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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ALGN icon
476
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.85B
$133M 0.05%
340,066
+3,130
+0.9% +$1.22M
AMED
477
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$133M 0.05%
1,061,676
-52,627
-5% -$6.58M
WM icon
478
Waste Management
WM
$88.3B
$133M 0.05%
1,466,540
+25,065
+2% +$2.26M
PRI icon
479
Primerica
PRI
$8.79B
$132M 0.05%
1,097,766
-80,504
-7% -$9.7M
MKSI icon
480
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$7.27B
$132M 0.05%
1,649,304
-53,877
-3% -$4.32M
SRCI
481
DELISTED
SRC Energy Inc
SRCI
$132M 0.05%
14,821,127
+899,281
+6% +$7.99M
FCFS icon
482
FirstCash
FCFS
$6.5B
$132M 0.05%
1,604,137
-68,611
-4% -$5.63M
ZBH icon
483
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.6B
$131M 0.05%
1,029,688
+43,493
+4% +$5.55M
MTH icon
484
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.63B
$131M 0.05%
6,570,000
-73,978
-1% -$1.48M
UNF icon
485
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.21B
$131M 0.05%
754,374
-52,229
-6% -$9.07M
SCHL icon
486
Scholastic
SCHL
$656M
$131M 0.05%
2,802,005
+21,825
+0.8% +$1.02M
MAN icon
487
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.78B
$130M 0.05%
1,516,641
+441
+0% +$37.9K
CTSH icon
488
Cognizant
CTSH
$34.6B
$130M 0.05%
1,687,498
+20,027
+1% +$1.55M
SCHW icon
489
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$170B
$130M 0.05%
2,646,977
+24,985
+1% +$1.23M
CAL icon
490
Caleres
CAL
$515M
$130M 0.05%
3,628,412
+361
+0% +$12.9K
COHR icon
491
Coherent
COHR
$15.5B
$130M 0.05%
2,748,796
+2,005
+0.1% +$94.8K
NTAP icon
492
NetApp
NTAP
$24.6B
$130M 0.05%
1,513,544
-560
-0% -$48.1K
LYB icon
493
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$17.5B
$130M 0.05%
1,266,284
+105,552
+9% +$10.8M
ROG icon
494
Rogers Corp
ROG
$1.44B
$130M 0.05%
881,071
-50,170
-5% -$7.39M
R icon
495
Ryder
R
$7.57B
$129M 0.05%
1,765,947
-33,954
-2% -$2.48M
ABM icon
496
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.81B
$129M 0.05%
3,993,373
+537,375
+16% +$17.3M
ARRS
497
DELISTED
ARRIS International plc Ordinary Shares
ARRS
$129M 0.05%
4,952,649
+43,797
+0.9% +$1.14M
CADE icon
498
Cadence Bank
CADE
$6.94B
$129M 0.05%
3,933,460
-25,045
-0.6% -$819K
CPT icon
499
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.9B
$129M 0.05%
1,374,645
+21,528
+2% +$2.01M
AMAT icon
500
Applied Materials
AMAT
$130B
$129M 0.05%
3,327,824
+47,521
+1% +$1.84M