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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CVCO icon
651
Cavco Industries
CVCO
$4.28B
$149M 0.04%
286,947
-61,045
-18% -$31.7M
CHD icon
652
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$22.5B
$149M 0.04%
1,351,947
+19,868
+1% +$2.19M
HII icon
653
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.5B
$149M 0.04%
728,692
+150,204
+26% +$30.6M
LAMR icon
654
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.9B
$148M 0.04%
1,302,292
-16,805
-1% -$1.91M
TOWN icon
655
Towne Bank
TOWN
$2.84B
$148M 0.04%
4,327,572
-7,097
-0.2% -$243K
J icon
656
Jacobs Solutions
J
$17.2B
$148M 0.04%
1,234,517
-4,795
-0.4% -$574K
IFF icon
657
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.4B
$148M 0.04%
1,903,237
-44,071
-2% -$3.42M
HST icon
658
Host Hotels & Resorts
HST
$12B
$147M 0.04%
10,374,331
-18,945
-0.2% -$269K
LPX icon
659
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$6.65B
$147M 0.04%
1,600,592
-98,763
-6% -$9.08M
PEG icon
660
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$40.4B
$147M 0.04%
1,786,372
-9,671
-0.5% -$796K
SNEX icon
661
StoneX
SNEX
$4.97B
$147M 0.04%
1,923,494
-110,953
-5% -$8.47M
MAN icon
662
ManpowerGroup
MAN
$1.76B
$147M 0.04%
2,532,196
+38,358
+2% +$2.22M
INDB icon
663
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.48B
$147M 0.04%
2,339,253
+20,603
+0.9% +$1.29M
BBVA icon
664
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
BBVA
$109B
$147M 0.04%
10,756,256
-724,829
-6% -$9.87M
ALIT icon
665
Alight
ALIT
$1.91B
$146M 0.04%
24,649,733
+1,930,440
+8% +$11.4M
CCK icon
666
Crown Holdings
CCK
$10.9B
$146M 0.04%
1,637,155
+83,523
+5% +$7.45M
REZI icon
667
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$5.39B
$145M 0.04%
8,205,405
+223,063
+3% +$3.95M
TTMI icon
668
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$5.09B
$145M 0.04%
7,062,271
-380,794
-5% -$7.81M
ENSG icon
669
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.69B
$145M 0.04%
1,119,077
-65,772
-6% -$8.51M
ADM icon
670
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$28.9B
$145M 0.04%
3,015,752
+184,852
+7% +$8.87M
NVST icon
671
Envista
NVST
$3.44B
$145M 0.04%
8,387,297
+1,625,206
+24% +$28.1M
SNPS icon
672
Synopsys
SNPS
$72.4B
$145M 0.04%
337,331
+6,954
+2% +$2.98M
CBSH icon
673
Commerce Bancshares
CBSH
$7.99B
$144M 0.04%
2,321,855
+49,737
+2% +$3.09M
CDNS icon
674
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$90.7B
$144M 0.04%
567,187
-16,088
-3% -$4.09M
EAT icon
675
Brinker International
EAT
$6.75B
$144M 0.04%
967,550
+46,896
+5% +$6.99M