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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ST icon
401
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.62B
$181M 0.06%
3,128,394
-80,583
-3% -$4.67M
PBCT
402
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
$181M 0.06%
10,578,065
-259,029
-2% -$4.44M
CNO icon
403
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.82B
$181M 0.06%
7,670,930
-1,405,332
-15% -$33.2M
ABM icon
404
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.81B
$181M 0.06%
4,082,209
-115,485
-3% -$5.12M
MAN icon
405
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.78B
$181M 0.06%
1,519,883
-306,396
-17% -$36.4M
IRM icon
406
Iron Mountain
IRM
$28.6B
$181M 0.06%
4,266,177
+14,291
+0.3% +$605K
AME icon
407
Ametek
AME
$43.3B
$179M 0.06%
1,343,444
-13,788
-1% -$1.84M
REGN icon
408
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$59B
$179M 0.06%
320,254
+70,107
+28% +$39.1M
PBH icon
409
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.25B
$179M 0.06%
3,428,749
-50,334
-1% -$2.62M
MIC
410
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
$178M 0.06%
4,650,741
-84,444
-2% -$3.23M
HST icon
411
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$12B
$178M 0.06%
10,410,078
+36,430
+0.4% +$623K
LNC icon
412
Lincoln National
LNC
$7.88B
$178M 0.06%
2,827,414
+168,613
+6% +$10.6M
IBTX
413
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$177M 0.06%
2,399,077
-108,725
-4% -$8.04M
QVCGA
414
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$72.7M
$177M 0.06%
270,783
-2,008
-0.7% -$1.31M
DXC icon
415
DXC Technology
DXC
$2.58B
$177M 0.06%
4,541,546
-272,358
-6% -$10.6M
MAR icon
416
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$71.7B
$176M 0.06%
1,291,934
+105,819
+9% +$14.4M
ORI icon
417
Old Republic International
ORI
$9.97B
$176M 0.06%
7,073,816
-281,517
-4% -$7.01M
AAP icon
418
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.57B
$176M 0.06%
858,750
+45,880
+6% +$9.41M
KMPR icon
419
Kemper
KMPR
$3.38B
$176M 0.06%
2,377,685
+194,861
+9% +$14.4M
WRK
420
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$176M 0.06%
3,301,483
-754,484
-19% -$40.2M
CL icon
421
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$68.1B
$176M 0.06%
2,157,799
+21,496
+1% +$1.75M
AVT icon
422
Avnet
AVT
$4.43B
$175M 0.06%
4,375,069
+316,367
+8% +$12.7M
WAFD icon
423
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$175M 0.06%
5,510,269
-193,496
-3% -$6.15M
HWM icon
424
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$72.2B
$175M 0.06%
5,071,517
-688,689
-12% -$23.7M
AMH icon
425
American Homes 4 Rent
AMH
$12.8B
$175M 0.06%
4,495,830
-10,882
-0.2% -$423K