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
+2.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$134B
AUM Growth
+$5.5B
Cap. Flow
+$3.94B
Cap. Flow %
2.94%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.43%
Holding
3,643
New
102
Increased
2,063
Reduced
953
Closed
49

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$352M
2
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$227M
3
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$208M
4
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$205M
5
JPM icon
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
+$187M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.9%
2 Industrials 12.96%
3 Energy 11.54%
4 Technology 10.31%
5 Healthcare 8.33%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JAZZ icon
1226
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.79B
$27.3M 0.02%
196,646
+200
+0.1% +$27.7K
KBR icon
1227
KBR
KBR
$6.38B
$27.3M 0.02%
1,021,786
+203,771
+25% +$5.44M
SR icon
1228
Spire
SR
$4.5B
$27.2M 0.02%
577,929
+8,044
+1% +$379K
CMG icon
1229
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$52.2B
$27.2M 0.02%
2,398,250
+82,200
+4% +$934K
AGM icon
1230
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.16B
$27.2M 0.02%
818,393
+56,133
+7% +$1.87M
NJR icon
1231
New Jersey Resources
NJR
$4.76B
$27.2M 0.02%
1,091,756
+62,288
+6% +$1.55M
LBTYK icon
1232
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.13B
$27.2M 0.02%
825,454
+321,021
+64% +$10.6M
ALGN icon
1233
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.85B
$27.2M 0.02%
524,577
-53,524
-9% -$2.77M
RUSHB icon
1234
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.6B
$27.2M 0.02%
2,165,261
-3,375
-0.2% -$42.3K
UNFI icon
1235
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.8B
$27.2M 0.02%
382,918
-57,519
-13% -$4.08M
EPAY
1236
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$27.1M 0.02%
772,245
-3,789
-0.5% -$133K
PRA icon
1237
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$27.1M 0.02%
609,591
+69,720
+13% +$3.1M
WBMD
1238
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
$27.1M 0.02%
654,762
+54,714
+9% +$2.27M
PTVCB
1239
DELISTED
Protective Insurance Corporation Class B Common Stock
PTVCB
$27.1M 0.02%
1,030,967
+207
+0% +$5.44K
CUBE icon
1240
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.49B
$27.1M 0.02%
1,577,904
+76,991
+5% +$1.32M
CACC icon
1241
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$5.9B
$27.1M 0.02%
190,465
+972
+0.5% +$138K
DEO icon
1242
Diageo
DEO
$57.6B
$27.1M 0.02%
217,238
+37,295
+21% +$4.65M
GES icon
1243
Guess, Inc.
GES
$872M
$27.1M 0.02%
980,284
+52,101
+6% +$1.44M
KLAC icon
1244
KLA
KLAC
$127B
$27.1M 0.02%
391,284
+2,105
+0.5% +$146K
GTAT
1245
DELISTED
GT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC COM STK (DE)
GTAT
$27M 0.02%
1,584,440
-13,763
-0.9% -$235K
SFNC icon
1246
Simmons First National
SFNC
$2.99B
$27M 0.02%
1,448,778
+6,656
+0.5% +$124K
SYK icon
1247
Stryker
SYK
$149B
$27M 0.02%
331,363
+586
+0.2% +$47.7K
WCN icon
1248
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.8B
$27M 0.02%
922,919
+43,581
+5% +$1.27M
BBSI icon
1249
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.22B
$27M 0.02%
1,811,816
-61,124
-3% -$910K
CCMP
1250
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
$27M 0.02%
612,769
+21,566
+4% +$949K