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
+3.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$258B
AUM Growth
+$6.46B
Cap. Flow
+$965M
Cap. Flow %
0.37%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.9%
Holding
3,525
New
80
Increased
1,925
Reduced
1,177
Closed
58

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.84%
2 Industrials 13.39%
3 Technology 13.3%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.57%
5 Healthcare 9.79%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AA icon
501
Alcoa
AA
$8.24B
$126M 0.05%
5,379,369
+389,378
+8% +$9.12M
ICE icon
502
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$99.8B
$126M 0.05%
1,463,360
-6,080
-0.4% -$523K
ROST icon
503
Ross Stores
ROST
$49.4B
$126M 0.05%
1,268,539
+36,737
+3% +$3.64M
ENSG icon
504
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10B
$125M 0.05%
2,356,276
-73,156
-3% -$3.9M
BSX icon
505
Boston Scientific
BSX
$159B
$125M 0.05%
2,905,841
-58,411
-2% -$2.51M
ST icon
506
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.66B
$125M 0.05%
2,544,198
+146,526
+6% +$7.18M
SNV icon
507
Synovus
SNV
$7.15B
$125M 0.05%
3,557,780
+127,781
+4% +$4.47M
KIM icon
508
Kimco Realty
KIM
$15.4B
$124M 0.05%
6,733,247
+1,705
+0% +$31.5K
SWKS icon
509
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$11.2B
$124M 0.05%
1,609,379
+75,439
+5% +$5.83M
MRCY icon
510
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.13B
$124M 0.05%
1,761,424
-47,670
-3% -$3.35M
WLL
511
DELISTED
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
$124M 0.05%
88,190
+11,006
+14% +$15.4M
WRB icon
512
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.3B
$124M 0.05%
4,215,875
-476,857
-10% -$14M
OMF icon
513
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.31B
$124M 0.05%
3,653,209
+40,113
+1% +$1.36M
AWI icon
514
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.58B
$123M 0.05%
1,264,930
-31,429
-2% -$3.05M
AZN icon
515
AstraZeneca
AZN
$253B
$123M 0.05%
2,974,335
+249,680
+9% +$10.3M
CBU icon
516
Community Bank
CBU
$3.17B
$123M 0.05%
1,863,350
-81,476
-4% -$5.36M
BCS icon
517
Barclays
BCS
$69.1B
$123M 0.05%
16,459,673
-30,555
-0.2% -$228K
SAIC icon
518
Saic
SAIC
$4.83B
$122M 0.05%
1,411,908
-85,966
-6% -$7.44M
VTRS icon
519
Viatris
VTRS
$12.2B
$122M 0.05%
6,413,779
-6,780
-0.1% -$129K
GPN icon
520
Global Payments
GPN
$21.3B
$122M 0.05%
762,595
+10,249
+1% +$1.64M
WTFC icon
521
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.34B
$122M 0.05%
1,665,041
+84,831
+5% +$6.21M
GIII icon
522
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.12B
$122M 0.05%
4,130,121
-6,682
-0.2% -$197K
DUK icon
523
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.8B
$121M 0.05%
1,372,012
+14,460
+1% +$1.28M
ABEV icon
524
Ambev
ABEV
$34.8B
$121M 0.05%
25,898,214
+1,352,627
+6% +$6.32M
HUN icon
525
Huntsman Corp
HUN
$1.95B
$121M 0.05%
5,910,377
+141,750
+2% +$2.9M