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
+1.34%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$257B
AUM Growth
-$204M
Cap. Flow
-$5.59M
Cap. Flow %
0%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.24%
Holding
3,512
New
49
Increased
1,695
Reduced
1,396
Closed
95

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.92%
2 Technology 13.58%
3 Industrials 13.31%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.59%
5 Healthcare 9.51%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
TCBI icon
551
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$3.96B
$117M 0.05%
2,148,987
+228,860
+12% +$12.5M
GTLS icon
552
Chart Industries
GTLS
$8.95B
$117M 0.05%
1,882,927
-140,568
-7% -$8.77M
KEX icon
553
Kirby Corp
KEX
$4.89B
$117M 0.05%
1,424,933
+65,761
+5% +$5.4M
APH icon
554
Amphenol
APH
$141B
$117M 0.05%
4,851,112
+312,732
+7% +$7.54M
GNRC icon
555
Generac Holdings
GNRC
$10.5B
$117M 0.05%
1,493,109
-125,448
-8% -$9.83M
CADE icon
556
Cadence Bank
CADE
$6.97B
$117M 0.05%
3,946,369
-12,703
-0.3% -$376K
COLB icon
557
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$7.89B
$116M 0.05%
3,147,710
+35,390
+1% +$1.31M
ACGL icon
558
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.5B
$116M 0.05%
2,762,671
-34,330
-1% -$1.44M
PTEN icon
559
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$2.16B
$116M 0.05%
13,549,260
+567,503
+4% +$4.85M
MCO icon
560
Moody's
MCO
$91B
$116M 0.05%
565,330
+37,670
+7% +$7.72M
NWL icon
561
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.62B
$116M 0.05%
6,186,097
+1,319,015
+27% +$24.7M
MAR icon
562
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$72.3B
$116M 0.04%
930,053
+4,339
+0.5% +$540K
EG icon
563
Everest Group
EG
$14.3B
$115M 0.04%
433,851
-1,288
-0.3% -$343K
FBIN icon
564
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.09B
$115M 0.04%
2,463,042
+23,489
+1% +$1.1M
UVV icon
565
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$115M 0.04%
2,096,564
-6,829
-0.3% -$374K
CPRT icon
566
Copart
CPRT
$46.6B
$115M 0.04%
5,717,908
+18,396
+0.3% +$369K
VRSK icon
567
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$37.7B
$115M 0.04%
725,678
-9,691
-1% -$1.53M
JAZZ icon
568
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$7.75B
$115M 0.04%
893,824
+152,340
+21% +$19.5M
WRK
569
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$114M 0.04%
3,137,449
+304,707
+11% +$11.1M
PNFP icon
570
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.58B
$114M 0.04%
2,014,132
+273,771
+16% +$15.5M
ALB icon
571
Albemarle
ALB
$8.5B
$114M 0.04%
1,642,682
+57,286
+4% +$3.98M
X
572
DELISTED
US Steel
X
$114M 0.04%
9,880,492
+465,672
+5% +$5.38M
AAP icon
573
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$3.51B
$114M 0.04%
689,755
+2,331
+0.3% +$385K
SO icon
574
Southern Company
SO
$101B
$114M 0.04%
1,846,485
-14,083
-0.8% -$870K
BCS icon
575
Barclays
BCS
$71.1B
$114M 0.04%
15,521,998
-937,675
-6% -$6.88M