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
ODP icon
826
ODP
ODP
$644M
$117M 0.03%
2,979,156
-107,531
-3% -$4.22M
HCC icon
827
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$3.09B
$117M 0.03%
1,863,024
+45,950
+3% +$2.88M
LZB icon
828
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.42B
$117M 0.03%
3,132,799
-29,343
-0.9% -$1.09M
SMPL icon
829
Simply Good Foods
SMPL
$2.78B
$116M 0.03%
3,223,666
+203,914
+7% +$7.37M
TOWN icon
830
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.85B
$116M 0.03%
4,269,588
+119,459
+3% +$3.26M
BIDU icon
831
Baidu
BIDU
$38.2B
$116M 0.03%
1,344,309
+14,878
+1% +$1.29M
UCTT icon
832
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$1.16B
$116M 0.03%
2,372,121
-165,296
-7% -$8.1M
AIZ icon
833
Assurant
AIZ
$10.7B
$116M 0.03%
698,677
+12,935
+2% +$2.15M
PCG icon
834
PG&E
PCG
$33.8B
$116M 0.03%
6,651,723
+335,306
+5% +$5.85M
WGO icon
835
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$978M
$116M 0.03%
2,140,471
-19,890
-0.9% -$1.08M
CRL icon
836
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$7.76B
$116M 0.03%
561,075
+93,682
+20% +$19.4M
FRME icon
837
First Merchants
FRME
$2.32B
$116M 0.03%
3,475,053
+180,323
+5% +$6M
CBSH icon
838
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$7.97B
$115M 0.03%
2,173,420
+359,932
+20% +$19.1M
EXEL icon
839
Exelixis
EXEL
$10.4B
$115M 0.03%
5,137,201
+349,837
+7% +$7.86M
CROX icon
840
Crocs
CROX
$4.41B
$115M 0.03%
790,225
+89,610
+13% +$13.1M
KN icon
841
Knowles
KN
$1.89B
$115M 0.03%
6,678,995
+375,822
+6% +$6.49M
FRT icon
842
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.74B
$115M 0.03%
1,138,967
+8,933
+0.8% +$902K
LCII icon
843
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.49B
$115M 0.03%
1,111,900
+62,354
+6% +$6.45M
VMI icon
844
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.59B
$115M 0.03%
418,722
+14,168
+4% +$3.89M
CHX
845
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
$115M 0.03%
3,452,400
-312,949
-8% -$10.4M
MGY icon
846
Magnolia Oil & Gas
MGY
$4.46B
$115M 0.03%
4,520,725
+627,933
+16% +$15.9M
PLAB icon
847
Photronics
PLAB
$1.33B
$115M 0.03%
4,643,287
-345
-0% -$8.51K
WSBC icon
848
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.05B
$114M 0.03%
4,099,262
-102,275
-2% -$2.85M
WWD icon
849
Woodward
WWD
$14.3B
$114M 0.03%
655,771
-24,263
-4% -$4.23M
RPM icon
850
RPM International
RPM
$16.4B
$114M 0.03%
1,061,598
+144,052
+16% +$15.5M