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
+7.28%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$316B
AUM Growth
+$13.5B
Cap. Flow
-$3.96B
Cap. Flow %
-1.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.31%
Holding
3,528
New
120
Increased
1,436
Reduced
1,802
Closed
68

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.39%
2 Technology 16.04%
3 Industrials 12.76%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.68%
5 Healthcare 10.91%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
SCL icon
701
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.09B
$119M 0.04%
990,026
-34,270
-3% -$4.12M
NPO icon
702
Enpro
NPO
$4.61B
$119M 0.04%
1,225,474
-38,365
-3% -$3.73M
ETSY icon
703
Etsy
ETSY
$5.73B
$119M 0.04%
577,693
+66,459
+13% +$13.7M
ROCK icon
704
Gibraltar Industries
ROCK
$1.79B
$118M 0.04%
1,552,548
-71,480
-4% -$5.45M
AMCR icon
705
Amcor
AMCR
$19B
$118M 0.04%
10,320,153
+967,401
+10% +$11.1M
UTHR icon
706
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$17.9B
$118M 0.04%
657,595
-96,388
-13% -$17.3M
EW icon
707
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
$46B
$118M 0.04%
1,138,185
-2,867
-0.3% -$297K
Y
708
DELISTED
Alleghany Corporation
Y
$118M 0.04%
176,694
+21,062
+14% +$14M
TTEK icon
709
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.37B
$118M 0.04%
4,828,515
-232,185
-5% -$5.67M
ENS icon
710
EnerSys
ENS
$3.92B
$118M 0.04%
1,205,842
-60,885
-5% -$5.95M
R icon
711
Ryder
R
$7.61B
$118M 0.04%
1,584,440
+68,762
+5% +$5.11M
PRI icon
712
Primerica
PRI
$8.74B
$118M 0.04%
768,562
+2,442
+0.3% +$374K
NTAP icon
713
NetApp
NTAP
$24.7B
$118M 0.04%
1,437,670
-13,764
-0.9% -$1.13M
TRGP icon
714
Targa Resources
TRGP
$35.2B
$118M 0.04%
2,644,486
-6,175
-0.2% -$274K
SIGI icon
715
Selective Insurance
SIGI
$4.75B
$117M 0.04%
1,447,401
-16,435
-1% -$1.33M
KBH icon
716
KB Home
KBH
$4.46B
$117M 0.04%
2,879,602
-23,567
-0.8% -$960K
PKX icon
717
POSCO
PKX
$15.5B
$117M 0.04%
1,525,258
-77,070
-5% -$5.92M
ARCB icon
718
ArcBest
ARCB
$1.61B
$117M 0.04%
2,007,401
+2,913
+0.1% +$170K
WIRE
719
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$117M 0.04%
1,540,042
-23,935
-2% -$1.81M
MTCH icon
720
Match Group
MTCH
$9.12B
$117M 0.04%
722,989
-2,307
-0.3% -$372K
ACGL icon
721
Arch Capital
ACGL
$33.8B
$117M 0.04%
2,992,377
+75,403
+3% +$2.94M
SON icon
722
Sonoco
SON
$4.54B
$116M 0.04%
1,740,462
-77,122
-4% -$5.16M
ENSG icon
723
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$9.59B
$116M 0.04%
1,341,469
-245,270
-15% -$21.3M
TDY icon
724
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$25.6B
$116M 0.04%
277,102
+70,604
+34% +$29.6M
ICFI icon
725
ICF International
ICFI
$1.77B
$116M 0.04%
1,320,861
-26,534
-2% -$2.33M