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
+1.83%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$416B
AUM Growth
+$4.09B
Cap. Flow
+$5.64B
Cap. Flow %
1.35%
Top 10 Hldgs %
16.07%
Holding
3,410
New
61
Increased
1,883
Reduced
1,273
Closed
71

Sector Composition

1 Technology 20.48%
2 Financials 18.31%
3 Industrials 12.27%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.89%
5 Healthcare 9.53%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CNH
626
CNH Industrial
CNH
$14.1B
$162M 0.04%
14,307,767
+7,318,620
+105% +$82.9M
WDC icon
627
Western Digital
WDC
$33B
$162M 0.04%
3,594,447
-241,704
-6% -$10.9M
PRI icon
628
Primerica
PRI
$8.74B
$162M 0.04%
595,087
-22,163
-4% -$6.02M
BAH icon
629
Booz Allen Hamilton
BAH
$12.6B
$161M 0.04%
1,254,345
+170,934
+16% +$22M
AVY icon
630
Avery Dennison
AVY
$12.8B
$161M 0.04%
860,802
+43,270
+5% +$8.1M
NMIH icon
631
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.07B
$161M 0.04%
4,377,215
-20,189
-0.5% -$742K
MTZ icon
632
MasTec
MTZ
$15B
$161M 0.04%
1,180,073
-43,403
-4% -$5.91M
LAMR icon
633
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.8B
$161M 0.04%
1,319,097
-1,718
-0.1% -$209K
EFX icon
634
Equifax
EFX
$30.3B
$160M 0.04%
629,568
+46,577
+8% +$11.9M
SNPS icon
635
Synopsys
SNPS
$71.8B
$160M 0.04%
330,377
-3,782
-1% -$1.84M
MSCI icon
636
MSCI
MSCI
$43.6B
$160M 0.04%
267,049
+5,602
+2% +$3.36M
BRO icon
637
Brown & Brown
BRO
$30.5B
$160M 0.04%
1,564,185
+26,770
+2% +$2.73M
TKR icon
638
Timken Company
TKR
$5.32B
$159M 0.04%
2,233,493
+124,676
+6% +$8.9M
SLGN icon
639
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$159M 0.04%
3,062,013
+11,836
+0.4% +$616K
SUM
640
DELISTED
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SUM
$159M 0.04%
3,147,009
-1,035,244
-25% -$52.4M
ST icon
641
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.59B
$159M 0.04%
5,808,186
+648,028
+13% +$17.8M
CPRT icon
642
Copart
CPRT
$46.9B
$158M 0.04%
2,751,965
+81,971
+3% +$4.7M
KMPR icon
643
Kemper
KMPR
$3.32B
$158M 0.04%
2,371,402
-7,760
-0.3% -$516K
ENSG icon
644
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.59B
$157M 0.04%
1,184,849
-4,783
-0.4% -$635K
AAON icon
645
Aaon
AAON
$6.93B
$157M 0.04%
1,336,267
-140,906
-10% -$16.6M
ALIT icon
646
Alight
ALIT
$1.89B
$157M 0.04%
22,719,293
+1,153,963
+5% +$7.99M
WHR icon
647
Whirlpool
WHR
$5.24B
$157M 0.04%
1,373,215
+224,990
+20% +$25.8M
HPQ icon
648
HP
HPQ
$26.5B
$157M 0.04%
4,817,644
-1,021,988
-18% -$33.3M
KMX icon
649
CarMax
KMX
$8.88B
$157M 0.04%
1,922,372
-83,908
-4% -$6.86M
MHO icon
650
M/I Homes
MHO
$4B
$157M 0.04%
1,180,669
-27,095
-2% -$3.6M