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
CBZ icon
801
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.03B
$88.8M 0.03%
4,532,083
-3,169
-0.1% -$62.1K
GWW icon
802
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.3B
$88.8M 0.03%
330,966
+7,134
+2% +$1.91M
NBR icon
803
Nabors Industries
NBR
$617M
$88.8M 0.03%
612,170
+28,352
+5% +$4.11M
NDAQ icon
804
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.2B
$88.7M 0.03%
2,766,066
+16,011
+0.6% +$513K
FAST icon
805
Fastenal
FAST
$54.9B
$88.6M 0.03%
5,435,998
+94,362
+2% +$1.54M
JHG icon
806
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.91B
$88.5M 0.03%
4,136,815
+226,819
+6% +$4.85M
NTR icon
807
Nutrien
NTR
$27.8B
$88.4M 0.03%
1,653,794
+991
+0.1% +$53K
BRC icon
808
Brady Corp
BRC
$3.68B
$88.3M 0.03%
1,790,579
-25,803
-1% -$1.27M
KAMN
809
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
$88.2M 0.03%
1,385,235
-3,756
-0.3% -$239K
SAM icon
810
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.37B
$88M 0.03%
233,060
-193
-0.1% -$72.9K
KTOS icon
811
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11B
$88M 0.03%
3,842,884
-16,622
-0.4% -$380K
BR icon
812
Broadridge
BR
$29.2B
$87.9M 0.03%
688,712
+3,288
+0.5% +$420K
VFC icon
813
VF Corp
VFC
$5.84B
$87.6M 0.03%
1,003,101
-43,620
-4% -$3.81M
BOH icon
814
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$2.72B
$87.6M 0.03%
1,056,719
-201
-0% -$16.7K
ROCK icon
815
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.77B
$87.6M 0.03%
2,170,026
-4,640
-0.2% -$187K
STFC
816
DELISTED
State Auto Financial Corp
STFC
$87.5M 0.03%
2,501,250
-56,188
-2% -$1.97M
IPG icon
817
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
$9.49B
$87.4M 0.03%
3,871,271
+648,747
+20% +$14.7M
PFGC icon
818
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$16.2B
$87.3M 0.03%
2,181,665
+63,919
+3% +$2.56M
XYL icon
819
Xylem
XYL
$33.5B
$87.2M 0.03%
1,042,767
+13,693
+1% +$1.15M
CINF icon
820
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$23.8B
$87.2M 0.03%
840,990
-11,542
-1% -$1.2M
RUSHA icon
821
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.42B
$87.1M 0.03%
5,366,558
-180,714
-3% -$2.93M
NOV icon
822
NOV
NOV
$4.87B
$87.1M 0.03%
3,918,742
+598,293
+18% +$13.3M
KALU icon
823
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.22B
$87M 0.03%
891,460
-2,140
-0.2% -$209K
FHN icon
824
First Horizon
FHN
$11.5B
$87M 0.03%
5,825,795
+48,713
+0.8% +$727K
MOH icon
825
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.6B
$86.9M 0.03%
606,957
-25,639
-4% -$3.67M