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 |
Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B
|
+$680M |
| 2 |
AT&T
T
|
+$398M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$266M |
| 4 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$254M |
| 5 |
EFOR
Everforth Inc
EFOR
|
+$168M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$823M |
| 2 |
Qualcomm
QCOM
|
+$263M |
| 3 |
Cisco
CSCO
|
+$233M |
| 4 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$147M |
| 5 |
MON
Monsanto Co
MON
|
+$115M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 19.59% |
| 2 | Industrials | 12.95% |
| 3 | Technology | 12.72% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.67% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.47% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AEGN
1001
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
| $71M | 0.03% |
2,756,629
-33,162
| -1% | -$823K |
|
|
NGHC
1002
DELISTED
National General Holdings Corp
NGHC
| $70.9M | 0.03% |
2,692,521
+330,210
| +14% | +$8.64M |
|
|
PAY
1003
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
| $70.9M | 0.03% |
3,106,490
-1,306
| -0% | -$28.9K |
|
1004
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$3.17B
| $70.8M | 0.03% |
4,882,374
-11,657
| -0.2% | -$173K |
|
1005
Century Communities
CCS
$1.91B
| $70.8M | 0.03% |
2,245,213
+330,733
| +17% | +$10.2M |
|
1006
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$826M
| $70.8M | 0.03% |
1,469,724
+17,355
| +1% | +$746K |
|
1007
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.8B
| $70.8M | 0.03% |
1,902,594
-4,438
| -0.2% | -$159K |
|
|
GTT
1008
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
| $70.7M | 0.03% |
1,571,773
-7,310
| -0.5% | -$364K |
|
1009
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
| $70.7M | 0.03% |
324,303
+1,843
| +0.6% | +$380K |
|
1010
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$4.42B
| $70.6M | 0.03% |
1,607,803
-112,169
| -7% | -$4.6M |
|
1011
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.26B
| $70.6M | 0.03% |
452,109
+3,516
| +0.8% | +$568K |
|
1012
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$26.9B
| $70.6M | 0.03% |
2,300,576
-5,526
| -0.2% | -$148K |
|
|
MZTI
1013
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$2.93B
| $70.6M | 0.03% |
509,898
+1,412
| +0.3% | +$181K |
|
1014
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.95B
| $70.4M | 0.03% |
199,091
-5,654
| -3% | -$1.94M |
|
1015
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.29B
| $70.3M | 0.03% |
1,091,178
-358,727
| -25% | -$22.2M |
|
1016
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$12.9B
| $70.3M | 0.03% |
324,215
+7,308
| +2% | +$1.7M |
|
1017
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.44B
| $70.3M | 0.03% |
1,823,061
+45,173
| +3% | +$1.73M |
|
1018
Fortive
FTV
$17.9B
| $70.3M | 0.03% |
1,445,066
+14,222
| +1% | +$679K |
|
1019
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$5.83B
| $70.1M | 0.03% |
1,842,585
-597
| -0% | -$23.1K |
|
1020
Avista
AVA
$3.34B
| $70.1M | 0.03% |
1,331,412
-330
| -0% | -$17.2K |
|
1021
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$18B
| $70M | 0.03% |
1,908,499
+168,076
| +10% | +$5.69M |
|
1022
Globus Medical
GMED
$10.7B
| $69.9M | 0.03% |
1,385,757
-348,181
| -20% | -$18.2M |
|
|
LSI
1023
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $69.8M | 0.03% |
1,075,817
+10,667
| +1% | +$644K |
|
1024
MBIA
MBI
$261M
| $69.8M | 0.03% |
7,720,002
-66,888
| -0.9% | -$604K |
|
1025
Aptiv
APTV
$12B
| $69.7M | 0.03% |
760,478
+49,973
| +7% | +$4.66M |
|
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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,442 positions worth $251B, up 4.5% from $240B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.5% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q2 2018: portfolio turnover was 5%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 95 new positions and exited 76, leaving the 3,442-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 20% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Technology.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q2 2018 buy was nVent Electric: 2,369,790 shares worth $59.5M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Berkshire Hathaway Class B in Q2 2018, an estimated $680M increase.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Qualcomm, cutting an estimated $263M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Time Warner Inc in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $823M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 9.5% of its $251B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 95 new positions and closed 76 in Q2 2018.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $251B.
Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 10 Aug 2018.