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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
SWIR
3151
DELISTED
Sierra Wireless
SWIR
$609K ﹤0.01%
27,877
– –
SAL
3152
DELISTED
Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.
SAL
$608K ﹤0.01%
45,050
– –
DLIA
3153
DELISTED
DELIA*S INC
DLIA
$602K ﹤0.01%
717,063
-9,885
-1% -$8.99K
CRTN
3154
DELISTED
Cartesian, Inc.
CRTN
$593K ﹤0.01%
138,661
+5,228
+4% +$17.6K
QUIK icon
3155
QuickLogic
QUIK
$232M
$591K ﹤0.01%
8,105
– –
KGC icon
3156
Kinross Gold
KGC
$27.4B
$585K ﹤0.01%
141,264
+2,303
+2% +$11K
SBFG icon
3157
SB Financial Group
SBFG
$164M
$581K ﹤0.01%
73,089
– –
TLGT
3158
DELISTED
Teligent, Inc
TLGT
$580K ﹤0.01%
10,263
– –
AGM.A icon
3159
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Class A
AGM.A
$1.67B
$576K ﹤0.01%
21,496
– –
FLEX icon
3160
Flex
FLEX
$41.7B
$575K ﹤0.01%
82,542
+8,401
+11% +$54.3K
ALSK
3161
DELISTED
Alaska Communications Systems
ALSK
$574K ﹤0.01%
297,469
+53,758
+22% +$116K
AUBN icon
3162
Auburn National Bancorp
AUBN
$91.3M
$573K ﹤0.01%
24,717
– –
LOV
3163
DELISTED
Spark Networks SE American Depositary Shares
LOV
$573K ﹤0.01%
109,480
-44,413
-29% -$253K
PFIN
3164
DELISTED
P&F Industries
PFIN
$570K ﹤0.01%
72,904
– –
VITC
3165
DELISTED
VITACOST COM INC COM STK (DE)
VITC
$569K ﹤0.01%
80,290
– –
NLST
3166
DELISTED
Netlist, Inc.
NLST
$565K ﹤0.01%
297,226
– –
XNPT
3167
DELISTED
XENOPORT, INC.
XNPT
$565K ﹤0.01%
109,276
-105,118
-49% -$634K
SOFO
3168
DELISTED
Sonic Foundry, Inc. Common Stock
SOFO
$564K ﹤0.01%
52,481
– –
BRK.A icon
3169
Berkshire Hathaway Class A
BRK.A
$1.1T
$562K ﹤0.01%
3
– –
KEYW
3170
DELISTED
The KEYW Holding Corporation
KEYW
$555K ﹤0.01%
+29,647
New +$538K
NIHD
3171
DELISTED
NII HOLDINGS INC CL B
NIHD
$555K ﹤0.01%
466,834
-374,245
-44% -$829K
GTE icon
3172
Gran Tierra Energy
GTE
$265M
$550K ﹤0.01%
7,347
-660
-8% -$48K
ADNC
3173
DELISTED
AUDIENCE INC COM STK (DE)
ADNC
$541K ﹤0.01%
+43,309
New +$511K
MNOV icon
3174
MediciNova
MNOV
$65.5M
$538K ﹤0.01%
259,817
-3,217
-1% -$7.18K
AH
3175
DELISTED
Accretive Health
AH
$537K ﹤0.01%
67,106
+26,900
+67% +$238K
125 126
127
128 129

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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.