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 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FCN icon
351
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.41B
$178M 0.06%
983,285
-67,913
-6% -$12.3M
TAP icon
352
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.86B
$177M 0.06%
3,251,590
+34,754
+1% +$1.89M
TOL icon
353
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14.3B
$177M 0.06%
3,963,121
+189,616
+5% +$8.46M
KNX icon
354
Knight Transportation
KNX
$6.94B
$176M 0.06%
3,812,334
-37,736
-1% -$1.75M
STZ icon
355
Constellation Brands
STZ
$25.8B
$176M 0.06%
754,679
-1,244
-0.2% -$290K
UHS icon
356
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.8B
$175M 0.06%
1,740,716
+57,491
+3% +$5.79M
MUSA icon
357
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.56B
$175M 0.06%
750,988
-1,092
-0.1% -$254K
RGA icon
358
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.7B
$174M 0.06%
1,486,528
+60,552
+4% +$7.1M
UL icon
359
Unilever
UL
$157B
$174M 0.06%
3,800,560
+103,079
+3% +$4.72M
MLM icon
360
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.8B
$174M 0.06%
581,335
-5,320
-0.9% -$1.59M
IBOC icon
361
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.44B
$173M 0.06%
4,325,080
+96,698
+2% +$3.88M
AA icon
362
Alcoa
AA
$8.3B
$172M 0.06%
3,783,898
-1,110,225
-23% -$50.6M
FTNT icon
363
Fortinet
FTNT
$61.6B
$172M 0.06%
3,037,004
-104,481
-3% -$5.91M
NRG icon
364
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
$172M 0.06%
4,498,496
+148,404
+3% +$5.66M
PBF icon
365
PBF Energy
PBF
$3.29B
$171M 0.06%
5,906,717
+405,175
+7% +$11.8M
GWW icon
366
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.7B
$170M 0.06%
374,358
+7,300
+2% +$3.32M
X
367
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$170M 0.06%
9,486,686
+2,517,340
+36% +$45.1M
GPK icon
368
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.24B
$170M 0.06%
8,271,571
-207,749
-2% -$4.26M
LEA icon
369
Lear
LEA
$6B
$169M 0.06%
1,345,902
-1,737
-0.1% -$219K
POST icon
370
Post Holdings
POST
$5.77B
$169M 0.06%
2,055,469
+970
+0% +$79.9K
OC icon
371
Owens Corning
OC
$13B
$169M 0.06%
2,270,876
+28,125
+1% +$2.09M
VST icon
372
Vistra
VST
$63.7B
$167M 0.06%
7,326,899
+565,814
+8% +$12.9M
KFY icon
373
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.79B
$167M 0.06%
2,881,027
+15,394
+0.5% +$893K
LPLA icon
374
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.2B
$166M 0.06%
901,963
-73,325
-8% -$13.5M
HBAN icon
375
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.9B
$166M 0.06%
13,798,150
-1,552,507
-10% -$18.7M