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
FBNC icon
1251
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.29B
$67.2M 0.02%
2,104,258
+136,002
+7% +$4.34M
VCTR icon
1252
Victory Capital Holdings
VCTR
$4.58B
$67M 0.02%
1,403,569
-194,204
-12% -$9.27M
NE icon
1253
Noble Corp
NE
$4.81B
$67M 0.02%
1,500,215
+1,145,002
+322% +$51.1M
NI icon
1254
NiSource
NI
$19.3B
$67M 0.02%
2,323,998
+157,236
+7% +$4.53M
GTLS icon
1255
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.95B
$66.9M 0.02%
463,466
+386,821
+505% +$55.8M
KALU icon
1256
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$1.24B
$66.8M 0.02%
760,500
+16,148
+2% +$1.42M
APAM icon
1257
Artisan Partners
APAM
$3.27B
$66.8M 0.02%
1,617,617
+74,393
+5% +$3.07M
MBC icon
1258
MasterBrand
MBC
$1.71B
$66.7M 0.02%
4,546,152
+497,327
+12% +$7.3M
UPBD icon
1259
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.45B
$66.7M 0.02%
2,173,377
-13,191
-0.6% -$405K
SGRY icon
1260
Surgery Partners
SGRY
$2.8B
$66.6M 0.02%
2,801,091
+589,499
+27% +$14M
CXT icon
1261
Crane NXT
CXT
$3.46B
$66.6M 0.02%
1,084,843
+33,460
+3% +$2.05M
JWN
1262
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
$66.6M 0.02%
3,136,639
+137,094
+5% +$2.91M
SEE icon
1263
Sealed Air
SEE
$4.99B
$66.5M 0.02%
1,910,647
+479,675
+34% +$16.7M
CX icon
1264
Cemex
CX
$13.6B
$66.5M 0.02%
10,400,145
-51,946
-0.5% -$332K
RH icon
1265
RH
RH
$4.08B
$66.2M 0.02%
270,993
+41,242
+18% +$10.1M
PRFT
1266
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$66.2M 0.02%
885,302
-104,443
-11% -$7.81M
MASI icon
1267
Masimo
MASI
$8.01B
$66.2M 0.02%
525,594
+165,257
+46% +$20.8M
CZR icon
1268
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$5.22B
$66M 0.02%
1,662,269
+3,942
+0.2% +$157K
Z icon
1269
Zillow
Z
$21.3B
$66M 0.02%
1,423,257
+139,489
+11% +$6.47M
CRI icon
1270
Carter's
CRI
$1.08B
$65.9M 0.02%
1,062,890
+112,947
+12% +$7M
LNT icon
1271
Alliant Energy
LNT
$16.7B
$65.9M 0.02%
1,293,966
+116,399
+10% +$5.92M
BTG icon
1272
B2Gold
BTG
$5.94B
$65.9M 0.02%
24,394,189
-233,583
-0.9% -$631K
LBTYK icon
1273
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$4.07B
$65.8M 0.02%
3,684,221
+2,219,823
+152% +$39.6M
VNO icon
1274
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$8.25B
$65.7M 0.02%
2,499,401
+2,119
+0.1% +$55.7K
MIR icon
1275
Mirion Technologies
MIR
$5.24B
$65.6M 0.02%
6,111,933
+1,031,966
+20% +$11.1M