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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
HURN icon
651
Huron Consulting
HURN
$1.97B
$106M 0.04%
1,598,091
-17,937
-1% -$1.19M
USFD icon
652
US Foods
USFD
$22.3B
$106M 0.04%
4,003,693
-4,568
-0.1% -$142K
UCB
653
United Community Banks
UCB
$4.27B
$106M 0.04%
3,194,501
+39,164
+1% +$1.3M
TTEK icon
654
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$8.7B
$105M 0.04%
4,103,320
-212,685
-5% -$5.95M
ST icon
655
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.8B
$105M 0.04%
2,823,285
+14,520
+0.5% +$608K
COOP
656
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
$105M 0.04%
2,598,342
-26,885
-1% -$1.14M
AM icon
657
Antero Midstream
AM
$10.3B
$105M 0.04%
11,431,853
+366,163
+3% +$3.61M
ISRG icon
658
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$130B
$104M 0.04%
557,298
+7,484
+1% +$1.61M
UNF icon
659
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.43B
$104M 0.04%
620,311
+4,182
+0.7% +$763K
TTMI icon
660
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$11.3B
$104M 0.04%
7,895,709
+395
+0% +$5.7K
FRT icon
661
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$10.9B
$104M 0.04%
1,154,479
+27,362
+2% +$2.78M
DRI icon
662
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$23.7B
$104M 0.04%
822,996
+8,997
+1% +$1.12M
MTRN icon
663
Materion
MTRN
$4.36B
$104M 0.04%
1,298,369
+4,519
+0.3% +$372K
GEF icon
664
Greif
GEF
$4.74B
$104M 0.04%
1,741,682
+12,319
+0.7% +$821K
FR icon
665
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$8.77B
$104M 0.04%
2,311,636
-106,523
-4% -$5.39M
J icon
666
Jacobs Solutions
J
$16.6B
$103M 0.04%
1,152,677
-49,148
-4% -$5.09M
A icon
667
Agilent Technologies
A
$39.7B
$103M 0.04%
846,345
-23,567
-3% -$3.03M
SLGN icon
668
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$5.07B
$103M 0.04%
2,446,692
+76,584
+3% +$3.37M
NWSA icon
669
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$15.3B
$103M 0.04%
6,801,961
+477,212
+8% +$8M
CALX icon
670
Calix
CALX
$2.34B
$103M 0.04%
1,679,827
+347
+0% +$18.6K
MAN icon
671
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.58B
$103M 0.04%
1,585,783
+90,580
+6% +$6.81M
FSS icon
672
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.19B
$103M 0.04%
2,748,407
-8,256
-0.3% -$324K
IOSP icon
673
Innospec
IOSP
$2.12B
$103M 0.04%
1,197,212
+6,181
+0.5% +$584K
SEM
674
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
$103M 0.04%
8,609,850
+45,126
+0.5% +$641K
MSI icon
675
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$73.1B
$103M 0.04%
457,658
-49,916
-10% -$11.8M

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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.