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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
+21.61%
1 Year Est. Return
+44.19%
3 Year Est. Return
+113.96%
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$552B
AUM Growth
+$70.4B
Cap. Flow
+$7.77B
Cap. Flow %
1.41%
Top 10 Hldgs %
17.11%
Holding
3,315
New
100
Increased
1,949
Reduced
1,085
Closed
94

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 24.11%
2 Financials 17.17%
3 Industrials 12.92%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.96%
5 Healthcare 9.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
CNMD icon
1676
CONMED
CNMD
$1.41B
$43.1M 0.01%
1,317,370
-75,550
-5% -$2.72M
SXC icon
1677
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$816M
$43M 0.01%
5,343,918
-66,264
-1% -$512K
CSGP icon
1678
CoStar Group
CSGP
$12.3B
$42.9M 0.01%
1,515,376
-886,476
-37% -$30.5M
HTB
1679
HomeTrust Bancshares
HTB
$772M
$42.7M 0.01%
856,611
+20,349
+2% +$943K
CARE icon
1680
Carter Bankshares
CARE
$708M
$42.7M 0.01%
1,256,126
+80,201
+7% +$2.17M
COLD icon
1681
Americold
COLD
$4.15B
$42.7M 0.01%
2,717,267
-1,284,889
-32% -$17.6M
AGYS icon
1682
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$42.7M 0.01%
408,757
+31,719
+8% +$2.46M
PBI icon
1683
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.37B
$42.6M 0.01%
2,430,215
+98,900
+4% +$1.51M
ODC icon
1684
Oil-Dri
ODC
$1.27B
$42.5M 0.01%
415,408
-45,926
-10% -$3.67M
HSTM icon
1685
HealthStream
HSTM
$900M
$42.5M 0.01%
1,557,981
+101,938
+7% +$2.39M
LKFN icon
1686
Lakeland Financial Corp
LKFN
$1.49B
$42.4M 0.01%
687,078
+14,907
+2% +$899K
KE
1687
Kimball Electronics
KE
$594M
$42.4M 0.01%
1,656,318
+15,458
+0.9% +$397K
ALHC icon
1688
Alignment Healthcare
ALHC
$1.81B
$42.2M 0.01%
1,770,815
+1,724,280
+3,705% +$33.1M
TROX icon
1689
Tronox
TROX
$685M
$41.9M 0.01%
6,656,901
+1,199,796
+22% +$10.2M
MAN icon
1690
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$2.69B
$41.7M 0.01%
1,234,478
-257,989
-17% -$7.9M
IRON icon
1691
Disc Medicine
IRON
$2.63B
$41.6M 0.01%
569,018
+174,571
+44% +$12M
FLO icon
1692
Flowers Foods
FLO
$1.3B
$41.6M 0.01%
5,264,867
-2,280,286
-30% -$18.3M
AMN icon
1693
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$1.35B
$41.5M 0.01%
1,283,381
+542,172
+73% +$14M
GDOT icon
1694
Green Dot
GDOT
$756M
$41.4M 0.01%
3,066,243
+7,299
+0.2% +$91.4K
ARGX icon
1695
argenx
ARGX
$61.6B
$41.2M 0.01%
44,408
+5,614
+14% +$4.63M
CLVT icon
1696
Clarivate
CLVT
$1.2B
$41.2M 0.01%
19,067,280
-1,149,071
-6% -$2.81M
SFD
1697
Smithfield Foods
SFD
$7.86B
$41M 0.01%
1,689,196
+1,318,065
+355% +$35.2M
SHBI icon
1698
Shore Bancshares
SHBI
$775M
$40.7M 0.01%
1,774,718
+91,315
+5% +$1.86M
TMDX icon
1699
Transmedics
TMDX
$3.04B
$40.5M 0.01%
610,107
+93,428
+18% +$7.91M
SHAK icon
1700
Shake Shack
SHAK
$2.29B
$40.5M 0.01%
723,226
+53,115
+8% +$4M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2026 Portfolio in Review

As of Q2 2026, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,315 positions worth $552B, up 15% from $481B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.

Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2026 filing shows 100 new, 1,949 increased, 1,085 reduced and 94 closed positions. Its largest new stake was AstraZeneca: 2,904,886 shares worth $551M. The largest sale was Advanced Micro Devices, an estimated $494M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 24% of assets, up from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q2 2026 buy was AstraZeneca: 2,904,886 shares worth $551M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Amazon in Q2 2026, an estimated $747M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q2 2026 reduction was Advanced Micro Devices, cutting an estimated $494M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Coterra Energy in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $362M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $552B portfolio in Q2 2026.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 100 new positions and closed 94 in Q2 2026.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $552B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 11 Aug 2026.