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
ARCB icon
526
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.61B
$174M 0.05%
1,625,322
-61,030
-4% -$6.54M
TRN icon
527
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.28B
$174M 0.05%
5,809,073
-127,923
-2% -$3.83M
THC icon
528
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$16.9B
$174M 0.05%
1,305,457
-142,950
-10% -$19M
ST icon
529
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.59B
$174M 0.05%
4,643,665
+658,728
+17% +$24.6M
WPC icon
530
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.8B
$174M 0.05%
3,152,879
+204,064
+7% +$11.2M
DRI icon
531
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.7B
$173M 0.05%
1,141,974
+132,643
+13% +$20.1M
HOLX icon
532
Hologic
HOLX
$14.6B
$173M 0.05%
2,326,992
+124,739
+6% +$9.26M
AIT icon
533
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$9.95B
$173M 0.05%
890,557
-24,527
-3% -$4.76M
NSIT icon
534
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.96B
$173M 0.05%
870,036
-202,636
-19% -$40.2M
RDN icon
535
Radian Group
RDN
$4.73B
$172M 0.05%
5,542,344
+89,363
+2% +$2.78M
AVY icon
536
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.8B
$172M 0.05%
787,716
+32,467
+4% +$7.1M
AVNT icon
537
Avient
AVNT
$3.34B
$172M 0.04%
3,936,318
+149,283
+4% +$6.52M
ECL icon
538
Ecolab
ECL
$76.3B
$170M 0.04%
714,702
+78,721
+12% +$18.7M
MRNA icon
539
Moderna
MRNA
$9.46B
$170M 0.04%
1,427,300
+29,566
+2% +$3.51M
FNF icon
540
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.2B
$169M 0.04%
3,428,258
+77,118
+2% +$3.81M
J icon
541
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.3B
$169M 0.04%
1,465,616
+154,270
+12% +$17.8M
SSNC icon
542
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.6B
$169M 0.04%
2,696,702
+349,911
+15% +$21.9M
SF icon
543
Stifel
SF
$11.6B
$169M 0.04%
2,007,738
+7,113
+0.4% +$598K
TKR icon
544
Timken Company
TKR
$5.32B
$169M 0.04%
2,104,910
+97,550
+5% +$7.82M
ACIW icon
545
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.17B
$169M 0.04%
4,257,456
-40,449
-0.9% -$1.6M
NTRS icon
546
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.2B
$168M 0.04%
2,003,675
+219,387
+12% +$18.4M
HL icon
547
Hecla Mining
HL
$7.35B
$168M 0.04%
34,644,620
+146,689
+0.4% +$711K
DKS icon
548
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$18.2B
$168M 0.04%
780,346
+102,609
+15% +$22M
HCA icon
549
HCA Healthcare
HCA
$92.3B
$167M 0.04%
520,835
+11,861
+2% +$3.81M
IFF icon
550
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.5B
$167M 0.04%
1,756,438
+123,693
+8% +$11.8M