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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
EXP icon
601
Eagle Materials
EXP
$7.49B
$145M 0.04%
716,585
+14,416
+2% +$2.92M
CBZ icon
602
CBIZ
CBZ
$3.01B
$145M 0.04%
2,318,236
-226,733
-9% -$14.2M
QLYS icon
603
Qualys
QLYS
$4.75B
$145M 0.04%
739,205
+21,439
+3% +$4.21M
PATK icon
604
Patrick Industries
PATK
$3.72B
$145M 0.04%
2,164,820
+32,603
+2% +$2.18M
COHR icon
605
Coherent
COHR
$16.1B
$144M 0.04%
3,317,351
+1,631,179
+97% +$71M
SF icon
606
Stifel
SF
$11.6B
$144M 0.04%
2,079,385
-35,392
-2% -$2.45M
OMF icon
607
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.22B
$144M 0.04%
2,921,164
+78,106
+3% +$3.84M
CAH icon
608
Cardinal Health
CAH
$35.6B
$144M 0.04%
1,425,023
-288,839
-17% -$29.1M
WLK icon
609
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.9B
$144M 0.04%
1,026,066
-76,483
-7% -$10.7M
LPG icon
610
Dorian LPG
LPG
$1.35B
$144M 0.04%
3,272,479
+39,479
+1% +$1.73M
A icon
611
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.2B
$144M 0.04%
1,032,471
+50,162
+5% +$6.97M
WD icon
612
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$144M 0.04%
1,293,014
+39,035
+3% +$4.33M
ENSG icon
613
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.59B
$143M 0.04%
1,278,246
-16,888
-1% -$1.9M
AVNT icon
614
Avient
AVNT
$3.34B
$143M 0.04%
3,438,391
+384,452
+13% +$16M
MKL icon
615
Markel Group
MKL
$24.3B
$142M 0.04%
100,339
+6,700
+7% +$9.51M
UBER icon
616
Uber
UBER
$196B
$142M 0.04%
2,309,930
+880,723
+62% +$54.2M
MOS icon
617
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$10.6B
$142M 0.04%
3,969,039
+189,706
+5% +$6.78M
KMB icon
618
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.5B
$142M 0.04%
1,166,693
+53,578
+5% +$6.51M
CVCO icon
619
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.28B
$142M 0.04%
408,444
-1,138
-0.3% -$394K
J icon
620
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.3B
$141M 0.04%
1,316,759
+23,624
+2% +$2.54M
GPK icon
621
Graphic Packaging
GPK
$6.14B
$141M 0.04%
5,730,425
+328,258
+6% +$8.09M
SSNC icon
622
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$21.6B
$141M 0.04%
2,310,330
+199,780
+9% +$12.2M
SNPS icon
623
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.8B
$141M 0.04%
274,127
-7,641
-3% -$3.93M
MGRC icon
624
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.02B
$141M 0.04%
1,178,924
-84,043
-7% -$10.1M
IBP icon
625
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.21B
$141M 0.04%
771,089
+5,359
+0.7% +$980K