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
+14.03%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$251B
AUM Growth
+$30.3B
Cap. Flow
+$3.21B
Cap. Flow %
1.28%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.63%
Holding
3,518
New
69
Increased
1,941
Reduced
1,174
Closed
73

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.19%
2 Technology 13.26%
3 Industrials 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.65%
5 Healthcare 9.94%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
R icon
601
Ryder
R
$7.67B
$108M 0.04%
1,747,644
-17,394
-1% -$1.08M
AVX
602
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$108M 0.04%
6,242,826
+125,408
+2% +$2.17M
GAP
603
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.96B
$108M 0.04%
4,132,335
+156,902
+4% +$4.11M
ST icon
604
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.66B
$108M 0.04%
2,397,672
+535,167
+29% +$24.1M
OZK icon
605
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.92B
$108M 0.04%
3,715,372
+881,378
+31% +$25.5M
RY icon
606
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$204B
$107M 0.04%
1,414,621
+107,153
+8% +$8.1M
TRGP icon
607
Targa Resources
TRGP
$34.5B
$107M 0.04%
2,569,692
+42,172
+2% +$1.75M
EW icon
608
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$47.1B
$107M 0.04%
1,673,973
-129,477
-7% -$8.26M
FAF icon
609
First American
FAF
$6.94B
$107M 0.04%
2,069,670
-120,355
-5% -$6.2M
BIDU icon
610
Baidu
BIDU
$37.4B
$107M 0.04%
646,467
+18,294
+3% +$3.02M
LDOS icon
611
Leidos
LDOS
$22.9B
$107M 0.04%
1,662,907
+14,900
+0.9% +$955K
MTX icon
612
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$2.01B
$106M 0.04%
1,810,140
+67,880
+4% +$3.99M
WTFC icon
613
Wintrust Financial
WTFC
$9.29B
$106M 0.04%
1,580,210
-84,684
-5% -$5.7M
NTAP icon
614
NetApp
NTAP
$24.2B
$106M 0.04%
1,534,456
-22,901
-1% -$1.59M
TEX icon
615
Terex
TEX
$3.46B
$106M 0.04%
3,296,144
-27,851
-0.8% -$895K
ABEV icon
616
Ambev
ABEV
$34.3B
$106M 0.04%
24,545,587
-522,043
-2% -$2.24M
OKE icon
617
Oneok
OKE
$44.9B
$106M 0.04%
1,510,856
-139,344
-8% -$9.73M
WCG
618
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$105M 0.04%
390,579
+5,828
+2% +$1.57M
APH icon
619
Amphenol
APH
$135B
$105M 0.04%
4,457,416
+365,176
+9% +$8.62M
MOS icon
620
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.3B
$105M 0.04%
3,849,411
+4,262
+0.1% +$116K
FSS icon
621
Federal Signal
FSS
$7.59B
$105M 0.04%
4,033,769
-146,581
-4% -$3.81M
ESV
622
DELISTED
Ensco Rowan plc
ESV
$105M 0.04%
6,655,680
-750,435
-10% -$11.8M
EIG icon
623
Employers Holdings
EIG
$997M
$105M 0.04%
2,606,946
-114,638
-4% -$4.6M
SYY icon
624
Sysco
SYY
$39B
$104M 0.04%
1,565,083
+163,443
+12% +$10.9M
MPW icon
625
Medical Properties Trust
MPW
$2.75B
$104M 0.04%
5,640,431
-64,457
-1% -$1.19M