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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
JHG icon
301
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.94B
$255M 0.07%
7,746,161
+302,048
+4% +$9.93M
RRX icon
302
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$9.54B
$255M 0.07%
1,414,191
+16,699
+1% +$3.01M
VTR icon
303
Ventas
VTR
$30.9B
$254M 0.07%
5,835,056
-28,945
-0.5% -$1.26M
TXT icon
304
Textron
TXT
$14.7B
$254M 0.07%
2,647,677
-71,076
-3% -$6.82M
PGR icon
305
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$252M 0.07%
1,220,047
+26,737
+2% +$5.53M
BHP icon
306
BHP
BHP
$138B
$252M 0.07%
4,371,454
-58,602
-1% -$3.38M
CRS icon
307
Carpenter Technology
CRS
$12.3B
$252M 0.07%
3,530,302
-86,506
-2% -$6.18M
ESNT icon
308
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.29B
$252M 0.07%
4,234,221
+208,385
+5% +$12.4M
IT icon
309
Gartner
IT
$18.7B
$252M 0.07%
528,118
+12,463
+2% +$5.94M
SSB icon
310
SouthState Bank Corporation
SSB
$10.3B
$251M 0.07%
2,956,997
+74,786
+3% +$6.36M
ACHC icon
311
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.08B
$251M 0.07%
3,170,529
-153,838
-5% -$12.2M
NEE icon
312
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NEE
$144B
$251M 0.07%
3,929,068
-60,419
-2% -$3.86M
EXE
313
Expand Energy Corporation Common Stock
EXE
$22.5B
$251M 0.07%
2,823,105
+864,268
+44% +$76.8M
MCO icon
314
Moody's
MCO
$91B
$251M 0.07%
637,843
-41,394
-6% -$16.3M
CCS icon
315
Century Communities
CCS
$2.07B
$251M 0.07%
2,596,187
-20,214
-0.8% -$1.95M
AR icon
316
Antero Resources
AR
$9.92B
$250M 0.07%
8,614,804
+2,955,771
+52% +$85.7M
PWR icon
317
Quanta Services
PWR
$56B
$248M 0.07%
956,171
-211,584
-18% -$55M
WSM icon
318
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.8B
$248M 0.07%
1,560,170
-381,304
-20% -$60.5M
PDD icon
319
Pinduoduo
PDD
$177B
$247M 0.07%
2,127,596
+507,890
+31% +$59M
PFSI icon
320
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.26B
$247M 0.07%
2,714,723
+23,211
+0.9% +$2.11M
PB icon
321
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$6.46B
$247M 0.07%
3,755,374
+313,378
+9% +$20.6M
FAST icon
322
Fastenal
FAST
$55.3B
$247M 0.07%
6,401,968
+207,456
+3% +$8M
HES
323
DELISTED
Hess
HES
$247M 0.07%
1,617,329
+70,270
+5% +$10.7M
SYK icon
324
Stryker
SYK
$150B
$247M 0.07%
689,672
+7,888
+1% +$2.82M
VRTX icon
325
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$101B
$246M 0.07%
587,912
+2,696
+0.5% +$1.13M