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
+10.27%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$369B
AUM Growth
+$26.9B
Cap. Flow
+$220M
Cap. Flow %
0.06%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.34%
Holding
3,470
New
58
Increased
1,819
Reduced
1,327
Closed
83

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.69%
2 Financials 17.09%
3 Industrials 13.01%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.1%
5 Healthcare 10.13%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CMA icon
651
Comerica
CMA
$8.9B
$147M 0.04%
2,674,770
+68,827
+3% +$3.78M
ENS icon
652
EnerSys
ENS
$3.92B
$147M 0.04%
1,556,867
+29,031
+2% +$2.74M
ARCH
653
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
$147M 0.04%
914,387
-3,665
-0.4% -$589K
ECL icon
654
Ecolab
ECL
$76.3B
$147M 0.04%
635,981
+9,854
+2% +$2.28M
HUBB icon
655
Hubbell
HUBB
$23.5B
$147M 0.04%
353,567
-10,324
-3% -$4.28M
ST icon
656
Sensata Technologies
ST
$4.59B
$146M 0.04%
3,984,937
+569,361
+17% +$20.9M
BX icon
657
Blackstone
BX
$139B
$146M 0.04%
1,112,316
-9,246
-0.8% -$1.21M
STRA icon
658
Strategic Education
STRA
$1.94B
$146M 0.04%
1,399,348
+64,653
+5% +$6.73M
ESE icon
659
ESCO Technologies
ESE
$5.3B
$145M 0.04%
1,356,698
-1,568
-0.1% -$168K
CUBE icon
660
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.29B
$145M 0.04%
3,209,916
-20,299
-0.6% -$918K
BCS icon
661
Barclays
BCS
$71.8B
$145M 0.04%
15,356,701
-1,147,202
-7% -$10.8M
AX icon
662
Axos Financial
AX
$5.19B
$145M 0.04%
2,685,234
-39,097
-1% -$2.11M
EXPD icon
663
Expeditors International
EXPD
$16.5B
$145M 0.04%
1,193,422
-68,048
-5% -$8.27M
SEB icon
664
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$3.72B
$145M 0.04%
44,908
+2,328
+5% +$7.51M
CASY icon
665
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$20B
$145M 0.04%
453,900
-13,167
-3% -$4.19M
BXP icon
666
Boston Properties
BXP
$11.7B
$144M 0.04%
2,212,388
-16,491
-0.7% -$1.08M
TAP icon
667
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$9.7B
$144M 0.04%
2,145,126
+6,654
+0.3% +$447K
CINF icon
668
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$23.8B
$144M 0.04%
1,161,528
+68,253
+6% +$8.47M
AFG icon
669
American Financial Group
AFG
$11.4B
$144M 0.04%
1,055,367
-29,986
-3% -$4.09M
A icon
670
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.2B
$144M 0.04%
989,564
-42,907
-4% -$6.24M
NVST icon
671
Envista
NVST
$3.45B
$144M 0.04%
6,733,397
+244,131
+4% +$5.22M
CSGP icon
672
CoStar Group
CSGP
$36.6B
$143M 0.04%
1,478,175
+158,159
+12% +$15.3M
TRP icon
673
TC Energy
TRP
$54B
$143M 0.04%
3,552,000
+687,786
+24% +$27.6M
ACIW icon
674
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.17B
$143M 0.04%
4,297,905
+77,833
+2% +$2.58M
HII icon
675
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.7B
$143M 0.04%
489,003
+10,443
+2% +$3.04M