Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Est. 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 Est. Return
1 Year Est. Return
+19.15%
3 Year Est. Return
5 Year Est. Return
10 Year Est. Return
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
Cap. Flow %
Top 10 Hldgs %
Holding
3,610
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed

Top Buys

1 +$941M
2 +$933M
3 +$467M
4
XOM icon
Exxon Mobil
XOM
+$386M
5
WBD icon
Warner Bros
WBD
+$260M

Top Sells

1 +$654M
2 +$372M
3 +$350M
4
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Dimensional US High Profitability ETF
DUHP
+$263M
5
CERN
Cerner Corp
CERN
+$212M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake
Capital Flow
1
$6.68B 2.4%
48,886,465
+53,761
2
$5.74B 2.06%
22,365,896
+197,070
3
$2.54B 0.91%
23,905,682
-3,299,158
4
$2.26B 0.81%
20,025,768
+665,133
5
$2.16B 0.77%
25,174,306
+4,504,815
6
$2.11B 0.76%
40,233,015
+1,331,272
7
$1.86B 0.67%
6,828,308
-1,922
8
$1.66B 0.6%
32,681,915
-527,603
9
$1.66B 0.59%
15,202,740
+326,960
10
$1.62B 0.58%
11,204,910
+1,441,635
11
$1.59B 0.57%
8,964,576
-483,044
12
$1.57B 0.56%
14,339,480
+316,080
13
$1.57B 0.56%
6,132,621
-80,547
14
$1.49B 0.54%
38,018,154
+191,766
15
$1.41B 0.5%
8,719,583
+693,244
16
$1.4B 0.5%
2,733,008
-237,312
17
$1.33B 0.48%
35,671,699
-935,802
18
$1.27B 0.46%
8,834,726
+77,946
19
$1.27B 0.45%
31,214,907
-385,551
20
$1.22B 0.44%
10,334,255
-205,197
21
$1.22B 0.44%
2,236,694
-103,850
22
$1.17B 0.42%
7,654,841
+228,778
23
$1.14B 0.41%
12,659,474
+305,617
24
$1.13B 0.4%
53,739,568
-17,731,150
25
$1.12B 0.4%
14,504,137
+731,384