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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
+6.09%
1 Year Est. Return
+30.42%
3 Year Est. Return
+88.16%
5 Year Est. Return
+120.13%
10 Year Est. Return
+492.93%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.25B
Cap. Flow %
1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,113
Closed
109

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$150M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$121M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$94.9M
4
COLB icon
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
+$94.4M
5
GEHC icon
GE HealthCare
GEHC
+$89.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.82%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.26%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
TSCO icon
251
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$17.8B
$233M 0.08%
4,956,195
+84,795
+2% +$3.86M
FL
252
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$233M 0.08%
5,864,496
+337,865
+6% +$14.1M
NXST icon
253
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.99B
$231M 0.08%
1,338,167
-184,759
-12% -$34M
OC icon
254
Owens Corning
OC
$12.2B
$231M 0.08%
2,406,960
+37,793
+2% +$3.58M
PBH icon
255
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$2.6B
$230M 0.08%
3,675,180
+250
+0% +$15.6K
MO icon
256
Altria Group
MO
$114B
$230M 0.08%
5,154,130
-70,012
-1% -$3.22M
BPOP icon
257
Popular Inc
BPOP
$11.2B
$230M 0.08%
4,001,340
-52,554
-1% -$3.42M
LKQ icon
258
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.15B
$229M 0.08%
4,042,777
-83,558
-2% -$4.71M
EG icon
259
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$229M 0.08%
640,023
-17,505
-3% -$6.29M
OTIS icon
260
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$28.2B
$229M 0.08%
2,708,555
+11,109
+0.4% +$919K
TWNK
261
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$228M 0.08%
9,173,495
+49,810
+0.5% +$1.17M
TOL icon
262
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14.3B
$228M 0.08%
3,799,179
-103,807
-3% -$5.99M
CNX icon
263
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.18B
$228M 0.08%
14,224,469
+16,171
+0.1% +$257K
BECN
264
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$227M 0.08%
3,861,471
-145,911
-4% -$8.54M
POST icon
265
Post Holdings
POST
$3.57B
$227M 0.08%
2,527,360
+52,887
+2% +$4.81M
INTU icon
266
Intuit
INTU
$90.4B
$225M 0.08%
504,807
+7,140
+1% +$2.93M
KMI icon
267
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69.1B
$225M 0.08%
12,846,876
+1,071,546
+9% +$19.1M
ULTA icon
268
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.8B
$224M 0.08%
410,417
-1,182
-0.3% -$607K
CTRA
269
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$224M 0.08%
9,126,349
+687,314
+8% +$16.9M
IRM icon
270
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.4B
$223M 0.08%
4,219,190
+116,057
+3% +$6.08M
UHAL.B icon
271
U-Haul Holding Co Series N
UHAL.B
$12.9B
$223M 0.08%
4,301,632
-44,131
-1% -$2.5M
CBRE icon
272
CBRE Group
CBRE
$43.6B
$222M 0.07%
3,048,251
+12,583
+0.4% +$1.03M
WPC icon
273
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.4B
$221M 0.07%
2,917,254
+106,564
+4% +$8.49M
SMCI icon
274
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$19.8B
$221M 0.07%
20,762,490
+272,950
+1% +$2.46M
MCHP icon
275
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$45.7B
$221M 0.07%
2,637,503
-24,615
-0.9% -$1.96M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2023, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,570 positions worth $297B, up 87,611% from $338M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2023 filing shows 79 new, 2,112 increased, 1,113 reduced and 109 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GE HealthCare: 1,253,762 shares worth $103M. The largest sale was Walmart Inc, an estimated $320M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q1 2023 buy was GE HealthCare: 1,253,762 shares worth $103M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Apple in Q1 2023, an estimated $150M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $320M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Dimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 ETF in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $11.3M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $297B portfolio in Q1 2023.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 79 new positions and closed 109 in Q1 2023.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 87,611% quarter-over-quarter to $297B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 12 May 2023.