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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BHE icon
351
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.45B
$133M 0.06%
4,184,442
+6,133
+0.1% +$195K
EME icon
352
Emcor
EME
$27.8B
$133M 0.06%
2,113,426
+23,784
+1% +$1.5M
PNR icon
353
Pentair
PNR
$18.1B
$133M 0.06%
3,149,640
+80,169
+3% +$3.38M
UNFI icon
354
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$1.74B
$133M 0.06%
3,070,520
+582,345
+23% +$25.2M
ATVI
355
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$133M 0.06%
2,658,324
+25,455
+1% +$1.27M
STT icon
356
State Street
STT
$31.7B
$132M 0.06%
1,664,305
+26,636
+2% +$2.12M
UDR icon
357
UDR
UDR
$12.8B
$132M 0.06%
3,653,806
+62,984
+2% +$2.28M
ODP icon
358
ODP
ODP
$668M
$132M 0.06%
2,835,155
+632,479
+29% +$29.5M
TPC
359
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.26B
$132M 0.06%
4,156,868
+13,856
+0.3% +$441K
SPLS
360
DELISTED
Staples Inc
SPLS
$132M 0.06%
15,070,240
+4,930,604
+49% +$43.2M
STLD icon
361
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$19.8B
$132M 0.06%
3,796,387
-1,091,643
-22% -$37.9M
FAF icon
362
First American
FAF
$6.83B
$132M 0.06%
3,356,466
-42,470
-1% -$1.67M
RAI
363
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$131M 0.06%
2,079,661
+4,472
+0.2% +$282K
TRN icon
364
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.29B
$131M 0.06%
6,853,333
+33,908
+0.5% +$648K
TAP icon
365
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.86B
$131M 0.06%
1,368,374
+101,391
+8% +$9.7M
ARE icon
366
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.6B
$131M 0.06%
1,184,536
+154,940
+15% +$17.1M
MDC
367
DELISTED
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
MDC
$131M 0.06%
5,475,250
+516
+0% +$12.3K
HUN icon
368
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.95B
$131M 0.06%
5,321,260
-558,151
-9% -$13.7M
FRT icon
369
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.78B
$130M 0.06%
976,608
+20,623
+2% +$2.75M
JCI icon
370
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$70.1B
$130M 0.06%
3,094,588
+61,069
+2% +$2.57M
EG icon
371
Everest Group
EG
$14.2B
$130M 0.06%
557,102
-341
-0.1% -$79.7K
AZTA icon
372
Azenta
AZTA
$1.35B
$130M 0.06%
5,810,132
-3,497
-0.1% -$78.3K
ALLY icon
373
Ally Financial
ALLY
$12.7B
$129M 0.06%
6,364,052
+529,784
+9% +$10.8M
ABEV icon
374
Ambev
ABEV
$34.3B
$128M 0.06%
22,305,213
-67,722
-0.3% -$390K
COHR icon
375
Coherent
COHR
$15.4B
$128M 0.06%
3,563,076
+121,261
+4% +$4.37M