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
+9.99%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$432B
AUM Growth
+$29.6B
Cap. Flow
+$1.74B
Cap. Flow %
0.4%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.56%
Holding
3,373
New
53
Increased
1,641
Reduced
1,466
Closed
101

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.97%
2 Financials 18.52%
3 Industrials 12.24%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.39%
5 Healthcare 9.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
BCC icon
526
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.21B
$193M 0.04%
2,222,216
-37,109
-2% -$3.22M
APO icon
527
Apollo Global Management
APO
$76.4B
$192M 0.04%
1,353,627
+9,473
+0.7% +$1.34M
BHP icon
528
BHP
BHP
$135B
$192M 0.04%
3,984,958
-6,736
-0.2% -$324K
NPO icon
529
Enpro
NPO
$4.61B
$192M 0.04%
1,000,366
-57,849
-5% -$11.1M
OTIS icon
530
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$34.4B
$192M 0.04%
1,935,201
-5,248
-0.3% -$520K
FN icon
531
Fabrinet
FN
$13.3B
$191M 0.04%
648,545
-5,604
-0.9% -$1.65M
ABM icon
532
ABM Industries
ABM
$2.82B
$191M 0.04%
4,036,501
-205,422
-5% -$9.7M
SLGN icon
533
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$190M 0.04%
3,502,808
+190,218
+6% +$10.3M
RDN icon
534
Radian Group
RDN
$4.73B
$190M 0.04%
5,266,057
-37,751
-0.7% -$1.36M
UDR icon
535
UDR
UDR
$12.7B
$189M 0.04%
4,639,195
-82,083
-2% -$3.35M
BALL icon
536
Ball Corp
BALL
$13.6B
$189M 0.04%
3,373,209
+2,677
+0.1% +$150K
UHAL.B icon
537
U-Haul Holding Co Series N
UHAL.B
$9.83B
$189M 0.04%
3,478,925
-36,071
-1% -$1.96M
LUV icon
538
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$16.3B
$189M 0.04%
5,819,425
-234,759
-4% -$7.62M
AZO icon
539
AutoZone
AZO
$71.1B
$189M 0.04%
50,847
+445
+0.9% +$1.65M
MTZ icon
540
MasTec
MTZ
$15B
$188M 0.04%
1,105,398
-114,297
-9% -$19.5M
GPK icon
541
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.14B
$188M 0.04%
8,939,404
+1,048,622
+13% +$22.1M
GEN icon
542
Gen Digital
GEN
$18B
$188M 0.04%
6,399,312
+598,935
+10% +$17.6M
MIDD icon
543
Middleby
MIDD
$6.99B
$188M 0.04%
1,303,479
+62,149
+5% +$8.95M
CDNS icon
544
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$92.2B
$187M 0.04%
607,823
+40,636
+7% +$12.5M
UFPI icon
545
UFP Industries
UFPI
$5.84B
$187M 0.04%
1,882,421
-35,042
-2% -$3.48M
UCB
546
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$3.95B
$187M 0.04%
6,276,059
+124,145
+2% +$3.7M
CATY icon
547
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.4B
$186M 0.04%
4,086,243
-55,905
-1% -$2.55M
PLXS icon
548
Plexus
PLXS
$3.71B
$186M 0.04%
1,374,235
-41,141
-3% -$5.57M
KMX icon
549
CarMax
KMX
$8.88B
$186M 0.04%
2,766,648
+966,373
+54% +$64.9M
PFSI icon
550
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$6.22B
$186M 0.04%
1,864,870
-85,430
-4% -$8.51M