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
+5.46%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$263B
AUM Growth
+$11.9B
Cap. Flow
+$2.04B
Cap. Flow %
0.78%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.6%
Holding
3,484
New
117
Increased
2,090
Reduced
975
Closed
60

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.87%
2 Industrials 13.14%
3 Technology 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
5 Healthcare 10.29%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GWW icon
676
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$47.4B
$103M 0.04%
288,847
+7,445
+3% +$2.66M
FAF icon
677
First American
FAF
$6.66B
$103M 0.04%
1,994,079
-81,524
-4% -$4.21M
AZN icon
678
AstraZeneca
AZN
$250B
$103M 0.04%
2,597,176
-13,883
-0.5% -$549K
WPC icon
679
W.P. Carey
WPC
$14.8B
$103M 0.04%
1,630,009
+12,703
+0.8% +$800K
RY icon
680
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$203B
$102M 0.04%
1,277,408
+9,450
+0.7% +$758K
WP
681
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
$102M 0.04%
1,011,169
+324,072
+47% +$32.8M
ACCO icon
682
Acco Brands
ACCO
$357M
$102M 0.04%
9,060,680
-48,644
-0.5% -$550K
RIG icon
683
Transocean
RIG
$3.05B
$102M 0.04%
7,337,208
+659,298
+10% +$9.2M
INDB icon
684
Independent Bank
INDB
$3.48B
$102M 0.04%
1,238,284
-49,201
-4% -$4.06M
AXS icon
685
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.54B
$102M 0.04%
1,770,659
-11,277
-0.6% -$651K
IBTX
686
DELISTED
Independent Bank Group, Inc.
IBTX
$102M 0.04%
1,540,275
+308,116
+25% +$20.4M
OHI icon
687
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$12.6B
$102M 0.04%
3,115,660
+11,565
+0.4% +$379K
KMT icon
688
Kennametal
KMT
$1.59B
$102M 0.04%
2,342,683
+152,993
+7% +$6.66M
RUSHA icon
689
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.43B
$102M 0.04%
5,837,735
-55,717
-0.9% -$973K
MUSA icon
690
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.27B
$102M 0.04%
1,191,027
-868
-0.1% -$74.2K
LTXB
691
DELISTED
LegacyTexas Financial Group Inc
LTXB
$102M 0.04%
2,388,805
-25,519
-1% -$1.09M
PRA icon
692
ProAssurance
PRA
$1.22B
$102M 0.04%
2,167,475
+137,879
+7% +$6.47M
OMF icon
693
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.22B
$102M 0.04%
3,026,677
+33,915
+1% +$1.14M
KMB icon
694
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$42.3B
$102M 0.04%
894,517
+28,857
+3% +$3.28M
PH icon
695
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$96.9B
$102M 0.04%
551,990
+43,290
+9% +$7.96M
MRCY icon
696
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.26B
$102M 0.04%
1,835,413
-7,172
-0.4% -$397K
MTRN icon
697
Materion
MTRN
$2.29B
$101M 0.04%
1,674,839
-9,568
-0.6% -$579K
KOS icon
698
Kosmos Energy
KOS
$832M
$101M 0.04%
10,828,698
+107,209
+1% +$1M
AON icon
699
Aon
AON
$78B
$101M 0.04%
658,157
+4,070
+0.6% +$626K
FLEX icon
700
Flex
FLEX
$21.6B
$101M 0.04%
10,220,100
+1,381,835
+16% +$13.7M