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
-14.29%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$221B
AUM Growth
-$42B
Cap. Flow
+$815M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.67%
Holding
3,519
New
94
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,004
Closed
67

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.86%
2 Industrials 12.78%
3 Technology 12.78%
4 Healthcare 10.57%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.44%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CARS icon
376
Cars.com
CARS
$823M
$125M 0.06%
5,803,943
+462,594
+9% +$9.95M
KHC icon
377
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.6B
$125M 0.06%
2,897,137
+5,889
+0.2% +$253K
GD icon
378
General Dynamics
GD
$86.4B
$124M 0.06%
791,464
+24,451
+3% +$3.84M
LYB icon
379
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.5B
$124M 0.06%
1,496,178
+229,894
+18% +$19.1M
BECN
380
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$124M 0.06%
3,907,782
+849,333
+28% +$26.9M
INGR icon
381
Ingredion
INGR
$8.16B
$124M 0.06%
1,355,320
+265,248
+24% +$24.2M
GNTX icon
382
Gentex
GNTX
$6.19B
$124M 0.06%
6,119,321
+283,696
+5% +$5.73M
SUI icon
383
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.3B
$124M 0.06%
1,214,673
+32,701
+3% +$3.33M
HWC icon
384
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.31B
$123M 0.06%
3,562,412
+190,569
+6% +$6.6M
ELS icon
385
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.9B
$123M 0.06%
2,537,188
+32,546
+1% +$1.58M
UFPI icon
386
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.88B
$123M 0.06%
4,745,377
+285,891
+6% +$7.42M
VMC icon
387
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$38.6B
$123M 0.06%
1,242,237
+220,170
+22% +$21.8M
NSIT icon
388
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.99B
$123M 0.06%
3,010,549
-5,332
-0.2% -$217K
MMC icon
389
Marsh & McLennan
MMC
$99.2B
$122M 0.06%
1,532,594
+66,176
+5% +$5.28M
DOV icon
390
Dover
DOV
$24B
$122M 0.06%
1,720,107
-64,676
-4% -$4.59M
ZTS icon
391
Zoetis
ZTS
$66.4B
$122M 0.06%
1,425,455
+39,319
+3% +$3.36M
TTEK icon
392
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.22B
$122M 0.06%
11,767,595
-314,695
-3% -$3.26M
WKC icon
393
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.44B
$122M 0.06%
5,685,164
+245,831
+5% +$5.26M
WPC icon
394
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.8B
$122M 0.06%
1,901,889
+271,880
+17% +$17.4M
AUB icon
395
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.01B
$122M 0.06%
4,308,495
-22,102
-0.5% -$624K
CPT icon
396
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.9B
$122M 0.06%
1,380,599
+5,954
+0.4% +$524K
J icon
397
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.2B
$121M 0.06%
2,509,816
-509,820
-17% -$24.7M
SIG icon
398
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.72B
$121M 0.05%
3,800,562
-175,852
-4% -$5.59M
MTH icon
399
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.63B
$121M 0.05%
6,570,000
ODP icon
400
ODP
ODP
$621M
$121M 0.05%
4,673,216
+21,784
+0.5% +$562K