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
+1.12%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$383B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
+$16.2B
Cap. Flow %
4.22%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.87%
Holding
3,454
New
67
Increased
1,988
Reduced
1,222
Closed
81

Top Buys

1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$2.08B
2
MSFT icon
Microsoft
MSFT
+$699M
3
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$614M
4
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$587M
5
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
+$448M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.72%
2 Financials 16.94%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FAST icon
351
Fastenal
FAST
$54.9B
$241M 0.06%
7,675,060
+1,273,092
+20% +$40M
TXT icon
352
Textron
TXT
$14.3B
$241M 0.06%
2,808,600
+160,923
+6% +$13.8M
UL icon
353
Unilever
UL
$155B
$241M 0.06%
4,384,944
+911,443
+26% +$50.1M
UFPI icon
354
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.86B
$241M 0.06%
2,152,663
-135,998
-6% -$15.2M
ABG icon
355
Asbury Automotive
ABG
$4.97B
$241M 0.06%
1,056,825
+69,975
+7% +$15.9M
WBS icon
356
Webster Financial
WBS
$10.2B
$241M 0.06%
5,522,044
+1,206,575
+28% +$52.6M
USFD icon
357
US Foods
USFD
$17.6B
$240M 0.06%
4,528,776
+567,601
+14% +$30.1M
HWC icon
358
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.3B
$238M 0.06%
4,980,204
+167,304
+3% +$8M
ELAN icon
359
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$9.31B
$238M 0.06%
16,495,009
-1,500,953
-8% -$21.7M
MLI icon
360
Mueller Industries
MLI
$10.5B
$237M 0.06%
4,153,715
-20,012
-0.5% -$1.14M
ABM icon
361
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.79B
$236M 0.06%
4,660,901
-17,551
-0.4% -$888K
FLEX icon
362
Flex
FLEX
$21B
$235M 0.06%
7,978,522
+127,688
+2% +$3.77M
PFSI icon
363
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.22B
$234M 0.06%
2,471,964
-242,759
-9% -$23M
WAL icon
364
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.72B
$234M 0.06%
3,722,389
+636,577
+21% +$40M
UHAL.B icon
365
U-Haul Holding Co Series N
UHAL.B
$9.85B
$233M 0.06%
3,888,169
-20,318
-0.5% -$1.22M
ORI icon
366
Old Republic International
ORI
$9.96B
$233M 0.06%
7,542,836
+532,251
+8% +$16.4M
BNS icon
367
Scotiabank
BNS
$79.3B
$233M 0.06%
5,091,492
-195,250
-4% -$8.93M
PWR icon
368
Quanta Services
PWR
$55.5B
$233M 0.06%
915,629
-40,542
-4% -$10.3M
WSM icon
369
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.6B
$233M 0.06%
1,647,384
+87,214
+6% +$12.3M
BA icon
370
Boeing
BA
$174B
$232M 0.06%
1,277,289
+98,973
+8% +$18M
SNV icon
371
Synovus
SNV
$7.12B
$232M 0.06%
5,762,983
+491,036
+9% +$19.7M
APH icon
372
Amphenol
APH
$142B
$231M 0.06%
3,431,824
+9,888
+0.3% +$666K
NVO icon
373
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$239B
$231M 0.06%
1,619,739
-128,604
-7% -$18.4M
MCK icon
374
McKesson
MCK
$87.6B
$231M 0.06%
395,150
+21,832
+6% +$12.8M
NOV icon
375
NOV
NOV
$4.84B
$231M 0.06%
12,138,093
+3,470,860
+40% +$66M