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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
-3.58%
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
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$941M
Cap. Flow %
-0.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,329
Closed
119

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$332M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$283M
3
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$165M
4
YUMC icon
Yum China
YUMC
+$137M
5
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$129M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.25%
3 Industrials 12.58%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
JLL icon
351
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$15.9B
$171M 0.07%
1,134,403
+9,719
+0.9% +$1.69M
OTIS icon
352
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$28B
$171M 0.07%
2,684,673
+11,494
+0.4% +$841K
NAVI icon
353
Navient
NAVI
$824M
$170M 0.07%
11,595,028
-676
-0% -$10.3K
KEY icon
354
KeyCorp
KEY
$24.2B
$170M 0.07%
10,629,410
+239,958
+2% +$4.3M
DOC icon
355
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$15.7B
$170M 0.07%
7,418,795
-30,617
-0.4% -$809K
NTCT icon
356
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.89B
$170M 0.07%
5,422,889
+144,639
+3% +$4.73M
HSY icon
357
Hershey
HSY
$36.7B
$169M 0.07%
767,498
+561
+0.1% +$126K
CPT icon
358
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.4B
$169M 0.06%
1,416,231
-129,913
-8% -$17.3M
ULTA icon
359
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$21.5B
$169M 0.06%
421,134
+9,232
+2% +$3.72M
CNXC icon
360
Concentrix
CNXC
$1.58B
$169M 0.06%
1,513,480
-4,950
-0.3% -$633K
BTU icon
361
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.81B
$168M 0.06%
6,786,790
+672,358
+11% +$15.1M
RIO icon
362
Rio Tinto
RIO
$150B
$168M 0.06%
3,050,127
+3,121
+0.1% +$180K
FTI icon
363
TechnipFMC
FTI
$29.1B
$168M 0.06%
19,839,223
+1,296,637
+7% +$10.2M
TXT icon
364
Textron
TXT
$15.6B
$168M 0.06%
2,879,885
-92,061
-3% -$5.84M
BKNG icon
365
Booking.com
BKNG
$153B
$167M 0.06%
2,534,850
+438,125
+21% +$32.9M
COR icon
366
Cencora
COR
$61.7B
$167M 0.06%
1,231,126
+60,635
+5% +$8.71M
K
367
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
$167M 0.06%
2,545,612
+86,459
+4% +$5.94M
ABM icon
368
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.87B
$166M 0.06%
4,345,239
+89,431
+2% +$3.92M
NNI icon
369
Nelnet
NNI
$4.88B
$166M 0.06%
2,096,166
-6,113
-0.3% -$532K
IP icon
370
International Paper
IP
$23.4B
$166M 0.06%
5,232,061
+69,539
+1% +$2.84M
EL icon
371
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.7B
$164M 0.06%
759,822
+12,104
+2% +$3.09M
LAD icon
372
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.07B
$163M 0.06%
761,876
-9,313
-1% -$2.43M
BBY icon
373
Best Buy
BBY
$18.9B
$163M 0.06%
2,572,322
+49,598
+2% +$3.67M
MCO icon
374
Moody's
MCO
$84.3B
$163M 0.06%
670,008
+6,171
+0.9% +$1.79M
ABCB icon
375
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.85B
$162M 0.06%
3,630,195
+240,506
+7% +$11M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2022 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2022, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,606 positions worth $260B, down 6.6% from $279B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2022 filing shows 143 new, 1,920 increased, 1,329 reduced and 119 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Yum China: 2,857,283 shares worth $135M. The largest sale was Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF, an estimated $941M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 18% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q3 2022 buy was Yum China: 2,857,283 shares worth $135M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Meta Platforms (Facebook) in Q3 2022, an estimated $332M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q3 2022 reduction was Apple, cutting an estimated $219M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF in Q3 2022, selling an estimated $941M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $260B portfolio in Q3 2022.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 143 new positions and closed 119 in Q3 2022.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value fell 6.6% quarter-over-quarter to $260B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2022, filed 10 Nov 2022.