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
HWM icon
626
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$72.3B
$104M 0.04%
7,099,318
+775,115
+12% +$11.4M
GPI icon
627
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$6.17B
$104M 0.04%
1,607,866
-59,158
-4% -$3.83M
DBI icon
628
Designer Brands
DBI
$204M
$104M 0.04%
4,673,816
-138,425
-3% -$3.08M
GPC icon
629
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.5B
$104M 0.04%
926,871
+22,682
+3% +$2.54M
BBT
630
Beacon Financial Corporation
BBT
$2.26B
$104M 0.04%
3,807,132
+5,236
+0.1% +$143K
VST icon
631
Vistra
VST
$63.7B
$104M 0.04%
3,982,585
-79,529
-2% -$2.07M
ATVI
632
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard Inc.
ATVI
$104M 0.04%
2,275,030
+41,927
+2% +$1.91M
HOLX icon
633
Hologic
HOLX
$14.8B
$103M 0.04%
2,135,457
-31,378
-1% -$1.52M
TTMI icon
634
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$4.86B
$103M 0.04%
8,791,738
+23,780
+0.3% +$279K
ASH icon
635
Ashland
ASH
$2.49B
$103M 0.04%
1,319,418
+27,977
+2% +$2.19M
RUSHA icon
636
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.52B
$103M 0.04%
5,547,272
-270,083
-5% -$5.02M
AWI icon
637
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$8.52B
$103M 0.04%
1,296,359
-5,525
-0.4% -$439K
QRVO icon
638
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.5B
$103M 0.04%
1,433,352
-7,710
-0.5% -$553K
GPN icon
639
Global Payments
GPN
$21.2B
$103M 0.04%
752,346
+2,412
+0.3% +$329K
FUL icon
640
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.37B
$103M 0.04%
2,109,481
-10,150
-0.5% -$494K
ROK icon
641
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$38.8B
$103M 0.04%
584,787
+40,106
+7% +$7.04M
MUSA icon
642
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.56B
$102M 0.04%
1,196,800
-4,529
-0.4% -$388K
IPAR icon
643
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.65B
$102M 0.04%
1,349,003
-15,824
-1% -$1.2M
HOG icon
644
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.77B
$102M 0.04%
2,869,413
+396,000
+16% +$14.1M
BKD icon
645
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.84B
$102M 0.04%
15,531,940
-213,360
-1% -$1.4M
LAMR icon
646
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$13B
$102M 0.04%
1,288,461
+32,416
+3% +$2.57M
NYT icon
647
New York Times
NYT
$9.58B
$102M 0.04%
3,108,476
-251,937
-7% -$8.28M
AVNS icon
648
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$577M
$102M 0.04%
2,390,187
-442,268
-16% -$18.9M
HTH icon
649
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.22B
$102M 0.04%
5,579,848
-19,741
-0.4% -$360K
KRNY icon
650
Kearny Financial
KRNY
$414M
$102M 0.04%
7,898,433
+48,892
+0.6% +$629K