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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TRGP icon
526
Targa Resources
TRGP
$35.2B
$161M 0.05%
1,858,920
+234,749
+14% +$20.4M
WGO icon
527
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$953M
$161M 0.05%
2,215,239
+44,987
+2% +$3.28M
WAL icon
528
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.79B
$161M 0.05%
2,452,203
+824,636
+51% +$54.3M
TGH
529
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$161M 0.05%
3,275,884
-232,650
-7% -$11.4M
TRN icon
530
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.28B
$161M 0.05%
6,058,174
+47,668
+0.8% +$1.27M
OMC icon
531
Omnicom Group
OMC
$14.7B
$161M 0.05%
1,855,879
+78,215
+4% +$6.77M
PYPL icon
532
PayPal
PYPL
$62.7B
$161M 0.05%
2,613,267
-15,904
-0.6% -$977K
EXPD icon
533
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.5B
$160M 0.05%
1,261,470
+72,193
+6% +$9.18M
DOC icon
534
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$12.5B
$160M 0.05%
8,085,640
-96,861
-1% -$1.92M
PANW icon
535
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$132B
$160M 0.05%
1,084,216
+63,436
+6% +$9.35M
WTW icon
536
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.2B
$159M 0.05%
659,964
+23,805
+4% +$5.74M
MTRN icon
537
Materion
MTRN
$2.29B
$159M 0.05%
1,222,466
-30,462
-2% -$3.96M
DRI icon
538
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$24.7B
$159M 0.05%
968,029
+65,223
+7% +$10.7M
ESE icon
539
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.31B
$159M 0.05%
1,358,266
-17,852
-1% -$2.09M
AKAM icon
540
Akamai
AKAM
$11B
$159M 0.05%
1,339,978
+146,778
+12% +$17.4M
STE icon
541
Steris
STE
$24B
$158M 0.05%
719,506
-19,749
-3% -$4.34M
TGNA icon
542
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$3.37B
$158M 0.05%
10,294,455
+1,501,986
+17% +$23M
FFBC icon
543
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.48B
$157M 0.05%
6,625,010
+155,097
+2% +$3.68M
CDNS icon
544
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$92.2B
$157M 0.05%
576,447
-1,311
-0.2% -$357K
EA icon
545
Electronic Arts
EA
$42.6B
$157M 0.05%
1,146,645
-99,212
-8% -$13.6M
CE icon
546
Celanese
CE
$4.84B
$157M 0.05%
1,009,106
+56,085
+6% +$8.72M
LEA icon
547
Lear
LEA
$5.76B
$157M 0.05%
1,109,850
-156,415
-12% -$22.1M
BXP icon
548
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.7B
$156M 0.05%
2,228,879
+22,074
+1% +$1.55M
RDN icon
549
Radian Group
RDN
$4.73B
$156M 0.05%
5,476,984
-33,689
-0.6% -$962K
NVST icon
550
Envista
NVST
$3.45B
$156M 0.05%
6,489,266
-621,280
-9% -$14.9M