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
CACC icon
1026
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.8B
$92.5M 0.02%
179,655
+7,064
+4% +$3.64M
KAI icon
1027
Kadant
KAI
$3.75B
$92.4M 0.02%
314,366
+5,700
+2% +$1.67M
LVS icon
1028
Las Vegas Sands
LVS
$37.4B
$92.3M 0.02%
2,085,045
+483,564
+30% +$21.4M
AIN icon
1029
Albany International
AIN
$1.77B
$92.2M 0.02%
1,091,660
+52,909
+5% +$4.47M
GRBK icon
1030
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$3.17B
$92.1M 0.02%
1,609,122
+16,613
+1% +$951K
WH icon
1031
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
WH
$6.43B
$91.6M 0.02%
1,237,944
+196,982
+19% +$14.6M
GIII icon
1032
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.13B
$91.4M 0.02%
3,376,310
+151,425
+5% +$4.1M
ACI icon
1033
Albertsons Companies
ACI
$10.4B
$91.3M 0.02%
4,624,692
+924,519
+25% +$18.3M
ETR icon
1034
Entergy
ETR
$39.5B
$91.1M 0.02%
1,702,812
+132,650
+8% +$7.1M
CG icon
1035
Carlyle Group
CG
$23.7B
$91M 0.02%
2,266,595
+137,541
+6% +$5.52M
POOL icon
1036
Pool Corp
POOL
$11.9B
$91M 0.02%
296,063
+23,396
+9% +$7.19M
PR icon
1037
Permian Resources
PR
$9.8B
$91M 0.02%
5,632,142
-3,882,638
-41% -$62.7M
STM icon
1038
STMicroelectronics
STM
$23.3B
$90.8M 0.02%
2,311,888
+1,478,213
+177% +$58.1M
TREX icon
1039
Trex
TREX
$6.43B
$90.8M 0.02%
1,224,351
+92,563
+8% +$6.86M
HRL icon
1040
Hormel Foods
HRL
$14B
$90.7M 0.02%
2,976,257
+575,378
+24% +$17.5M
BAX icon
1041
Baxter International
BAX
$12.3B
$90.7M 0.02%
2,712,047
+525,896
+24% +$17.6M
OTTR icon
1042
Otter Tail
OTTR
$3.48B
$90.7M 0.02%
1,035,541
+3,974
+0.4% +$348K
SLVM icon
1043
Sylvamo
SLVM
$1.75B
$90.3M 0.02%
1,315,989
+62,157
+5% +$4.26M
MLKN icon
1044
MillerKnoll
MLKN
$1.44B
$89.9M 0.02%
3,392,354
+377,121
+13% +$9.99M
SXT icon
1045
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.51B
$89.7M 0.02%
1,208,815
+39,290
+3% +$2.91M
EIG icon
1046
Employers Holdings
EIG
$982M
$89.7M 0.02%
2,103,051
+13,889
+0.7% +$592K
APG icon
1047
APi Group
APG
$14.6B
$89.4M 0.02%
3,564,215
-518,925
-13% -$13M
SEIC icon
1048
SEI Investments
SEIC
$10.7B
$89.3M 0.02%
1,380,311
+222,631
+19% +$14.4M
LILAK icon
1049
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.54B
$89.2M 0.02%
9,275,754
-136,616
-1% -$1.31M
CNM icon
1050
Core & Main
CNM
$9.26B
$89M 0.02%
1,818,679
+238,469
+15% +$11.7M