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
TER icon
626
Teradyne
TER
$18.7B
$129M 0.04%
1,177,306
+13,663
+1% +$1.49M
KHC icon
627
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.5B
$129M 0.04%
3,489,505
-355,790
-9% -$13.1M
BCC icon
628
Boise Cascade
BCC
$3.21B
$128M 0.04%
2,377,944
-8,512
-0.4% -$459K
WAB icon
629
Wabtec
WAB
$32.4B
$128M 0.04%
1,484,736
-16,289
-1% -$1.4M
NTAP icon
630
NetApp
NTAP
$24.7B
$128M 0.04%
1,425,900
-11,770
-0.8% -$1.06M
TDS icon
631
Telephone and Data Systems
TDS
$4.45B
$128M 0.04%
6,563,612
-631,135
-9% -$12.3M
HSY icon
632
Hershey
HSY
$37.6B
$128M 0.04%
756,086
-4,312
-0.6% -$730K
EXPD icon
633
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.5B
$128M 0.04%
1,073,729
+5,127
+0.5% +$611K
MUSA icon
634
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.26B
$128M 0.04%
764,776
-5,449
-0.7% -$911K
VRTX icon
635
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$99.6B
$128M 0.04%
704,546
+185,523
+36% +$33.7M
WAL icon
636
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$9.8B
$128M 0.04%
1,174,477
-192,864
-14% -$21M
FNF icon
637
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.2B
$128M 0.04%
2,930,155
+363,275
+14% +$15.8M
B
638
Barrick Mining Corporation
B
$50.3B
$128M 0.04%
7,076,495
+4,299,683
+155% +$77.6M
MTCH icon
639
Match Group
MTCH
$9.12B
$127M 0.04%
809,427
+86,438
+12% +$13.6M
BANR icon
640
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.3B
$127M 0.04%
2,297,624
+2,894
+0.1% +$160K
FR icon
641
First Industrial Realty Trust
FR
$6.77B
$127M 0.04%
2,433,923
-34,839
-1% -$1.81M
ROST icon
642
Ross Stores
ROST
$48.8B
$127M 0.04%
1,163,686
+294,411
+34% +$32.1M
UAL icon
643
United Airlines
UAL
$34.8B
$127M 0.04%
2,662,532
-345,852
-11% -$16.5M
PFS icon
644
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$2.59B
$126M 0.04%
5,385,137
-43,997
-0.8% -$1.03M
HTH icon
645
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.19B
$126M 0.04%
3,864,326
-27,179
-0.7% -$888K
VNO icon
646
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.77B
$126M 0.04%
3,004,357
+32,082
+1% +$1.35M
KRC icon
647
Kilroy Realty
KRC
$4.98B
$126M 0.04%
1,905,060
+8,163
+0.4% +$540K
POWI icon
648
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.5B
$126M 0.04%
1,274,170
-6,669
-0.5% -$660K
CCK icon
649
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11B
$126M 0.04%
1,249,837
+12,035
+1% +$1.21M
HOPE icon
650
Hope Bancorp
HOPE
$1.41B
$126M 0.04%
8,708,069
-601,212
-6% -$8.68M