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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
MASI
1551
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
$31.8M 0.01%
225,287
+11,308
+5% +$1.65M
PLUG icon
1552
Plug Power
PLUG
$2.96B
$31.8M 0.01%
1,513,080
+153,845
+11% +$3.67M
DELL icon
1553
Dell
DELL
$374B
$31.8M 0.01%
929,136
-134,882
-13% -$5.68M
SMTC icon
1554
Semtech
SMTC
$16.6B
$31.7M 0.01%
1,078,454
-32,832
-3% -$1.54M
NWN icon
1555
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.05B
$31.7M 0.01%
730,833
-5,286
-0.7% -$268K
CCL icon
1556
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$30.4B
$31.7M 0.01%
4,489,431
-199,312
-4% -$1.93M
CX icon
1557
Cemex
CX
$14.7B
$31.6M 0.01%
9,218,549
+673,095
+8% +$2.66M
USNA icon
1558
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$265M
$31.6M 0.01%
562,969
-2,997
-0.5% -$198K
HNI icon
1559
HNI Corp
HNI
$3.35B
$31.6M 0.01%
1,190,197
+43,261
+4% +$1.43M
VOD icon
1560
Vodafone
VOD
$40.5B
$31.5M 0.01%
2,783,062
-2,734,339
-50% -$38.2M
CSV icon
1561
Carriage Services
CSV
$491M
$31.5M 0.01%
979,349
-97,677
-9% -$3.65M
BN icon
1562
Brookfield
BN
$83B
$31.4M 0.01%
1,427,026
+329,824
+30% +$8.54M
CLVT icon
1563
Clarivate
CLVT
$1.22B
$31.4M 0.01%
3,343,275
+793,474
+31% +$10M
VALE icon
1564
Vale
VALE
$61.6B
$31.4M 0.01%
2,358,856
+168,247
+8% +$2.21M
CWEN icon
1565
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$6.36B
$31.4M 0.01%
984,403
-16,407
-2% -$604K
DBI icon
1566
Designer Brands
DBI
$311M
$31.3M 0.01%
2,045,409
+145,578
+8% +$2.28M
APAM icon
1567
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.59B
$31.3M 0.01%
1,162,194
+8,566
+0.7% +$301K
IDT icon
1568
IDT Corp
IDT
$1.72B
$31.2M 0.01%
1,258,442
-4,233
-0.3% -$109K
HCCI
1569
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
$31.2M 0.01%
1,056,443
+70,351
+7% +$2.2M
EZPW icon
1570
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.94B
$31.2M 0.01%
4,049,141
+174,210
+4% +$1.44M
SGRY icon
1571
Surgery Partners
SGRY
$1.75B
$31.1M 0.01%
1,328,328
+16,103
+1% +$514K
JOUT icon
1572
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$464M
$31M 0.01%
604,076
+10,017
+2% +$626K
SBH icon
1573
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.48B
$30.9M 0.01%
2,455,072
+36,919
+2% +$513K
BAP icon
1574
Credicorp
BAP
$30.5B
$30.9M 0.01%
251,215
-9,274
-4% -$1.19M
DAY
1575
DELISTED
Dayforce
DAY
$30.8M 0.01%
551,524
+81,106
+17% +$4.73M

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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.