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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
MEET
3401
DELISTED
The Meet Group, Inc. Common Stock
MEET
$86K ﹤0.01%
+26,300
New +$70.4K
API
3402
DELISTED
Advanced Photonix Inc
API
$86K ﹤0.01%
137,224
– –
USAU icon
3403
US Gold Corp
USAU
$223M
$85K ﹤0.01%
231
– –
CASC
3404
DELISTED
Cascadian Therapeutics, Inc.
CASC
$84K ﹤0.01%
4,700
– –
EBMT icon
3405
Eagle Bancorp Montana
EBMT
$188M
$83K ﹤0.01%
7,425
+1,000
+16% +$10.9K
CTP
3406
DELISTED
CTPARTNERS EXECUTIVE SEARCH INC (DE)
CTP
$83K ﹤0.01%
+7,600
New +$56.5K
DGSE
3407
DELISTED
DGSE Companies, Inc.
DGSE
$83K ﹤0.01%
38,704
-391
-1% -$885
LUNA
3408
DELISTED
Luna Innovations Incorporated
LUNA
$82K ﹤0.01%
55,053
– –
DXM
3409
DELISTED
DEX MEDIA INC NEW COM STK (DE)
DXM
$81K ﹤0.01%
8,800
+260
+3% +$1.82K
VIEW
3410
DELISTED
VIEWTRAN GROUP INC, ORD SHS
VIEW
$81K ﹤0.01%
34,571
-79,458
-70% -$187K
MRGE
3411
DELISTED
MERGE HEALTHCARE INC COM STK (WI)
MRGE
$81K ﹤0.01%
33,029
-9,068
-22% -$21.6K
ATRM
3412
DELISTED
ATRM HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK
ATRM
$80K ﹤0.01%
17,237
– –
RSOL
3413
DELISTED
REAL GOODS SOLAR, INC. CL A COM
RSOL
$80K ﹤0.01%
19,719
– –
GORO icon
3414
Goldgroup Mining Inc.
GORO
$168M
$79K ﹤0.01%
16,600
– –
AMRS
3415
DELISTED
Amyris Inc.
AMRS
$79K ﹤0.01%
1,417
+454
+47% +$28.5K
ORBT
3416
DELISTED
ORBIT INTERNATIONAL CORP
ORBT
$75K ﹤0.01%
26,008
– –
ADAM
3417
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$804M
$74K ﹤0.01%
+2,393
New +$70.6K
TU icon
3418
Telus
TU
$16.8B
$72K ﹤0.01%
4,000
– –
SMIT
3419
DELISTED
Schmitt Industries Inc
SMIT
$72K ﹤0.01%
24,460
– –
ZLTQ
3420
DELISTED
ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.
ZLTQ
$72K ﹤0.01%
3,659
+1,259
+52% +$24.6K
RYAAY icon
3421
Ryanair
RYAAY
$31.2B
$71K ﹤0.01%
2,925
+975
+50% +$21.3K
ONCT
3422
DELISTED
Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCT
$70K ﹤0.01%
33
-95
-74% -$237K
ESXB
3423
DELISTED
Community Bankers Trust Corporation
ESXB
$69K ﹤0.01%
17,167
– –
ASBB
3424
DELISTED
ASB Bancorp Inc
ASBB
$69K ﹤0.01%
3,897
– –
IBIO icon
3425
iBio
IBIO
$69.1M
$68K ﹤0.01%
25
– –
135 136
137
138 139

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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.