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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PNFP icon
676
Pinnacle Financial Partners
PNFP
$7.58B
$107M 0.04%
1,485,765
+43,490
+3% +$3.14M
UMPQ
677
DELISTED
Umpqua Holdings Corp
UMPQ
$107M 0.04%
6,371,960
-64,338
-1% -$1.08M
UVV icon
678
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.38B
$107M 0.04%
1,765,063
+38,774
+2% +$2.35M
MGA icon
679
Magna International
MGA
$12.9B
$106M 0.04%
1,938,424
+337,918
+21% +$18.6M
MSI icon
680
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$80.3B
$106M 0.04%
507,574
+5,639
+1% +$1.18M
UNF icon
681
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.17B
$106M 0.04%
616,129
+41,383
+7% +$7.12M
BX icon
682
Blackstone
BX
$139B
$106M 0.04%
1,162,516
+135,502
+13% +$12.4M
ECPG icon
683
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$993M
$106M 0.04%
1,834,080
+18,162
+1% +$1.05M
MKC icon
684
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$18.4B
$106M 0.04%
1,270,100
+1,771
+0.1% +$147K
SWN
685
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
$106M 0.04%
16,884,552
+1,813,774
+12% +$11.3M
NOW icon
686
ServiceNow
NOW
$192B
$105M 0.04%
221,821
-5,191
-2% -$2.47M
ALV icon
687
Autoliv
ALV
$9.63B
$105M 0.04%
1,473,200
-55,941
-4% -$4M
GBCI icon
688
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$5.76B
$105M 0.04%
2,215,138
+1,063
+0% +$50.4K
HURN icon
689
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.36B
$105M 0.04%
1,616,028
-5,697
-0.4% -$370K
EW icon
690
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$46B
$105M 0.04%
1,104,296
-7,149
-0.6% -$680K
SON icon
691
Sonoco
SON
$4.54B
$105M 0.04%
1,836,705
+31,839
+2% +$1.82M
JHG icon
692
Janus Henderson
JHG
$6.96B
$105M 0.04%
4,453,969
+485,961
+12% +$11.4M
LAMR icon
693
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$12.8B
$105M 0.04%
1,190,051
-14,168
-1% -$1.25M
CCK icon
694
Crown Holdings
CCK
$11B
$105M 0.04%
1,134,474
-65,319
-5% -$6.02M
RLI icon
695
RLI Corp
RLI
$6.08B
$104M 0.04%
1,792,626
+7,356
+0.4% +$429K
THG icon
696
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.37B
$104M 0.04%
713,017
+10,975
+2% +$1.61M
GNTX icon
697
Gentex
GNTX
$6.15B
$104M 0.04%
3,727,784
-188,059
-5% -$5.26M
FRC
698
DELISTED
First Republic Bank
FRC
$104M 0.04%
723,087
-5,575
-0.8% -$804K
TPR icon
699
Tapestry
TPR
$21.9B
$104M 0.04%
3,410,610
+197,879
+6% +$6.04M
ED icon
700
Consolidated Edison
ED
$35B
$104M 0.04%
1,093,892
+63,276
+6% +$6.02M