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 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$360M |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$324M |
| 3 |
Costco
COST
|
+$231M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$211M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$158M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$299M |
| 2 |
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
|
+$284M |
| 3 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$178M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$161M |
| 5 |
WIRE
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
|
+$160M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 19.67% |
| 2 | Financials | 17.53% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.63% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.7% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 10.23% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2476
Electromed
ELMD
$219M
| $5.98M | ﹤0.01% |
278,462
-707
| -0.3% | -$11.5K |
|
2477
Replimune Group
REPL
$1.22B
| $5.98M | ﹤0.01% |
545,341
-65,340
| -11% | -$664K |
|
2478
Dyne Therapeutics
DYN
$3.23B
| $5.96M | ﹤0.01% |
166,147
-5,038
| -3% | -$201K |
|
2479
Tilly's
TLYS
$134M
| $5.93M | ﹤0.01% |
1,162,925
-93,870
| -7% | -$489K |
|
2480
Consensus Cloud Solutions
CCSI
$671M
| $5.91M | ﹤0.01% |
251,018
+5,173
| +2% | +$108K |
|
|
NLOP
2481
Net Lease Office Properties
NLOP
$159M
| $5.89M | ﹤0.01% |
192,419
+107
| +0.1% | +$3.08K |
|
2482
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$34.9M
| $5.86M | ﹤0.01% |
1,992,976
-33,100
| -2% | -$103K |
|
|
PHX
2483
DELISTED
PHX Minerals
PHX
| $5.84M | ﹤0.01% |
1,728,007
+96,138
| +6% | +$320K |
|
2484
Security National Financial
SNFCA
$226M
| $5.84M | ﹤0.01% |
699,930
+62,300
| +10% | +$466K |
|
|
PPIH
2485
Perma-Pipe International
PPIH
$248M
| $5.83M | ﹤0.01% |
448,898
+1,730
| +0.4% | +$17.2K |
|
|
CTO
2486
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$776M
| $5.81M | ﹤0.01% |
305,558
+6,124
| +2% | +$116K |
|
|
ACCD
2487
DELISTED
Accolade Inc
ACCD
| $5.81M | ﹤0.01% |
1,509,390
-144,700
| -9% | -$567K |
|
2488
TaskUs
TASK
$748M
| $5.78M | ﹤0.01% |
447,298
+54,794
| +14% | +$776K |
|
2489
Bally's
BALY
$532M
| $5.74M | ﹤0.01% |
332,880
-800
| -0.2% | -$12.8K |
|
|
CRON
2490
Cronos Group
CRON
$1.21B
| $5.74M | ﹤0.01% |
2,620,519
-11,264
| -0.4% | -$25.8K |
|
2491
KT
KT
$9.26B
| $5.72M | ﹤0.01% |
371,230
+3,877
| +1% | +$55.9K |
|
2492
Nu Skin
NUS
$223M
| $5.71M | ﹤0.01% |
775,013
-165,734
| -18% | -$1.55M |
|
|
WOW
2493
DELISTED
WideOpenWest
WOW
| $5.71M | ﹤0.01% |
1,087,411
| – | – |
|
|
ITI
2494
DELISTED
Iteris, Inc.
ITI
| $5.7M | ﹤0.01% |
797,949
-305,827
| -28% | -$1.83M |
|
|
CLDT
2495
Chatham Lodging
CLDT
$598M
| $5.66M | ﹤0.01% |
663,834
-6,800
| -1% | -$57.6K |
|
|
NXDR
2496
Nextdoor Holdings
NXDR
$959M
| $5.59M | ﹤0.01% |
2,254,845
+1,036,037
| +85% | +$2.66M |
|
2497
Wipro
WIT
$16.6B
| $5.54M | ﹤0.01% |
1,710,152
+160,418
| +10% | +$502K |
|
2498
EverQuote
EVER
$822M
| $5.54M | ﹤0.01% |
262,649
| – | – |
|
2499
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$346M
| $5.5M | ﹤0.01% |
659,268
+418,500
| +174% | +$3.8M |
|
2500
Dine Brands
DIN
$348M
| $5.47M | ﹤0.01% |
175,187
-27,997
| -14% | -$902K |
|
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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2024 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2024, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,437 positions worth $412B, up 7.7% from $383B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q3 2024: portfolio turnover was 4.4%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 64 new positions and exited 88, leaving the 3,437-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 20% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q3 2024 buy was Seadrill: 3,075,053 shares worth $122M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2024, an estimated $360M increase.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q3 2024 reduction was Broadcom, cutting an estimated $299M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Super Micro Computer in Q3 2024, selling an estimated $284M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $412B portfolio in Q3 2024.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 64 new positions and closed 88 in Q3 2024.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.7% quarter-over-quarter to $412B.
Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2024, filed 7 Nov 2024.