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
JOUT icon
1951
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$424M
$20.1M 0.01%
574,497
-54,353
-9% -$1.9M
ELME
1952
Elme Communities
ELME
$1.5B
$20.1M 0.01%
1,259,876
+17,387
+1% +$277K
GNL icon
1953
Global Net Lease
GNL
$1.81B
$20M 0.01%
2,718,867
-48,700
-2% -$358K
CDNA icon
1954
CareDx
CDNA
$746M
$19.9M 0.01%
1,283,912
-161,890
-11% -$2.51M
SQM icon
1955
Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile
SQM
$12.5B
$19.9M 0.01%
488,456
+13,756
+3% +$561K
ZG icon
1956
Zillow
ZG
$20.6B
$19.9M 0.01%
441,800
+35,503
+9% +$1.6M
FBIZ icon
1957
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$432M
$19.9M 0.01%
537,808
+7,871
+1% +$291K
UTZ icon
1958
Utz Brands
UTZ
$1.08B
$19.8M 0.01%
1,190,524
-53,120
-4% -$884K
JBGS
1959
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$1.46B
$19.7M 0.01%
1,295,686
+9,581
+0.7% +$146K
GTY
1960
Getty Realty Corp
GTY
$1.59B
$19.7M 0.01%
740,116
+28,575
+4% +$762K
VLGEA icon
1961
Village Super Market
VLGEA
$586M
$19.6M 0.01%
743,695
+1,052
+0.1% +$27.8K
WSBF icon
1962
Waterstone Financial
WSBF
$284M
$19.6M 0.01%
1,534,769
-91,327
-6% -$1.17M
AMTB icon
1963
Amerant Bancorp
AMTB
$873M
$19.6M 0.01%
864,437
+72,028
+9% +$1.63M
RYAM icon
1964
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$438M
$19.6M 0.01%
3,598,490
+201,939
+6% +$1.1M
GTX icon
1965
Garrett Motion
GTX
$2.65B
$19.6M 0.01%
2,278,327
+335,472
+17% +$2.88M
PRVA icon
1966
Privia Health
PRVA
$2.74B
$19.4M 0.01%
1,118,619
+173,934
+18% +$3.02M
NTGR icon
1967
NETGEAR
NTGR
$842M
$19.4M 0.01%
1,270,149
-68,074
-5% -$1.04M
UPWK icon
1968
Upwork
UPWK
$2.23B
$19.4M 0.01%
1,806,969
+389,006
+27% +$4.18M
LXU icon
1969
LSB Industries
LXU
$599M
$19.3M 0.01%
2,364,562
+37,419
+2% +$306K
ASR icon
1970
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste
ASR
$10.1B
$19.3M 0.01%
64,453
+746
+1% +$223K
GCO icon
1971
Genesco
GCO
$362M
$19.3M 0.01%
745,818
+17,664
+2% +$457K
CCNE icon
1972
CNB Financial Corp
CCNE
$758M
$19.3M 0.01%
944,685
+24,666
+3% +$503K
CRSR icon
1973
Corsair Gaming
CRSR
$898M
$19.2M 0.01%
1,742,045
-82,538
-5% -$911K
CSV icon
1974
Carriage Services
CSV
$670M
$19.1M 0.01%
711,812
-2,416
-0.3% -$64.8K
RBLX icon
1975
Roblox
RBLX
$94.2B
$19M 0.01%
511,317
-50,181
-9% -$1.87M