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
+3.69%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$209B
AUM Growth
+$9.03B
Cap. Flow
+$4.28B
Cap. Flow %
2.04%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.15%
Holding
3,363
New
73
Increased
2,121
Reduced
914
Closed
63

Sector Composition

1 Financials 20.04%
2 Industrials 13.26%
3 Technology 12.95%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.55%
5 Healthcare 8.86%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
FCNCA icon
726
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.2B
$75.9M 0.04%
226,414
+5,632
+3% +$1.89M
WD icon
727
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.93B
$75.6M 0.04%
1,813,428
+43,548
+2% +$1.82M
GNTX icon
728
Gentex
GNTX
$6.15B
$75.6M 0.04%
3,544,282
-190,398
-5% -$4.06M
FICO icon
729
Fair Isaac
FICO
$36.7B
$75.5M 0.04%
585,420
-2,360
-0.4% -$304K
MCY icon
730
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$4.31B
$75.5M 0.04%
1,237,486
+29,223
+2% +$1.78M
GPC icon
731
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.4B
$75.4M 0.04%
815,942
+75,071
+10% +$6.94M
WBT
732
DELISTED
Welbilt, Inc.
WBT
$75.2M 0.04%
3,833,289
-36,926
-1% -$725K
OA
733
DELISTED
Orbital ATK, Inc.
OA
$75.2M 0.04%
767,739
+42,438
+6% +$4.16M
AXL icon
734
American Axle
AXL
$704M
$75.2M 0.04%
4,004,262
+651,814
+19% +$12.2M
BNCL
735
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
$75.2M 0.04%
4,697,968
+281,399
+6% +$4.5M
DEI icon
736
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$2.75B
$75.2M 0.04%
1,957,067
+35,249
+2% +$1.35M
SXT icon
737
Sensient Technologies
SXT
$4.51B
$75.1M 0.04%
948,128
+21
+0% +$1.66K
SSD icon
738
Simpson Manufacturing
SSD
$7.97B
$75.1M 0.04%
1,743,634
+64,148
+4% +$2.76M
WOR icon
739
Worthington Enterprises
WOR
$3.22B
$75.1M 0.04%
2,701,071
-377,925
-12% -$10.5M
NYT icon
740
New York Times
NYT
$9.37B
$75.1M 0.04%
5,213,429
+139,763
+3% +$2.01M
JACK icon
741
Jack in the Box
JACK
$345M
$75M 0.04%
737,739
-2,051
-0.3% -$209K
SUI icon
742
Sun Communities
SUI
$16.1B
$75M 0.04%
933,347
+45,979
+5% +$3.69M
SWX icon
743
Southwest Gas
SWX
$5.67B
$74.9M 0.04%
903,599
-500
-0.1% -$41.5K
UNT
744
DELISTED
UNIT Corporation
UNT
$74.8M 0.04%
3,097,643
+554,610
+22% +$13.4M
MANT
745
DELISTED
Mantech International Corp
MANT
$74.8M 0.04%
2,160,144
+26,290
+1% +$910K
DLX icon
746
Deluxe
DLX
$858M
$74.8M 0.04%
1,036,025
-32,429
-3% -$2.34M
STZ icon
747
Constellation Brands
STZ
$25.2B
$74.8M 0.04%
461,256
-207,320
-31% -$33.6M
FSLR icon
748
First Solar
FSLR
$21.9B
$74.7M 0.04%
2,756,980
+158,896
+6% +$4.31M
BOKF icon
749
BOK Financial
BOKF
$7.02B
$74.5M 0.04%
951,982
-18,190
-2% -$1.42M
DAN icon
750
Dana Inc
DAN
$2.73B
$74.5M 0.04%
3,858,283
+505,934
+15% +$9.77M