Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
 

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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$369B
Cap. Flow
+$1.27B
Cap. Flow %
0.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,328
Closed
83

Top Buys

1
NVDA icon
NVIDIA
NVDA
$1.06B
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
$625M
3
WMT icon
Walmart
WMT
$616M
4
UNH icon
UnitedHealth
UNH
$201M
5
CSCO icon
Cisco
CSCO
$192M

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.06%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NFLX icon
126
Netflix
NFLX
$513B
$450M 0.12% 740,896 -22,442 -3% -$13.6M
HSBC icon
127
HSBC
HSBC
$224B
$449M 0.12% 11,404,063 -217,286 -2% -$8.55M
AMP icon
128
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.5B
$447M 0.12% 1,019,313 +4,088 +0.4% +$1.79M
KLAC icon
129
KLA
KLAC
$115B
$444M 0.12% 634,930 -133 -0% -$92.9K
FI icon
130
Fiserv
FI
$75.1B
$437M 0.12% 2,734,853 +31,771 +1% +$5.08M
CMC icon
131
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.46B
$436M 0.12% 7,423,712 -187,308 -2% -$11M
FANG icon
132
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$43.1B
$435M 0.12% 2,195,269 -18,362 -0.8% -$3.64M
PVH icon
133
PVH
PVH
$4.05B
$435M 0.12% 3,093,562 +24,031 +0.8% +$3.38M
VICI icon
134
VICI Properties
VICI
$36B
$430M 0.12% 14,430,730 +136,718 +1% +$4.07M
BCC icon
135
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.25B
$428M 0.12% 2,791,394 -10,509 -0.4% -$1.61M
RSG icon
136
Republic Services
RSG
$73B
$427M 0.12% 2,229,945 -451,996 -17% -$86.5M
WM icon
137
Waste Management
WM
$91.2B
$425M 0.12% 1,996,009 +64,874 +3% +$13.8M
DAL icon
138
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$40.3B
$423M 0.11% 8,828,111 +454,059 +5% +$21.7M
PH icon
139
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.2B
$422M 0.11% 758,745 -47,630 -6% -$26.5M
CSX icon
140
CSX Corp
CSX
$60.6B
$421M 0.11% 11,361,245 +107,250 +1% +$3.98M
TEL icon
141
TE Connectivity
TEL
$61B
$420M 0.11% 2,894,794 +59,730 +2% +$8.68M
TOL icon
142
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.4B
$409M 0.11% 3,162,157 -458,755 -13% -$59.3M
PBF icon
143
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.16B
$408M 0.11% 7,093,653 -287,696 -4% -$16.6M
SHW icon
144
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$91.2B
$403M 0.11% 1,161,078 -23,018 -2% -$7.99M
CTSH icon
145
Cognizant
CTSH
$35.3B
$401M 0.11% 5,471,765 +38,291 +0.7% +$2.81M
GD icon
146
General Dynamics
GD
$87.3B
$393M 0.11% 1,389,893 +18,770 +1% +$5.3M
NKE icon
147
Nike
NKE
$114B
$392M 0.11% 4,169,188 -140,047 -3% -$13.2M
BK icon
148
Bank of New York Mellon
BK
$74.5B
$392M 0.11% 6,798,774 +40,622 +0.6% +$2.34M
VST icon
149
Vistra
VST
$64.1B
$391M 0.11% 5,612,781 -533,817 -9% -$37.2M
BDX icon
150
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$55.3B
$388M 0.11% 1,569,225 +61,468 +4% +$15.2M