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
WRK
651
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
$102M 0.04%
2,650,444
+56,163
+2% +$2.15M
ACC
652
DELISTED
American Campus Communities, Inc.
ACC
$101M 0.04%
2,132,259
+4,794
+0.2% +$228K
CERN
653
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
$101M 0.04%
1,772,021
+269,692
+18% +$15.4M
CFG icon
654
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$22.3B
$101M 0.04%
3,115,000
+13,002
+0.4% +$423K
EG icon
655
Everest Group
EG
$14.2B
$101M 0.04%
466,484
+16,165
+4% +$3.49M
SYKE
656
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
$101M 0.04%
3,559,478
-38,054
-1% -$1.08M
ACIW icon
657
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.28B
$101M 0.04%
3,060,786
-40,627
-1% -$1.34M
ALGN icon
658
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.92B
$100M 0.04%
353,271
+1,496
+0.4% +$425K
NBR icon
659
Nabors Industries
NBR
$570M
$100M 0.04%
583,818
-5,045
-0.9% -$868K
ITT icon
660
ITT
ITT
$13.5B
$100M 0.04%
1,727,360
+35,838
+2% +$2.08M
BKU icon
661
Bankunited
BKU
$2.91B
$100M 0.04%
2,999,028
+595,557
+25% +$19.9M
WIRE
662
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$100M 0.04%
1,750,333
+3,267
+0.2% +$187K
COLB icon
663
Columbia Banking Systems
COLB
$8.05B
$99.9M 0.04%
3,056,859
-39,424
-1% -$1.29M
LZB icon
664
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.46B
$99.9M 0.04%
3,028,301
-7,502
-0.2% -$247K
EME icon
665
Emcor
EME
$27.8B
$99.9M 0.04%
1,366,487
-12,758
-0.9% -$932K
SAFT icon
666
Safety Insurance
SAFT
$1.08B
$99.9M 0.04%
1,145,969
-38,780
-3% -$3.38M
DEI icon
667
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.83B
$99.7M 0.04%
2,466,551
+20,481
+0.8% +$828K
MD icon
668
Pediatrix Medical
MD
$1.49B
$99.6M 0.04%
3,665,369
+1,050,177
+40% +$28.5M
RL icon
669
Ralph Lauren
RL
$18.7B
$99.4M 0.04%
766,768
-3,434
-0.4% -$445K
EL icon
670
Estee Lauder
EL
$32B
$99.3M 0.04%
599,949
+61,730
+11% +$10.2M
GCI
671
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
$99.3M 0.04%
9,422,345
-71,960
-0.8% -$758K
CLX icon
672
Clorox
CLX
$15.4B
$99.3M 0.04%
618,740
+35,995
+6% +$5.78M
MGRC icon
673
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.04B
$99.1M 0.04%
1,751,924
-24,353
-1% -$1.38M
PAYX icon
674
Paychex
PAYX
$48.7B
$99M 0.04%
1,234,403
+22,449
+2% +$1.8M
ALV icon
675
Autoliv
ALV
$9.58B
$99M 0.04%
1,345,957
+216,155
+19% +$15.9M