Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$241M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$190M |
| 3 |
Dow Inc
DOW
|
+$187M |
| 4 |
Chevron
CVX
|
+$114M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$112M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BEL
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
|
+$194M |
| 2 |
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
|
+$172M |
| 3 |
NAVG
Navigators Group Inc
NAVG
|
+$162M |
| 4 |
ARRS
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
|
+$154M |
| 5 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$149M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 19.19% |
| 2 | Industrials | 13.87% |
| 3 | Technology | 13.52% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.69% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 10.03% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
551
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17B
| $117M | 0.05% |
1,679,986
-314,000
| -16% | -$20.3M |
|
552
Sasol
SSL
$9.26B
| $117M | 0.05% |
4,717,925
-364
| -0% | -$10.6K |
|
553
Dominion Energy
D
$56.5B
| $117M | 0.05% |
1,515,831
+228
| +0% | +$17.4K |
|
554
Bankunited
BKU
$3.23B
| $117M | 0.05% |
3,467,087
+468,059
| +16% | +$16.1M |
|
555
Timken Company
TKR
$8.22B
| $117M | 0.05% |
2,273,187
+31,266
| +1% | +$1.49M |
|
556
Toyota
TM
$231B
| $117M | 0.05% |
940,485
+14,363
| +2% | +$1.75M |
|
557
Aptiv
APTV
$9.11B
| $116M | 0.05% |
1,439,646
+46,771
| +3% | +$3.7M |
|
|
CALY
558
Callaway Golf Company
CALY
$2.69B
| $116M | 0.05% |
6,778,564
-125,566
| -2% | -$2.07M |
|
559
NetEase
NTES
$75.9B
| $116M | 0.05% |
2,271,665
+14,020
| +0.6% | +$744K |
|
560
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.53B
| $116M | 0.05% |
1,760,808
-4,036
| -0.2% | -$279K |
|
561
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$14.3B
| $116M | 0.05% |
3,153,778
+75,853
| +2% | +$2.77M |
|
562
Sysco
SYY
$37.9B
| $116M | 0.04% |
1,636,580
+71,497
| +5% | +$5.09M |
|
563
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.01B
| $115M | 0.04% |
1,564,487
+13,096
| +0.8% | +$996K |
|
|
ATVI
564
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $115M | 0.04% |
2,443,482
+168,452
| +7% | +$7.74M |
|
|
HZNP
565
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $115M | 0.04% |
4,787,962
-212,308
| -4% | -$5.39M |
|
566
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$5.98B
| $115M | 0.04% |
4,328,518
+171,246
| +4% | +$4.79M |
|
|
CADE
567
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
| $115M | 0.04% |
3,959,072
-21,383
| -0.5% | -$620K |
|
|
SEM
568
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
| $114M | 0.04% |
13,362,821
+340,880
| +3% | +$2.69M |
|
|
MDRX
569
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
| $114M | 0.04% |
9,806,183
+545,166
| +6% | +$5.54M |
|
570
Oneok
OKE
$59.2B
| $114M | 0.04% |
1,653,944
+143,088
| +9% | +$9.64M |
|
571
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$69.5B
| $114M | 0.04% |
1,162,489
+5,543
| +0.5% | +$503K |
|
572
Cars.com
CARS
$618M
| $114M | 0.04% |
5,760,827
-18,399
| -0.3% | -$393K |
|
|
LPT
573
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $114M | 0.04% |
2,268,219
+1,220
| +0.1% | +$59.7K |
|
|
WPX
574
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
| $113M | 0.04% |
9,855,817
+883,462
| +10% | +$11M |
|
|
XLNX
575
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $113M | 0.04% |
961,778
+6,420
| +0.7% | +$748K |
|
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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,525 positions worth $258B, up 2.6% from $251B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.9% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q2 2019: portfolio turnover was 3.9%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 80 new positions and exited 58, leaving the 3,525-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 19% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q2 2019 buy was Dow Inc: 3,549,651 shares worth $175M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Apple in Q2 2019, an estimated $241M increase.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Fifth Third Bancorp, cutting an estimated $172M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Belmond Ltd. in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $194M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9.9% of its $258B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 80 new positions and closed 58 in Q2 2019.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 2.6% quarter-over-quarter to $258B.
Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 13 Aug 2019.