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
+6.4%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$241B
AUM Growth
+$12.4B
Cap. Flow
+$782M
Cap. Flow %
0.32%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9.45%
Holding
3,412
New
76
Increased
2,019
Reduced
968
Closed
88

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.98%
2 Industrials 13.2%
3 Technology 12.7%
4 Consumer Discretionary 10.42%
5 Healthcare 9.08%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
KAI icon
726
Kadant
KAI
$3.77B
$87.1M 0.04%
867,210
-19,180
-2% -$1.93M
WCG
727
DELISTED
Wellcare Health Plans, Inc.
WCG
$87M 0.04%
432,703
-92,707
-18% -$18.6M
FCNCA icon
728
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$25.2B
$86.8M 0.04%
215,335
-6,011
-3% -$2.42M
AON icon
729
Aon
AON
$79.2B
$86.8M 0.04%
647,484
-15,043
-2% -$2.02M
MLM icon
730
Martin Marietta Materials
MLM
$37.6B
$86.7M 0.04%
392,270
+9,110
+2% +$2.01M
APD icon
731
Air Products & Chemicals
APD
$64.5B
$86.7M 0.04%
528,347
-8,159
-2% -$1.34M
BOH icon
732
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$2.71B
$86.6M 0.04%
1,010,414
-26,460
-3% -$2.27M
BRX icon
733
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.58B
$86.6M 0.04%
4,638,362
+160,371
+4% +$2.99M
ADI icon
734
Analog Devices
ADI
$122B
$86.5M 0.04%
971,367
-3,993
-0.4% -$356K
AMWD icon
735
American Woodmark
AMWD
$975M
$86.4M 0.04%
663,619
-4,190
-0.6% -$546K
NSP icon
736
Insperity
NSP
$1.95B
$86.4M 0.04%
1,506,991
+8,081
+0.5% +$463K
GCI
737
DELISTED
Gannett Co., Inc
GCI
$86.4M 0.04%
7,453,026
+701,460
+10% +$8.13M
PBH icon
738
Prestige Consumer Healthcare
PBH
$3.19B
$86.3M 0.04%
1,944,037
+76,465
+4% +$3.4M
WD icon
739
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$2.97B
$86.2M 0.04%
1,814,700
+2,969
+0.2% +$141K
NTRS icon
740
Northern Trust
NTRS
$24.4B
$86.1M 0.04%
862,137
-111,260
-11% -$11.1M
APA icon
741
APA Corp
APA
$8.16B
$86.1M 0.04%
2,037,690
+489,816
+32% +$20.7M
HOLX icon
742
Hologic
HOLX
$14.7B
$85.5M 0.04%
2,000,514
+31,488
+2% +$1.35M
IQV icon
743
IQVIA
IQV
$31.7B
$85.4M 0.04%
872,382
+79,613
+10% +$7.79M
SHW icon
744
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$90.1B
$85.4M 0.04%
624,651
+32,622
+6% +$4.46M
WIRE
745
DELISTED
Encore Wire Corp
WIRE
$85.4M 0.04%
1,754,457
+4,499
+0.3% +$219K
FFBC icon
746
First Financial Bancorp
FFBC
$2.47B
$85.2M 0.04%
3,234,424
+89,667
+3% +$2.36M
MGRC icon
747
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.02B
$85.1M 0.04%
1,811,142
+29,842
+2% +$1.4M
BNCL
748
DELISTED
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
BNCL
$85M 0.04%
5,169,514
+157,231
+3% +$2.59M
RAMP icon
749
LiveRamp
RAMP
$1.75B
$85M 0.04%
3,085,446
+31,378
+1% +$865K
GPC icon
750
Genuine Parts
GPC
$19.6B
$84.9M 0.04%
893,430
+7,530
+0.8% +$715K