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
+6.09%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$297B
AUM Growth
+$297B
Cap. Flow
+$4.03B
Cap. Flow %
1.36%
Top 10 Hldgs %
11.06%
Holding
3,570
New
79
Increased
2,112
Reduced
1,114
Closed
109

Sector Composition

1 Technology 16.86%
2 Financials 16.13%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Healthcare 11.06%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.68%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
VMI icon
601
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.48B
$128M 0.04%
400,498
-52,727
-12% -$16.8M
DRI icon
602
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$22.3B
$128M 0.04%
823,650
+14,542
+2% +$2.26M
AAON icon
603
Aaon
AAON
$7.16B
$128M 0.04%
1,981,488
-33,819
-2% -$2.18M
FOXA icon
604
Fox Class A
FOXA
$26.8B
$128M 0.04%
3,745,382
+1,830
+0% +$62.3K
CVCO icon
605
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.45B
$127M 0.04%
399,103
+5,015
+1% +$1.59M
ANET icon
606
Arista Networks
ANET
$184B
$126M 0.04%
3,010,988
-1,182,632
-28% -$49.6M
TROW icon
607
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.3B
$126M 0.04%
1,117,981
+9,802
+0.9% +$1.11M
BAX icon
608
Baxter International
BAX
$12.2B
$126M 0.04%
3,108,168
+239,744
+8% +$9.72M
KMT icon
609
Kennametal
KMT
$1.62B
$126M 0.04%
4,566,810
+360,068
+9% +$9.93M
RMD icon
610
ResMed
RMD
$40.1B
$126M 0.04%
573,977
+6,908
+1% +$1.51M
BC icon
611
Brunswick
BC
$4.24B
$126M 0.04%
1,532,187
-19,751
-1% -$1.62M
LPX icon
612
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$6.26B
$126M 0.04%
2,317,392
-103,802
-4% -$5.63M
TROX icon
613
Tronox
TROX
$807M
$126M 0.04%
8,729,362
+920,971
+12% +$13.2M
IOSP icon
614
Innospec
IOSP
$2.05B
$125M 0.04%
1,217,162
+19,462
+2% +$2M
TRGP icon
615
Targa Resources
TRGP
$36.7B
$125M 0.04%
1,712,922
-242,227
-12% -$17.7M
KSS icon
616
Kohl's
KSS
$2B
$125M 0.04%
5,298,377
+1,969,818
+59% +$46.4M
AVY icon
617
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13B
$124M 0.04%
695,540
-13,676
-2% -$2.45M
HSIC icon
618
Henry Schein
HSIC
$8.29B
$124M 0.04%
1,525,243
+120,200
+9% +$9.8M
RIG icon
619
Transocean
RIG
$3.24B
$124M 0.04%
19,546,064
+2,833,074
+17% +$18M
MT icon
620
ArcelorMittal
MT
$26.5B
$124M 0.04%
4,123,939
+59,147
+1% +$1.78M
AEO icon
621
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.41B
$124M 0.04%
9,231,083
+1,913,492
+26% +$25.7M
CATY icon
622
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$3.45B
$124M 0.04%
3,588,943
+298,006
+9% +$10.3M
PARA
623
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$124M 0.04%
5,554,044
+140,521
+3% +$3.13M
ASGN icon
624
ASGN Inc
ASGN
$2.21B
$124M 0.04%
1,497,163
-13,934
-0.9% -$1.15M
PR icon
625
Permian Resources
PR
$9.56B
$124M 0.04%
11,784,911
-61,866
-0.5% -$650K