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
NTRA icon
1776
Natera
NTRA
$23.7B
$28.7M 0.01%
264,801
+69,523
+36% +$7.53M
OUT icon
1777
Outfront Media
OUT
$3.17B
$28.6M 0.01%
2,035,429
-16,839
-0.8% -$237K
GFL icon
1778
GFL Environmental
GFL
$16.7B
$28.5M 0.01%
731,556
+137,845
+23% +$5.37M
IAS icon
1779
Integral Ad Science
IAS
$1.37B
$28.5M 0.01%
2,928,995
-301,403
-9% -$2.93M
BBSI icon
1780
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$1.2B
$28.4M 0.01%
867,708
-41,092
-5% -$1.35M
JBSS icon
1781
John B. Sanfilippo & Son
JBSS
$731M
$28.4M 0.01%
291,997
-2,112
-0.7% -$205K
RNA icon
1782
Avidity Biosciences
RNA
$5.22B
$28.3M 0.01%
693,066
-317,102
-31% -$13M
EQC
1783
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$28.3M 0.01%
1,458,631
-50,250
-3% -$975K
HBNC icon
1784
Horizon Bancorp
HBNC
$821M
$28.2M 0.01%
2,276,566
+135,217
+6% +$1.67M
ZUMZ icon
1785
Zumiez
ZUMZ
$338M
$28.1M 0.01%
1,443,160
-137,484
-9% -$2.68M
BL icon
1786
BlackLine
BL
$3.36B
$28.1M 0.01%
579,481
+229,151
+65% +$11.1M
FMX icon
1787
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$32.5B
$28M 0.01%
260,476
+1,773
+0.7% +$191K
UVE icon
1788
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$694M
$27.9M 0.01%
1,489,727
-45,744
-3% -$858K
TMP icon
1789
Tompkins Financial
TMP
$982M
$27.9M 0.01%
571,421
+34,752
+6% +$1.7M
QNST icon
1790
QuinStreet
QNST
$928M
$27.9M 0.01%
1,680,605
-11,099
-0.7% -$184K
MDB icon
1791
MongoDB
MDB
$26.9B
$27.9M 0.01%
111,487
+17,990
+19% +$4.5M
NGVC icon
1792
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$823M
$27.8M 0.01%
1,312,671
-27,649
-2% -$586K
PAR icon
1793
PAR Technology
PAR
$1.73B
$27.8M 0.01%
589,839
+9,972
+2% +$470K
XNCR icon
1794
Xencor
XNCR
$607M
$27.6M 0.01%
1,459,427
+87,979
+6% +$1.67M
CAC icon
1795
Camden National
CAC
$676M
$27.6M 0.01%
836,521
+26,450
+3% +$873K
TRC icon
1796
Tejon Ranch
TRC
$444M
$27.5M 0.01%
1,611,323
-22,286
-1% -$380K
DSGR icon
1797
Distribution Solutions Group
DSGR
$1.46B
$27.5M 0.01%
915,208
+14,059
+2% +$422K
NFBK icon
1798
Northfield Bancorp
NFBK
$484M
$27.4M 0.01%
2,890,879
-269,905
-9% -$2.56M
HONE icon
1799
HarborOne Bancorp
HONE
$555M
$27.4M 0.01%
2,461,705
+67,913
+3% +$756K
PCOR icon
1800
Procore
PCOR
$10.6B
$27.3M 0.01%
412,326
+30,534
+8% +$2.02M