DFA U.S. Large Cap Growth Portfolio (DUSLX) is an institutional-class mutual fund managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its net assets in a broad and diverse group of readily marketable equity securities of large U.S. companies exhibiting high profitability and relative prices compared to other large cap peers. The portfolio emphasizes a market capitalization-weighted approach within the large growth segment, with top holdings including NVIDIA Corp, Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc, Mastercard Inc, and Meta Platforms Inc; sector allocations feature heavy weighting in technology (33.22%), healthcare (12.20%), and financial services (11.17%), alongside minimal cash (0.92%) and no significant non-U.S. or fixed income exposure. As of late 2025, the fund manages approximately $3.75 billion in assets, maintains a low expense ratio of 0.18%, and exhibits low turnover of around 11%.
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, founded in 1981 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, operates this portfolio as part of its suite of systematic investment strategies grounded in academic research, serving institutional and advisor-sold clients across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia through 15 offices worldwide. The firm, with over $700 billion in total assets under management, provides access to DFA funds primarily via financial advisors, focusing on equity, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions.
Recent developments include the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's approval in December 2025 of Dimensional's dual-share-class structure, allowing the firm to offer both mutual fund and ETF share classes within the same portfolios, including potential application to strategies like DUSLX; Dimensional filed to attach ETF classes to 13 mutual funds representing over $190 billion in assets. In January 2025, Dimensional entered a product partnership with Prudential and FIDx to distribute its systematic strategies via retirement products, building on prior indexed annuity collaborations. Additionally, in March 2025, Dimensional renewed and expanded its transfer agency agreement with SS&C for U.K. funds managing GBP 8.7 billion, enhancing operational efficiency following a similar U.S. renewal.