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
JNPR
501
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$152M 0.05%
4,848,308
+92,744
+2% +$2.91M
ICFI icon
502
ICF International
ICFI
$1.75B
$152M 0.05%
1,218,844
-5,488
-0.4% -$683K
TPR icon
503
Tapestry
TPR
$21.7B
$152M 0.05%
3,542,008
-166,712
-4% -$7.14M
NWSA icon
504
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.6B
$151M 0.05%
7,766,402
+154,799
+2% +$3.02M
MGM icon
505
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$9.98B
$151M 0.05%
3,441,757
-229,660
-6% -$10.1M
MOS icon
506
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.3B
$151M 0.05%
4,313,922
+20,022
+0.5% +$701K
KMB icon
507
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$43.1B
$151M 0.05%
1,090,788
+14,171
+1% +$1.96M
FSLR icon
508
First Solar
FSLR
$22B
$150M 0.05%
789,930
-770,868
-49% -$147M
REXR icon
509
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$10.2B
$150M 0.05%
2,871,238
+108,031
+4% +$5.64M
THS icon
510
Treehouse Foods
THS
$917M
$150M 0.05%
2,974,435
+38,447
+1% +$1.94M
KMX icon
511
CarMax
KMX
$9.11B
$150M 0.05%
1,788,249
+77
+0% +$6.45K
WLK icon
512
Westlake Corp
WLK
$11.5B
$150M 0.05%
1,251,871
-218,579
-15% -$26.1M
DAN icon
513
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.7B
$149M 0.05%
8,788,695
-291,464
-3% -$4.95M
APTV icon
514
Aptiv
APTV
$17.5B
$149M 0.05%
1,462,431
+67,608
+5% +$6.9M
RJF icon
515
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33B
$149M 0.05%
1,434,163
+117,155
+9% +$12.2M
EL icon
516
Estee Lauder
EL
$32.1B
$149M 0.05%
756,426
+20,911
+3% +$4.11M
PRI icon
517
Primerica
PRI
$8.85B
$148M 0.05%
747,663
-59,418
-7% -$11.8M
ROP icon
518
Roper Technologies
ROP
$55.8B
$147M 0.05%
306,104
+14,163
+5% +$6.81M
VST icon
519
Vistra
VST
$63.7B
$146M 0.05%
5,568,964
-1,690,381
-23% -$44.4M
PB icon
520
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.46B
$146M 0.05%
2,583,280
+433,082
+20% +$24.5M
GNW icon
521
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.52B
$145M 0.05%
29,074,655
+529,199
+2% +$2.65M
ASO icon
522
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$3.39B
$145M 0.05%
2,688,556
+120,822
+5% +$6.53M
B
523
DELISTED
Barnes Group Inc.
B
$145M 0.05%
3,439,626
-19,225
-0.6% -$811K
FSS icon
524
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.59B
$145M 0.05%
2,264,631
-318,831
-12% -$20.4M
WGO icon
525
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$1.03B
$145M 0.05%
2,172,497
-60,018
-3% -$4M