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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ACGL icon
501
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.9B
$134M 0.05%
2,956,538
+383
+0% +$17.4K
AMN icon
502
AMN Healthcare
AMN
$806M
$134M 0.05%
1,222,907
-8,591
-0.7% -$943K
VRSK icon
503
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$38.1B
$134M 0.05%
773,659
-32,936
-4% -$5.7M
JNPR
504
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$133M 0.05%
4,670,979
-104,682
-2% -$2.98M
ASGN icon
505
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.3B
$133M 0.05%
1,474,291
-93,159
-6% -$8.41M
ACC
506
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$133M 0.05%
2,063,457
-86,746
-4% -$5.59M
MTG icon
507
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.55B
$133M 0.05%
10,528,319
+1,799,683
+21% +$22.7M
BALL icon
508
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$132M 0.05%
1,923,589
+91,546
+5% +$6.3M
MDU icon
509
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.28B
$132M 0.05%
12,881,826
+1,094,705
+9% +$11.2M
NLSN
510
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$132M 0.05%
5,680,274
-305
-0% -$7.08K
DIOD icon
511
Diodes
DIOD
$2.47B
$132M 0.05%
2,037,325
+4,652
+0.2% +$300K
BANR icon
512
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.34B
$131M 0.05%
2,333,263
+21,923
+0.9% +$1.23M
APH icon
513
Amphenol
APH
$143B
$131M 0.05%
4,073,074
-40,622
-1% -$1.31M
AAWW
514
DELISTED
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
AAWW
$131M 0.05%
2,124,193
+110,358
+5% +$6.81M
INDB icon
515
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.54B
$131M 0.05%
1,648,985
-60,853
-4% -$4.83M
WRK
516
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$131M 0.05%
3,284,175
-43,053
-1% -$1.72M
KEX icon
517
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.98B
$131M 0.05%
2,150,227
+166,282
+8% +$10.1M
HWM icon
518
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$72.2B
$131M 0.05%
4,155,020
-12,559
-0.3% -$395K
ARCB icon
519
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.71B
$130M 0.05%
1,853,700
-3
-0% -$211
BTU icon
520
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.25B
$130M 0.05%
6,114,432
+798,784
+15% +$17M
SIVB
521
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
$130M 0.05%
329,838
+1,012
+0.3% +$400K
TROW icon
522
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.8B
$130M 0.05%
1,145,842
-12,196
-1% -$1.39M
TRGP icon
523
Targa Resources
TRGP
$34.5B
$130M 0.05%
2,174,333
-205,364
-9% -$12.3M
RVTY icon
524
Revvity
RVTY
$10B
$130M 0.05%
911,611
-3,127
-0.3% -$445K
ZBH icon
525
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.7B
$130M 0.05%
1,233,478
+13,790
+1% +$1.45M