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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GES icon
701
Guess, Inc.
GES
$868M
$79M 0.04%
7,080,922
+717,390
+11% +$8M
BDC icon
702
Belden
BDC
$5.15B
$78.3M 0.04%
1,131,832
+170,458
+18% +$11.8M
AON icon
703
Aon
AON
$78.1B
$78.2M 0.04%
658,833
+30,970
+5% +$3.68M
ORLY icon
704
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$89.2B
$78.2M 0.04%
4,345,290
+32,655
+0.8% +$587K
OSIS icon
705
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.97B
$78.1M 0.04%
1,069,392
+37,133
+4% +$2.71M
AEO icon
706
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$3.34B
$77.6M 0.04%
5,533,136
+195,950
+4% +$2.75M
LPT
707
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
$77.6M 0.04%
2,013,704
+23,723
+1% +$914K
GBCI icon
708
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$5.76B
$77.5M 0.04%
2,283,877
-42,955
-2% -$1.46M
CAKE icon
709
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$2.92B
$77.4M 0.04%
1,222,195
+2,510
+0.2% +$159K
TEN
710
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
$77.4M 0.04%
1,240,582
+8,788
+0.7% +$549K
APOG icon
711
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$896M
$77.4M 0.04%
1,297,609
+5,046
+0.4% +$301K
MMSI icon
712
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.26B
$77.3M 0.04%
2,675,465
-20,057
-0.7% -$580K
TROX icon
713
Tronox
TROX
$755M
$77.3M 0.04%
4,188,337
+859,738
+26% +$15.9M
NFLX icon
714
Netflix
NFLX
$530B
$77.1M 0.04%
521,466
+14,205
+3% +$2.1M
KBR icon
715
KBR
KBR
$6.42B
$76.9M 0.04%
5,115,303
+970,602
+23% +$14.6M
WGL
716
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$76.7M 0.04%
929,379
-1,639
-0.2% -$135K
Y
717
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$76.7M 0.04%
124,768
-5,816
-4% -$3.57M
IDCC icon
718
InterDigital
IDCC
$7.7B
$76.5M 0.04%
886,500
-3,833
-0.4% -$331K
PRSU
719
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, Inc.
PRSU
$1.02B
$76.4M 0.04%
1,689,239
+5,983
+0.4% +$270K
ACGL icon
720
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.8B
$76.2M 0.04%
2,413,566
+425,205
+21% +$13.4M
NWL icon
721
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.54B
$76.2M 0.04%
1,616,299
+38,959
+2% +$1.84M
SAIC icon
722
Saic
SAIC
$4.75B
$76.2M 0.04%
1,024,120
-13,035
-1% -$970K
MUFG icon
723
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
MUFG
$179B
$76.1M 0.04%
12,008,760
+8,900
+0.1% +$56.4K
ATSG
724
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.
ATSG
$76.1M 0.04%
4,742,640
-253,743
-5% -$4.07M
MRCY icon
725
Mercury Systems
MRCY
$4.3B
$76.1M 0.04%
1,948,428
-57,970
-3% -$2.26M