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
UHAL.B icon
301
U-Haul Holding Co Series N
UHAL.B
$10B
$217M 0.07%
4,276,665
-24,967
-0.6% -$1.26M
ESS icon
302
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.3B
$217M 0.07%
924,510
+8,933
+1% +$2.09M
UBSI icon
303
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.42B
$216M 0.07%
7,287,767
-151,770
-2% -$4.5M
CNC icon
304
Centene
CNC
$14.2B
$216M 0.07%
3,204,977
+112,468
+4% +$7.59M
NXST icon
305
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.31B
$216M 0.07%
1,295,004
-43,163
-3% -$7.19M
VRTX icon
306
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$102B
$215M 0.07%
610,699
-10,116
-2% -$3.56M
RY icon
307
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$204B
$214M 0.07%
2,245,250
-16,544
-0.7% -$1.58M
MTZ icon
308
MasTec
MTZ
$14B
$214M 0.07%
1,814,483
-343,751
-16% -$40.6M
URBN icon
309
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.35B
$213M 0.07%
6,438,112
+32,457
+0.5% +$1.08M
MTDR icon
310
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.01B
$213M 0.07%
4,065,531
+796
+0% +$41.6K
CNQ icon
311
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
$63.2B
$213M 0.07%
7,557,600
+29,188
+0.4% +$821K
BIDU icon
312
Baidu
BIDU
$35.1B
$212M 0.07%
1,551,832
-27,876
-2% -$3.82M
ASH icon
313
Ashland
ASH
$2.51B
$212M 0.07%
2,440,782
+91,914
+4% +$7.99M
GT icon
314
Goodyear
GT
$2.43B
$212M 0.07%
15,500,782
-378,714
-2% -$5.18M
ACA icon
315
Arcosa
ACA
$4.79B
$212M 0.07%
2,794,460
+40,984
+1% +$3.11M
LHX icon
316
L3Harris
LHX
$51B
$212M 0.07%
1,080,661
+73,620
+7% +$14.4M
TT icon
317
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.1B
$210M 0.07%
1,099,146
-64,113
-6% -$12.3M
RRX icon
318
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.66B
$210M 0.07%
1,365,677
-15,562
-1% -$2.39M
TSN icon
319
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20B
$210M 0.07%
4,108,584
-91,239
-2% -$4.66M
MTG icon
320
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.55B
$209M 0.07%
13,247,455
+1,181,011
+10% +$18.6M
CSL icon
321
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.9B
$209M 0.07%
813,585
+26,660
+3% +$6.84M
OKE icon
322
Oneok
OKE
$45.7B
$207M 0.07%
3,353,172
+65,282
+2% +$4.03M
EBAY icon
323
eBay
EBAY
$42.3B
$207M 0.07%
4,621,605
+419,861
+10% +$18.8M
TKR icon
324
Timken Company
TKR
$5.42B
$205M 0.07%
2,244,703
-90,738
-4% -$8.31M
ZBH icon
325
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.9B
$205M 0.07%
1,409,969
+49,824
+4% +$7.25M