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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
+6.09%
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
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.25B
Cap. Flow %
1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,113
Closed
109

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$150M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$121M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$94.9M
4
COLB icon
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
+$94.4M
5
GEHC icon
GE HealthCare
GEHC
+$89.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.82%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.26%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
WTRG icon
1326
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$11B
$49.7M 0.02%
1,139,332
+56,361
+5% +$2.54M
SSRM icon
1327
SSR Mining
SSRM
$5.6B
$49.6M 0.02%
3,282,985
+422,762
+15% +$6.44M
LGF.B
1328
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class B Non-Voting Shares
LGF.B
$49.4M 0.02%
4,762,520
-394,437
-8% -$3.35M
WDFC icon
1329
WD-40
WDFC
$3.05B
$49.4M 0.02%
277,492
+6,061
+2% +$1.05M
NFG icon
1330
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.87B
$49.3M 0.02%
853,937
+49,852
+6% +$2.89M
NVEE
1331
DELISTED
NV5 Global
NVEE
$49.3M 0.02%
1,896,628
+50,024
+3% +$1.5M
GEN icon
1332
Gen Digital
GEN
$16.9B
$49.2M 0.02%
2,869,309
+309,399
+12% +$6.21M
SBCF icon
1333
Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida
SBCF
$3.38B
$49.2M 0.02%
2,074,433
+188,501
+10% +$5.61M
ZEUS
1334
DELISTED
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$49.1M 0.02%
941,367
+40,265
+4% +$1.86M
KE
1335
Kimball Electronics
KE
$619M
$49M 0.02%
2,031,384
+26,049
+1% +$635K
GIII icon
1336
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.54B
$48.9M 0.02%
3,147,206
+183,295
+6% +$2.87M
ECVT icon
1337
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.32B
$48.9M 0.02%
4,424,260
+1,052,590
+31% +$10.9M
GDDY icon
1338
GoDaddy
GDDY
$11.2B
$48.9M 0.02%
628,737
+7,808
+1% +$603K
AMBA icon
1339
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.63B
$48.9M 0.02%
631,014
+24,920
+4% +$2.13M
DOC
1340
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
$48.8M 0.02%
3,267,751
+132,340
+4% +$2M
ALE
1341
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
$48.7M 0.02%
756,451
+26,497
+4% +$1.66M
RDY icon
1342
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$10.1B
$48.7M 0.02%
4,276,110
-82,820
-2% -$894K
PRK icon
1343
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.75B
$48.6M 0.02%
409,608
+28,619
+8% +$3.66M
PUMP icon
1344
ProPetro Holding
PUMP
$1.37B
$48.5M 0.02%
6,750,490
+1,381,397
+26% +$12.5M
IRWD icon
1345
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
IRWD
$728M
$48.5M 0.02%
4,609,079
+946,481
+26% +$10.6M
LKFN icon
1346
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.56B
$48.4M 0.02%
772,753
+10,045
+1% +$701K
DPZ icon
1347
Domino's
DPZ
$12.1B
$48.4M 0.02%
146,720
+2,683
+2% +$893K
APLE icon
1348
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.91B
$48.3M 0.02%
3,114,563
+38,397
+1% +$628K
RAMP icon
1349
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
$48.3M 0.02%
2,203,920
+626,372
+40% +$14.9M
VALE icon
1350
Vale
VALE
$62B
$48.3M 0.02%
3,060,395
+256,417
+9% +$4.34M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2023, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,570 positions worth $297B, up 87,611% from $338M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2023 filing shows 79 new, 2,112 increased, 1,113 reduced and 109 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GE HealthCare: 1,253,762 shares worth $103M. The largest sale was Walmart Inc, an estimated $320M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q1 2023 buy was GE HealthCare: 1,253,762 shares worth $103M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Apple in Q1 2023, an estimated $150M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $320M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Dimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 ETF in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $11.3M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $297B portfolio in Q1 2023.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 79 new positions and closed 109 in Q1 2023.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 87,611% quarter-over-quarter to $297B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 12 May 2023.