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 13.49%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.05%
5 Healthcare 10.92%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GD icon
201
General Dynamics
GD
$86.7B
$283M 0.09%
1,313,045
+11,739
+0.9% +$2.53M
SU icon
202
Suncor Energy
SU
$48.7B
$282M 0.09%
9,627,468
+713,414
+8% +$20.9M
APD icon
203
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$64.5B
$282M 0.09%
942,524
+17,817
+2% +$5.34M
ATVI
204
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$282M 0.09%
3,341,468
-268,303
-7% -$22.6M
BNS icon
205
Scotiabank
BNS
$79B
$281M 0.09%
5,614,177
+279,872
+5% +$14M
JCI icon
206
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$70.1B
$281M 0.09%
4,118,258
-47,066
-1% -$3.21M
HPE icon
207
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$30.4B
$281M 0.09%
16,698,658
+117,060
+0.7% +$1.97M
NSIT icon
208
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.98B
$280M 0.09%
1,913,062
-168,452
-8% -$24.7M
SANM icon
209
Sanmina
SANM
$6.39B
$280M 0.09%
4,644,854
-85,706
-2% -$5.17M
OZK icon
210
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.96B
$280M 0.09%
6,968,999
-55,514
-0.8% -$2.23M
DGX icon
211
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$20.1B
$280M 0.09%
1,990,673
-30,178
-1% -$4.24M
SBUX icon
212
Starbucks
SBUX
$98.9B
$279M 0.09%
2,817,058
+46,514
+2% +$4.61M
ZTS icon
213
Zoetis
ZTS
$67.9B
$277M 0.09%
1,610,380
+34,235
+2% +$5.9M
ROST icon
214
Ross Stores
ROST
$50B
$275M 0.09%
2,452,051
+39,942
+2% +$4.48M
TPH icon
215
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.18B
$275M 0.09%
8,354,015
-112,908
-1% -$3.71M
AL icon
216
Air Lease Corp
AL
$7.11B
$274M 0.09%
6,554,461
-180,859
-3% -$7.57M
AGCO icon
217
AGCO
AGCO
$8.19B
$273M 0.09%
2,078,246
+40,151
+2% +$5.28M
VTR icon
218
Ventas
VTR
$30.8B
$272M 0.09%
5,746,355
+60,495
+1% +$2.86M
VSH icon
219
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.08B
$272M 0.09%
9,237,194
-81,837
-0.9% -$2.41M
WIRE
220
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$271M 0.09%
1,456,784
-50,200
-3% -$9.33M
FLEX icon
221
Flex
FLEX
$20.6B
$270M 0.09%
12,966,250
-1,745,542
-12% -$36.4M
FANG icon
222
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$41.3B
$270M 0.09%
2,055,365
-1,367
-0.1% -$180K
MRNA icon
223
Moderna
MRNA
$9.45B
$269M 0.09%
2,217,516
-342,438
-13% -$41.6M
IBN icon
224
ICICI Bank
IBN
$114B
$269M 0.09%
11,661,325
+63,198
+0.5% +$1.46M
MLM icon
225
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.3B
$268M 0.09%
581,033
+28,377
+5% +$13.1M