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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
NOW icon
501
ServiceNow
NOW
$193B
$179M 0.05%
234,860
+3,716
+2% +$2.83M
BTU icon
502
Peabody Energy
BTU
$2.22B
$179M 0.05%
7,362,987
+215,153
+3% +$5.22M
FTNT icon
503
Fortinet
FTNT
$60.9B
$179M 0.05%
2,614,490
-14,201
-0.5% -$970K
BR icon
504
Broadridge
BR
$29.2B
$178M 0.05%
869,107
-11,288
-1% -$2.31M
FNF icon
505
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.2B
$178M 0.05%
3,351,140
-508,734
-13% -$27M
APTV icon
506
Aptiv
APTV
$17.8B
$178M 0.05%
2,230,792
+23,736
+1% +$1.89M
CNR
507
Core Natural Resources, Inc.
CNR
$3.72B
$177M 0.05%
2,114,532
-26,129
-1% -$2.19M
ADM icon
508
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.4B
$177M 0.05%
2,819,332
-1,224,530
-30% -$76.9M
SFM icon
509
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$13.1B
$177M 0.05%
2,738,701
-62,386
-2% -$4.02M
AUB icon
510
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.05B
$176M 0.05%
4,990,890
+73,420
+1% +$2.59M
XYL icon
511
Xylem
XYL
$33.4B
$176M 0.05%
1,360,462
+14,399
+1% +$1.86M
TKR icon
512
Timken Company
TKR
$5.3B
$176M 0.05%
2,007,360
-77,850
-4% -$6.81M
GPC icon
513
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.3B
$175M 0.05%
1,128,704
+47,360
+4% +$7.34M
MDU icon
514
MDU Resources
MDU
$3.35B
$175M 0.05%
12,506,062
+1,349,191
+12% +$18.8M
ALIT icon
515
Alight
ALIT
$1.89B
$175M 0.05%
17,723,679
+5,551,958
+46% +$54.7M
UL icon
516
Unilever
UL
$154B
$174M 0.05%
3,473,501
-185,956
-5% -$9.33M
TEX icon
517
Terex
TEX
$3.43B
$174M 0.05%
2,702,498
+26,950
+1% +$1.74M
FBP icon
518
First Bancorp
FBP
$3.53B
$174M 0.05%
9,912,306
-184,455
-2% -$3.24M
CE icon
519
Celanese
CE
$4.88B
$174M 0.05%
1,011,097
+1,991
+0.2% +$342K
UDR icon
520
UDR
UDR
$12.7B
$173M 0.05%
4,629,045
+54,259
+1% +$2.03M
BHF icon
521
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$2.8B
$173M 0.05%
3,359,734
-55,279
-2% -$2.85M
VRT icon
522
Vertiv
VRT
$52B
$173M 0.05%
2,118,145
+114,720
+6% +$9.37M
GLPI icon
523
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$173M 0.05%
3,754,302
+23,712
+0.6% +$1.09M
CRH icon
524
CRH
CRH
$74.5B
$173M 0.05%
1,999,828
-2,321,098
-54% -$200M
CDNS icon
525
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$91.5B
$172M 0.05%
554,002
-22,445
-4% -$6.99M