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
DVA icon
701
DaVita
DVA
$9.46B
$136M 0.04%
982,015
-18,536
-2% -$2.57M
DNB
702
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$136M 0.04%
14,665,247
+1,809,638
+14% +$16.8M
BIO icon
703
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.49B
$135M 0.04%
494,604
+193,700
+64% +$52.9M
NAVI icon
704
Navient
NAVI
$1.29B
$135M 0.04%
9,265,170
-203,013
-2% -$2.96M
AM icon
705
Antero Midstream
AM
$8.79B
$135M 0.04%
9,150,643
-676,525
-7% -$9.97M
LGIH icon
706
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.41B
$135M 0.04%
1,506,611
+53,031
+4% +$4.75M
HRB icon
707
H&R Block
HRB
$6.73B
$135M 0.04%
2,484,417
+23,792
+1% +$1.29M
WMK icon
708
Weis Markets
WMK
$1.73B
$135M 0.04%
2,143,192
+7,856
+0.4% +$493K
GNTX icon
709
Gentex
GNTX
$6.15B
$134M 0.04%
3,989,248
+489,689
+14% +$16.5M
SWK icon
710
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.9B
$134M 0.04%
1,682,585
+267,013
+19% +$21.3M
WLK icon
711
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.9B
$134M 0.04%
926,952
-42,471
-4% -$6.15M
BKU icon
712
Bankunited
BKU
$2.9B
$134M 0.04%
4,583,059
+315,872
+7% +$9.25M
BABA icon
713
Alibaba
BABA
$343B
$134M 0.04%
1,861,139
-60,723
-3% -$4.37M
SRE icon
714
Sempra
SRE
$53.5B
$134M 0.03%
1,757,553
+289,731
+20% +$22M
EWBC icon
715
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$14.9B
$133M 0.03%
1,822,886
+118,658
+7% +$8.69M
LPG icon
716
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.35B
$133M 0.03%
3,180,812
-107,349
-3% -$4.5M
SON icon
717
Sonoco
SON
$4.54B
$133M 0.03%
2,631,259
+261,062
+11% +$13.2M
HQY icon
718
HealthEquity
HQY
$7.88B
$133M 0.03%
1,547,402
+115,841
+8% +$9.98M
ELF icon
719
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$7.63B
$133M 0.03%
630,913
-140,896
-18% -$29.7M
SIGI icon
720
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.75B
$133M 0.03%
1,416,957
+62,699
+5% +$5.88M
EXPE icon
721
Expedia Group
EXPE
$26.7B
$133M 0.03%
1,054,485
+135,973
+15% +$17.1M
TRP icon
722
TC Energy
TRP
$54B
$133M 0.03%
3,496,489
-55,511
-2% -$2.1M
MODG icon
723
Topgolf Callaway Brands
MODG
$1.7B
$132M 0.03%
8,646,731
+1,549,222
+22% +$23.7M
HLX icon
724
Helix Energy Solutions
HLX
$923M
$132M 0.03%
11,018,797
+254,880
+2% +$3.04M
OFG icon
725
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$1.96B
$131M 0.03%
3,507,775
-24,152
-0.7% -$904K