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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.95%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MUR icon
401
Murphy Oil
MUR
$3.67B
$226M 0.06%
7,974,008
+35,826
+0.5% +$1.02M
NVR icon
402
NVR
NVR
$23.2B
$226M 0.06%
31,186
+1,197
+4% +$8.67M
WSM icon
403
Williams-Sonoma
WSM
$24.7B
$225M 0.06%
1,425,763
-175,657
-11% -$27.8M
THC icon
404
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17B
$225M 0.06%
1,675,199
+181,667
+12% +$24.4M
MOH icon
405
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$9.26B
$225M 0.06%
683,610
-4,635
-0.7% -$1.53M
CNR
406
Core Natural Resources, Inc.
CNR
$3.64B
$225M 0.06%
2,918,878
+1,308,912
+81% +$101M
THO icon
407
Thor Industries
THO
$5.91B
$224M 0.06%
2,959,547
+29,012
+1% +$2.2M
TCBI icon
408
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.99B
$224M 0.06%
3,003,146
-138,357
-4% -$10.3M
ASB icon
409
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$4.43B
$224M 0.06%
9,952,556
-374,527
-4% -$8.44M
ROK icon
410
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$38.4B
$224M 0.06%
867,586
+16,860
+2% +$4.36M
CF icon
411
CF Industries
CF
$13.6B
$224M 0.06%
2,867,552
+66,075
+2% +$5.16M
MKL icon
412
Markel Group
MKL
$24.8B
$222M 0.06%
118,851
+2,187
+2% +$4.09M
XYL icon
413
Xylem
XYL
$34.5B
$222M 0.06%
1,858,899
+30,595
+2% +$3.65M
BCC icon
414
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.26B
$222M 0.06%
2,259,325
-181,024
-7% -$17.8M
RF icon
415
Regions Financial
RF
$24.4B
$221M 0.05%
10,174,626
-1,785,931
-15% -$38.8M
NNI icon
416
Nelnet
NNI
$4.65B
$221M 0.05%
1,988,213
-9,768
-0.5% -$1.08M
LULU icon
417
lululemon athletica
LULU
$24.7B
$219M 0.05%
772,731
+73,260
+10% +$20.7M
PNR icon
418
Pentair
PNR
$18B
$219M 0.05%
2,500,412
+5,773
+0.2% +$505K
IBOC icon
419
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.5B
$218M 0.05%
3,463,628
-161,903
-4% -$10.2M
RUSHA icon
420
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.56B
$218M 0.05%
4,081,986
-257,562
-6% -$13.8M
CAG icon
421
Conagra Brands
CAG
$9.07B
$218M 0.05%
8,162,251
+2,702,407
+49% +$72.1M
GTES icon
422
Gates Industrial
GTES
$6.68B
$218M 0.05%
11,821,322
-706,539
-6% -$13M
WRB icon
423
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.7B
$217M 0.05%
3,050,425
-68,897
-2% -$4.9M
MFC icon
424
Manulife Financial
MFC
$52.5B
$217M 0.05%
6,962,345
+136,947
+2% +$4.27M
CDW icon
425
CDW
CDW
$21.8B
$216M 0.05%
1,348,157
-2,008
-0.1% -$322K