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Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $552B
1-Year Est. Return 44.19%
 

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
+44.19%
3 Year Est. Return
+113.96%
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
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 17.86%
2 Technology 15.28%
3 Industrials 12.71%
4 Healthcare 11.82%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.99%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
WSO icon
1051
Watsco Inc
WSO
$12.5B
$61.6M 0.02%
239,275
+3,916
+2% +$1.06M
AVNS
1052
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$61.6M 0.02%
2,827,807
+188,035
+7% +$4.91M
AEO icon
1053
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.48B
$61.6M 0.02%
6,327,131
-1,105,811
-15% -$12.9M
STBA icon
1054
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.76B
$61.5M 0.02%
2,096,534
+96,620
+5% +$2.9M
SBNY
1055
DELISTED
Signature Bank
SBNY
$61.3M 0.02%
406,048
+38,421
+10% +$6.98M
CHH icon
1056
Choice Hotels
CHH
$4.42B
$61.1M 0.02%
557,580
+2,474
+0.4% +$284K
VC icon
1057
Visteon
VC
$2.6B
$61M 0.02%
575,389
-4,298
-0.7% -$513K
ENTG icon
1058
Entegris
ENTG
$19.9B
$61M 0.02%
734,216
+109,923
+18% +$10.7M
TRMB icon
1059
Trimble
TRMB
$13.4B
$61M 0.02%
1,123,323
+13,031
+1% +$824K
VNO icon
1060
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$6.5B
$61M 0.02%
2,631,931
-274,120
-9% -$7.64M
LFUS icon
1061
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.1B
$60.8M 0.02%
306,029
+22,282
+8% +$5.32M
MKSI icon
1062
MKS Inc
MKSI
$15.9B
$60.8M 0.02%
735,221
+43,159
+6% +$4.44M
LZB icon
1063
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.21B
$60.7M 0.02%
2,691,171
+131,195
+5% +$3.48M
AVNT icon
1064
Avient
AVNT
$3.75B
$60.7M 0.02%
2,004,033
+9,371
+0.5% +$388K
HALO icon
1065
Halozyme
HALO
$12.3B
$60.6M 0.02%
1,533,500
+184,486
+14% +$8.15M
RDUS
1066
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
$60.5M 0.02%
2,125,826
+30,259
+1% +$1.01M
LBRT icon
1067
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$3.14B
$60.4M 0.02%
4,761,674
+795,503
+20% +$10.7M
FOXF icon
1068
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$812M
$60.3M 0.02%
762,448
+3,320
+0.4% +$307K
IBP icon
1069
Installed Building Products
IBP
$5.3B
$60.2M 0.02%
743,793
-358
-0% -$33.1K
BRKL
1070
DELISTED
Brookline Bancorp
BRKL
$60.1M 0.02%
5,162,417
+119,910
+2% +$1.59M
MERC icon
1071
Mercer International
MERC
$24.9M
$60.1M 0.02%
4,886,172
+181,868
+4% +$2.69M
ATR icon
1072
AptarGroup
ATR
$7.93B
$60M 0.02%
631,259
+4,774
+0.8% +$497K
PPL
1073
PPL Corp
PPL
$25.1B
$60M 0.02%
2,364,573
+35,297
+2% +$1.01M
HLIT icon
1074
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.22B
$59.9M 0.02%
4,583,853
-140,010
-3% -$1.51M
SSP icon
1075
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$291M
$59.9M 0.02%
5,315,669
+57,571
+1% +$815K

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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.