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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.42%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EG icon
326
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$181M 0.07%
689,246
+17,518
+3% +$4.6M
EMR icon
327
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.6B
$180M 0.07%
2,463,253
-129,420
-5% -$9.48M
OC icon
328
Owens Corning
OC
$13B
$180M 0.07%
2,292,713
+21,837
+1% +$1.72M
NRG icon
329
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
$179M 0.07%
4,674,864
+176,368
+4% +$6.75M
FCNCA icon
330
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.9B
$179M 0.07%
224,118
-14,579
-6% -$11.6M
WPC icon
331
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.9B
$179M 0.07%
2,613,163
-12,034
-0.5% -$823K
BXP icon
332
Boston Properties
BXP
$12.2B
$179M 0.07%
2,381,941
-203,154
-8% -$15.2M
AXS icon
333
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.62B
$178M 0.07%
3,629,738
+190,161
+6% +$9.35M
IRM icon
334
Iron Mountain
IRM
$27.2B
$178M 0.07%
4,049,027
-9,556
-0.2% -$420K
ODFL icon
335
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.7B
$178M 0.07%
1,429,320
-18,694
-1% -$2.33M
MLM icon
336
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.5B
$178M 0.07%
551,837
-29,498
-5% -$9.5M
NSIT icon
337
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.02B
$177M 0.07%
2,153,072
+14,778
+0.7% +$1.22M
PBH icon
338
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.2B
$177M 0.07%
3,558,317
+79,248
+2% +$3.95M
EQT icon
339
EQT Corp
EQT
$32.2B
$177M 0.07%
4,346,416
+231,383
+6% +$9.43M
EBAY icon
340
eBay
EBAY
$42.3B
$176M 0.07%
4,784,280
-556,756
-10% -$20.5M
ORLY icon
341
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$89B
$176M 0.07%
3,750,705
-88,020
-2% -$4.13M
UL icon
342
Unilever
UL
$158B
$176M 0.07%
4,005,739
+205,179
+5% +$9M
CADE icon
343
Cadence Bank
CADE
$7.04B
$174M 0.07%
6,838,376
+382,527
+6% +$9.72M
STZ icon
344
Constellation Brands
STZ
$26.2B
$173M 0.07%
754,691
+12
+0% +$2.76K
PPBI
345
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$173M 0.07%
5,590,507
+235,222
+4% +$7.28M
BHP icon
346
BHP
BHP
$138B
$173M 0.07%
3,455,064
+229,913
+7% +$11.5M
PYPL icon
347
PayPal
PYPL
$65.2B
$173M 0.07%
2,006,914
+50,092
+3% +$4.31M
MCHP icon
348
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$35.6B
$172M 0.07%
2,821,451
+329,816
+13% +$20.1M
SYY icon
349
Sysco
SYY
$39.4B
$172M 0.07%
2,427,471
-5,488
-0.2% -$388K
WSFS icon
350
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$3.26B
$171M 0.07%
3,688,665
+163,217
+5% +$7.58M