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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
XRM
3201
DELISTED
Xerium Technologies Inc (new)
XRM
$482K ﹤0.01%
30,034
+15,218
+103% +$248K
CIZN
3202
DELISTED
Citizens Holding Co.
CIZN
$478K ﹤0.01%
25,820
– –
CKX icon
3203
CKX Lands
CKX
$476K ﹤0.01%
31,328
– –
AVEO
3204
DELISTED
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AVEO
$475K ﹤0.01%
31,768
-7,196
-18% -$129K
PANW icon
3205
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$270B
$473K ﹤0.01%
+41,178
New +$467K
RPRX
3206
DELISTED
Repros Therapeutics Inc.
RPRX
$470K ﹤0.01%
26,466
– –
UBOH
3207
DELISTED
United Bancshares Inc/OH
UBOH
$469K ﹤0.01%
29,877
-191
-0.6% -$2.93K
PDO
3208
DELISTED
PYRAMID OIL CO
PDO
$468K ﹤0.01%
75,224
– –
AG icon
3209
First Majestic Silver
AG
$7.41B
$463K ﹤0.01%
48,046
– –
PCYC
3210
DELISTED
PHARMACYCLICS INC
PCYC
$461K ﹤0.01%
+4,570
New +$594K
AEHR icon
3211
Aehr Test Systems
AEHR
$2.61B
$455K ﹤0.01%
159,670
– –
ACHV icon
3212
Achieve Life Sciences
ACHV
$659M
$448K ﹤0.01%
17
– –
EVBS
3213
DELISTED
Eastern Virginia Bankshares In
EVBS
$438K ﹤0.01%
67,864
– –
VRNG
3214
DELISTED
VRINGO, INC COM STK NEW (DE)
VRNG
$436K ﹤0.01%
12,568
– –
LGL icon
3215
LGL Group
LGL
$45.2M
$430K ﹤0.01%
216,032
– –
ICPT
3216
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
$429K ﹤0.01%
+1,300
New +$439K
BODY
3217
DELISTED
BODY CENTRAL CORP COM STK
BODY
$427K ﹤0.01%
399,243
+49,986
+14% +$152K
MGN
3218
DELISTED
MINES MGMT INC
MGN
$423K ﹤0.01%
381,301
– –
NSPH
3219
DELISTED
NANOSPHERE INC. COM NEW
NSPH
$422K ﹤0.01%
9,825
– –
WVFC
3220
DELISTED
WVS Financial Corp
WVFC
$415K ﹤0.01%
35,880
– –
AMIC
3221
DELISTED
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE CORP
AMIC
$411K ﹤0.01%
38,152
+3,000
+9% +$33.7K
UEC icon
3222
Uranium Energy
UEC
$4.75B
$409K ﹤0.01%
309,560
-3,005
-1% -$5.2K
BIN
3223
DELISTED
PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS LTD COM
BIN
$407K ﹤0.01%
16,072
+4,798
+43% +$116K
ASTI
3224
DELISTED
ASCENT SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK
ASTI
$402K ﹤0.01%
65,966
-1,336
-2% -$9.29K
KID
3225
DELISTED
KID BRANDS,INC COMMON STOCK
KID
$389K ﹤0.01%
1,112,113
-9,900
-0.9% -$7.84K
127 128
129
130 131

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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.