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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 12.03%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EG icon
326
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$188M 0.07%
671,728
+10,256
+2% +$2.87M
JCI icon
327
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$69.5B
$188M 0.07%
3,930,995
+157,991
+4% +$7.56M
CTAS icon
328
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$188M 0.07%
2,014,684
-217,504
-10% -$20.3M
TWNK
329
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$187M 0.07%
8,808,801
+361,586
+4% +$7.67M
LDOS icon
330
Leidos
LDOS
$23B
$186M 0.07%
1,849,088
-74,465
-4% -$7.5M
RIO icon
331
Rio Tinto
RIO
$104B
$186M 0.07%
3,047,006
-30,823
-1% -$1.88M
TSCO icon
332
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$32.1B
$186M 0.07%
4,789,875
+82,015
+2% +$3.18M
ODFL icon
333
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.7B
$186M 0.07%
1,448,014
-68,076
-4% -$8.72M
ELS icon
334
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12B
$186M 0.07%
2,632,389
-27,047
-1% -$1.91M
ABM icon
335
ABM Industries
ABM
$3B
$185M 0.07%
4,255,808
+82,664
+2% +$3.59M
NSIT icon
336
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.02B
$184M 0.07%
2,138,294
-118,261
-5% -$10.2M
MTZ icon
337
MasTec
MTZ
$14B
$183M 0.07%
2,553,989
-108,668
-4% -$7.79M
JBL icon
338
Jabil
JBL
$22.5B
$182M 0.07%
3,561,180
-176,589
-5% -$9.04M
UFPI icon
339
UFP Industries
UFPI
$6.08B
$182M 0.07%
2,671,758
+7,992
+0.3% +$545K
TXT icon
340
Textron
TXT
$14.5B
$181M 0.07%
2,971,946
-24,613
-0.8% -$1.5M
BHP icon
341
BHP
BHP
$138B
$181M 0.07%
3,225,151
-67,226
-2% -$3.78M
GE icon
342
GE Aerospace
GE
$296B
$181M 0.06%
4,557,109
-92,048
-2% -$3.65M
MCO icon
343
Moody's
MCO
$89.5B
$181M 0.06%
663,837
+7,851
+1% +$2.14M
KIM icon
344
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.4B
$180M 0.06%
9,108,417
+49,189
+0.5% +$972K
ROST icon
345
Ross Stores
ROST
$49.4B
$180M 0.06%
2,560,327
+149,517
+6% +$10.5M
MRNA icon
346
Moderna
MRNA
$9.78B
$180M 0.06%
1,258,222
+270,744
+27% +$38.7M
NNI icon
347
Nelnet
NNI
$4.66B
$179M 0.06%
2,102,279
+18,846
+0.9% +$1.61M
KEY icon
348
KeyCorp
KEY
$20.8B
$179M 0.06%
10,389,452
+157,224
+2% +$2.71M
NTCT icon
349
NETSCOUT
NTCT
$1.79B
$179M 0.06%
5,278,250
+284,934
+6% +$9.65M
KSS icon
350
Kohl's
KSS
$1.86B
$178M 0.06%
4,982,931
+438,220
+10% +$15.6M