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
KIM icon
426
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.4B
$216M 0.05%
10,160,463
-83,380
-0.8% -$1.77M
PWR icon
427
Quanta Services
PWR
$56B
$215M 0.05%
845,473
-11,514
-1% -$2.93M
ELAN icon
428
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$8.68B
$215M 0.05%
20,464,727
+2,563,740
+14% +$26.9M
AEM icon
429
Agnico Eagle Mines
AEM
$74.5B
$214M 0.05%
1,977,395
+189,935
+11% +$20.6M
CASY icon
430
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$18.5B
$214M 0.05%
493,174
-9,805
-2% -$4.26M
BIO icon
431
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.83B
$214M 0.05%
877,040
+130,921
+18% +$31.9M
NTRS icon
432
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.7B
$213M 0.05%
2,163,748
-37,561
-2% -$3.7M
UDR icon
433
UDR
UDR
$12.9B
$213M 0.05%
4,721,278
-35,754
-0.8% -$1.61M
FYBR icon
434
Frontier Communications
FYBR
$9.29B
$213M 0.05%
5,943,265
-2,406,082
-29% -$86.3M
ORLY icon
435
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$89.1B
$213M 0.05%
2,226,210
-91,875
-4% -$8.77M
ADT icon
436
ADT
ADT
$7.23B
$212M 0.05%
26,077,931
+4,624,120
+22% +$37.6M
ARE icon
437
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$14.2B
$212M 0.05%
2,289,990
-61,862
-3% -$5.72M
GPC icon
438
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.6B
$212M 0.05%
1,777,990
+79,253
+5% +$9.44M
KEYS icon
439
Keysight
KEYS
$28.7B
$212M 0.05%
1,413,611
+20,518
+1% +$3.07M
EQH icon
440
Equitable Holdings
EQH
$16.2B
$211M 0.05%
4,043,360
-9,412
-0.2% -$490K
DOC icon
441
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.5B
$210M 0.05%
10,392,052
+76,978
+0.7% +$1.56M
FNF icon
442
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.4B
$210M 0.05%
3,225,779
-159,641
-5% -$10.4M
KHC icon
443
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.9B
$209M 0.05%
6,875,177
+350,067
+5% +$10.7M
FULT icon
444
Fulton Financial
FULT
$3.59B
$209M 0.05%
11,561,616
-6,715
-0.1% -$121K
STE icon
445
Steris
STE
$24B
$209M 0.05%
920,121
+10,600
+1% +$2.4M
TPH icon
446
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$3.18B
$208M 0.05%
6,524,405
-462,141
-7% -$14.8M
KFY icon
447
Korn Ferry
KFY
$3.86B
$208M 0.05%
3,069,871
-91,893
-3% -$6.23M
UHAL.B icon
448
U-Haul Holding Co Series N
UHAL.B
$9.87B
$208M 0.05%
3,514,996
-258,723
-7% -$15.3M
AA icon
449
Alcoa
AA
$8.1B
$207M 0.05%
6,803,086
+1,721,222
+34% +$52.5M
MTH icon
450
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.8B
$207M 0.05%
2,926,900
-92,852
-3% -$6.58M