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
HCP
1701
DELISTED
HashiCorp, Inc. Class A Common Stock
HCP
$32.9M 0.01%
977,534
-49,151
-5% -$1.66M
DNLI icon
1702
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$1.92B
$32.9M 0.01%
1,417,472
+84,522
+6% +$1.96M
PZZA icon
1703
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.63B
$32.9M 0.01%
700,127
-30,770
-4% -$1.45M
HBI icon
1704
Hanesbrands
HBI
$2.23B
$32.8M 0.01%
6,661,235
+1,024,308
+18% +$5.05M
ASPN icon
1705
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$553M
$32.8M 0.01%
1,374,631
+240,921
+21% +$5.75M
FCPT icon
1706
Four Corners Property Trust
FCPT
$2.68B
$32.7M 0.01%
1,324,966
+51,140
+4% +$1.26M
DOCU icon
1707
DocuSign
DOCU
$16.4B
$32.7M 0.01%
610,728
+75,133
+14% +$4.02M
CCRN icon
1708
Cross Country Healthcare
CCRN
$431M
$32.7M 0.01%
2,360,016
+24,363
+1% +$337K
TW icon
1709
Tradeweb Markets
TW
$24.9B
$32.6M 0.01%
307,313
+35,324
+13% +$3.74M
OBK icon
1710
Origin Bancorp
OBK
$1.1B
$32.5M 0.01%
1,023,197
+102,159
+11% +$3.24M
UE icon
1711
Urban Edge Properties
UE
$2.6B
$32.5M 0.01%
1,757,044
+117,152
+7% +$2.16M
PRA icon
1712
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$32.3M 0.01%
2,645,354
-119,788
-4% -$1.46M
SHOP icon
1713
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
$32.3M 0.01%
488,756
-98,712
-17% -$6.52M
SBSI icon
1714
Southside Bancshares
SBSI
$909M
$32.2M 0.01%
1,166,936
-28,941
-2% -$799K
HBM icon
1715
Hudbay
HBM
$5.5B
$32.1M 0.01%
3,545,340
+702,170
+25% +$6.35M
GIC icon
1716
Global Industrial
GIC
$1.42B
$32.1M 0.01%
1,022,574
+6,602
+0.6% +$207K
ILMN icon
1717
Illumina
ILMN
$15.5B
$32.1M 0.01%
307,053
-57,771
-16% -$6.03M
BATRK icon
1718
Atlanta Braves Holdings Series B
BATRK
$2.61B
$32M 0.01%
812,627
-6,254
-0.8% -$247K
ALTM
1719
DELISTED
Arcadium Lithium plc
ALTM
$32M 0.01%
9,517,774
+742,287
+8% +$2.49M
OMCL icon
1720
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.48B
$32M 0.01%
1,180,503
+3,570
+0.3% +$96.6K
SBOW
1721
DELISTED
SilverBow Resources, Inc.
SBOW
$31.9M 0.01%
842,990
+133,066
+19% +$5.03M
VVX icon
1722
V2X
VVX
$1.71B
$31.7M 0.01%
661,845
+87,741
+15% +$4.21M
NFE icon
1723
New Fortress Energy
NFE
$393M
$31.7M 0.01%
1,443,476
+75,661
+6% +$1.66M
AMAL icon
1724
Amalgamated Financial
AMAL
$849M
$31.7M 0.01%
1,157,594
+43,213
+4% +$1.18M
UTI icon
1725
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
$1.48B
$31.5M 0.01%
2,004,788
+36,135
+2% +$568K