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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ULTA icon
426
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.3B
$194M 0.06%
396,835
-9,898
-2% -$4.85M
ZBH icon
427
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.7B
$194M 0.06%
1,596,726
+147,208
+10% +$17.9M
LKQ icon
428
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$8.39B
$194M 0.06%
4,060,588
+11,246
+0.3% +$537K
DXC icon
429
DXC Technology
DXC
$2.62B
$194M 0.06%
8,468,575
+1,386,314
+20% +$31.7M
ALB icon
430
Albemarle
ALB
$9.65B
$194M 0.06%
1,339,797
+116,239
+10% +$16.8M
TT icon
431
Trane Technologies
TT
$92.3B
$193M 0.06%
792,146
+2,148
+0.3% +$524K
HOG icon
432
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.77B
$193M 0.06%
5,241,888
+689,363
+15% +$25.4M
TSN icon
433
Tyson Foods
TSN
$19.9B
$193M 0.06%
3,584,367
-507,785
-12% -$27.3M
HBAN icon
434
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$25.9B
$192M 0.06%
15,130,774
+765,070
+5% +$9.73M
EMR icon
435
Emerson Electric
EMR
$74.7B
$192M 0.06%
1,976,570
+277,636
+16% +$27M
LGIH icon
436
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.53B
$192M 0.06%
1,443,038
+58,850
+4% +$7.84M
SWN
437
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$192M 0.06%
29,332,203
+1,924,108
+7% +$12.6M
SSD icon
438
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8.14B
$192M 0.06%
969,166
-33,388
-3% -$6.61M
IP icon
439
International Paper
IP
$25B
$190M 0.06%
5,263,735
-225,493
-4% -$8.15M
KFY icon
440
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.79B
$190M 0.06%
3,205,679
+10,322
+0.3% +$613K
PGR icon
441
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$190M 0.06%
1,193,310
-49,884
-4% -$7.95M
OSK icon
442
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.9B
$189M 0.06%
1,747,710
+122,786
+8% +$13.3M
ADSK icon
443
Autodesk
ADSK
$69.6B
$188M 0.06%
773,003
+18,718
+2% +$4.56M
HP icon
444
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$1.99B
$188M 0.05%
5,181,316
+19,622
+0.4% +$711K
DTM icon
445
DT Midstream
DTM
$10.6B
$186M 0.05%
3,401,572
+266,433
+8% +$14.6M
FN icon
446
Fabrinet
FN
$13.2B
$186M 0.05%
977,459
+16,551
+2% +$3.15M
NAVI icon
447
Navient
NAVI
$1.35B
$186M 0.05%
9,983,294
-247,241
-2% -$4.6M
BC icon
448
Brunswick
BC
$4.37B
$185M 0.05%
1,917,051
+47,053
+3% +$4.55M
PLXS icon
449
Plexus
PLXS
$3.72B
$185M 0.05%
1,714,441
-19,257
-1% -$2.08M
FIX icon
450
Comfort Systems
FIX
$25.3B
$185M 0.05%
899,561
-118,201
-12% -$24.3M