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
-1.95%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$402B
AUM Growth
-$14.1B
Cap. Flow
+$2.33B
Cap. Flow %
0.58%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.5%
Holding
3,398
New
59
Increased
1,740
Reduced
1,410
Closed
78

Sector Composition

1 Technology 18.85%
2 Financials 18.69%
3 Industrials 11.91%
4 Healthcare 10.42%
5 Consumer Discretionary 10.19%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CRC icon
701
California Resources
CRC
$4.38B
$141M 0.03%
3,196,577
-370,858
-10% -$16.3M
KMX icon
702
CarMax
KMX
$8.91B
$140M 0.03%
1,800,275
-122,097
-6% -$9.51M
JEF icon
703
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$13.6B
$140M 0.03%
2,613,516
-523,941
-17% -$28.1M
BCS icon
704
Barclays
BCS
$72.1B
$140M 0.03%
9,087,395
-1,712,522
-16% -$26.3M
LYV icon
705
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$39.7B
$139M 0.03%
1,067,785
+83,182
+8% +$10.9M
ENS icon
706
EnerSys
ENS
$3.94B
$139M 0.03%
1,521,282
+43,615
+3% +$3.99M
SSD icon
707
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$8.02B
$139M 0.03%
886,805
-22,743
-3% -$3.57M
TCOM icon
708
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$48.5B
$139M 0.03%
2,190,468
+3,841
+0.2% +$244K
FRME icon
709
First Merchants
FRME
$2.31B
$139M 0.03%
3,439,858
-76,704
-2% -$3.1M
BEN icon
710
Franklin Resources
BEN
$12.7B
$139M 0.03%
7,223,369
+1,220,419
+20% +$23.5M
COHR icon
711
Coherent
COHR
$16.1B
$139M 0.03%
2,132,917
-876,241
-29% -$56.9M
KAR icon
712
Openlane
KAR
$3.13B
$138M 0.03%
7,183,411
-52,978
-0.7% -$1.02M
HOOD icon
713
Robinhood
HOOD
$105B
$138M 0.03%
3,315,500
+21,574
+0.7% +$898K
TRMK icon
714
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.41B
$138M 0.03%
4,000,032
-97,051
-2% -$3.35M
CLX icon
715
Clorox
CLX
$15.2B
$138M 0.03%
936,393
+5,365
+0.6% +$790K
SRE icon
716
Sempra
SRE
$53.7B
$138M 0.03%
1,931,807
+8,680
+0.5% +$619K
WBD icon
717
Warner Bros
WBD
$32.3B
$138M 0.03%
12,839,389
+4,994,894
+64% +$53.6M
LAUR icon
718
Laureate Education
LAUR
$4.1B
$138M 0.03%
6,730,639
-359,847
-5% -$7.36M
AXTA icon
719
Axalta
AXTA
$6.76B
$137M 0.03%
4,140,945
+266,907
+7% +$8.85M
XEL icon
720
Xcel Energy
XEL
$42.8B
$137M 0.03%
1,939,354
+22,567
+1% +$1.6M
MOG.A icon
721
Moog
MOG.A
$6.24B
$137M 0.03%
791,110
-43,915
-5% -$7.61M
SIG icon
722
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.77B
$137M 0.03%
2,361,077
-189,156
-7% -$11M
MTX icon
723
Minerals Technologies
MTX
$1.99B
$137M 0.03%
2,154,997
-74,340
-3% -$4.73M
COO icon
724
Cooper Companies
COO
$13.5B
$137M 0.03%
1,621,839
+63,681
+4% +$5.37M
THG icon
725
Hanover Insurance
THG
$6.34B
$137M 0.03%
785,216
+1,014
+0.1% +$176K