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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$241M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
Dow Inc
DOW
|
+$187M |
| 4 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$114M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$112M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BEL
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
|
+$194M |
| 2 |
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
|
+$172M |
| 3 |
NAVG
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
|
+$162M |
| 4 |
ARRS
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 19.19% |
| 2 | Industrials | 13.87% |
| 3 | Technology | 13.52% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.69% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 10.03% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2901
Information Services Group
III
$260M
| $2.01M | ﹤0.01% |
636,918
+41,814
| +7% | +$141K |
|
|
HDSN
2902
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$219M
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
2,307,037
-44,757
| -2% | -$71.2K |
|
2903
Origin Bancorp
OBK
$1.68B
| $1.98M | ﹤0.01% |
59,963
+40,453
| +207% | +$1.37M |
|
2904
Aclaris Therapeutics
ACRS
$813M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
901,043
+151,916
| +20% | +$828K |
|
|
PATI
2905
DELISTED
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Common Stock
PATI
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
115,932
| – | – |
|
|
CMCM
2906
Cheetah Mobile
CMCM
$92.5M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
110,686
+18,267
| +20% | +$478K |
|
2907
EVI Industries
EVI
$217M
| $1.97M | ﹤0.01% |
50,775
| – | – |
|
|
IMOS
2908
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
IMOS
$1.84B
| $1.96M | ﹤0.01% |
127,550
+3,067
| +2% | +$50K |
|
2909
Data I/O
DAIO
$28.7M
| $1.95M | ﹤0.01% |
432,673
-7,217
| -2% | -$34.5K |
|
|
GOOS
2910
Canada Goose Holdings
GOOS
$724M
| $1.94M | ﹤0.01% |
49,975
+28,297
| +131% | +$1.27M |
|
|
RAD
2911
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
241,157
-12
| -0% | -$103 |
|
|
SENEB
2912
Seneca Foods Class B
SENEB
$1.27B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
70,895
| – | – |
|
2913
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp
MCB
$1.12B
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
43,828
+30,712
| +234% | +$1.22M |
|
|
INFI
2914
DELISTED
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
INFI
| $1.93M | ﹤0.01% |
1,071,454
-19,865
| -2% | -$32K |
|
|
DZSI
2915
DELISTED
DZS Inc. Common Stock
DZSI
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
144,260
+33,831
| +31% | +$402K |
|
2916
ORIX
IX
$41.3B
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
124,590
| – | – |
|
2917
SoundThinking
SSTI
$77.9M
| $1.87M | ﹤0.01% |
+42,206
| New | +$1.97M |
|
|
GOGL
2918
DELISTED
Golden Ocean Group
GOGL
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
319,002
| – | – |
|
2919
SB Financial Group
SBFG
$182M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
118,193
| – | – |
|
2920
Kopin
KOPN
$807M
| $1.85M | ﹤0.01% |
1,696,448
-66,791
| -4% | -$81.2K |
|
2921
Optical Cable Corp
OCC
$109M
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
447,679
| – | – |
|
|
MGI
2922
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
| $1.84M | ﹤0.01% |
743,404
-25,400
| -3% | -$56.9K |
|
2923
Hudbay
HBM
$11.2B
| $1.83M | ﹤0.01% |
337,461
+3,264
| +1% | +$19.3K |
|
|
MMAC
2924
DELISTED
MMA Capital Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
MMAC
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
53,559
+2,097
| +4% | +$67.3K |
|
|
NCSM
2925
DELISTED
NCS Multistage Holdings
NCSM
| $1.79M | ﹤0.01% |
25,195
+4,032
| +19% | +$301K |
|
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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,525 positions worth $258B, up 2.6% from $251B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q2 2019: portfolio turnover was 3.9%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 80 new positions and exited 58, leaving the 3,525-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q2 2019 buy was Dow Inc: 3,549,651 shares worth $175M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Apple in Q2 2019, an estimated $241M increase.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Fifth Third Bancorp, cutting an estimated $172M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Belmond Ltd. in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $194M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $258B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 80 new positions and closed 58 in Q2 2019.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 2.6% quarter-over-quarter to $258B.
Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 13 Aug 2019.