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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
ABGB
3576
DELISTED
Abengoa SA Class B
ABGB
$3K ﹤0.01%
+150
New +$3K
ANGI icon
3577
Angi Inc
ANGI
$229M
$2K ﹤0.01%
+14
New +$2.05K
CIG.C icon
3578
CEMIG Ordinary Shares
CIG.C
$9.11B
$2K ﹤0.01%
507
-144
-22% -$501
EXEL icon
3579
Exelixis
EXEL
$14.1B
$2K ﹤0.01%
600
-8,850
-94% -$60.2K
GAIN icon
3580
Gladstone Investment Corp
GAIN
$646M
$2K ﹤0.01%
+284
New +$2.29K
MNKD icon
3581
MannKind Corp
MNKD
$1.27B
$2K ﹤0.01%
120
– –
SIGA icon
3582
SIGA Technologies
SIGA
$233M
$2K ﹤0.01%
700
– –
AXU
3583
DELISTED
Alexco Resource Corp
AXU
$2K ﹤0.01%
1,285
– –
GSOL
3584
DELISTED
Global Sources Ltd
GSOL
$2K ﹤0.01%
200
– –
MHGC
3585
DELISTED
Morgans Hotel Group Co.
MHGC
$2K ﹤0.01%
300
– –
WAVX
3586
DELISTED
WAVE SYS CORP CL A NEW COM STK (DE)
WAVX
$2K ﹤0.01%
248
– –
AUDC icon
3587
AudioCodes
AUDC
$235M
$1K ﹤0.01%
+100
New +$783
GPL
3588
DELISTED
Great Panther Mining Limited
GPL
$1K ﹤0.01%
130
– –
ARRY
3589
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
$1K ﹤0.01%
300
– –
ACAD icon
3590
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
ACAD
$4.55B
– –
-177,433
Closed -$4.43M
EWT icon
3591
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$9.6B
– –
-1,051,294
Closed -$30.3M
INSM icon
3592
Insmed
INSM
$22B
– –
-4,336
Closed -$74K
PHIO icon
3593
Phio Pharmaceuticals
PHIO
$12M
– –
0
– –
TOVX icon
3594
Theriva Biologics
TOVX
$9.64M
– –
-2
Closed -$22K
AVID
3595
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
– –
-2,611,800
Closed -$21.3M
STRI
3596
DELISTED
STR HLDGS INC COM STK NEW (DE)
STRI
– –
-84,696
Closed -$399K
KIOR
3597
DELISTED
KIOR, INC CLASS A COM STK
KIOR
– –
-500
Closed -$1K
MASC
3598
DELISTED
MATERIAL SCIENCES CORP
MASC
– –
-850,349
Closed -$10M
LEAP
3599
DELISTED
LEAP WIRELESS INTERNATIONAL INC NEW
LEAP
– –
-2,792,854
Closed -$48.6M
CAFI
3600
DELISTED
CAMCO FINL CORP
CAFI
– –
-233,798
Closed -$1.56M
142 143
144
145 146

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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.