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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
GSBC icon
1601
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$865M
$40.6M 0.01%
752,871
-9,669
-1% -$542K
HLIT icon
1602
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.2B
$40.5M 0.01%
4,751,173
-157,317
-3% -$1.2M
VIVO
1603
DELISTED
Meridian Bioscience Inc
VIVO
$40.4M 0.01%
1,822,509
-7,443
-0.4% -$158K
COHR icon
1604
Coherent
COHR
$58B
$40.4M 0.01%
556,599
+77,763
+16% +$5.47M
NXGN
1605
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
$40.3M 0.01%
2,430,942
-41,468
-2% -$743K
CHEF icon
1606
Chefs' Warehouse
CHEF
$4.49B
$40.2M 0.01%
1,262,637
-32,177
-2% -$1.03M
SID icon
1607
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
SID
$1.56B
$40.2M 0.01%
4,567,811
-12,250
-0.3% -$106K
GNW icon
1608
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.87B
$40.2M 0.01%
10,295,739
+827,606
+9% +$3.3M
RM icon
1609
Regional Management Corp
RM
$296M
$40.1M 0.01%
861,184
-39,446
-4% -$1.71M
MAXR
1610
DELISTED
Maxar Technologies Inc. Common Stock
MAXR
$40.1M 0.01%
1,003,733
+226,932
+29% +$8.08M
CNK icon
1611
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$4B
$40M 0.01%
1,820,954
+62,274
+4% +$1.38M
MTUS icon
1612
Metallus
MTUS
$804M
$40M 0.01%
2,824,108
+90,558
+3% +$1.22M
CHCO icon
1613
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.01B
$39.9M 0.01%
530,810
-17,014
-3% -$1.35M
HSTM icon
1614
HealthStream
HSTM
$893M
$39.8M 0.01%
1,425,144
+9,739
+0.7% +$245K
SWX icon
1615
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.27B
$39.8M 0.01%
601,235
-2,847
-0.5% -$194K
GIC icon
1616
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.54B
$39.8M 0.01%
1,083,824
-15,021
-1% -$572K
HAPN
1617
Happen Inc
HAPN
$1.86B
$39.7M 0.01%
2,192,471
+14,843
+0.7% +$231K
HTO
1618
H2O America
HTO
$2.64B
$39.7M 0.01%
627,788
-14,801
-2% -$958K
LE icon
1619
Lands' End
LE
$303M
$39.7M 0.01%
966,967
+15,239
+2% +$416K
TALO icon
1620
Talos Energy
TALO
$2.86B
$39.6M 0.01%
2,531,291
+206,599
+9% +$2.85M
BMRN icon
1621
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$12.6B
$39.5M 0.01%
473,662
+28,376
+6% +$2.25M
POR icon
1622
Portland General Electric
POR
$5.65B
$39.4M 0.01%
854,454
+8,170
+1% +$401K
CENT icon
1623
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.53B
$39.3M 0.01%
927,820
-32,525
-3% -$1.46M
RDY icon
1624
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$10.2B
$39.2M 0.01%
2,669,500
-198,690
-7% -$2.78M
WABC icon
1625
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.39B
$39.2M 0.01%
676,158
-3,000
-0.4% -$187K

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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.