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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
BWFG icon
2051
Bankwell Financial Group
BWFG
$532M
$19.4M ﹤0.01%
329,747
+10,506
+3% +$557K
AVAH icon
2052
Aveanna Healthcare
AVAH
$3.11B
$19.3M ﹤0.01%
2,257,684
+923,310
+69% +$6.51M
FRBA icon
2053
First Bank
FRBA
$441M
$19.3M ﹤0.01%
1,090,980
+58,864
+6% +$946K
ATNI icon
2054
ATN International
ATNI
$458M
$19.3M ﹤0.01%
727,365
-20,947
-3% -$569K
WGS icon
2055
GeneDx Holdings
WGS
$2.91B
$19.3M ﹤0.01%
280,619
+14,828
+6% +$843K
CMCO icon
2056
Columbus McKinnon
CMCO
$465M
$19.2M ﹤0.01%
1,268,272
-70,772
-5% -$1.05M
ONIT
2057
Onity Group
ONIT
$285M
$19.2M ﹤0.01%
482,648
+18,200
+4% +$718K
LQDA icon
2058
Liquidia Corp
LQDA
$6.13B
$19.1M ﹤0.01%
+239,557
New +$12.8M
CGEM icon
2059
Cullinan Oncology
CGEM
$1.33B
$19.1M ﹤0.01%
1,046,694
+140,666
+16% +$2.09M
PDLB icon
2060
Ponce Financial Group
PDLB
$496M
$19M ﹤0.01%
954,536
+15,436
+2% +$282K
LILA icon
2061
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.71B
$19M ﹤0.01%
2,427,506
-1,164,208
-32% -$6.49M
AXGN icon
2062
Axogen
AXGN
$2.67B
$19M ﹤0.01%
411,361
-171,829
-29% -$6.93M
ADTN icon
2063
Adtran
ADTN
$578M
$19M ﹤0.01%
1,366,243
+29,215
+2% +$456K
AEBI
2064
Aebi Schmidt Holding AG
AEBI
$930M
$19M ﹤0.01%
1,512,089
-2,159
-0.1% -$25.5K
HIMS icon
2065
Hims & Hers Health
HIMS
$6.53B
$18.9M ﹤0.01%
545,643
-114,598
-17% -$3.08M
ASR icon
2066
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$7.45B
$18.9M ﹤0.01%
61,606
-2,056
-3% -$639K
CSTL icon
2067
Castle Biosciences
CSTL
$1.08B
$18.9M ﹤0.01%
791,085
-248,676
-24% -$5.54M
BMRC icon
2068
Bank of Marin Bancorp
BMRC
$450M
$18.8M ﹤0.01%
680,239
-122,626
-15% -$3.2M
HBT icon
2069
HBT Financial
HBT
$1.31B
$18.8M ﹤0.01%
588,886
+27,727
+5% +$797K
SPFI icon
2070
South Plains Financial
SPFI
$822M
$18.7M ﹤0.01%
434,785
-562
-0.1% -$23.4K
FSBC icon
2071
Five Star Bancorp
FSBC
$1.11B
$18.7M ﹤0.01%
383,908
+61,970
+19% +$2.61M
ZUMZ icon
2072
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$205M
$18.7M ﹤0.01%
1,049,167
+33,591
+3% +$751K
FMX icon
2073
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$41.2B
$18.7M ﹤0.01%
145,847
-51,185
-26% -$6.17M
NABL icon
2074
N-able
NABL
$727M
$18.6M ﹤0.01%
5,064,520
+294,394
+6% +$1.22M
GTN icon
2075
Gray Television
GTN
$490M
$18.5M ﹤0.01%
4,662,924
-614,969
-12% -$2.83M

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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.