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
+8.5%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$412B
AUM Growth
+$29.4B
Cap. Flow
+$2.97B
Cap. Flow %
0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.23%
Holding
3,437
New
64
Increased
1,708
Reduced
1,462
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Technology 19.73%
2 Financials 17.51%
3 Industrials 12.44%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.71%
5 Healthcare 10.22%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
RMD icon
626
ResMed
RMD
$39.6B
$165M 0.04%
676,413
+14,696
+2% +$3.59M
BDC icon
627
Belden
BDC
$5.15B
$165M 0.04%
1,407,813
-61,150
-4% -$7.16M
J icon
628
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.3B
$165M 0.04%
1,271,950
-193,666
-13% -$25.1M
AX icon
629
Axos Financial
AX
$5.19B
$165M 0.04%
2,619,567
-33,800
-1% -$2.13M
LII icon
630
Lennox International
LII
$19.6B
$165M 0.04%
272,393
+13,333
+5% +$8.06M
TRU icon
631
TransUnion
TRU
$17.5B
$165M 0.04%
1,572,054
+50,784
+3% +$5.32M
MAR icon
632
Marriott International Class A Common Stock
MAR
$71.2B
$164M 0.04%
660,640
-19,117
-3% -$4.75M
SON icon
633
Sonoco
SON
$4.54B
$164M 0.04%
3,003,506
+372,247
+14% +$20.3M
VTRS icon
634
Viatris
VTRS
$11.9B
$164M 0.04%
14,102,363
+244,953
+2% +$2.84M
PRI icon
635
Primerica
PRI
$8.74B
$164M 0.04%
617,250
-20,503
-3% -$5.44M
EXPE icon
636
Expedia Group
EXPE
$26.7B
$164M 0.04%
1,104,874
+50,389
+5% +$7.46M
A icon
637
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.2B
$163M 0.04%
1,100,666
+12,022
+1% +$1.78M
SUM
638
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$163M 0.04%
4,182,253
-145,188
-3% -$5.67M
BECN
639
DELISTED
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
BECN
$163M 0.04%
1,888,158
-518,465
-22% -$44.8M
CIEN icon
640
Ciena
CIEN
$18.4B
$163M 0.04%
2,646,044
-60,264
-2% -$3.71M
SFNC icon
641
Simmons First National
SFNC
$2.97B
$163M 0.04%
7,565,131
+241,197
+3% +$5.2M
TGNA icon
642
TEGNA Inc
TGNA
$3.37B
$163M 0.04%
10,310,763
+1,014
+0% +$16K
TPR icon
643
Tapestry
TPR
$21.9B
$163M 0.04%
3,460,171
-91,607
-3% -$4.3M
CVCO icon
644
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.28B
$162M 0.04%
378,976
-23,359
-6% -$10M
VSH icon
645
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$2.07B
$162M 0.04%
8,542,436
-420,614
-5% -$7.95M
ADM icon
646
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$29.5B
$162M 0.04%
2,703,745
-28,491
-1% -$1.7M
RGA icon
647
Reinsurance Group of America
RGA
$12.7B
$161M 0.04%
740,381
-40,672
-5% -$8.86M
BURL icon
648
Burlington
BURL
$17.6B
$161M 0.04%
610,489
+23,113
+4% +$6.09M
IBP icon
649
Installed Building Products
IBP
$7.21B
$161M 0.04%
653,037
-50,602
-7% -$12.5M
HLT icon
650
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64.2B
$161M 0.04%
696,781
+5,766
+0.8% +$1.33M