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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
PLAB icon
1076
Photronics
PLAB
$1.89B
$89.3M 0.02%
4,302,189
-200,055
-4% -$4.45M
MOD icon
1077
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$10.5B
$89M 0.02%
1,159,197
-336,227
-22% -$33.1M
ACHC icon
1078
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.96B
$89M 0.02%
2,934,090
-248,639
-8% -$9.47M
MT icon
1079
ArcelorMittal
MT
$56B
$88.7M 0.02%
3,073,477
+44,449
+1% +$1.23M
UGI icon
1080
UGI
UGI
$7.56B
$88.6M 0.02%
2,678,858
+349,611
+15% +$11.1M
OLED icon
1081
Universal Display
OLED
$3.94B
$88.6M 0.02%
635,042
+135,953
+27% +$20.3M
STBA icon
1082
S&T Bancorp
STBA
$1.86B
$88.5M 0.02%
2,387,500
-32,677
-1% -$1.26M
NTCT icon
1083
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$2.88B
$88.4M 0.02%
4,207,001
-74,104
-2% -$1.67M
CE icon
1084
Celanese
CE
$4.8B
$88.2M 0.02%
1,553,720
-45,895
-3% -$2.87M
CHH icon
1085
Choice Hotels
CHH
$4.96B
$88.2M 0.02%
664,221
-4,672
-0.7% -$666K
MRCY icon
1086
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$6.53B
$88.1M 0.02%
2,044,217
-157,907
-7% -$6.92M
AMR icon
1087
Alpha Metallurgical Resources
AMR
$1.92B
$88M 0.02%
702,763
-33,616
-5% -$5.47M
HR icon
1088
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.96B
$87.9M 0.02%
5,198,759
-263,787
-5% -$4.38M
ENTG icon
1089
Entegris
ENTG
$22.1B
$87.8M 0.02%
1,003,629
+71,722
+8% +$7.23M
ICUI icon
1090
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.18B
$87.7M 0.02%
631,479
+91,498
+17% +$14.2M
MTRN icon
1091
Materion
MTRN
$5.92B
$87.6M 0.02%
1,073,452
-53,585
-5% -$5.05M
HCC icon
1092
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$4.71B
$87.5M 0.02%
1,834,143
-3,940
-0.2% -$201K
HDB icon
1093
HDFC Bank
HDB
$123B
$87.3M 0.02%
2,629,166
+510,858
+24% +$15.6M
NWG icon
1094
NatWest
NWG
$77B
$87.2M 0.02%
7,315,254
-7,464
-0.1% -$83.7K
FE icon
1095
FirstEnergy
FE
$27.6B
$87.1M 0.02%
2,155,777
+137,073
+7% +$5.46M
OI icon
1096
O-I Glass
OI
$1.12B
$87M 0.02%
7,584,038
+134,566
+2% +$1.53M
THS
1097
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
$87M 0.02%
3,209,875
-86,974
-3% -$2.76M
CCL icon
1098
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$40.4B
$86.6M 0.02%
4,432,545
-1,112,983
-20% -$26.5M
SGRY icon
1099
Surgery Partners
SGRY
$1.99B
$86.4M 0.02%
3,639,656
+61,795
+2% +$1.46M
VCYT icon
1100
Veracyte
VCYT
$3.66B
$86.3M 0.02%
2,910,902
+28,168
+1% +$1.07M

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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.