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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$16.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,840
Reduced
1,367
Closed
91

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BX icon
801
Blackstone
BX
$135B
$105M 0.03%
1,124,352
-131,689
-10% -$12.2M
SNV icon
802
Synovus
SNV
$7.2B
$104M 0.03%
3,451,544
+508,774
+17% +$15.4M
UCTT icon
803
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.11B
$104M 0.03%
2,713,205
+112,769
+4% +$4.34M
ANET icon
804
Arista Networks
ANET
$178B
$104M 0.03%
2,568,048
-442,940
-15% -$17.9M
TDW icon
805
Tidewater
TDW
$2.89B
$104M 0.03%
1,874,393
+50,729
+3% +$2.81M
ANSS
806
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$104M 0.03%
314,103
+3,812
+1% +$1.26M
SPXC icon
807
SPX Corp
SPXC
$9.34B
$104M 0.03%
1,220,810
+21,612
+2% +$1.84M
EHC icon
808
Encompass Health
EHC
$12.7B
$104M 0.03%
1,531,489
-2,297
-0.1% -$156K
GBX icon
809
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.43B
$104M 0.03%
2,405,127
-52,053
-2% -$2.24M
PRIM icon
810
Primoris Services
PRIM
$6.11B
$104M 0.03%
3,401,951
+208,956
+7% +$6.37M
HR icon
811
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.4B
$103M 0.03%
5,482,049
+131,998
+2% +$2.49M
OHI icon
812
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$12.8B
$103M 0.03%
3,357,067
+76,424
+2% +$2.35M
DKS icon
813
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$17.9B
$103M 0.03%
779,129
-183,780
-19% -$24.3M
AVNT icon
814
Avient
AVNT
$3.47B
$103M 0.03%
2,514,073
+493,729
+24% +$20.2M
COO icon
815
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.7B
$102M 0.03%
1,069,320
+38,976
+4% +$3.74M
CHRW icon
816
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$14.9B
$102M 0.03%
1,086,191
+32,255
+3% +$3.04M
AKAM icon
817
Akamai
AKAM
$11.2B
$102M 0.03%
1,138,905
+24,298
+2% +$2.18M
SRE icon
818
Sempra
SRE
$51.8B
$102M 0.03%
1,405,458
+53,040
+4% +$3.86M
AEIS icon
819
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$5.84B
$102M 0.03%
917,194
+23,609
+3% +$2.63M
MKC icon
820
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$18.8B
$102M 0.03%
1,168,939
-53,622
-4% -$4.68M
APO icon
821
Apollo Global Management
APO
$76.9B
$102M 0.03%
1,327,306
-359,942
-21% -$27.6M
JAZZ icon
822
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.88B
$102M 0.03%
821,923
-18,080
-2% -$2.24M
GTLS icon
823
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.98B
$102M 0.03%
635,847
-163,962
-21% -$26.2M
RHI icon
824
Robert Half
RHI
$3.66B
$102M 0.03%
1,350,462
-418
-0% -$31.4K
IDCC icon
825
InterDigital
IDCC
$7.74B
$102M 0.03%
1,051,433
+19,517
+2% +$1.88M