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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
SHEN icon
1726
Shenandoah Telecom
SHEN
$742M
$31.2M 0.01%
2,485,339
-48,622
-2% -$572K
BEAM icon
1727
Beam Therapeutics
BEAM
$2.92B
$31.2M 0.01%
1,596,052
+57,654
+4% +$1.51M
MSGE icon
1728
Madison Square Garden
MSGE
$3.69B
$31.2M 0.01%
951,997
-66,660
-7% -$2.32M
PGC icon
1729
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$827M
$31.1M 0.01%
1,096,689
-20,644
-2% -$648K
NWN icon
1730
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$2.05B
$31M 0.01%
725,617
+9,666
+1% +$394K
OEC icon
1731
Orion
OEC
$376M
$31M 0.01%
2,393,692
+206,750
+9% +$2.92M
VTS icon
1732
Vitesse Energy
VTS
$654M
$30.8M 0.01%
1,253,656
+92,406
+8% +$2.37M
MCW
1733
DELISTED
Mister Car Wash
MCW
$30.8M 0.01%
3,899,223
+758,369
+24% +$5.87M
IIIN icon
1734
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$638M
$30.7M 0.01%
1,167,385
-51,856
-4% -$1.44M
ODP
1735
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
$30.7M 0.01%
2,142,455
-133,501
-6% -$2.56M
SMG icon
1736
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.86B
$30.6M 0.01%
556,987
+367,789
+194% +$23.8M
HLIT icon
1737
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.34B
$30.6M 0.01%
3,186,901
-52,541
-2% -$579K
NVRI icon
1738
Enviri
NVRI
$671M
$30.6M 0.01%
4,594,270
+125,281
+3% +$985K
ATLC icon
1739
Atlanticus Holdings
ATLC
$1.67B
$30.5M 0.01%
596,069
-15,290
-3% -$835K
KELYA icon
1740
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$528M
$30.4M 0.01%
2,306,811
-218,640
-9% -$2.99M
WASH icon
1741
Washington Trust Bancorp
WASH
$761M
$30.3M 0.01%
983,001
+50,945
+5% +$1.61M
AVPT icon
1742
AvePoint
AVPT
$2.86B
$30.3M 0.01%
2,096,979
-11,182
-0.5% -$188K
ZG icon
1743
Zillow
ZG
$8.47B
$30.2M 0.01%
452,430
+6,766
+2% +$500K
VTLE
1744
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
$30.2M 0.01%
1,420,865
+24,982
+2% +$724K
NRIM icon
1745
Northrim BanCorp
NRIM
$602M
$30M 0.01%
1,639,436
-161,952
-9% -$3.21M
NPK icon
1746
National Presto Industries
NPK
$975M
$30M 0.01%
341,117
-15,036
-4% -$1.43M
SPNS
1747
DELISTED
Sapiens International
SPNS
$29.9M 0.01%
1,105,000
+27,179
+3% +$733K
AQN icon
1748
Algonquin Power & Utilities
AQN
$4.46B
$29.9M 0.01%
5,823,079
+40,252
+0.7% +$190K
VSXY
1749
Victoria's Secret
VSXY
$7.09B
$29.9M 0.01%
1,608,253
+231,033
+17% +$6.79M
NWPX icon
1750
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.22B
$29.8M 0.01%
721,466
-36,760
-5% -$1.71M

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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.