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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
+6.09%
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
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.25B
Cap. Flow %
1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,113
Closed
109

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$150M
2
XOM icon
ExxonMobil
XOM
+$121M
3
V icon
Visa
V
+$94.9M
4
COLB icon
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
+$94.4M
5
GEHC icon
GE HealthCare
GEHC
+$89.5M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 16.82%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.26%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
EGO icon
1601
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$8.37B
$34.5M 0.01%
3,334,912
+544,764
+20% +$5.07M
MED icon
1602
Medifast
MED
$108M
$34.5M 0.01%
332,739
-2,386
-0.7% -$264K
CGNX icon
1603
Cognex
CGNX
$11.2B
$34.4M 0.01%
695,041
+24,887
+4% +$1.26M
CRSP icon
1604
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$4.88B
$34.4M 0.01%
759,735
-15,076
-2% -$732K
POWL icon
1605
Powell Industries
POWL
$8B
$34.3M 0.01%
2,416,929
+58,455
+2% +$810K
VBTX
1606
DELISTED
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
$34.3M 0.01%
1,878,755
+233,878
+14% +$5.96M
LMAT icon
1607
LeMaitre Vascular
LMAT
$2.37B
$34.2M 0.01%
663,907
-3,997
-0.6% -$194K
LGF.A
1608
DELISTED
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A Voting Shares
LGF.A
$34.2M 0.01%
3,085,845
-414,118
-12% -$3.73M
UFPT icon
1609
UFP Technologies
UFPT
$2.07B
$34.1M 0.01%
262,976
-39,408
-13% -$4.58M
KOP icon
1610
Koppers
KOP
$976M
$34.1M 0.01%
974,874
+72,360
+8% +$2.41M
PBA icon
1611
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$28B
$34M 0.01%
1,050,682
-26,082
-2% -$880K
CCF
1612
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
$34M 0.01%
324,376
+8,503
+3% +$815K
REVG
1613
DELISTED
REV Group
REVG
$33.9M 0.01%
2,830,578
+118,449
+4% +$1.48M
PENN icon
1614
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.67B
$33.9M 0.01%
1,142,822
-47,021
-4% -$1.46M
BJRI icon
1615
BJ's Restaurants
BJRI
$1.44B
$33.9M 0.01%
1,162,745
+88,506
+8% +$2.76M
HIW icon
1616
Highwoods Properties
HIW
$3.67B
$33.8M 0.01%
1,459,033
+26,832
+2% +$723K
IIIN icon
1617
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$602M
$33.8M 0.01%
1,216,114
+58,452
+5% +$1.7M
VSEC icon
1618
VSE Corp
VSEC
$5.81B
$33.8M 0.01%
751,693
+34,204
+5% +$1.73M
ISEE
1619
DELISTED
IVERIC bio, Inc. Common Stock
ISEE
$33.7M 0.01%
1,386,533
-47,742
-3% -$1.05M
VSXY
1620
Victoria's Secret
VSXY
$7.08B
$33.6M 0.01%
984,404
+308,693
+46% +$11.4M
AGX icon
1621
Argan
AGX
$8.31B
$33.6M 0.01%
830,653
-10,438
-1% -$410K
QNST icon
1622
QuinStreet
QNST
$897M
$33.6M 0.01%
2,115,592
+87,371
+4% +$1.38M
ELAN icon
1623
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12.8B
$33.5M 0.01%
3,566,084
+482,830
+16% +$5.7M
GRC icon
1624
Gorman-Rupp
GRC
$2.19B
$33.5M 0.01%
1,339,832
-12,802
-0.9% -$341K
SMTC icon
1625
Semtech
SMTC
$11.1B
$33.3M 0.01%
1,381,071
+312,621
+29% +$9.78M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2023, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,570 positions worth $297B, up 87,611% from $338M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.

Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2023 filing shows 79 new, 2,112 increased, 1,113 reduced and 109 closed positions. Its largest new stake was GE HealthCare: 1,253,762 shares worth $103M. The largest sale was Walmart Inc, an estimated $320M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 12% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q1 2023 buy was GE HealthCare: 1,253,762 shares worth $103M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Apple in Q1 2023, an estimated $150M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q1 2023 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $320M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Dimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 ETF in Q1 2023, selling an estimated $11.3M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $297B portfolio in Q1 2023.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 79 new positions and closed 109 in Q1 2023.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 87,611% quarter-over-quarter to $297B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2023, filed 12 May 2023.