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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
STAB
3526
DELISTED
Statera Biopharma, Inc. Common Stock
STAB
$13K ﹤0.01%
928
– –
SYNC
3527
DELISTED
Synacor, Inc.
SYNC
$13K ﹤0.01%
+5,200
New +$13.3K
EQU
3528
DELISTED
EQUAL ENERGY LTD COM
EQU
$13K ﹤0.01%
2,743
– –
SNOA icon
3529
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals
SNOA
$5.41M
$12K ﹤0.01%
4
– –
ANTH
3530
DELISTED
Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ANTH
$12K ﹤0.01%
435
– –
REMY
3531
DELISTED
REMY INTL INC NEW COMMON
REMY
$12K ﹤0.01%
+500
New +$10.8K
SVBL
3532
DELISTED
SILVER BULL RESOURCES, INC
SVBL
$12K ﹤0.01%
34,100
– –
PAL
3533
DELISTED
NORTH AMERICAN PALLADIUM LTD
PAL
$12K ﹤0.01%
25,300
– –
OXSQ icon
3534
Oxford Square Capital
OXSQ
$151M
$11K ﹤0.01%
+1,131
New +$11.6K
WWR icon
3535
Westwater Resources
WWR
$52.1M
$11K ﹤0.01%
7
– –
FCRD
3536
DELISTED
First Eagle Alternative Capital BDC, Inc. Common Stock
FCRD
$11K ﹤0.01%
+767
New +$11.8K
NXTM
3537
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
$11K ﹤0.01%
900
– –
HLSS
3538
DELISTED
HOME LN SERVICING SOLUTIONS LTD(CAYMAN ISLANDS)
HLSS
$11K ﹤0.01%
+504
New +$10.8K
APT icon
3539
Alpha Pro Tech
APT
$50.7M
$10K ﹤0.01%
+4,469
New +$9.82K
ASTC icon
3540
Astrotech Corp
ASTC
$12.6M
$10K ﹤0.01%
28
– –
OCSL icon
3541
Oaktree Specialty Lending
OCSL
$1.03B
$10K ﹤0.01%
+342
New +$9.74K
TGB
3542
Trekor Metals
TGB
$2.59B
$10K ﹤0.01%
5,290
– –
FXEN
3543
DELISTED
FX ENERGY INC
FXEN
$10K ﹤0.01%
2,866
-74,739
-96% -$270K
MM
3544
DELISTED
MILLENNIAL MEDIA INC COM STK (DE)
MM
$10K ﹤0.01%
1,463
-40,165
-96% -$283K
DNDN
3545
DELISTED
DENDREON CORPORATION
DNDN
$10K ﹤0.01%
+3,442
New +$10.2K
ETRM
3546
DELISTED
EnteroMedics Inc.
ETRM
$10K ﹤0.01%
5
– –
MHG
3547
DELISTED
Marine Harvest ASA
MHG
$10K ﹤0.01%
+859
New +$9.64K
CASM
3548
DELISTED
CAS Medical Systems, Inc.
CASM
$9K ﹤0.01%
4,097
– –
IIJI
3549
DELISTED
Internet Initiative Japan Inc
IIJI
$9K ﹤0.01%
800
– –
COHN icon
3550
Cohen & Co
COHN
$33.9M
$8K ﹤0.01%
390
– –
140 141
142
143 144

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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.