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
PLAY icon
1526
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$817M
$45.6M 0.01%
1,144,268
+25,138
+2% +$1M
EVH icon
1527
Evolent Health
EVH
$1.05B
$45.3M 0.01%
2,368,255
+121,770
+5% +$2.33M
BOH icon
1528
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$2.7B
$45.2M 0.01%
789,486
+98,465
+14% +$5.63M
MC icon
1529
Moelis & Co
MC
$5.54B
$45.1M 0.01%
792,670
-223,393
-22% -$12.7M
CMPR icon
1530
Cimpress
CMPR
$1.4B
$44.9M 0.01%
512,613
+4,441
+0.9% +$389K
LYG icon
1531
Lloyds Banking Group
LYG
$67B
$44.8M 0.01%
16,411,038
-1,463,446
-8% -$4M
VALE icon
1532
Vale
VALE
$45.5B
$44.7M 0.01%
4,005,525
+363,783
+10% +$4.06M
UVSP icon
1533
Univest Financial
UVSP
$886M
$44.7M 0.01%
1,958,549
-18,788
-1% -$429K
TGLS icon
1534
Tecnoglass
TGLS
$3.32B
$44.4M 0.01%
884,527
+96,602
+12% +$4.85M
DCOM icon
1535
Dime Community Bancshares
DCOM
$1.35B
$44.3M 0.01%
2,173,003
+13,650
+0.6% +$278K
PCTY icon
1536
Paylocity
PCTY
$9.36B
$44.3M 0.01%
335,946
+123,744
+58% +$16.3M
EZPW icon
1537
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$44.2M 0.01%
4,224,574
-21,992
-0.5% -$230K
SKT icon
1538
Tanger
SKT
$3.86B
$44.1M 0.01%
1,628,331
+123,107
+8% +$3.34M
DVAX icon
1539
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
$1.1B
$44.1M 0.01%
3,926,701
-125,637
-3% -$1.41M
KE icon
1540
Kimball Electronics
KE
$741M
$44.1M 0.01%
2,005,773
-24,557
-1% -$540K
BY icon
1541
Byline Bancorp
BY
$1.33B
$44M 0.01%
1,855,547
+106,940
+6% +$2.54M
HLIT icon
1542
Harmonic Inc
HLIT
$1.13B
$44M 0.01%
3,741,998
+294,922
+9% +$3.47M
NSA icon
1543
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
$2.45B
$44M 0.01%
1,067,490
-75,375
-7% -$3.11M
KOP icon
1544
Koppers
KOP
$567M
$43.9M 0.01%
1,187,926
+18,469
+2% +$683K
HSTM icon
1545
HealthStream
HSTM
$855M
$43.8M 0.01%
1,570,735
+15,379
+1% +$429K
GIL icon
1546
Gildan
GIL
$8.03B
$43.5M 0.01%
1,148,030
+110,704
+11% +$4.2M
ERJ icon
1547
Embraer
ERJ
$10.5B
$43.5M 0.01%
1,685,502
-117,001
-6% -$3.02M
HSII icon
1548
Heidrick & Struggles
HSII
$1.03B
$43.5M 0.01%
1,376,789
+29,820
+2% +$942K
JELD icon
1549
JELD-WEN Holding
JELD
$537M
$43.5M 0.01%
3,226,666
+191,657
+6% +$2.58M
AORT icon
1550
Artivion
AORT
$1.92B
$43.3M 0.01%
1,688,227
-25,701
-1% -$659K