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
EAT icon
1226
Brinker International
EAT
$6.84B
$69.9M 0.02%
965,633
+2,009
+0.2% +$145K
VRSN icon
1227
VeriSign
VRSN
$26.7B
$69.7M 0.02%
392,098
+18,270
+5% +$3.25M
AEE icon
1228
Ameren
AEE
$27.3B
$69.6M 0.02%
979,094
+91,182
+10% +$6.48M
SWI
1229
DELISTED
SolarWinds Corporation Common Stock
SWI
$69.6M 0.02%
5,776,309
+461,061
+9% +$5.56M
ALKS icon
1230
Alkermes
ALKS
$4.45B
$69.5M 0.02%
2,884,012
+371,039
+15% +$8.94M
WEN icon
1231
Wendy's
WEN
$1.84B
$69.4M 0.02%
4,094,694
+70,514
+2% +$1.2M
USLM icon
1232
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.63B
$69.4M 0.02%
952,805
-173,795
-15% -$12.7M
SWX icon
1233
Southwest Gas
SWX
$5.65B
$69.4M 0.02%
985,566
+84,987
+9% +$5.98M
VEEV icon
1234
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$45.3B
$69.3M 0.02%
378,380
+78,654
+26% +$14.4M
GWRE icon
1235
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$21.3B
$69.2M 0.02%
501,525
-57,712
-10% -$7.96M
MTCH icon
1236
Match Group
MTCH
$9.08B
$69M 0.02%
2,271,787
+977,090
+75% +$29.7M
SITE icon
1237
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$6.23B
$69M 0.02%
568,349
+53,131
+10% +$6.45M
KNSL icon
1238
Kinsale Capital Group
KNSL
$10.1B
$68.7M 0.02%
178,227
-2,166
-1% -$835K
SCS icon
1239
Steelcase
SCS
$1.93B
$68.7M 0.02%
5,297,183
+215,729
+4% +$2.8M
NMRK icon
1240
Newmark Group
NMRK
$3.41B
$68.4M 0.02%
6,686,191
+480,047
+8% +$4.91M
CLW icon
1241
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$344M
$68.3M 0.02%
1,408,298
+10,074
+0.7% +$488K
EGO icon
1242
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$5.7B
$68.1M 0.02%
4,607,786
+136,900
+3% +$2.02M
CLS icon
1243
Celestica
CLS
$27.8B
$68M 0.02%
1,186,543
+52,807
+5% +$3.03M
MYGN icon
1244
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$674M
$67.9M 0.02%
2,776,959
+75,445
+3% +$1.85M
ANSS
1245
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
$67.9M 0.02%
211,230
+15,194
+8% +$4.89M
BOX icon
1246
Box
BOX
$4.7B
$67.8M 0.02%
2,564,668
+229,314
+10% +$6.06M
WCN icon
1247
Waste Connections
WCN
$45.3B
$67.8M 0.02%
386,448
+23,194
+6% +$4.07M
EBC icon
1248
Eastern Bankshares
EBC
$3.46B
$67.6M 0.02%
4,835,761
+950,150
+24% +$13.3M
CRDO icon
1249
Credo Technology Group
CRDO
$28B
$67.5M 0.02%
2,112,656
+242,428
+13% +$7.74M
WDFC icon
1250
WD-40
WDFC
$2.86B
$67.5M 0.02%
307,097
+5,893
+2% +$1.29M