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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
SLG icon
1401
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.71B
$40.2M 0.02%
1,000,759
-180,257
-15% -$8.38M
BLMN icon
1402
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$689M
$40.2M 0.02%
2,190,332
+71,671
+3% +$1.42M
AVTA
1403
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$40.1M 0.02%
2,075,969
-202,394
-9% -$4.07M
CPA icon
1404
Copa Holdings
CPA
$5.35B
$40.1M 0.02%
598,217
-6,223
-1% -$433K
TNL icon
1405
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$3.91B
$39.7M 0.02%
1,163,711
-2,673
-0.2% -$113K
PFBC icon
1406
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.25B
$39.7M 0.02%
608,634
-1,084
-0.2% -$75.6K
ALGN icon
1407
Align Technology
ALGN
$10.6B
$39.7M 0.02%
191,443
+4,960
+3% +$1.28M
VREX icon
1408
Varex Imaging
VREX
$781M
$39.5M 0.02%
1,869,038
+163,587
+10% +$3.58M
AGYS icon
1409
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.88B
$39.5M 0.02%
713,032
-2,795
-0.4% -$141K
FLS icon
1410
Flowserve
FLS
$9.37B
$39.4M 0.02%
1,623,087
+82,198
+5% +$2.49M
H icon
1411
Hyatt Hotels
H
$14.6B
$39.4M 0.02%
486,687
-753
-0.2% -$64K
FFWM
1412
DELISTED
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
$39.3M 0.02%
2,168,030
+194,065
+10% +$3.85M
TREX icon
1413
Trex
TREX
$4.42B
$39.3M 0.02%
894,506
+56,907
+7% +$3.04M
MAXR
1414
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
$39.2M 0.02%
2,092,483
+165,369
+9% +$4.06M
FIZZ icon
1415
National Beverage
FIZZ
$2.96B
$39.1M 0.02%
1,014,495
+10,290
+1% +$514K
DCH
1416
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.45B
$39.1M 0.02%
5,721,240
-32,738
-0.6% -$295K
KAMN
1417
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$39M 0.02%
1,398,105
+137,979
+11% +$4.31M
APA icon
1418
APA Corp
APA
$15.9B
$39M 0.02%
1,140,829
-172,579
-13% -$6.17M
SSTK icon
1419
Shutterstock
SSTK
$181M
$39M 0.02%
777,388
-6,477
-0.8% -$372K
IDCC icon
1420
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.31B
$39M 0.02%
964,141
+14,546
+2% +$784K
NWLI
1421
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
$38.9M 0.01%
227,663
+922
+0.4% +$179K
WWE
1422
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
$38.8M 0.01%
553,219
+29,536
+6% +$2.01M
CARS icon
1423
Cars.com
CARS
$608M
$38.8M 0.01%
3,371,056
-227,747
-6% -$2.69M
CHNG
1424
DELISTED
Change Healthcare Inc. Common Stock
CHNG
$38.7M 0.01%
1,408,392
-39,987
-3% -$991K
LGND icon
1425
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.68B
$38.7M 0.01%
719,936
+10,281
+1% +$604K

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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.