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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
+468.8%
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
CRBU icon
2826
Caribou Biosciences
CRBU
$145M
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
1,384,669
-347,709
-20% -$452K
ADVM
2827
DELISTED
Adverum Biotechnologies
ADVM
$1.26M ﹤0.01%
287,794
-23,211
-7% -$105K
RMBI icon
2828
Richmond Mutual Bancorp
RMBI
$251M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
97,900
+4,692
+5% +$61.7K
GRWG icon
2829
GrowGeneration
GRWG
$86.5M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
1,158,191
-222,950
-16% -$299K
CLSK icon
2830
CleanSpark
CLSK
$3.53B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
186,035
-3,606,679
-95% -$34.2M
NAGE
2831
Niagen Bioscience
NAGE
$271M
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
181,099
+58,177
+47% +$366K
CYTK icon
2832
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.5B
$1.25M ﹤0.01%
31,034
-63,090
-67% -$2.9M
WOLF icon
2833
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.23B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
406,861
-146,092
-26% -$854K
CIA icon
2834
Citizens
CIA
$239M
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
271,971
+2,390
+0.9% +$11.5K
GLNG icon
2835
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5B
$1.24M ﹤0.01%
32,541
+15
+0% +$588
CDXS icon
2836
Codexis
CDXS
$151M
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
458,616
+52,641
+13% +$204K
RBRK icon
2837
Rubrik
RBRK
$14.9B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
20,199
-16,542
-45% -$1.13M
GRAB icon
2838
Grab
GRAB
$14.3B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
271,745
+50,097
+23% +$234K
LOAR icon
2839
Loar Holdings
LOAR
$6.41B
$1.23M ﹤0.01%
17,406
+12,195
+234% +$880K
GRAL
2840
GRAIL Inc
GRAL
$2.94B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
47,911
-241
-0.5% -$7.45K
GLUE icon
2841
Monte Rosa Therapeutics
GLUE
$1.4B
$1.22M ﹤0.01%
262,990
+118,179
+82% +$725K
CXDO icon
2842
Crexendo
CXDO
$223M
$1.21M ﹤0.01%
247,506
+29,858
+14% +$175K
ALTO icon
2843
Alto Ingredients
ALTO
$369M
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
1,046,231
-221,564
-17% -$343K
CHGG icon
2844
Chegg
CHGG
$110M
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
1,865,988
-272,536
-13% -$338K
SYM icon
2845
Symbotic
SYM
$5.48B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
58,905
+9,124
+18% +$233K
UNB icon
2846
Union Bankshares
UNB
$106M
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
37,486
+2,210
+6% +$67.4K
FLL icon
2847
Full House Resorts
FLL
$80.1M
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
282,168
-4,152
-1% -$19.6K
IONQ icon
2848
IonQ
IONQ
$13.6B
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
53,238
+4,218
+9% +$137K
RIGL icon
2849
Rigel Pharmaceuticals
RIGL
$681M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
65,300
+48,177
+281% +$977K
YSG
2850
Yatsen Holding
YSG
$322M
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
242,082
+28,252
+13% +$110K

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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.