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
-7.82%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$152B
AUM Growth
-$11B
Cap. Flow
+$4.51B
Cap. Flow %
2.96%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.74%
Holding
3,447
New
84
Increased
2,042
Reduced
922
Closed
79

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Industrials 13.01%
3 Technology 11.66%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.95%
5 Healthcare 9.31%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
ERJ icon
701
Embraer
ERJ
$10.9B
$56.2M 0.04%
2,196,637
+243,650
+12% +$6.23M
MMS icon
702
Maximus
MMS
$4.94B
$56.2M 0.04%
943,192
-152,146
-14% -$9.06M
KS
703
DELISTED
KapStone Paper and Pack Corp.
KS
$56.2M 0.04%
3,402,517
-8,730
-0.3% -$144K
WOOF
704
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
$56.2M 0.04%
1,066,732
-570,733
-35% -$30M
UVE icon
705
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$696M
$56.2M 0.04%
1,901,115
-18,346
-1% -$542K
PCAR icon
706
PACCAR
PCAR
$51.8B
$56M 0.04%
1,611,042
+374,881
+30% +$13M
IRM icon
707
Iron Mountain
IRM
$28.8B
$56M 0.04%
1,805,763
+637,488
+55% +$19.8M
PBY
708
DELISTED
PEP BOYS MANNY MOE& JACK
PBY
$55.8M 0.04%
4,576,018
+5,274
+0.1% +$64.3K
WM icon
709
Waste Management
WM
$87.7B
$55.7M 0.04%
1,118,793
+52,072
+5% +$2.59M
PARA
710
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
$55.7M 0.04%
1,395,475
+40,641
+3% +$1.62M
VSTO
711
DELISTED
Vista Outdoor Inc.
VSTO
$55.6M 0.04%
1,251,741
+275,416
+28% +$12.2M
URI icon
712
United Rentals
URI
$60.8B
$55.5M 0.04%
924,180
+304,231
+49% +$18.3M
CABO icon
713
Cable One
CABO
$893M
$55.4M 0.04%
+132,139
New +$55.4M
IDA icon
714
Idacorp
IDA
$6.76B
$55.4M 0.04%
856,281
+9,501
+1% +$615K
PYPL icon
715
PayPal
PYPL
$62.7B
$55.3M 0.04%
+1,782,749
New +$55.3M
CST
716
DELISTED
CST Brands, Inc.
CST
$55.1M 0.04%
1,637,046
+109,007
+7% +$3.67M
OSK icon
717
Oshkosh
OSK
$8.75B
$54.9M 0.04%
1,511,283
+199,837
+15% +$7.26M
MUSA icon
718
Murphy USA
MUSA
$7.26B
$54.9M 0.04%
998,906
-86,020
-8% -$4.73M
TIVO
719
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
$54.7M 0.04%
5,218,702
-17,425
-0.3% -$183K
RIG icon
720
Transocean
RIG
$3.06B
$54.7M 0.04%
4,237,652
+348,994
+9% +$4.51M
MMSI icon
721
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.26B
$54.7M 0.04%
2,288,042
+119,146
+5% +$2.85M
IART icon
722
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.2B
$54.6M 0.04%
1,833,786
-281,854
-13% -$8.39M
TCO
723
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$54.5M 0.04%
789,290
+7,576
+1% +$523K
MTW icon
724
Manitowoc
MTW
$357M
$54.5M 0.04%
4,010,506
+660,919
+20% +$8.98M
THRM icon
725
Gentherm
THRM
$1.07B
$54.5M 0.04%
1,212,658
+14,091
+1% +$633K