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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
CEL
3176
DELISTED
Cellcom Israel, Ltd.
CEL
$536K ﹤0.01%
38,878
+3,925
+11% +$50.5K
TOF
3177
DELISTED
TOFUTTI BRANDS INC
TOF
$536K ﹤0.01%
119,045
– –
CHFN
3178
DELISTED
Charter Financial Corp
CHFN
$534K ﹤0.01%
49,394
– –
SSRI
3179
DELISTED
Silver Standard Resources
SSRI
$534K ﹤0.01%
53,744
+3,983
+8% +$37.4K
MCP
3180
DELISTED
MOLYCORP INC COM STK
MCP
$532K ﹤0.01%
113,385
-9,146
-7% -$47.2K
EVOL
3181
DELISTED
Evolving Systems, Inc.
EVOL
$530K ﹤0.01%
58,817
– –
PLUG icon
3182
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.87B
$528K ﹤0.01%
74,357
– –
AGI icon
3183
Alamos Gold
AGI
$11.6B
$523K ﹤0.01%
57,972
+20,722
+56% +$210K
NSEC
3184
DELISTED
National Security Group Inc
NSEC
$523K ﹤0.01%
52,139
-509
-1% -$4.88K
SOHO
3185
DELISTED
Sotherly Hotels
SOHO
$522K ﹤0.01%
81,963
– –
PFSW
3186
DELISTED
PFSweb, Inc.
PFSW
$522K ﹤0.01%
58,109
– –
SIEB icon
3187
Siebert Financial
SIEB
$66.7M
$520K ﹤0.01%
167,756
-3,600
-2% -$9.46K
GLCH
3188
DELISTED
GLEACHER & CO INC COM NEW (NY)
GLCH
$517K ﹤0.01%
45,396
– –
CDXS icon
3189
Codexis
CDXS
$151M
$514K ﹤0.01%
251,892
-13,613
-5% -$24.9K
QGENF
3190
DELISTED
QIAGEN NV
QGENF
$514K ﹤0.01%
24,359
-8,324
-25% -$176K
CPS icon
3191
Cooper-Standard Automotive
CPS
$523M
$507K ﹤0.01%
+7,181
New +$426K
IX icon
3192
ORIX
IX
$44B
$507K ﹤0.01%
35,995
– –
RAVE icon
3193
RAVE Restaurant Group
RAVE
$44.8M
$507K ﹤0.01%
83,932
– –
IFT
3194
DELISTED
IMPERIAL HLDGS INC COM STK (FL)
IFT
$502K ﹤0.01%
87,319
+26,539
+44% +$157K
JFBI
3195
DELISTED
JEFFERSON BANCSHARES INC
JFBI
$497K ﹤0.01%
63,854
– –
MNTX
3196
DELISTED
Manitex International, Inc.
MNTX
$496K ﹤0.01%
30,433
– –
WAYN
3197
DELISTED
Wayne Savings Bancshares Inc
WAYN
$495K ﹤0.01%
43,884
– –
COBK
3198
DELISTED
COLONIAL FINL SVCS INC COM STK (MD)
COBK
$493K ﹤0.01%
44,552
– –
ACHN
3199
DELISTED
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
ACHN
$485K ﹤0.01%
147,342
-68,966
-32% -$241K
PTVCA
3200
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class A Common Stock
PTVCA
$484K ﹤0.01%
19,703
– –
126 127
128
129 130

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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.