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
ROL icon
926
Rollins
ROL
$28.2B
$105M 0.03%
2,156,892
+172,009
+9% +$8.39M
ALG icon
927
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.56B
$105M 0.03%
606,311
-2,715
-0.4% -$470K
HSIC icon
928
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.43B
$105M 0.03%
1,634,384
+149,517
+10% +$9.58M
COHU icon
929
Cohu
COHU
$992M
$105M 0.03%
3,161,347
+51,640
+2% +$1.71M
FELE icon
930
Franklin Electric
FELE
$4.31B
$105M 0.03%
1,085,807
-9,407
-0.9% -$906K
PLUS icon
931
ePlus
PLUS
$1.99B
$105M 0.03%
1,418,692
-20,765
-1% -$1.53M
DXCM icon
932
DexCom
DXCM
$29.8B
$104M 0.03%
919,650
+268,802
+41% +$30.5M
D icon
933
Dominion Energy
D
$51.2B
$104M 0.03%
2,127,357
+89,379
+4% +$4.38M
AZPN
934
DELISTED
Aspen Technology Inc
AZPN
$104M 0.03%
524,604
+109,783
+26% +$21.8M
ORA icon
935
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$5.56B
$104M 0.03%
1,450,797
+86,291
+6% +$6.19M
DELL icon
936
Dell
DELL
$84.3B
$104M 0.03%
753,285
-10,991
-1% -$1.52M
WSO icon
937
Watsco
WSO
$16.1B
$104M 0.03%
223,912
+31,947
+17% +$14.8M
CRBG icon
938
Corebridge Financial
CRBG
$18.2B
$104M 0.03%
3,561,382
+2,137,594
+150% +$62.2M
AEIS icon
939
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$6.02B
$103M 0.03%
950,977
+15,577
+2% +$1.69M
RDNT icon
940
RadNet
RDNT
$5.67B
$103M 0.03%
1,754,489
-59,743
-3% -$3.52M
STAG icon
941
STAG Industrial
STAG
$6.8B
$103M 0.03%
2,865,673
+167,532
+6% +$6.04M
FFIV icon
942
F5
FFIV
$19.2B
$103M 0.03%
598,605
+48,742
+9% +$8.39M
BCO icon
943
Brink's
BCO
$4.9B
$103M 0.03%
1,006,620
+3,319
+0.3% +$340K
TRMB icon
944
Trimble
TRMB
$19.7B
$103M 0.03%
1,839,180
+361,421
+24% +$20.2M
MNST icon
945
Monster Beverage
MNST
$62.3B
$103M 0.03%
2,056,993
+369,838
+22% +$18.5M
SAIA icon
946
Saia
SAIA
$8.41B
$102M 0.03%
215,643
-24,356
-10% -$11.5M
PHG icon
947
Philips
PHG
$27.2B
$102M 0.03%
4,207,112
+788,607
+23% +$19.1M
GL icon
948
Globe Life
GL
$11.5B
$102M 0.03%
1,235,906
-59,650
-5% -$4.91M
COLD icon
949
Americold
COLD
$3.88B
$102M 0.03%
3,974,910
-157,984
-4% -$4.03M
NVST icon
950
Envista
NVST
$3.59B
$101M 0.03%
6,101,397
-632,000
-9% -$10.5M