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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
YUMC icon
651
Yum China
YUMC
$16.5B
$109M 0.04%
2,274,269
+239,583
+12% +$11.5M
BHE icon
652
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$1.45B
$109M 0.04%
3,168,535
-26,090
-0.8% -$896K
VST icon
653
Vistra
VST
$63.7B
$109M 0.04%
4,734,735
+296,472
+7% +$6.82M
CBU icon
654
Community Bank
CBU
$3.17B
$109M 0.04%
1,532,301
-218,307
-12% -$15.5M
FLOW
655
DELISTED
SPX FLOW, Inc.
FLOW
$109M 0.04%
2,224,116
+1,212
+0.1% +$59.2K
INFY icon
656
Infosys
INFY
$67.9B
$109M 0.04%
10,527,272
-427,104
-4% -$4.41M
THC icon
657
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$17.3B
$109M 0.04%
2,855,295
-38,069
-1% -$1.45M
EIG icon
658
Employers Holdings
EIG
$1B
$108M 0.04%
2,595,321
+28,106
+1% +$1.17M
ZBRA icon
659
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$16B
$108M 0.04%
424,146
+8,370
+2% +$2.14M
BKD icon
660
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$1.83B
$108M 0.04%
14,895,528
-8,227
-0.1% -$59.8K
COHR icon
661
Coherent
COHR
$15.2B
$108M 0.04%
3,209,591
-1,457,920
-31% -$49.1M
TWNK
662
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
$108M 0.04%
7,425,967
+184,547
+3% +$2.68M
FUL icon
663
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.37B
$108M 0.04%
2,087,251
-24,823
-1% -$1.28M
EME icon
664
Emcor
EME
$28B
$107M 0.04%
1,244,867
-64,788
-5% -$5.59M
SCHL icon
665
Scholastic
SCHL
$654M
$107M 0.04%
2,790,526
-21,939
-0.8% -$844K
HOLX icon
666
Hologic
HOLX
$14.8B
$107M 0.04%
2,053,888
-16,172
-0.8% -$844K
WRB icon
667
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$27.3B
$107M 0.04%
3,486,047
-307,444
-8% -$9.44M
ROCK icon
668
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.82B
$107M 0.04%
2,118,699
-51,210
-2% -$2.58M
HLT icon
669
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$64B
$107M 0.04%
962,225
-106,136
-10% -$11.8M
DAN icon
670
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.7B
$106M 0.04%
5,848,183
+613,867
+12% +$11.2M
GAP
671
The Gap, Inc.
GAP
$8.83B
$106M 0.04%
6,017,162
+215,887
+4% +$3.82M
AXS icon
672
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.62B
$106M 0.04%
1,789,590
+22,415
+1% +$1.33M
SM icon
673
SM Energy
SM
$3.09B
$106M 0.04%
9,451,426
+42,605
+0.5% +$479K
SSD icon
674
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8.15B
$106M 0.04%
1,323,720
-55,871
-4% -$4.48M
PRSU
675
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc.
PRSU
$1.05B
$106M 0.04%
1,570,816
-34,625
-2% -$2.34M