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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MTD icon
401
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$27.1B
$159M 0.06%
138,525
+2,980
+2% +$3.42M
LUV icon
402
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$16.7B
$159M 0.06%
4,397,557
+80,486
+2% +$2.91M
ULTA icon
403
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.3B
$159M 0.06%
411,902
-2,943
-0.7% -$1.13M
CME icon
404
CME Group
CME
$94.6B
$159M 0.06%
775,199
+4,616
+0.6% +$945K
WIRE
405
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$158M 0.06%
1,522,140
-3,955
-0.3% -$411K
WDC icon
406
Western Digital
WDC
$32.4B
$157M 0.06%
4,647,691
+14,753
+0.3% +$500K
HST icon
407
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$12B
$157M 0.06%
10,038,023
-31,728
-0.3% -$497K
WAFD icon
408
WaFd
WAFD
$2.48B
$157M 0.06%
5,226,249
-23,746
-0.5% -$713K
DOV icon
409
Dover
DOV
$24.4B
$157M 0.06%
1,292,558
+11,233
+0.9% +$1.36M
JAZZ icon
410
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.88B
$157M 0.06%
1,004,391
-5,007
-0.5% -$781K
PPBI
411
DELISTED
Pacific Premier Bancorp
PPBI
$157M 0.06%
5,355,285
+255,188
+5% +$7.46M
FCNCA icon
412
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.2B
$156M 0.06%
238,697
-30,219
-11% -$19.8M
FAST icon
413
Fastenal
FAST
$55.3B
$155M 0.06%
6,223,624
-9,938
-0.2% -$248K
CFG icon
414
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$22.3B
$154M 0.06%
4,324,498
+841,905
+24% +$30M
MAR icon
415
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$72.8B
$153M 0.05%
1,124,569
-68,713
-6% -$9.35M
DUK icon
416
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.4B
$152M 0.05%
1,422,395
-26,401
-2% -$2.83M
Y
417
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$152M 0.05%
182,866
-13,463
-7% -$11.2M
TCBI icon
418
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.99B
$152M 0.05%
2,893,966
+311,197
+12% +$16.4M
MATX icon
419
Matsons
MATX
$3.33B
$152M 0.05%
2,088,284
+57,173
+3% +$4.17M
CDW icon
420
CDW
CDW
$22B
$152M 0.05%
965,922
+28,901
+3% +$4.55M
DOX icon
421
Amdocs
DOX
$9.44B
$152M 0.05%
1,823,034
+11,376
+0.6% +$948K
CADE icon
422
Cadence Bank
CADE
$7.04B
$152M 0.05%
6,455,849
-129,663
-2% -$3.04M
MANT
423
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$151M 0.05%
1,587,209
-5,379
-0.3% -$513K
KMX icon
424
CarMax
KMX
$9.21B
$151M 0.05%
1,667,912
+5,769
+0.3% +$522K
BCC icon
425
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.32B
$151M 0.05%
2,536,098
+98,778
+4% +$5.88M