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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
LHCG
801
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
$86.9M 0.03%
530,724
-1,644
-0.3% -$267K
BDC icon
802
Belden
BDC
$4.09B
$86.8M 0.03%
1,445,899
+67,046
+5% +$4.26M
LBRDK icon
803
Liberty Broadband Class C
LBRDK
$4.72B
$86.7M 0.03%
1,174,865
-4,814
-0.4% -$512K
TOWN icon
804
Towne Bank
TOWN
$3.53B
$86.7M 0.03%
3,232,149
+104,180
+3% +$2.99M
CRVL icon
805
CorVel
CRVL
$3.14B
$86.7M 0.03%
1,878,021
-3,732
-0.2% -$194K
HOMB icon
806
Home BancShares
HOMB
$6.31B
$86.6M 0.03%
3,847,226
+134,442
+4% +$3.12M
POOL icon
807
Pool Corp
POOL
$7B
$86.6M 0.03%
272,110
+3,659
+1% +$1.31M
GFI icon
808
Gold Fields
GFI
$29.2B
$86.5M 0.03%
10,693,622
+640,161
+6% +$5.51M
CLR
809
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
$86.4M 0.03%
1,293,716
-580,821
-31% -$39.2M
TROX icon
810
Tronox
TROX
$981M
$86.4M 0.03%
7,053,506
+632,817
+10% +$9.39M
ECPG icon
811
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.06B
$86.1M 0.03%
1,893,250
+59,170
+3% +$3.4M
JKHY icon
812
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.2B
$85.8M 0.03%
470,546
-770
-0.2% -$151K
NTAP icon
813
NetApp
NTAP
$34.2B
$85.6M 0.03%
1,383,259
-2,486
-0.2% -$173K
CLF icon
814
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$6.84B
$85.6M 0.03%
6,350,597
+1,030,366
+19% +$17.1M
EXC icon
815
Exelon
EXC
$48.4B
$85.6M 0.03%
2,283,714
+20,161
+0.9% +$891K
DMC
816
Del Monte Corp
DMC
$1.37B
$85.5M 0.03%
3,678,413
+39,128
+1% +$1.09M
CHD icon
817
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.7B
$85.4M 0.03%
1,194,906
-1,045
-0.1% -$90.1K
WEC icon
818
WEC Energy
WEC
$37B
$85.3M 0.03%
953,295
+63,780
+7% +$6.52M
CENTA icon
819
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.44B
$85.2M 0.03%
3,118,976
+83,880
+3% +$2.63M
ECL icon
820
Ecolab
ECL
$79.6B
$85.2M 0.03%
590,010
-1,324
-0.2% -$215K
PBR icon
821
Petrobras
PBR
$116B
$85.2M 0.03%
6,906,525
-207,722
-3% -$2.75M
TDG icon
822
TransDigm Group
TDG
$73.2B
$85.1M 0.03%
162,130
+1,910
+1% +$1.14M
SFM icon
823
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.31B
$85.1M 0.03%
3,066,526
+103,701
+4% +$2.95M
ACLS icon
824
Axcelis
ACLS
$3.69B
$85M 0.03%
1,403,763
-83,155
-6% -$5.37M
SASR
825
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$84.8M 0.03%
2,405,863
+59,199
+3% +$2.33M

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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.