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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
+2.63%
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
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.82B
Cap. Flow %
2.85%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
48

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$344M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$219M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$206M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$201M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$178M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
VOD icon
Vodafone
VOD
+$173M
2
BAC icon
Bank of America
BAC
+$171M
3
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$111M
4
VPHM
VIROPHARMA INC
VPHM
+$103M
5
LEAP
LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL INC NEW
LEAP
+$48.6M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 18.88%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Energy 11.48%
4 Technology 10.2%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
COCO
2576
DELISTED
CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC
COCO
$4.7M ﹤0.01%
3,407,373
-145,858
-4% -$220K
CLUB
2577
DELISTED
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.
CLUB
$4.7M ﹤0.01%
553,337
+1,934
+0.4% +$20.1K
FUBC
2578
DELISTED
1st United Bancorp (Florida)
FUBC
$4.69M ﹤0.01%
612,078
+7,011
+1% +$53.2K
AMD icon
2579
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$776B
$4.67M ﹤0.01%
1,164,304
+678,422
+140% +$2.59M
CACH
2580
DELISTED
CACHE INC (DE)
CACH
$4.65M ﹤0.01%
1,413,980
-41,625
-3% -$200K
BONT
2581
DELISTED
Bon-Ton Stores Inc/The
BONT
$4.65M ﹤0.01%
423,109
-25,084
-6% -$284K
SWI
2582
DELISTED
SOLARWINDS INC COM STK (DE)
SWI
$4.64M ﹤0.01%
108,941
+3,786
+4% +$161K
ANV
2583
DELISTED
Allied Nevada Gold Corp
ANV
$4.64M ﹤0.01%
1,076,546
+2,030
+0.2% +$10.2K
RSYS
2584
DELISTED
Radisys Corp
RSYS
$4.61M ﹤0.01%
1,282,659
-7,100
-0.6% -$23.4K
HFFC
2585
DELISTED
H F FINL CORP
HFFC
$4.6M ﹤0.01%
343,234
– –
MNTG
2586
DELISTED
M T R GAMING GROUP INC
MNTG
$4.58M ﹤0.01%
893,458
– –
STM icon
2587
STMicroelectronics
STM
$46.7B
$4.58M ﹤0.01%
495,115
-1,300
-0.3% -$11K
YORW icon
2588
York Water
YORW
$502M
$4.55M ﹤0.01%
223,229
+1,282
+0.6% +$26.2K
PWOD
2589
DELISTED
Penns Woods Bancorp
PWOD
$4.54M ﹤0.01%
139,698
+5,007
+4% +$159K
CNI icon
2590
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.9B
$4.53M ﹤0.01%
80,611
+47,883
+146% +$2.64M
UBA
2591
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
$4.53M ﹤0.01%
219,313
+6,927
+3% +$134K
DFRG
2592
DELISTED
Del Frisco's Restaurant Group, Inc. Common Stock
DFRG
$4.52M ﹤0.01%
+161,888
New +$3.99M
SKM icon
2593
SK Telecom
SKM
$12.1B
$4.51M ﹤0.01%
121,425
+6,928
+6% +$253K
GCAP
2594
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$4.49M ﹤0.01%
415,477
+123,616
+42% +$1.21M
BBRG
2595
DELISTED
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group Inc.
BBRG
$4.48M ﹤0.01%
317,759
+12,050
+4% +$182K
CVGI icon
2596
Commercial Vehicle Group
CVGI
$154M
$4.48M ﹤0.01%
491,227
-40,004
-8% -$330K
AMNB
2597
DELISTED
American National Bankshares Inc
AMNB
$4.46M ﹤0.01%
189,651
+3,760
+2% +$88.1K
INFI
2598
DELISTED
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INFI
$4.45M ﹤0.01%
374,135
-3,638
-1% -$48.8K
CDR
2599
DELISTED
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc
CDR
$4.44M ﹤0.01%
110,028
+5,461
+5% +$226K
FGH
2600
DELISTED
FG Group Holdings Inc.
FGH
$4.43M ﹤0.01%
945,633
+6,983
+0.7% +$33.3K
102 103
104
105 106

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2014 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2014, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,643 positions worth $134B, up 4.3% from $128B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.4% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2014: portfolio turnover was 4.1%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 102 new positions and exited 48, leaving the 3,643-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 19% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Energy.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q1 2014 buy was SIZMEK INC COM STK (DE): 1,323,230 shares worth $14.1M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to ExxonMobil in Q1 2014, an estimated $344M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q1 2014 reduction was Vodafone, cutting an estimated $173M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited VIROPHARMA INC in Q1 2014, selling an estimated $103M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 8.4% of its $134B portfolio in Q1 2014.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 102 new positions and closed 48 in Q1 2014.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 4.3% quarter-over-quarter to $134B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2014, filed 14 May 2014.