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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
CRC icon
701
California Resources
CRC
$4.62B
$141M 0.03%
3,196,577
-370,858
-10% -$17.6M
KMX icon
702
CarMax
KMX
$8.26B
$140M 0.03%
1,800,275
-122,097
-6% -$9.79M
JEF icon
703
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.1B
$140M 0.03%
2,613,516
-523,941
-17% -$35.6M
BCS icon
704
Barclays
BCS
$94.1B
$140M 0.03%
9,087,395
-1,712,522
-16% -$25.6M
LYV icon
705
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$42.1B
$139M 0.03%
1,067,785
+83,182
+8% +$11.4M
ENS icon
706
EnerSys
ENS
$6.99B
$139M 0.03%
1,521,282
+43,615
+3% +$4.25M
SSD icon
707
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8.16B
$139M 0.03%
886,805
-22,743
-3% -$3.73M
TCOM icon
708
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29.1B
$139M 0.03%
2,190,468
+3,841
+0.2% +$251K
FRME icon
709
First Merchants
FRME
$2.67B
$139M 0.03%
3,439,858
-76,704
-2% -$3.19M
BEN icon
710
Franklin Resources
BEN
$17.2B
$139M 0.03%
7,223,369
+1,220,419
+20% +$24.5M
COHR icon
711
Coherent
COHR
$74.2B
$139M 0.03%
2,132,917
-876,241
-29% -$72.6M
OPLN
712
Openlane
OPLN
$4.54B
$138M 0.03%
7,183,411
-52,978
-0.7% -$1.09M
HOOD icon
713
Robinhood
HOOD
$83.9B
$138M 0.03%
3,315,500
+21,574
+0.7% +$1.03M
TRMK icon
714
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.75B
$138M 0.03%
4,000,032
-97,051
-2% -$3.46M
CLX icon
715
Clorox
CLX
$12.7B
$138M 0.03%
936,393
+5,365
+0.6% +$819K
SRE icon
716
Sempra
SRE
$54.8B
$138M 0.03%
1,931,807
+8,680
+0.5% +$676K
WBD icon
717
Warner Bros
WBD
$67.1B
$138M 0.03%
12,839,389
+4,994,894
+64% +$52.2M
LAUR icon
718
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.28B
$138M 0.03%
6,730,639
-359,847
-5% -$6.95M
AXTA icon
719
Axalta
AXTA
$8.17B
$137M 0.03%
4,140,945
+266,907
+7% +$9.48M
XEL icon
720
Xcel Energy
XEL
$48.8B
$137M 0.03%
1,939,354
+22,567
+1% +$1.54M
MOG.A icon
721
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$12.8B
$137M 0.03%
791,110
-43,915
-5% -$8.09M
SIG icon
722
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.76B
$137M 0.03%
2,361,077
-189,156
-7% -$10.8M
MTX icon
723
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.34B
$137M 0.03%
2,154,997
-74,340
-3% -$5.3M
COO icon
724
Cooper Companies
COO
$14.5B
$137M 0.03%
1,621,839
+63,681
+4% +$5.71M
THG icon
725
Hanover Insurance
THG
$7.98B
$137M 0.03%
785,216
+1,014
+0.1% +$164K

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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.