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
+6.94%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$314B
AUM Growth
+$16.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.4B
Cap. Flow %
0.76%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.02%
Holding
3,572
New
111
Increased
1,840
Reduced
1,367
Closed
91

Top Buys

1
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$267M
2
CVX icon
Chevron
CVX
+$202M
3
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$201M
4
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
+$182M
5
PFE icon
Pfizer
PFE
+$123M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.96%
2 Financials 15.55%
3 Industrials 13.45%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CBRL icon
1401
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.13B
$46.9M 0.01%
502,968
+8,636
+2% +$805K
TECH icon
1402
Bio-Techne
TECH
$7.96B
$46.7M 0.01%
572,456
+2,563
+0.4% +$209K
HE icon
1403
Hawaiian Electric Industries
HE
$2.09B
$46.5M 0.01%
1,285,788
+33,202
+3% +$1.2M
FBK icon
1404
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.86B
$46.5M 0.01%
1,658,678
+51,982
+3% +$1.46M
KRC icon
1405
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$5.13B
$46.5M 0.01%
1,544,407
+65,142
+4% +$1.96M
FRPT icon
1406
Freshpet
FRPT
$2.66B
$46.5M 0.01%
706,170
+69,195
+11% +$4.55M
SSP icon
1407
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$256M
$46.3M 0.01%
5,062,775
-432,805
-8% -$3.96M
VFC icon
1408
VF Corp
VFC
$5.88B
$46.1M 0.01%
2,416,711
+545,245
+29% +$10.4M
HMC icon
1409
Honda
HMC
$43.8B
$46.1M 0.01%
1,520,607
+48,915
+3% +$1.48M
PRAA icon
1410
PRA Group
PRAA
$663M
$45.9M 0.01%
2,010,026
-401,416
-17% -$9.17M
HTLD icon
1411
Heartland Express
HTLD
$660M
$45.9M 0.01%
2,794,059
-65,566
-2% -$1.08M
SONY icon
1412
Sony
SONY
$175B
$45.8M 0.01%
2,545,100
-19,945
-0.8% -$359K
ALNY icon
1413
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
ALNY
$61.1B
$45.8M 0.01%
240,990
+22,511
+10% +$4.28M
LNC icon
1414
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.03B
$45.7M 0.01%
1,775,465
+24,749
+1% +$638K
DVAX icon
1415
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$1.11B
$45.7M 0.01%
3,539,385
+607,658
+21% +$7.85M
ZEUS icon
1416
Olympic Steel
ZEUS
$367M
$45.7M 0.01%
932,715
-8,652
-0.9% -$424K
GDOT icon
1417
Green Dot
GDOT
$752M
$45.6M 0.01%
2,432,444
+199,253
+9% +$3.73M
YETI icon
1418
Yeti Holdings
YETI
$2.93B
$45.5M 0.01%
1,171,649
+94,345
+9% +$3.66M
INVX
1419
Innovex International, Inc.
INVX
$1.16B
$45.5M 0.01%
1,954,358
+72,584
+4% +$1.69M
PLNT icon
1420
Planet Fitness
PLNT
$8.56B
$45.4M 0.01%
673,365
+26,629
+4% +$1.8M
ALE icon
1421
Allete
ALE
$3.68B
$45.4M 0.01%
783,150
+26,699
+4% +$1.55M
CVBF icon
1422
CVB Financial
CVBF
$2.78B
$45.4M 0.01%
3,415,704
-317,705
-9% -$4.22M
CRAI icon
1423
CRA International
CRAI
$1.31B
$45.3M 0.01%
444,172
-48,984
-10% -$5M
USPH icon
1424
US Physical Therapy
USPH
$1.23B
$45.3M 0.01%
373,058
+8,851
+2% +$1.07M
NGVT icon
1425
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.14B
$45.3M 0.01%
778,368
-17,316
-2% -$1.01M