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
MTRN icon
726
Materion
MTRN
$2.29B
$131M 0.03%
1,213,367
+12,454
+1% +$1.35M
TAP icon
727
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.7B
$131M 0.03%
2,579,811
+434,685
+20% +$22.1M
RLI icon
728
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.08B
$131M 0.03%
1,862,908
+48,250
+3% +$3.39M
ASGN icon
729
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.23B
$131M 0.03%
1,484,775
-31,852
-2% -$2.81M
FORM icon
730
FormFactor
FORM
$2.27B
$131M 0.03%
2,156,770
-248,110
-10% -$15M
JAZZ icon
731
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.7B
$130M 0.03%
1,222,198
+398,549
+48% +$42.5M
CIEN icon
732
Ciena
CIEN
$18.4B
$130M 0.03%
2,706,308
+523,313
+24% +$25.2M
SKX icon
733
Skechers
SKX
$9.5B
$130M 0.03%
1,885,723
+55,095
+3% +$3.81M
SAIC icon
734
Saic
SAIC
$4.75B
$130M 0.03%
1,108,748
+56,414
+5% +$6.63M
NWSA icon
735
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.2B
$130M 0.03%
4,726,521
-140,701
-3% -$3.88M
CNI icon
736
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$57.7B
$130M 0.03%
1,102,997
+48,984
+5% +$5.79M
WAT icon
737
Waters Corp
WAT
$17.4B
$130M 0.03%
448,304
+77,951
+21% +$22.6M
APO icon
738
Apollo Global Management
APO
$76.4B
$130M 0.03%
1,100,820
+91,506
+9% +$10.8M
CPB icon
739
Campbell Soup
CPB
$9.98B
$130M 0.03%
2,876,253
+363,736
+14% +$16.4M
PPBI
740
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$130M 0.03%
5,644,235
+238,854
+4% +$5.49M
WFRD icon
741
Weatherford International
WFRD
$4.58B
$130M 0.03%
1,058,721
-120,311
-10% -$14.7M
WD icon
742
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$130M 0.03%
1,319,434
+20,739
+2% +$2.04M
MTZ icon
743
MasTec
MTZ
$15B
$129M 0.03%
1,209,126
-170,871
-12% -$18.3M
EW icon
744
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$46B
$129M 0.03%
1,399,329
+219,486
+19% +$20.3M
FOXA icon
745
Fox Class A
FOXA
$28B
$129M 0.03%
3,758,734
+268,778
+8% +$9.24M
AMG icon
746
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$6.6B
$129M 0.03%
826,123
+30,059
+4% +$4.7M
AXTA icon
747
Axalta
AXTA
$6.7B
$129M 0.03%
3,771,023
+302,752
+9% +$10.3M
SFNC icon
748
Simmons First National
SFNC
$2.97B
$129M 0.03%
7,323,934
+413,459
+6% +$7.27M
KLIC icon
749
Kulicke & Soffa
KLIC
$1.98B
$128M 0.03%
2,612,276
-44,843
-2% -$2.21M
ATKR icon
750
Atkore
ATKR
$2.04B
$128M 0.03%
952,225
-51,482
-5% -$6.95M