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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
STAG icon
951
STAG Industrial
STAG
$7.1B
$103M 0.03%
2,853,447
+56,298
+2% +$1.96M
NWBI icon
952
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.29B
$103M 0.03%
8,553,450
-175,811
-2% -$2.23M
NVO
953
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$203B
$103M 0.03%
1,479,622
-4,147
-0.3% -$343K
CRWD icon
954
CrowdStrike
CRWD
$211B
$103M 0.03%
1,164,552
+39,692
+4% +$3.78M
IBP icon
955
Installed Building Products
IBP
$6.52B
$103M 0.03%
598,742
-41,769
-7% -$7.53M
YUMC icon
956
Yum China
YUMC
$16.5B
$102M 0.03%
1,969,624
+41,633
+2% +$2M
CBU icon
957
Community Bank
CBU
$3.44B
$102M 0.03%
1,796,684
+21,975
+1% +$1.36M
ARCB icon
958
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.02B
$102M 0.03%
1,447,063
-99,055
-6% -$8.58M
DIOD icon
959
Diodes
DIOD
$4.54B
$102M 0.03%
2,364,940
+126,373
+6% +$6.82M
CUBI icon
960
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.77B
$102M 0.03%
2,029,858
-106,865
-5% -$5.61M
MKTX icon
961
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.72B
$102M 0.03%
470,760
+72,893
+18% +$15.3M
VLTO icon
962
Veralto
VLTO
$23.9B
$102M 0.03%
1,044,698
+178,755
+21% +$17.8M
PPL
963
PPL Corp
PPL
$26B
$102M 0.03%
2,817,144
+169,462
+6% +$5.75M
COIN icon
964
Coinbase
COIN
$38.4B
$102M 0.03%
590,149
+181,979
+45% +$44.1M
ANF icon
965
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.91B
$101M 0.03%
1,327,901
+23,848
+2% +$2.57M
HMY icon
966
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$11.3B
$101M 0.03%
6,861,259
-523,282
-7% -$5.83M
AZTA icon
967
Azenta
AZTA
$1.42B
$101M 0.03%
2,922,793
-110,378
-4% -$5.08M
MEDP icon
968
Medpace
MEDP
$16.3B
$101M 0.03%
332,091
+64,163
+24% +$21.6M
VVV icon
969
Valvoline
VVV
$4.54B
$101M 0.03%
2,897,953
+289,886
+11% +$10.6M
CMS icon
970
CMS Energy
CMS
$22.3B
$101M 0.03%
1,342,217
-25,758
-2% -$1.8M
CHX
971
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
$101M 0.03%
3,381,916
-11,905
-0.4% -$348K
LECO icon
972
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.2B
$101M 0.03%
532,002
-3,432
-0.6% -$674K
FND icon
973
Floor & Decor
FND
$6.39B
$101M 0.03%
1,249,621
+376,607
+43% +$35.6M
PIPR icon
974
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.02B
$101M 0.03%
1,623,696
-194,728
-11% -$13.9M
KAI icon
975
Kadant
KAI
$3.95B
$100M 0.02%
297,428
-13,917
-4% -$5.06M

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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.