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
MUSA icon
676
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.56B
$100M 0.04%
1,192,565
-4,235
-0.4% -$356K
PLNT icon
677
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$8.75B
$100M 0.04%
1,382,985
-21,670
-2% -$1.57M
TEX icon
678
Terex
TEX
$3.46B
$100M 0.04%
3,188,549
-107,595
-3% -$3.38M
BAX icon
679
Baxter International
BAX
$12.4B
$100M 0.04%
1,221,714
+5,474
+0.5% +$448K
PNFP icon
680
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.63B
$100M 0.04%
1,740,361
+85,377
+5% +$4.91M
PRI icon
681
Primerica
PRI
$8.9B
$99.7M 0.04%
831,482
-98,151
-11% -$11.8M
THO icon
682
Thor Industries
THO
$5.92B
$99.7M 0.04%
1,705,377
+311,894
+22% +$18.2M
CHU
683
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
$99.6M 0.04%
9,135,164
-183,259
-2% -$2M
GLIBA
684
DELISTED
GCI Liberty, Inc. Class A Common Stock (DE)
GLIBA
$99.6M 0.04%
1,620,327
+4,438
+0.3% +$273K
ROP icon
685
Roper Technologies
ROP
$56.3B
$99.4M 0.04%
271,477
+490
+0.2% +$179K
ISRG icon
686
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$168B
$99.4M 0.04%
568,440
-12,123
-2% -$2.12M
WEN icon
687
Wendy's
WEN
$1.92B
$99.2M 0.04%
5,068,053
-138,150
-3% -$2.7M
KMT icon
688
Kennametal
KMT
$1.63B
$99.2M 0.04%
2,681,729
+69,756
+3% +$2.58M
FSLR icon
689
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$99.1M 0.04%
1,508,912
-19,861
-1% -$1.3M
FUL icon
690
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.39B
$99.1M 0.04%
2,135,884
+26,403
+1% +$1.23M
ALGN icon
691
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.92B
$99.1M 0.04%
361,955
+8,684
+2% +$2.38M
DISCK
692
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$99M 0.04%
3,480,088
+114,422
+3% +$3.25M
DEI icon
693
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.77B
$98.8M 0.04%
2,480,501
+13,950
+0.6% +$556K
EW icon
694
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$47.1B
$98.7M 0.04%
1,601,946
-72,027
-4% -$4.44M
ACC
695
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$98.4M 0.04%
2,131,770
-489
-0% -$22.6K
FOXF icon
696
Fox Factory Holding Corp
FOXF
$1.24B
$98.3M 0.04%
1,191,592
-98,448
-8% -$8.12M
SYKE
697
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$98.1M 0.04%
3,571,790
+12,312
+0.3% +$338K
FCF icon
698
First Commonwealth Financial
FCF
$1.86B
$97.9M 0.04%
7,267,794
+31,353
+0.4% +$422K
WD icon
699
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.94B
$97.9M 0.04%
1,839,118
+1,699
+0.1% +$90.4K
SSD icon
700
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8.14B
$97.8M 0.04%
1,470,876
-97,742
-6% -$6.5M