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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
IEX icon
801
IDEX
IEX
$17.3B
$124M 0.03%
685,206
+44,489
+7% +$8.86M
ZM icon
802
Zoom
ZM
$30.6B
$124M 0.03%
1,679,499
+16,819
+1% +$1.34M
SPOT icon
803
Spotify
SPOT
$100B
$124M 0.03%
225,260
+21,494
+11% +$12M
OPCH icon
804
Option Care Health
OPCH
$3.56B
$124M 0.03%
3,538,185
-449,866
-11% -$14.1M
BRX icon
805
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$9.32B
$124M 0.03%
4,657,291
-28,581
-0.6% -$760K
LVS icon
806
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$29.6B
$124M 0.03%
3,200,214
+547,756
+21% +$24.2M
CWK icon
807
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd
CWK
$3.25B
$123M 0.03%
12,064,891
+478,484
+4% +$5.82M
SEB icon
808
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$4.06B
$123M 0.03%
45,579
-309
-0.7% -$813K
FCN icon
809
FTI Consulting
FCN
$4.18B
$123M 0.03%
749,244
+48,211
+7% +$8.67M
AEO icon
810
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.01B
$123M 0.03%
10,570,088
+346,135
+3% +$4.95M
PPBI
811
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$123M 0.03%
5,755,015
-51,848
-0.9% -$1.24M
VMI icon
812
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.53B
$123M 0.03%
429,900
+4,722
+1% +$1.54M
CROX icon
813
Crocs
CROX
$6.55B
$123M 0.03%
1,154,676
+108,076
+10% +$11.2M
FDS icon
814
Factset
FDS
$10.2B
$123M 0.03%
269,534
+6,039
+2% +$2.75M
ADC icon
815
Agree Realty
ADC
$9.41B
$122M 0.03%
1,581,170
+31,030
+2% +$2.27M
DCI icon
816
Donaldson
DCI
$11.4B
$122M 0.03%
1,818,227
+202,746
+13% +$14M
MMSI icon
817
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.32B
$122M 0.03%
1,150,386
-32,871
-3% -$3.39M
VSH icon
818
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$5.43B
$122M 0.03%
7,643,262
-582,304
-7% -$9.98M
FCFS icon
819
FirstCash
FCFS
$8.78B
$121M 0.03%
1,007,567
-35,964
-3% -$4.08M
KBR icon
820
KBR
KBR
$4.8B
$121M 0.03%
2,427,015
+244,094
+11% +$13M
ITRI icon
821
Itron
ITRI
$4.54B
$121M 0.03%
1,153,016
-102,608
-8% -$10.7M
ACI icon
822
Albertsons Companies
ACI
$5.83B
$120M 0.03%
5,462,715
+825,983
+18% +$17M
TFX icon
823
Teleflex
TFX
$5.98B
$120M 0.03%
867,864
+355,720
+69% +$57.6M
BWXT icon
824
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.6B
$120M 0.03%
1,211,624
+128,791
+12% +$14M
FLS icon
825
Flowserve
FLS
$10.2B
$119M 0.03%
2,443,456
+75,374
+3% +$4.28M

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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.