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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
OSK icon
351
Oshkosh
OSK
$9.59B
$251M 0.06%
2,672,423
+354,714
+15% +$35.5M
COOP
352
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
$251M 0.06%
2,096,704
-31,460
-1% -$3.29M
WAL icon
353
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.87B
$248M 0.06%
3,221,734
-115,954
-3% -$9.74M
PKG icon
354
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.8B
$247M 0.06%
1,248,739
+60,710
+5% +$13M
JHG
355
DELISTED
Janus Henderson
JHG
$246M 0.06%
6,815,456
-413,939
-6% -$17.1M
ABCB icon
356
Ameris Bancorp
ABCB
$5.89B
$246M 0.06%
4,276,977
-39,149
-0.9% -$2.44M
TDS icon
357
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$3.75B
$246M 0.06%
6,354,795
+107,501
+2% +$3.87M
FLEX icon
358
Flex
FLEX
$44.8B
$245M 0.06%
7,395,454
-1,117,624
-13% -$43.8M
NTR icon
359
Nutrien
NTR
$30.7B
$245M 0.06%
4,923,879
+710,908
+17% +$36.4M
UBER icon
360
Uber
UBER
$153B
$245M 0.06%
3,355,842
+397,359
+13% +$28.6M
OVV icon
361
Ovintiv
OVV
$16.4B
$244M 0.06%
5,708,987
+146,749
+3% +$6.27M
CORT icon
362
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$12B
$244M 0.06%
2,136,510
+57,942
+3% +$3.53M
APH icon
363
Amphenol
APH
$209B
$243M 0.06%
3,697,489
+72,280
+2% +$4.93M
AMKR icon
364
Amkor Technology
AMKR
$13.7B
$242M 0.06%
13,398,430
+365,975
+3% +$8.27M
CVE icon
365
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$52.1B
$242M 0.06%
17,363,386
+4,362,384
+34% +$62.8M
BA icon
366
Boeing
BA
$185B
$241M 0.06%
1,411,301
+135,907
+11% +$23.5M
ABG icon
367
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$3.85B
$241M 0.06%
1,089,177
-18,999
-2% -$4.96M
SSNC icon
368
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$18.6B
$240M 0.06%
2,879,863
-278,615
-9% -$23.1M
NXST icon
369
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.97B
$240M 0.06%
1,341,899
+10,544
+0.8% +$1.71M
BBY icon
370
Best Buy
BBY
$17.3B
$240M 0.06%
3,263,142
+105,710
+3% +$8.72M
BR icon
371
Broadridge
BR
$19B
$240M 0.06%
990,168
+18,388
+2% +$4.33M
R icon
372
Ryder
R
$10.1B
$240M 0.06%
1,666,721
-32,679
-2% -$5.09M
HAL icon
373
Halliburton
HAL
$26.6B
$239M 0.06%
9,426,847
-62,087
-0.7% -$1.63M
NOW icon
374
ServiceNow
NOW
$129B
$239M 0.06%
1,501,670
+65,770
+5% +$12.7M
KEX icon
375
Kirby Corp
KEX
$6.93B
$239M 0.06%
2,367,115
-8,204
-0.3% -$856K

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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.