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
LRN icon
476
Stride
LRN
$6.89B
$190M 0.05%
2,699,069
-178,951
-6% -$12.6M
INSW icon
477
International Seaways
INSW
$2.28B
$189M 0.05%
3,204,603
-28,176
-0.9% -$1.67M
GPN icon
478
Global Payments
GPN
$20.6B
$189M 0.05%
1,957,914
+193,137
+11% +$18.7M
GPC icon
479
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.4B
$189M 0.05%
1,368,562
+239,858
+21% +$33.2M
GTES icon
480
Gates Industrial
GTES
$6.51B
$188M 0.05%
11,921,356
+1,037,741
+10% +$16.4M
MDU icon
481
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.36B
$188M 0.05%
13,523,042
+1,016,980
+8% +$14.1M
COOP icon
482
Mr. Cooper
COOP
$13.9B
$188M 0.05%
2,314,041
-19,606
-0.8% -$1.59M
DXC icon
483
DXC Technology
DXC
$2.55B
$187M 0.05%
9,816,421
-12,817
-0.1% -$245K
UTHR icon
484
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$17.9B
$187M 0.05%
585,969
+22,683
+4% +$7.23M
AUB icon
485
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.01B
$187M 0.05%
5,681,290
+690,400
+14% +$22.7M
HST icon
486
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$12.1B
$186M 0.05%
10,352,055
+21,836
+0.2% +$393K
ONTO icon
487
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$5.2B
$186M 0.05%
846,303
-213,334
-20% -$46.8M
TROW icon
488
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.4B
$186M 0.05%
1,611,307
+220,105
+16% +$25.4M
GLPI icon
489
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$186M 0.05%
4,104,552
+350,250
+9% +$15.8M
BR icon
490
Broadridge
BR
$29.3B
$185M 0.05%
941,125
+72,018
+8% +$14.2M
SO icon
491
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$185M 0.05%
2,380,841
+297,012
+14% +$23M
STE icon
492
Steris
STE
$24B
$184M 0.05%
840,194
+95,412
+13% +$20.9M
KBH icon
493
KB Home
KBH
$4.46B
$184M 0.05%
2,627,481
-34,483
-1% -$2.42M
GNW icon
494
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.51B
$184M 0.05%
30,494,623
-122,797
-0.4% -$742K
PRGO icon
495
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.04B
$184M 0.05%
7,162,656
+249,640
+4% +$6.41M
PYPL icon
496
PayPal
PYPL
$62.7B
$184M 0.05%
3,166,795
+409,322
+15% +$23.8M
CDNS icon
497
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$92.2B
$184M 0.05%
596,897
+42,895
+8% +$13.2M
WSFS icon
498
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$3.15B
$183M 0.05%
3,903,255
+110,279
+3% +$5.18M
AMH icon
499
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.7B
$183M 0.05%
4,935,560
+334,358
+7% +$12.4M
MOS icon
500
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.6B
$183M 0.05%
6,337,124
+1,628,850
+35% +$47.1M