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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
-1.95%
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
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.74B
Cap. Flow %
0.68%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$588M
2
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$429M
3
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$333M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$229M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$215M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.81%
2 Financials 18.7%
3 Industrials 12.07%
4 Healthcare 10.44%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.2%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
STZ icon
251
Constellation Brands
STZ
$23.2B
$311M 0.08%
1,693,827
+76,186
+5% +$13.8M
MOS icon
252
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.33B
$311M 0.08%
11,497,545
+456,327
+4% +$12.1M
WAB icon
253
Wabtec
WAB
$49.3B
$310M 0.08%
1,709,962
-6,842
-0.4% -$1.31M
AGCO icon
254
AGCO
AGCO
$7.2B
$310M 0.08%
3,346,046
+361,965
+12% +$35.4M
PFG icon
255
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24.3B
$309M 0.08%
3,663,656
-249,408
-6% -$20.7M
NXPI icon
256
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$60.4B
$309M 0.08%
1,623,987
+71,185
+5% +$15.2M
SYK icon
257
Stryker
SYK
$130B
$308M 0.08%
826,282
-2,021
-0.2% -$769K
CTVA icon
258
Corteva
CTVA
$51.3B
$306M 0.08%
4,868,731
+74,645
+2% +$4.61M
ARW icon
259
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$10.4B
$304M 0.08%
2,928,917
-1,542
-0.1% -$170K
CADE
260
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
$302M 0.08%
9,959,709
-14,039
-0.1% -$465K
UL icon
261
Unilever
UL
$136B
$302M 0.08%
4,510,550
-25,517
-0.6% -$1.65M
CTRA
262
DELISTED
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$302M 0.08%
10,448,823
+90,103
+0.9% +$2.51M
MLM icon
263
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$33B
$302M 0.08%
631,519
-9,845
-2% -$5M
WTM icon
264
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.13B
$302M 0.08%
156,617
-778
-0.5% -$1.46M
CME icon
265
CME Group
CME
$94.8B
$301M 0.07%
1,135,077
+39,971
+4% +$9.86M
LYB icon
266
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$19.2B
$300M 0.07%
4,262,869
-306,218
-7% -$23M
IVZ icon
267
Invesco
IVZ
$13.9B
$300M 0.07%
19,746,797
-357,748
-2% -$6.1M
CRS icon
268
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$28.4B
$299M 0.07%
1,651,679
-69,917
-4% -$13.5M
PLTR icon
269
Palantir
PLTR
$413B
$297M 0.07%
3,518,805
+122,802
+4% +$10.8M
SNA icon
270
Snap-on
SNA
$21.5B
$297M 0.07%
881,194
-46,370
-5% -$15.8M
INVH icon
271
Invitation Homes
INVH
$18B
$297M 0.07%
8,515,969
-311,739
-4% -$10.1M
LH icon
272
Labcorp
LH
$25.9B
$296M 0.07%
1,273,423
-90,002
-7% -$21.8M
CNX icon
273
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.2B
$295M 0.07%
9,385,721
-414,646
-4% -$12.5M
VRTX icon
274
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$126B
$294M 0.07%
605,879
-21,638
-3% -$10.1M
DTM icon
275
DT Midstream
DTM
$13.4B
$293M 0.07%
3,039,788
-685,433
-18% -$68.6M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2025, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,398 positions worth $402B, down 3.4% from $416B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2025: portfolio turnover was 4%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 59 new positions and exited 78, leaving the 3,398-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q1 2025 buy was Sandisk: 849,963 shares worth $40.5M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Apple in Q1 2025, an estimated $588M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was Expand Energy Corp, cutting an estimated $322M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $159M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $402B portfolio in Q1 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 59 new positions and closed 78 in Q1 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $402B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 13 May 2025.