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 13.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
HLT icon
626
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$65.3B
$128M 0.04%
876,440
+2,829
+0.3% +$412K
IRDM icon
627
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$2.27B
$127M 0.04%
2,052,113
-50,217
-2% -$3.12M
EFX icon
628
Equifax
EFX
$31.2B
$127M 0.04%
541,282
+12,260
+2% +$2.88M
GFI icon
629
Gold Fields
GFI
$31.9B
$127M 0.04%
9,201,072
-52,925
-0.6% -$732K
KMT icon
630
Kennametal
KMT
$1.63B
$127M 0.04%
4,476,281
-90,529
-2% -$2.57M
NOW icon
631
ServiceNow
NOW
$195B
$127M 0.04%
225,860
+3,791
+2% +$2.13M
MOD icon
632
Modine Manufacturing
MOD
$7.28B
$127M 0.04%
3,837,641
+30,408
+0.8% +$1M
GL icon
633
Globe Life
GL
$11.4B
$127M 0.04%
1,154,256
+48,547
+4% +$5.32M
FOXA icon
634
Fox Class A
FOXA
$27.8B
$126M 0.04%
3,718,479
-26,903
-0.7% -$915K
SNPS icon
635
Synopsys
SNPS
$113B
$126M 0.04%
290,394
+1,007
+0.3% +$438K
EXP icon
636
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.71B
$126M 0.04%
676,675
+6,930
+1% +$1.29M
PTEN icon
637
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.16B
$126M 0.04%
10,529,734
+221,938
+2% +$2.66M
TROW icon
638
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
$126M 0.04%
1,121,205
+3,224
+0.3% +$361K
ANDE icon
639
Andersons Inc
ANDE
$1.4B
$125M 0.04%
2,718,312
+19,633
+0.7% +$906K
DTM icon
640
DT Midstream
DTM
$10.6B
$125M 0.04%
2,526,619
+504,300
+25% +$25M
MRTN icon
641
Marten Transport
MRTN
$946M
$125M 0.04%
5,823,913
-13,023
-0.2% -$280K
PANW icon
642
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$132B
$125M 0.04%
980,068
+293,822
+43% +$37.5M
SWN
643
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$125M 0.04%
20,832,745
+10,686,088
+105% +$64.2M
ST icon
644
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.66B
$125M 0.04%
2,782,724
-989
-0% -$44.5K
AMN icon
645
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$806M
$125M 0.04%
1,144,527
-27,585
-2% -$3.01M
J icon
646
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.3B
$125M 0.04%
1,268,629
+28,945
+2% +$2.85M
BOKF icon
647
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.18B
$125M 0.04%
1,543,917
+125,536
+9% +$10.1M
HSIC icon
648
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.21B
$125M 0.04%
1,537,050
+11,807
+0.8% +$958K
BXP icon
649
Boston Properties
BXP
$12B
$125M 0.04%
2,162,637
+38,717
+2% +$2.23M
ATGE icon
650
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.9B
$125M 0.04%
3,626,147
-128,172
-3% -$4.4M