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
+22.8%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$277B
AUM Growth
+$41.1B
Cap. Flow
-$3.95B
Cap. Flow %
-1.43%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,414
New
82
Increased
1,303
Reduced
1,792
Closed
72

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.83%
2 Technology 16.36%
3 Industrials 13.32%
4 Consumer Discretionary 12.13%
5 Healthcare 10.9%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
WERN icon
426
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$1.71B
$153M 0.06%
3,900,308
-403,265
-9% -$15.8M
JLL icon
427
Jones Lang LaSalle
JLL
$14.8B
$153M 0.06%
1,030,839
+42,530
+4% +$6.31M
AUB icon
428
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.09B
$153M 0.06%
4,642,280
-14,987
-0.3% -$494K
ASGN icon
429
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.32B
$153M 0.06%
1,828,227
-45,119
-2% -$3.77M
CRH icon
430
CRH
CRH
$75.4B
$152M 0.06%
3,576,313
+108,199
+3% +$4.61M
ALGN icon
431
Align Technology
ALGN
$10.1B
$152M 0.05%
284,675
-11,802
-4% -$6.31M
PLXS icon
432
Plexus
PLXS
$3.75B
$152M 0.05%
1,944,510
-118,614
-6% -$9.28M
GNTX icon
433
Gentex
GNTX
$6.25B
$152M 0.05%
4,470,663
-203,360
-4% -$6.9M
MTD icon
434
Mettler-Toledo International
MTD
$26.9B
$152M 0.05%
133,096
+1,421
+1% +$1.62M
QVCGA
435
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$73.3M
$152M 0.05%
276,491
+1,886
+0.7% +$1.03M
HST icon
436
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$12B
$152M 0.05%
10,363,639
-299,793
-3% -$4.39M
MGM icon
437
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$9.98B
$152M 0.05%
4,812,087
-13,072
-0.3% -$412K
ESE icon
438
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.23B
$151M 0.05%
1,466,740
-38,436
-3% -$3.97M
STT icon
439
State Street
STT
$32B
$151M 0.05%
2,075,955
+31,894
+2% +$2.32M
XRX icon
440
Xerox
XRX
$493M
$151M 0.05%
6,503,433
+521,491
+9% +$12.1M
FAST icon
441
Fastenal
FAST
$55.1B
$151M 0.05%
6,173,760
+423,464
+7% +$10.3M
ODFL icon
442
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$31.7B
$150M 0.05%
1,541,182
-107,876
-7% -$10.5M
WAFD icon
443
WaFd
WAFD
$2.5B
$150M 0.05%
5,839,450
-138,564
-2% -$3.57M
GNRC icon
444
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.6B
$150M 0.05%
660,866
-270,801
-29% -$61.6M
VRSK icon
445
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.8B
$150M 0.05%
723,168
+68,175
+10% +$14.2M
GHC icon
446
Graham Holdings Company
GHC
$4.93B
$150M 0.05%
281,024
-16,695
-6% -$8.9M
RGA icon
447
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.8B
$150M 0.05%
1,293,155
+85,525
+7% +$9.91M
IR icon
448
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$32.2B
$150M 0.05%
3,282,872
+20,330
+0.6% +$926K
ECL icon
449
Ecolab
ECL
$77.6B
$150M 0.05%
691,183
+28,971
+4% +$6.27M
BKU icon
450
Bankunited
BKU
$2.93B
$149M 0.05%
4,296,573
-24,311
-0.6% -$846K