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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 13.02%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CRC icon
401
California Resources
CRC
$4.1B
$174M 0.06%
3,109,314
+267,392
+9% +$15M
CCS icon
402
Century Communities
CCS
$2.07B
$174M 0.06%
2,598,559
-23,109
-0.9% -$1.54M
NVR icon
403
NVR
NVR
$23.5B
$174M 0.06%
29,096
+769
+3% +$4.59M
EG icon
404
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$174M 0.06%
466,821
-65,395
-12% -$24.3M
FIX icon
405
Comfort Systems
FIX
$24.9B
$173M 0.06%
1,017,762
-37,562
-4% -$6.4M
LPLA icon
406
LPL Financial
LPLA
$26.6B
$173M 0.06%
729,004
+10,531
+1% +$2.5M
PGR icon
407
Progressive
PGR
$143B
$173M 0.06%
1,243,194
+5,567
+0.4% +$776K
VRTV
408
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$173M 0.06%
1,025,341
-42,908
-4% -$7.25M
SUM
409
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$172M 0.06%
5,536,627
-442,634
-7% -$13.8M
GHC icon
410
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.93B
$171M 0.06%
293,955
-713
-0.2% -$416K
LULU icon
411
lululemon athletica
LULU
$19.9B
$171M 0.06%
443,718
+2,927
+0.7% +$1.13M
MTB icon
412
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.2B
$171M 0.06%
1,351,848
+2,681
+0.2% +$339K
WAB icon
413
Wabtec
WAB
$33B
$171M 0.06%
1,608,122
-4,400
-0.3% -$468K
IBOC icon
414
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.45B
$171M 0.06%
3,942,678
-82,453
-2% -$3.57M
GPN icon
415
Global Payments
GPN
$21.3B
$170M 0.06%
1,475,808
+77,629
+6% +$8.96M
LEA icon
416
Lear
LEA
$5.91B
$170M 0.06%
1,266,265
-24,053
-2% -$3.23M
BHF icon
417
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$2.48B
$169M 0.06%
3,452,368
-129,312
-4% -$6.33M
HST icon
418
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$12B
$169M 0.06%
10,505,938
+86,214
+0.8% +$1.39M
IT icon
419
Gartner
IT
$18.6B
$169M 0.06%
490,893
+8,701
+2% +$2.99M
STT icon
420
State Street
STT
$32B
$169M 0.06%
2,518,037
-108,775
-4% -$7.28M
AIR icon
421
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.71B
$168M 0.06%
2,821,662
-4,330
-0.2% -$258K
CME icon
422
CME Group
CME
$94.4B
$168M 0.06%
838,511
-12,833
-2% -$2.57M
GLPI icon
423
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.7B
$168M 0.06%
3,684,861
+7,734
+0.2% +$352K
APTV icon
424
Aptiv
APTV
$17.5B
$168M 0.06%
1,700,474
+238,043
+16% +$23.5M
FAF icon
425
First American
FAF
$6.83B
$167M 0.05%
2,964,507
+99,291
+3% +$5.61M