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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
+10%
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
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
+$1.82B
Cap. Flow %
0.42%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,640
Reduced
1,467
Closed
101

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
DFS
Discover Financial Services
DFS
+$536M
2
X
US Steel
X
+$421M
3
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$375M
4
DE icon
Deere & Co
DE
+$226M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$209M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.92%
2 Financials 18.53%
3 Industrials 12.39%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.4%
5 Healthcare 9.42%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
ARES icon
1326
Ares Management
ARES
$28.8B
$66.2M 0.02%
382,341
+17,432
+5% +$2.76M
OII icon
1327
Oceaneering
OII
$5.19B
$66.1M 0.02%
3,187,618
+411,102
+15% +$7.93M
CMRE icon
1328
Costamare
CMRE
$1.89B
$66M 0.02%
7,248,098
-86,421
-1% -$769K
SHOP icon
1329
Shopify
SHOP
$165B
$66M 0.02%
572,439
+5,050
+0.9% +$505K
GLOB icon
1330
Globant
GLOB
$1.41B
$66M 0.02%
726,139
+97,578
+16% +$10.4M
CON
1331
Concentra Group Holdings
CON
$4.08B
$65.9M 0.02%
3,202,239
-54,900
-2% -$1.17M
CNOB icon
1332
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.65B
$65.8M 0.02%
2,842,060
+567,945
+25% +$13M
JOE icon
1333
St. Joe Company
JOE
$3.56B
$65.6M 0.02%
1,375,486
-13,366
-1% -$598K
GIII icon
1334
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.52B
$65.4M 0.02%
2,921,457
-65,675
-2% -$1.66M
TNET icon
1335
TriNet
TNET
$2.94B
$65.4M 0.02%
894,127
+10,737
+1% +$851K
HEI icon
1336
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.9B
$65.3M 0.02%
198,942
+5,107
+3% +$1.41M
IDT icon
1337
IDT Corp
IDT
$1.63B
$65M 0.02%
951,533
-59,494
-6% -$3.41M
ACHC icon
1338
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.99B
$65M 0.02%
2,865,051
-69,039
-2% -$1.64M
KALU icon
1339
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$2.65B
$65M 0.02%
813,000
+854
+0.1% +$58.1K
REVG
1340
DELISTED
REV Group
REVG
$64.9M 0.02%
1,364,555
-459,878
-25% -$17.1M
AES icon
1341
AES
AES
$10.6B
$64.9M 0.02%
6,172,585
+265,321
+4% +$2.84M
SXI icon
1342
Standex International
SXI
$3.75B
$64.9M 0.02%
414,811
+15,696
+4% +$2.35M
COTY icon
1343
Coty
COTY
$2.39B
$64.9M 0.02%
13,955,433
+540,928
+4% +$2.68M
MC icon
1344
Moelis & Co
MC
$5.04B
$64.9M 0.02%
1,040,595
+396,015
+61% +$22.2M
ZS icon
1345
Zscaler
ZS
$23.8B
$64.8M 0.02%
206,441
+5,633
+3% +$1.4M
TKO icon
1346
TKO Group
TKO
$13.7B
$64.5M 0.01%
354,778
-53,272
-13% -$8.56M
GME icon
1347
GameStop
GME
$9.66B
$64.5M 0.01%
2,646,727
+520,412
+24% +$13.9M
BLKB icon
1348
Blackbaud
BLKB
$1.59B
$64.3M 0.01%
1,000,643
+1,064
+0.1% +$66.5K
ROG icon
1349
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.31B
$64.2M 0.01%
936,982
+22,545
+2% +$1.45M
DCOM icon
1350
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.77B
$64.1M 0.01%
2,379,225
+29,926
+1% +$783K

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2025, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,373 positions worth $432B, up 7.4% from $402B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q2 2025: portfolio turnover was 4.6%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 53 new positions and exited 101, leaving the 3,373-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q2 2025 buy was Ralliant Corp: 965,437 shares worth $46.9M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Capital One in Q2 2025, an estimated $391M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $375M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Discover Financial Services in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $536M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $432B portfolio in Q2 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 53 new positions and closed 101 in Q2 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $432B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 12 Aug 2025.