Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings
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.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital One
COF
|
+$391M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$376M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$361M |
| 4 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$258M |
| 5 |
Procter & Gamble
PG
|
+$175M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DFS
Discover Financial Services
DFS
|
+$536M |
| 2 |
X
US Steel
X
|
+$421M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$375M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$226M |
| 5 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$209M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 20.92% |
| 2 | Financials | 18.53% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.39% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.4% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.42% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
Innodata
INOD
$1.89B
| $20.8M | ﹤0.01% |
405,707
+1,620
| +0.4% | +$63.9K |
|
1952
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.68B
| $20.7M | ﹤0.01% |
1,147,298
+466,696
| +69% | +$7.11M |
|
1953
Cadre Holdings
CDRE
$1.43B
| $20.7M | ﹤0.01% |
650,565
+78,815
| +14% | +$2.55M |
|
|
FFIC
1954
DELISTED
Flushing Financial
FFIC
| $20.7M | ﹤0.01% |
1,741,942
-25,933
| -1% | -$313K |
|
1955
Sibanye-Stillwater
SBSW
$5.94B
| $20.7M | ﹤0.01% |
2,863,593
-63,490
| -2% | -$347K |
|
1956
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$725M
| $20.6M | ﹤0.01% |
3,330,497
+87,179
| +3% | +$598K |
|
1957
Transcat
TRNS
$811M
| $20.6M | ﹤0.01% |
239,867
+24,323
| +11% | +$1.99M |
|
1958
Regional Management Corp
RM
$393M
| $20.6M | ﹤0.01% |
705,369
-9,075
| -1% | -$264K |
|
1959
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.43B
| $20.6M | ﹤0.01% |
438,226
-46,437
| -10% | -$2.03M |
|
|
VTLE
1960
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| $20.5M | ﹤0.01% |
1,275,866
-144,999
| -10% | -$2.37M |
|
|
GTY
1961
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$2.13B
| $20.5M | ﹤0.01% |
741,863
-8,889
| -1% | -$255K |
|
1962
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$542M
| $20.3M | ﹤0.01% |
1,382,794
+185,398
| +15% | +$1.89M |
|
1963
Bausch Health
BHC
$1.68B
| $20.2M | ﹤0.01% |
3,029,543
-69,453
| -2% | -$357K |
|
1964
Ambev
ABEV
$48.2B
| $20.1M | ﹤0.01% |
8,342,789
+493,811
| +6% | +$1.2M |
|
1965
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.87B
| $20.1M | ﹤0.01% |
2,660,879
-20,998
| -0.8% | -$159K |
|
1966
Custom Truck One Source
CTOS
$2.34B
| $20.1M | ﹤0.01% |
4,058,878
+646,359
| +19% | +$2.79M |
|
1967
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23.9B
| $19.9M | ﹤0.01% |
172,909
-699
| -0.4% | -$78.4K |
|
|
KLG
1968
DELISTED
WK Kellogg Co
KLG
| $19.9M | ﹤0.01% |
1,247,210
+422,567
| +51% | +$7.35M |
|
1969
argenx
ARGX
$54.8B
| $19.8M | ﹤0.01% |
35,993
+3,752
| +12% | +$2.18M |
|
1970
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.28B
| $19.8M | ﹤0.01% |
1,866,432
+350,661
| +23% | +$3.66M |
|
1971
Lincoln Educational Services
LINC
$1.33B
| $19.8M | ﹤0.01% |
859,916
-182,719
| -18% | -$3.67M |
|
1972
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1.01B
| $19.8M | ﹤0.01% |
1,433,929
+139,296
| +11% | +$1.98M |
|
1973
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$372M
| $19.8M | ﹤0.01% |
1,434,547
-47,215
| -3% | -$604K |
|
1974
Arrow Financial
AROW
$664M
| $19.7M | ﹤0.01% |
746,581
+3,211
| +0.4% | +$81.8K |
|
1975
Unitil
UTL
$1.01B
| $19.7M | ﹤0.01% |
378,166
-17,276
| -4% | -$958K |
|
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Dimensional Fund Advisors's Q2 2025 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2025, Dimensional Fund Advisors held 3,373 positions worth $432B, up 7.4% from $402B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 17% of the portfolio.
Trading was light in Q2 2025: portfolio turnover was 4.6%. Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 53 new positions and exited 101, leaving the 3,373-position portfolio largely intact.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 21% of assets, up from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's largest Q2 2025 buy was Ralliant Corp: 965,437 shares worth $46.9M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors added most to Capital One in Q2 2025, an estimated $391M increase.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's biggest Q2 2025 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $375M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors fully exited Discover Financial Services in Q2 2025, selling an estimated $536M.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 17% of its $432B portfolio in Q2 2025.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors opened 53 new positions and closed 101 in Q2 2025.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors's portfolio value rose 7.4% quarter-over-quarter to $432B.
Based on Dimensional Fund Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2025, filed 12 Aug 2025.