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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WTFC icon
301
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.34B
$210M 0.07%
2,785,506
+100,168
+4% +$7.56M
SUI icon
302
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.2B
$210M 0.07%
1,776,975
+32,540
+2% +$3.85M
MCO icon
303
Moody's
MCO
$89.5B
$210M 0.07%
664,893
-21,979
-3% -$6.95M
CSL icon
304
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.9B
$210M 0.07%
808,085
-5,500
-0.7% -$1.43M
DDS icon
305
Dillards
DDS
$9B
$209M 0.07%
631,656
-140,187
-18% -$46.4M
MO icon
306
Altria Group
MO
$112B
$208M 0.07%
4,949,338
-40,610
-0.8% -$1.71M
ALB icon
307
Albemarle
ALB
$9.6B
$208M 0.07%
1,223,558
+66,572
+6% +$11.3M
PRGO icon
308
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.12B
$207M 0.07%
6,493,279
-131,844
-2% -$4.21M
ORI icon
309
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.1B
$207M 0.07%
7,682,751
-192,173
-2% -$5.18M
TSN icon
310
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20B
$207M 0.07%
4,092,152
-16,432
-0.4% -$830K
PBH icon
311
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.2B
$206M 0.07%
3,602,921
-49,141
-1% -$2.81M
VRTX icon
312
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$102B
$206M 0.07%
592,395
-18,304
-3% -$6.37M
MTH icon
313
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.89B
$206M 0.07%
3,360,478
-2,394
-0.1% -$147K
MAR icon
314
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$71.9B
$205M 0.07%
1,041,420
-20,655
-2% -$4.06M
MCHP icon
315
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.6B
$204M 0.07%
2,615,491
+29,875
+1% +$2.33M
MRO
316
DELISTED
Marathon Oil Corporation
MRO
$204M 0.07%
7,629,799
+224,605
+3% +$6.01M
UHS icon
317
Universal Health Services
UHS
$12.1B
$203M 0.07%
1,617,065
+12,493
+0.8% +$1.57M
TSCO icon
318
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$32.1B
$203M 0.07%
5,005,220
-112,310
-2% -$4.56M
ACA icon
319
Arcosa
ACA
$4.79B
$203M 0.07%
2,821,846
+27,386
+1% +$1.97M
VLY icon
320
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$6.01B
$202M 0.07%
23,632,058
+1,864,620
+9% +$16M
ALLY icon
321
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.7B
$202M 0.07%
7,580,525
+215,527
+3% +$5.75M
OKE icon
322
Oneok
OKE
$45.7B
$202M 0.07%
3,184,245
-168,927
-5% -$10.7M
STNG icon
323
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$2.71B
$201M 0.07%
3,713,383
-61,022
-2% -$3.3M
GEHC icon
324
GE HealthCare
GEHC
$34.6B
$201M 0.07%
2,950,403
+1,653,752
+128% +$113M
IQV icon
325
IQVIA
IQV
$31.9B
$201M 0.07%
1,019,354
+26,664
+3% +$5.25M