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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.79%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UDR icon
276
UDR
UDR
$13B
$234M 0.07%
4,769,137
-20,974
-0.4% -$1.03M
GPN icon
277
Global Payments
GPN
$21.3B
$233M 0.07%
1,243,401
+5,540
+0.4% +$1.04M
POST icon
278
Post Holdings
POST
$5.88B
$233M 0.07%
3,278,608
-71,390
-2% -$5.07M
KFY icon
279
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.83B
$232M 0.07%
3,195,101
-88,535
-3% -$6.42M
MMC icon
280
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$100B
$231M 0.07%
1,645,033
+47,258
+3% +$6.65M
PPBI
281
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$231M 0.07%
5,465,769
-350,490
-6% -$14.8M
TROW icon
282
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
$230M 0.07%
1,160,534
+21,607
+2% +$4.28M
LKQ icon
283
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.33B
$230M 0.07%
4,663,442
-118,077
-2% -$5.81M
MCO icon
284
Moody's
MCO
$89.5B
$229M 0.07%
632,590
+9,918
+2% +$3.59M
VMC icon
285
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$39B
$229M 0.07%
1,316,651
-16,057
-1% -$2.8M
PAYX icon
286
Paychex
PAYX
$48.7B
$229M 0.07%
2,131,069
+79,862
+4% +$8.57M
ON icon
287
ON Semiconductor
ON
$20.1B
$228M 0.07%
5,966,049
-1,152,608
-16% -$44.1M
ALB icon
288
Albemarle
ALB
$9.6B
$228M 0.07%
1,354,109
-230,375
-15% -$38.8M
DLTR icon
289
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$20.6B
$228M 0.07%
2,288,638
+37,743
+2% +$3.76M
PPG icon
290
PPG Industries
PPG
$24.8B
$228M 0.07%
1,341,128
-16,971
-1% -$2.88M
NXST icon
291
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$6.31B
$227M 0.07%
1,537,231
-53,307
-3% -$7.88M
NOC icon
292
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$83.2B
$227M 0.07%
623,459
+8,405
+1% +$3.05M
UBSI icon
293
United Bankshares
UBSI
$5.42B
$227M 0.07%
6,205,720
+26,411
+0.4% +$964K
MLM icon
294
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.5B
$226M 0.07%
642,632
-10,610
-2% -$3.73M
AEL
295
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
$226M 0.07%
6,982,865
-37,540
-0.5% -$1.21M
STZ icon
296
Constellation Brands
STZ
$26.2B
$226M 0.07%
964,264
+64,953
+7% +$15.2M
SNX icon
297
TD Synnex
SNX
$12.3B
$223M 0.07%
1,829,160
-99,518
-5% -$12.1M
FI icon
298
Fiserv
FI
$73.4B
$222M 0.07%
2,081,367
-20,425
-1% -$2.18M
SC
299
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
$222M 0.07%
6,124,017
-168,993
-3% -$6.14M
DINO icon
300
HF Sinclair
DINO
$9.56B
$222M 0.07%
6,741,360
+698,069
+12% +$23M