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
SFL icon
776
SFL Corp
SFL
$1.09B
$125M 0.03%
8,995,617
+64,875
+0.7% +$900K
TDS icon
777
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.5B
$125M 0.03%
6,018,541
+507,512
+9% +$10.5M
B
778
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$49.8B
$125M 0.03%
7,471,407
+1,057,886
+16% +$17.6M
MPWR icon
779
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$40.2B
$124M 0.03%
151,406
+2,599
+2% +$2.14M
APP icon
780
Applovin
APP
$194B
$124M 0.03%
1,494,516
+322,563
+28% +$26.8M
NYT icon
781
New York Times
NYT
$9.46B
$124M 0.03%
2,424,700
+438,680
+22% +$22.5M
CBT icon
782
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.3B
$124M 0.03%
1,348,972
+4,437
+0.3% +$408K
WMS icon
783
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$11.3B
$124M 0.03%
772,588
+94,019
+14% +$15.1M
EGP icon
784
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$8.86B
$124M 0.03%
728,092
+53,083
+8% +$9.03M
HII icon
785
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.8B
$124M 0.03%
502,442
+13,439
+3% +$3.31M
ITT icon
786
ITT
ITT
$13.9B
$123M 0.03%
954,809
+50,329
+6% +$6.5M
YUM icon
787
Yum! Brands
YUM
$41.4B
$123M 0.03%
930,402
+58,437
+7% +$7.74M
GBX icon
788
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.45B
$123M 0.03%
2,481,445
-16,025
-0.6% -$794K
AFG icon
789
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.5B
$123M 0.03%
998,349
-57,018
-5% -$7.02M
CAG icon
790
Conagra Brands
CAG
$9.3B
$123M 0.03%
4,313,994
+633,794
+17% +$18M
MSCI icon
791
MSCI
MSCI
$44.8B
$123M 0.03%
254,415
+34,351
+16% +$16.6M
CNXN icon
792
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.61B
$122M 0.03%
1,906,888
+3,749
+0.2% +$241K
WRK
793
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$122M 0.03%
2,423,794
+14,465
+0.6% +$727K
TRMK icon
794
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.42B
$122M 0.03%
4,050,787
+64,334
+2% +$1.93M
CAH icon
795
Cardinal Health
CAH
$36.3B
$122M 0.03%
1,237,338
+69,934
+6% +$6.88M
TDW icon
796
Tidewater
TDW
$2.97B
$122M 0.03%
1,277,709
-214,757
-14% -$20.4M
CRK icon
797
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.65B
$121M 0.03%
11,696,540
+2,438,252
+26% +$25.3M
CHD icon
798
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.9B
$121M 0.03%
1,168,866
+159,233
+16% +$16.5M
GXO icon
799
GXO Logistics
GXO
$5.87B
$121M 0.03%
2,398,933
+240,766
+11% +$12.2M
CENTA icon
800
Central Garden & Pet Class A
CENTA
$2.07B
$121M 0.03%
3,653,753
+29,780
+0.8% +$984K