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
ENB icon
1076
Enbridge
ENB
$106B
$86.4M 0.02%
2,427,686
+25,717
+1% +$915K
BFAM icon
1077
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$6.49B
$86.4M 0.02%
784,896
+51,024
+7% +$5.62M
NCLH icon
1078
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCLH
$12.2B
$85.8M 0.02%
4,568,122
+1,129,770
+33% +$21.2M
ENTG icon
1079
Entegris
ENTG
$12.6B
$85.7M 0.02%
632,751
+2,483
+0.4% +$336K
TFIN icon
1080
Triumph Financial, Inc.
TFIN
$1.42B
$85.6M 0.02%
1,047,240
+8,541
+0.8% +$698K
JKHY icon
1081
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$11.8B
$85.6M 0.02%
515,586
+30,359
+6% +$5.04M
CWST icon
1082
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$5.81B
$85.5M 0.02%
861,463
+26,189
+3% +$2.6M
HWKN icon
1083
Hawkins
HWKN
$3.56B
$85.4M 0.02%
938,563
-147,340
-14% -$13.4M
CNS icon
1084
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$3.63B
$85.4M 0.02%
1,176,861
+35,905
+3% +$2.61M
IPAR icon
1085
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.47B
$85.4M 0.02%
735,841
+4,862
+0.7% +$564K
EFSC icon
1086
Enterprise Financial Services Corp
EFSC
$2.27B
$85.3M 0.02%
2,084,093
+71,502
+4% +$2.93M
BMRN icon
1087
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
BMRN
$10.5B
$85.2M 0.02%
1,034,457
+289,953
+39% +$23.9M
SRCE icon
1088
1st Source
SRCE
$1.56B
$85.2M 0.02%
1,588,461
+11,465
+0.7% +$615K
PTC icon
1089
PTC
PTC
$24.8B
$85M 0.02%
467,702
+26,422
+6% +$4.8M
CASH icon
1090
Pathward Financial
CASH
$1.74B
$84.9M 0.02%
1,500,870
-10,927
-0.7% -$618K
GGG icon
1091
Graco
GGG
$14.3B
$84.8M 0.02%
1,069,292
+259,819
+32% +$20.6M
HLI icon
1092
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$14.1B
$84.4M 0.02%
625,832
-3,308
-0.5% -$446K
TTC icon
1093
Toro Company
TTC
$7.68B
$84.3M 0.02%
901,346
+110,330
+14% +$10.3M
LNW icon
1094
Light & Wonder
LNW
$7.42B
$84.2M 0.02%
802,922
+12,317
+2% +$1.29M
IPGP icon
1095
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.44B
$84.1M 0.02%
996,029
+125,958
+14% +$10.6M
CLVT icon
1096
Clarivate
CLVT
$2.85B
$83.9M 0.02%
14,752,994
+2,409,470
+20% +$13.7M
KTOS icon
1097
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
KTOS
$11.4B
$83.9M 0.02%
4,190,639
+136,696
+3% +$2.74M
FND icon
1098
Floor & Decor
FND
$9.16B
$83.8M 0.02%
842,973
+115,876
+16% +$11.5M
LYV icon
1099
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$40.4B
$83.8M 0.02%
894,019
+51,397
+6% +$4.82M
TFX icon
1100
Teleflex
TFX
$5.76B
$83.7M 0.02%
398,175
+15,992
+4% +$3.36M