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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
AHPI
3001
DELISTED
Allied Healthcare Products
AHPI
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
266,321
– –
ENG
3002
DELISTED
ENGlobal Corp
ENG
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
95,920
-150
-0.2% -$1.85K
EVBN
3003
DELISTED
Evans Bancorp Inc
EVBN
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
52,926
– –
KOSS icon
3004
Koss Corp
KOSS
$34.8M
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
236,022
– –
CUO
3005
DELISTED
Continental Materials Corporation
CUO
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
60,249
– –
KWK
3006
DELISTED
QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC
KWK
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
445,011
+434,048
+3,959% +$1.32M
PRTS icon
3007
CarParts.com
PRTS
$43.7M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
38,123
– –
SMFG icon
3008
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
SMFG
$164B
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
134,615
+3,900
+3% +$36.5K
ZNH
3009
DELISTED
China Southern Airlines Company Limited
ZNH
$1.16M ﹤0.01%
70,681
-6,700
-9% -$117K
UQM
3010
DELISTED
UQM Technologies, Inc.
UQM
$1.15M ﹤0.01%
433,612
– –
WPM icon
3011
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$49.5B
$1.14M ﹤0.01%
50,356
+18,828
+60% +$444K
YELP icon
3012
Yelp
YELP
$1.45B
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
14,651
+2,735
+23% +$231K
ALTV
3013
DELISTED
Alteva
ALTV
$1.13M ﹤0.01%
135,522
-10,950
-7% -$93.3K
LABC
3014
DELISTED
LOUISIANA BANCORP INC COM STK NEW (LA)
LABC
$1.09M ﹤0.01%
55,170
– –
MBUU icon
3015
Malibu Boats
MBUU
$541M
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
+48,837
New +$975K
AWX icon
3016
Avalon Holdings
AWX
$9.98M
$1.08M ﹤0.01%
214,535
– –
STBZ
3017
DELISTED
State Bank Financial Corporation. Common Stock
STBZ
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
60,676
-3,826
-6% -$66.6K
SREV
3018
DELISTED
ServiceSource International, Inc.
SREV
$1.07M ﹤0.01%
126,717
– –
EAC
3019
DELISTED
Erickson Incorporated
EAC
$1.06M ﹤0.01%
+54,753
New +$1.1M
OVBC icon
3020
Ohio Valley Banc Corp
OVBC
$198M
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
47,861
+472
+1% +$10.6K
FST
3021
DELISTED
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
FST
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
550,327
+107,042
+24% +$289K
VXRT
3022
DELISTED
Vaxart
VXRT
$1.05M ﹤0.01%
15,572
+191
+1% +$11.8K
RM icon
3023
Regional Management Corp
RM
$301M
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
41,872
+40,335
+2,624% +$1.26M
TUMI
3024
DELISTED
TUMI HLDGS INC COM
TUMI
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
+45,650
New +$981K
CNCO
3025
DELISTED
Cencosud S.A.
CNCO
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
105,544
+36,101
+52% +$327K
119 120
121
122 123

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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.