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
PYPL icon
451
PayPal
PYPL
$65.2B
$166M 0.05%
2,492,027
+72,425
+3% +$4.83M
WERN icon
452
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.71B
$166M 0.05%
3,761,142
-19,512
-0.5% -$862K
PPG icon
453
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.8B
$165M 0.05%
1,113,960
+4,800
+0.4% +$712K
K icon
454
Kellanova
K
$27.8B
$165M 0.05%
2,604,041
-1,470
-0.1% -$93K
SAIA icon
455
Saia
SAIA
$8.34B
$165M 0.05%
480,931
-47,501
-9% -$16.3M
ATKR icon
456
Atkore
ATKR
$1.99B
$164M 0.05%
1,054,359
+10,449
+1% +$1.63M
HWM icon
457
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$71.8B
$164M 0.05%
3,307,854
-46,715
-1% -$2.32M
PGR icon
458
Progressive
PGR
$143B
$164M 0.05%
1,237,627
+11,096
+0.9% +$1.47M
FAF icon
459
First American
FAF
$6.83B
$163M 0.05%
2,865,216
+62,581
+2% +$3.57M
FUL icon
460
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.37B
$163M 0.05%
2,284,520
+3,731
+0.2% +$267K
AIR icon
461
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.71B
$163M 0.05%
2,825,992
-32,352
-1% -$1.87M
HSY icon
462
Hershey
HSY
$37.6B
$163M 0.05%
652,992
+2,332
+0.4% +$582K
AMH icon
463
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.9B
$163M 0.05%
4,598,885
+65,282
+1% +$2.31M
HHH icon
464
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.69B
$163M 0.05%
2,166,166
+165,451
+8% +$12.4M
EME icon
465
Emcor
EME
$28B
$163M 0.05%
881,001
-178,310
-17% -$32.9M
TCBI icon
466
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.96B
$163M 0.05%
3,159,208
-89,739
-3% -$4.62M
STE icon
467
Steris
STE
$24.2B
$163M 0.05%
722,723
+3,764
+0.5% +$847K
LDOS icon
468
Leidos
LDOS
$23B
$162M 0.05%
1,833,340
+55,983
+3% +$4.95M
RCL icon
469
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$95.7B
$161M 0.05%
1,551,566
-163,217
-10% -$16.9M
IVZ icon
470
Invesco
IVZ
$9.81B
$161M 0.05%
9,563,021
+171,634
+2% +$2.89M
MODG icon
471
Topgolf Callaway Brands
MODG
$1.7B
$161M 0.05%
8,096,863
+1,690,638
+26% +$33.6M
LSI
472
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$160M 0.05%
1,205,525
+11,517
+1% +$1.53M
ESNT icon
473
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.29B
$160M 0.05%
3,417,735
+349,781
+11% +$16.4M
ESGR
474
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$160M 0.05%
654,271
-8,633
-1% -$2.11M
CPT icon
475
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.9B
$159M 0.05%
1,463,397
+31,732
+2% +$3.45M