Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital One
COF
|
+$391M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$376M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$258M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$175M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DFS
Discover Financial Services
DFS
|
+$536M |
| 2 |
X
US Steel
X
|
+$421M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$375M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$226M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$209M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.92% |
| 2 | Financials | 18.53% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.39% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.4% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.42% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
Murphy Oil
MUR
$5.58B
| $174M | 0.04% |
7,711,603
-262,405
| -3% | -$5.85M |
|
602
Antero Midstream
AM
$10.8B
| $173M | 0.04% |
9,152,422
+4,897
| +0.1% | +$87.5K |
|
603
Timken Company
TKR
$9.82B
| $173M | 0.04% |
2,388,035
+20,868
| +0.9% | +$1.42M |
|
604
ATI
ATI
$27B
| $173M | 0.04% |
1,999,304
-618,010
| -24% | -$42.3M |
|
|
OPLN
605
Openlane
OPLN
$4.17B
| $173M | 0.04% |
7,060,211
-123,200
| -2% | -$2.6M |
|
606
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.1B
| $173M | 0.04% |
1,461,952
+299,169
| +26% | +$33.2M |
|
607
Brinker International
EAT
$8.02B
| $172M | 0.04% |
956,104
-11,446
| -1% | -$1.8M |
|
608
Campbell Soup
CPB
$6.51B
| $172M | 0.04% |
5,618,114
+1,627,998
| +41% | +$57.3M |
|
|
DNB
609
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
| $172M | 0.04% |
18,931,192
-697,713
| -4% | -$6.25M |
|
610
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$15.4B
| $172M | 0.04% |
9,827,660
-564,392
| -5% | -$10M |
|
611
Brown & Brown
BRO
$22.9B
| $172M | 0.04% |
1,552,011
+16,206
| +1% | +$1.82M |
|
612
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$2.89B
| $172M | 0.04% |
3,833,599
-12,811
| -0.3% | -$531K |
|
613
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.4B
| $171M | 0.04% |
8,227,889
-410,803
| -5% | -$8.08M |
|
614
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.3B
| $171M | 0.04% |
1,518,814
-40,704
| -3% | -$4.7M |
|
|
CNR
615
Core Natural Resources Inc
CNR
$4.19B
| $171M | 0.04% |
2,445,924
-472,954
| -16% | -$33.6M |
|
|
TGNA
616
DELISTED
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
| $170M | 0.04% |
10,122,131
-145,902
| -1% | -$2.43M |
|
617
Voya Financial
VOYA
$8.94B
| $170M | 0.04% |
2,388,289
+18,779
| +0.8% | +$1.21M |
|
618
Global Payments
GPN
$22.1B
| $169M | 0.04% |
2,117,676
+162,283
| +8% | +$12.8M |
|
619
Evercore
EVR
$13.1B
| $169M | 0.04% |
626,761
+65,797
| +12% | +$14.5M |
|
620
Aptiv
APTV
$12B
| $169M | 0.04% |
2,479,711
-97,583
| -4% | -$6.04M |
|
621
TransUnion
TRU
$14.8B
| $169M | 0.04% |
1,917,741
+97,641
| +5% | +$8.14M |
|
622
Crown Holdings
CCK
$12.8B
| $168M | 0.04% |
1,635,445
-1,710
| -0.1% | -$163K |
|
623
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.21B
| $168M | 0.04% |
5,911,648
-417,052
| -7% | -$11.6M |
|
624
Jacobs Solutions
J
$15.9B
| $168M | 0.04% |
1,279,546
+45,029
| +4% | +$5.55M |
|
625
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.93B
| $168M | 0.04% |
2,487,930
-7,922
| -0.3% | -$541K |
|
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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2025, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,373 positions worth $432B, up 7.4% from $402B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q2 2025: portfolio turnover was 4.6%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 53 new positions and exited 101, leaving the 3,373-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q2 2025 buy was Ralliant Corp: 965,437 shares worth $46.9M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Capital One in Q2 2025, an estimated $391M increase.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $375M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Discover Financial Services in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $536M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $432B portfolio in Q2 2025.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 53 new positions and closed 101 in Q2 2025.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $432B.
Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 12 Aug 2025.