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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ACCO icon
401
Acco Brands
ACCO
$364M
$119M 0.06%
9,083,181
-17,221
-0.2% -$225K
VR
402
DELISTED
Validus Hold Ltd
VR
$118M 0.06%
2,153,176
+35,301
+2% +$1.94M
MTB icon
403
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.1B
$118M 0.06%
755,256
-1,755
-0.2% -$275K
UNF icon
404
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.24B
$118M 0.06%
820,384
+21,849
+3% +$3.14M
MTH icon
405
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.84B
$118M 0.06%
6,763,846
-25,264
-0.4% -$440K
QVCGA
406
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$79M
$117M 0.06%
120,824
-1,378
-1% -$1.34M
XRX icon
407
Xerox
XRX
$482M
$117M 0.06%
5,079,757
-68,574
-1% -$1.58M
DD
408
DELISTED
Du Pont De Nemours E I
DD
$117M 0.06%
1,588,958
-5,901
-0.4% -$433K
FLEX icon
409
Flex
FLEX
$20.9B
$116M 0.06%
10,756,255
-201,808
-2% -$2.19M
GK
410
DELISTED
G&K Services Inc
GK
$116M 0.06%
1,206,220
-13,633
-1% -$1.31M
RAI
411
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
$116M 0.06%
2,075,189
-31,297
-1% -$1.75M
GME icon
412
GameStop
GME
$10.4B
$116M 0.06%
18,383,060
+1,172,772
+7% +$7.41M
TPC
413
Tutor Perini Corporation
TPC
$3.26B
$116M 0.06%
4,143,012
-29,517
-0.7% -$826K
TTMI icon
414
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$4.86B
$116M 0.06%
8,501,569
+387,390
+5% +$5.28M
ABM icon
415
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.87B
$116M 0.06%
2,831,516
-55,372
-2% -$2.26M
PNR icon
416
Pentair
PNR
$18.1B
$116M 0.06%
3,069,471
+38,047
+1% +$1.43M
BEL
417
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$115M 0.06%
8,638,989
+22,075
+0.3% +$295K
SSP icon
418
E.W. Scripps
SSP
$264M
$115M 0.06%
5,958,649
+419,749
+8% +$8.11M
MRVL icon
419
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$56.9B
$115M 0.06%
8,299,916
-47,974
-0.6% -$665K
FRME icon
420
First Merchants
FRME
$2.36B
$115M 0.06%
3,054,487
-1,295
-0% -$48.8K
ENS icon
421
EnerSys
ENS
$3.92B
$115M 0.06%
1,466,235
-41,209
-3% -$3.22M
MTX icon
422
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.01B
$114M 0.06%
1,481,205
-55,796
-4% -$4.31M
ARE icon
423
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.6B
$114M 0.06%
1,029,596
+44,538
+5% +$4.95M
WCG
424
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$114M 0.06%
833,483
+16,912
+2% +$2.32M
FLR icon
425
Fluor
FLR
$6.6B
$114M 0.06%
2,174,294
+31,714
+1% +$1.67M