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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
-1.95%
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
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.74B
Cap. Flow %
0.68%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$588M
2
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$429M
3
JNJ icon
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
+$333M
4
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$229M
5
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$215M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 18.81%
2 Financials 18.7%
3 Industrials 12.07%
4 Healthcare 10.44%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.2%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
UEC icon
1651
Uranium Energy
UEC
$5.2B
$35.4M 0.01%
7,394,324
+1,302,934
+21% +$8.17M
FWRG icon
1652
First Watch Restaurant Group
FWRG
$789M
$35.4M 0.01%
2,123,098
+199,197
+10% +$3.84M
ACVA icon
1653
ACV Auctions
ACVA
$1.4B
$35.3M 0.01%
2,508,814
+155,730
+7% +$2.87M
AEG icon
1654
Aegon
AEG
$13.9B
$35.3M 0.01%
5,363,972
-49,635
-0.9% -$317K
ELF icon
1655
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$5.18B
$35.3M 0.01%
561,853
+105,420
+23% +$9.18M
ROKU icon
1656
Roku
ROKU
$21.9B
$35.3M 0.01%
500,513
+66,512
+15% +$5.32M
CWEN icon
1657
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$4.94B
$35.2M 0.01%
1,164,263
+31,621
+3% +$860K
DGICA icon
1658
Donegal Group Class A
DGICA
$721M
$35.2M 0.01%
1,793,505
-11,463
-0.6% -$186K
FCBC icon
1659
First Community Bankshares
FCBC
$924M
$35.1M 0.01%
931,962
-15,863
-2% -$646K
ACLS icon
1660
Axcelis
ACLS
$4.29B
$34.8M 0.01%
701,275
-23,310
-3% -$1.47M
OSBC icon
1661
Old Second Bancorp
OSBC
$1.31B
$34.8M 0.01%
2,092,430
+72,997
+4% +$1.31M
AKR icon
1662
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.97B
$34.8M 0.01%
1,661,187
+85,313
+5% +$1.93M
LBRDA icon
1663
Liberty Broadband Class A
LBRDA
$5.17B
$34.8M 0.01%
408,900
+27,861
+7% +$2.22M
ENR icon
1664
Energizer
ENR
$1.48B
$34.7M 0.01%
1,158,838
+144,942
+14% +$4.64M
ASTH icon
1665
Astrana Health
ASTH
$1.77B
$34.7M 0.01%
1,117,767
+72,227
+7% +$2.41M
NPKI
1666
NPK International
NPKI
$1.16B
$34.6M 0.01%
5,957,792
-159,814
-3% -$1.06M
TR icon
1667
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$2.98B
$34.5M 0.01%
1,129,367
+27,545
+2% +$821K
PRG icon
1668
PROG Holdings
PRG
$1.83B
$34.5M 0.01%
1,297,201
-123,576
-9% -$4.37M
UE icon
1669
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.81B
$34.4M 0.01%
1,808,064
+41,253
+2% +$825K
ILMN icon
1670
Illumina
ILMN
$30.7B
$34.3M 0.01%
432,939
+52,008
+14% +$5.63M
THRM icon
1671
Gentherm
THRM
$1.32B
$34.3M 0.01%
1,282,651
+64,970
+5% +$2.28M
HTLD icon
1672
Heartland Express
HTLD
$990M
$34.3M 0.01%
3,716,076
+209,937
+6% +$2.22M
VCEL icon
1673
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2.37B
$34.2M 0.01%
767,420
+16,928
+2% +$911K
INFA
1674
DELISTED
Informatica
INFA
$34.1M 0.01%
1,955,592
+336,815
+21% +$7.38M
DFIN icon
1675
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.22B
$34.1M 0.01%
779,969
-99,486
-11% -$5.51M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q1 2025 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2025, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,398 positions worth $402B, down 3.4% from $416B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q1 2025: portfolio turnover was 4%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 59 new positions and exited 78, leaving the 3,398-position portfolio largely intact.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 19% of assets, down from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q1 2025 buy was Sandisk: 849,963 shares worth $40.5M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Apple in Q1 2025, an estimated $588M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q1 2025 reduction was Expand Energy Corp, cutting an estimated $322M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock in Q1 2025, selling an estimated $159M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $402B portfolio in Q1 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 59 new positions and closed 78 in Q1 2025.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value fell 3.4% quarter-over-quarter to $402B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2025, filed 13 May 2025.