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
IR icon
326
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$32.2B
$205M 0.07%
3,133,122
-151,690
-5% -$9.91M
NVST icon
327
Envista
NVST
$3.54B
$205M 0.07%
6,047,276
+768,687
+15% +$26M
PVH icon
328
PVH
PVH
$4.22B
$205M 0.07%
2,407,946
+506,374
+27% +$43M
CRS icon
329
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12.3B
$205M 0.07%
3,644,410
-23,205
-0.6% -$1.3M
HOLX icon
330
Hologic
HOLX
$14.8B
$203M 0.06%
2,512,581
-199,633
-7% -$16.2M
CTAS icon
331
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$203M 0.06%
1,634,624
+6,788
+0.4% +$843K
ROK icon
332
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$38.2B
$203M 0.06%
615,231
+3,490
+0.6% +$1.15M
NOC icon
333
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$83.2B
$202M 0.06%
443,686
+5,539
+1% +$2.52M
NNI icon
334
Nelnet
NNI
$4.66B
$201M 0.06%
2,087,619
-25,269
-1% -$2.44M
MATX icon
335
Matsons
MATX
$3.36B
$201M 0.06%
2,585,943
+36,517
+1% +$2.84M
CCS icon
336
Century Communities
CCS
$2.07B
$201M 0.06%
2,621,668
+9,179
+0.4% +$703K
MHK icon
337
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.65B
$200M 0.06%
1,942,698
+363,477
+23% +$37.5M
UDR icon
338
UDR
UDR
$13B
$200M 0.06%
4,655,745
-48,650
-1% -$2.09M
BG icon
339
Bunge Global
BG
$16.9B
$200M 0.06%
2,117,697
-181,728
-8% -$17.1M
SYY icon
340
Sysco
SYY
$39.4B
$199M 0.06%
2,686,776
+134,345
+5% +$9.97M
SYK icon
341
Stryker
SYK
$150B
$199M 0.06%
652,842
+16,892
+3% +$5.15M
FIS icon
342
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
$35.9B
$199M 0.06%
3,641,894
+959,861
+36% +$52.5M
ALLY icon
343
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.7B
$199M 0.06%
7,364,998
+299,523
+4% +$8.09M
CDW icon
344
CDW
CDW
$22.2B
$199M 0.06%
1,082,147
+35,216
+3% +$6.46M
ORI icon
345
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.1B
$198M 0.06%
7,874,924
+98,066
+1% +$2.47M
WPC icon
346
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.9B
$197M 0.06%
2,975,542
+58,288
+2% +$3.86M
NAVI icon
347
Navient
NAVI
$1.37B
$197M 0.06%
10,594,960
-335,941
-3% -$6.24M
VRSK icon
348
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.8B
$196M 0.06%
867,709
+13,824
+2% +$3.12M
ABM icon
349
ABM Industries
ABM
$3B
$196M 0.06%
4,591,402
+27,901
+0.6% +$1.19M
HCA icon
350
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$98.5B
$195M 0.06%
643,634
-5,978
-0.9% -$1.81M