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
+10.85%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$128B
AUM Growth
+$12.8B
Cap. Flow
+$1.93B
Cap. Flow %
1.5%
Top 10 Hldgs %
8.3%
Holding
3,623
New
42
Increased
2,048
Reduced
1,051
Closed
82

Sector Composition

1 Financials 19.48%
2 Industrials 12.92%
3 Energy 11.14%
4 Technology 9.87%
5 Consumer Discretionary 8.67%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
MDRX
751
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$42.2M 0.03%
2,729,995
+494,319
+22% +$7.64M
DAR icon
752
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$4.95B
$42.2M 0.03%
2,020,295
+148,709
+8% +$3.11M
ESND
753
DELISTED
Essendant Inc.
ESND
$42.1M 0.03%
916,995
+52,396
+6% +$2.4M
LEA icon
754
Lear
LEA
$5.76B
$42.1M 0.03%
519,488
+26,655
+5% +$2.16M
NUVA
755
DELISTED
NuVasive, Inc.
NUVA
$42M 0.03%
1,299,275
+111,602
+9% +$3.61M
LIFE
756
DELISTED
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM STK (DE)
LIFE
$41.9M 0.03%
553,404
-5,169
-0.9% -$392K
SAFM
757
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$41.9M 0.03%
579,587
+25,179
+5% +$1.82M
CAKE icon
758
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$2.92B
$41.9M 0.03%
868,295
+35,265
+4% +$1.7M
TK icon
759
Teekay
TK
$721M
$41.8M 0.03%
870,361
+4,432
+0.5% +$213K
AON icon
760
Aon
AON
$78.1B
$41.8M 0.03%
497,852
-9,055
-2% -$760K
ITW icon
761
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$76.5B
$41.7M 0.03%
496,150
+10,144
+2% +$853K
CINF icon
762
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$23.8B
$41.7M 0.03%
796,117
-4,647
-0.6% -$243K
SAVE
763
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$41.6M 0.03%
915,005
+70,044
+8% +$3.18M
TRAK
764
DELISTED
DEALERTRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COM STK
TRAK
$41.5M 0.03%
863,886
-33,761
-4% -$1.62M
SCSC icon
765
Scansource
SCSC
$948M
$41.5M 0.03%
977,759
+112,612
+13% +$4.78M
AZN icon
766
AstraZeneca
AZN
$251B
$41.5M 0.03%
1,396,960
+16,474
+1% +$489K
ZBH icon
767
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$20.3B
$41.4M 0.03%
457,991
+278
+0.1% +$25.2K
PACW
768
DELISTED
PacWest Bancorp
PACW
$41.3M 0.03%
978,954
+13,625
+1% +$575K
URI icon
769
United Rentals
URI
$60.8B
$41.3M 0.03%
529,970
+30,629
+6% +$2.39M
TYC
770
DELISTED
TYCO INTL PLC COM SHS (IRL)
TYC
$41.3M 0.03%
961,038
-11,013
-1% -$473K
MTH icon
771
Meritage Homes
MTH
$5.59B
$41.2M 0.03%
1,716,178
+27,404
+2% +$658K
NNN icon
772
NNN REIT
NNN
$8.06B
$41.2M 0.03%
1,357,624
+68,685
+5% +$2.08M
MGRC icon
773
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$3.02B
$41.1M 0.03%
1,032,571
+12,433
+1% +$495K
FNF icon
774
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$16.2B
$41.1M 0.03%
2,218,121
-47,633
-2% -$882K
FL
775
DELISTED
Foot Locker
FL
$41M 0.03%
990,358
+16,448
+2% +$682K