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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CASY icon
551
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$20B
$182M 0.04%
485,440
+16,790
+4% +$6.31M
OLN icon
552
Olin
OLN
$2.92B
$182M 0.04%
3,798,724
+57,717
+2% +$2.77M
CATY icon
553
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.4B
$181M 0.04%
4,218,038
+23,806
+0.6% +$1.02M
BXP icon
554
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.7B
$181M 0.04%
2,251,177
+36,303
+2% +$2.92M
NMIH icon
555
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.07B
$181M 0.04%
4,397,404
-159,143
-3% -$6.56M
HOMB icon
556
Home BancShares
HOMB
$5.82B
$181M 0.04%
6,666,946
+116,528
+2% +$3.16M
CUBE icon
557
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.29B
$181M 0.04%
3,354,524
-24,992
-0.7% -$1.35M
AVY icon
558
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.8B
$180M 0.04%
817,532
+29,816
+4% +$6.58M
ALSN icon
559
Allison Transmission
ALSN
$7.41B
$180M 0.04%
1,878,492
-15,126
-0.8% -$1.45M
CE icon
560
Celanese
CE
$4.84B
$180M 0.04%
1,324,127
+162,829
+14% +$22.1M
MKL icon
561
Markel Group
MKL
$24.3B
$180M 0.04%
114,689
+1,133
+1% +$1.78M
CACI icon
562
CACI
CACI
$10.7B
$179M 0.04%
355,083
-13,223
-4% -$6.67M
MAN icon
563
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.75B
$179M 0.04%
2,434,075
+134,090
+6% +$9.86M
CM icon
564
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$73.3B
$179M 0.04%
2,912,592
-37,515
-1% -$2.3M
PATK icon
565
Patrick Industries
PATK
$3.72B
$179M 0.04%
1,881,767
-98,386
-5% -$9.34M
TKR icon
566
Timken Company
TKR
$5.32B
$178M 0.04%
2,108,817
+3,907
+0.2% +$329K
LGIH icon
567
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.41B
$178M 0.04%
1,497,678
-8,933
-0.6% -$1.06M
ULTA icon
568
Ulta Beauty
ULTA
$23.1B
$177M 0.04%
454,426
+31,625
+7% +$12.3M
WAT icon
569
Waters Corp
WAT
$17.4B
$177M 0.04%
490,726
+42,422
+9% +$15.3M
LAMR icon
570
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.8B
$176M 0.04%
1,320,815
-11,771
-0.9% -$1.57M
SSD icon
571
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.97B
$176M 0.04%
922,405
-23,016
-2% -$4.4M
BAH icon
572
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.6B
$176M 0.04%
1,083,411
+62,172
+6% +$10.1M
NSIT icon
573
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$3.96B
$176M 0.04%
818,465
-51,571
-6% -$11.1M
GVA icon
574
Granite Construction
GVA
$4.75B
$176M 0.04%
2,223,423
-361,034
-14% -$28.6M
NDAQ icon
575
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.3B
$176M 0.04%
2,409,837
+50,994
+2% +$3.72M