Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital One
COF
|
+$391M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$376M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$258M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$175M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DFS
Discover Financial Services
DFS
|
+$536M |
| 2 |
X
US Steel
X
|
+$421M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$375M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$226M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$209M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.92% |
| 2 | Financials | 18.53% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.39% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.4% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.42% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1001
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.04B
| $100M | 0.02% |
1,541,863
-56,139
| -4% | -$3.61M |
|
1002
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.77B
| $100M | 0.02% |
869,034
-16,243
| -2% | -$1.88M |
|
1003
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.45B
| $100M | 0.02% |
230,466
-56,481
| -20% | -$26.5M |
|
1004
Phinia Inc
PHIN
$2.84B
| $99.9M | 0.02% |
2,246,032
+60,828
| +3% | +$2.57M |
|
1005
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.22B
| $99.9M | 0.02% |
1,635,294
+402,351
| +33% | +$25.9M |
|
1006
Brady Corp
BRC
$4.5B
| $99.9M | 0.02% |
1,469,241
-6,459
| -0.4% | -$450K |
|
1007
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.82B
| $99.8M | 0.02% |
554,770
-3,029
| -0.5% | -$509K |
|
1008
PTC
PTC
$14.4B
| $99.8M | 0.02% |
579,335
+58,989
| +11% | +$9.51M |
|
1009
Workday
WDAY
$36.5B
| $99.7M | 0.02% |
415,438
+46,431
| +13% | +$11.3M |
|
1010
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.36B
| $99.7M | 0.02% |
1,689,570
-15,996
| -0.9% | -$916K |
|
1011
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$37.8B
| $99.6M | 0.02% |
305,563
-4,256
| -1% | -$1.18M |
|
1012
Teradyne
TER
$51.5B
| $99.6M | 0.02% |
1,107,170
+6,026
| +0.5% | +$481K |
|
1013
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.87B
| $99.5M | 0.02% |
195,288
+4,427
| +2% | +$2.17M |
|
1014
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.61B
| $99.5M | 0.02% |
2,676,248
-92,112
| -3% | -$3.68M |
|
1015
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.61B
| $99.3M | 0.02% |
2,252,040
-33,006
| -1% | -$1.34M |
|
1016
Knife River
KNF
$4.42B
| $99.3M | 0.02% |
1,215,926
+38,948
| +3% | +$3.55M |
|
1017
GSK
GSK
$104B
| $99.2M | 0.02% |
2,582,375
+1,588
| +0.1% | +$60.7K |
|
1018
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$3.66B
| $99M | 0.02% |
16,695,884
+5,689,354
| +52% | +$34.3M |
|
1019
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.78B
| $98.9M | 0.02% |
2,546,139
-82,466
| -3% | -$3.02M |
|
1020
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.02B
| $98.7M | 0.02% |
746,921
+115,442
| +18% | +$15.7M |
|
1021
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.19B
| $98.6M | 0.02% |
1,831,375
-212,842
| -10% | -$10.4M |
|
1022
ArcelorMittal
MT
$50.2B
| $98.4M | 0.02% |
3,115,829
+42,352
| +1% | +$1.25M |
|
1023
NiSource
NI
$22B
| $98.3M | 0.02% |
2,436,899
-38,805
| -2% | -$1.52M |
|
1024
Innospec
IOSP
$2.08B
| $98.3M | 0.02% |
1,168,925
+10,908
| +0.9% | +$955K |
|
1025
NetEase
NTES
$79.7B
| $98.2M | 0.02% |
729,622
+12,843
| +2% | +$1.48M |
|
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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2025, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,373 positions worth $432B, up 7.4% from $402B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q2 2025: portfolio turnover was 4.6%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 53 new positions and exited 101, leaving the 3,373-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q2 2025 buy was Ralliant Corp: 965,437 shares worth $46.9M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Capital One in Q2 2025, an estimated $391M increase.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $375M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Discover Financial Services in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $536M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $432B portfolio in Q2 2025.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 53 new positions and closed 101 in Q2 2025.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $432B.
Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 12 Aug 2025.