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
+13.44%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$342B
AUM Growth
+$37.6B
Cap. Flow
+$2.53B
Cap. Flow %
0.74%
Top 10 Hldgs %
12.11%
Holding
3,516
New
49
Increased
1,940
Reduced
1,250
Closed
103

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.21%
2 Financials 17.12%
3 Industrials 12.97%
4 Consumer Discretionary 11.26%
5 Healthcare 10.16%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CASY icon
701
Casey's General Stores
CASY
$20B
$128M 0.04%
467,067
-1,976
-0.4% -$543K
CNXN icon
702
PC Connection
CNXN
$1.6B
$128M 0.04%
1,905,196
+3,071
+0.2% +$206K
AYI icon
703
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.1B
$128M 0.04%
625,077
+36,488
+6% +$7.47M
BIPC icon
704
Brookfield Infrastructure
BIPC
$4.78B
$128M 0.04%
3,617,613
+3,456,621
+2,147% +$122M
SAIC icon
705
Saic
SAIC
$4.75B
$127M 0.04%
1,023,463
+21,346
+2% +$2.65M
CFG icon
706
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$22.3B
$127M 0.04%
3,838,774
-319,946
-8% -$10.6M
ITRI icon
707
Itron
ITRI
$5.41B
$127M 0.04%
1,681,573
+51,874
+3% +$3.92M
SLGN icon
708
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.71B
$127M 0.04%
2,804,254
+33,460
+1% +$1.51M
CLF icon
709
Cleveland-Cliffs
CLF
$5.62B
$127M 0.04%
6,208,759
-353,083
-5% -$7.21M
CM icon
710
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$73.3B
$127M 0.04%
2,633,362
+80,664
+3% +$3.88M
DECK icon
711
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$16.9B
$127M 0.04%
1,137,192
-93,864
-8% -$10.5M
HTH icon
712
Hilltop Holdings
HTH
$2.19B
$126M 0.04%
3,583,381
-5,765
-0.2% -$203K
CNI icon
713
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$57.7B
$126M 0.04%
1,003,236
+42,545
+4% +$5.34M
HELE icon
714
Helen of Troy
HELE
$550M
$126M 0.04%
1,042,755
-24,413
-2% -$2.95M
STRL icon
715
Sterling Infrastructure
STRL
$9.16B
$126M 0.04%
1,429,746
-34,378
-2% -$3.02M
EFX icon
716
Equifax
EFX
$30.3B
$125M 0.04%
505,487
-6,795
-1% -$1.68M
K icon
717
Kellanova
K
$27.5B
$125M 0.04%
2,233,907
-134,846
-6% -$7.54M
HRI icon
718
Herc Holdings
HRI
$4.43B
$125M 0.04%
838,720
-20,679
-2% -$3.08M
DEO icon
719
Diageo
DEO
$57.9B
$125M 0.04%
856,908
+14,789
+2% +$2.15M
DAR icon
720
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$4.95B
$124M 0.04%
2,497,432
-219,644
-8% -$10.9M
HII icon
721
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$10.7B
$124M 0.04%
478,560
+9,560
+2% +$2.48M
ECL icon
722
Ecolab
ECL
$76.3B
$124M 0.04%
626,127
+16,922
+3% +$3.36M
UNF icon
723
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$3.17B
$124M 0.04%
678,973
+21,115
+3% +$3.86M
CUBI icon
724
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.35B
$124M 0.04%
2,153,952
+40,134
+2% +$2.31M
SLM icon
725
SLM Corp
SLM
$6.01B
$124M 0.04%
6,473,007
+170,764
+3% +$3.27M