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
NVR icon
601
NVR
NVR
$23B
$133M 0.04%
27,693
-15
-0.1% -$71.9K
FLOW
602
DELISTED
SPX FLOW, Inc.
FLOW
$133M 0.04%
1,814,611
-10,851
-0.6% -$793K
FRT icon
603
Federal Realty Investment Trust
FRT
$8.67B
$132M 0.04%
1,122,230
-22,391
-2% -$2.64M
JBHT icon
604
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$13.3B
$132M 0.04%
788,965
-25,279
-3% -$4.23M
AJG icon
605
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$75.2B
$132M 0.04%
887,238
-18,647
-2% -$2.77M
LSI
606
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
$132M 0.04%
1,149,188
+12,237
+1% +$1.4M
FFBC icon
607
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.48B
$132M 0.04%
5,624,099
-51,012
-0.9% -$1.19M
NVT icon
608
nVent Electric
NVT
$15.3B
$132M 0.04%
4,069,942
+193,445
+5% +$6.25M
TRGP icon
609
Targa Resources
TRGP
$35.2B
$131M 0.04%
2,665,632
+21,146
+0.8% +$1.04M
CAG icon
610
Conagra Brands
CAG
$9.27B
$131M 0.04%
3,871,160
+15,313
+0.4% +$519K
SGI
611
Somnigroup International Inc.
SGI
$17.9B
$131M 0.04%
2,817,822
-67,750
-2% -$3.14M
BIO icon
612
Bio-Rad Laboratories Class A
BIO
$7.49B
$131M 0.04%
175,295
-2,095
-1% -$1.56M
CTRA icon
613
Coterra Energy
CTRA
$18.6B
$130M 0.04%
5,989,952
+1,827,353
+44% +$39.8M
TAP icon
614
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.7B
$130M 0.04%
2,809,455
+48,153
+2% +$2.23M
WD icon
615
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$130M 0.04%
1,147,526
-18,354
-2% -$2.08M
REGI
616
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$130M 0.04%
2,592,353
-183,101
-7% -$9.19M
EW icon
617
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$46B
$130M 0.04%
1,147,830
+9,645
+0.8% +$1.09M
CAH icon
618
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.6B
$130M 0.04%
2,623,708
+17,938
+0.7% +$887K
WTW icon
619
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.2B
$130M 0.04%
558,201
-10,886
-2% -$2.53M
WSFS icon
620
WSFS Financial
WSFS
$3.15B
$130M 0.04%
2,525,700
-37,503
-1% -$1.92M
JNPR
621
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
$129M 0.04%
4,704,462
+151,355
+3% +$4.17M
VVV icon
622
Valvoline
VVV
$5B
$129M 0.04%
4,138,823
+9,823
+0.2% +$306K
OMCL icon
623
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.46B
$129M 0.04%
868,176
-34,678
-4% -$5.15M
BSX icon
624
Boston Scientific
BSX
$156B
$129M 0.04%
2,965,200
-2,626
-0.1% -$114K
FAF icon
625
First American
FAF
$6.74B
$129M 0.04%
1,917,339
-6,592
-0.3% -$442K