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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FNF icon
601
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.2B
$118M 0.04%
3,333,768
+288,044
+9% +$10.2M
BR icon
602
Broadridge
BR
$29.3B
$118M 0.04%
830,544
-8,796
-1% -$1.25M
KN icon
603
Knowles
KN
$1.85B
$118M 0.04%
6,807,373
+298,828
+5% +$5.18M
DEO icon
604
Diageo
DEO
$57.9B
$118M 0.04%
677,463
+2,427
+0.4% +$423K
TTEK icon
605
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.37B
$118M 0.04%
4,316,005
-82,975
-2% -$2.27M
FOXA icon
606
Fox Class A
FOXA
$25.5B
$118M 0.04%
3,659,942
-29,207
-0.8% -$939K
R icon
607
Ryder
R
$7.61B
$117M 0.04%
1,645,414
+17,410
+1% +$1.24M
EXLS icon
608
EXL Service
EXLS
$6.9B
$117M 0.04%
3,961,365
-271,205
-6% -$7.99M
UNVR
609
DELISTED
Univar Solutions Inc.
UNVR
$117M 0.04%
4,690,341
+125,353
+3% +$3.12M
B
610
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$50.3B
$116M 0.04%
6,581,299
-395,906
-6% -$7.01M
AVY icon
611
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.8B
$116M 0.04%
719,421
-9,281
-1% -$1.5M
FFBC icon
612
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.48B
$116M 0.04%
6,000,896
+239,426
+4% +$4.64M
CATY icon
613
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.4B
$116M 0.04%
2,972,529
+65,614
+2% +$2.57M
FBIN icon
614
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.05B
$116M 0.04%
2,273,014
+21,085
+0.9% +$1.08M
ST icon
615
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.59B
$116M 0.04%
2,808,765
-92,565
-3% -$3.82M
EGP icon
616
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$8.72B
$116M 0.04%
750,008
+12,227
+2% +$1.89M
RDN icon
617
Radian Group
RDN
$4.73B
$115M 0.04%
5,868,084
+67,208
+1% +$1.32M
VIPS icon
618
Vipshop
VIPS
$8.85B
$115M 0.04%
11,643,585
+716,382
+7% +$7.09M
SSNC icon
619
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.6B
$115M 0.04%
1,980,299
+2,278
+0.1% +$132K
FR icon
620
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$6.77B
$115M 0.04%
2,418,159
+34,100
+1% +$1.62M
KB icon
621
KB Financial Group
KB
$30.8B
$115M 0.04%
3,084,660
-100,840
-3% -$3.75M
JEF icon
622
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.5B
$114M 0.04%
4,331,209
+243,434
+6% +$6.43M
ENOV icon
623
Enovis
ENOV
$1.74B
$114M 0.04%
2,077,435
-1,591,438
-43% -$87.5M
MAN icon
624
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.75B
$114M 0.04%
1,495,203
+54,160
+4% +$4.14M
WTW icon
625
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.2B
$114M 0.04%
578,152
+13,801
+2% +$2.72M