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
-1.54%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$305B
AUM Growth
-$8.87B
Cap. Flow
+$785M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.16%
Holding
3,560
New
80
Increased
1,788
Reduced
1,467
Closed
93

Sector Composition

1 Technology 17.36%
2 Financials 16.12%
3 Industrials 12.99%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.82%
5 Healthcare 10.73%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ROCK icon
626
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.79B
$126M 0.04%
1,866,099
-4,030
-0.2% -$272K
FSLR icon
627
First Solar
FSLR
$21.8B
$126M 0.04%
778,953
-10,977
-1% -$1.77M
NOW icon
628
ServiceNow
NOW
$195B
$126M 0.04%
224,774
-1,086
-0.5% -$607K
DEO icon
629
Diageo
DEO
$59.1B
$126M 0.04%
842,119
+14,656
+2% +$2.19M
KMX icon
630
CarMax
KMX
$9.21B
$125M 0.04%
1,766,582
-21,667
-1% -$1.53M
AFG icon
631
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.5B
$125M 0.04%
1,118,450
-24,636
-2% -$2.75M
IOSP icon
632
Innospec
IOSP
$2.12B
$125M 0.04%
1,222,075
-4,485
-0.4% -$458K
LPX icon
633
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$6.91B
$125M 0.04%
2,256,268
-41,112
-2% -$2.27M
UTHR icon
634
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$17.8B
$125M 0.04%
551,988
+17,234
+3% +$3.89M
MGM icon
635
MGM Resorts International
MGM
$9.85B
$125M 0.04%
3,390,432
-51,325
-1% -$1.89M
ACM icon
636
Aecom
ACM
$16.8B
$125M 0.04%
1,500,631
-109,703
-7% -$9.11M
VIPS icon
637
Vipshop
VIPS
$8.58B
$125M 0.04%
7,777,645
-791,183
-9% -$12.7M
HELE icon
638
Helen of Troy
HELE
$563M
$124M 0.04%
1,067,168
-32,517
-3% -$3.79M
M icon
639
Macy's
M
$4.57B
$124M 0.04%
10,712,163
-1,325,217
-11% -$15.4M
RLI icon
640
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.27B
$124M 0.04%
1,829,236
+70,776
+4% +$4.81M
FCN icon
641
FTI Consulting
FCN
$5.41B
$124M 0.04%
696,313
+742
+0.1% +$132K
NMIH icon
642
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.09B
$124M 0.04%
4,574,371
-975
-0% -$26.4K
EVR icon
643
Evercore
EVR
$12.5B
$124M 0.04%
898,382
+14,664
+2% +$2.02M
MODG icon
644
Topgolf Callaway Brands
MODG
$1.74B
$124M 0.04%
8,938,647
+841,784
+10% +$11.7M
FBIN icon
645
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.29B
$123M 0.04%
1,977,656
-5,175
-0.3% -$322K
LCII icon
646
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.55B
$123M 0.04%
1,045,352
-5,039
-0.5% -$592K
DG icon
647
Dollar General
DG
$23.9B
$123M 0.04%
1,159,454
+118,109
+11% +$12.5M
NTRS icon
648
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.3B
$122M 0.04%
1,762,739
-62,522
-3% -$4.34M
CUBE icon
649
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.38B
$122M 0.04%
3,208,110
+9,707
+0.3% +$370K
ASO icon
650
Academy Sports + Outdoors
ASO
$3.36B
$122M 0.04%
2,575,676
-112,880
-4% -$5.34M