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
ENS icon
601
EnerSys
ENS
$3.92B
$156M 0.04%
1,511,063
-45,804
-3% -$4.74M
AZTA icon
602
Azenta
AZTA
$1.34B
$156M 0.04%
2,970,964
+421,719
+17% +$22.2M
EQT icon
603
EQT Corp
EQT
$31.9B
$156M 0.04%
4,224,784
+697,824
+20% +$25.8M
BCS icon
604
Barclays
BCS
$71.8B
$156M 0.04%
14,587,028
-769,673
-5% -$8.24M
AKAM icon
605
Akamai
AKAM
$11B
$156M 0.04%
1,732,750
+347,626
+25% +$31.3M
EHC icon
606
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.6B
$156M 0.04%
1,819,345
+22,311
+1% +$1.91M
SPXC icon
607
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.29B
$156M 0.04%
1,094,157
-4,367
-0.4% -$621K
ALIT icon
608
Alight
ALIT
$1.89B
$155M 0.04%
21,066,092
+3,342,413
+19% +$24.7M
BX icon
609
Blackstone
BX
$139B
$155M 0.04%
1,254,342
+142,026
+13% +$17.6M
NMIH icon
610
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.07B
$155M 0.04%
4,556,547
-42,577
-0.9% -$1.45M
APTV icon
611
Aptiv
APTV
$17.8B
$155M 0.04%
2,195,708
-35,084
-2% -$2.47M
TEX icon
612
Terex
TEX
$3.45B
$154M 0.04%
2,812,383
+109,885
+4% +$6.03M
BLD icon
613
TopBuild
BLD
$11.8B
$154M 0.04%
399,287
-37,497
-9% -$14.4M
QRVO icon
614
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.26B
$154M 0.04%
1,323,463
+4,386
+0.3% +$509K
KEYS icon
615
Keysight
KEYS
$29.3B
$153M 0.04%
1,122,309
+141,062
+14% +$19.3M
REZI icon
616
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$5.39B
$153M 0.04%
7,822,902
+397,864
+5% +$7.78M
CUBE icon
617
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.29B
$153M 0.04%
3,379,516
+169,600
+5% +$7.66M
JBHT icon
618
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.3B
$153M 0.04%
953,749
+193,684
+25% +$31M
BC icon
619
Brunswick
BC
$4.23B
$153M 0.04%
2,096,808
+144,416
+7% +$10.5M
AYI icon
620
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.1B
$152M 0.04%
629,893
+20,832
+3% +$5.03M
MHO icon
621
M/I Homes
MHO
$4B
$152M 0.04%
1,244,485
-87,245
-7% -$10.7M
TPR icon
622
Tapestry
TPR
$21.9B
$152M 0.04%
3,551,778
+165,406
+5% +$7.08M
AX icon
623
Axos Financial
AX
$5.19B
$152M 0.04%
2,653,367
-31,867
-1% -$1.82M
ITRI icon
624
Itron
ITRI
$5.41B
$151M 0.04%
1,529,413
-94,187
-6% -$9.32M
K icon
625
Kellanova
K
$27.5B
$151M 0.04%
2,616,312
+277,171
+12% +$16M