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
DG icon
551
Dollar General
DG
$23.4B
$167M 0.04%
1,262,540
-34,568
-3% -$4.57M
EQH icon
552
Equitable Holdings
EQH
$15.8B
$167M 0.04%
4,083,650
+539,904
+15% +$22.1M
LUV icon
553
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$16.3B
$167M 0.04%
5,828,166
+1,034,496
+22% +$29.6M
EVR icon
554
Evercore
EVR
$12.8B
$166M 0.04%
797,951
-34,681
-4% -$7.23M
ADM icon
555
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.5B
$165M 0.04%
2,732,236
-87,096
-3% -$5.27M
MAR icon
556
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$71.2B
$164M 0.04%
679,757
+33,149
+5% +$8.01M
REG icon
557
Regency Centers
REG
$13.1B
$164M 0.04%
2,641,921
+117,368
+5% +$7.3M
ENSG icon
558
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.59B
$164M 0.04%
1,322,526
+35,862
+3% +$4.44M
KKR icon
559
KKR & Co
KKR
$124B
$163M 0.04%
1,553,317
+364,141
+31% +$38.3M
HWM icon
560
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$74.1B
$163M 0.04%
2,102,155
+56,614
+3% +$4.4M
ULTA icon
561
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.1B
$163M 0.04%
422,801
+24,822
+6% +$9.58M
ORLY icon
562
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$89.2B
$163M 0.04%
2,315,490
+211,065
+10% +$14.9M
HHH icon
563
Howard Hughes
HHH
$4.68B
$162M 0.04%
2,617,884
-53,852
-2% -$3.33M
CRUS icon
564
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.78B
$161M 0.04%
1,264,408
-49,506
-4% -$6.32M
WAFD icon
565
WaFd
WAFD
$2.47B
$161M 0.04%
5,636,608
-15,770
-0.3% -$451K
ARMK icon
566
Aramark
ARMK
$10B
$161M 0.04%
4,731,963
+720,738
+18% +$24.5M
MAN icon
567
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.75B
$161M 0.04%
2,299,985
+103,059
+5% +$7.19M
BTU icon
568
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.25B
$160M 0.04%
7,255,206
-107,781
-1% -$2.38M
RGA icon
569
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.7B
$160M 0.04%
781,053
-40,058
-5% -$8.22M
STRA icon
570
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.94B
$160M 0.04%
1,447,810
+48,462
+3% +$5.36M
GVA icon
571
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.75B
$160M 0.04%
2,584,457
-95,493
-4% -$5.92M
WRB icon
572
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.4B
$160M 0.04%
3,056,399
+209,382
+7% +$11M
CLH icon
573
Clean Harbors
CLH
$12.6B
$160M 0.04%
707,758
-68,572
-9% -$15.5M
DOX icon
574
Amdocs
DOX
$9.23B
$160M 0.04%
2,027,833
-49,217
-2% -$3.88M
ICFI icon
575
ICF International
ICFI
$1.77B
$160M 0.04%
1,077,736
-24,686
-2% -$3.66M