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
AXON icon
1576
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$59.4B
$36.7M 0.01%
187,954
-51,035
-21% -$9.96M
TPL icon
1577
Texas Pacific Land
TPL
$21.5B
$36.6M 0.01%
83,373
+228
+0.3% +$100K
CVLG icon
1578
Covenant Logistics
CVLG
$576M
$36.6M 0.01%
1,668,936
-87,724
-5% -$1.92M
AMRK icon
1579
A-Mark Precious Metals
AMRK
$664M
$36.6M 0.01%
977,021
+73,314
+8% +$2.74M
PAMT
1580
PAMT CORP Common Stock
PAMT
$258M
$36.5M 0.01%
1,364,752
-22,003
-2% -$589K
SWBI icon
1581
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$415M
$36.5M 0.01%
2,795,668
+305,070
+12% +$3.98M
EGO icon
1582
Eldorado Gold
EGO
$5.7B
$36.4M 0.01%
3,607,792
+272,880
+8% +$2.76M
KRNY icon
1583
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$412M
$36.4M 0.01%
5,157,980
-371,632
-7% -$2.62M
CHUY
1584
DELISTED
Chuy's Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
CHUY
$36.4M 0.01%
890,592
-14,115
-2% -$576K
EZPW icon
1585
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.04B
$36.3M 0.01%
4,336,536
-98,990
-2% -$830K
SYBT icon
1586
Stock Yards Bancorp
SYBT
$2.27B
$36.3M 0.01%
800,153
+22,973
+3% +$1.04M
NTB icon
1587
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son
NTB
$1.89B
$36.1M 0.01%
1,319,373
+158,232
+14% +$4.33M
CMP icon
1588
Compass Minerals
CMP
$753M
$36.1M 0.01%
1,060,346
+189,275
+22% +$6.44M
HLNE icon
1589
Hamilton Lane
HLNE
$6.53B
$36M 0.01%
450,215
+19,623
+5% +$1.57M
MDB icon
1590
MongoDB
MDB
$26.9B
$36M 0.01%
87,520
+6,182
+8% +$2.54M
CRMT icon
1591
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$286M
$35.9M 0.01%
359,738
-2,001
-0.6% -$200K
VPG icon
1592
Vishay Precision Group
VPG
$416M
$35.8M 0.01%
964,820
+2,054
+0.2% +$76.3K
PLTR icon
1593
Palantir
PLTR
$407B
$35.7M 0.01%
2,329,571
+147,520
+7% +$2.26M
MP icon
1594
MP Materials
MP
$11.2B
$35.7M 0.01%
1,559,513
+404,757
+35% +$9.26M
AZTA icon
1595
Azenta
AZTA
$1.36B
$35.7M 0.01%
764,229
+212,488
+39% +$9.92M
PRA icon
1596
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$35.6M 0.01%
2,361,858
-33,545
-1% -$506K
SPLK
1597
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
$35.6M 0.01%
335,947
+37,496
+13% +$3.98M
UA icon
1598
Under Armour Class C
UA
$2.04B
$35.5M 0.01%
5,291,864
+2,031,096
+62% +$13.6M
COHR icon
1599
Coherent
COHR
$16B
$35.4M 0.01%
695,172
-262,228
-27% -$13.4M
EYE icon
1600
National Vision
EYE
$1.82B
$35.3M 0.01%
1,454,847
-149,562
-9% -$3.63M