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
IEX icon
1001
IDEX
IEX
$12.1B
$94.7M 0.02%
470,672
+78,551
+20% +$15.8M
AGIO icon
1002
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$2.12B
$94.7M 0.02%
2,196,085
-382,473
-15% -$16.5M
COLM icon
1003
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.01B
$94.5M 0.02%
1,195,386
+56,348
+5% +$4.46M
PDCO
1004
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$94.4M 0.02%
3,915,315
+23,344
+0.6% +$563K
LW icon
1005
Lamb Weston
LW
$7.79B
$94.3M 0.02%
1,121,626
+38,970
+4% +$3.28M
ADC icon
1006
Agree Realty
ADC
$7.96B
$94.3M 0.02%
1,522,014
+76,818
+5% +$4.76M
MAT icon
1007
Mattel
MAT
$5.78B
$94.2M 0.02%
5,794,138
+1,479,227
+34% +$24.1M
DORM icon
1008
Dorman Products
DORM
$4.86B
$94.1M 0.02%
1,029,044
+24,811
+2% +$2.27M
COTY icon
1009
Coty
COTY
$3.51B
$94.1M 0.02%
9,387,661
+890,626
+10% +$8.92M
AVTR icon
1010
Avantor
AVTR
$8.6B
$94M 0.02%
4,434,195
+350,247
+9% +$7.43M
ADT icon
1011
ADT
ADT
$7.05B
$93.9M 0.02%
12,359,752
+4,705,544
+61% +$35.8M
ENLC
1012
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
$93.9M 0.02%
6,823,891
+133,327
+2% +$1.83M
GPOR icon
1013
Gulfport Energy Corp
GPOR
$3.02B
$93.9M 0.02%
621,653
-969
-0.2% -$146K
DCI icon
1014
Donaldson
DCI
$9.34B
$93.8M 0.02%
1,310,372
+153,342
+13% +$11M
NOG icon
1015
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.52B
$93.7M 0.02%
2,521,924
+789,985
+46% +$29.4M
RBC icon
1016
RBC Bearings
RBC
$11.9B
$93.6M 0.02%
347,030
+64,217
+23% +$17.3M
SPSC icon
1017
SPS Commerce
SPSC
$4.18B
$93.6M 0.02%
497,355
+12,552
+3% +$2.36M
ACLS icon
1018
Axcelis
ACLS
$2.62B
$93.6M 0.02%
658,112
-18,533
-3% -$2.64M
UVV icon
1019
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$93.5M 0.02%
1,941,121
-7,556
-0.4% -$364K
GNRC icon
1020
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.9B
$92.9M 0.02%
702,811
+35,026
+5% +$4.63M
POWL icon
1021
Powell Industries
POWL
$3.34B
$92.9M 0.02%
647,827
-44,677
-6% -$6.41M
AWK icon
1022
American Water Works
AWK
$27B
$92.8M 0.02%
718,178
+70,205
+11% +$9.07M
TPL icon
1023
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$21.6B
$92.6M 0.02%
126,156
+9,878
+8% +$7.25M
ROG icon
1024
Rogers Corp
ROG
$1.44B
$92.6M 0.02%
767,827
+82,922
+12% +$10M
HOOD icon
1025
Robinhood
HOOD
$105B
$92.5M 0.02%
4,075,468
+112,967
+3% +$2.57M