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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.05%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
AMED
526
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
$132M 0.05%
789,780
-28,542
-3% -$4.76M
SAIA icon
527
Saia
SAIA
$8.34B
$132M 0.05%
1,413,709
-15,188
-1% -$1.41M
SUM
528
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$132M 0.05%
5,601,615
-375,036
-6% -$8.81M
MGRC icon
529
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.09B
$131M 0.05%
1,716,229
-22,979
-1% -$1.76M
CDW icon
530
CDW
CDW
$22.2B
$131M 0.05%
918,981
+30,843
+3% +$4.41M
MUSA icon
531
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.47B
$131M 0.05%
1,116,657
-41,021
-4% -$4.8M
APH icon
532
Amphenol
APH
$135B
$131M 0.05%
4,824,580
-26,532
-0.5% -$718K
SYKE
533
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$130M 0.05%
3,527,100
-30,720
-0.9% -$1.14M
UNF icon
534
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.3B
$130M 0.05%
645,648
-18,969
-3% -$3.83M
NWBI icon
535
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$1.86B
$130M 0.05%
7,837,386
-95,623
-1% -$1.59M
MOS icon
536
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.3B
$130M 0.05%
6,012,624
+729,775
+14% +$15.8M
CPRT icon
537
Copart
CPRT
$47B
$130M 0.05%
5,720,892
+2,984
+0.1% +$67.8K
AVX
538
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$130M 0.05%
6,353,145
-53,783
-0.8% -$1.1M
FLEX icon
539
Flex
FLEX
$20.8B
$130M 0.05%
13,641,380
+153,010
+1% +$1.46M
CERN
540
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$129M 0.05%
1,757,982
-7,286
-0.4% -$535K
FL icon
541
Foot Locker
FL
$2.29B
$129M 0.05%
3,307,634
+19,747
+0.6% +$770K
MINI
542
DELISTED
Mobile Mini Inc
MINI
$129M 0.05%
3,400,803
-77,309
-2% -$2.93M
WCG
543
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$129M 0.05%
390,290
-494
-0.1% -$163K
CTAS icon
544
Cintas
CTAS
$82.4B
$129M 0.05%
1,915,844
+11,816
+0.6% +$795K
TCBI icon
545
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.96B
$129M 0.05%
2,264,879
+115,892
+5% +$6.58M
RNR icon
546
RenaissanceRe
RNR
$11.3B
$128M 0.05%
653,269
-103,055
-14% -$20.2M
CFG icon
547
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$22.3B
$128M 0.05%
3,151,355
-1,789
-0.1% -$72.6K
ATH
548
DELISTED
Athene Holding Ltd. Class A Common Shares
ATH
$127M 0.05%
2,705,964
+161,688
+6% +$7.6M
GSK icon
549
GSK
GSK
$81.5B
$127M 0.05%
2,165,158
+159,670
+8% +$9.38M
D icon
550
Dominion Energy
D
$49.7B
$127M 0.05%
1,531,062
+26,041
+2% +$2.16M