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
ALGN icon
1301
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.54B
$63.9M 0.02%
264,524
+31,948
+14% +$7.71M
SXC icon
1302
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$654M
$63.6M 0.02%
6,494,102
-10,154
-0.2% -$99.5K
CVLT icon
1303
Commault Systems
CVLT
$7.82B
$63.6M 0.02%
523,474
+2,633
+0.5% +$320K
TNL icon
1304
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.02B
$63.5M 0.02%
1,412,870
+57,587
+4% +$2.59M
CALX icon
1305
Calix
CALX
$4.01B
$63.5M 0.02%
1,793,545
+45,656
+3% +$1.62M
LSCC icon
1306
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$8.82B
$63.5M 0.02%
1,094,289
+426,511
+64% +$24.7M
PBA icon
1307
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$22.8B
$63.4M 0.02%
1,709,025
-15,448
-0.9% -$573K
COLB icon
1308
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.8B
$63.3M 0.02%
3,182,655
+2,833,744
+812% +$56.4M
REX icon
1309
REX American Resources
REX
$1.01B
$63.2M 0.02%
1,385,527
-55,625
-4% -$2.54M
CNK icon
1310
Cinemark Holdings
CNK
$3.25B
$63M 0.02%
2,914,708
+148,076
+5% +$3.2M
DLB icon
1311
Dolby
DLB
$6.85B
$62.8M 0.02%
792,828
+168,744
+27% +$13.4M
QCRH icon
1312
QCR Holdings
QCRH
$1.3B
$62.8M 0.02%
1,046,495
+13,567
+1% +$814K
FROG icon
1313
JFrog
FROG
$5.83B
$62.6M 0.02%
1,668,161
+41,275
+3% +$1.55M
YELP icon
1314
Yelp
YELP
$1.95B
$62.6M 0.02%
1,693,819
+33,046
+2% +$1.22M
CWT icon
1315
California Water Service
CWT
$2.76B
$62.5M 0.02%
1,288,740
+25,711
+2% +$1.25M
GIB icon
1316
CGI
GIB
$20.8B
$62.4M 0.02%
625,106
+113,903
+22% +$11.4M
UAA icon
1317
Under Armour
UAA
$2.08B
$62.4M 0.02%
9,351,829
+1,051,143
+13% +$7.01M
FOUR icon
1318
Shift4
FOUR
$6B
$62.3M 0.02%
849,564
+221,881
+35% +$16.3M
PBR icon
1319
Petrobras
PBR
$81.4B
$62.3M 0.02%
4,297,305
-622,994
-13% -$9.03M
EL icon
1320
Estee Lauder
EL
$30.1B
$62.2M 0.02%
584,436
+41,776
+8% +$4.45M
IRT icon
1321
Independence Realty Trust
IRT
$4.07B
$62M 0.02%
3,308,557
+176,119
+6% +$3.3M
RACE icon
1322
Ferrari
RACE
$85.1B
$62M 0.02%
151,750
+30,461
+25% +$12.4M
ASC icon
1323
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$505M
$61.9M 0.02%
2,749,466
-7,326
-0.3% -$165K
VRNT icon
1324
Verint Systems
VRNT
$1.23B
$61.8M 0.02%
1,918,925
+73,441
+4% +$2.36M
CHDN icon
1325
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.75B
$61.8M 0.02%
442,531
+57,892
+15% +$8.08M