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
+9.72%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$200B
AUM Growth
+$15.2B
Cap. Flow
+$1.08B
Cap. Flow %
0.54%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.01%
Holding
3,363
New
87
Increased
1,820
Reduced
1,251
Closed
74

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.55%
2 Industrials 13.35%
3 Technology 12.5%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.36%
5 Healthcare 8.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
PZZA icon
726
Papa John's
PZZA
$1.63B
$72.7M 0.04%
849,389
+28,971
+4% +$2.48M
CSL icon
727
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$16.2B
$72.7M 0.04%
658,866
+22,551
+4% +$2.49M
ITUB icon
728
Itaú Unibanco
ITUB
$75.7B
$72.5M 0.04%
14,106,806
-4,524
-0% -$23.2K
LSTR icon
729
Landstar System
LSTR
$4.5B
$72.5M 0.04%
849,508
-45,264
-5% -$3.86M
SYK icon
730
Stryker
SYK
$146B
$72.2M 0.04%
602,507
+19,584
+3% +$2.35M
APD icon
731
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$64B
$72.1M 0.04%
501,412
-13,127
-3% -$1.89M
BDC icon
732
Belden
BDC
$5.15B
$71.9M 0.04%
961,374
+55,858
+6% +$4.18M
AVX
733
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
$71.9M 0.04%
4,597,074
+162,233
+4% +$2.54M
ROST icon
734
Ross Stores
ROST
$48.8B
$71.8M 0.04%
1,094,217
+2,532
+0.2% +$166K
IDTI
735
DELISTED
Integrated Device Technology I
IDTI
$71.8M 0.04%
3,045,730
-11,082
-0.4% -$261K
MNK
736
DELISTED
MALLINCKRODT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
MNK
$71.7M 0.04%
1,439,853
+182,433
+15% +$9.09M
FIBK icon
737
First Interstate BancSystem
FIBK
$3.37B
$71.6M 0.04%
1,683,753
+35,058
+2% +$1.49M
CIEN icon
738
Ciena
CIEN
$18.4B
$71.6M 0.04%
2,932,100
+165,373
+6% +$4.04M
KMX icon
739
CarMax
KMX
$8.88B
$71.5M 0.04%
1,109,700
+64,624
+6% +$4.16M
AEGN
740
DELISTED
Aegion Corp
AEGN
$71.4M 0.04%
3,014,375
-45,688
-1% -$1.08M
MMSI icon
741
Merit Medical Systems
MMSI
$5.26B
$71.4M 0.04%
2,695,522
+80,045
+3% +$2.12M
LOPE icon
742
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$5.69B
$71.3M 0.04%
1,219,457
+30,670
+3% +$1.79M
SVC
743
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$469M
$71.2M 0.04%
2,243,986
+162,411
+8% +$5.15M
NTAP icon
744
NetApp
NTAP
$24.7B
$71.1M 0.04%
2,015,992
-31,118
-2% -$1.1M
DIOD icon
745
Diodes
DIOD
$2.44B
$71M 0.04%
2,767,087
+217,612
+9% +$5.59M
WGL
746
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
$71M 0.04%
931,018
-3,576
-0.4% -$273K
ECL icon
747
Ecolab
ECL
$76.3B
$70.9M 0.04%
604,721
+7,486
+1% +$878K
GPC icon
748
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.4B
$70.8M 0.04%
740,871
+53,271
+8% +$5.09M
CMA icon
749
Comerica
CMA
$8.9B
$70.6M 0.04%
1,036,337
-361
-0% -$24.6K
NWL icon
750
Newell Brands
NWL
$2.54B
$70.4M 0.04%
1,577,340
-20,029
-1% -$894K