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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SM icon
351
SM Energy
SM
$3.01B
$261M 0.06%
6,536,728
+194,853
+3% +$7.79M
ESGR
352
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$261M 0.06%
812,253
+19,186
+2% +$6.17M
UFPI icon
353
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.86B
$260M 0.06%
1,981,088
-171,575
-8% -$22.5M
PKG icon
354
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.2B
$259M 0.06%
1,201,090
+47,358
+4% +$10.2M
BHP icon
355
BHP
BHP
$135B
$258M 0.06%
4,149,138
-194,326
-4% -$12.1M
ACA icon
356
Arcosa
ACA
$4.67B
$257M 0.06%
2,711,862
-34,364
-1% -$3.26M
LDOS icon
357
Leidos
LDOS
$22.9B
$257M 0.06%
1,574,925
-130,296
-8% -$21.2M
PFSI icon
358
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.22B
$256M 0.06%
2,249,934
-222,030
-9% -$25.3M
HWC icon
359
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.3B
$256M 0.06%
4,994,739
+14,535
+0.3% +$744K
ORI icon
360
Old Republic International
ORI
$9.96B
$256M 0.06%
7,213,544
-329,292
-4% -$11.7M
PYPL icon
361
PayPal
PYPL
$64.6B
$255M 0.06%
3,268,258
+101,463
+3% +$7.92M
LEA icon
362
Lear
LEA
$5.89B
$254M 0.06%
2,330,389
+459,043
+25% +$50.1M
MRVL icon
363
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$57.5B
$254M 0.06%
3,525,082
-319,637
-8% -$23M
SNA icon
364
Snap-on
SNA
$16.8B
$254M 0.06%
877,377
+59,841
+7% +$17.3M
FLEX icon
365
Flex
FLEX
$21B
$254M 0.06%
7,596,993
-381,529
-5% -$12.8M
FAF icon
366
First American
FAF
$6.81B
$253M 0.06%
3,833,653
+185,944
+5% +$12.3M
RJF icon
367
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33B
$253M 0.06%
2,064,787
+40,175
+2% +$4.92M
TXT icon
368
Textron
TXT
$14.3B
$252M 0.06%
2,848,517
+39,917
+1% +$3.54M
CCS icon
369
Century Communities
CCS
$2.01B
$252M 0.06%
2,447,832
-95,284
-4% -$9.81M
PNR icon
370
Pentair
PNR
$17.9B
$251M 0.06%
2,571,395
-156,323
-6% -$15.3M
R icon
371
Ryder
R
$7.58B
$251M 0.06%
1,721,425
-797
-0% -$116K
PAG icon
372
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.3B
$251M 0.06%
1,544,004
-142,129
-8% -$23.1M
HOG icon
373
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.74B
$251M 0.06%
6,502,211
+253,699
+4% +$9.78M
RSG icon
374
Republic Services
RSG
$71.4B
$250M 0.06%
1,244,724
-450,260
-27% -$90.4M
CTRA icon
375
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.2B
$250M 0.06%
10,432,456
+219,466
+2% +$5.26M