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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$12.4B
Cap. Flow
+$782M
Cap. Flow %
0.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
76
Increased
2,019
Reduced
968
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.2%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
UTHR icon
401
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$18.3B
$140M 0.06%
947,945
+149,852
+19% +$22.2M
GHC icon
402
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.97B
$140M 0.06%
250,879
+13,024
+5% +$7.27M
FRT icon
403
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.78B
$140M 0.06%
1,054,577
+20,284
+2% +$2.69M
CF icon
404
CF Industries
CF
$13.7B
$140M 0.06%
3,291,247
-400,463
-11% -$17M
UNF icon
405
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.24B
$140M 0.06%
848,613
-16,905
-2% -$2.79M
ALB icon
406
Albemarle
ALB
$8.54B
$140M 0.06%
1,093,750
-126,050
-10% -$16.1M
RNR icon
407
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.3B
$140M 0.06%
1,112,666
-91,847
-8% -$11.5M
CTB
408
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
$140M 0.06%
3,950,317
+277,417
+8% +$9.81M
ITW icon
409
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$77.7B
$139M 0.06%
835,181
-11,050
-1% -$1.84M
DAN icon
410
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.72B
$139M 0.06%
4,353,184
-59,951
-1% -$1.92M
APC
411
DELISTED
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
$139M 0.06%
2,593,882
+11,461
+0.4% +$615K
TTEK icon
412
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.38B
$139M 0.06%
14,438,740
-359,235
-2% -$3.46M
HELE icon
413
Helen of Troy
HELE
$563M
$139M 0.06%
1,440,829
-38,626
-3% -$3.72M
PRI icon
414
Primerica
PRI
$8.9B
$139M 0.06%
1,366,150
-37,386
-3% -$3.8M
PAG icon
415
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$12.4B
$139M 0.06%
2,897,311
-82,291
-3% -$3.94M
CW icon
416
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$18.2B
$139M 0.06%
1,137,407
-63,294
-5% -$7.71M
FCN icon
417
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.41B
$139M 0.06%
3,225,260
-220,278
-6% -$9.46M
EOG icon
418
EOG Resources
EOG
$64.2B
$138M 0.06%
1,280,074
+34,942
+3% +$3.77M
BG icon
419
Bunge Global
BG
$16.9B
$138M 0.06%
2,057,440
-143,701
-7% -$9.64M
UHS icon
420
Universal Health Services
UHS
$11.8B
$138M 0.06%
1,213,063
+2,650
+0.2% +$300K
EWT icon
421
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
EWT
$6.4B
$136M 0.06%
3,764,973
-38,701
-1% -$1.4M
CME icon
422
CME Group
CME
$94.6B
$136M 0.06%
933,262
-139,832
-13% -$20.4M
FAF icon
423
First American
FAF
$6.8B
$136M 0.06%
2,423,674
-83,391
-3% -$4.67M
PVH icon
424
PVH
PVH
$4.07B
$136M 0.06%
987,836
-22,238
-2% -$3.05M
WWW icon
425
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$2.58B
$135M 0.06%
4,231,489
-287,427
-6% -$9.16M