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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Top Buys

1
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$245M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$193M
3
DOW icon
Dow Inc
DOW
+$175M
4
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$118M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$113M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.37%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JAZZ icon
626
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.88B
$106M 0.04%
741,484
+139,406
+23% +$19.9M
ACIW icon
627
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.28B
$105M 0.04%
3,067,865
+7,079
+0.2% +$243K
MD icon
628
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.48B
$105M 0.04%
4,173,252
+507,883
+14% +$12.8M
VOD icon
629
Vodafone
VOD
$28.4B
$105M 0.04%
6,434,534
-144,545
-2% -$2.36M
KLAC icon
630
KLA
KLAC
$120B
$105M 0.04%
888,810
+87,393
+11% +$10.3M
PE
631
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
$105M 0.04%
5,523,995
+915,944
+20% +$17.4M
LAMR icon
632
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$13B
$105M 0.04%
1,300,636
+12,175
+0.9% +$983K
AXS icon
633
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.67B
$105M 0.04%
1,756,064
-26,189
-1% -$1.56M
KRNY icon
634
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$414M
$105M 0.04%
7,873,968
-24,465
-0.3% -$325K
CE icon
635
Celanese
CE
$5.09B
$105M 0.04%
970,529
-2,002
-0.2% -$216K
SAFT icon
636
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.1B
$104M 0.04%
1,097,289
-48,680
-4% -$4.63M
MOS icon
637
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.3B
$104M 0.04%
4,163,253
+313,842
+8% +$7.85M
MTD icon
638
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$27.1B
$104M 0.04%
123,875
+1,611
+1% +$1.35M
AVTA
639
DELISTED
Avantax, Inc. Common Stock
AVTA
$104M 0.04%
3,425,417
-5,818
-0.2% -$177K
PARA
640
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$104M 0.04%
2,083,411
+171,450
+9% +$8.55M
FSS icon
641
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.59B
$104M 0.04%
3,884,566
-149,203
-4% -$3.99M
ACGL icon
642
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.9B
$104M 0.04%
2,797,001
+6,727
+0.2% +$249K
EFII
643
DELISTED
Electronics for Imaging
EFII
$103M 0.04%
2,803,706
-305,992
-10% -$11.3M
AMED
644
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$103M 0.04%
851,123
-34,780
-4% -$4.22M
WRK
645
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$103M 0.04%
2,832,742
+182,298
+7% +$6.65M
MCO icon
646
Moody's
MCO
$91B
$103M 0.04%
527,660
+10,778
+2% +$2.11M
SO icon
647
Southern Company
SO
$99.9B
$103M 0.04%
1,860,568
+15,071
+0.8% +$833K
LRN icon
648
Stride
LRN
$7.17B
$103M 0.04%
3,380,459
-6,068
-0.2% -$185K
GPK icon
649
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.24B
$103M 0.04%
7,349,265
+961,642
+15% +$13.4M
STT icon
650
State Street
STT
$31.7B
$103M 0.04%
1,832,260
+76,847
+4% +$4.31M