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
THRM icon
1376
Gentherm
THRM
$1.06B
$56.5M 0.01%
1,146,375
+37,365
+3% +$1.84M
CELH icon
1377
Celsius Holdings
CELH
$14.9B
$56.5M 0.01%
990,135
+460,227
+87% +$26.3M
MMI icon
1378
Marcus & Millichap
MMI
$1.26B
$56.4M 0.01%
1,790,574
-573
-0% -$18.1K
SN icon
1379
SharkNinja
SN
$16.1B
$56.4M 0.01%
750,434
+14,140
+2% +$1.06M
CARG icon
1380
CarGurus
CARG
$3.58B
$56.4M 0.01%
2,151,069
-120,779
-5% -$3.16M
YETI icon
1381
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$2.88B
$56.4M 0.01%
1,476,911
+179,005
+14% +$6.83M
SLG icon
1382
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.66B
$56.4M 0.01%
994,909
+88,309
+10% +$5M
NTB icon
1383
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$56.2M 0.01%
1,600,864
+51,875
+3% +$1.82M
WU icon
1384
Western Union
WU
$2.71B
$56.2M 0.01%
4,596,963
-125,048
-3% -$1.53M
DGII icon
1385
Digi International
DGII
$1.33B
$56.1M 0.01%
2,445,574
+34,323
+1% +$787K
YUMC icon
1386
Yum China
YUMC
$16.1B
$56.1M 0.01%
1,815,869
+19,776
+1% +$611K
WTRG icon
1387
Essential Utilities
WTRG
$10.7B
$56M 0.01%
1,500,150
+234,857
+19% +$8.77M
NWS icon
1388
News Corp Class B
NWS
$18.2B
$55.8M 0.01%
1,966,043
-184,455
-9% -$5.24M
SAM icon
1389
Boston Beer
SAM
$2.36B
$55.8M 0.01%
182,972
+26,538
+17% +$8.1M
ETD icon
1390
Ethan Allen Interiors
ETD
$742M
$55.8M 0.01%
2,000,235
-18,221
-0.9% -$508K
ECVT icon
1391
Ecovyst
ECVT
$1.06B
$55.7M 0.01%
6,210,855
+234,824
+4% +$2.11M
VFC icon
1392
VF Corp
VFC
$5.8B
$55.7M 0.01%
4,125,417
+113,128
+3% +$1.53M
KOS icon
1393
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$799M
$55.7M 0.01%
10,048,148
-46,929
-0.5% -$260K
RUSHB icon
1394
Rush Enterprises Class B
RUSHB
$4.5B
$55.6M 0.01%
1,417,198
-23,798
-2% -$934K
BKD icon
1395
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.78B
$55.6M 0.01%
8,141,724
-1,511,768
-16% -$10.3M
NSSC icon
1396
Napco Security Technologies
NSSC
$1.5B
$55.6M 0.01%
1,070,334
-117,151
-10% -$6.09M
ARES icon
1397
Ares Management
ARES
$40.1B
$55.5M 0.01%
416,585
+20,724
+5% +$2.76M
CVI icon
1398
CVR Energy
CVI
$3.13B
$55.5M 0.01%
2,072,334
+44,636
+2% +$1.19M
EVTC icon
1399
Evertec
EVTC
$2.14B
$55.4M 0.01%
1,664,713
-14,340
-0.9% -$477K
AES icon
1400
AES
AES
$9.17B
$55.1M 0.01%
3,132,744
+444,252
+17% +$7.81M