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
+0.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$310B
AUM Growth
-$5.4B
Cap. Flow
-$1.21B
Cap. Flow %
-0.39%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.67%
Holding
3,591
New
132
Increased
1,522
Reduced
1,726
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.76%
2 Technology 16.31%
3 Industrials 12.61%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.38%
5 Healthcare 10.98%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VTRS icon
551
Viatris
VTRS
$11.9B
$143M 0.05%
10,560,926
-996,732
-9% -$13.5M
HWM icon
552
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$74.1B
$143M 0.05%
4,579,819
-491,698
-10% -$15.3M
ATGE icon
553
Adtalem Global Education
ATGE
$4.79B
$143M 0.05%
3,776,630
-78,331
-2% -$2.96M
MDRX
554
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$143M 0.05%
10,679,522
-328,127
-3% -$4.39M
NOW icon
555
ServiceNow
NOW
$192B
$143M 0.05%
229,110
+1,231
+0.5% +$766K
RUSHA icon
556
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.42B
$142M 0.05%
4,717,767
-35,336
-0.7% -$1.06M
FRC
557
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$142M 0.05%
735,985
-8,032
-1% -$1.55M
TROX icon
558
Tronox
TROX
$755M
$142M 0.05%
5,755,707
-133,100
-2% -$3.28M
CUBE icon
559
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.29B
$142M 0.05%
2,926,937
+20,060
+0.7% +$972K
QVCGA
560
QVC Group, Inc. Series A Common Stock
QVCGA
$83.7M
$141M 0.05%
277,690
+6,907
+3% +$3.52M
STX icon
561
Seagate
STX
$41.1B
$141M 0.05%
1,710,633
-90,842
-5% -$7.5M
ESGR
562
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$141M 0.05%
601,193
+27,210
+5% +$6.39M
LAMR icon
563
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.8B
$141M 0.05%
1,242,872
-7,851
-0.6% -$891K
HELE icon
564
Helen of Troy
HELE
$550M
$140M 0.05%
622,470
+3,264
+0.5% +$733K
LSCC icon
565
Lattice Semiconductor
LSCC
$9.06B
$140M 0.05%
2,160,128
-101,138
-4% -$6.54M
PKG icon
566
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$19.2B
$140M 0.05%
1,015,561
+3,702
+0.4% +$509K
EME icon
567
Emcor
EME
$28.4B
$140M 0.05%
1,209,840
-3,177
-0.3% -$367K
GNTX icon
568
Gentex
GNTX
$6.15B
$139M 0.04%
4,224,393
-226,474
-5% -$7.47M
ECL icon
569
Ecolab
ECL
$76.3B
$139M 0.04%
667,453
-21,482
-3% -$4.48M
SSNC icon
570
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.6B
$139M 0.04%
2,005,293
+24,791
+1% +$1.72M
BOKF icon
571
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.02B
$139M 0.04%
1,551,373
+112,726
+8% +$10.1M
K icon
572
Kellanova
K
$27.5B
$139M 0.04%
2,309,379
+158,116
+7% +$9.49M
NTR icon
573
Nutrien
NTR
$27.9B
$138M 0.04%
2,133,020
-347,256
-14% -$22.5M
TTEK icon
574
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.37B
$138M 0.04%
4,625,490
-203,025
-4% -$6.06M
ACM icon
575
Aecom
ACM
$16.6B
$138M 0.04%
2,186,705
-22,565
-1% -$1.43M