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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
QVCGB
2876
DELISTED
QVC Group, Inc. Series B Common Stock
QVCGB
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
1,473
– –
AXIA
2877
AXIA Energia
AXIA
$23.9B
$1.74M ﹤0.01%
775,252
-52,029
-6% -$93.6K
FSBK
2878
DELISTED
First South Bancorp Inc/VA
FSBK
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
199,431
– –
BVSN
2879
DELISTED
Broadvision Inc Com
BVSN
$1.73M ﹤0.01%
156,392
+2,100
+1% +$25.8K
TAC icon
2880
TransAlta
TAC
$3.95B
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
147,858
+48,296
+49% +$597K
ACU icon
2881
Acme United Corp
ACU
$217M
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
103,955
– –
HR icon
2882
Healthcare Realty
HR
$7.28B
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
+75,424
New +$1.64M
HBP
2883
DELISTED
Huttig Building Products, Inc.
HBP
$1.72M ﹤0.01%
374,509
– –
SBCF icon
2884
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.36B
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
154,683
+22,414
+17% +$255K
GPIC
2885
DELISTED
Gaming Partners International Corporation
GPIC
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
184,391
– –
GLNG icon
2886
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5B
$1.7M ﹤0.01%
40,675
-57
-0.1% -$2.11K
GFED
2887
DELISTED
Guaranty Federal Bancshares In
GFED
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
132,023
– –
WF icon
2888
Woori Financial
WF
$16.7B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
40,952
-3,356
-8% -$137K
CORT icon
2889
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$12.4B
$1.69M ﹤0.01%
387,407
– –
SOCB
2890
DELISTED
SOUTHCOAST FINANCIAL CORP
SOCB
$1.68M ﹤0.01%
229,931
– –
MHH icon
2891
Mastech Digital
MHH
$93.1M
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
239,054
+1,822
+0.8% +$12.6K
ACW
2892
DELISTED
Accuride Corp
ACW
$1.66M ﹤0.01%
373,693
-145,419
-28% -$612K
PRKR
2893
DELISTED
Parkervision Inc
PRKR
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
34,221
– –
LQDT icon
2894
Liquidity Services
LQDT
$1.22B
$1.64M ﹤0.01%
62,924
-200
-0.3% -$4.86K
I
2895
DELISTED
INTELSAT S. A.
I
$1.63M ﹤0.01%
86,847
– –
AXDX
2896
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
$1.62M ﹤0.01%
7,437
– –
LARK icon
2897
Landmark Bancorp
LARK
$191M
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
149,036
-415
-0.3% -$4.49K
INOD icon
2898
Innodata
INOD
$2.05B
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
554,593
– –
HBNK
2899
DELISTED
HAMPDEN BANCORP INC COM STK (DELAWARE)
HBNK
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
102,148
+700
+0.7% +$11.2K
ASRT
2900
DELISTED
Assertio
ASRT
$1.61M ﹤0.01%
1,848
– –
114 115
116
117 118

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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.