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
FBIN icon
676
Fortune Brands Innovations
FBIN
$7.05B
$142M 0.04%
1,672,309
-93,503
-5% -$7.92M
HRI icon
677
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.43B
$141M 0.04%
835,773
-2,947
-0.4% -$496K
IFF icon
678
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$16.5B
$140M 0.04%
1,632,745
+250,304
+18% +$21.5M
SAIA icon
679
Saia
SAIA
$8.19B
$140M 0.04%
239,999
-182,156
-43% -$107M
STRL icon
680
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.16B
$140M 0.04%
1,270,180
-159,566
-11% -$17.6M
HWM icon
681
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$74.1B
$140M 0.04%
2,045,541
-140,494
-6% -$9.61M
BIDU icon
682
Baidu
BIDU
$37B
$140M 0.04%
1,329,431
-74,574
-5% -$7.85M
LUV icon
683
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$16.3B
$140M 0.04%
4,793,670
-540,777
-10% -$15.8M
ROCK icon
684
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.79B
$140M 0.04%
1,736,482
-47,625
-3% -$3.84M
DY icon
685
Dycom Industries
DY
$7.51B
$140M 0.04%
973,798
-35,114
-3% -$5.04M
CFG icon
686
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$22.3B
$139M 0.04%
3,842,149
+3,375
+0.1% +$122K
BABA icon
687
Alibaba
BABA
$343B
$139M 0.04%
1,921,862
-631,145
-25% -$45.7M
ALG icon
688
Alamo Group
ALG
$2.5B
$139M 0.04%
609,026
-2,380
-0.4% -$543K
EPC icon
689
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.01B
$139M 0.04%
3,596,352
+20,689
+0.6% +$799K
VTRS icon
690
Viatris
VTRS
$11.9B
$139M 0.04%
11,628,674
-567,657
-5% -$6.78M
CNI icon
691
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$57.7B
$139M 0.04%
1,054,013
+50,777
+5% +$6.69M
KHC icon
692
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$31.5B
$139M 0.04%
3,757,951
+676,046
+22% +$24.9M
SWK icon
693
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$11.9B
$139M 0.04%
1,415,572
+18,224
+1% +$1.78M
MSA icon
694
Mine Safety
MSA
$6.63B
$139M 0.04%
715,972
-4,551
-0.6% -$881K
UMBF icon
695
UMB Financial
UMBF
$9.26B
$138M 0.04%
1,589,895
+45,887
+3% +$3.99M
AM icon
696
Antero Midstream
AM
$8.79B
$138M 0.04%
9,827,168
-574,906
-6% -$8.08M
DVA icon
697
DaVita
DVA
$9.46B
$138M 0.04%
1,000,551
-48,455
-5% -$6.69M
BRBR icon
698
BellRing Brands
BRBR
$4.63B
$138M 0.04%
2,336,491
-458,044
-16% -$27M
KDP icon
699
Keurig Dr Pepper
KDP
$37.3B
$138M 0.04%
4,494,765
+1,113,775
+33% +$34.2M
NDAQ icon
700
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.3B
$138M 0.04%
2,184,065
-93,290
-4% -$5.89M