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
+2.38%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$217B
AUM Growth
+$7.35B
Cap. Flow
+$4.91B
Cap. Flow %
2.27%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.9%
Holding
3,388
New
86
Increased
2,154
Reduced
860
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.16%
2 Industrials 13.29%
3 Technology 12.77%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.98%
5 Healthcare 9.72%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FTI icon
526
TechnipFMC
FTI
$16.8B
$103M 0.05%
5,096,588
+480,662
+10% +$9.73M
FLEX icon
527
Flex
FLEX
$21.7B
$103M 0.05%
8,376,841
-379,764
-4% -$4.67M
AXE
528
DELISTED
Anixter International Inc
AXE
$103M 0.05%
1,315,781
+100,300
+8% +$7.84M
MMSI icon
529
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.26B
$103M 0.05%
2,694,722
+19,257
+0.7% +$735K
WM icon
530
Waste Management
WM
$87.7B
$103M 0.05%
1,400,552
+46,414
+3% +$3.4M
DLTR icon
531
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$20.2B
$103M 0.05%
1,468,688
+631,673
+75% +$44.2M
AN icon
532
AutoNation
AN
$8.42B
$103M 0.05%
2,435,057
+459,599
+23% +$19.4M
DUK icon
533
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.4B
$103M 0.05%
1,227,718
+23,811
+2% +$1.99M
EVHC
534
DELISTED
Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc
EVHC
$102M 0.05%
1,633,958
-24,181
-1% -$1.52M
DDS icon
535
Dillards
DDS
$8.88B
$102M 0.05%
1,774,012
+30,568
+2% +$1.76M
ICE icon
536
Intercontinental Exchange
ICE
$98.6B
$102M 0.05%
1,551,760
+14,136
+0.9% +$932K
GEF icon
537
Greif
GEF
$3.54B
$102M 0.05%
1,831,535
-12,352
-0.7% -$689K
GLPI icon
538
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$13.6B
$102M 0.05%
2,702,347
+91,558
+4% +$3.45M
ATSG
539
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
ATSG
$102M 0.05%
4,667,740
-74,900
-2% -$1.63M
CXO
540
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
$102M 0.05%
835,899
+37,079
+5% +$4.51M
AIR icon
541
AAR Corp
AIR
$2.66B
$101M 0.05%
2,919,885
-12,922
-0.4% -$449K
KRC icon
542
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.98B
$101M 0.05%
1,344,736
+47,669
+4% +$3.58M
ZBH icon
543
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.3B
$101M 0.05%
806,529
+74,902
+10% +$9.34M
CRUS icon
544
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.78B
$101M 0.05%
1,602,732
-199,544
-11% -$12.5M
PGR icon
545
Progressive
PGR
$144B
$100M 0.05%
2,273,430
-32,845
-1% -$1.45M
LOPE icon
546
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.69B
$100M 0.05%
1,276,538
-21,272
-2% -$1.67M
CAL icon
547
Caleres
CAL
$527M
$99.7M 0.05%
3,588,016
+367,654
+11% +$10.2M
VALE.P
548
DELISTED
Vale S A
VALE.P
$99.7M 0.05%
12,229,830
+409,901
+3% +$3.34M
WKC icon
549
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.41B
$99.6M 0.05%
2,589,087
+859,392
+50% +$33M
IP icon
550
International Paper
IP
$24.5B
$99.5M 0.05%
1,855,683
-737,484
-28% -$39.5M