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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
+7.28%
1 Year Est. Return
+44.19%
3 Year Est. Return
+113.96%
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.93B
Cap. Flow %
-1.25%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
67

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 17.61%
2 Technology 16.19%
3 Industrials 13.07%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.69%
5 Healthcare 11.05%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
SBSI icon
1476
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$940M
$48.7M 0.02%
1,274,871
-35,204
-3% -$1.44M
HNI icon
1477
HNI Corp
HNI
$3.35B
$48.4M 0.02%
1,099,685
-108,927
-9% -$4.72M
CS
1478
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
$48.3M 0.02%
4,608,358
+13,832
+0.3% +$147K
LNN icon
1479
Lindsay Corp
LNN
$1.19B
$48.3M 0.02%
292,365
-11,199
-4% -$1.84M
SRCL
1480
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
$48.3M 0.02%
674,854
+906
+0.1% +$66.6K
ECHO
1481
EchoStar
ECHO
$27.3B
$48.3M 0.02%
1,987,702
+52,226
+3% +$1.34M
TME icon
1482
Tencent Music
TME
$12.7B
$48.3M 0.02%
3,115,856
+1,898,228
+156% +$31.4M
NEO icon
1483
NeoGenomics
NEO
$2.56B
$48.2M 0.02%
1,067,071
+146,755
+16% +$6.5M
BKE icon
1484
Buckle
BKE
$2.08B
$48.2M 0.02%
968,068
-43,898
-4% -$1.86M
ERIE icon
1485
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$12.8B
$48.1M 0.02%
248,818
-2,769
-1% -$571K
HI
1486
DELISTED
Hillenbrand
HI
$47.9M 0.02%
1,087,527
+71,401
+7% +$3.33M
BURL icon
1487
Burlington
BURL
$15B
$47.8M 0.02%
148,341
-31,254
-17% -$9.95M
CSV icon
1488
Carriage Services
CSV
$491M
$47.6M 0.02%
1,288,290
-77,202
-6% -$2.88M
BWXT icon
1489
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$13.4B
$47.6M 0.02%
818,462
+58,746
+8% +$3.78M
PCRX icon
1490
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$976M
$47.5M 0.02%
782,892
+169,324
+28% +$10.7M
WEX icon
1491
WEX
WEX
$6.65B
$47.4M 0.02%
244,608
-8,317
-3% -$1.71M
YETI icon
1492
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$3.01B
$47.4M 0.02%
516,146
+9,176
+2% +$797K
LNT icon
1493
Alliant Energy
LNT
$17.3B
$47.4M 0.02%
849,585
+5,363
+0.6% +$304K
STAA icon
1494
STAAR Surgical
STAA
$1.07B
$47.3M 0.02%
310,426
+56,774
+22% +$7.48M
APLE icon
1495
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.68B
$47.3M 0.02%
3,101,125
-64,083
-2% -$996K
WH icon
1496
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$5.13B
$47.3M 0.02%
654,166
-154,129
-19% -$11.4M
NYT icon
1497
New York Times
NYT
$11.3B
$47.2M 0.02%
1,084,712
-2,975
-0.3% -$132K
UGI icon
1498
UGI
UGI
$8.19B
$47.2M 0.02%
1,019,747
-5,804
-0.6% -$261K
VRS
1499
DELISTED
Verso Corporation
VRS
$47.2M 0.02%
2,668,037
-48,476
-2% -$799K
LAUR icon
1500
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.94B
$47.2M 0.01%
3,253,289
-265,743
-8% -$3.76M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2021, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,528 positions worth $316B, up 4.5% from $302B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.

Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2021 filing shows 120 new, 1,436 increased, 1,802 reduced and 67 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Organon & Co: 988,887 shares worth $29.9M. The largest sale was TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock, an estimated $302M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 18% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q2 2021 buy was Organon & Co: 988,887 shares worth $29.9M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Huntington Bancshares in Q2 2021, an estimated $233M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Ford, cutting an estimated $181M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $302M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $316B portfolio in Q2 2021.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 120 new positions and closed 67 in Q2 2021.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 4.5% quarter-over-quarter to $316B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 12 Aug 2021.