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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.34%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
LPX icon
501
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$6.9B
$127M 0.05%
5,150,323
-14,618
-0.3% -$359K
IVZ icon
502
Invesco
IVZ
$9.81B
$127M 0.05%
7,472,526
+940,474
+14% +$15.9M
TM icon
503
Toyota
TM
$260B
$126M 0.05%
939,785
-700
-0.1% -$94.1K
TRN icon
504
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.31B
$126M 0.05%
6,403,174
+237,957
+4% +$4.68M
MGLN
505
DELISTED
Magellan Health Services, Inc.
MGLN
$126M 0.05%
2,026,700
+4,713
+0.2% +$293K
VIAB
506
DELISTED
Viacom Inc. Class B
VIAB
$126M 0.05%
5,234,772
+31,734
+0.6% +$763K
OKE icon
507
Oneok
OKE
$45.7B
$125M 0.05%
1,699,928
+45,984
+3% +$3.39M
MKSI icon
508
MKS Inc. Common Stock
MKSI
$7.02B
$125M 0.05%
1,356,909
-42,548
-3% -$3.93M
FSS icon
509
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.59B
$125M 0.05%
3,822,133
-62,433
-2% -$2.04M
INFY icon
510
Infosys
INFY
$67.9B
$125M 0.05%
10,954,376
-1,813,978
-14% -$20.6M
MRCY icon
511
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.13B
$124M 0.05%
1,532,281
-229,143
-13% -$18.6M
FN icon
512
Fabrinet
FN
$13.2B
$124M 0.05%
2,377,936
-33,844
-1% -$1.77M
AIV
513
Aimco
AIV
$1.11B
$124M 0.05%
17,876,681
-118,780
-0.7% -$825K
DECK icon
514
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$17.9B
$124M 0.05%
5,050,032
-1,388,040
-22% -$34.1M
URI icon
515
United Rentals
URI
$62.7B
$124M 0.05%
991,549
+165,733
+20% +$20.7M
KMB icon
516
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$43.1B
$123M 0.05%
864,372
-40,639
-4% -$5.77M
WTFC icon
517
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.34B
$123M 0.05%
1,896,686
+231,645
+14% +$15M
KNX icon
518
Knight Transportation
KNX
$7B
$122M 0.05%
3,373,068
+440,746
+15% +$16M
HP icon
519
Helmerich & Payne
HP
$2.01B
$122M 0.05%
3,045,606
+434,684
+17% +$17.4M
D icon
520
Dominion Energy
D
$49.7B
$122M 0.05%
1,505,021
-10,810
-0.7% -$876K
WRB icon
521
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.3B
$122M 0.05%
3,793,491
-422,384
-10% -$13.6M
KRC icon
522
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$5.05B
$122M 0.05%
1,562,690
-1,797
-0.1% -$140K
AWI icon
523
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.58B
$122M 0.05%
1,257,973
-6,957
-0.5% -$673K
AIR icon
524
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.71B
$121M 0.05%
2,945,907
-867
-0% -$35.7K
BBT
525
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.26B
$121M 0.05%
4,134,277
+33,299
+0.8% +$975K