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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
PGH
3501
DELISTED
Pengrowth Energy Corporation
PGH
$24K ﹤0.01%
4,002
– –
SGRP
3502
DELISTED
SPAR Group
SGRP
$23K ﹤0.01%
11,504
– –
ARUN
3503
DELISTED
ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.
ARUN
$23K ﹤0.01%
1,200
-3,100
-72% -$62.1K
UNTK
3504
DELISTED
UNITEK GLOBAL SERVICES, INC. COMMON STOCK
UNTK
$23K ﹤0.01%
12,807
-2,822
-18% -$4.71K
YTEN
3505
DELISTED
Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. Common Stock
YTEN
– –
0
– –
ALXA
3506
DELISTED
Alexza Pharmaceuticals Inc
ALXA
$21K ﹤0.01%
4,850
+2,100
+76% +$10.8K
ELSE icon
3507
Electro-Sensors
ELSE
$27.3M
$19K ﹤0.01%
4,800
– –
NKTR icon
3508
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.41B
$19K ﹤0.01%
104
-26
-20% -$5.15K
HTWR
3509
DELISTED
HEARTWARE INTERNATIONAL INC COM STK (DE)
HTWR
$19K ﹤0.01%
200
– –
SAND
3510
DELISTED
Sandstorm Gold
SAND
$17K ﹤0.01%
3,108
– –
GNMX
3511
DELISTED
Aevi Genomic Medicine Inc
GNMX
$17K ﹤0.01%
2,406
– –
SARA
3512
DELISTED
SARATOGA RESOURCES INC
SARA
$17K ﹤0.01%
12,892
– –
BGMS
3513
Bio Green Med Solution Inc
BGMS
$5.04M
– –
0
– –
IMGN
3514
DELISTED
Immunogen Inc
IMGN
$16K ﹤0.01%
1,100
-150
-12% -$2.37K
ARIA
3515
DELISTED
Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARIA
$16K ﹤0.01%
2,000
-479,421
-100% -$3.73M
CSG
3516
DELISTED
CHAMBERS STR PPTYS COM
CSG
$16K ﹤0.01%
+2,000
New +$15.7K
FWLT
3517
DELISTED
FOSTER WHEELER AG (SWITZERLAND)
FWLT
$16K ﹤0.01%
500
– –
HALO icon
3518
Halozyme
HALO
$9.88B
$15K ﹤0.01%
1,200
– –
ANCB
3519
DELISTED
Anchor Bancorp
ANCB
$15K ﹤0.01%
800
– –
ERN
3520
DELISTED
Erin Energy Corp
ERN
$15K ﹤0.01%
3,120
+1
+0% +$4
JAXB
3521
DELISTED
JACKSONVILLE BANCORP INC FLA COM STK NEW
JAXB
$15K ﹤0.01%
1,399
– –
WSCI
3522
DELISTED
WSI Industries Inc
WSCI
$14K ﹤0.01%
1,900
– –
MFIC icon
3523
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$796M
$13K ﹤0.01%
+530
New +$13.7K
OSPN icon
3524
OneSpan
OSPN
$571M
$13K ﹤0.01%
1,748
+1,663
+1,956% +$12.9K
VHC icon
3525
VirnetX Holding Corp
VHC
$54.7M
$13K ﹤0.01%
45
-5
-10% -$1.74K
139 140
141
142 143

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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.