |
329,714
+62,339
| +23% | +$1.12M |
|
|
RCM
2567
DELISTED
R1 RCM Inc. Common Stock
RCM
| $5.94M | ﹤0.01% |
831,977
+278,256
| +50% | +$1.56M |
|
2568
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura
BVN
$8.4B
| $5.93M | ﹤0.01% |
389,554
-3,876
| -1% | -$58.7K |
|
2569
Ascent Industries
ACNT
$134M
| $5.92M | ﹤0.01% |
412,620
+5,510
| +1% | +$76K |
|
2570
PTC Therapeutics
PTCT
$5.64B
| $5.92M | ﹤0.01% |
218,613
-302,779
| -58% | -$7.67M |
|
2571
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
CPIX
$105M
| $5.9M | ﹤0.01% |
883,085
-5,326
| -0.6% | -$36.7K |
|
|
HOS
2572
DELISTED
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
HOS
| $5.89M | ﹤0.01% |
2,022,955
-10,300
| -0.5% | -$36.2K |
|
2573
Champion Homes
SKY
$4.61B
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
267,425
| – | – |
|
|
EFOR
2574
Everforth Inc
EFOR
$1.33B
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
71,804
-2,144,174
| -97% | -$161M |
|
|
WSR
2575
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $5.84M | ﹤0.01% |
561,879
+16,028
| +3% | +$196K |
|
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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,413 positions worth $240B, down 0.53% from $241B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.4% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q1 2018: portfolio turnover was 4.6%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 89 new positions and exited 69, leaving the 3,413-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q1 2018 buy was GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE): 2,183,455 shares worth $115M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to American Tower in Q1 2018, an estimated $251M increase.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was Everforth Inc, cutting an estimated $161M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Snyders-Lance, Inc. in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $179M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9.4% of its $240B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 89 new positions and closed 69 in Q1 2018.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value fell 0.53% quarter-over-quarter to $240B.
Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 11 May 2018.