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
PUMP icon
1326
ProPetro Holding
PUMP
$484M
$61.5M 0.02%
7,095,253
+54,555
+0.8% +$473K
BGC icon
1327
BGC Group
BGC
$4.82B
$61.4M 0.02%
7,400,685
+378,944
+5% +$3.15M
MUFG icon
1328
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$177B
$61.4M 0.02%
5,684,944
-202,189
-3% -$2.18M
AWR icon
1329
American States Water
AWR
$2.82B
$61.4M 0.02%
845,936
+6,372
+0.8% +$462K
HLIO icon
1330
Helios Technologies
HLIO
$1.8B
$61.3M 0.02%
1,284,429
+54,205
+4% +$2.59M
PRG icon
1331
PROG Holdings
PRG
$1.41B
$61.3M 0.02%
1,767,948
-119,559
-6% -$4.15M
DCO icon
1332
Ducommun
DCO
$1.39B
$61.2M 0.02%
1,054,794
-3,271
-0.3% -$190K
OMI icon
1333
Owens & Minor
OMI
$412M
$61.2M 0.02%
4,534,204
+76,599
+2% +$1.03M
GNK icon
1334
Genco Shipping & Trading
GNK
$774M
$61.1M 0.02%
2,869,297
+33,150
+1% +$706K
KWR icon
1335
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.46B
$61M 0.02%
359,617
+46,240
+15% +$7.85M
WHD icon
1336
Cactus
WHD
$2.74B
$60.8M 0.02%
1,153,087
+38,983
+3% +$2.06M
CTLT
1337
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$60.8M 0.02%
1,080,381
-33,619
-3% -$1.89M
CARS icon
1338
Cars.com
CARS
$829M
$60.5M 0.02%
3,072,385
-5,098
-0.2% -$100K
QTWO icon
1339
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$5.13B
$60.5M 0.02%
1,002,372
+86,329
+9% +$5.21M
FTDR icon
1340
Frontdoor
FTDR
$4.83B
$60.4M 0.02%
1,787,539
+89,301
+5% +$3.02M
AGYS icon
1341
Agilysys
AGYS
$2.97B
$60.2M 0.02%
578,488
-84,029
-13% -$8.75M
SASR
1342
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$60.2M 0.02%
2,470,621
+108,703
+5% +$2.65M
ALE icon
1343
Allete
ALE
$3.67B
$60.1M 0.02%
964,193
+52,499
+6% +$3.27M
BBT
1344
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.17B
$60M 0.02%
2,632,671
+36,521
+1% +$833K
PRKS icon
1345
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.79B
$60M 0.02%
1,104,264
-34,919
-3% -$1.9M
LGND icon
1346
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$3.23B
$59.7M 0.02%
708,624
+44,543
+7% +$3.75M
CECO icon
1347
Ceco Environmental
CECO
$1.7B
$59.5M 0.02%
2,062,316
-179,294
-8% -$5.17M
TCBK icon
1348
TriCo Bancshares
TCBK
$1.48B
$59.5M 0.02%
1,502,992
+50,358
+3% +$1.99M
BEPC icon
1349
Brookfield Renewable
BEPC
$6.1B
$59.4M 0.02%
2,091,091
+191,550
+10% +$5.44M
GKOS icon
1350
Glaukos
GKOS
$4.75B
$59.4M 0.02%
501,511
-416,645
-45% -$49.3M