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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
CHMG icon
3451
Chemung Financial Corp
CHMG
$391M
$46K ﹤0.01%
1,708
– –
MBOT icon
3452
Microbot Medical
MBOT
$117M
$46K ﹤0.01%
21
– –
RMTI icon
3453
Rockwell Medical
RMTI
$28M
$46K ﹤0.01%
33
+30
+1,000% +$39K
VTG
3454
DELISTED
VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY ORD SHS (KY)
VTG
$45K ﹤0.01%
26,474
– –
CY
3455
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
$45K ﹤0.01%
4,344
-3,347
-44% -$33.9K
ENVI
3456
DELISTED
ENVIVIO INC COM STK (DE)
ENVI
$44K ﹤0.01%
+14,300
New +$50.7K
GILT icon
3457
Gilat Satellite Networks
GILT
$830M
$43K ﹤0.01%
8,730
– –
PRTA icon
3458
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$440M
$43K ﹤0.01%
1,138
+22
+2% +$709
HMG
3459
DELISTED
HMG / Courtland Properties Inc
HMG
$43K ﹤0.01%
2,500
– –
AEGR
3460
DELISTED
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals
AEGR
$43K ﹤0.01%
930
-213
-19% -$12.5K
SSN
3461
DELISTED
Samson Oil & Gas Limited
SSN
$43K ﹤0.01%
8,758
– –
FRP
3462
DELISTED
Fairpoint Communications, Inc.
FRP
$43K ﹤0.01%
+3,180
New +$41.6K
ARTW icon
3463
Arts-Way Manufacturing Co
ARTW
$11.3M
$42K ﹤0.01%
6,800
– –
ITRN icon
3464
Ituran Location and Control
ITRN
$1.1B
$42K ﹤0.01%
1,690
– –
AQQ
3465
DELISTED
AMERICAN SPECTRUM REALTY INC
AQQ
$40K ﹤0.01%
24,070
– –
CASI
3466
DELISTED
CASI Pharmaceuticals
CASI
$39K ﹤0.01%
2,137
– –
INUV icon
3467
Inuvo
INUV
$15.9M
$39K ﹤0.01%
5,164
– –
CWTR
3468
DELISTED
COLDWATER CREEK INC COM STK NEW (DE)
CWTR
$39K ﹤0.01%
246,197
-34,400
-12% -$25.9K
RAS
3469
DELISTED
RAIT Financial Trust
RAS
$39K ﹤0.01%
+4,573
New +$38.3K
FOLD
3470
DELISTED
Amicus Therapeutics
FOLD
$38K ﹤0.01%
18,490
-21,200
-53% -$53K
SCM icon
3471
Stellus Capital Investment Corp
SCM
$216M
$37K ﹤0.01%
2,600
-11
-0.4% -$161
EXK
3472
Endeavour Silver
EXK
$2.3B
$36K ﹤0.01%
8,447
+4,351
+106% +$20.5K
BBDC icon
3473
Barings BDC
BBDC
$865M
$35K ﹤0.01%
1,353
– –
XPL icon
3474
Solitario Resources
XPL
$67.5M
$35K ﹤0.01%
27,457
– –
AIII
3475
DELISTED
ACRE Realty Investors Inc
AIII
$35K ﹤0.01%
47,739
– –
137 138
139
140 141

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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.