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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
ICLR icon
1151
Icon
ICLR
$12.4B
$80.1M 0.02%
457,860
+23,910
+6% +$4.64M
NBHC icon
1152
National Bank Holdings
NBHC
$1.91B
$79.9M 0.02%
2,088,499
-1,231
-0.1% -$51.2K
PODD icon
1153
Insulet
PODD
$9.19B
$79.7M 0.02%
303,712
+14,205
+5% +$3.84M
ACT icon
1154
Enact Holdings
ACT
$6.51B
$79.7M 0.02%
2,294,703
+251,301
+12% +$8.4M
NMRK icon
1155
Newmark Group
NMRK
$2.71B
$79.4M 0.02%
6,521,331
+146,626
+2% +$1.96M
PLMR icon
1156
Palomar
PLMR
$3.55B
$79.3M 0.02%
578,306
+16,566
+3% +$1.96M
LBTYA icon
1157
Liberty Global Class A
LBTYA
$3.68B
$79.1M 0.02%
6,868,421
+796,000
+13% +$9.26M
SR icon
1158
Spire
SR
$4.82B
$78.9M 0.02%
1,007,715
+4,777
+0.5% +$349K
RACE icon
1159
Ferrari
RACE
$72.5B
$78.6M 0.02%
183,606
+7,468
+4% +$3.36M
CERT icon
1160
Certara
CERT
$1.22B
$78.4M 0.02%
7,923,647
+46,140
+0.6% +$560K
TECH icon
1161
Bio-Techne
TECH
$11.2B
$78.4M 0.02%
1,337,567
+383,781
+40% +$26M
CCC
1162
CCC Intelligent Solutions
CCC
$3.75B
$78.4M 0.02%
8,680,705
+2,218,733
+34% +$23M
LGND icon
1163
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$6.15B
$78.3M 0.02%
744,930
+21,911
+3% +$2.48M
AGM icon
1164
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.58B
$78.1M 0.02%
416,744
-14,729
-3% -$2.89M
HAYW icon
1165
Hayward Holdings
HAYW
$3.39B
$78M 0.02%
5,603,486
+729,704
+15% +$10.6M
GTM
1166
ZoomInfo Technologies
GTM
$1.19B
$77.9M 0.02%
7,787,777
+2,551,742
+49% +$26.8M
BRKR icon
1167
Bruker
BRKR
$7.81B
$77.8M 0.02%
1,864,495
+177,131
+10% +$9.22M
RHP icon
1168
Ryman Hospitality Properties
RHP
$7.92B
$77.7M 0.02%
849,713
+15,534
+2% +$1.56M
PAYC icon
1169
Paycom
PAYC
$10B
$77.7M 0.02%
355,575
+55,037
+18% +$11.6M
POR icon
1170
Portland General Electric
POR
$5.8B
$77.7M 0.02%
1,741,400
+97,631
+6% +$4.19M
RUSHB icon
1171
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$6.21B
$77.1M 0.02%
1,364,426
-24,977
-2% -$1.39M
SBCF icon
1172
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.4B
$76.8M 0.02%
2,983,542
-2,143
-0.1% -$58.5K
OGS icon
1173
ONE Gas
OGS
$5.02B
$76.6M 0.02%
1,013,054
+48,089
+5% +$3.47M
RBA icon
1174
RB Global
RBA
$17.8B
$76.5M 0.02%
762,387
+180,209
+31% +$17.2M
HNI icon
1175
HNI Corp
HNI
$3.47B
$76.2M 0.02%
1,718,599
+94,893
+6% +$4.49M

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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.