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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SIX
1776
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
| $34.1M | 0.01% |
486,735
-775
| -0.2% | -$50.6K |
|
1777
Fossil Group
FOSL
$293M
| $34.1M | 0.01% |
1,268,721
-38,352
| -3% | -$786K |
|
1778
Quad
QUAD
$536M
| $34M | 0.01% |
1,632,764
+401,371
| +33% | +$8.77M |
|
1779
SEACOR Marine Holdings
SMHI
$256M
| $34M | 0.01% |
1,472,696
+89,778
| +6% | +$2.04M |
|
1780
Carriage Services
CSV
$641M
| $33.9M | 0.01% |
1,382,213
-6,424
| -0.5% | -$167K |
|
1781
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.71B
| $33.9M | 0.01% |
171,423
+1,696
| +1% | +$352K |
|
1782
Imperial Oil
IMO
$62.7B
| $33.9M | 0.01% |
1,019,745
+215,434
| +27% | +$6.74M |
|
1783
West Pharmaceutical
WST
$24B
| $33.9M | 0.01% |
341,469
+9,774
| +3% | +$900K |
|
1784
Myers Industries
MYE
$1.29B
| $33.8M | 0.01% |
1,759,173
-15,692
| -0.9% | -$335K |
|
1785
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.14B
| $33.7M | 0.01% |
7,583,243
+702,910
| +10% | +$2.91M |
|
|
ROIC
1786
DELISTED
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
ROIC
| $33.7M | 0.01% |
1,759,284
+20,912
| +1% | +$372K |
|
1787
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.32B
| $33.7M | 0.01% |
1,006,078
+2,824
| +0.3% | +$100K |
|
|
BERY
1788
DELISTED
Berry Global Group, Inc.
BERY
| $33.6M | 0.01% |
797,121
+17,087
| +2% | +$793K |
|
|
EGOV
1789
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
| $33.6M | 0.01% |
2,160,956
+57,501
| +3% | +$874K |
|
1790
Rollins
ROL
$18.3B
| $33.5M | 0.01% |
1,435,181
+7,992
| +0.6% | +$181K |
|
1791
CMS Energy
CMS
$22.6B
| $33.5M | 0.01% |
709,247
+9,437
| +1% | +$426K |
|
1792
Future Fuel
FF
$217M
| $33.5M | 0.01% |
2,389,487
+94,126
| +4% | +$1.21M |
|
1793
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$6.04B
| $33.4M | 0.01% |
1,710,490
-81,441
| -5% | -$1.49M |
|
1794
Grupo Cibest SA
CIB
$22B
| $33.3M | 0.01% |
696,398
+115,421
| +20% | +$5.46M |
|
|
PTR
1795
DELISTED
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED ADS (REP 100 H SHARES)
PTR
| $33.3M | 0.01% |
436,230
+300
| +0.1% | +$22.7K |
|
1796
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$815M
| $33.2M | 0.01% |
959,595
+124,523
| +15% | +$4.24M |
|
1797
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.64B
| $33.2M | 0.01% |
868,957
+27,605
| +3% | +$1.06M |
|
1798
Greenlight Captial
GLRE
$552M
| $33M | 0.01% |
2,324,538
+39,171
| +2% | +$596K |
|
1799
Middleby
MIDD
$6.04B
| $32.9M | 0.01% |
314,797
+2,719
| +0.9% | +$308K |
|
1800
SolarEdge
SEDG
$2.51B
| $32.9M | 0.01% |
686,651
+40,709
| +6% | +$2.25M |
|
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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.