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
+9.65%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$274B
AUM Growth
+$17B
Cap. Flow
-$3.3B
Cap. Flow %
-1.2%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.53%
Holding
3,465
New
48
Increased
1,288
Reduced
1,828
Closed
85

Sector Composition

1 Financials 18.98%
2 Technology 14.1%
3 Industrials 13.03%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.58%
5 Healthcare 10.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MOG.A icon
701
Moog
MOG.A
$6.07B
$103M 0.04%
1,204,856
-37,904
-3% -$3.23M
SRCE icon
702
1st Source
SRCE
$1.58B
$103M 0.04%
1,981,075
-87,060
-4% -$4.52M
UCB
703
United Community Banks, Inc.
UCB
$4.02B
$103M 0.04%
3,323,955
-73,111
-2% -$2.26M
KEYS icon
704
Keysight
KEYS
$29.1B
$102M 0.04%
995,462
-5,905
-0.6% -$606K
DNOW icon
705
DNOW Inc
DNOW
$1.66B
$102M 0.04%
9,086,353
-72,601
-0.8% -$816K
BAX icon
706
Baxter International
BAX
$12.6B
$102M 0.04%
1,221,271
-10,180
-0.8% -$851K
PRFT
707
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
$102M 0.04%
2,212,939
-16,364
-0.7% -$754K
ALGN icon
708
Align Technology
ALGN
$9.85B
$102M 0.04%
365,337
-523
-0.1% -$146K
NLSN
709
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
$102M 0.04%
5,017,769
+197,113
+4% +$4M
MDRX
710
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$102M 0.04%
10,359,633
+327,125
+3% +$3.21M
MFC icon
711
Manulife Financial
MFC
$52.2B
$102M 0.04%
5,010,844
+13,655
+0.3% +$277K
SASR
712
DELISTED
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
SASR
$102M 0.04%
2,683,945
+22,906
+0.9% +$868K
THG icon
713
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.36B
$102M 0.04%
743,820
-227,696
-23% -$31.1M
HAL icon
714
Halliburton
HAL
$18.5B
$102M 0.04%
4,150,887
+964,394
+30% +$23.6M
HOG icon
715
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.77B
$101M 0.04%
2,727,346
-54,958
-2% -$2.04M
TREX icon
716
Trex
TREX
$6.43B
$101M 0.04%
2,256,416
-138,764
-6% -$6.24M
A icon
717
Agilent Technologies
A
$36.3B
$101M 0.04%
1,186,032
-4,293
-0.4% -$366K
GPC icon
718
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.5B
$101M 0.04%
949,946
-9,081
-0.9% -$965K
KMT icon
719
Kennametal
KMT
$1.63B
$101M 0.04%
2,725,805
-36,943
-1% -$1.36M
VOD icon
720
Vodafone
VOD
$28.6B
$101M 0.04%
5,199,959
-226,866
-4% -$4.39M
AXL icon
721
American Axle
AXL
$711M
$100M 0.04%
9,335,229
-49,852
-0.5% -$536K
PRI icon
722
Primerica
PRI
$8.9B
$100M 0.04%
767,901
-13,214
-2% -$1.73M
CNNE icon
723
Cannae Holdings
CNNE
$1.09B
$100M 0.04%
2,695,293
-107,886
-4% -$4.01M
WTW icon
724
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$32.1B
$100M 0.04%
495,207
-4,328
-0.9% -$874K
WIRE
725
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$99.9M 0.04%
1,740,495
-12,024
-0.7% -$690K