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
SXI icon
1001
Standex International
SXI
$2.44B
$80M 0.03%
565,547
-4,239
-0.7% -$600K
PII icon
1002
Polaris
PII
$3.29B
$80M 0.03%
661,396
+16,979
+3% +$2.05M
SRC
1003
DELISTED
SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.
SRC
$79.9M 0.03%
2,028,452
+54,944
+3% +$2.16M
AVNS icon
1004
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$558M
$79.7M 0.03%
3,118,152
-55,642
-2% -$1.42M
MPW icon
1005
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$2.77B
$79.7M 0.03%
8,606,200
+67,165
+0.8% +$622K
BKU icon
1006
Bankunited
BKU
$2.9B
$79.7M 0.03%
3,696,880
-1,059,383
-22% -$22.8M
STRA icon
1007
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.94B
$79.7M 0.03%
1,174,235
+99,637
+9% +$6.76M
FMC icon
1008
FMC
FMC
$4.61B
$79.6M 0.03%
763,041
+17,499
+2% +$1.83M
HTZ icon
1009
Hertz
HTZ
$1.82B
$79.6M 0.03%
4,328,570
+1,226,123
+40% +$22.5M
MMS icon
1010
Maximus
MMS
$4.94B
$79.2M 0.03%
936,882
+32,004
+4% +$2.7M
IBTX
1011
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$79M 0.03%
2,287,799
-350,230
-13% -$12.1M
MPWR icon
1012
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$41B
$78.9M 0.03%
146,050
+6,839
+5% +$3.69M
CHE icon
1013
Chemed
CHE
$6.57B
$78.7M 0.03%
145,239
+544
+0.4% +$295K
SKY icon
1014
Champion Homes, Inc.
SKY
$4.19B
$78.6M 0.03%
1,200,150
+958
+0.1% +$62.7K
PRTA icon
1015
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$447M
$78.5M 0.03%
1,150,208
-82,427
-7% -$5.63M
NEX
1016
DELISTED
NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc.
NEX
$78.4M 0.03%
8,770,234
+1,053,266
+14% +$9.42M
BFH icon
1017
Bread Financial
BFH
$2.99B
$78.3M 0.03%
2,495,026
+325,460
+15% +$10.2M
IMO icon
1018
Imperial Oil
IMO
$46.6B
$77.9M 0.02%
1,522,315
+105,416
+7% +$5.39M
COLM icon
1019
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.01B
$77.9M 0.02%
1,008,147
+41,882
+4% +$3.23M
SYNA icon
1020
Synaptics
SYNA
$2.67B
$77.7M 0.02%
909,896
+120,398
+15% +$10.3M
PRGS icon
1021
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.83B
$77.7M 0.02%
1,337,200
+11,389
+0.9% +$662K
FIVE icon
1022
Five Below
FIVE
$8.05B
$77.7M 0.02%
395,240
-1,217
-0.3% -$239K
BF.B icon
1023
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$12.9B
$77.5M 0.02%
1,160,828
-5,298
-0.5% -$354K
PRFT
1024
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$77.4M 0.02%
929,253
+5,835
+0.6% +$486K
BIO icon
1025
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.49B
$77.3M 0.02%
204,006
+15,607
+8% +$5.92M