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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
STSA
3376
DELISTED
STERLING FINL CORP (WA) COM NEW
STSA
$105K ﹤0.01%
3,139
+799
+34% +$25.8K
DJCO icon
3377
Daily Journal
DJCO
$818M
$104K ﹤0.01%
600
– –
GIGA
3378
DELISTED
Giga-Tronics Inc
GIGA
$104K ﹤0.01%
88,194
– –
PRMW
3379
DELISTED
Primo Water Corporation
PRMW
$104K ﹤0.01%
26,733
– –
SVU
3380
DELISTED
SUPERVALU Inc.
SVU
$103K ﹤0.01%
+2,155
New +$96.1K
ARWR icon
3381
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12.1B
$102K ﹤0.01%
6,183
– –
JE
3382
DELISTED
Just Energy Group Inc
JE
$102K ﹤0.01%
387
+83
+27% +$20.7K
IDN icon
3383
Intellicheck
IDN
$73.5M
$101K ﹤0.01%
13,774
-177
-1% -$1.02K
PTSX
3384
DELISTED
NEW 360 COM STK (CA)
PTSX
$101K ﹤0.01%
214,113
– –
UCBA
3385
DELISTED
United Community Bancorp
UCBA
$100K ﹤0.01%
8,743
+900
+11% +$9.97K
SPCHB
3386
DELISTED
SPORT CHALET, INC. CLASS B
SPCHB
$100K ﹤0.01%
75,478
– –
EVK
3387
DELISTED
Ever-Glory International Group, Inc.
EVK
$100K ﹤0.01%
12,241
– –
RIOM
3388
DELISTED
RIO ALTO MNG LTD NEW COM SHS (CANADA)
RIOM
$99K ﹤0.01%
+50,729
New +$106K
BWEN icon
3389
Broadwind
BWEN
$96M
$97K ﹤0.01%
7,934
– –
ATEA
3390
DELISTED
ASTEA INTERNATIONAL INC
ATEA
$97K ﹤0.01%
33,580
– –
PSTR
3391
DELISTED
POSTROCK ENERGY CORP COM STK (DE) NEW
PSTR
$96K ﹤0.01%
7,638
-12
-0.2% -$154
PSEC icon
3392
Prospect Capital
PSEC
$1.07B
$92K ﹤0.01%
+8,539
New +$94.4K
GGS
3393
DELISTED
GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES, INC COM STK
GGS
$92K ﹤0.01%
766,856
-715,251
-48% -$967K
KELYB
3394
Kelly Services Class B
KELYB
$765M
$91K ﹤0.01%
3,846
– –
PSBH
3395
DELISTED
PSB HOLDINGS INC
PSBH
$91K ﹤0.01%
13,564
– –
QTWW
3396
DELISTED
QUANTUM FUEL SYS TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE INC COM STK (DE)
QTWW
$90K ﹤0.01%
9,337
– –
NDZ
3397
DELISTED
NORDION INC COM STK (CDA)
NDZ
$89K ﹤0.01%
7,694
+5,694
+285% +$55.6K
CHKP icon
3398
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$12.9B
$88K ﹤0.01%
1,300
– –
TCI icon
3399
Transcontinental Realty Investors
TCI
$362M
$88K ﹤0.01%
6,074
– –
TC
3400
DELISTED
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. Ordinary Shares (Canada)
TC
$88K ﹤0.01%
40,298
– –
134 135
136
137 138

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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.