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
-3.58%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$260B
AUM Growth
-$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$1.19B
Cap. Flow %
-0.46%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.56%
Holding
3,606
New
143
Increased
1,920
Reduced
1,330
Closed
119

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.74%
2 Technology 15.29%
3 Industrials 12.37%
4 Healthcare 11.81%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MTD icon
401
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$27.1B
$154M 0.06%
142,362
+3,837
+3% +$4.16M
AME icon
402
Ametek
AME
$43.6B
$154M 0.06%
1,357,741
+4,390
+0.3% +$498K
GHC icon
403
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.97B
$154M 0.06%
286,062
+4,622
+2% +$2.49M
TOL icon
404
Toll Brothers
TOL
$14.3B
$154M 0.06%
3,663,819
-299,302
-8% -$12.6M
CFG icon
405
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$22.3B
$154M 0.06%
4,471,412
+146,914
+3% +$5.05M
BCC icon
406
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.32B
$153M 0.06%
2,572,739
+36,641
+1% +$2.18M
AUB icon
407
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.06B
$153M 0.06%
5,034,915
+142,049
+3% +$4.32M
SM icon
408
SM Energy
SM
$3.07B
$152M 0.06%
4,044,758
-48,468
-1% -$1.82M
DOV icon
409
Dover
DOV
$24.4B
$152M 0.06%
1,304,404
+11,846
+0.9% +$1.38M
CBZ icon
410
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.13B
$152M 0.06%
3,548,205
-21,595
-0.6% -$924K
GTLS icon
411
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.98B
$152M 0.06%
822,238
-5,285
-0.6% -$974K
GPK icon
412
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.24B
$152M 0.06%
7,678,048
-593,523
-7% -$11.7M
TAP icon
413
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.86B
$152M 0.06%
3,157,157
-94,433
-3% -$4.53M
IBTX
414
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$151M 0.06%
2,467,197
+70,979
+3% +$4.36M
WSC icon
415
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
$4.22B
$151M 0.06%
3,748,459
-84,154
-2% -$3.39M
BHF icon
416
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$2.48B
$151M 0.06%
3,476,017
+361,359
+12% +$15.7M
REXR icon
417
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$10.2B
$151M 0.06%
2,896,407
+23,798
+0.8% +$1.24M
WSBC icon
418
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.08B
$150M 0.06%
4,500,629
+36,432
+0.8% +$1.22M
VAC icon
419
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$2.71B
$150M 0.06%
1,230,369
+63,098
+5% +$7.69M
DOX icon
420
Amdocs
DOX
$9.44B
$149M 0.06%
1,870,928
+47,894
+3% +$3.81M
IFF icon
421
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$17B
$149M 0.06%
1,635,028
+24,560
+2% +$2.23M
GLPI icon
422
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$148M 0.06%
3,356,656
+163,416
+5% +$7.23M
LUMN icon
423
Lumen
LUMN
$5.25B
$147M 0.06%
20,255,320
-146,068
-0.7% -$1.06M
MHK icon
424
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$8.67B
$147M 0.06%
1,615,115
-121,542
-7% -$11.1M
AJG icon
425
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$76.7B
$147M 0.06%
856,319
-440
-0.1% -$75.3K