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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
STZ.B
2801
DELISTED
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. CLASS B
STZ.B
$2.33M ﹤0.01%
28,032
– –
ATLC icon
2802
Atlanticus Holdings
ATLC
$1.59B
$2.32M ﹤0.01%
1,011,383
-900
-0.1% -$2.48K
PERF
2803
DELISTED
Perfumania Holdings, Inc.
PERF
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
341,375
+4,143
+1% +$26.9K
PCL
2804
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
54,894
+57
+0.1% +$2.45K
CVE icon
2805
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$55.7B
$2.31M ﹤0.01%
79,599
+33,084
+71% +$883K
WW
2806
DELISTED
WW International
WW
$2.3M ﹤0.01%
112,074
-934
-0.8% -$23.6K
FCRE
2807
DELISTED
FC Global Realty Incorporated Common Stock
FCRE
$2.28M ﹤0.01%
28,807
+300
+1% +$21.8K
CSPI icon
2808
CSP Inc
CSPI
$79.7M
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
582,952
– –
INVN
2809
DELISTED
Invensense Inc
INVN
$2.27M ﹤0.01%
95,744
-600
-0.6% -$12.6K
GEG icon
2810
Great Elm Group
GEG
$67.4M
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
86,808
– –
AAME icon
2811
Atlantic American Corp
AAME
$31.4M
$2.26M ﹤0.01%
619,966
– –
PRO
2812
DELISTED
PROS Holdings
PRO
$2.23M ﹤0.01%
70,805
-30,566
-30% -$1.11M
ALNT icon
2813
Allient
ALNT
$1.49B
$2.22M ﹤0.01%
287,351
+1,200
+0.4% +$9.45K
KT icon
2814
KT
KT
$8.62B
$2.21M ﹤0.01%
158,741
– –
RMCF icon
2815
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
RMCF
$7.93M
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
185,297
– –
BAMM
2816
DELISTED
BOOKS-A-MILLION INC
BAMM
$2.17M ﹤0.01%
902,255
– –
PCO
2817
DELISTED
Pendrell Corporation - Class A
PCO
$2.16M ﹤0.01%
1,179
-6
-0.5% -$9.66K
CM icon
2818
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$108B
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
51,010
+7,846
+18% +$316K
EDMC
2819
DELISTED
EDUCATION MGMT CORP NEW COM STK (PA)
EDMC
$2.15M ﹤0.01%
441,642
-1,263
-0.3% -$8.79K
IPAS
2820
DELISTED
Ipass Inc Common Stock
IPAS
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
129,833
-6,410
-5% -$104K
NTK
2821
DELISTED
NORTEK INC COM NEW (DE)
NTK
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
26,044
+3,791
+17% +$286K
AV
2822
DELISTED
Aviva Plc
AV
$2.14M ﹤0.01%
133,526
+34,734
+35% +$546K
DVD
2823
DELISTED
Dover Motorsports
DVD
$2.11M ﹤0.01%
845,712
– –
CNR
2824
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
$2.1M ﹤0.01%
120,381
– –
OLBK
2825
DELISTED
Old Line Bancshares, Inc.
OLBK
$2.08M ﹤0.01%
120,878
– –
111 112
113
114 115

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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.