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
PCTY icon
1626
Paylocity
PCTY
$9.36B
$34.5M 0.01%
186,859
+5,693
+3% +$1.05M
EAT icon
1627
Brinker International
EAT
$6.84B
$34.4M 0.01%
939,009
-651
-0.1% -$23.8K
SBSI icon
1628
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$916M
$34.4M 0.01%
1,313,577
-3,782
-0.3% -$98.9K
PGC icon
1629
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
PGC
$517M
$34.2M 0.01%
1,264,609
-58,707
-4% -$1.59M
HAYW icon
1630
Hayward Holdings
HAYW
$3.38B
$34.2M 0.01%
2,662,114
+901,485
+51% +$11.6M
PFBC icon
1631
Preferred Bank
PFBC
$1.16B
$34.2M 0.01%
621,751
-12,093
-2% -$665K
SNOW icon
1632
Snowflake
SNOW
$74.9B
$34.1M 0.01%
193,623
+12,986
+7% +$2.29M
NIC icon
1633
Nicolet Bankshares
NIC
$2B
$34M 0.01%
501,355
+26,279
+6% +$1.78M
DT icon
1634
Dynatrace
DT
$14.8B
$34M 0.01%
661,035
+7,840
+1% +$404K
ACCO icon
1635
Acco Brands
ACCO
$361M
$34M 0.01%
6,524,199
-346,084
-5% -$1.8M
FOR icon
1636
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.41B
$33.9M 0.01%
1,501,148
+134,876
+10% +$3.04M
NWN icon
1637
Northwest Natural Holdings
NWN
$1.73B
$33.8M 0.01%
786,267
+24,785
+3% +$1.07M
SCS icon
1638
Steelcase
SCS
$1.93B
$33.8M 0.01%
4,378,185
+207,934
+5% +$1.6M
AMSF icon
1639
AMERISAFE
AMSF
$841M
$33.7M 0.01%
632,511
+2,323
+0.4% +$124K
SBH icon
1640
Sally Beauty Holdings
SBH
$1.48B
$33.6M 0.01%
2,722,467
+18,981
+0.7% +$234K
TWI icon
1641
Titan International
TWI
$552M
$33.5M 0.01%
2,914,404
+8,184
+0.3% +$94K
MRC icon
1642
MRC Global
MRC
$1.23B
$33.4M 0.01%
3,321,051
+257,251
+8% +$2.59M
SPHR icon
1643
Sphere Entertainment
SPHR
$2.1B
$33.3M 0.01%
1,215,318
+170,041
+16% +$4.66M
CPRX icon
1644
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$2.44B
$33.2M 0.01%
2,472,410
+97,902
+4% +$1.32M
HAFC icon
1645
Hanmi Financial
HAFC
$748M
$33M 0.01%
2,210,530
-199,543
-8% -$2.98M
GLDD icon
1646
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
GLDD
$821M
$32.9M 0.01%
4,036,879
-3,792
-0.1% -$30.9K
MERC icon
1647
Mercer International
MERC
$206M
$32.8M 0.01%
4,066,716
-603,511
-13% -$4.87M
ASC icon
1648
Ardmore Shipping
ASC
$505M
$32.8M 0.01%
2,656,589
+145,652
+6% +$1.8M
VRT icon
1649
Vertiv
VRT
$51.5B
$32.8M 0.01%
+1,323,171
New +$32.8M
HMY icon
1650
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$9.34B
$32.7M 0.01%
7,790,651
-54,792
-0.7% -$230K