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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.6%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DOC icon
226
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.5B
$277M 0.08%
7,670,123
-124,024
-2% -$4.48M
GE icon
227
GE Aerospace
GE
$299B
$277M 0.08%
4,698,338
-55,053
-1% -$3.24M
MMC icon
228
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$101B
$275M 0.08%
1,582,141
-15,319
-1% -$2.66M
CMC icon
229
Commercial Metals
CMC
$6.51B
$275M 0.08%
7,577,888
-439,702
-5% -$16M
ODFL icon
230
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.3B
$274M 0.08%
1,531,106
+3,158
+0.2% +$566K
EBAY icon
231
eBay
EBAY
$42.5B
$273M 0.08%
4,109,205
-401,564
-9% -$26.7M
MLM icon
232
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.3B
$273M 0.08%
619,779
-17,320
-3% -$7.63M
MO icon
233
Altria Group
MO
$112B
$272M 0.08%
5,744,300
-1,352,559
-19% -$64.1M
CPT icon
234
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.8B
$272M 0.08%
1,523,342
-13,724
-0.9% -$2.45M
TMHC icon
235
Taylor Morrison
TMHC
$6.93B
$270M 0.08%
7,722,665
-151,105
-2% -$5.28M
PRU icon
236
Prudential Financial
PRU
$38.3B
$270M 0.08%
2,491,690
+7,938
+0.3% +$859K
ZION icon
237
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.58B
$267M 0.08%
4,232,459
-311,158
-7% -$19.7M
GD icon
238
General Dynamics
GD
$86.7B
$266M 0.08%
1,278,093
-110,734
-8% -$23.1M
JBL icon
239
Jabil
JBL
$22.3B
$266M 0.08%
3,779,870
-251,233
-6% -$17.7M
TRTN
240
DELISTED
Triton International Limited
TRTN
$266M 0.08%
4,410,937
-182,305
-4% -$11M
VMC icon
241
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$265M 0.08%
1,277,538
-31,237
-2% -$6.48M
PFG icon
242
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$18.1B
$265M 0.08%
3,660,602
-127,277
-3% -$9.21M
ENOV icon
243
Enovis
ENOV
$1.8B
$264M 0.08%
3,341,295
-141,697
-4% -$11.2M
NXST icon
244
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.27B
$264M 0.08%
1,745,931
-24,637
-1% -$3.72M
VLO icon
245
Valero Energy
VLO
$48.3B
$262M 0.08%
3,493,748
-661,775
-16% -$49.7M
AEL
246
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$261M 0.08%
6,710,113
-156,299
-2% -$6.08M
UFPI icon
247
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.01B
$261M 0.08%
2,834,565
-75,104
-3% -$6.91M
DG icon
248
Dollar General
DG
$23.9B
$261M 0.08%
1,105,337
-10,768
-1% -$2.54M
GPI icon
249
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.21B
$260M 0.08%
1,330,952
-47,153
-3% -$9.21M
IDXX icon
250
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$51.2B
$259M 0.08%
393,773
-44,148
-10% -$29.1M