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
-0.63%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$325B
AUM Growth
-$6.13B
Cap. Flow
+$5.04B
Cap. Flow %
1.55%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.62%
Holding
3,635
New
98
Increased
2,064
Reduced
1,167
Closed
121
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BCC icon
451
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.26B
$169M 0.05%
2,437,320
+84,261
+4% +$5.85M
SIG icon
452
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.73B
$169M 0.05%
2,326,593
-66,535
-3% -$4.84M
UL icon
453
Unilever
UL
$159B
$169M 0.05%
3,697,481
-37,793
-1% -$1.72M
AAP icon
454
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.6B
$168M 0.05%
813,665
+725
+0.1% +$150K
CDW icon
455
CDW
CDW
$21.8B
$168M 0.05%
937,021
+15,607
+2% +$2.79M
ISRG icon
456
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$163B
$167M 0.05%
553,860
+2,433
+0.4% +$734K
NRG icon
457
NRG Energy
NRG
$28.6B
$167M 0.05%
4,350,092
+288,408
+7% +$11.1M
VRTV
458
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$167M 0.05%
1,249,008
-37,466
-3% -$5.01M
SFNC icon
459
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.06B
$167M 0.05%
6,361,504
+110,654
+2% +$2.9M
LULU icon
460
lululemon athletica
LULU
$24.7B
$167M 0.05%
456,058
+52,675
+13% +$19.2M
DD icon
461
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$32.3B
$166M 0.05%
2,260,597
+247,720
+12% +$18.2M
Y
462
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$166M 0.05%
196,329
+6,758
+4% +$5.72M
PRGO icon
463
Perrigo
PRGO
$3.2B
$166M 0.05%
4,322,939
+837,670
+24% +$32.2M
RCL icon
464
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$97.8B
$166M 0.05%
1,983,100
-34,901
-2% -$2.92M
OMC icon
465
Omnicom Group
OMC
$15.2B
$166M 0.05%
1,951,688
-17,092
-0.9% -$1.45M
SUM
466
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$165M 0.05%
5,417,797
-277,806
-5% -$8.48M
HSY icon
467
Hershey
HSY
$37.6B
$165M 0.05%
763,801
+1,520
+0.2% +$329K
MTB icon
468
M&T Bank
MTB
$31.6B
$165M 0.05%
975,940
+8,637
+0.9% +$1.46M
FCN icon
469
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.43B
$165M 0.05%
1,051,198
-28,066
-3% -$4.41M
ULTA icon
470
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.7B
$165M 0.05%
414,845
+35,973
+9% +$14.3M
ESGR
471
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$165M 0.05%
632,362
+19,756
+3% +$5.16M
HRI icon
472
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.29B
$165M 0.05%
987,287
-97,533
-9% -$16.3M
BALL icon
473
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.7B
$165M 0.05%
1,832,043
+21,394
+1% +$1.93M
IR icon
474
Ingersoll Rand
IR
$31.5B
$164M 0.05%
3,262,357
+8,066
+0.2% +$406K
GFI icon
475
Gold Fields
GFI
$29.9B
$164M 0.05%
10,597,680
-907,755
-8% -$14M