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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 13%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALLY icon
301
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.7B
$240M 0.07%
6,886,692
-693,833
-9% -$24.2M
RUSHA icon
302
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.53B
$240M 0.07%
4,765,604
+32,091
+0.7% +$1.61M
FLEX icon
303
Flex
FLEX
$20.8B
$239M 0.07%
10,425,426
-911,236
-8% -$20.9M
CCS icon
304
Century Communities
CCS
$2.07B
$238M 0.07%
2,616,401
+17,842
+0.7% +$1.63M
SUI icon
305
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.2B
$238M 0.07%
1,782,006
+5,031
+0.3% +$672K
VRTX icon
306
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$102B
$238M 0.07%
585,216
-7,179
-1% -$2.92M
MRVL icon
307
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$54.6B
$238M 0.07%
3,945,554
+6,267
+0.2% +$378K
PFSI icon
308
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.08B
$238M 0.07%
2,691,512
+70,178
+3% +$6.2M
PDD icon
309
Pinduoduo
PDD
$177B
$237M 0.07%
1,619,706
+897,853
+124% +$131M
VST icon
310
Vistra
VST
$63.7B
$237M 0.07%
6,146,598
+300,355
+5% +$11.6M
ACA icon
311
Arcosa
ACA
$4.79B
$236M 0.07%
2,860,854
+39,008
+1% +$3.22M
GT icon
312
Goodyear
GT
$2.43B
$236M 0.07%
16,501,327
+557,038
+3% +$7.98M
UHS icon
313
Universal Health Services
UHS
$12.1B
$236M 0.07%
1,549,971
-67,094
-4% -$10.2M
URBN icon
314
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.35B
$236M 0.07%
6,600,911
+125,147
+2% +$4.47M
VRSK icon
315
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.8B
$235M 0.07%
985,803
+80,146
+9% +$19.1M
SANM icon
316
Sanmina
SANM
$6.44B
$235M 0.07%
4,578,953
-5,106
-0.1% -$262K
PB icon
317
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.46B
$233M 0.07%
3,441,996
+187,472
+6% +$12.7M
AEO icon
318
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.26B
$233M 0.07%
11,003,990
+284,965
+3% +$6.03M
IT icon
319
Gartner
IT
$18.6B
$233M 0.07%
515,655
+24,762
+5% +$11.2M
ESS icon
320
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$17.3B
$233M 0.07%
937,782
+2,014
+0.2% +$499K
ASB icon
321
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.42B
$232M 0.07%
10,835,562
+229,552
+2% +$4.91M
PNFP icon
322
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.55B
$231M 0.07%
2,647,881
+334,502
+14% +$29.2M
HWC icon
323
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.32B
$231M 0.07%
4,749,591
+249,944
+6% +$12.1M
MTDR icon
324
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.01B
$229M 0.07%
4,028,782
+87,299
+2% +$4.96M
STNG icon
325
Scorpio Tankers
STNG
$2.71B
$229M 0.07%
3,760,429
+47,046
+1% +$2.86M