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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
MTEX icon
3026
Mannatech
MTEX
$9.24M
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
59,461
+1,672
+3% +$28K
BRP
3027
DELISTED
BROOKFIELD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES INC
BRP
$1.03M ﹤0.01%
48,984
-36,877
-43% -$814K
WIFI
3028
DELISTED
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
WIFI
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
150,610
+40,940
+37% +$258K
WDAY icon
3029
Workday
WDAY
$39.6B
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
+11,163
New +$1.06M
GVP
3030
DELISTED
GSE Systems, Inc.
GVP
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
58,611
– –
VIDE
3031
DELISTED
VIDEO DISPLAY CORP
VIDE
$1.02M ﹤0.01%
274,229
-2,800
-1% -$10.6K
BKTI icon
3032
BK Technologies
BKTI
$300M
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
64,339
– –
HCCI
3033
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
55,878
+10,160
+22% +$181K
FRAN
3034
DELISTED
Francesca's Holdings Corporation
FRAN
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
4,647
+160
+4% +$37.2K
CP icon
3035
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$78.1B
$1.01M ﹤0.01%
33,615
+5,985
+22% +$182K
DZSI
3036
DELISTED
DZS Inc. Common Stock
DZSI
$1M ﹤0.01%
47,419
-5,770
-11% -$130K
CYTK icon
3037
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.5B
$1M ﹤0.01%
105,256
-1,048
-1% -$9.48K
GOOD
3038
Gladstone Commercial Corp
GOOD
$605M
$1M ﹤0.01%
57,645
+9,149
+19% +$163K
SBSA
3039
DELISTED
Spanish Broadcasting System Inc.
SBSA
$998K ﹤0.01%
170,242
– –
HWBK icon
3040
Hawthorn Bancshares
HWBK
$269M
$993K ﹤0.01%
109,770
– –
LTS
3041
DELISTED
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc
LTS
$992K ﹤0.01%
328,455
+170,073
+107% +$478K
WLYB icon
3042
John Wiley & Sons Class B
WLYB
$2.71B
$988K ﹤0.01%
17,357
– –
DRRX
3043
DELISTED
DURECT Corp
DRRX
$981K ﹤0.01%
73,731
-4,820
-6% -$84K
WSR
3044
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
$979K ﹤0.01%
67,795
+8,744
+15% +$122K
DDE
3045
DELISTED
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertain
DDE
$975K ﹤0.01%
633,342
– –
TECUB
3046
DELISTED
TECUMSEH PRODUCTS CO CL-B
TECUB
$974K ﹤0.01%
142,353
– –
JRCC
3047
DELISTED
JAMES RIVER COAL NEW
JRCC
$964K ﹤0.01%
1,286,026
-14,300
-1% -$13.3K
ENB icon
3048
Enbridge
ENB
$119B
$963K ﹤0.01%
21,155
+5,508
+35% +$238K
MLP icon
3049
Maui Land & Pineapple Co
MLP
$344M
$960K ﹤0.01%
149,592
-2,400
-2% -$14.8K
EGAS
3050
DELISTED
Gas Natural Inc.
EGAS
$960K ﹤0.01%
95,170
– –
120 121
122
123 124

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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.