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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
PTNR
3251
DELISTED
Partner Communications
PTNR
$312K ﹤0.01%
34,812
– –
FU
3252
DELISTED
FAB UNIVERSAL CORP COM
FU
$312K ﹤0.01%
135,500
– –
SYNM
3253
DELISTED
SYNTROLEUM CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
SYNM
$306K ﹤0.01%
77,832
– –
ANIP icon
3254
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.79B
$304K ﹤0.01%
9,705
– –
JVA icon
3255
Coffee Holding Co
JVA
$19.1M
$303K ﹤0.01%
39,808
– –
MICR
3256
DELISTED
Micron Solutions, Inc.
MICR
$302K ﹤0.01%
59,861
– –
NCLH icon
3257
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$8.59B
$298K ﹤0.01%
+9,264
New +$317K
RVP icon
3258
Retractable Technologies
RVP
$19.8M
$298K ﹤0.01%
78,612
– –
TULP
3259
Bloomia Holdings
TULP
$15.6M
$290K ﹤0.01%
13,720
– –
EGBN icon
3260
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$835M
$289K ﹤0.01%
+8,000
New +$268K
UUU icon
3261
Universal Safety Products Inc
UUU
$10.3M
$288K ﹤0.01%
64,174
– –
SMTX
3262
DELISTED
SMTC Corporation
SMTX
$288K ﹤0.01%
144,921
– –
FES
3263
DELISTED
Forbes Energy Services Ltd
FES
$288K ﹤0.01%
72,828
– –
TAP.A icon
3264
Molson Coors Class A
TAP.A
$7.73B
$285K ﹤0.01%
4,890
– –
XCO
3265
DELISTED
Exco Resources
XCO
$285K ﹤0.01%
3,392
+350
+12% +$27K
ROYL
3266
DELISTED
ROYALE ENERGY INC
ROYL
$282K ﹤0.01%
94,669
– –
BLMN icon
3267
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$738M
$281K ﹤0.01%
+11,653
New +$276K
LEU icon
3268
Centrus Energy
LEU
$3.47B
$279K ﹤0.01%
6,309
-16,162
-72% -$844K
SSBI icon
3269
Summit State Bank
SSBI
$86.2M
$276K ﹤0.01%
34,684
– –
INTG icon
3270
InterGroup Corp
INTG
$56.7M
$273K ﹤0.01%
14,641
– –
TGA
3271
DELISTED
Transglobe Energy Corp
TGA
$271K ﹤0.01%
35,737
– –
CHYR
3272
DELISTED
CHYRONHEGO CORP COM STK (NY)
CHYR
$271K ﹤0.01%
97,895
– –
AUMN
3273
DELISTED
Golden Minerals Company
AUMN
$267K ﹤0.01%
12,749
-582
-4% -$13.1K
MCHB
3274
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.67B
$266K ﹤0.01%
13,586
+8,631
+174% +$163K
PRXI
3275
DELISTED
PREMIER EXHIBITIONS INC COM STK NEW (FL)
PRXI
$266K ﹤0.01%
28,557
– –
129 130
131
132 133

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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.