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
+10.32%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$331B
AUM Growth
+$20.3B
Cap. Flow
-$5.67B
Cap. Flow %
-1.71%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.03%
Holding
3,615
New
116
Increased
1,381
Reduced
1,924
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.41%
2 Financials 17.04%
3 Industrials 12.56%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.28%
5 Healthcare 11.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
DD icon
501
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$31.9B
$163M 0.05%
2,012,877
+191,639
+11% +$15.5M
CIT
502
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
$162M 0.05%
3,162,283
+648
+0% +$33.3K
SU icon
503
Suncor Energy
SU
$50.7B
$162M 0.05%
6,482,392
+1,567,751
+32% +$39.2M
SSNC icon
504
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.6B
$162M 0.05%
1,977,560
-27,733
-1% -$2.27M
BCS icon
505
Barclays
BCS
$71.8B
$161M 0.05%
15,591,769
+22,135
+0.1% +$229K
PNFP icon
506
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.58B
$161M 0.05%
1,688,140
-372,473
-18% -$35.6M
L icon
507
Loews
L
$19.8B
$161M 0.05%
2,790,047
-17,172
-0.6% -$992K
BOKF icon
508
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.02B
$161M 0.05%
1,524,074
-27,299
-2% -$2.88M
DAN icon
509
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.7B
$161M 0.05%
7,041,235
+28,420
+0.4% +$649K
CDNS icon
510
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90.9B
$160M 0.05%
860,514
-28,175
-3% -$5.25M
NVR icon
511
NVR
NVR
$22.9B
$160M 0.05%
27,100
-593
-2% -$3.5M
ACM icon
512
Aecom
ACM
$16.6B
$160M 0.05%
2,065,463
-121,242
-6% -$9.38M
JHG icon
513
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.91B
$159M 0.05%
3,791,409
-251,040
-6% -$10.5M
RGA icon
514
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.6B
$159M 0.05%
1,450,895
+79,975
+6% +$8.76M
FR icon
515
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$6.77B
$158M 0.05%
2,390,002
-43,921
-2% -$2.91M
LULU icon
516
lululemon athletica
LULU
$19.5B
$158M 0.05%
403,383
-1,267
-0.3% -$496K
VRTV
517
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$158M 0.05%
1,286,474
-35,482
-3% -$4.35M
JBHT icon
518
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.2B
$158M 0.05%
771,289
-17,676
-2% -$3.61M
BKU icon
519
Bankunited
BKU
$2.91B
$157M 0.05%
3,709,729
-106,773
-3% -$4.52M
LPLA icon
520
LPL Financial
LPLA
$27.2B
$157M 0.05%
980,021
-14,850
-1% -$2.38M
RMD icon
521
ResMed
RMD
$39.4B
$157M 0.05%
601,060
+26,223
+5% +$6.83M
AVY icon
522
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.8B
$156M 0.05%
722,655
+1,788
+0.2% +$387K
ULTA icon
523
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23B
$156M 0.05%
378,872
+7,253
+2% +$2.99M
KB icon
524
KB Financial Group
KB
$30.9B
$156M 0.05%
3,378,397
-155,226
-4% -$7.17M
RCL icon
525
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$91.8B
$155M 0.05%
2,018,001
-166,890
-8% -$12.8M