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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
+468.8%
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
IMKTA icon
1301
Ingles Markets
IMKTA
$1.67B
$64.7M 0.02%
993,777
-66,653
-6% -$4.25M
SYBT icon
1302
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.63B
$64.6M 0.02%
935,295
-30,101
-3% -$2.16M
IAG icon
1303
IAMGOLD
IAG
$9.18B
$64.5M 0.02%
10,327,208
+1,059,580
+11% +$6.26M
CP icon
1304
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$80.4B
$64.5M 0.02%
919,405
+38,005
+4% +$2.89M
SXI icon
1305
Standex International
SXI
$3.95B
$64.4M 0.02%
399,115
-26,898
-6% -$4.93M
TPC
1306
Tutor Perini Cor
TPC
$4.45B
$64.4M 0.02%
2,776,271
-49,079
-2% -$1.21M
EPAC icon
1307
Enerpac Tool Group
EPAC
$1.89B
$64.3M 0.02%
1,433,114
-83,773
-6% -$3.72M
PRA
1308
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
$64.2M 0.02%
2,749,604
+45,651
+2% +$739K
AVA icon
1309
Avista
AVA
$3.25B
$64M 0.02%
1,528,783
-12,686
-0.8% -$481K
PINS icon
1310
Pinterest
PINS
$13.1B
$63.9M 0.02%
2,059,422
+305,084
+17% +$10.3M
HLMN icon
1311
Hillman Solutions
HLMN
$1.81B
$63.6M 0.02%
7,236,454
+817,375
+13% +$7.94M
QDEL icon
1312
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$1.19B
$63.6M 0.02%
1,817,467
+600,341
+49% +$24.5M
AUR icon
1313
Aurora
AUR
$13.1B
$63.3M 0.02%
9,415,192
+654,179
+7% +$4.68M
PAAS icon
1314
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$20.3B
$63.3M 0.02%
2,450,731
+505,201
+26% +$12.1M
APAM icon
1315
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.04B
$63.3M 0.02%
1,618,691
-7,090
-0.4% -$300K
AAL icon
1316
American Airlines Group
AAL
$11B
$63.2M 0.02%
5,995,493
+715,204
+14% +$10.8M
ALE
1317
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
$63.2M 0.02%
961,870
+10,813
+1% +$708K
AMWD
1318
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
$63.2M 0.02%
1,073,766
-77,759
-7% -$5.5M
FORM icon
1319
FormFactor
FORM
$8.92B
$63M 0.02%
2,225,954
+124,138
+6% +$4.56M
LNW
1320
DELISTED
Light & Wonder
LNW
$62.9M 0.02%
726,676
+1,039
+0.1% +$100K
NTB icon
1321
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$2.45B
$62.9M 0.02%
1,617,296
-9,425
-0.6% -$357K
AWR icon
1322
American States Water
AWR
$3.33B
$62.7M 0.02%
797,201
-29,448
-4% -$2.22M
WHD icon
1323
Cactus
WHD
$5.28B
$62.6M 0.02%
1,366,655
+128,235
+10% +$7.1M
S icon
1324
SentinelOne
S
$7.2B
$62.6M 0.02%
3,442,543
-212,651
-6% -$4.61M
TNL icon
1325
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.77B
$62.5M 0.02%
1,350,279
-58,608
-4% -$3.07M

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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.