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
-12.61%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$279B
AUM Growth
-$45.8B
Cap. Flow
+$735M
Cap. Flow %
0.26%
Top 10 Hldgs %
10.15%
Holding
3,610
New
98
Increased
1,935
Reduced
1,303
Closed
147

Sector Composition

1 Financials 16.93%
2 Technology 15.17%
3 Industrials 11.99%
4 Healthcare 11.63%
5 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
GMS
701
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
$104M 0.04%
2,336,068
+42,226
+2% +$1.88M
CNO icon
702
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$3.8B
$104M 0.04%
5,742,324
-66,776
-1% -$1.21M
MGRC icon
703
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.02B
$104M 0.04%
1,366,676
-3,134
-0.2% -$238K
FSLR icon
704
First Solar
FSLR
$21.9B
$104M 0.04%
1,524,053
+93,102
+7% +$6.34M
SSD icon
705
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.97B
$104M 0.04%
1,030,359
-14,505
-1% -$1.46M
A icon
706
Agilent Technologies
A
$35.2B
$103M 0.04%
869,912
+57,506
+7% +$6.83M
CDNS icon
707
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$92.2B
$103M 0.04%
687,375
-75,233
-10% -$11.3M
CE icon
708
Celanese
CE
$4.84B
$103M 0.04%
876,662
+9,688
+1% +$1.14M
CMG icon
709
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$51.9B
$103M 0.04%
3,940,100
+322,350
+9% +$8.43M
OMI icon
710
Owens & Minor
OMI
$423M
$103M 0.04%
3,269,100
-39,439
-1% -$1.24M
VMI icon
711
Valmont Industries
VMI
$7.45B
$103M 0.04%
457,725
-6,304
-1% -$1.42M
MKL icon
712
Markel Group
MKL
$24.3B
$103M 0.04%
79,477
+1,248
+2% +$1.61M
WD icon
713
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$103M 0.04%
1,065,130
-19,686
-2% -$1.9M
EXC icon
714
Exelon
EXC
$43.8B
$103M 0.04%
2,263,553
+200,379
+10% +$9.08M
INFY icon
715
Infosys
INFY
$70.4B
$102M 0.04%
5,537,962
+31,653
+0.6% +$586K
HOG icon
716
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$3.65B
$102M 0.04%
3,233,112
+111,315
+4% +$3.52M
SCL icon
717
Stepan Co
SCL
$1.09B
$102M 0.04%
1,008,691
+823
+0.1% +$83.4K
CRUS icon
718
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.78B
$102M 0.04%
1,408,213
-24,950
-2% -$1.81M
FORM icon
719
FormFactor
FORM
$2.27B
$102M 0.04%
2,632,609
-183,878
-7% -$7.12M
EA icon
720
Electronic Arts
EA
$42.6B
$102M 0.04%
838,056
-28,619
-3% -$3.48M
CTLT
721
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$102M 0.04%
948,144
-42,875
-4% -$4.6M
TTWO icon
722
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$45B
$102M 0.04%
828,695
+316,511
+62% +$38.8M
GSK icon
723
GSK
GSK
$81.5B
$102M 0.04%
1,866,162
+1,396
+0.1% +$76K
EWBC icon
724
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$14.9B
$101M 0.04%
1,566,203
+4,542
+0.3% +$294K
SRE icon
725
Sempra
SRE
$53.5B
$101M 0.04%
1,346,096
+8,804
+0.7% +$661K