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
LBRT icon
426
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$1.7B
$167M 0.05%
9,039,638
+400,358
+5% +$7.41M
EME icon
427
Emcor
EME
$28B
$167M 0.05%
792,742
-88,259
-10% -$18.6M
UDR icon
428
UDR
UDR
$13B
$167M 0.05%
4,670,780
+15,035
+0.3% +$536K
L icon
429
Loews
L
$20B
$166M 0.05%
2,629,634
+249
+0% +$15.8K
HWC icon
430
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$5.32B
$166M 0.05%
4,499,647
+99,445
+2% +$3.68M
ESGR
431
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$166M 0.05%
686,862
+32,591
+5% +$7.89M
FAST icon
432
Fastenal
FAST
$55.1B
$166M 0.05%
6,073,532
+48,560
+0.8% +$1.33M
DTM icon
433
DT Midstream
DTM
$10.7B
$166M 0.05%
3,135,139
+608,520
+24% +$32.2M
LDOS icon
434
Leidos
LDOS
$23B
$166M 0.05%
1,796,644
-36,696
-2% -$3.38M
ITGR icon
435
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.75B
$165M 0.05%
2,101,471
-8,419
-0.4% -$660K
NRG icon
436
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
$165M 0.05%
4,274,674
-460,555
-10% -$17.7M
TTWO icon
437
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$44.2B
$164M 0.05%
1,171,130
+210,680
+22% +$29.6M
EMN icon
438
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$7.93B
$164M 0.05%
2,142,814
-69,968
-3% -$5.37M
PKG icon
439
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.8B
$164M 0.05%
1,070,188
-746
-0.1% -$115K
EMR icon
440
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.6B
$164M 0.05%
1,698,934
+108,495
+7% +$10.5M
SIG icon
441
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.85B
$163M 0.05%
2,272,585
-86,193
-4% -$6.19M
PBR.A icon
442
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$72.8B
$163M 0.05%
11,890,225
-727,157
-6% -$9.97M
IVZ icon
443
Invesco
IVZ
$9.81B
$163M 0.05%
11,206,012
+1,642,991
+17% +$23.9M
ZBH icon
444
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.9B
$163M 0.05%
1,449,518
+39,549
+3% +$4.44M
ELS icon
445
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12B
$162M 0.05%
2,550,608
+35,630
+1% +$2.27M
ULTA icon
446
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.1B
$162M 0.05%
406,733
-1,450
-0.4% -$579K
STE icon
447
Steris
STE
$24.2B
$162M 0.05%
739,255
+16,532
+2% +$3.63M
ENOV icon
448
Enovis
ENOV
$1.84B
$162M 0.05%
3,076,490
+109,624
+4% +$5.78M
WPC icon
449
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.9B
$162M 0.05%
3,056,991
+81,449
+3% +$4.31M
NVO icon
450
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$245B
$162M 0.05%
1,778,334
+45,188
+3% +$4.11M