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
WTS icon
901
Watts Water Technologies
WTS
$9.47B
$108M 0.03%
587,538
+6,742
+1% +$1.24M
MRTN icon
902
Marten Transport
MRTN
$975M
$108M 0.03%
5,831,191
+14,660
+0.3% +$270K
CUBI icon
903
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.33B
$108M 0.03%
2,242,121
+21,302
+1% +$1.02M
GEF icon
904
Greif
GEF
$3.6B
$107M 0.03%
1,870,226
+18,362
+1% +$1.06M
SCL icon
905
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.12B
$107M 0.03%
1,279,450
+34,264
+3% +$2.88M
BCPC
906
Balchem Corporation
BCPC
$5.17B
$107M 0.03%
697,461
+5,977
+0.9% +$920K
LFUS icon
907
Littelfuse
LFUS
$6.72B
$107M 0.03%
419,586
+49,588
+13% +$12.7M
DAN icon
908
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.79B
$107M 0.03%
8,833,933
-145,605
-2% -$1.76M
G icon
909
Genpact
G
$7.55B
$107M 0.03%
3,326,054
+847,249
+34% +$27.3M
HELE icon
910
Helen of Troy
HELE
$567M
$107M 0.03%
1,153,414
+102,767
+10% +$9.53M
KRYS icon
911
Krystal Biotech
KRYS
$4.18B
$107M 0.03%
580,452
+7,537
+1% +$1.38M
TXRH icon
912
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$11.1B
$107M 0.03%
620,383
-166,914
-21% -$28.7M
VECO icon
913
Veeco
VECO
$1.54B
$106M 0.03%
2,279,749
-113,794
-5% -$5.32M
WKC icon
914
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.44B
$106M 0.03%
4,126,784
+140,314
+4% +$3.62M
LAUR icon
915
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.28B
$106M 0.03%
7,122,027
-50,707
-0.7% -$758K
PSMT icon
916
Pricesmart
PSMT
$3.63B
$106M 0.03%
1,309,265
+35,390
+3% +$2.87M
SNEX icon
917
StoneX
SNEX
$5.14B
$106M 0.03%
2,116,101
-9,105
-0.4% -$457K
MCY icon
918
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.38B
$106M 0.03%
1,999,235
+88,954
+5% +$4.73M
HTLF
919
DELISTED
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
HTLF
$106M 0.03%
2,384,697
+182,245
+8% +$8.1M
ALLE icon
920
Allegion
ALLE
$15.2B
$106M 0.03%
895,961
-7,904
-0.9% -$934K
CWK icon
921
Cushman & Wakefield
CWK
$3.84B
$106M 0.03%
10,173,171
+1,910,212
+23% +$19.9M
CNO icon
922
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.83B
$106M 0.03%
3,813,848
-13,637
-0.4% -$378K
RMBS icon
923
Rambus
RMBS
$9.53B
$106M 0.03%
1,798,485
+158,259
+10% +$9.3M
IBTX
924
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$105M 0.03%
2,316,743
+39,091
+2% +$1.78M
STX icon
925
Seagate
STX
$41.9B
$105M 0.03%
1,019,657
+9,062
+0.9% +$936K