Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

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 Quarter Return
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$16.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,840
Reduced
1,367
Closed
91

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
USB icon
226
US Bancorp
USB
$75.9B
$265M 0.08%
8,014,396
-203,748
-2% -$6.73M
BLK icon
227
Blackrock
BLK
$170B
$264M 0.08%
382,645
+8,154
+2% +$5.64M
VMC icon
228
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.8B
$264M 0.08%
1,169,679
+14,115
+1% +$3.18M
X
229
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$263M 0.08%
10,524,881
+792,958
+8% +$19.8M
PNC icon
230
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$80.5B
$263M 0.08%
2,084,992
+18,680
+0.9% +$2.35M
ARE icon
231
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.4B
$262M 0.08%
2,311,445
+35,068
+2% +$3.98M
AON icon
232
Aon
AON
$79.8B
$261M 0.08%
754,961
-46,570
-6% -$16.1M
UFPI icon
233
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.08B
$260M 0.08%
2,678,575
-53,038
-2% -$5.15M
HUN icon
234
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.94B
$260M 0.08%
9,606,802
+105,691
+1% +$2.86M
ALB icon
235
Albemarle
ALB
$9.56B
$258M 0.08%
1,156,986
+44,998
+4% +$10M
MDC
236
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$256M 0.08%
5,482,338
+190,193
+4% +$8.9M
LAD icon
237
Lithia Motors
LAD
$8.75B
$255M 0.08%
839,009
+48,010
+6% +$14.6M
UHS icon
238
Universal Health Services
UHS
$12.1B
$253M 0.08%
1,604,572
+17,933
+1% +$2.83M
RF icon
239
Regions Financial
RF
$24.1B
$252M 0.08%
14,144,246
+194,627
+1% +$3.47M
DDS icon
240
Dillards
DDS
$8.99B
$252M 0.08%
771,843
-145,170
-16% -$47.4M
ODFL icon
241
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.6B
$251M 0.08%
1,359,530
-158,814
-10% -$29.4M
ESI icon
242
Element Solutions
ESI
$6.28B
$251M 0.08%
13,073,337
-192,884
-1% -$3.7M
DVN icon
243
Devon Energy
DVN
$21.9B
$251M 0.08%
5,187,062
+92,189
+2% +$4.46M
MAA icon
244
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$17B
$251M 0.08%
1,649,667
+15,538
+1% +$2.36M
ALL icon
245
Allstate
ALL
$53.1B
$250M 0.08%
2,296,148
-79,193
-3% -$8.64M
CBRE icon
246
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.9B
$247M 0.08%
3,056,140
+7,889
+0.3% +$637K
BCC icon
247
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.36B
$247M 0.08%
2,729,882
-28,111
-1% -$2.54M
BHP icon
248
BHP
BHP
$138B
$246M 0.08%
4,121,564
+199,267
+5% +$11.9M
THO icon
249
Thor Industries
THO
$5.95B
$246M 0.08%
2,372,315
+160,806
+7% +$16.6M
CNX icon
250
CNX Resources
CNX
$4.17B
$245M 0.08%
13,808,392
-416,077
-3% -$7.37M