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
ATGE icon
401
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.9B
$215M 0.06%
3,158,233
-117,315
-4% -$8M
SUI icon
402
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.2B
$215M 0.06%
1,784,547
+10,592
+0.6% +$1.27M
VRT icon
403
Vertiv
VRT
$46.5B
$214M 0.06%
2,473,204
+355,059
+17% +$30.7M
SIG icon
404
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.79B
$214M 0.06%
2,386,787
+149,934
+7% +$13.4M
LEA icon
405
Lear
LEA
$6B
$214M 0.06%
1,871,346
+504,091
+37% +$57.6M
SNA icon
406
Snap-on
SNA
$17.1B
$214M 0.06%
817,536
+65,485
+9% +$17.1M
R icon
407
Ryder
R
$7.67B
$213M 0.06%
1,722,222
+31,550
+2% +$3.91M
CHTR icon
408
Charter Communications
CHTR
$36B
$213M 0.06%
712,550
+69,959
+11% +$20.9M
SWKS icon
409
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$11.2B
$213M 0.06%
1,998,480
+190,000
+11% +$20.2M
KDP icon
410
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$37.5B
$213M 0.06%
6,373,362
+1,878,597
+42% +$62.8M
CF icon
411
CF Industries
CF
$13.7B
$213M 0.06%
2,871,116
+198,246
+7% +$14.7M
DD icon
412
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.6B
$212M 0.06%
2,638,814
-16,591
-0.6% -$1.34M
FYBR icon
413
Frontier Communications
FYBR
$9.34B
$212M 0.06%
8,088,749
+1,587,145
+24% +$41.6M
HUBG icon
414
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.28B
$211M 0.06%
4,909,874
-54,954
-1% -$2.37M
PKG icon
415
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.4B
$211M 0.06%
1,153,732
+86,005
+8% +$15.7M
JEF icon
416
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.2B
$211M 0.06%
4,232,280
+76,327
+2% +$3.8M
CME icon
417
CME Group
CME
$94.6B
$210M 0.05%
1,069,870
+203,251
+23% +$40M
HOG icon
418
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.77B
$210M 0.05%
6,248,512
+708,260
+13% +$23.8M
PNR icon
419
Pentair
PNR
$18.1B
$209M 0.05%
2,727,718
+53,787
+2% +$4.12M
ANET icon
420
Arista Networks
ANET
$176B
$209M 0.05%
2,384,880
+129,920
+6% +$11.4M
HBAN icon
421
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.9B
$208M 0.05%
15,810,239
+561,565
+4% +$7.4M
CCS icon
422
Century Communities
CCS
$2.07B
$208M 0.05%
2,543,116
-53,071
-2% -$4.33M
NNI icon
423
Nelnet
NNI
$4.58B
$208M 0.05%
2,058,427
-25,014
-1% -$2.52M
MO icon
424
Altria Group
MO
$110B
$207M 0.05%
4,550,678
-65,180
-1% -$2.97M
CNR
425
Core Natural Resources, Inc.
CNR
$3.76B
$207M 0.05%
2,031,370
-83,162
-4% -$8.48M