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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
CTBI icon
1301
Community Trust Bancorp
CTBI
$1.38B
$45.6M 0.02%
1,123,598
+16,268
+1% +$690K
CLW icon
1302
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$338M
$45.5M 0.02%
1,210,160
+41,501
+4% +$1.64M
HIW icon
1303
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.4B
$45.5M 0.02%
1,686,658
-131,088
-7% -$4.23M
PCTY icon
1304
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.74B
$45.4M 0.02%
188,076
-3,733
-2% -$858K
BKI
1305
DELISTED
Black Knight, Inc. Common Stock
BKI
$45.4M 0.02%
700,725
+10,429
+2% +$687K
AVD icon
1306
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$64.3M
$45.3M 0.02%
2,422,671
+32,086
+1% +$669K
CHCO icon
1307
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.01B
$45.3M 0.02%
510,830
-3,332
-0.6% -$285K
SQM icon
1308
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$20.6B
$45.3M 0.02%
498,940
+53,697
+12% +$5.21M
PZZA icon
1309
Papa John's
PZZA
$666M
$45.3M 0.02%
646,626
+28,783
+5% +$2.44M
SBSI icon
1310
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$940M
$44.9M 0.02%
1,270,949
-2,142
-0.2% -$82.2K
CLNE icon
1311
Clean Energy Fuels
CLNE
$379M
$44.8M 0.02%
8,389,185
+661,088
+9% +$4.14M
CABO icon
1312
Cable One
CABO
$102M
$44.8M 0.02%
52,492
+1,452
+3% +$1.79M
CLFD icon
1313
Clearfield
CLFD
$419M
$44.7M 0.02%
427,478
-3,135
-0.7% -$305K
SEE
1314
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
$44.6M 0.02%
1,003,119
+3,552
+0.4% +$195K
PRDO icon
1315
Perdoceo Education
PRDO
$2.06B
$44.6M 0.02%
4,332,379
+409,013
+10% +$4.89M
LNT icon
1316
Alliant Energy
LNT
$17.3B
$44.6M 0.02%
841,474
+14,305
+2% +$863K
NX icon
1317
Quanex
NX
$933M
$44.5M 0.02%
2,451,685
+11,169
+0.5% +$253K
HWKN icon
1318
Hawkins
HWKN
$2.53B
$44.4M 0.02%
1,139,749
+9,954
+0.9% +$386K
CNNE icon
1319
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$671M
$44.4M 0.02%
2,149,180
+317,535
+17% +$6.84M
GSBC icon
1320
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$861M
$44.4M 0.02%
777,355
-4,027
-0.5% -$243K
DPZ icon
1321
Domino's
DPZ
$9.9B
$44.3M 0.02%
142,915
+1,666
+1% +$632K
TTGT icon
1322
TechTarget
TTGT
$277M
$44.3M 0.02%
748,732
-1,031
-0.1% -$66.3K
CVI icon
1323
CVR Energy
CVI
$5.44B
$44.3M 0.02%
1,527,504
+99,890
+7% +$3.15M
IDA icon
1324
Idacorp
IDA
$7.7B
$44.2M 0.02%
446,132
+57,510
+15% +$6.27M
IAA
1325
DELISTED
IAA, Inc. Common Stock
IAA
$44.2M 0.02%
1,386,321
+264,406
+24% +$9.38M

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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.