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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ELS icon
526
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$11.9B
$182M 0.05%
2,722,268
+26,775
+1% +$1.79M
ITGR icon
527
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$3.72B
$182M 0.05%
1,538,453
-161,917
-10% -$19.1M
CNH
528
CNH Industrial
CNH
$14.4B
$181M 0.05%
14,779,377
+471,610
+3% +$5.79M
AEP icon
529
American Electric Power
AEP
$57.5B
$181M 0.05%
1,660,036
+44,106
+3% +$4.82M
PLXS icon
530
Plexus
PLXS
$3.72B
$181M 0.05%
1,415,376
-129,685
-8% -$16.6M
DKS icon
531
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$17.9B
$181M 0.05%
899,154
+17,534
+2% +$3.53M
KKR icon
532
KKR & Co
KKR
$124B
$181M 0.05%
1,566,546
+16,834
+1% +$1.95M
ESE icon
533
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.31B
$181M 0.04%
1,136,054
-168,946
-13% -$26.9M
DXC icon
534
DXC Technology
DXC
$2.65B
$181M 0.04%
10,599,848
+163,291
+2% +$2.78M
WSBC icon
535
WesBanco
WSBC
$3.08B
$179M 0.04%
5,793,319
+1,730,801
+43% +$53.6M
KEY icon
536
KeyCorp
KEY
$21B
$179M 0.04%
11,201,253
+319,019
+3% +$5.1M
HOMB icon
537
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.88B
$179M 0.04%
6,328,700
-463,137
-7% -$13.1M
ALSN icon
538
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.52B
$179M 0.04%
1,867,799
+10,208
+0.5% +$977K
WAT icon
539
Waters Corp
WAT
$18.4B
$179M 0.04%
484,519
-4,612
-0.9% -$1.7M
BX icon
540
Blackstone
BX
$135B
$178M 0.04%
1,275,282
+19,803
+2% +$2.77M
CATY icon
541
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.44B
$178M 0.04%
4,142,148
-88,574
-2% -$3.81M
JBHT icon
542
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.8B
$178M 0.04%
1,201,423
+20,396
+2% +$3.02M
RMD icon
543
ResMed
RMD
$40.9B
$178M 0.04%
793,760
+51,348
+7% +$11.5M
FSLR icon
544
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$177M 0.04%
1,402,357
+152,757
+12% +$19.3M
ULTA icon
545
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.3B
$177M 0.04%
481,698
+15,114
+3% +$5.54M
LRN icon
546
Stride
LRN
$7.17B
$176M 0.04%
1,394,188
-586,744
-30% -$74.2M
ESGR
547
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$176M 0.04%
530,036
-228,123
-30% -$75.8M
ANET icon
548
Arista Networks
ANET
$176B
$176M 0.04%
2,269,335
+28,251
+1% +$2.19M
DNB
549
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
$175M 0.04%
19,628,905
+2,006,587
+11% +$17.9M
BALL icon
550
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.9B
$175M 0.04%
3,370,532
+315,091
+10% +$16.4M