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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ITW icon
376
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.4B
$149M 0.06%
991,136
+61,579
+7% +$9.29M
PTEN icon
377
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.25B
$149M 0.06%
12,981,757
+936,672
+8% +$10.8M
CPT icon
378
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.8B
$149M 0.06%
1,431,139
+39,198
+3% +$4.09M
GIS icon
379
General Mills
GIS
$26.5B
$149M 0.06%
2,840,556
-91,977
-3% -$4.83M
LNC icon
380
Lincoln National
LNC
$8.19B
$149M 0.06%
2,307,779
+3,139
+0.1% +$202K
AMP icon
381
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
$48.3B
$147M 0.06%
1,015,978
+6,965
+0.7% +$1.01M
LEN icon
382
Lennar Class A
LEN
$35.8B
$147M 0.06%
3,134,131
+14,568
+0.5% +$683K
HOPE icon
383
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.44B
$147M 0.06%
10,646,291
+161,297
+2% +$2.22M
MGM icon
384
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$10.1B
$147M 0.06%
5,134,391
-15,127
-0.3% -$432K
FRT icon
385
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.71B
$147M 0.06%
1,138,358
+10,140
+0.9% +$1.31M
GD icon
386
General Dynamics
GD
$86.7B
$147M 0.06%
806,150
+8,083
+1% +$1.47M
PLXS icon
387
Plexus
PLXS
$3.72B
$146M 0.06%
2,509,138
-2,443
-0.1% -$143K
INVX
388
Innovex International, Inc.
INVX
$1.19B
$146M 0.06%
3,048,900
+28,503
+0.9% +$1.37M
CAH icon
389
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.7B
$146M 0.06%
3,104,331
+165,386
+6% +$7.79M
CBRE icon
390
CBRE Group
CBRE
$48.1B
$146M 0.06%
2,840,161
+101,881
+4% +$5.23M
AFG icon
391
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.6B
$145M 0.06%
1,419,190
-31,130
-2% -$3.19M
ZION icon
392
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$8.58B
$145M 0.06%
3,150,623
+240,311
+8% +$11M
MTZ icon
393
MasTec
MTZ
$14.4B
$145M 0.06%
2,810,289
+6,977
+0.2% +$360K
FMBI
394
DELISTED
First Midwest Bancorp Inc/IL
FMBI
$145M 0.06%
7,068,748
+33,818
+0.5% +$692K
TAP icon
395
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.87B
$145M 0.06%
2,583,147
-8,041
-0.3% -$450K
SYK icon
396
Stryker
SYK
$151B
$145M 0.06%
703,511
-53
-0% -$10.9K
X
397
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$144M 0.06%
9,414,820
+1,723,382
+22% +$26.4M
MLM icon
398
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.3B
$144M 0.06%
626,436
+2,832
+0.5% +$652K
WP
399
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$144M 0.06%
1,175,328
-292
-0% -$35.8K
NNI icon
400
Nelnet
NNI
$4.65B
$144M 0.06%
2,432,145
-4,303
-0.2% -$255K