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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
+1.83%
1 Year Est. Return
+44.19%
3 Year Est. Return
+113.96%
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$6.05B
Cap. Flow %
1.45%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
MRK icon
Merck
MRK
+$462M
2
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$385M
3
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$311M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$301M
5
EXE
Expand Energy Corp
EXE
+$294M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 20.43%
2 Financials 18.32%
3 Industrials 12.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.88%
5 Healthcare 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
BEAM icon
1676
Beam Therapeutics
BEAM
$2.55B
$38.2M 0.01%
1,538,398
+298,067
+24% +$7.61M
GGB icon
1677
Gerdau
GGB
$9.99B
$38.1M 0.01%
13,234,444
-2,072,544
-14% -$6.84M
AKR icon
1678
Acadia Realty Trust
AKR
$2.65B
$38.1M 0.01%
1,575,874
+109,116
+7% +$2.68M
ESTC icon
1679
Elastic
ESTC
$9.34B
$38M 0.01%
383,612
+20,892
+6% +$1.93M
UE icon
1680
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.54B
$38M 0.01%
1,766,811
+10,082
+0.6% +$224K
ANIP icon
1681
ANI Pharmaceuticals
ANIP
$1.73B
$37.9M 0.01%
685,730
+30,420
+5% +$1.75M
RYZ
1682
Ryerson Holding Corp
RYZ
$1.28B
$37.9M 0.01%
2,045,294
-25,053
-1% -$562K
USPH icon
1683
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.24B
$37.8M 0.01%
426,298
+7,890
+2% +$703K
DNLI icon
1684
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$3.22B
$37.8M 0.01%
1,855,036
+295,594
+19% +$7.57M
SRPT icon
1685
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$2.18B
$37.8M 0.01%
310,810
+30,615
+11% +$3.75M
ALGM icon
1686
Allegro MicroSystems
ALGM
$6.17B
$37.6M 0.01%
1,719,274
+404,761
+31% +$8.62M
CRSP icon
1687
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.54B
$37.3M 0.01%
947,301
+122,695
+15% +$5.79M
NOK icon
1688
Nokia
NOK
$59.3B
$37.1M 0.01%
8,384,925
+57,615
+0.7% +$257K
NTGR icon
1689
NETGEAR
NTGR
$623M
$37.1M 0.01%
1,332,316
+44,752
+3% +$1.05M
TME icon
1690
Tencent Music
TME
$12.7B
$36.9M 0.01%
3,253,409
+352,082
+12% +$4.18M
CMPR icon
1691
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.99B
$36.8M 0.01%
513,342
-1,180
-0.2% -$92.6K
CAC icon
1692
Camden National
CAC
$972M
$36.7M 0.01%
858,979
+15,822
+2% +$697K
NWPX icon
1693
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$991M
$36.6M 0.01%
758,226
-1,986
-0.3% -$99.1K
FCPT icon
1694
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.49B
$36.5M 0.01%
1,343,034
+29,449
+2% +$840K
FRSH icon
1695
Freshworks
FRSH
$3.32B
$36.3M 0.01%
2,247,217
-24,946
-1% -$354K
MSGE icon
1696
Madison Square Garden
MSGE
$3.65B
$36.3M 0.01%
1,018,657
+4,573
+0.5% +$177K
CFB
1697
DELISTED
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. Common Stock
CFB
$36.3M 0.01%
2,393,631
+188,767
+9% +$3.12M
WRBY icon
1698
Warby Parker
WRBY
$2.99B
$36.2M 0.01%
1,495,189
+74,996
+5% +$1.53M
NSSC icon
1699
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.29B
$36.1M 0.01%
1,016,554
+512
+0.1% +$19.6K
FSM icon
1700
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$3.53B
$36M 0.01%
8,402,119
+796,364
+10% +$3.8M

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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q4 2024 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2024, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,410 positions worth $416B, up 0.99% from $412B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 16% of the portfolio.

Trading was light in Q4 2024: portfolio turnover was 3.9%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 61 new positions and exited 71, leaving the 3,410-position portfolio largely intact.

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

  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q4 2024 buy was Everus Construction Group: 1,833,827 shares worth $121M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Merck in Q4 2024, an estimated $462M increase.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q4 2024 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $352M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Southwestern Energy Company in Q4 2024, selling an estimated $381M.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 16% of its $416B portfolio in Q4 2024.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 61 new positions and closed 71 in Q4 2024.
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 0.99% quarter-over-quarter to $416B.

Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2024, filed 13 Feb 2025.