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
SSNC icon
651
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.7B
$124M 0.04%
2,053,700
+2,990
+0.1% +$181K
AEO icon
652
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.17B
$124M 0.04%
10,541,553
+1,310,470
+14% +$15.5M
MSA icon
653
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.67B
$124M 0.04%
714,388
+2,874
+0.4% +$500K
COHU icon
654
Cohu
COHU
$959M
$124M 0.04%
2,990,115
+37,203
+1% +$1.55M
ASGN icon
655
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.3B
$124M 0.04%
1,641,810
+144,647
+10% +$10.9M
ENSG icon
656
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10B
$124M 0.04%
1,296,787
+2,859
+0.2% +$273K
LAMR icon
657
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$13B
$124M 0.04%
1,246,977
+14,230
+1% +$1.41M
DECK icon
658
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$17.4B
$123M 0.04%
1,403,616
-320,532
-19% -$28.2M
NOVT icon
659
Novanta
NOVT
$4.16B
$123M 0.04%
670,406
-7,429
-1% -$1.37M
IOSP icon
660
Innospec
IOSP
$2.12B
$123M 0.04%
1,226,560
+9,398
+0.8% +$944K
COOP icon
661
Mr. Cooper
COOP
$13.8B
$123M 0.04%
2,432,106
-43,871
-2% -$2.22M
SLGN icon
662
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.79B
$123M 0.04%
2,623,527
+61,147
+2% +$2.87M
ALV icon
663
Autoliv
ALV
$9.74B
$123M 0.04%
1,445,950
+30,558
+2% +$2.6M
STLA icon
664
Stellantis
STLA
$25.9B
$123M 0.04%
7,007,530
+1,540,287
+28% +$27M
AM icon
665
Antero Midstream
AM
$8.66B
$123M 0.04%
10,590,071
+77,160
+0.7% +$895K
MEDP icon
666
Medpace
MEDP
$13.8B
$123M 0.04%
510,756
-30,446
-6% -$7.31M
GEF icon
667
Greif
GEF
$3.57B
$123M 0.04%
1,778,764
-1,528
-0.1% -$105K
COLD icon
668
Americold
COLD
$3.85B
$122M 0.04%
3,789,627
+231,415
+7% +$7.47M
HRI icon
669
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.59B
$122M 0.04%
891,227
+21,693
+2% +$2.97M
THC icon
670
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17B
$122M 0.04%
1,498,648
-87,564
-6% -$7.13M
AZO icon
671
AutoZone
AZO
$71B
$122M 0.04%
48,894
-828
-2% -$2.06M
DY icon
672
Dycom Industries
DY
$7.31B
$122M 0.04%
1,072,392
-6,965
-0.6% -$792K
BAH icon
673
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.5B
$122M 0.04%
1,091,465
-114,347
-9% -$12.8M
AMG icon
674
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.57B
$121M 0.04%
808,008
+16,118
+2% +$2.42M
CLF icon
675
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.45B
$121M 0.04%
7,216,964
+109,059
+2% +$1.83M