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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
-1.54%
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
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$1B
Cap. Flow %
0.33%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,786
Reduced
1,466
Closed
93

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
KVUE icon
Kenvue
KVUE
+$396M
2
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$167M
3
EXR icon
Extra Space Storage
EXR
+$148M
4
GEHC icon
GE HealthCare
GEHC
+$120M
5
PTEN icon
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
+$102M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 17.29%
2 Financials 16.14%
3 Industrials 13.23%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.74%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BFH icon
851
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.36B
$93.8M 0.03%
2,743,814
+248,788
+10% +$9.12M
WSC icon
852
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
$4.66B
$93.7M 0.03%
2,252,353
+20,928
+0.9% +$921K
EWBC icon
853
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$18B
$93.6M 0.03%
1,776,259
+27,081
+2% +$1.52M
AMN icon
854
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.35B
$93.6M 0.03%
1,099,009
-45,518
-4% -$4.32M
CNO icon
855
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5B
$93.4M 0.03%
3,935,749
+10,691
+0.3% +$257K
AZEK
856
DELISTED
The AZEK Co
AZEK
$93.4M 0.03%
3,140,048
-143,293
-4% -$4.5M
ANSS
857
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$93.3M 0.03%
313,479
-624
-0.2% -$198K
AA icon
858
Alcoa
AA
$11.7B
$93.2M 0.03%
3,207,917
-267,288
-8% -$8.38M
WD icon
859
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.75B
$93.1M 0.03%
1,253,979
+52,145
+4% +$4.41M
BANR icon
860
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.4B
$93M 0.03%
2,195,091
-22,781
-1% -$1.02M
FELE icon
861
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.85B
$92.9M 0.03%
1,041,500
+9,980
+1% +$966K
LPG icon
862
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.9B
$92.9M 0.03%
3,233,000
+42,162
+1% +$1.13M
SRE icon
863
Sempra
SRE
$59.2B
$92.8M 0.03%
1,364,109
-41,349
-3% -$2.98M
EL icon
864
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.7B
$92.7M 0.03%
641,144
-115,282
-15% -$19.2M
HCC icon
865
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$4.17B
$92.6M 0.03%
1,813,559
+6,740
+0.4% +$283K
POWI icon
866
Power Integrations
POWI
$3.3B
$92.4M 0.03%
1,210,713
-9,909
-0.8% -$848K
TALO icon
867
Talos Energy
TALO
$2.28B
$92.4M 0.03%
5,618,103
+1,366,470
+32% +$22M
KNSL icon
868
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$8.43B
$92.3M 0.03%
222,794
-19,660
-8% -$7.63M
VMI icon
869
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.33B
$92.2M 0.03%
383,682
+14,729
+4% +$3.79M
FLR icon
870
Fluor
FLR
$6.89B
$92.1M 0.03%
2,508,244
+85,897
+4% +$2.88M
SAH icon
871
Sonic Automotive
SAH
$3.31B
$91.8M 0.03%
1,921,641
-36,515
-2% -$1.86M
NNN icon
872
NNN REIT
NNN
$9.37B
$91.7M 0.03%
2,594,220
+4,916
+0.2% +$197K
BRX icon
873
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$9.77B
$91.5M 0.03%
4,404,263
+55,989
+1% +$1.24M
STX icon
874
Seagate
STX
$169B
$91.2M 0.03%
1,382,292
-25,104
-2% -$1.62M
HRL icon
875
Hormel Foods
HRL
$14.1B
$91.1M 0.03%
2,394,258
+187,094
+8% +$7.37M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2023, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,560 positions worth $305B, down 2.8% from $314B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q3 2023: portfolio turnover was 4.9%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 80 new positions and exited 93, leaving the 3,560-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q3 2023 buy was Kenvue: 17,128,393 shares worth $344M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to JPMorgan Chase in Q3 2023, an estimated $167M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was Super Micro Computer, cutting an estimated $310M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited PDC Energy, Inc. in Q3 2023, selling an estimated $313M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $305B portfolio in Q3 2023.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 80 new positions and closed 93 in Q3 2023.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value fell 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $305B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 9 Nov 2023.